Matt and Raina Adventures

[okay, so this one happened last month, October24, 2009.. after this Raina said that this was her first ever embarrassing moment]

good swimming with kuya Izzy, followed by a really awkward surprise visit to RJ's, then an awesome time sharing before a great breakfast at ChowKing.

okay, so here's what happened.. me and kuya Izzy decided to go swimming today at 6am, and then go out and share Christ to random people right afterwards. our friend, Raina, told us that she also wanted to come along, so since her house was near by the pool, we both decided to pay her a visit. out of her bedroom window came the sleepiest, groggiest face you could get from her. she told us she would just go right after.

so kuya Izzy and i went swimming for a while, and Raina came by with a Bible and a hard boiled egg to eat. since Raina arrived, Izzy and i decided to take our showers to start the day. only problem is, that Izzy forgot his underwear, and decided to go home.

SO, Raina and i decided to pay RJ a visit since his house was really near. it was 7:10am. Raina and i argued a few times over the route to his house, until we finally arrived. we saw our friend, Jobert there, and he told us RJ was still sleeping, and asked if we wanted him to wake RJ up. i told him we would rather have the pleasure of doing so. we went inside the gate, and after a few wet-nosed greetings from their dogs (and having Raina almost jump on my back because of that, if i might add), we came inside the house and found a sleeping RJ resting in their livingroom bed. Raina and i approached the side nearest to him, and then Raina whispered to RJ's ear, "i am your conscience." this got us both laughing for a very short while, but NOTHING could prepare us for what happened next. right after she whispered in RJ's ear, and having him toss and turn after that, one head popped out from right beside RJ, and asked, "huh?"

the sleepy head of RJ's mom looked at both of us straight in the eye from under the covers. Raina and i FROZE in embarrassment, and (after a long pause, so to say,) then explained we came for RJ to have him team up with us for sharing. his mom shook him, and when he woke up, he realized it all wasn't a dream.

Raina and i collapsed, laughing on their sofa, recalling what just happened. after RJ brushed his teeth, we went out and strolled in the park. we were all able to share to a couple of people right before Izzy came back, fresh and ready (if you know what i mean). after sharing to the two people, the four of us split up into two groups, Izzy and RJ composing the first, then me and Raina the second. Raina and i were able to share to four guys from Mabinay, and were just filled to the brim! PTL for this morning! one of them asked us exactly how to receive Jesus, so we led him in prayer.

we then went to ChowKing for breakfast and fellowship and recalled how really great and funny today was.

Raina's perspective:
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=299122380583

When Roads Fork In

Psalm17:6

"I call on You, O God, for You will answer me; give ear to me and answer my prayer."

It's been a while since i've had timely fellowship with sibs. i mean, recalling MM days, blowing off the dust from the images in my head of the wonderful moments spent there with my Ates and Kuyas. Maybe it hasn't been that long though, but i still miss that Gethsemane. Anyway, times have changed for the better, and God is still sovereign over all, and He's still at work as He always has been.

The fellowships i'm getting into, and the new friends i'm making are just awesome. They're a real encouragement to me, and i'm so blessed to have been led to them. However, since i started college, i've been missing out a bit on fellowship. i mean, i rarely get to see my friends from church these days because of tight schedules, not to mention days pass by like weeks for me, but i am really glad for Friday nights at the Youth and Wednesday nights at Core.

For a while now, i've been praying about having a brother in Christ to chill, hang out, and Fish with during the free hours. God's definitely been doing some preparation because i didn't know what i was getting myself into one Tuesday morning while waiting for the Registrar's office to open and get my schedule printout to be finally stamped, ENROLLED. i sat down waiting, and there at the other end of the row of seats sat a guy who was doing the same. Well, we were both not going anywhere, so i had to share Christ to him. i was finally able to open up a conversation with him, but quickly found out that he too was a Christian from the same church as i was. His name is Dan, and i was curious about never having to have met him even though he has been attending church longer than i have; when he said he doesn't know when and where youth nights and college nights are held, and can't find anyone to hang out with. It broke me to learn that because he's unable to find Christian friends, and his timidity, he decided to just go about his days as a loner, rather than getting mixed with nonbelievers. That's when God grabbed my heart the most.

The Christian life was never meant to be lonely. I knew at that moment that my prayers were answered. To further confirm it, the free time in our schedules during Tuesdays and Thursdays matched! The same morning, since i was off at 9:30 in my only class, Dan and i went to validate our IDs. i asked him if he was up for some fishing, and was blessed to know he didn't hesitate one bit, even though he didn't have much experience, and still wanted to learn how. We were able to talk to this one guy sitting next to us, and he was very thankful. While waiting, it became clear to me that Dan really felt lonely. He warmed up to me real quickly, and shared to me that he too was praying for a brother to hang out with and talk to about God in an edifying way. God just put us both in awe when we both learned we had the same prayer answered.

We now meet up regularly on Tuesday mornings to listen to sermons, and TTh afternoons to do some witnessing. Dan's been a real blessing to me in just a short while. He reminds me that there really is nothing up for grabs in this world which will ever satisfy the Spirit. i guess my task now is to bring him out of his shell and encourage him to stand boldly for God regardless the circumstance.

God's been real awesome as He always is! <><