terça-feira, 12 de maio de 2009
Vida
Exames aproximam-se e o tempo e escasso... eek!
Cytogenetics and Human Genetics- 18/05
Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Blood - 19/05
Medical Microbiology - 26/05
Central Nervous System Pharmacology - 28/05
Chemotherapy and Cardiovascular Drugs - 01/05
Voo marcado para 5 de Junho. Devo chegar a Lisboa por volta das 7 e picos. Depois vamos ver... Tou ainda a espera de saber se posso ir a alguns acampamentos pra que fui convidada. Quero mesmo ir. Dei uma olhada pelos programas e temas e parece mesmo interessante. Vamos ver se os exames mo permitem.
O resto ta tudo normal. Nao tenho saido tanto de casa porque tou a estudar e entao nao tenho visto muita gente. A igreja esta no mesmo sitio e o GBU tambem. O pessoal anda muito ocupado com exames portanto o numero de pessoas nas reunioes diminuiu.
E pronto... e a minha interessante vida... Peco desculpa por nao ter escrito durante tanto tempo mas o trabalho e muito.
Agora de volta aos cromossomas quadrivalentes e os seus pontos de quiasma. bleurgh.
take care
ASG
sábado, 11 de abril de 2009
Fight for what matters
One day I was having coffee with two great friends. It was the end of term and we were about to go home each to our countries. One of them said something like: “Ana, I’m not talking to you over holidays. I need a break from you.” I just shrugged and said: “ok, that’s fine”.
Later on, I said something silly to my other friend (I can’t remember what it was) and she flicked my shoulder: “hey! This is for what you said. And this” she said while giving me a painful dead arm “is for not fighting for my friendship and quitting on me so easily”. I laughed. I knew she was joking in the first place because I know her and that’s the kind of relationship we have. If I thought that could be true, I wouldn’t just say: “that’s fine”. I would react, ask why, ask what I had done, if it was really necessary, etc. And I would pray lots and lots that she would change her mind. Why? Because her friendship mattered.
I remembered this situation the other day and asked myself: “What matters to me?” Friends matter, family matters, church/CU matters, my degree matters. How much more should the Gospel matter?
I find myself quitting on my non-Christian friends too easily when it comes to sharing the gospel. If they don’t embrace it or look interested the first few times I speak to them about Christ, I tend not to talk about it anymore. I don’t think this is the right attitude. If there something that makes me tremble is to think that on my way to heaven I’ll see one of my friends going on the opposite direction and asking “Why didn’t you fight for me? Why did you quit so easily?”
You may be thinking: “yeah, but sometimes constantly talking and “preaching” at your friends doesn’t work. It just gets annoying and will build up even more barriers than the ones that already exist”. Ok, I agree with you to some extent.
However, as Christians we have the most amazing tool/weapon in these cases. We can pray. You are saying: “yeah, right...that’s such a cheesy Christian thing to say”. But think about it in this way: when praying, you are basically asking the God that can do everything and anything. This God created the Universe, all the nature that you see around you and YOURSELF (and believe me: as I study more about the human body, sometimes I wish God didn’t show off this much when creating man. It’s so unbelievably and amazingly complex! And hard to revise…). And the best of all: He promises that He will hear what you have to ask and say. Also, He cannot lie.
I’m extremely good at remembering things that matter to me. I can recall conversations and situations, from more than 10 years ago, vividly (including people’s expressions and what they were wearing sometimes). I once memorized all my family members’ phone numbers including my 2 uncles and aunt, grandparents and also my best friend’s. It mattered because I was taught that it was important in case something happened. I know most of my friends and family birthdays without needing a diary. When I was in high-school, I could recall my entire exam and deadlines calendar and I can do that still but to a shorter extent.
If I remember all these things, why do I so often forget to pray for my friends and family that are not saved? Does it matter as much as it should to me? I have to face the reality...sometimes it doesn’t. It should, but it doesn’t.
And now that we are celebrating Easter, I look at the cross and see a Saviour humble enough to come from His throne in Heaven and die on a cross for His worst enemy, as we heard yesterday at the service. But he was also victorious over death and conquered it on the third day. WOW!
He didn’t die only for me, although He would have done exactly the same if there was only one person that He wanted to save. He wants others to share of the amazing life He can give. And if He wants it, I want it.
So, fight for what matters to Christ. Your friend’s life matters, if you are a Christian. If you are not – know that your life matters for Christ and that He loves you immensely to the point of coming to die for you. However, because He never sinned, He rose again and is alive today so that you can speak to Him and ask Him to forgive you for what you’ve done wrong and be your Saviour.
Happy Easter.
ASG
Later on, I said something silly to my other friend (I can’t remember what it was) and she flicked my shoulder: “hey! This is for what you said. And this” she said while giving me a painful dead arm “is for not fighting for my friendship and quitting on me so easily”. I laughed. I knew she was joking in the first place because I know her and that’s the kind of relationship we have. If I thought that could be true, I wouldn’t just say: “that’s fine”. I would react, ask why, ask what I had done, if it was really necessary, etc. And I would pray lots and lots that she would change her mind. Why? Because her friendship mattered.
I remembered this situation the other day and asked myself: “What matters to me?” Friends matter, family matters, church/CU matters, my degree matters. How much more should the Gospel matter?
I find myself quitting on my non-Christian friends too easily when it comes to sharing the gospel. If they don’t embrace it or look interested the first few times I speak to them about Christ, I tend not to talk about it anymore. I don’t think this is the right attitude. If there something that makes me tremble is to think that on my way to heaven I’ll see one of my friends going on the opposite direction and asking “Why didn’t you fight for me? Why did you quit so easily?”
You may be thinking: “yeah, but sometimes constantly talking and “preaching” at your friends doesn’t work. It just gets annoying and will build up even more barriers than the ones that already exist”. Ok, I agree with you to some extent.
However, as Christians we have the most amazing tool/weapon in these cases. We can pray. You are saying: “yeah, right...that’s such a cheesy Christian thing to say”. But think about it in this way: when praying, you are basically asking the God that can do everything and anything. This God created the Universe, all the nature that you see around you and YOURSELF (and believe me: as I study more about the human body, sometimes I wish God didn’t show off this much when creating man. It’s so unbelievably and amazingly complex! And hard to revise…). And the best of all: He promises that He will hear what you have to ask and say. Also, He cannot lie.
I’m extremely good at remembering things that matter to me. I can recall conversations and situations, from more than 10 years ago, vividly (including people’s expressions and what they were wearing sometimes). I once memorized all my family members’ phone numbers including my 2 uncles and aunt, grandparents and also my best friend’s. It mattered because I was taught that it was important in case something happened. I know most of my friends and family birthdays without needing a diary. When I was in high-school, I could recall my entire exam and deadlines calendar and I can do that still but to a shorter extent.
If I remember all these things, why do I so often forget to pray for my friends and family that are not saved? Does it matter as much as it should to me? I have to face the reality...sometimes it doesn’t. It should, but it doesn’t.
And now that we are celebrating Easter, I look at the cross and see a Saviour humble enough to come from His throne in Heaven and die on a cross for His worst enemy, as we heard yesterday at the service. But he was also victorious over death and conquered it on the third day. WOW!
He didn’t die only for me, although He would have done exactly the same if there was only one person that He wanted to save. He wants others to share of the amazing life He can give. And if He wants it, I want it.
So, fight for what matters to Christ. Your friend’s life matters, if you are a Christian. If you are not – know that your life matters for Christ and that He loves you immensely to the point of coming to die for you. However, because He never sinned, He rose again and is alive today so that you can speak to Him and ask Him to forgive you for what you’ve done wrong and be your Saviour.
Happy Easter.
ASG
domingo, 29 de março de 2009
Update
Hey!
Finalmente cheguei a casa para as ferias da Pascoa! whoop whoop! Estava a ver que nao.
Depois de sair de casa em Cardiff as 7.45, apanhar um taxi, esperar, apanhar um comboio, esperar, apanhar outro comboio, check-in (que foi aberto para mim), esperar mais umas boas3-4 horas, embarcar no avião, passar 2 horas sentada a frente da miuda mais irritante de portugal, muito provavelmente do planeta, usar pela primeira vez o meu passaporte electronico e fazer a viagem de carro de Lisboa ate a Marinha - CHEGUEI!
O Marcos esta em Londres por isso dormi na cama dele ontem (e muito mais fofinha que a minha... nao sei porque é que ele tem direito ao melhor colchão da casa...).
Fui à igreja hoje de manhã e dormi a tarde toda outra vez... e esse é o plano para amanhã, também... dormir.
É muito fixe estar em casa mas estranho também. Parece que nunca saí (principalmente porque metade da (des)Ordem continua em obras, mesmo depois de meses a fio). Que de alguma maneira o tempo parou quando saí depois do Natal e continua agora. E o mesmo acontece com Cardiff. Quando lá chego parece que nunca saí. Não sei se faz algum sentido mas não arranjo melhor maneira de explicar.
Ah, de referir que tivemos de ir ao Modelo de urgencia porque tanto o champo que eu uso, como o gel de banho e a pasta de dentes que uso se revelaram inexistentes nesta casa (ok... se calhar compramos pasteis de nata, tambem...). Nao so isto foi um choque mas como tambem o desaparecimento da minha propria escova de dentes se apresenta como um misterio insondavel. Sera que se fartou de esperar por mim e resolveu ir a sua vida de escova de dentes? sera que alguem pensou "hmmm...so dois rapazes é que usam esta casa de banho, o que é que faz aqui uma escova de dentes cor-de-rosa a destoar? é melhor deitar fora...". nunca niguem saberá...
E depois da minha dissertação sobre a minha preciosa escova de dentes que espero que vos tenha deixado a todos tão intrigados como eu, despeço-me por hoje, meus caros leitores. O sono é muito...
Até ao prox post (prometo que seguirá em breve...)
ASG
Finalmente cheguei a casa para as ferias da Pascoa! whoop whoop! Estava a ver que nao.
Depois de sair de casa em Cardiff as 7.45, apanhar um taxi, esperar, apanhar um comboio, esperar, apanhar outro comboio, check-in (que foi aberto para mim), esperar mais umas boas3-4 horas, embarcar no avião, passar 2 horas sentada a frente da miuda mais irritante de portugal, muito provavelmente do planeta, usar pela primeira vez o meu passaporte electronico e fazer a viagem de carro de Lisboa ate a Marinha - CHEGUEI!
O Marcos esta em Londres por isso dormi na cama dele ontem (e muito mais fofinha que a minha... nao sei porque é que ele tem direito ao melhor colchão da casa...).
Fui à igreja hoje de manhã e dormi a tarde toda outra vez... e esse é o plano para amanhã, também... dormir.
É muito fixe estar em casa mas estranho também. Parece que nunca saí (principalmente porque metade da (des)Ordem continua em obras, mesmo depois de meses a fio). Que de alguma maneira o tempo parou quando saí depois do Natal e continua agora. E o mesmo acontece com Cardiff. Quando lá chego parece que nunca saí. Não sei se faz algum sentido mas não arranjo melhor maneira de explicar.
Ah, de referir que tivemos de ir ao Modelo de urgencia porque tanto o champo que eu uso, como o gel de banho e a pasta de dentes que uso se revelaram inexistentes nesta casa (ok... se calhar compramos pasteis de nata, tambem...). Nao so isto foi um choque mas como tambem o desaparecimento da minha propria escova de dentes se apresenta como um misterio insondavel. Sera que se fartou de esperar por mim e resolveu ir a sua vida de escova de dentes? sera que alguem pensou "hmmm...so dois rapazes é que usam esta casa de banho, o que é que faz aqui uma escova de dentes cor-de-rosa a destoar? é melhor deitar fora...". nunca niguem saberá...
E depois da minha dissertação sobre a minha preciosa escova de dentes que espero que vos tenha deixado a todos tão intrigados como eu, despeço-me por hoje, meus caros leitores. O sono é muito...
Até ao prox post (prometo que seguirá em breve...)
ASG
segunda-feira, 2 de março de 2009
traducao
Portanto, pediram-me pra traduzir o ultimo post. Aqui vai:
sim, ainda estou viva meus caros leitores (sim, es tu, mae...). Pensei que estava na hora de actualizar isto...
A vida tem sido bem preenchida. Tenho aulas quase todas as manhas e tardes e so uma noite livre por semana (sexta). E ja estamos na quinta semana do semestre!!! o tempo voa! estou a tentar encontrar o botao de pausa mas nem encontro o comando neste cenario de guerra que o meu quarto se tornou, quanto mais! ja nem consigo ver o chao...
A ultima quarta-feira foi um dia e tanto. Assinei o contrato para a casa do proximo ano! vou viver com mais 5 raparigas. YAY! Nos decidimos (bem, a Becca e eu) que vai ser a casa mais multi-cultural dos arredores se considerar-mos Pais de Gales e Irlanda culturas diferentes. De qualquer forma, a Jo em si propria ja e multi-cultural. Definitivamente uma mistura de sotaques interessantes com duas inglesas, duas galesas (uma que soa muito galesa e outra com uma mistura de escoces, gales, irlandes e americano), uma irlandesa (que definitivamente soa muito irlandesa) e depois eu... bem, vamos poupar-me de vergonha e nao falar do meu sotaque.
Depois tivemos a nossa assembleia geral do GBU. E assustador pensar que ja passou um ano... Se pesquisarem no blog podem encontrar o post acerca da ultima reuniao.
Votamos para a nova lideranca que foi aprovada por unanimidade! Estou em pulgas para ver como Deus vai trabalhar este ano atraves e neste pessoal.. Orem para que, como GBU aqui em Cardiff, possamos estar aptos e motivados para suportar os nossos lideres em oracao e qualquer outra forma que seja necessaria. O trabalho deles nao vai ser nada facil mas e tao encorajante ver a maneira como eles se levantam, dispostos a darem o seu tempo e esforcos para servir o nosso Deus, Todo Poderoso.
Agradecemos a Deus pela maneira como ele trabalhou o ano passado pela lideranca anterior. A maneira como vimos a Sua mao e provisao nao se pode descrever em palavras. E, de novo, este pessoal foi fantastico. A maneira como eles nos lideraram e permaneceram firmes na Palavra mesmo em tempos dificeis foi extraordinario de ver!
Entao agora e hora de olhar para tras e lembrar o que Deus fez este ano e agradecer-lhe por isso. Nos oramos pela a lideranca e pelo grupo e Deus respondeu as nossas oracoes de uma maneira fantastica e impressionante! E tambem tempo de olhar para a frente e pedir-Lhe a Sua visao e caminho. Que novamente nos possamos ter os nossos olhos em Cristo.
Os ultimos dias tem sido preenchidos por estudo para um teste que tenho esta semana (neste momento ja esta feito e correu bem).
Hoje tivemos housegroup. O tema foi a crucificacao de Jesus e foi tao bom trocar ideias sobre o significado da cruz para nos como crentes e tambem para nao crentes. E tao fixe aprender com os outros sobre a verdade que Deus nos revela atraves da Sua palavra!
E foi tao desafiante ouvir um nao crente dizer que, se tudo aquilo de que nos estavamos a falar era verdade (sobre Cristo e o que Ele veio fazer), entao as pessoas deveriam olhar para a cruz que veem em todo o lado (colares, igrejas, quadros, etc) e ver quem morreu la e que morreu pelos meus pecados. Ele disse que as pessoas deviam deixar de associar a cruz com religiao como uma instituicao porque, e passo a citar: "aquele homem morreu pelo que eu fiz. nesse caso, eu teria o martelo na minha mao, meu!"
Muitas vezes, como crentes, olhamos para a cruz e achamos banal. E so um simbolo que representa a instituicao religiosa como este tipo disse. Mas nao... a cruz foi onde o nosso Salvador morreu por cada mentira que eu digo, por cada pensamento que nao deveria ter, por cada pedacinho de orgulho ou inveja. tudo para que eu pudesse usufruir de uma relacao com o Deus Santo e viver com Ele para sempre. pois... parece que este nao crente foi mais sabio e certo nestas palavras do que eu sou nos meus grandes discursos, muitas vezes. Humbling.
Esta semana vai ser tao cheia ou ainda pior... Ainda bem que tenho conseguido dormir a noite...
Ok, tenho de ir. Josue para acabar antes de amanha e ainda so vou a meio...
ASG
traduzido de Life (CU, AGM and Housegroup)
sim, ainda estou viva meus caros leitores (sim, es tu, mae...). Pensei que estava na hora de actualizar isto...
A vida tem sido bem preenchida. Tenho aulas quase todas as manhas e tardes e so uma noite livre por semana (sexta). E ja estamos na quinta semana do semestre!!! o tempo voa! estou a tentar encontrar o botao de pausa mas nem encontro o comando neste cenario de guerra que o meu quarto se tornou, quanto mais! ja nem consigo ver o chao...
A ultima quarta-feira foi um dia e tanto. Assinei o contrato para a casa do proximo ano! vou viver com mais 5 raparigas. YAY! Nos decidimos (bem, a Becca e eu) que vai ser a casa mais multi-cultural dos arredores se considerar-mos Pais de Gales e Irlanda culturas diferentes. De qualquer forma, a Jo em si propria ja e multi-cultural. Definitivamente uma mistura de sotaques interessantes com duas inglesas, duas galesas (uma que soa muito galesa e outra com uma mistura de escoces, gales, irlandes e americano), uma irlandesa (que definitivamente soa muito irlandesa) e depois eu... bem, vamos poupar-me de vergonha e nao falar do meu sotaque.
Depois tivemos a nossa assembleia geral do GBU. E assustador pensar que ja passou um ano... Se pesquisarem no blog podem encontrar o post acerca da ultima reuniao.
Votamos para a nova lideranca que foi aprovada por unanimidade! Estou em pulgas para ver como Deus vai trabalhar este ano atraves e neste pessoal.. Orem para que, como GBU aqui em Cardiff, possamos estar aptos e motivados para suportar os nossos lideres em oracao e qualquer outra forma que seja necessaria. O trabalho deles nao vai ser nada facil mas e tao encorajante ver a maneira como eles se levantam, dispostos a darem o seu tempo e esforcos para servir o nosso Deus, Todo Poderoso.
Agradecemos a Deus pela maneira como ele trabalhou o ano passado pela lideranca anterior. A maneira como vimos a Sua mao e provisao nao se pode descrever em palavras. E, de novo, este pessoal foi fantastico. A maneira como eles nos lideraram e permaneceram firmes na Palavra mesmo em tempos dificeis foi extraordinario de ver!
Entao agora e hora de olhar para tras e lembrar o que Deus fez este ano e agradecer-lhe por isso. Nos oramos pela a lideranca e pelo grupo e Deus respondeu as nossas oracoes de uma maneira fantastica e impressionante! E tambem tempo de olhar para a frente e pedir-Lhe a Sua visao e caminho. Que novamente nos possamos ter os nossos olhos em Cristo.
Os ultimos dias tem sido preenchidos por estudo para um teste que tenho esta semana (neste momento ja esta feito e correu bem).
Hoje tivemos housegroup. O tema foi a crucificacao de Jesus e foi tao bom trocar ideias sobre o significado da cruz para nos como crentes e tambem para nao crentes. E tao fixe aprender com os outros sobre a verdade que Deus nos revela atraves da Sua palavra!
E foi tao desafiante ouvir um nao crente dizer que, se tudo aquilo de que nos estavamos a falar era verdade (sobre Cristo e o que Ele veio fazer), entao as pessoas deveriam olhar para a cruz que veem em todo o lado (colares, igrejas, quadros, etc) e ver quem morreu la e que morreu pelos meus pecados. Ele disse que as pessoas deviam deixar de associar a cruz com religiao como uma instituicao porque, e passo a citar: "aquele homem morreu pelo que eu fiz. nesse caso, eu teria o martelo na minha mao, meu!"
Muitas vezes, como crentes, olhamos para a cruz e achamos banal. E so um simbolo que representa a instituicao religiosa como este tipo disse. Mas nao... a cruz foi onde o nosso Salvador morreu por cada mentira que eu digo, por cada pensamento que nao deveria ter, por cada pedacinho de orgulho ou inveja. tudo para que eu pudesse usufruir de uma relacao com o Deus Santo e viver com Ele para sempre. pois... parece que este nao crente foi mais sabio e certo nestas palavras do que eu sou nos meus grandes discursos, muitas vezes. Humbling.
Esta semana vai ser tao cheia ou ainda pior... Ainda bem que tenho conseguido dormir a noite...
Ok, tenho de ir. Josue para acabar antes de amanha e ainda so vou a meio...
ASG
traduzido de Life (CU, AGM and Housegroup)
segunda-feira, 23 de fevereiro de 2009
Life (CU AGM and housegroup)
yes, I'm still alive my dear readers (yeah, that would be you, mum...) so I thought it was about time to update this, really...
Life has been really busy. i have lectures pretty much every morning and afternoon and one evening free a week (friday). And it's week 5 of spring already!! where did time go?? i'm desperately trying to find the pause button but I can't even find the remote control in the war scenario my room has become. I can't actually see my floor...
Last wednesday was an eventful day. We signed for our new house! I'll be living with 5 other girls. I'm so excited about moving in with these lovely girls! We've decided (well, Becca and I)that it'll be a multi-cultural house if you consider Wales and Ireland as a different culture.Anyway, Jo in herself is already multi-cultural as Becca said very well. It'll definitely be an interesting mixture of accents with two english, two welsh (one that sounds very welsh and another with an interesting mix of scottish, welsh, irish and american), one irish (that def sounds very irish) and then myself that sound very... well let's save me from embarrassement and not talk about my accent.
Then we had our Annual General Meeting for CU. It's scary that the last AGM was more than an year ago! If you look through my old blog posts you'll find the one I wrote about it.
We voted for the new committee that was aproved unanimously! I'm really excited to see how God is gonna move this next year and work in and through these guys. Pray that we, as a CU, may be able and willing to support our leaders in prayer and in anyway we can. these guys' job is not going to be easy but it's so encouraging to see the way they stand up, willing to give their time and effort to serve our Almighty God.
We praise God for the way He worked last year through the committee at the time. The way that He provided was immense... beyond belief. And again, these guys were amazing. The way they lead us and stood firm in the Word even through tough times was such a blessing!
So now is a time to look back and remember what God did last year and thank Him for that. We prayed for the guys of last year's committee and for the CU and God answered our prayers in an amazing, astounding way! But it's also a time to look forward and ask Him for His guidance this next year. That again we may know nothing but Christ crucified.
The past few days have been filled with work for a test I have this week... scary. I really don't like statistics...
Today we had housegroup. The subject was the crucifixion of Jesus and it was great just to discuss with those guys the meaning of the cross for us as christians and for non-christians. it's so cool to learn with each other the truth God reveals through His Word.
And it was so challenging to see a non-christian saying that if all we were saying was true (about who Jesus was and what He came to do), then people would have to start looking at the cross, even when represented in necklaces, churches, paintings, etc, and seeing the man that died there and that He died for our sins. He said that people should stop thinking about religion when they see a cross because, and I quote, "that guy died for my stuff. I would have the hammer in my hand, man!"
Sometimes as Christians we see the cross and it doesn't mean much to us. It's just a symbol to represent religion as an institution as this guy said. but no... the cross was where our Saviour died for every lie that I tell, every bad thought I think, every bit of pride or envy. so that I could have a relationship wit the Holy God and live with Him forever.so yeah... this non-christian guy was wiser and more focused in these words than I am many times. Humbling.
This next week will prob be as busy if not worse... I'm thankful I have been able to sleep well at night so I can have the rest I need.
Right, gotta go, now. Joshua to finish till tomorrow and I'm half way through... eek.
ASG
Life has been really busy. i have lectures pretty much every morning and afternoon and one evening free a week (friday). And it's week 5 of spring already!! where did time go?? i'm desperately trying to find the pause button but I can't even find the remote control in the war scenario my room has become. I can't actually see my floor...
Last wednesday was an eventful day. We signed for our new house! I'll be living with 5 other girls. I'm so excited about moving in with these lovely girls! We've decided (well, Becca and I)that it'll be a multi-cultural house if you consider Wales and Ireland as a different culture.Anyway, Jo in herself is already multi-cultural as Becca said very well. It'll definitely be an interesting mixture of accents with two english, two welsh (one that sounds very welsh and another with an interesting mix of scottish, welsh, irish and american), one irish (that def sounds very irish) and then myself that sound very... well let's save me from embarrassement and not talk about my accent.
Then we had our Annual General Meeting for CU. It's scary that the last AGM was more than an year ago! If you look through my old blog posts you'll find the one I wrote about it.
We voted for the new committee that was aproved unanimously! I'm really excited to see how God is gonna move this next year and work in and through these guys. Pray that we, as a CU, may be able and willing to support our leaders in prayer and in anyway we can. these guys' job is not going to be easy but it's so encouraging to see the way they stand up, willing to give their time and effort to serve our Almighty God.
We praise God for the way He worked last year through the committee at the time. The way that He provided was immense... beyond belief. And again, these guys were amazing. The way they lead us and stood firm in the Word even through tough times was such a blessing!
So now is a time to look back and remember what God did last year and thank Him for that. We prayed for the guys of last year's committee and for the CU and God answered our prayers in an amazing, astounding way! But it's also a time to look forward and ask Him for His guidance this next year. That again we may know nothing but Christ crucified.
The past few days have been filled with work for a test I have this week... scary. I really don't like statistics...
Today we had housegroup. The subject was the crucifixion of Jesus and it was great just to discuss with those guys the meaning of the cross for us as christians and for non-christians. it's so cool to learn with each other the truth God reveals through His Word.
And it was so challenging to see a non-christian saying that if all we were saying was true (about who Jesus was and what He came to do), then people would have to start looking at the cross, even when represented in necklaces, churches, paintings, etc, and seeing the man that died there and that He died for our sins. He said that people should stop thinking about religion when they see a cross because, and I quote, "that guy died for my stuff. I would have the hammer in my hand, man!"
Sometimes as Christians we see the cross and it doesn't mean much to us. It's just a symbol to represent religion as an institution as this guy said. but no... the cross was where our Saviour died for every lie that I tell, every bad thought I think, every bit of pride or envy. so that I could have a relationship wit the Holy God and live with Him forever.so yeah... this non-christian guy was wiser and more focused in these words than I am many times. Humbling.
This next week will prob be as busy if not worse... I'm thankful I have been able to sleep well at night so I can have the rest I need.
Right, gotta go, now. Joshua to finish till tomorrow and I'm half way through... eek.
ASG
segunda-feira, 2 de fevereiro de 2009
Mind blowing...
So, after talking a friend he asked me to check Louie Giglio's talks on youtube.
I had never heard of this guy but I came across this serie called "How great is our God". And it completely blew my mind...
Above are part 4 and 5 that refer to the wonders of our body "fearfully and wonderfully made" by the Almighty, creator of the universe, all powerful God.
Have a look on youtube for the first part (about the universe) or other series.
Also, FREE week started today and I'm so excited! Loads of leaflets and questionaires going around, street drama and music, lunch time talks and events in the evening. Check the website http://www.cfcu.co.uk/ for more information.
Prayer meeting this morning had loads of people even if it was at 8am. praise God! let us be faithful in prayer for our non-christian friends.
seriously guys... pray. When you pray you are asking and talking to the God that created the universe and everything that is in it. The God that was willing to come down to the tiny and miserable world and die for us. Even better... you have the promise that He'll answer to His people that turn to him.WOW!
ASG
sexta-feira, 16 de janeiro de 2009
Get praying!
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Guys... get excited about this. Such an amazing opportunity to share the Gospel so please, please pray for everyone that is involved and for each Christian student as we go out and give a copy of Mark's Gospel to our friends, making the commitment of reading it with them.
Let's pray that God will move amazingly in Cardiff University and all around the UK through this project
ASG
Guys... get excited about this. Such an amazing opportunity to share the Gospel so please, please pray for everyone that is involved and for each Christian student as we go out and give a copy of Mark's Gospel to our friends, making the commitment of reading it with them.
Let's pray that God will move amazingly in Cardiff University and all around the UK through this project
ASG
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