AOT4
I was just
a young lady who wanted to support my
family financially but when God opened my eyes to his task, I can only say yes.
Now, I am still the same young lady, but now my greatest desire is to please
Abba – My Father God.
God has
wonderful plan for our lives. We can know his plan if we have an intimate,
loving fellowship with Him – that is called Koinonia. God proved and reveal to
me even more how great His love is and how faithful He is even when I am not.
this entire 9 weeks at camp, God revealed to me His plan and what he wants me
to do and I am happy and very excited to
do it. So you would understand more what I am trying to share and my koinonia with Jesus Christ, I have
written a poem that I would like to share with you all.
KOINONIA
WITH YESUS KRISTUS
It’s been 9 weeks in
all
We are going home at
last!
Treasuring all the AOT
memories
With the people you
grew to love as you prepare for God’s task.
The first week passed
and it was a blast
Fun and learning and
love so vast
Understanding
salvation given by Him who is just
His love displayed and
grace was spilled
And is freely given
for all who ask.
And to those who
received this free gift of salvation
He also gave the task
– the Great Commission
And it is for His
children to complete this mission
And by the power of
His Spirit this will be in completion
But sadly His
children’s hearts and mind
Have been so busy and
pre occupied
With selfish
ambitions, comforts and desires
We have traded His
Plan for the plans of this life
Looking into the lives
of those who walked before us
It does us great
benefit to learn from the past
We see how He spoke to
them and that his mercy never stopped
Their example of faith
can be a guide to our path.
And as we walk this
road trials will surely come
If we respond in faith
humility will abound
This will result in
our growth, being yet tested we’ve won
And we can greatly
rejoice knowing our future He’s planned
Though sin has brought
us guilt and shame
We can confess and
repent in His Name
Then forgiveness and
sanctification will come
In his glorious mercy
and compassion we’re home.
Days went by quickly,
we are on our sixth week
AOT days will be
through in just one more click
Oh men! Tears now fall
down my cheeks
For I’ve found here a
family, a one unique pick.
Meals are not complete
without Mantoy and Mommy
And in some meals we
add Ate Janet’s wild honey
Plates always full if
served by Mother Earth and Gweny
Stomachs are full
until another hour and thirty
On weekends we go
hiking up and down the cliff
When we reach our
destination there always is a sigh of relief
Fresca Tuna for lunch
for that convenient and cheap
Eating lunch with our
bare hands on a banana leaf!
Sixth week came with
God sprinkled bliss
Entering the Fountain
Gate, lessons no one should miss
Beware of debauchery! That
is Satan’s tease
Instead be filled with
the Spirit and God will be pleased.
Be like a tree planted
by the streams of water
Deeply rooted in God’s
word that cannot be altered
When storms come we
need not falter
Coz’ His Word is
living and active – the Bible utters
The one who steals
kills and destroys
Works hard overnight rehearsing
his ploys
He is the prince of
this fallen world
But we ought to fear
him not because we’ve got the Sword
and even be a Legion
flees with Jesus’ one word.
Ready or not, Jesus is
coming, certainly!
And so the gospel
should be preached consistently and intentionally
to the billions of
lost, to those who have not heard
so in His return they’ll
be taken homeward.
Dear Lord Jesus, my heart
breaks for your world
You have given me
passion to bring to them your words
for believers will be
judged according to each man’s work
but hell waits for
those who did not believe and have not heard.
My heart so rejoices in
Jesus’ teachings
But my heart aches
saying goodbye to my AOT siblings
Our friendship will
last and is never ending
Coz in Koinonia with
Yesus Kristus we will be together still.
All my love and
gratitude is to you, my King
And may all the days
of my life to you be an offering,
Meaning and beauty has
come to this life that once was so ordinary
To you, O my God be
all the praise, honor and glory.
_ Gwen _ 22
South Cotabato
*Pray with Gwen as she continues to lead a team in iloilo. may God continue to give her wisdom and may she always seek God to lead her and the team.
*may their team find their person of peace and be the start of a growing church in the area.
*may their team work well together and Christ be seen in how they treat each other.
The essential meaning of
the koinonia embraces concepts conveyed in the
English terms community, communion, joint participation, sharing and intimacy. Koinonia can therefore refer in some contexts
to a jointly contributed gift.[1] The word appears 19 times in most editions of
the Greek New Testament. In the New American Standard Bible, it is translated "fellowship"
twelve times, "sharing" three times, and "participation"
and "contribution" twice each.[2]
