Will we be God's harvesters?

Hallo folks!

Countdown: One week before school begins (for most of us)! All ready? :D

John 4:33-35 says,
"My food," said Jesus, "is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.
Do you not say, 'Four months more and then the harvest'?
I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.
Even now the reaper draws his wages, even now he harvests the crop for eternal life,
so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together.

We as Christians have been blessed by the love of Christ – shall we share that goodness of Christ? We as OCFers have a mission to Reach Out.

As we get ready to head back to Melbourne, let's remember that God has placed each of us in OCF Clayton for a reason. Clayton is our "harvest field". Will we be God's harvesters?

It's O-week in Monash; OCF has a booth at the lemon scented lawns (behind campus center)! 23, 24, 25 Feb (Tue, Wed, Thu) and 2 Mar (next Tue), 11am - 3pm.

How can we be a part of this/a harvester? In a nutshell, people (like you!) are needed to man the booth and share OCF, with especially the "newbies" of Clayton. The more, the merrier! If you can help, whether for one or all days, do contact Kaitlin (kaitlin_glj@hotmail.com) asap. Thank you!

C'mon, hearts and hands together – OCF Claytonites, unite! For the glory of Christ (:

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PRAYER HIGHLIGHT: O-week
New Claytonites: Open hearts, willingness to hear what Christian clubs have to say // Members of Christian clubs on campus (esp us OCF Claytonites): Love in our hearts, grace in our speech, boldness to reach out // OCF: A great harvest – Must ask boldly and in faith! I myself am learning that :P


In His love and grace,
looking forward to seeing you all,
Faith (:

Rejoice that...

Xin Nian Kuai Le! (er, sorry no Ang Pow emoticon)

Having fun still being unmarried and hence able to collect Ang Pows? :D Okay more than that, it's good to be able to catch up with relatives. Though I have to admit conversation is limited when I can't converse in Mandarin nor any dialect :P

Continuing with last week's email...what does the cross mean to me?

Just recently, I found myself getting cross (and trying not to show it/no pun intended -_-) with a friend for a particular reason. Awhile after the incident, I thought,

Anytime I find myself cross, offended, proud, hurt or such, I find that it is because I am not rejoicing in my salvation. Because if I truly know that Jesus Christ has died and risen to give me life, and I am truly grateful and rejoicing in it, why would all those petty things matter? In light of what Jesus has done for me, other things just... don't matter.

I choose to not let those things matter; I choose not to let any bad thing "clog" me up.

Luke 10:20 writes, "... however, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." Yes fellow brothers and sisters-in-Christ; even when things are not the brightest or smooth-sailing around us, we still have a reason to rejoice - we have salvation in Jesus Christ.

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PRAYER HIGHLIGHT: Pray for yourselves! And your fellow OCFers, cos most of us will be heading back within the next week or two; journey mercies and a heart that resolve to honour God and make the best of the next one year in Melbourne is very important! Also, let's pray for a revelation of the cross in our lives (:

God bless, praying for you all,
Faith (:

What's it to me?

Hallo dear Claytonites!

The holidays are drawing to an end!!! Maaan where did all that time go. Soon it shall be time to hit the books! While some of us might dread that and are thinking about how we might miss home when we go back to Melbourne, let us also, more than that, be excited for what God has in store for us ahead (must anticipate)!

Here's some food-for-thought...

Have you ever wondered what the cross is all about? I mean like, what it really really means to you, personally?

A friend once told me - every time I sing the song The Wonderful Cross, I start to cry.

I was like, O_o wuuud, so emo?! But then I thought about it again - wow. How come I don't cry when I think about the cross? What is it about the cross that is so special to him?

I want to know it too.

How about you? What does the cross mean to you? Is it just a symbol of Christianity? Or does it REALLY mean something personal to you?

Okay topic to be continued...

Meanwhile, there's going to be a prayer highlight added to these emails now. Because... prayer is like, superdupertheimportantyesandamen? So, PRAYER HIGHLIGHT: Please pray for especially for the committee as we seek God for His direction for Clayton this year. And it would be great if you guys could pray and seek with us as well!

On another note, I just discovered Lays SunBites and whoohoo! They're like Grainwaves (found in Australia) man! Veli yummy.

Love,
Faith (: