"We must be ready at any time or season in life; not just to pursue an event,
but to strive for lifelong labor for the sake of His name among the nations."
Yes, always be ready, when you see the need, meet the need;
don't expect somebody see the need because you are that "somebody"
See the need of the international students, not just spiritually but also physically,
this Thanksgiving break I decided to stay on campus, cook and invite them to come for good food!
Why do so?
I asked my self more than you could ever imagine, why to give myself such work to do,
while everyone goes traveling, goes home or friends' home for break?
Why am I preparing this while no idea how many people will show up?
Why am I doing this which may cause me to spent more than I should?
Why am I doing something which doesn't see the benefit or gain nothing from it?
"Because I love you......" That's what God answered.
He loves me, blesses me so that I can bless others with what I have, and share the love with people around me.
Surprisingly, when I decided to do so, He prepared everything I need, money, transportation, helpers, and people!
I don't even need to spend any money on the food, drinks, paper plates, and utensils.
He just prepared angels gave me money generously so I can buy all the ingredients that I need!
Not only that, with that amount of money, I was able to feed everyone from Wednesday night to Saturday night!!
Praise the Lord!
We shared things that we are thankful for, prayed for the food, and enjoy our meal!
Some people didn't manage to come last minutes, but still,
we have a very diverse group of students, students come from Kenya, China, Argentina, Serbia, Germany, Cameroon, Mali, and Malaysia.
What an interesting group! Fun to learn their country, get a better understanding of their culture!
Experienced God's grace and blessing, again and again through this Thanksgiving,
I may have my ideal Thanksgiving, but He taught me to trust in Him and follow His lead!
Everything turns out great and meaningful! Best Thanksgiving ever! (well, this is only the second one)
So grateful and thankful for those who put this together!!!
May we experience God's love and overflowing blessings together in the year ahead!
Recorded on Nov 23, 2017.
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