A Description of A City Driver
(Inspired by Jonathan Swift)
Five O’ Clock on the dot,
Poor John Doe left the lot.
It’s time to play the game again
Thought he, turning on the engine.
Shifting the gear into drive,
A stratagem, he to contrive.
Prepping his spirit to perk up,
Perhaps this time it’ll be abrupt.
Through the silent deceiving hill,
On he steers the tons of steel.
The foretelling vrooming in the distance
Fiddle his resolve for an instant.
Approaching the first bend of bends,
Making that right turn he descends.
Phew! Only five cars behind this time
Not like yesterday, there were nine.
He rearranged his now troubled face,
To one of pleading, Lord give me grace.
There after his left hand turning
Masses more lie wait in yearning;
Before him the brief path lay
Realizing it’ll be about two hours today.
So, inspecting the others in the lane nearby,
Inching forward at the mph rate of five.
If they are traveling and he at a still;
Would it benefit to make a steal?
Glancing at the side mirror and turning his head
He thought it safe to stay instead.
Progression of movement is usually lost
Immediately when he cuts someone off.
Remembering a time of such endeavor
Smirking alone, he thought he was clever.
But darn that Karma to choose such a time
Rapidly shattering his momentary sublime.
For two lengthy limo held him back,
Taking their sweet time emerging in the crack.
Hence from there he did not budge
Seven full minutes without a trudge!
Therefore, he learned from hasty decisions;
Always think it through with exact precisions
The singing of sirens broke the remembrance.
Inclining his ears to assume the black white’s entrance.
After spying the red and blue light,
The rule book teach him to go far right
But such a feat is impossible,
This leaping over two car rows.
Hence he yield with a glance at the clock
No John Doe! Ponder not how long the stop.
Observe instead the pause of motion.
Drink in the calming of the ocean.
Notice the rolling waves of rubber,
Slowing down one after the other?
Hundreds upon hundreds coming to a halt
Only four distinguished now beating the asphalt.
The raging roars now taking a break
Trading for low rumbling breath intake.
The usual song of hustle and bustle
Suddenly appear as if been muzzle.
Appreciate and concede this great wonder,
Expressing gratitude for such honor
In giving you the chance to resume concentration
Refocusing and refining a plan at your station
Oblivious to this remarkable suspension
John Doe instead build in irritation.
A lady nuisance he spot on the phone,
Yapping and yelping on her way home.
Her car slowly moving passing the limit line,
Where are those sneaky sheriffs to give her a fine?
Her car is leaning from left to right,
But Old Grandpa is putting up a good fight.
Pacing his car in a neutral speed,
Preventing her to move and proceed.
The Teenage driver on the right of her
Aware of her plan, did not concur
He speeding up to catch up with her,
When she losing speed, he went slower
All the while witnessing this thing
Forget not it’s a five miles fighting ring.
Leaving the scene Mr. Doe made a few turns
Down a small alley he smells tire burns
With the building blocking, he has yet see
Unaware of the forth bringing catastrophe.
Finally reaching his appointed intersection;
What more can interrupt his final direction?
A three car collision three blocks down
Twist his face lines into a frown.
Now the traffic is more congested
On this road of drivers infested.
Filled with impatience and curiosity,
Each head watching in slow velocity,
Ignoring the signals of the officer
Who waves at cars to come hither.
Already John endured the dreaded two hours
Now he fancy he need miraculous powers.
If he could only just point and blast
Each hindering car as he past.
With a flicker of his wrist
He’ll be home in sweet bliss.
Except Fortune seem to be at a slumber
Because he flicked with countless number
And nothing appear to transpire
According to his wish and desire
Do not despair oh John Doe
There’s only a block more to go.
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Sunday, December 11, 2005
my momma
i love my momma so much. she is one of the most intelligent people i know, though she would not admit it herself. she doesn't think she is smart just because she didn't get very far with her education. she has a lack of confidence though i see and know that when the occasion arises, she handles business. she is fiesty and yet adorable. i laugh every time i think of how our neighbors react to her. they truly respect her and they would never want to be on her bad side. i remember a time when she almost beat up a guy. phew! that was a sight to see. Two people were holding my mother back. And the guy never came near her again. But not to give you such a negative opinion of my mother, God has changed her tremendously thus far. i wish i can say it was in her BC days but then, she's still in her BC days. hahah
Maybe i can call it the CC days (Christ constructing days...heehee)
For the past 6-7 years, i have seen the changes in her and the character that God built inside of her. She is brave, strong and i am one of her biggest fan (besides my sister that is) I always wondered why God would allow me to be born as her daughter and now i know. She is one of the sharping iron and sand paper in my life. We all have christian mentors and i have two very important mentors who i consider as my spiritual mothers. But none of them has impacted me as much as momma has.
Because of her mistakes, she makes me stronger and wiser in making decisions in my life. Because of her non verbal love for me i learned to discern and read between the lines. Actions tells more than what is presented and how we perceive them to be. Because of her strength i learn what it means to persevere. Because of her discipline i learn to be the person i am today. There are so much more. But most importantly, i see God through her even through the toughest time of my life. It was God who gave her strength and taught her how to rightly discipline me. All Glory shout outs are yours Daddy!!
My greatest nightmare of becoming more and more like her turned into a blessing because i love who i am today and God used her to shape me into who i am. And no matter how much she tells me that my strongwill and stubborness comes from my dad, i am convince i got it from her.
Who ever is reading this, my homiez or even someone who just surfed through. Please take a moment and think how your mother have made you who you are today. whether or not she is the ideal mother, abusive or non abusive, always there when you needed her most or not, God placed her in your life to produce the characteristics he wanted you to have.
How you respond to it though makes a world of differences. Praise God for all the mothers, even for those who abandon their child because when the child grows up, he or she can thank God for his ever present help once they see through the deception and provocation of the devil.
p.s give yo momma a holla
Maybe i can call it the CC days (Christ constructing days...heehee)
For the past 6-7 years, i have seen the changes in her and the character that God built inside of her. She is brave, strong and i am one of her biggest fan (besides my sister that is) I always wondered why God would allow me to be born as her daughter and now i know. She is one of the sharping iron and sand paper in my life. We all have christian mentors and i have two very important mentors who i consider as my spiritual mothers. But none of them has impacted me as much as momma has.
Because of her mistakes, she makes me stronger and wiser in making decisions in my life. Because of her non verbal love for me i learned to discern and read between the lines. Actions tells more than what is presented and how we perceive them to be. Because of her strength i learn what it means to persevere. Because of her discipline i learn to be the person i am today. There are so much more. But most importantly, i see God through her even through the toughest time of my life. It was God who gave her strength and taught her how to rightly discipline me. All Glory shout outs are yours Daddy!!
My greatest nightmare of becoming more and more like her turned into a blessing because i love who i am today and God used her to shape me into who i am. And no matter how much she tells me that my strongwill and stubborness comes from my dad, i am convince i got it from her.
Who ever is reading this, my homiez or even someone who just surfed through. Please take a moment and think how your mother have made you who you are today. whether or not she is the ideal mother, abusive or non abusive, always there when you needed her most or not, God placed her in your life to produce the characteristics he wanted you to have.
How you respond to it though makes a world of differences. Praise God for all the mothers, even for those who abandon their child because when the child grows up, he or she can thank God for his ever present help once they see through the deception and provocation of the devil.
p.s give yo momma a holla
Friday, December 02, 2005
lookee lookee
This is Brendan. My momma has been babysitting him since he was one month old because his mom couldn't afford to stay on maternity leave much longer. Isn't he adorable?? 
Now he is a year and a half years old. he is sooo bad! and yet so smart!! i took this picture inside, hence the dark background. this is the face he makes when he wants something.
This is in the back patio. He is trying to persuade me to give him the camara...it was a good try i must say. see how his arm is inching close to grab it?
This is Brendan and me. yea, my face is cut off because my momma thought he should be the focus of attention...j/k actually, her finger moved the camara before it took the picture...hahah
So why am i posting this, you might ask? well, when i am at home, my mom hands the responsibility to me without even asking. so yep, everytime i get back from school, my momma is either cooking or doing something else. i don't really mind cuz i figure she needs a break. there is a downfall with this though...i can't do my homework because he always have this knack for trying to help me. i guess he thinks that if he turns the page of my book every second, i would read faster or that i would get a better grade on my paper if he adds his handiwork to it...hahah
The most amazing thing that i learn through this is: you can truly see the work of God in a child's life and the developement of sin from a young age. I would explain it more thoroughly but it would take up a a whole new blog.
Now he is a year and a half years old. he is sooo bad! and yet so smart!! i took this picture inside, hence the dark background. this is the face he makes when he wants something.
This is in the back patio. He is trying to persuade me to give him the camara...it was a good try i must say. see how his arm is inching close to grab it? 
This is Brendan and me. yea, my face is cut off because my momma thought he should be the focus of attention...j/k actually, her finger moved the camara before it took the picture...hahahSo why am i posting this, you might ask? well, when i am at home, my mom hands the responsibility to me without even asking. so yep, everytime i get back from school, my momma is either cooking or doing something else. i don't really mind cuz i figure she needs a break. there is a downfall with this though...i can't do my homework because he always have this knack for trying to help me. i guess he thinks that if he turns the page of my book every second, i would read faster or that i would get a better grade on my paper if he adds his handiwork to it...hahah
The most amazing thing that i learn through this is: you can truly see the work of God in a child's life and the developement of sin from a young age. I would explain it more thoroughly but it would take up a a whole new blog.
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
A British testimony...
wow! call me different, awkward or just plain weird...but i am in LOVE!!! yea, In LOVE!!! I'm so in love with the English language... hahaha, gotcha goin' huh? Yea i know, that was lame...
Sorry guys, actually as some of you know i am an English major and i was reading Tom Jones, by Henry Fielding. There is a passage that really jump out at me after hours and hours and hours...did i mention hours of reading? So i decided to dedicate this blog to it.
!!!WARNING!!! !!!WARNING!!! !!!WARNING!!!
if this kind of stuff bores you...please don't be obliged to read just because these words are leading your eyes straight to it "To this I added another study, compared to which all the philosophy taught by the wisest heathens is little better than a dream, and is indeed as full of vanity as the silliest jester ever pleased to represent it. This is the Divine wisdom which alone to be found in the Holy Scripture: for they impart to us the the knowledge and assurance of things much more worthy our attention, than all which this world can offer to our acceptance. Of things which Heaven itself hath condescend to reveal to us, and to the smallest knowledge of which the highest human wit unassited can never ascend. I began now to think of all the times I spent with the best heathen writers, was little more than labour lost: for however pleasant and delightful their lessons may be, or however adequate to the right regulation of our conduct with respect to this world only, yet when compared with the glory revealed in Scriptures, their highest documents will appear as trifling, and of as little consequence as the rule by which children regulate their childish little games and pastime. True it is, that philosophy makes us wiser, but Christianity makes us better men. Philosophy elevates and steels the mind, Christianity softens and sweetens it, the former makes us the subjects of human admiration, the latter of Divine love. That insures us a temporal, but this an eternal happiness"
Book VIII, Chapter 13
I hope that wasn't too boring. Man, i really love how it is put, i need to find something else that compares evolution with Christianity.
Sorry guys, actually as some of you know i am an English major and i was reading Tom Jones, by Henry Fielding. There is a passage that really jump out at me after hours and hours and hours...did i mention hours of reading? So i decided to dedicate this blog to it.
!!!WARNING!!! !!!WARNING!!! !!!WARNING!!!
if this kind of stuff bores you...please don't be obliged to read just because these words are leading your eyes straight to it "To this I added another study, compared to which all the philosophy taught by the wisest heathens is little better than a dream, and is indeed as full of vanity as the silliest jester ever pleased to represent it. This is the Divine wisdom which alone to be found in the Holy Scripture: for they impart to us the the knowledge and assurance of things much more worthy our attention, than all which this world can offer to our acceptance. Of things which Heaven itself hath condescend to reveal to us, and to the smallest knowledge of which the highest human wit unassited can never ascend. I began now to think of all the times I spent with the best heathen writers, was little more than labour lost: for however pleasant and delightful their lessons may be, or however adequate to the right regulation of our conduct with respect to this world only, yet when compared with the glory revealed in Scriptures, their highest documents will appear as trifling, and of as little consequence as the rule by which children regulate their childish little games and pastime. True it is, that philosophy makes us wiser, but Christianity makes us better men. Philosophy elevates and steels the mind, Christianity softens and sweetens it, the former makes us the subjects of human admiration, the latter of Divine love. That insures us a temporal, but this an eternal happiness"
Book VIII, Chapter 13
I hope that wasn't too boring. Man, i really love how it is put, i need to find something else that compares evolution with Christianity.
Friday, November 11, 2005
whirlwind..
i think i'm caught in a whirlwind and everything around me is speeding by like crazy. when i think it is over, it comes back. when i think i just missed it by a hairline, i actually missed it by a leg. when i think i finally understand, i find out i totally missed the point. yea, this is crazy...i'm so confused...
i need to go and eat chocolate...
i need to go and eat chocolate...
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
soooo heavy continued
so where was i? oh yeah...ever since the Lord took me on that reality trip, i have examined my life a little bit closer and i did pretty darn well, if i should say so myself. But lately, i have been so busy with everything i am involved in that i let those things crowd him out, even though those very things are part of his ministry. I said to myself, once these things are over and done with, i know i can do much better for Him. He deserves everything of me and not the left over...and so with this thought i continued my day...
yes...one day leads to another, until i finally got a wake up call from God. this past Friday was our youthworker meeting and i kinda knew what we were going to talk about and of course God who is always in the midst of us, speaks profoundly through Alex ( our high school pastor). i mean, no one left there the same way as they came to the meeting...every time! But i was not prepared for what the Lord would say to me personally.
What God said to me was, the time is NOW. why do i have to wait until so and so is completed? I need to do it now. There are people dying now, this very second. the adversary is not going to pause his attacks on God's people just because I don't have time to do battle. In fact, he takes advantage of these moments when i am busy to do his worse because he knows i am not available. that's one less worker for the kingdom of God that he has to deal with.
When i thought i couldn't handle anymore breaking at the moment, the Lord proved me wrong. I came home that night on my knees and crying my heart out. I have never cried so hard in my life. it was like worse than hurricane Katrina...seriously. i was in the backyard in the middle of the night crying into a pillow so i wouldn't wake anyone up.
yes...one day leads to another, until i finally got a wake up call from God. this past Friday was our youthworker meeting and i kinda knew what we were going to talk about and of course God who is always in the midst of us, speaks profoundly through Alex ( our high school pastor). i mean, no one left there the same way as they came to the meeting...every time! But i was not prepared for what the Lord would say to me personally.
What God said to me was, the time is NOW. why do i have to wait until so and so is completed? I need to do it now. There are people dying now, this very second. the adversary is not going to pause his attacks on God's people just because I don't have time to do battle. In fact, he takes advantage of these moments when i am busy to do his worse because he knows i am not available. that's one less worker for the kingdom of God that he has to deal with.
When i thought i couldn't handle anymore breaking at the moment, the Lord proved me wrong. I came home that night on my knees and crying my heart out. I have never cried so hard in my life. it was like worse than hurricane Katrina...seriously. i was in the backyard in the middle of the night crying into a pillow so i wouldn't wake anyone up.
Saturday, November 05, 2005
soooo heavy...
you know, a lot of people say they believe in God and yet their life doesn't reflect it. How sad huh? You know what's more devastating than that??? It's people who say they love Jesus Christ and yet, they are not willing to get out of their comfort zone to reach out to the people around them. Jesus said you love me when you love my people. He ask Peter three times if Peter love Him. Each time, Peter said I do. And Jesus replied the first with "feed my lambs", the second "tend my sheeps", and the third with "feed my sheep".
I know the Lord has been cultivating my heart, mind and soul to reflect more and more like him. Ever since I asked God to help me see with His eyes and love with His love two years ago, i wasn't prepare for the full intensity of the answer to that prayer. Everyday the Lord reveals the full propensity of sin and the destruction it brings layer by layer. It came to the point that i was literally breaking inside. I began to perceive sin the way He viewed it. i hate sin. But what really broke me was when He began to show me how His people allowed things in their life to crowd Him out. when i say break, i really mean break. i cried. tears that i was not used to shedding came rolling down at the thought of how we give the adversary the upper hand by not making Jesus first in our lives.
(sigh) this is serious but it is 1:38am and i have to wake up 6:00am in the morning. i will continue some more. goodnight for now
I know the Lord has been cultivating my heart, mind and soul to reflect more and more like him. Ever since I asked God to help me see with His eyes and love with His love two years ago, i wasn't prepare for the full intensity of the answer to that prayer. Everyday the Lord reveals the full propensity of sin and the destruction it brings layer by layer. It came to the point that i was literally breaking inside. I began to perceive sin the way He viewed it. i hate sin. But what really broke me was when He began to show me how His people allowed things in their life to crowd Him out. when i say break, i really mean break. i cried. tears that i was not used to shedding came rolling down at the thought of how we give the adversary the upper hand by not making Jesus first in our lives.
(sigh) this is serious but it is 1:38am and i have to wake up 6:00am in the morning. i will continue some more. goodnight for now
Sunday, October 30, 2005
What a Week!!! Part I
Givin' In... (Sunday)
so i finally did it. i gave in to this blogging business...tsk, tsk (shaking head)...yes, all props givin' to young Ruth a.k.a myspace addict. No, no...not our dear mrs. david lowe, ruth from the Church On The Way...yea, you know...the one you haven't met yet? that's the one. Every Sunday morning and Wednesday night she greets me with a big hoop and holler "hey myspace girl!". well, i haven't post anything on myspace yet though and i don't think i will do it soon either. For now, i'll keep to this one.
Today, i felt the peace of the Lord upon me so mightily. I truly believed i experienced one of those "resting in the shadow of his wings" moment again. My paintings were no where close to completion, I haven't started on my reading project, nor have i studied for my history midterm. I haven't figured out how to be at three different places at one time yet tomorrow (never triple your agenda folks) and i just found out that one of my girl is considering moving out of the state to run away from her problems. And yet, it was alright...no stress. It's like being in the eye of the storm, everything in me was calm though everything around me are raging fiercely. It's like when Peter was walking on water and his eyes are on Jesus. He didn't sink or was moved by the waves when he kept his eyes on Him. I know that God is blessing me with rest for now because after i have been replenished, there will be more battles to fight for His Kingdom. Thank you for the peace that surpasses all understanding my Lord! Oh! And a wonderful surprise for me today! I've been missing this person because i haven't seen him for awhile and then he shows up and gives me a big hug. Isn't God Good?? (and all of God's people say...He is good...All the time!) oh yeah!
What, Watts...? (Saturday)
God is so awesome and boy, was He at work yesterday! We had our 2nd annual Watts Outreach and let me tell you, it was off da hook yo! Yes, you read correctly...off da hook!
So after having three hours of sleep, my sister and i woke up an hour late so we couldn't help load up the truck with all the goodies. We arrived at church at 8am on the dot. That's a miracle in itslef, i tell ya. Then, my first problem of the day showed its face. how in the world are we going to transport 20 teenagers and 13 adults to Watts when one of the driver couldn't show up. did i tell you that this driver was suppose to drive the church's excursion; which seats 8 people including the driver? yea...so we have 7 bodies that we couldn't leave behind but no car to take them either. We couldn't just let anyone drive either, they have to be on the church's insurance. All praise and honor to our Lord because one of the parent came along and offer to drive her car. And it was all settled (snaps finger) just like that. It took one hour of trying to find a way and within a matter of utterance in three seconds, it was solved. Hallelujah!
There were many more problems that happened throughout the day, like me losing my cd's, banners not wanting to stay where they are put, melting chocolate bars and cakes because the refridgerator was not delivered yet, the generator didn't want to start so we didn't have the sound system going for a moment, no ribbons to tie to our helium blown balloons, shortage of plates and hot dog buns...should i go on? But i did tell you that God is awesome and He was at work right? well, for every problem we encounter, He gave us a solution. i found my cds and everything else came into place. the stomp team was magnifying the name of the Lord and the drama team enlighten his Words. The highlight of the day was when the people who came to the Lord during the outreach. I was able to share the gospel with many people and three of them i will never forget. One of them i gave my bible to. Yea, my most favorite bible is now going to be someone else's favorite bible. Praise the Lord.
God is wonderful and to think that most people gripe and groan just at the thought of serving the Lord. Some even turn down the offer of ministering to people. I left that outreach so blessed! Have you ever seen a child's eyes light up and their countenance change from misery to great joy and hope because she just found out that there is a God, who created this complex universe, and He loves her and created her with a purpose, then you know what i mean. her name is Brenda and she accepted the Lord into her heart yesterday. God, there is no one else quite like you and I thank you for loving your people.
Amazing...(Friday)
Friday morning, i was up at 630am in order to pick the uhual rental by 7am. Yes!! I drove a uhual cargo van...yea baby! That's another thing to cross off my "things i want to do before i turn 25" list. Then off i go to pick up Tom from the church. We had to go to Bell to pick up some things from one of our vendors for the outreach the next day. When we were on the 101 freeway, Tom had a brief seizure...yea a SEIZURE...i didn't recognize it at first so i extended my hand to him and bu'st out prayin' in tongues 'cause i didn't know what or how to begin praying. Scary moment, i tell ya. Immediately he stopped and was back to normal.
Okay, so after that ordeal we had another one. When we got to the warehouse, people already took all the good things and we were left with only the sucky things. After filling out the forms and everything, the supervisor came out to tell us that he couldn't allow us to take anything because The Church On The Way usually get their donations from the Children's Hunger Fund and it would be a conflict of interest if he authorized it. Therefore, he needed a pastor to come down and sign the papers. What??! We had two hours left until they close, the goods were rapidly disappearing and the outreach is tomorrow morning. Talk about check mate, we had no more moves left. But PRAISE the lord for being in control. Tom remembered Pastor Clarence's phone number and we were able to reach him. That's a miracle 'cause Pastor Clarence is extremely hard to reach. He spoke with the supervisor over the phone and the guy allowed us to take the things if Pastor Clarence agreed to come down to sign the papers on Monday. Hallelujah!! When i first saw what was left over, i was discourage because there was practically nothing left. After seeing that our we only had a few boxes loaded, he asked if that was all we were taking. I explained to him that there wasn't anything left and there were limits on the quantity we were allowed to take from each category. So guess what?? He gave us a list of things that they were donating that day and told us if there were anything on the list that was not available for us, tell him and he will get it for us.We left there with tons of food, cosmetic and hygiene products ! Jesus you are our very present help in time of need!
so i finally did it. i gave in to this blogging business...tsk, tsk (shaking head)...yes, all props givin' to young Ruth a.k.a myspace addict. No, no...not our dear mrs. david lowe, ruth from the Church On The Way...yea, you know...the one you haven't met yet? that's the one. Every Sunday morning and Wednesday night she greets me with a big hoop and holler "hey myspace girl!". well, i haven't post anything on myspace yet though and i don't think i will do it soon either. For now, i'll keep to this one.
Today, i felt the peace of the Lord upon me so mightily. I truly believed i experienced one of those "resting in the shadow of his wings" moment again. My paintings were no where close to completion, I haven't started on my reading project, nor have i studied for my history midterm. I haven't figured out how to be at three different places at one time yet tomorrow (never triple your agenda folks) and i just found out that one of my girl is considering moving out of the state to run away from her problems. And yet, it was alright...no stress. It's like being in the eye of the storm, everything in me was calm though everything around me are raging fiercely. It's like when Peter was walking on water and his eyes are on Jesus. He didn't sink or was moved by the waves when he kept his eyes on Him. I know that God is blessing me with rest for now because after i have been replenished, there will be more battles to fight for His Kingdom. Thank you for the peace that surpasses all understanding my Lord! Oh! And a wonderful surprise for me today! I've been missing this person because i haven't seen him for awhile and then he shows up and gives me a big hug. Isn't God Good?? (and all of God's people say...He is good...All the time!) oh yeah!
What, Watts...? (Saturday)
God is so awesome and boy, was He at work yesterday! We had our 2nd annual Watts Outreach and let me tell you, it was off da hook yo! Yes, you read correctly...off da hook!
So after having three hours of sleep, my sister and i woke up an hour late so we couldn't help load up the truck with all the goodies. We arrived at church at 8am on the dot. That's a miracle in itslef, i tell ya. Then, my first problem of the day showed its face. how in the world are we going to transport 20 teenagers and 13 adults to Watts when one of the driver couldn't show up. did i tell you that this driver was suppose to drive the church's excursion; which seats 8 people including the driver? yea...so we have 7 bodies that we couldn't leave behind but no car to take them either. We couldn't just let anyone drive either, they have to be on the church's insurance. All praise and honor to our Lord because one of the parent came along and offer to drive her car. And it was all settled (snaps finger) just like that. It took one hour of trying to find a way and within a matter of utterance in three seconds, it was solved. Hallelujah!
There were many more problems that happened throughout the day, like me losing my cd's, banners not wanting to stay where they are put, melting chocolate bars and cakes because the refridgerator was not delivered yet, the generator didn't want to start so we didn't have the sound system going for a moment, no ribbons to tie to our helium blown balloons, shortage of plates and hot dog buns...should i go on? But i did tell you that God is awesome and He was at work right? well, for every problem we encounter, He gave us a solution. i found my cds and everything else came into place. the stomp team was magnifying the name of the Lord and the drama team enlighten his Words. The highlight of the day was when the people who came to the Lord during the outreach. I was able to share the gospel with many people and three of them i will never forget. One of them i gave my bible to. Yea, my most favorite bible is now going to be someone else's favorite bible. Praise the Lord.
God is wonderful and to think that most people gripe and groan just at the thought of serving the Lord. Some even turn down the offer of ministering to people. I left that outreach so blessed! Have you ever seen a child's eyes light up and their countenance change from misery to great joy and hope because she just found out that there is a God, who created this complex universe, and He loves her and created her with a purpose, then you know what i mean. her name is Brenda and she accepted the Lord into her heart yesterday. God, there is no one else quite like you and I thank you for loving your people.
Amazing...(Friday)
Friday morning, i was up at 630am in order to pick the uhual rental by 7am. Yes!! I drove a uhual cargo van...yea baby! That's another thing to cross off my "things i want to do before i turn 25" list. Then off i go to pick up Tom from the church. We had to go to Bell to pick up some things from one of our vendors for the outreach the next day. When we were on the 101 freeway, Tom had a brief seizure...yea a SEIZURE...i didn't recognize it at first so i extended my hand to him and bu'st out prayin' in tongues 'cause i didn't know what or how to begin praying. Scary moment, i tell ya. Immediately he stopped and was back to normal.
Okay, so after that ordeal we had another one. When we got to the warehouse, people already took all the good things and we were left with only the sucky things. After filling out the forms and everything, the supervisor came out to tell us that he couldn't allow us to take anything because The Church On The Way usually get their donations from the Children's Hunger Fund and it would be a conflict of interest if he authorized it. Therefore, he needed a pastor to come down and sign the papers. What??! We had two hours left until they close, the goods were rapidly disappearing and the outreach is tomorrow morning. Talk about check mate, we had no more moves left. But PRAISE the lord for being in control. Tom remembered Pastor Clarence's phone number and we were able to reach him. That's a miracle 'cause Pastor Clarence is extremely hard to reach. He spoke with the supervisor over the phone and the guy allowed us to take the things if Pastor Clarence agreed to come down to sign the papers on Monday. Hallelujah!! When i first saw what was left over, i was discourage because there was practically nothing left. After seeing that our we only had a few boxes loaded, he asked if that was all we were taking. I explained to him that there wasn't anything left and there were limits on the quantity we were allowed to take from each category. So guess what?? He gave us a list of things that they were donating that day and told us if there were anything on the list that was not available for us, tell him and he will get it for us.We left there with tons of food, cosmetic and hygiene products ! Jesus you are our very present help in time of need!
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