Wednesday, September 20, 2023

3 years later

The pandemic has come to its endemic stage.

Life has returned almost to what it once was, but not quite.

I have learned to count my blessings and be thankful.

Married to Ernest, two kids, roof over our heads, food in our bellies, family we are connected and near to, work that pays the bills and also allows us to serve God and others, strength for each day, friends we get to journey and grow with, and so much more.

But I still believe there is more to be done, more in store, more to come.

And as we prayed during the 40 days fast and prayer by NECF as well as for Alpha Course which our church is running, God has been opening my heart and life to encounter others whose lives have gone through so much, who have had so much pain and brokenness. And as I hear their stories and sharings, it breaks me and makes me want to help them, but in my own limits and even love, I felt so overwhelmed. I did not know what to do or how to respond, but I knew it was not me but Jesus Christ who would be the answer to them; every question, every "why?", every need.

May every brokenness point us to the only one who can heal and restore.