Hello from a little isle at the end of the world...
Here at Ying Pan, we have had a great week, everything has been moving along very nicly, amazingly busy. This last Saturday was the biggest event for me in a while. For the second time, I attended a wedding at one of the Chinese churches I am good friends with. Actually, I was an usher in it this time! It was a moving experience, to see this couple take one of the biggest steps in their life. I don't know why, but there is something special about a wedding ceremony, even if I have to listen from the foyer...It brings out a longing in the hearts of the young people. Why? Why is it so hard to understand? Those older than us say, it is natural, they often say to just fill your mind with other things, keep busy 'til...til... But there is something special in that longing, because it is not just a instinct, it is a real need that we have been given by God. We open our hearts to Him, and cry out, "I want someone, I need someone, to be here with me, to share and hold, to be part of." He looks down, and replies, "Child, don't worry about it, I have already provided for you. I know just who you need, who is right for you. You may not see it now, but you will. Just trust me." I ask that you who are reading this would pray for the young people out here and there. As we seek to do God's will, pray that we would be filled with comfort and peace that God has already worked everything out, He is in complete control of the future.
In other news, our team will begin to teach in the junior high school next week, and that is going to be a challenge since it is the first time for all of us. Tomorrow we will head over there to do some planning, we'll see how that goes. It will be cool...
Til next time,
Isaac Mazur
Ying Pan
