Whew! What a time it has been. It's been over one week that the Angel Tree "D' Day, as I called it, took place. What happened is nothing short of a miracle... okok, it might be too cliche to say that.... Hmmmm... what can we do but praise God for the glory of His grace?
Picture this - Friday 9 Dec. We still have large holes of area where there is no volunteers to deliver to the families, let alone churches adopting them. Wed 14 is the day... 5 days away... Last check on the account on the day before.....Less than $1,000 raised.
AI & ML decided to go shop - in faith that all the families will have people to deliver to, and money will come in.
Saturday we met and had long discussions. I felt totally utterly useless. 4 days away, how are the funds gonna come in? AI had been rallying around, so she was getting money everywhere she went. I was asking God to just open up the pockets of donors / sponsors and open up the hearts of the families. I didn't really know what else to pray.
Shared about the work at Vineyard. Hoping that it might move a few people to either adopt families or donate, whatever... I felt like I was grasping at straws. Response was fast and good. I was touched. Thank you dear brothers and sisters, and more importantly, thank you, God.
Monday and Tuesday I went to LKBC to o/see the packing as well as still trying to call people. To cut the long story short, not much goods arrived on Monday, yet there were so much donation it was amazing... the team that did the packing? absolutely wonderful... Ford General Motors would have been proud at their efficiency Tuesday, with still more than 500 hampers to pack and deliveries not yet on site at 11.30, I was really frustrated and concerned. well... i needn't be... you see, God will send His angels to help with His work as and when necessary.
5.30 pm, Tuesday, our packing angels have done up all, yes ALL hampers, and were cutting up the card board boxes and taking them out for disposal. I stayed on, and worked on with AItill nearly 12. My young 'un was getting so tired and frustrated at not being able to get home though physically things are already done.
It was frustrating too as I found out that some of the things I matched were undone. Things that I previously took time to separate out is no longer needed and i have to re-sort according to the initial stage... All that work - now totally unnecessary, much time wasted.
worse, the presence of the girls, a comfort to me, was somehow seen as a hindrance. when young 'un called to ask us to hurry home, she was viewed as having a nagging spirit, which really really pissed me off by then.
Can't raise funds, can't get churches, can't get volunteers, can't even stop my daughter from calling me and hurrying me. man what am I good at?
I went crying in the cab all the way home.
Wed, Dec 14. Having hardly an hour's sleep, I went to office to type out the database for printing. went to peace centre to collect the FAQ and stuff... then went to the church. the girls on my advice, decided to stay away.
When i went to church AI was there by then. Still sore from the night before, I was even more upset when I realised they had not thought of my lunch. By God's grace, lunch was brought in by a faithful angel. and No. 1 actually went to buy me some snacks and had No. 2 bring them to me and stay with me after that. Bless their hearts.
All the anger and resentment was coming to a head and I really needed God to cover me with His mercy and grace. and He did... throughout the afternoon, angels were popping up left and right to help. People were coming in to bring cheques, donations... God is really really good.
Now, for something truly amazing.....
We were swamped with the number of people turning up for the wednesday briefing..... towards the end of the evening, I realised that we have no more families to allocate to some volunteers who had not confirmed their participation....
All our families have been taken up by churches, volunteers....
As some were not at the briefing we brought the remainder of the hampers back to the office. We have a new conference room and so started filling up the floorspace....right up to the door. and the packing was complete. just like Noah's ark, measurement just right for all to go in.
Isn't God good? His provision just blows you over. If only you trust in Him and let Him have the agenda.
I have always tried to fit in with my skills and acquired experience.
God has taught me that God's project, done God's way, never lacks God's supply.
I should not be trying to fit in with my skills, I should be letting God use me as He sees fit.
I should be fitting into God's plan with God mode, not I-mode.... regardless of the fact that i-mode (pun) are supposed to be popular with cell phone users....
Praise God for allowing us to see and praise the glory of His grace.
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