In His Time...

Horray...It's time for refreshing....

That's must be a good news for everybody. Yes, we need to take a refreshing time in our life. We are not a machine....even a machine needs sometimes for cooling down. Take a time to rest...then work again after it.

As I stay here in Tainan, I observed how people here behave. I notice that most of people here use their time properly. Why??? It is hard to find a traditional Taiwanese restaurant open if it is not eating time. One time I was very hungry because I did not take my lunch, then I tried to find some restaurant near by but all of them closed. They just open during eating time, lunch from 11 am till 2pm and dinner from 5pm till 8pm. Outside that time range, you will never find some food there.

As I think about it, I think God also work that way. He has His time for us. It is on order and never late or too early. The problem is do we know when is His time for our life? How do we connect to Him and know His time for us exactly. It's common for us to complain like I did when I came in not in the "eating time"; No food there. Nothing....

So, if we want to find "the food" come on time. God always on time, never late or too early. Just as the lyrics of this song:

In His time, in His time,
He makes all thing beautiful in His time.
Lord, my life to You I bring,
May each song I have to sing,
Be to You a lovely thing, in Your time.

In Your time, in Your time,
You make all thing beautiful in Your time.
Lord, my life to You I bring,
May each song I have to sing,
Be to You a lovely thing, in Your time.

Ecclesiastes 3:11
神造萬物，各按其時成為美好，又將永生（原文作永遠）安置在世人心裡。然而神從始至終的作為，人不能參透。

A New History has Made

We have made a new history here in Tainan, Taiwan. Started with a longing desire to see Indonesian Christian Students gather, we were trying to organize an event for it. Using the momentum of "Tainan Tour with students from Taichung" we formed KeluargA mahasisWA Kristiani Indonesia di TAiwan (KAWANKITA). We called our selves a family which are consist of Christian and Catholic students.

Last Saturday, Oct 25, 2008. We have made the first ever KAWANKITA fellowship. There were 22 students attended. They came from NCKU and STUT. It was surprised for a quite big number attended that meeting. We had wonderful time togerther, praising God and enjoying get to know each other. Overall, It was fun and enjoyable. We all agreed that we will continue this fellowship and had some of us take in charge about it.

It was ended well and everybody enjoy it. Thanks guys for all your hard work...keep be a History Maker in His story.

What will You do??

Hey I wanna share something that happened to me last Friday night. As usual, I spent some time till night doing my business. Then it reached 2 am and I felt sleepy. I went out to the bathroom planning to brush my teeth. Then, when I am back; I forget that my key was inside the room. I could not get in. It was 2.30 am and everybody was sleeping that time. In fact, my room mate is not here, he went back home to his country.

I felt very embarrassing, angry and I do not know how to express it. So, I was locked outside my room. It was Saturday early morning when everybody slept and dorm manager was not here because it is Saturday. I tried many ways to open my door. I used any tool that I found, knife, spoon, etc. It was so tired, I wanted to sleep but I cant go inside. I did try for almost 2 hours to open the door. But, It was too hard to open it from the outside. I gave up, then I went down to the TV room trying to watch TV till morning. I felt very sleepy....need to sleep. I met some friends, hoping they will ask me to sleep in their room but they only told me to meet the dorm assistant and asked about the key. I went to his room trying to knock but still no answer...I think it was too early in the morning.

Finally, I really give up. I decided to wait till morning..maybe somebody will go out and help me. 6.30 am, I tried to knock again in the dorm assistant room but it was not his room. It was another student' room. Then he helped me to call security guard. The guard came in but he has no key...oh my...still can't open the door. I waited again...till around 7.00 am I went to the dorm assistant room hoping that he will give me a key or at least some suggestions. Ehm...finally someone open the door..somebody came out...but he said a very bad words to me...I knew that I might disturb him but I was very tired and I need to sleep... I said..I am sorry...I need to go inside my room but now key. Then the dorm assistant talked to me, he suggested to call the management. I went down to find a phone and called the management. They said that they will send some one to help me open my room. I kept on waiting...8.00 am....8.30am...till 8.45am..finally some one came and give me the key. Praise God, I can enter my room now. I can sleep now.

I flash back and trying to get some lesson from it. I asked God what could the lesson I can learn from it. God said that some times we have to wait...till its time..I don't know that why during that time I did not feel panic or hopeless. I just feel there will be away out of this..but I don't know when..I did try my best but still nothing happen. Trust on God because God is under control and He will do His part in His time....that's is the BEST answer for us.

Reason to Praise

Wanna find some reason not to praise God? I do not think I can. There are many reasons in our life that we can use to praise God even more. Everyday we wake up and breath a new day arise as we can see the sun there.

This week it's a busy week for me. I had some papers due on this week. I think it's normal because we move almost to the middle of the semester. Working hard making the paper and submit it on time. Praise God I could able to meet all the due.

This we still working on Eva's visa. Trying to find the best way for her to join me here. Today I just submitted her application to NCKU, this is one of the possibility for her to join me. One thing that I believe is God is Under Control. He let everything happen for His purpose.

Then, I also got a confirmation from one of private University in Indonesia. The president said that he agreed to accommodate my needs in order to apply the scholarship from Indonesia' government. Praise God for it. This means that I have to go back home for the final agreement next winter vocation.

Tomorrow also I will join the first Indonesian Christian Fellowship in Tainan. We name it KAWANKITA (KeluargA mahasisWa Kristiani Indonesia di TAiwan), newly establish fellowship. I pray that this fellowship will bring a good impact for sorrounding here in Taiwan and back in Indonesia.

So, take your time...count His Blessing....and start to PRAISE HIM. There is no reason for us not to praise HIM...

Walking in God's Calling

How many of us usually claim that God called them?? Proudly speaking about God's calling in our life sometimes can be bias. How many of us can survive till the end? Or we just quit in the middle of our journey.

Let's take some quick lesson from Israelites. When God called Moses to lead his people out of Egypt, God really serious about it. The first respond of Moses was he needs some one who are good in speaking, then God sent Aron for him. As we know, the story told us that God brought them out with His Mighty hands. And yet some of them keep on murmuring in their journey. Then, we know the rest of the story, Moses and his generation did not enter the Canaan. Only, Joshua n Caleb' generation could enter the Canaan.

Some quick lesson from this story:

- When God calls, it means that He will take care and responsible for everything. Yes, sometime we are not ready. It's too sudden, too risk and too difficult to achieve. If we are in this situation, I believe that we never into the point of 100% trusting God. Because we like to compare to our past and always asking for "readiness" to walk in God's calling. This is the first step of trusting God. Like the Israelites story, even God had given them manna and meat in the desert; still it did not satisfy them. Remember this; If you walk with God in this step, God will always give you ENOUGH. Yes, sometimes it does not satisfy you but keep walking and trust Him.

-When God calls, it means He has something GREAT at the end of the Journey. God called the Israelites out of Egypt to the Promise Land. The end of the journey is Promise Land, the Land fulls with milk and honey. Moses and his generation did not fix their eyes and focus on God's Promise. They were busy with their daily needs, what would they eat? what would they wear?? etc. And what happened? When they were facing the people of Canaan, they were afraid because they look back to their physical condition and forget that the Mighty God was with them.

-When God calls, It means that He has fixed His eyes on you, He trusted you. This also applied when God called Moses with his people out of Egypt. God has put his trust to His people that they can walk through any kind situation to the Promise Land. But, what happened, even they had walked away. God still faithful, He rose new generation of the Israelites who can really enter Canaan. Joshua and his generation did it.

There will be a time when you walk with God in the "under cover". No body recognize you, just like Israelites walk in the desert. Jesus in his first 30 years, no body recognize him. This is the phase when God trains us, molds us, and purify our heart. Be patient because there will be something GREAT at the end. Even that nobody looks and counts you...keep walking...

"Be A History Maker in God's story; reach your promise land"

After Happy Friday NIght...

Ehm.....What would I say??
I joined the Happy Friday Night, that what the called it. It is on Friday Night where all the student in ICID gather and listen to another student progress report and have Pizza. Last Friday was PhD student's turn. As the first year student we don't have to present that night. So, I just came for Pizza and listened to the 2nd and 3rd year student presentation. It gave some idea what kind of projects or researches are those PhD student are doing. I enjoyed it, especially the pizza...hehehehe...

Speaking about research, we have to find our own interest. It kinds a weird from the first time, finding out what is this department and what do they expect from us. I told my adviser that I need to discuss my research topic so I can start to read some material related to my topic.
Finally, I got my research topic. It's about Service Design. It's something new to me and even in the design studies. So, it requires me to read more and more....

I believe that as God sent me here, He will guide me and lead me to the victory....

"Be a History Maker in HIS Story"

Move to School Dormitory

Hey...today is the fourth day of my life in the NCKU dormitory. I decided to move because my wife had gone back to Indonesia. She needs to go back because of visa problem. Its hard though to be alone again. But, beyond that situation we believe that God has something for us.

I stay now in the Sheng Li Dorm no. 6 room 307, together with my Indonesian friend. His name is Bode Haryanto, a PhD candidate in Chemical Engineering and also my former faculty member during my undergraduate study. So, we had a wonderful time here together.

We are praying that the time will come soon for us to stay together again.

Taiwan Design Expo 2008

Sometimes.....in Our Life....

Yes...sometimes we come to the point of expecting that God will answer our prayer. We feel that we have asked Him and He will answer our prayer. But, what happen in the reality. Its way different from our expectation. In fact, God is under control of our life.

Thats what we experience last few days here. We struggling for Eva's visa, we need to extend her visa soon. As we come here, I got student visa and Eva has visitor visa and the counselor said that we can extend her visa as soon as I got my residency and complete all the papers. Then we did it but the authority said that I have to stay for one year here before I have my wife join me. Its weird because that regulation isn't in the written regulation that we can find. We went to the office in Kaohsiung and even to Taipei..but still the same answer. We tried about missionary visa but the officer kept in insisting that they have the authority to deny or accept the application. Then, we did our best. The final result is that Eva needs to go out and apply visa from outside Taiwan. She left on Oct 2, 2008 to Indonesia.We realize that God is under control in our lives. He controlled our lives and He knows the best for us. Like He said that all things work together in bringing good for those who trust him. Its sad though but we know that we can walk through it. So, I am alone here in Tainan and I am planning to move to the school dormitory so we can save for the visa work.

We know our purpose why should we stay here and why should we survive. As we walk with God, He is Emmanuel (God with Us). Nothing is impossible with Him. We have to fully trust Him all time, even sometimes it seems that far away from our expectation.