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God's Accompanying and Protecting through Shepherding Word
By: Renny Indrawati
Friday, December 31, 2010
Release: January 11, 2011
I
give thanks very much for all prayers that are lifted up for me. I
have been far away from my home for approximately four months, and
God has helped and given me His mercy so I can hear Shepherding Word
via internet. I
believe that my main need is perseverance in shepherding.
If we are shepherded well, Jesus as Great Shepherd will be able to do
all things in our physical and spiritual life.
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The
Lord has helped me so I could get internet access not more than six
days after my arrival in dormitory.
There
was no internet facility in the dormitory where I lived for the
first time and it needed two weeks to register and install a new
internet channel. Besides, it needed a contract for two years, and
the fine had to be paid if the contract was broken before the two
years. As the matter of facts, I could live in the dormitory only
for six months, and then I had to seek another place to live by
myself. Thus, if I had had to wait for the two weeks internet
contract, I would have moved from the dormitory and paid the fine
because of the broken contract.
It was only because of God's
help that finally I could find USB modem with contract I could break
anytime without any fine. Besides, the internet access could be used
that day, right after I registered. Praise the Lord, I could commit
the service via internet. I still could use it when I moved to an
apartment near my college in November.
- God's
help in determining laboratory and counselor professor.
Receiving
the announcement that I had to study in Japan, I did not know what
subject I would receive. I looked for the information and tried to
be placed in Bio Science Laboratory, but I was placed in Inorganic
Chemistry Laboratory. I was disappointed at that time and still
hoped there was a change because it did not suit to my hope and my
knowledge background. I thought it was a wrong study program, but
the Lord reminded me to surrender. Now, after my arrival in Japan, I
give thanks to God because of all His good plans.
Study
system here was in laboratory from Monday to Friday, from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. I have heard that Japanese do not have habit to prepare
themselves to go home before 5 p.m. I heard that the fastest time to
go home for them is 6 p.m. according to the professor and the
condition of the laboratory. It had happened that the professor got
angry to a student older than I who went home before 5 p.m.
I
asked God that I could keep on committing the broadcast service. It
was outside my mind that my professor said that I could go home at
4.45 p.m. at the first day I joined the class, and I did not need to
be bound by the time but it depended on the research I had to do. I
give thanks to God because I still had enough
time to go home and commit the broadcast service.
Furthermore, I heard that there were many students in Bio Science
Laboratory (the study program I had wanted before) who went home
late at night.
I think that this mercy is the part of God's
good plan and a warning that I should not rely on my own strength.
God rebuked me because it was a self-pride at the time I had thought
to take the study program in Bio Science Laboratory due to I felt
able in it. He reminded me to surrender always. There is a wide
chance to rely on His mercy, wisdom, and help in the time I receive
something that is not in line with my thought.
- God's
protection in the middle of friendship crises.
I
really feel that the work of Shepherding Work through three main
services, youth service, fasting prayer service, and night prayer
service is able to help me from bad friendship. I cannot say the
detail but at least God has delivered me from bad friendship two
times.
I confess that I was not watchful at the third time.
The owner of apartment, where we hired, made a little party to eat
together on Wednesday, December 22, 2010. He had said that he would
bring alcohol, usual drink for Japanese, and my Indonesian friend
would bring meal and juice. The prayer service on Tuesday evening
had reminded me to pray earnestly so bad things could not
happen.
In my activities to prepare all things on the
Wednesday evening, I only had a little time to pray to ask God's
help. At the party, I and my Indonesian friend chose canned drink
whose picture was fruits. I thought that it was fruit juice my
friend brought. Drinking it, I felt something strange happened. My
face became red and hot. Afterward, my friend found the alcohol
content in the canned drinks. I could not say anything at that
time.
I
remembered that I had prayed in my heart "God, please help me"
before I drank it.
I give thanks to God because I did not lose my consciousness at that
time, only my face became red and hot. Not mention being drunk, I
usually cannot breath well after consuming fermented cassava. I
remember that I could not breath well for some hours after consuming
few cookies containing rum, even I had to go to hospital. I could
not have imagined what to do if God had not helped me at that time
or if I had not been able to breathe well.
I
ask the forgiveness of God. I
want to learn appreciating the mercy of God,
who has lifted me up so I can keep on serving and ministering Him
although I am far from the church in Malang. I still hope the support
from your prayer, so the Lord still gives me His mercy and I can be
shepherded and minister righteously and holily in the next time
although I have to be in this place, and that He takes care and makes
me far from bad friendship. The Word of God in Fasting Prayer Service
last week about the effect of holiness in the priests really made my
heart trembled.
It is all that I can bear witness. I give
thanks for all God's mercy, the ministry of the pastor and his wife
in the Word and intercession prayer, and prayer and support from my
mother, my siblings, and congregation. I also give thanks for the
ministry for broadcasting service for us who are shepherded in far
distance.
God blesses us. Thank you.
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CHURCH SERVICE IN MALANG
Sunday on 07:15 (General Service)
Sunday on 10:15 (Sunday School Service)
Tuesday on 17:15 (Worship Service)
Thursday on 17:15 (Bible Study Service)
Friday on 17:15 (Women Service)
Saturday on 17:15 (Youth Service)
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Sunday on 16:30 (Sunday School Service)
Sunday on 17:45 (General Service)
Monday on 17:45 (Bible Study Service)
Wednesday on 18:00 (Worship Service)
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