I look back on 2014 and I wish I had spent more time reflecting on the time past. It definitely has been a great year that has kept me so busy…
I remember celebrating the first New Year at church and then rushing off to bed in preparation for the usual ward round on New Year's morning but the months turned into a bit of a blur after that..
Began my baking fetish this year from mille crepes to cakes and cupcakes, which only God could have turned into something more… Into Raindrops and Clouds, my little own name in which I have used to raise money to fund livelihood projects in Africa :) Although there were times when the stress of producing hundreds of cupcakes have made me want to give up, I know that the labour is not in vain, especially with all the people supporting my cause :) I can only pray that 2015 will bring more things for Raindrops and Clouds and more relief for those in need…
It was amazing to be able to enjoy the beauty of South Africa but even better was to visit Uganda again with my good friends and bring help to those in need :)
A few months later, I learnt to experience real loss. The loss of my grandmother whom God decided to call home so unexpectedly, although perhaps not to him or to her even. She walked so closely with God that she was ready to go home to him at any time. But I know that God wanted to give her the home that I could not provide for her…
Of course, the year gets better. I took my first real holiday in the Maldives, paradise on earth. I learnt how to relax and for once, spend some real quiet time with God. But I think I can say the best experience of the year was being able to go back to Myanmar after 8 years to meet with old friends, make new friends and teach new ideas to keen young people who share the same vision of changing their communities and the world. In those few days, I saw a glimpse of the future in store for these people and of how things would be like in Africa too. Indeed I know that there will be even greater breakthroughs in 2015.
Best of all, we started our youth group at My Father's House and now I have a group of dedicated youths who are hungry to learn his Word, share the gospel and multiply the church!
Indeed, with such an amazing year past, how could I ask for more? But I know full well that our God is a God of abundance and I know that there is nothing he will withhold from his children if we ask him.
I pray that 2015 will bring me closer to him, in likeness and in character. That my youths will also learn to walk the same way and that our service will go from strength to strength. I pray that the hearts of those who we teach this year in Africa and Myanmar will be open to the words we speak and that we would be able to start some community projects soon!!
Indeed, we were made to thrive!
I remember celebrating the first New Year at church and then rushing off to bed in preparation for the usual ward round on New Year's morning but the months turned into a bit of a blur after that..
Began my baking fetish this year from mille crepes to cakes and cupcakes, which only God could have turned into something more… Into Raindrops and Clouds, my little own name in which I have used to raise money to fund livelihood projects in Africa :) Although there were times when the stress of producing hundreds of cupcakes have made me want to give up, I know that the labour is not in vain, especially with all the people supporting my cause :) I can only pray that 2015 will bring more things for Raindrops and Clouds and more relief for those in need…
It was amazing to be able to enjoy the beauty of South Africa but even better was to visit Uganda again with my good friends and bring help to those in need :)
A few months later, I learnt to experience real loss. The loss of my grandmother whom God decided to call home so unexpectedly, although perhaps not to him or to her even. She walked so closely with God that she was ready to go home to him at any time. But I know that God wanted to give her the home that I could not provide for her…
Of course, the year gets better. I took my first real holiday in the Maldives, paradise on earth. I learnt how to relax and for once, spend some real quiet time with God. But I think I can say the best experience of the year was being able to go back to Myanmar after 8 years to meet with old friends, make new friends and teach new ideas to keen young people who share the same vision of changing their communities and the world. In those few days, I saw a glimpse of the future in store for these people and of how things would be like in Africa too. Indeed I know that there will be even greater breakthroughs in 2015.
Best of all, we started our youth group at My Father's House and now I have a group of dedicated youths who are hungry to learn his Word, share the gospel and multiply the church!
Indeed, with such an amazing year past, how could I ask for more? But I know full well that our God is a God of abundance and I know that there is nothing he will withhold from his children if we ask him.
I pray that 2015 will bring me closer to him, in likeness and in character. That my youths will also learn to walk the same way and that our service will go from strength to strength. I pray that the hearts of those who we teach this year in Africa and Myanmar will be open to the words we speak and that we would be able to start some community projects soon!!
Indeed, we were made to thrive!
