Tuesday, October 23, 2007
What a great weekend!
On Saturday, Pastor Tan preached a very touching message. I thank God for I was able to hear the sermon being preached. The thing that touched me the most was the story of the star thrower. For those of you who haven’t heard of it before, here it is:
As the story goes...there was once a wise man who was walking along the shore. As he looked down the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn't dancing, but instead, was reaching down to the shore, picking up starfish and very gently throwing them into the ocean.
When asked why he was throwing Starfish into the ocean, the young man answered "The sun is up and the tide is going out and if I don't throw them in they'll die". The wise man replied "But don't you realize that there are miles and miles of beach with Starfish all along it, and that you can't possibly make a difference!"
The young man listened politely, then bent down, picked up another Starfish and threw it into the sea, past the breaking waves. "It made a difference for that one", he said.
I believe that we all have been gifted the ability to make a difference, it’s all up to us whether to do it or not. If we are aware of this gift, do you not realize you have the power to shape the future?
It’s all about one and you only need one to make a difference. That one person who sets up a company, that one company can make a difference in society. That one person who preached to us on Saturday has made the church realize how much one person can make a difference in society and in other people’s lives. If one person can do so much, how much more can 23000 people do to make a difference in society? If one person can do so much, how much more can everyone in the cell group contribute to make a difference? Let’s all begin to make a difference in our workplace, in our schools and in any other places we go to. Let’s all be star throwers for God!
And definitely not to forget...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
nataliA
W115 had their cell group outting at settlers. We played a fun board game called I'm the boss, it was a bit confusing because we had more players than required, but nevertheless it was fun. After about an hour or so on that board game, we chose something even more exciting, a board game called Saboteur. Before that we celebrated Nat's birthday, she came out of the toilet, walked half way down the stone tiles... the lights went out.... and she stood there... wandering whats going on? haha. David had to persuade her to enter. Natalia came in and we told her we were playing a special kind of Uno Stacko, in the dark? With light in the middle? haha. We all sang happy birthday and distributed the yummy chocolate cake from awfullychocolate. We hope you had a great day and we wish you all the best in your studies! After the celebration we continued with the board game. Yet again we had more players than required, so it was decided, the boys against the girls. In the end we came to a conclusion that the saboteurs had a higher chance of winning. We figured out it was time to go, I had great fun and I am sure those who are there did to!
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