"The God who made the world and everything in it - He is Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in shrines made by hands. Neither is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives everyone life and breath and all things." Acts 17:24-25
An uncountable amount of things have happened since I've been here. An enormous amount that I will not be able to talk about on this small blog, but ALL of them are only possible because of God. Because life itself wouldn't be existing unless He loved us from the very beginning.
We've had class five days a week with incredible mind blowing lectures.
Fellowship with the 23 other roommates in the house.
Ministering to people who don't even speak English (and I definitely don't speak Chinese.)
There has been plenty of laughter, and plenty of pain.
Too much Taiwanese food.
A LOT of pancakes.
Reading through the New Testament in four days out loud with a small group.
Eating Squid and "The Thousand Year Old Egg" (don't eat them)
Hearing God's voice. (You can do it, trust me. Ahhh so good!)
Ministering at The Rock. Which is the coffee bar owned by YWAM, where anyone can come in and get free coffee or tea, practice their English, or talk to people who truly want to love them.
TEA TEA TEA
Ministering to the elderly at a convalescent home. (One of my favorite things so far)
A absolutely beautiful hike in the mountains.
Shopping in the markets to find the place with the cheapest fruit.
And a tremendous amount of other things.
But something that I'm always really blessed to be a part of is when we worship with SBS. For those who don't know, SBS is an intense study that goes through the Bible five times in nine months. It's an extremely hard course, but I have heard is the most rewarding thing many of the students have done. When we stand in that small room singing praises together, it is such a beautiful thing. At that moment so many different nations are gathered together to praise one God. Even though we all come from different backgrounds and struggles, we end up being unified in fellowship because the creator of all is the one we devote our lives to. It puts such an breath-taking picture in my mind, when one day we will be gathered together again. Not in the classroom of SBS, but with the heavenly father, singing praises with the angels, in the presence of the one who deserves every breath we take.
"For you were bought with a price.." 1 Corinthians 6:20
"And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience... But GOD being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us, even when we were DEAD in our trespasses, MADE US ALIVE together with Christ - By GRACE you have been saved." Ephesians 2: 1-2, 4
"But we will devote ourselves to the prayer and ministry of the world." Acts 6:12
