But something greater than Sukan Tara happen on the same Friday, before Sukan Tara started. The annual event organized by the Christian Fellowship, and always held in the Lecture Theater (Dewan Kuliah). It is none other than the event in conjunction with Easter day, the annual Easter Rally.
But this year was like no other.
If there was a word to describe it, it would be indescribable. Because it was purely unimaginable, and its all because of the grace of the one and only true God.
This year, we started setting things up during recess, so by 12 pm, we could straight away start practicing and pray rather than shifting things. I personally had to go and wait for the pastor at the main gate.
So we tested the projector and sound and etc. everything seemed to be going well and now we can only just wait for the people to come in and get seated. This was where the amazing thing started to happen. Publicity this year was the same as previous years, just a couple of times announcement and that's all, besides the personal invitation to our friends. Then as we waited and musicians were still practicing, and as I tilted my head up, the crowd just couldn't stop pouring in, until they had to sit on the benches, which has never happen before during the previous years.
By that time, Shu Min and Jo Fan were awe struck and just went 'wow'. Shu Min even scolded me for not saying 'wow'. But personally, I was moved within myself but I'm not that kind who will extravagantly express my feelings. Nevertheless, all the more I kept praying in the Spirit, believing that it will not end just at the size of the crowd, but people will respond to the word of God.
Pastor Gurmit Singh (no not Phua Chu Kang), was excellent in his sharing. Like many times, especially sharing the gospel in such a limited time, he went on with testimonies of people's life without God and how it was transformed when they accepted Christ. The whole time I continued praying, and looking out for people who could be receptive to the word.
He came to the alter call, but he did it a very different way. This time of all times, was the first time I hear a Pastor ask everyone to open up their eyes during an alter call. But the reason was to encourage those who are willing. So about 10 seconds after he gave the alter call, one person raised his/her hand, I couldn't see who, then the who hall was clapping and cheering because someone has been save. From the on, it was like the a ball rolling, people just started raising their hands, even some whom I recognized as non-Christians raised their hands too. Once again, the feeling was indescribable, because it was all done and worked out by a Great God, an indescribable God.
We prayed the sinners prayer and whether some really meant it or not, I wouldn't know, but all I know is that we must make every effort to follow them up to help them understand that the Christ, Jesus Christ, which they have just accepted, will never leave them nor forsake them and will always be with them through thick and thin, I personally can testify to that, and I want them to experience it.
No doubt that this will be one of the most memorable things of my high school life because God was really behind this whole event and every mistake and trouble we had to go through. Now this is not and never will be the end, we have new people in the BIG FAMILY! We got to continue to follow them up and figure out a way for them to grow in Christ.
Once again, Indescribable.
Wai Leem
p/s: Though I hear people say that some were not serious and uncertain of what they believed in, nevertheless, there was nothing that we could do, and at times, we can continue to be amazed at what God can do through uncertainty and un-seriousness.
