Claiming The Victory

Was rather inspired by the video Pastor Tang screened during 2nd service about this church in Argentina where it is runned by christians using biblical principles. Only stories I hear about Latin America prisons is that they are really corrupt and messed up with people even offering baby cats and dogs to Satan in the church.

But then there was this Pastor who heeded God's call to minister in the prisons. So he became a prison guard and started sharing the gospel there and to cut a long story short the worst of the worst we changed by God in such amazing ways. From there, the government told this Pastor to help run a prison and together with a co-worker they run a prison where there are not riots and people trying to escape. It was really amazing seeing the inmates worshipping God and praying so hard and fast twice a week and evening tithing the stuff they had to others who were in "greater need".

2 things that come to mind as I blog:
a) The video clip made me think of how blessed we are. Despite of the great freedom I have, unlike the prisoners, I don't offer God that same amount of honour, hours studying the word, praying and fasting. I want to change that.

b) I want to be like that Pastor and claim the victory for God and step out of my comfort zones to pray and reach out to people around me. I have slackened in reaching out to some people around whom I tried to previously because I felt that it seems like a hopeless situation. However, if God's grace can change the lives of murderers and rapist, the people whom I want to reach out to again wouldn't be a problem. I just need to rely more on God and not on my own strength.

I suddenly feel kinda hungry. Had a very late lunch and light dinner. After that went to run and exercise with Joyce, Janice, Justin and their father at the their place.