It is always glad to be able to meet with friends/old friends. Well, I met someone for dinner yesterday. Not that he is an old friend of mine, but he is just someone who made an impact in my life about 4 years ago. I can still remember it well. I still remember he challenged me to do swimming because of my lung diseases. He is such an encouragment to me. During the dinner, he managed to share a bit of his mission in Madagascar. Trust me, his sharing in some point, has touched my heart so deeply that I wanted to make him as my example. He has used 1 day to decide whether to serve God in this place. He used 1 day to leave behind him all that he possessed. He said he just bought a car, had a good team who serve faithfull in his church, life is so good that he thought he will retired in this country, Mauritius. All of us who heard that he only used one day said, he is a man of action. He admitted that he decide fast, act fast and he will die fast too. Well, at that very moment, my reaction is "I want do be like him" because my wishes is to die fast. hahaha......... just joking!!! In my mind, even if I die fast because I responded fast to His calling, it is worthy. To be honest, I really 'puzzled' by my own thinking and ponder over his sharing.
It does bother me until now of what he has shared. He is really a man of God. I asked a friend who visited him before and noted that the condition in his mission field is indeed a tough one. He also shared to us that he struggling with life there but later added that, he has joy serving the people because according to him, mission is about the people and not about the condition or what type of situation or people. Mission is all about people and serving them, sharing gospel to them, etc.
God has indeed sent someone to gave me some idea about mission works. I am now trying to get myself prepare for a mission. So, while I am pondering about all these, God, help me to prepare myself for your works.
- prayer -
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