So what if i failed before

As I prepare for exams next week, i can't help but look back on the last time i took my exam and the events following. Yeah, failing is not good. But in my case, it could possibly be the best thing that happened to me.

because i failed, i was able to be part of the Congress of Nations for the EE ministry. Over that one week, although i was running up and down doing this and that, i was so privilleged to have met so many people from so many places. in that one week, i made my first Egyptian friend, my first Romanian friend, my first Finish friend etc.

But all this is background to my main point.

It was at that one week, that i reconnected with Rod, who urged me once again to go to Fiji for a 6 week Intern's Training. Boy, was he persistent! And thank God for that! By the end of the week, let's just say i was totally convinced and here I am, packing to leave in a week. Of course, God provided in so many ways (as per His character).

A bit about this training. It's (supposed to be) a practical training for those between the ages of 18-30 who are considering coming into full time ministry, whether with EE or in other ministries. So we'll be taught what the Bible says about missions, we'll be going into the villages and helping out in practical ways, and spending lotsa time seeking and discovering the will of God.

So here i am, in the middle of the night, can't sleep, worrying about exams, excited about Fiji, thinking about my beloved youth group. I'm still amazed at how God works.

Also in April, another milestone for me, I had the opportunity to join 10 others from Malaysia on a trip to Bangladesh to teach Xee. This was my first experience teaching to a group who barely understood me but by the grace of God, managed to reproduce the whole outline by the end of the 3 day training. It was truly amazing to be a witness of a miracle at work. At that time, i felt the excitement of pioneering something new. The best part of the trip was that God was with us.

Last semester i failed quite largely due to my involvement with the church youth camp. If you ask me now, i say i'd do it all over again because i know God is a debtor to no one. And true enough, He always reserves the best for those who honours him.

Delight yourself in the LORD
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4

Can't wait to get on that plane and, as Moses said before crossing the Red Sea, "stand and see what God is going to do."

Live a life of faith, my friends. Because He will never leave you nor forsake you.