A little light

A little update on my fam's situation.
1st of all, i wanna thank you you for praying with me in my family situation. It hasn’t been easy for me walking through this away from home but your encouragement has helped building my faith up. I’ve been praying if I should be home and help out, but I just keep having a sense of no to it. So I am truly entrusting all these to God’s mighty hand by praying for them everytime I think of them.

I thank God that my family has been doing really well emotionally as they have been standing together to seek God. Few days ago the Holy Spirit worked among my family’s prayer time and touched my stepmom that she praying in tongue for the 1st time.

Other than that, when I was home before SBS started, I had a chance to have a discussion with my dad regarding what we could do to help our finances. And I brought an idea of selling “ayam kremes” (meaning: crispy chicken) that my stepmom makes. So they gave it a try. She tried to spread the words to her friends in the school where my little brother goes to and received quite some order. It is a set of: 1pcs of chicken +rice and some vegetables for 12,000 Rupiah (= SGD 1.80 or USD 1.35). Praise God for that.
Then, my dad decided to put up a little tent to sell the chicken. I attached the picture to this email. We started it two days ago. We sold 5 pcs on the 1st day. Please pray that at least it can help us having something to start with. Thank you so much for standing with me. Pray that I will be able to focus completely on SBS as I really get distracted a lot whenever I think of my family back home.


Please keep praying that someone will buy our house that is combined with the ware house and office that my dad's business is run. Here's a pic of it,too


Blessings,
-Lyds-

Pray for my family

Hi guys, if you can take just some time to pray for my family as we are going through some difficulties. Our house is going to be put on auction next month. We are praying for miracle to take place that someone will just buy the house instead of auctioned. If it is auctioned then, my family will need a place to stay. This time is a difficult time for me but i am trusting Him for opportunity to see His greatness in the situation no matter what the outcome is like. He is BIG enough and GOOD enough.

The Treasure Box

Hi guys.. Thanks for all the encouragement..
I am pretty much surviving here in SBS.. ^_^
Well, I don't wanna talk about 9 months yet but i must say i am surviving one day at a time. It is NOT easy, really! It is so hard. But the process of digging out the truth ourselves really is such an experience. Galatians is the first book we are studying for this week. I learned so much. Not just from the book but outside the book, too. From the book, i got to see the thread that binds all the pieces of truth about Dad that I was privileged to know before the school. It seems to me like I get to find out about the foundation of some lines we all are familiar with like: "Before the world began you were on His mind." It is really true, not just information or people's teaching or just something that He tells us. And the great part is you dug it out yourself. None's feeding you. Outside the book, i learn more about perseverance in doing something that i don't feel like doing. It's like realizing what's in my heart and then fix it. Gosh, i wish i could share more with you. NO, i wish you could do it yourself and experience it.

Digging out TREASURES out of an old rugged box. Seriously, i believe we sometimes treat the book as an old box that we don't wanna touch unless we really intentionally want to find something. This time, the box is put right in front of you and you get to find out what's in it. Gosh, just as what Dad has revealed to me earlier, this school is really about laying a foundation of what we know, what we thought we might know, and even figuring out what we don't know or never think of. Getting to see the context of everything and being able to discover things about God ourselves. It is really such a priceless time to have. but i must say it comes with a huge price. You all know how relational i am and how much i love being outdoor. I am actually a night person whose ideas come at night and that i am alive at night. Yet in this school i am to lay down all those and come to a place of seeing that He is all i have, He is all i want, and He is all i do. He is the fun. I must say i don't really have the strength to finish every homework given, but the only motivation i have now is i want to find a way to know Him more by trying my BEST to finish bits by bits of the homework given. I know and realize the grace given, and i am embracing it now. Thanks a lot for journeying with me. Press on in anything that you do, guys..
Here's just a glimpse of the class..

The start of SBS Journey

Phewww…
Today will be a day that I wouldn’t forget!
1st day of SBS yet it was really interestingly challenging. It was so hard to stay focus for some reason. It was not easy, just as I expected. I found it so hard. The first three weeks will be really tough as it starts at 8am til 8.30pm. Well, there'll be a break in between but normally we are given an assignment that we should finish before the evening session starts. The first assignment started today. It was something i really wasn't a fan of. It is called color-coding. We are to do some observations of the Book. It was really difficult. I tried so hard yet i didn't know why my brain and my body wasn't responding at all. Partly because i'm a person that needs to see and get involved in the process of how things are done. I can't just be given instruction. I will have it in my mind yet i just can't seem to put a hand on it. So i broke down and cried. I went out of the room, grabbed my guitar and searched for a place to play. I ended up on the rooftop, my favorite place. It was really sunny hot when i was up there. I just couldn't be bothered by the heat. I just wanted to see Dad! I started playing the guitar, pouring my heart out to Dad. I was so stressed out as i couldn't seem to keep up with the school, and i was even frustrated as it was only the 1st day and i thought of quitting. As i was crying out, i heard Dad said: "Am i not BIG enough for this?" I cried and continued to worship. I was reminded that I am here and chose to be here just because He told me to. I never wanted to be here. I just wanted to know Him more. After an hour crying in the sun, i went back to the room, not knowing how i would do, yet i just trust.
My friend came and walked through with me the method of the study. Somehow it really helped. After that i found myself engaging more with a little bit of excitement in there. I really thank Dad for the grace and strength..
I am just gonna depend on Him and continue to rest on His faithfulness.
As the school leader said today, in the midst of our business doing the assigments, don't miss out time to just be with Dad and talk to Him. It'll keep you going... It has kept me going today.. Looking forward for tomorrow.. One day at a time... Thank You, Dad.. You are BIG enough..
PS: Thank you so much for praying with and for me. I want to let you know that my daily need has been covered as someone offered to provide for it. Thank You, Dad.. Please continue to pray with me. I would be thankful if you keep checking the "Pray 4 me" Section.