"Wherever you are it is your own friends who make your world." (William James)
Shhhhh... come closer. Let me tell you a secret. I am most selfish pastor that I know of. Selfish because I would fight anyone tooth 'n nail if they were to take over my pastorate. That's because I don't know of any other pastorate where God sends you a continuous stream of young people who are keen on learning Scripture, full of life and hope, inspired to discover and develop their spiritual gifts, and are unleashed into the world to become impact players for Christ.
We have recently been inviting back alumni from various years to share about how God has taken and transform their lives from their university days to where they are today - to tell of how God has used them and challenged them. It has been a rich and fulfilling blessing to be part of their journey. And I selfishly am proud to know each of these former students.
Though we cannot possibly invite everyone back to share their testimony (if we ever did, it would make CCF sharing night like a sketch in comparison and this would be more like a Russian novel), I would love to hear from any one of you who have passed through our doors. With communication means at everyone's fingertips, it would not take much effort for anyone to send me an update as to what God has done in your life. I look forward to hearing from you.
In exchange, I will be posting more frequently and keeping everyone abreast of what is happening personally and corporately here in this small corner of the world.
In His service,
PT
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ReplyDeleteHey PT,
ReplyDeleteReading this has given me a little bit of encouragement through my struggles to find myself. I'm obviously not there yet, but reading about how you've been doing brings back some memories of worshiping with you, and having fellowship with you. Hope you are continuing on with what you do. Contact me if you're ever in town.
- Simon Shum