Today was so wonderful!! I think that starting the day off in prayer makes such a difference! I managed to not sleep in this morning and made it to prayer for half an hour before breakfast. It went so fast. I wish I could make it for a whole hour! Oh well, I will try for tomorrow!
During our intercession session this morning, our focus was on abortion. We watched this really cool video. This reporter went around asking people how they felt about Hitler. Most of them said that he was an evil evil man. And the reporter asked 'If you had the chance to kill Hitler would you?' And they said 'Of course!'. Then he asked 'If Hitler held a gun to your head and told you to use a tractor to burry a pit of living Jews using the tractor, would you do it or would you take the bullet?' There were a few mixed answers but most people said that they would take the bullet. And when asked 'If Hitler gave you a gun and told you to shoot all of the Jews in the pit would you?' And all of the ones that had said that they might drive the tractor to burry them alive said that they would not shoot them. And the reporter said 'But wouldn't shooting them be more humane than burying them alive?' And this made the people think...
Then he moved them onto thinking about why Hitler was so bad, and how it is wrong to take any human life. Everyone agreed that this is morally wrong. So he brought up abortion. 'How do you feel about abortion?' Most people said that it was something that should be the woman's choice based on her situation. If the baby would be born into a bad environment, then it would be best to abort it... etc. So he asked 'At what point does a fetus become a 'life'?' And lots of people said 3 months or whatever, and he sort of argued that it is a potential life and a baby the whole time it is in the belly. So he asks 'Under what circumstances is it OK to kill a baby in the womb?' And they say, 'Oh if it is born into a bad situation... etc.'
And the reporter ties a parallel between abortion and the holocaust and taking innocent lives. All of the people changed their minds and said that abortion was wrong, and under no circumstances would it be OK to kill a baby. If the circumstances would not be good, then adopt it out.
It was a really cool video, and it really made me think.
Afterwards we interceded for all those who are considering abortions presently, for all of the people who have had them in the past, for all of the innocent babies that have been taken as a result, for governments and media and schools and churches and doctors to stand up against abortion... It was so powerful.
Later, David Cole came again. He talked more about the character and nature of God. God has both natural attributes and character (how he chooses to use these attributes).
If you are choosing a life-partner, do you simply look for a super attractive man that can run really fast and lift lots of weights? Or do you look for a man with good character that will treat you well and other good things? Probably you want the one with character... or one with good character that is also really good looking... :P
So God is like this too. He has these really awesome natural attributes, but we don't worship him because of those, he is great because of how he uses these things!
Some of his natural attributes are:
- He is triune
- He is spirit
- He exists in eternal time
- He has a personality
- He is powerful
Some of his character attributes are:
- He is LOVE
- He is LIGHT
- He is HOLY and RIGHTEOUS
... To be continued tomorrow!
It is really cool to learn all of these things about God. It is helping me to understand Him better, and it is helping me to grow stronger in my faith in God.
For lunch my kitchen buddies Rick and Abraham, made me some yummy soup! This is such a nice change from rice, rice and more rice! (But, surprise surprise I got rice for supper...) HAHA
This afternoon was work duties. I got assigned to do maintenance like mowing lawns and such with this awesome Maori guy named Rewai, but he rejected me because he didn't actually want that many people to help. So I got to be in charge of litter collection and weed pulling. Oh joy. First I got to brave a treacherous, steep hill filled with pokey shrubs and pick out all of the garbage! It was intense and I thought that I might die. But I made some new friends, Emily, Maya and a little boy who's name escapes me right now. He was 4 and the other two must have been about the same. He showed me his rock which is decorated with pirate stickers, and we chatted about eating dirt and worms. I think we will be besties for life now.
Brent came along after a while and helped me finish up garbage picking and gave me a refreshing sip of water. Then we went to weed. Schegg, Henk, Rebekah and Van also came to help in our plight. We may or may not have pulled out a few helpless flowers.... oops. I am pretty sure that Henk got bitten by some mysterious insect, because his hand swelled up to twice the size of his other hand, and got super warm compared to the other one. But he persevered and we got the job done.
It was really nice to be outside today! The sun was shining and I actually stripped down to one layer! Woah! I also love playing in the dirt and chatting with small children :)
While all of this yard-work was going on, my lovely roomy Hannah was in the kitchen baking. She made cookies and brownies, and even baked a pen! (on accident) it is now on display in our cottage.
Also today, I wrote encouragement notes to EVERYONE today and posted them on the little board. I think it made everyone happy and encouraged! YAY! I like everyone here SO much :)
Looking forward to another day on the ends of the Earth (that's what the Kiwi's call New Zealand)!
Gute Nacht!!!!
(Also, To est magnifique ce soir!!! - That's for you Schnegg!)
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