thanks so much all of you for coming for street-e today. :) sheryl and i are feeling really excited and amazed by what God has been doing in our cell.

firstly, i want to thank God for amanda. because worship without intruments may sometimes be rather awkward as we tend to be more conscious of the rythmn and of our own voices that on God. so when amanda decided to join our cell, i found it really miraculous. and i kept wondering, why is God blessing us like this? who's been praying for us? it was as though God was saying, you need someone who can play an instrument? here she is. and amanda is plonked into our cell. :D

then today for street-e God opened the hearts of so many people. even those who didn't accept Christ in the end were willing to listen. i believe that God's planted many seeds of truth into these peoples' hearts and sooner or later, he's going to use maybe us, or maybe other people to bring in his harvest.

before this, i've always doubted that street-e is as effective as people always say it is. because remember last year's retreat (the one when we had a whole day of silence) when we went out to share the gospel with people in the shopping centre? i remember going with zanita to talk with this shop owner who kept ignoring us and rearranging her mannequins while we were talking to her!

but today, God used us to bring 4 people to him. and again i felt really amazed. i saw chelsea and valencia witnessing to a girl on the sidewalk and let me just say that it was the first time i'd heard chelsea talk so much. ;) there was that question of God, why are you using us? we're not a particularly enthusiastic cell and sometimes i don't even seek you wholeheartedly.

but God's ways are not ours and he doesn't view us as others do. he doesn't judge us by our abilities or how well we present ourselves to others. but it is in our weaknesses and foolishness that God manifests Himself. it is when we are broken that God decides to use us. If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness. 2 Corinthians 11:30

so i pray that you will all boast in the Lord and of His goodness, rather than in anything else you may own. and please continue, or if you haven't, please begin to seek God in earnest because both sheryl and i believe that God has a very exciting and unimaginable plan for our cell.

deb*