Visions

This might turn out to be a long post. I'll try to make it easy on the eyes and at least slightly interesting, but no promises. Also remember these posts are composed by individuals, so there might be differing viewpoints between some of the committee members and whatnot, but we'll settle them.

So, brothers and sisters, we're already getting into the groove of things, as we could put it. These prayer meetings aren't new to us anymore, and we're well past the beginning stages. They say though, that familiarity breeds contempt. We have to remind ourselves of what we're doing this for, and why.

I first have to apologise. Not everyone was present for the initial few meetings, or heard Kenneth's action plan for the year. Some of you might still be kind of unaware of the purposes behind these meetings, and not know what we're striving for, ultimately. There was also feedback that we were moving too fast for comfort. We appreciate the feedback, and we're currently reviewing the system to see how we can improve. For the time being, we might slow things down a bit to give everyone a bit more breathing space.

Lets touch back on the vision. I was priveleged enough to be able to hear of Kenneth's testimony on the first day of school. He shared it with quite a few other people as well, but these being one to one talks, I'm sure not everyone got a chance to hear of it. I'll try to skim through it here, but you must really talk to him if you want the "real" thing. It stirred up in me the passion to serve God for the rest of the year, and hopefully for the rest of my life. I hope it can do the same for you all.

Basically it was about Kenneth having a vision sometime late last year about school being practically a 5 day church, where there would be small groups everywhere just worshipping the Lord of their own accord. How chapel sessions would be filled with heartfelt praise instead of the detached solemnness we have today. Fundamentally, a revival, oft mentioned as one that would sweep the entire school. Seemingly impossible, but we'll work towards that. Kenneth prayed for workers. And here we are. People who would give up everything to serve the Lord. I signed myself up right away.

Its all about coming out of our comfort zones. Its easy to sit back and let everyone else do the work, while we watch on. Revivals don't happen that way. It takes each person to give out of his own heart, to go the extra mile in harvesting souls for the Lord. Of course, we need to look back at our personal lives as well. There's no point trying to save souls if we ourselves have fallen away from the Lord. Back to basics. Improving our own relationships with God first. That, will be the most difficult part.

I acknowledge this won't be easy. Those who know me will know I'm not the sort to stand up and talk amongst the crowd. I think I was prepared to do that this week, but there wasn't a spot available, so I ended up just regurgitating all the stuff I've been thinking about in this post. I guess its a little disorganised. Anyway, I too know the awkwardness of going up to a teacher and praying for him/her, and we're not forcing everyone here to do things they don't want. We need to understand, that though prayer is good, we can't just pray for them this once and let go for the rest of the year. If we make a commitment to bless the teachers, we have to sustain it for the entire year. Simple things like helping the teachers carry stuff, to helping them sort out their admin matters, can bless the teachers as well. Even just completing assignments on time and giving the teachers an easier time are blessings, I'm sure.

Stepping out will take extra courage and effort. But I believe we all can do it, even if it takes some time. We'll need to learn to support and uphold each other in Christ, its what we all are here for. To spur each other onwards to our goal in Christ Jesus. But we have to remember that sitting still and waiting for things to happen, won't make things happen. God helps those who help themselves, so we need to go into action. Start spreading His love and His word in our daily lives. Remember Him in our daily conversations, as John mentioned earlier. So that we may be beacons of Truth and Light, and reflect Christlikeness for the world to see.

I recently read about a missionary in China spreading the gospel. And how he touched the life of a certain man who was fascinated about the stories of Christ, and asked how long the Christians had known this truth. To this the missionary replied: "Pretty much forever." And was taken aback when the man said in amazement: "You mean you've known this truth for so long? We've been searching for this forever; what took you so long to come and tell us this?"

Something along those lines anyway. It just reminds us of how many people out there who do not know the Lord. And they will never know till we tell them. Our mission for the year is to not let a single non-Christian in ACS slip by without hearing about the word of God. And its up to us to fulfill that mission. Remember the vision, hold fast to the Lord, and keep Him at the centre of our lives. Easier said than done, but it is the only way that it will work. I think I won't be able to hold your attentions any longer, well done if you read up to here. I'll just leave a final note.

We need to draw back to the Lord. Back to the heart of worship. To living our lives, as an act of worship.

May the grace of God be with you all,
- Fabriz