short-talk:
***MORGAN's BIRTHDAY!***
"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak, courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."
--Winston Churchill-- -----------------------------------------------------
Hey people!
It's definitely a super hectic week for we, the Swinburnians. As we have been praying earnestly for months and months to see our college group grow in both quality and quantity.
Numbers. Yes, this is what we desire to see. When our members slowly grow to become more mature in their spiritual lives, we also aspire to see new faces/lives joining us and be part of us!
Fishing. And Jesus, in the Bible, has called each and everyone of us to be the fisherman. To be watchful and alert in capturing new souls and bringing them into the Kingdom of God. Fish fish fish. New duty for the Swinburnians. Hmm...
Foundation Intake.
It is totally inexperience for us to do fishing in Swinburne. Worst to say when we need to approach total new friends/strangers and try to be their "new" friends. Trust me, it's really a crazy breakthrough for us. Most of us are so paiseh when it comes to evangelism. Even start saying "hello, are you a new student...?"
You know, something like that, has already become a barrier for us. Yet, knowing that we are doing for Christ's sake and the eternal fruits, we just need to overcome this together. =)
But of course, there is always the first time for everyone to undergo. We learned! Praise God, we have more than 10 contacts on the first week of Foundation Intake. Where ever we go, cafeteria, library, pavements... everywhere, we hoped for a lonely student and we tried to approach him/her.
Fishes. Swim swim...
New fishes. In total, there's around 250 plus plus new Degree and Foundation students enrolling for this July intake.
Like what the bible mentioned in Romans,
"I am not ashamed of the gospel..." Yes, i believe that this is the key motivation to really spur us on and overcome our paisehness... We pray that God will open our eyes to zoom on the potential students. The lost fishes and the lonely students. Yea, we did try our very very best and let God do and take care of the rest.
Of couse, our job has NOT come to an end. Everyday is a fishing day for us.
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Kuching Fest!! Woot! This was in total craze. As we all know, Kuching Festival is certainly a great place for
makan, especially for hungry human like me, Johnson. This is like a food paradise. Roasted Bird! woot! Nonetheless, this is also a wonderful opportunity for us to bring our new contacts to makan with us. You know, non local students would definitely want to come to such place and event to explore explore.
Melvin, the transportation coordinator was having a hard time to arrange the transportation for both members and visitors. Why it's so crazy...? Because amazingly our new friends bring their new friends.. wow! Cool! More people.. more and countless of people!
Like what i have told the Swinburne's fishermen this morning, everything we do or when we makan, must always consist of two purposes. First, is our
physical purpose. We are human and makan is definitely a yes-yes and it's our physical body benefit.
And secondly is our
spiritual purpose. Beyond just makaning, our aim is always to focus on fellowship. Build genuine connection with the people around.
44 people joining! Woot!
We chit-chat with our visitors and new friends and understand one another's surface lives even deeper and closer. We have fun....food. And beyond this, our
spiritual aim is always to build close and genuine relationship/friendship with one another
first. And eventually set a Christ-like example for them.
MAKAN!
Seems like we had broken the records of Kuching Fest.
The-most-combined-tables-in-one -single-row. LOL! Funny yet amazing!
Mainly are students from Sibu. And shockingly, a hand full of Australians from Melbourne joined us too. Cool! Can you imagine 4-5 Ang moh joining us..???
Everyone did a marvelous job in chit-chatting and following up new visitors. It's perhaps a long and tiring talk and fellowship throughout the late evening, but i believe every single minute and sentence are worthwhile when God is involved!
More than 20 new comers joining our Kuching Fest. Our prayer is to see and eye on those potential seed friends and focus on them. Bako Trip is next!
Homework: Memorizing their names. >.< ~*Matthew 25:23*~
"His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!'
Till then, enjoy your nights!
