Isaac just came back from the Thailand mission trip with some people from Fungus & Qynnie. From the moment I first met him today, he's been bursting with so many exciting stories from his time there. It's amazing how much excitement, enthusiasm and passion has been oozing out of his every single word. I wish I could've been there with them in Thailand. I'm sure it would have been a blessing to have spent time with the wonderful kids there, as well as the individuals in the group.
Even though Isaac complained about somethings that didn't go very well during the trip.. and I can see how those things can be very annoying.. I think they've had a great life-changing experience they wouldn't trade for anything. I'm sure God heard the prayers of many of us and allowed this group to bond with love and honesty (:
The moment I saw Isaac, he was still so hyped up from the mission trip. I could see it from his eyes, from the way he spoke. I started to wonder if this shine was going to dull after some time being back in THIS society.
When you're in a place like Thailand, your priorities change.. I think it would be easier to seek God in such a place. In a commercially-driven country like Australia, it's so hard to stay focused on God and close our eyes to the distractions all around us. So many of us, including myself, sometimes neglect God for several hours on the TV.. or to talk to randoms on MSN.. sometimes we would rather waste our time doing something totally unneccessary in order to avoid spending time with Him. What is this world coming to?
Those kids and youths in Thailand probably don't have all these distractions. I envy them. Even though they may be poor and are without many things we would "die" without, they can learn to rely on God with all they are. In this society, we're told that it's up to us to determine our future. It's all up to us, how much talent we have and how many risks we're willing to take. To a certain extent it's right.. but we forget to rely on God - the one who holds all the pieces of the puzzle. Instead of relying on Him, we rely on ourselves to get through everyday, cause we think we have so much and we think we're so capable.
What would it take to clear our heads?
We're
too caught up in everything. That's the simple truth.
Something Isaac said to me the other day has been stuck in my mind.. replaying over and over again... my dearest brother said something like..
only when we start putting aside the things of this world will we then start to really desire and be passionate about God.Makes me wonder if I've been living for the world all this time, while mistakenly thinking that I've been living for God.
Daniela Hantochova at the Australian Open (:
World no. 2, Serena Williams!
After watching the tennis... well.. at least for me (the rest were busy lining up for free Garnier beauty packs), we headed off to Chelsea beach to meet Adri, Aaron, Zac and Dan Lim. It was quite a hot day. But nothing compared to these last 2 days.
