A Lady's Journal: Close It with Grace

Hello everyone.
hampir 3 minggu aku off nulis, after that Holler at Ya Girl Series.
[I do really hope that series can help a lot of people, at least open up your horizon, or at least give you a new perspective in life, I really do hope so.]

I didn't write bukan karna aku ga tau mau nulis apa, but I thought, only until I finish the assignment that I had, which was "Shared Christmas", then I could go on and write.

So, as I was doing my 30-day of Prayer and Fasting, after I finished the first week of it, I felt in my heart, that this year, the money that I've saved anually to be given to widows/widowers/orphans at my church in Medan should be given to orphans in the city where He's put me in, which is Padang.

And at that time, it occured in my heart, I was scared and not sure how to do it.
For 1) it was barely 3 weeks to Christmas, 2) I didn't have any orphanage's contact person's numbers, 3) how do I gather my friends, or tell people about this plan, in such short time, when I didn't even know which orphanage we're gonna have this celebration in, how we're gonna do it, or we'll what we give impact the orphanage.

One thing I learnt from that assignment is that :

If He put it in your heart, all He asks from you is your obedience,

to follow what He tells you to do, and to just trust Him,

trust that He'll make the way.

Long story short, Shared Christmas went out fantasticly.
We had short but meaningful sermon, we shared food, and the highlight of the night was we had games....and it was really fun to do, even for me as the MC and jury.
The kids and my friends were really after the prizes, they were really competitive...
bahasa Medan-nya sih "BETEKAK" banget demi poin kelompoknnya...ahahahahah... 😝😂💕
and this is one of the memories I will surely rejoice from 2019.

And I am forever grateful for my friends and family who participated in giving money/stationeries/bag/clothes/dolls/books and their time in this celebration.
I didn't expect we'd be able give money in that amount and packages that many.

I sicerely thank you all.

And thank you for trusting me to allocate them, to trust that I won't manipulate or take personal advantages from it.

~ S H A R E D C H R I S T M A S ~

Makasih Bi, udah nerima Gladys dengan sangat hangat.

To give people what you would be happy to accept if you were the one to accept.

I swear I was nervous...
jadi Worship Leader, ngasih kata sambutan, dan MC.
It was surreal. 🙏🙏🙏

What I want for Christmas...

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I did get to spend 24-hour of Christmas at home.

Old me would be mad over only being able to spend 24 hours with my family at chirstmas, mad and sad because I didn't get permission to not come to the hospital for one day, when we actually have the 'one day off' right.

But, I believe every thing happened for the good.

So on the day that I should have gone back home (Saturday), instead I met a friend that needed a 'safe-place'.

And the next day (Sunday), I got to spent time with Opung, having our discussion, on her next department and on my next journey.