Ok, so we are sailing into the sixth month of 2014. I hv
vented out my frustrations, even to God; but as expected, God is always right
bcoz He is God, ba…I’m still not sure if I can graduate this year but what is
more important is knowing that God has His plans n purposes that r always the
best. And it is much, much better n wiser to “move in God’s timing” instead of
anything else.
My (second) sister n family hv relocated to London for 2 years. Can’t wait to visit them
next year…already missing my youngest nephew’s “food creations” each time I
visit them.
Recently, I was called to the (Anglican) diocesan office for
an interview to be considered for commissioning to be a deaconess. Well, the
Anglican church has yet to ordain lady reverends, so the equivalent is
deaconess. Coming from a non-Anglican heritage, this holds no significance to
me except that I was told it will enable me to further develop the OA training
ministry; thus, I’m going for it. Besides, I was told it will place me in a
higher “salary package” category. Well, I certainly can use some additional
funds, monthly! I was also told there r efforts being initiated to propose
ordination of women to reverend-ship. Who knows? Maybe I’ll be the first
Anglican lady reverend in Malaysia?
Wakakakakakaka…Was a bit “disappointed” that despite the long journey (Penang to KL n from BU to Sentral to Pudu) to reach the
diocesan office, the interview took less than 10minutes! Anyway, the
commissioning will likely take place next year as I need to prepare a “mini
thesis” to be presented and defend it in an ordination retreat.
Will be spending two weeks in Ipoh next month. First week I’ll be teaching
theology and second week I’ll be interpreting for the class in Spiritual
Warfare. I’m looking forward to this class to initiate the new delivery
approach of orality methodology. This is going to be quite a challenge – to use
the local indigenous cultural forms to teach n evaluate students’ understanding
of Christian doctrines. Plz pray for me. I “tested the waters” in April when I
imposed the course requirement to present a biblical lesson using one contemporary
youth cultural form in MEC in Miri. The response was truly encouraging. But
this time it is the Peninsula indigenous
people group n I really m not sure what to expect.
Orality as a teaching methodology is being utilized in
several parts of Africa among oral communicators but I believe this will be the
first attempt by a BM Bible School in Asia to
use this approach – n that by a school formally recognized by a accredited
Seminary. I m excited at the prospects. More so at the potentials through this
methodology for this school. Plz pray with me.
PHP 1:3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers
for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership
in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of
this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until
the day of Christ Jesus.
