In 2003, C3L:
- Had to depend on her parents to hear from God about which country to step foot into for her university studies. Father felt peace about Australia instead of the States
- Committed to put God as first priority at the First Priority Conference in KL
- Mourned for 3 weeks about leaving in April for an unknown place called Adelaide instead of Brisbane in June. Cried and moped. Till her mom told her off and assured her that if it wasn't for God's direction, she wouldn't let her go so soon. It was clearly the will of God, so I should stop being a sook. She stopped.
- Loved Adelaide the minute she arrived.
- Was naive and bright-eyed
- Heard God's voice strongly for the first time for herself, and it was about evangelism
- Liked meeting lots of new friends in college and churches.
- Fell in love with a Christian guy who was her best friend and dated him
- Was much more expressive and emotional
- Fell in love with God's word. Ate it hungrily. Grew spiritually in leaps and bounds
- Evangelised on the street for the first few time and street danced for outreach
- Cooked for church, shepherded, served on set-up, pioneered a new lifegroup, saw it multiply
- Was crushed by friends who had issues with telling the truth 99% of the time, and dealt with petty gossips
- Made life-long friends who are still in contact to this day
- Had conflict with church leaders for the first time. It would be years later before she would learn how to submit, honour and to forgive.
- Got called by God to leave Adelaide and go to Brisbane to start a new life, new ministry
In 2009, C3L
- is leaving Australia with friends and memories over the span of 7 years.
- 7 is a complete number. The season is over. New things are ahead
- is fully formed with an adult mind, but sometimes, still an adolescent's heart
- has a heart that has withstood more pain than she thought was possible
- finally knows a peace that transcends all understanding about her standing with God
- is a lot less demonstrative than she used to be, and laughs a lot less
- has spent quite a bit of money on fine food. After 7 years, she knows what the different cuts of steak actually are, many good restaurants in the different cities, adores Japanese food, likes to try new cuisines and needs the occasional comfort meal [usually seared scallops or avocado seafood ships]
- has refocused on her calling
- is single
- has finally learned how to forgive a lot faster and more completely
- has seen many come to Christ through evangelism
- has supported herself for 4 years
- has learned to give and aches for those who lack
- has come to appreciate Brisbane after years of not liking it
- knows God has his hand on her and will never give up on her life
- wonders what is ahead. She sees good things.
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