Yep.
Feeling a little bit different..
Looking about 5 lbs heavier..
:)
It was a great trip though. Exactly what I needed. Coming home is always hard for me. Back to a reality that is well... real.
There's lots that happened in Creston... you'll just have to book a personal appointment time and take me out for lunch to hear it all though. God did some crazee amazing stuff. Witnessed some amazing testimonies of physical healing, heard crazee stories of what God is doing in a Guatemala, and preached the Sunday I was there too! God gave me a picture of the "spiritual fabric" of the town and I was able to pray into that as well!
As for the "healing" that took place... God continued that work of inner healing in my life by allowing me to talk to "older women" who gave insight in into my life.
My Chinese-ness was reaffirmed in this small town of 5000 people because...
1) no one understood my Chinese jokes... told some joke about why the Chinese can't play hockey... and my friends didn't know whether or not to laugh because it was poking fun at Chinese culture...
2) I only had one language to express myself
3) community kids came up to me and said "in Canada we do this..."
4) I had "yeet hay" (sore throat) from the day I arrived until...well... I left!
5) small town Chinese food just doesn't cut it. The deep fried chicken balls, deep fried shrimp, spring rolls (fried...)...
I learned that...
1) God can still use me despite my... mmm... my lacking and not feeling "in the zone." I guess that's when you know it's really Him.
2) I'm called to the Chinese. After spending time with the community kids, you all will believe you are too =) hehe...
3) I need to embrace His favour on me...
4) I have a family there that loves me and tells me that everytime I see them. Thanks... I needed some pastey lovin' =)
5) I've changed. From 5 years ago... from 1 year ago... from last month... heck, even from last week!
One of the most blessed things was watching Natalie (my roomie) lead worship. She led worship that Sunday and I preached. It was the oddest thing for both of us. It's also a testament to what God is and has done in our lives.
We were the quieter ones in our group of "hell-raisers" at Bible College. We were the ones that were never written up for disobeying the rules... until the last week of college where we were almost kicked out of school...
Let the weak say, "I am strong"
Let the poor say, "I am rich"
Let the blind say, "I can see"
It's what the Lord has done in me
Let the poor say, "I am rich"
Let the blind say, "I can see"
It's what the Lord has done in me
We're both in difficult places in life, but in our weaknesses, God was magnified! I am humbled. I could have fallen off the wagon a few times the last little while... but He was merciful on my life... Heck, even I would have given up on me!
Thank you Lord for you sustaining grace. I pray that I will always be a reflection of your goodness, your faithfulness, your love and your life.
2 comments:
Hi Shelaine we really miss you here but realize that you aren't called to the white people world...haha Well I just want you to know that that song has been going over in my head since before you got here it is so true. SO do you wana hear what I am learning this week. Well I am finally beginning to realize that when God speaks words of encouragement to me I always look around to see who they are for when in reality they are for me! It was actually exciting to come to that relization and that it is okay that sometimes it is just for me. Just thought I would let ya know... love ya my friend
i'm called to the white people world as much as you are to the yellow ones... =) remember, i'll be visiting ya in russia and you can come down to china... right? =)
love what the Lord is doin' in your life. love it!
ps. I'm gonna need another session with "poison tea" really really soon...
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