25 May 2008 Yunnan Trip

The day started early at 0630hrs.

I spend time with God before heading for breakfast at 0730hrs. Breakfast was plain and simple - some noodles, porridge with some salted and spicy meat and vegetables. And fried eggs.

We we then ferried to an official church. A big Church - five storeys high and for each floor of seating, there must be at least a 1000 people if not 800. The seating capacity spilled over to the adjacent corridor. One reason for so is probably the number of growing belivers but not enough Church.

Ther service is very routine - singing hymns after hymns. You need a song book, which was not provided in order to sing along with them.

The preacher spoke about Abraham faith - a faith in a god that can raise the dead (that's is why he dared to scarifice Issac) and a faith in a god that provides (that is why he left Cannan).

In the preacher own testimony, it revealed to me that we have not been living a life based on faith - probably we had abundance and need not to have His providence and neither have we see the dead raise. But Abraham did not see the dead raise and did not have anything yet, but he believe and that is faith - not seen not hear but believe and when God call obey. A life of surrender that leads to abundance.

The preacher had few pocessions and few money, but when God call for him to gave up his last 400yuan, he did. God provided him the rest and that saw his faith raises. Pastor Edmond also did mentioned about this, obeying God even to the extend on giving up what you think that you need most - money. But God provides.

We went for lunch at Cui Hu for noodles - so so. But I have the chance to speak with a local who is a Christian help in Project Yunnan. I spoke to him about woking in Yunnan and the possiblity of setting up a business here. He too share on how he came to know Christ and his work.

After lunch we went to a rehab center in a run down neighbour. As the place was crowded, I wnet around praying and taking photos of the children in the neighbour. Compare with the level of hygiene, Singapore is a heaven.

The seesions saw a convert. The people were open and they shared openly. I sit in with the singles group and shared about my waiting for Rachael and how is it to wait on the Lord. I too share about Step who choose not to marry someone of different faith. I ended with how God has bless her with two kids Jo and Deb, as her "own".

I managed to pray with some with the un-smooth chinese and was encouraged by the faith of these people and their desires for their love one to come to know Christ. The Lord has therefore confirm the words from my sis about not giving up, but continue to pray for your love ones.

The Church in China is open - very open as compare to many years ago. Bibles are everywhere and the people worhsip freely - but of course - too much agression and provokation in converting others is not allow. I believe in discipleship as the next course of empowering these people. They are hungry. By the sheer number and by their passion, they will carry the gospel to the remote regions of China. We just need to train them. As such, I pray for such work and for such opportunity to be able to pour my live into a few good people.

Dinner was at the rehab and I don't really fancy the chicken rice. The meat was tough, but still eat for appreciation.

We had a debrief, before going out to roam the street. Paul and Clifford brought us to a message - 30 yuan for an hour. I went super with Paul, Samuel and Celiean before home sweet home.

Generally relax and the much is about what God can do through us and in us. Amen