Hello readers, Tony's here! August here in Columbus was pretty hot and my car a/c is retired from its work!! Anyway, me and all ISEEDers were involved in three IFI events: Welcome Picnic, OSU Involvement fair, and Welcome Party. We had a great time with international students and making friends with them. For me, I'm so happy to talk with one student and he said he wants a copy of the Bible and I gave him one. I pray that he will read it and the Lord will open his mind and work into his heart. I also talked with another student who was very shy, but now she feels comfortable with me and she has started teasing me a lot hahaha. Having good conversations with students makes me feel happy.

Like I mentioned earlier on my last post, I learned to trust God more and submit my anxiety and concerns to him. I feel exhausted and mistreated sometimes. I wondered why I reached out to students to join the Bible discussion but had very few positive responses. However, I remind myself that I’m working for God for his Kingdom and to please God alone. I feel and I know that there are many prayers from my brothers and sisters in Christ for me. I’m blessed. These two ideas makes me feel relieved and help me move on, focusing on work and to please the Lord. I pray for God to bless those who send prayers for me. God, you know who right?  

I had a good conversation with my mentor yesterday about his experiences with the Lord. He told me his past struggles and how he overcome it, how the Lord speak to him when he walked on the wrong direction, how the Lord pointed out that what he was doing to please the Lord was not really for pleasing Him. I learned from his experiences and I can adapt some to use on my own. I also received a prayer from my mentor. It was an encouraging prayer and I know God listened to his prayer.

During prayer, I read from Psalms 37 verse 3-7: Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. 4 Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this:  6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun. 7 Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.

God is really awesome!! Isn’t He?