Stories Worth Telling

Woke up really early today to go to Cornerstone.. got a free ride from Auntie Lily cos she and my mother were going there too in the morning... And got more observations of the place...

So anyway, Pastor Yang shared again for the first and second services and i'm really challenged and impressed by his boldness and radical spirit... he was realating this very interesting story.. now he has a park near his house where he usually prays, takes a walk and spends time with God.. He claimed the verse in Joshua saying that every place whereupon your foot shall tread shall become yours.. so he claimed the par. "This is my park." Then one day, to his horror, he found that someone had erected an idol there in his park and he was very angry... so he decided that he was going to come at night to destroy it.. his wife adviced him just to take authority over it and he found it a better solution so he did.. den he called the national parks board or something and told them how upset he was to have that idol in his park. He told them that he was a pastor and that if they didn't remove the idol there, he would get the large 8-foot cross they borrowed from Church of our Saviour and put it up right in the middle of the park! Haha.. so it was met with prompt action and within a few days, the idol was gone... Now how many of us would be so bold and radical to do something like that?!

Ok so anyway, i stayed until the third service where Pastor Daniel preached.. he delivered a simple message but the Holy Spirit quickened it and it was quite inspiring.. he shared on his ministry vision for 1000 youth in cornerstone by next year.. he shared on how we need pioneers in the ministry to bring it to a new level.. he shared the testimony of how his cell multiplied from 5 to 30 within 5 months! And it all inspired me... i wanna see Sojourners grow.. not just in their walk with God but also numerically...

Pastor Daniel also has foresight and vision.. he was taking into accont the demographics of the church as well as in the society context when he was reviewing the direction of generations ministry.. he really plans ahead.. and what i appreciate about him is how his foresight and how he sees long-term...

Today i sat with William's cell and got to make a few friends too- Timothy, Dora and Anne... hope i see them again next week.. :) When William brought me to sit in their section, what impressed me was their prompt welcome and how they gathered and talked to me.. and it wasn't just the leaders but the members.. i think it's a healthy culture to cultivate.. :)

So anyway, after that i went to meet my proj mates at city hall briefly.. later serene joined me in the area and we went for dinner.. and apparently we also found this kinda nice Filipino restaurant in marina square which i never knew existed!... And stirred by Pastor Daniel's message that afternoon, God just kinda began to drop little practical inspirations on what i can do to make Sojourners a little more vibrant.. :)

Hallelujah!!! :D