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Mighty Hands

I did not remember how many accidents I have experienced, regardless it because of my fault or someone else, but through all of these experiences I learnt that God helps all the time.

A miracle two days before the final Senior High School exam 1997 happened. As usual, I prepare all of things to face it and also checking the place where the exam will be held with Anna – a friend and neighbor. We always go to school together with her motorbike.

Everything seemed perfect in that Saturday morning, no rush, and no bad traffic at all; Anna and I went to school. It just about 2 km of 6 km on the way, a group of ‘white & grey uniform’ students went across the street. They were Technical High School students.

I was slowing down the bike when a man was doubtful crossing the street. Franticly I turned my bike away from him, but boom…gosh it was too late!

Fell over from the bike got us minor injuries. Bad bruises all over our hands and legs, so poignant...ugghhh so was the man. Yet worst, Anna got to wear eyeglasses until now…so sorry Anna for that. But we had to continue our ride to school…O God, it was so painful.

Some teachers blamed us for that incident when we arrived at school. Yes we knew that two more days we are facing the final exam…but we were careless. After getting the treatment, we continue the study…

Thanks God we were okay, only minor injuries, so we could face the final exam on Monday. In fact, we got good marks in the result and could continue to learn in university. God’s mighty hands had proofed once again!

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gratefully thanks

Dear JC,
How great I thank Thee for all You have done…
especially in my last long seven months vacation at home
many things happened, good and bad…
nevertheless they were nothing, compare to Your love!

JC, You knew…
I have been scheduled to join the ship last July…but it was canceled!
However, I did not know why…
I was so calm at that timeso relax…even laugh, no worry at all
Eventhough I realize, I am broke soon if no job to do
I just relied on You…believe that something good You have prepared for me!
…and the answers were just revealed a month ago

You touched my friend Rian in Prinsendam to contact me
He asked me to replace him in September not December as scheduled
Wow JC, it was great news though! I said okay…
Then he arranged his request to go home earlier to the head office Seattle
I just believe that if this one is Your will, no one can stop it!

JC,

one time in August my other fellow worker Komang from Prinsendam called me

Hey…your name appeared here, this coming September!

I explained him that I had called the agent in Jakarta about it, and…

there was no updated status for me than as scheduled in December!

Yet, he urged me to contact again and I did… still, the result was zero

JC…big questions filled my head

The agent said that the system is online between Seattle and Jakarta

But the truth was, my name appeared on the ship?

After explaining the situation to him, he agreed to send an email about the real status to the head office.

One day, I was checking my mail JC…

Rian confirmed that he already asked the exchange schedule…even he called me!

The head office agreed and rescheduled him to go home earlier

and put me to replace him on September 22

So…if this one was not by You, who can do better?

Then finally, the agent called me to schedule my re-medical checkup in Jakarta

JC, again…You showed me a miracle moment!

You knew, I had my previous medical checkup in the same hospital on May…

“Hello doctor, we meet again” I said to the physician when I entered his room

amazingly, without a complete physical examination, he gave me good result…wow!

Even the receptionist said how quick I was examined!

See, sometimes Your sense of humor shown…he…he…

Another occasion astonished me JC!
You know…when I came to the agent’s office in Jakarta
to arrange the Netherlands’s visa a day before the re-medical checkup,
I found out that…if I joined the ship last July,
I would still in the junior level than I should be!
I heard from my friend’s experienced, to remedial the status
took months and the salary of course would be lessen than it should be…Great thanks JC!

Dear JC,
I have been showered with an unconditional love…it’s Yours
You gave chance to serve You in church…gospel music, I love it!
You sent Your children to make my vacation so colorful…
Thanks for acquainted me with such great friends with their wonderful talents
Besides my friends in church who always support me to believe and serve You
You gave me cyber friends and thanks, some of them…I met in personal
Yunus Eka, my previous roommate and Jaya my work mate in Westerdam
who urged me to make a friendster,
from them I knew about friendship and high tech he...he...thanks guys
Bless Yunus’s families in Malang who had welcomed me
when I went there to visit, nice families!
Ros Maria, my first blogging friend.
Thanks for the support to update my blog and allowing me to repost your appendectomy valuable experience.
Thanks as well for sharing me your ‘stories’… I learnt a lot girl! Regards to bang P
Agus Edditag and Aroeng Binang, my first gurus in blogging space!
Your tutorials help me much to be a blogger mania
Riena Kusuma, a girl with tender heart and longing for Your presence everyday
From her I learnt about how to love You,
surrender and rely on Your will every time.
In addition, we have the same vision to witness about Your great loves in life…
we pour out them in the testimonial, let it be blessing to others…
from You to the world for Your glory!
Great thanks to see her wonderful and warmth families and friends,
they have been huge blessing for me
Great thanks also to ‘my cousin’ Dee Hapsari, who helped me to edit some of my articles
to be easy to understand and meaningful,
a nice friend who accompanied me when I was in Malang
Such great talent you have Dee, keep it up!
My great thanks JC to Trinity my new spiritual sister and friend,
a creative blogger with inspiring stories, down to earth and easy to understand.
A lovely wife and caress mom to her family,
and I am sure a great and loveable daughter to You Lord
Sister, you have been great blessing for sharing me
the true meaning of ‘love’ with your summary ‘Bagaimana Saudara tahu Saudara telah jatuh cinta’
Yet, I am sure it's happening to me…
and sister, your blog is our favorite, keep blogging!
Chubbycheeksillustration, made by my high school’s friend.
Her loves to God always amaze me…no wonder God blesses her wonderfully.
Nice blog and inspiring though!

Dear JC,
My journeys are still rolling…
More over, I was speechless to know that You are making my dream come true…
I thought it was gone when I noticed I was canceled to join the Rotterdam in July
Still, Europe is my journey on my next assignment with Prinsendam
I surrender all my life and the ‘great’ plan next year…
Let Your wills be done unto me!
Traveling my life with You as the Captain is always wonderful
Through all good and bad circumstances, You make them all beautiful!
From that on, let me be an open letter to the world about You
Write more and more about You
Live my life in other great miracles You give
to experience the lives…

JC,

With deepest love,

stefanusfajar

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Quicker than I thought

Strength and courage for the weary
God’s own hand to guide each day
This and more is for the asking
When we meditate and pray


“Dad, please pray for me. Tomorrow I have to go to Lampung to take care Ranto’s education fund. I’m going there with morning flight” said Mary to John her father. Mary, a seven months pregnant - woman, must go to another city in Sumatra because her husband could not leave his tasks as a Pediatrician student. They’d ever stayed in Lampung for four years, but they moved to Jogjakarta (in Java Island) as Ranto taking the pediatrician college. The flight from Jogjakata must transit in Jakarta for an hour and then continue to Lampung. Meanwhile John her father, prayed for God’s guidance to Mary.


After over night in the official home for a physician she used to live with her family in Lampung, Mary went to the Regent Government Office by bus in that early Friday morning. She used to work in this office, but she asked a transfer to Jogjakarta to accompany her husband. Her plans were meeting the treasurer, clear the fund and going home right away. Apparently, many people got in the line to clear the fund because the treasurer just got back from Solo in Java Island for her sibling’s cemetery for days. Gosh, I could not stay longer here, who will take care my daughters and husband back home...

“Hi Mary, how are you? What are you doing here?” “I’m fine Sir…I have to clear my husband’s education fund” she answered to the Regent Officer when they met. “My husband could not come for himself; he has an urgent task in Jogja. However, Sir, I think I could not get the fund today. The Line was so long in the treasurer’s office. I have to stay longer…” “It’s alright, come with me” the Regent cut her sentence before she finished it. Then they went to the Regent office. After a little chitchat, she got the clearance letter to give to the treasurer to clear the fund.

Thanks God, without You it would not finish so quickly…only a day! I didn’t have to stay longer in Lampung and could go home to Jogjakarta quicker than I thought. God, surely it was You who sent the Regent early in the morning because he didn’t use to come to office so early. Moreover, if I had to get in line, I have to come again on Monday because Friday is a short day, Saturday and Sunday are holidays for Government Office.



I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye (Psalm 32:8)

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Lord is My Healer

Something inside kept asking to accompany my husband Ary, to go to Klaten. My youngest daughter Restry was ill in that time, so she could not join us. Eventhough heavyhearted, after we prayed for her and our trip, we went to Klaten. Everything seemed fine in that time 2002. It took about 2 hour’s trip from Karanganyar where we live, to Klaten. I was 44 years old, in good condition taking quite long journey with my husband to Klaten.

Entering Solo, just about half an hour trip from home, suddenly something hurt my left-middle finger. It stuck badly! “Mas, it is so hurt!” I told my husband when we stopped. My body became stiff; numb…it was so quick! I could not feel anything…

Thanks God, we were close to RS. Dr. Moewardi when it happened. I believe He led us to that hospital for getting immediate help. “Dik, hold on…I will take you to hospital right now”. Franticly my husband turned the vehicle to the ICU right away. Lord my God, please help me! I shouted to the Lord in that critical situation. I believe in You…Your powerful blood will heal me!


The doctor said that I almost got stroke after he took pre-examination on me. Praise God, if only You did not lead us on our ways…it could be fatal! The inner voice within me kept asking me to confess about the healing. My numb tongue did not let me down to say “Jesus’ blood heals me!” I believe He is bigger than what I was going through. I did not care about what people thinking about me, but I kept my confession repeatedly. From the medical check up result, my heart was okay except my blood pressure became 140 than normally 120.Then the doctor sent me to the neurologist to get a better intensive care, in fact, I had to overstay. I got medicine through the intravenous, but it turned out worse; I could hardly breathe and weaker...

“Nurse, where is doctor?” I asked the nurse. “The doctor just left home…don’t worry he is going to check you tomorrow”, the nurse said indifferently. O God, how could it happen? The doctor just left home, I might be getting worse…but no, I will not give up, You are the doctor of doctors! “Jesus’ blood heals me!” I kept my faith up and said it repeatedly…I had my husband beside me, yet He sent relatives and friends to strengthen and prayed for me…thanks God! And few hours later, something strange happened. I felt like a refreshing blood flowing inside me, strengthen me and …the critical condition had been passed! Amazing…

I could only bed rest in about 3 months for recovery. I often went to the hospital to check up my condition…but dizzy and numb still happen. Two neurologists had been taking care of me but still nothing. Then, I went to an Internist…and praise God; he found out that I got an acute gastric problem. Thus, I got an appropriate treatment until I recovered.

I knew, God allowed all of these to test my faith and my family, to grow up our lives in following Him. To give thanks in all circumstances, trust Him for His plans on us. Praise the Lord!

Base on Fena, my mother’s story, composed by: Riena M Kusuma N, SH

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I LOVE YOU JC (part 2)

Lie back, daughter, let your head
be tipped back in the cup of my hand.
Gently, and I will hold you.
Spread your arms wide, lie out on the stream
and look high at the gulls.
A dead-man’s float is face down.
You will dive
and swim soon enough where this tidewater
ebbs to the sea. Daughter, believe
me, when you tire on the long thrash
to your island, lie up, and survive.
As you float now, where I held you
and let go, remember when fear
cramps your heart what I told you:
Lie gently and wide to the light-year
stars, lie back, and the sea will hold you.

(First Lesson, Phillip Booth)


Dear JC,
As a man who is well-acquainted with sea
I learn many things from a deep, vast ocean..
It’s like life in analogy..
Tide, storm, sunshine…
Sorrows, joys, and even humors…
Every single thing has its own wisdom inside…
Now I’m writing to You…
telling how You create me as a strong sailor through rough wind and abating storm..

Ha…ha…ha…
Ooops, I’m sorry JC, I was laughing, but I was not laughing at You.
It’s just…uhm… sometimes I think You’ve got good sense of humor.
Even in bad circumstances experienced by Your sons.
Like what I have experienced so far.
JC, I know You have a good ability in putting lessons about life in any kinds of situation.
Laughs and tears are provided to enrich human’s life perspectives.
All are means of showing Your caress….
Now, I’m facing hardship in life, but thanks JC I still can laugh because….
I know You always be with me…
Never let me alone in any circumstances….
I remember…six years ago I was through a circumstance by which I changed my point of view.
Since then I know the One to whom I trust and ask for strength whenever I’m weak.
You share Your optimism to see problems as challenges in life.
“So, with You I can do a lot of things.” (Phil 4:13)

Dear JC,
Let me trace back to what happened to my family several years ago.
It was about how my family got the emotional bound between the members.
It was my older brother’s girlfriend You used to show that…
love between family members is precious thing in life…
My brother loved her with all his heart, even he helped her financial problem by giving her money to pay her college–fee and also gave her family capital to set their shop..
But what had she done to him?
She loved another man when my brother was on duty on the ship.
How could she do that, JC?
It was a long relationship to throw away…
But he always trusts in You and believes that everything will be ok if he leaves everything on Your hands….

Dear JC,
A couple of years later, it happened also to me…
I broke my 10–years relationship with a girl I loved..
However, I consider it as something worth learning.
It really means a thing for me..
Love, laughs, tears, caress….are things which do not deserve to be thrown away..

Ha..ha..ha..anytime I remember that I question myself…
……why should I cry out loud……
……why should I loose weight……
……why should I loose my appetite……

Dear JC,
I learn from those bad circumstances that
Since then each member of my family tries to reach each other's hands
to strengthen those who are weak….
You make my family is closer to each other…
Pray together in Your Almighty name…
Share laughs and tears…
Although distance does us apart…
I still remember what is said by my mother:
If there were a writer whose will to write our stories, there would have been a good family drama to watch on TV!
Now on, from what we experienced in the past, we can help others whose the same problems..
Thanks JC for the opportunity to learn the cruel side of life so that we can offer hands to help others…

Dear JC,
Now, I come across with another bad circumstance…
On July 17th I should have been on the ship doing my job…
seeing Europe and Latin America as I always dream about…
But suddenly………………………………………………………………………………
My name disappeared from the list of crews who will join the sail.
Emails have been sent to the Headquarter, but I’ve got no certain answer for it.
Shocked….confused……but I wonder why I just laugh at it.
Though I realize that I’ve been five months on vacation
and slowly I’m broke for there’s no job to do!
I messaged my cell leader, my best friends, and also my prayer troops,
telling them what happens to me…
And I’ve got the same reply:
..maybe this is the time God lets you find your soul mate before sailing……
Ha…ha…ha…this is what I love about You JC…
Behind all sorrows, there must be something given as reward.
You never let us down….
“There which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, and which have not entered the heart of man, all of God has prepared for those who love Him.”

(1 Corinthians 2:9)

Dear JC,
I remember when I let my beloved one go a few years ago…
You show me this precious Scripture:
“My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor faint when you are reproved by Him; for those whom the Lord loves He disciplines, and He scourges every son whom He receives.” (Hebrew 12:5-6)

Is this what You want me to learn, again?
You disciple me, You make me a man, a grown-up man..
Not a spoiled boy who always gets what he wants and cries if he doesn’t get what he wants…
Is this the way You get me into my manhood?
Although the bad circumstances sometimes made me cry, made me loose my mind but….
As long as I’m with You, I will be strong…
Let them challenge me!
I’m not afraid anymore because I know You always be at my side…

Dear JC,
Teach me how to cope hardships in life…
Mould me to the shape that You want me to be…
Give me strength….
Give me Your eternal Light….
Hold me tight…
Let this humble man face his life challenges…
Conquer life by the power from You, Lord…
not from my own might I can bear the burdens…
Let Your wills done!


From the deepest love to You, my JC
stefanusfajar

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Deliverance from the Death

I went to complete my administration terms in my campus for the graduation ceremony. Dini my friend, who lives in the same way home with me asked for a ride home. I was in hurry to go home but she insisted eventhough I didn’t have one helmet spare. There’s no sign that something bad was going to happen in that morning, 2001 a week after I finished my thesis test. Thanks God, I could not imagine if this experience happened before the test.

It took only 15 minutes to Dini’s home by motorbike somehow. Before we arrived, around 20 meter away home I turned the right sign-lamp on and I took a look at my right rearview mirror…it seemed okay to cross the street. The cars behind us even slowed their ride down to give space to cross. I was right on the middle of the street, when suddenly a truck in high speed came across. Franticly I tried to avoid it, but there was no time...O God, please help...Dini... BOOM! Everything became dark...

I opened my eyes, I heard voices...everything was blur...I was dazed from the accident…tried to wake up and searched for my friend Dini. O God, she was there…by the street’s edge. People clustered around her. I came and shook her up…Dini, are you alright? Dini, please wake up…but she was unconscious…her head was wounded and bleeding…O God…what should I do? “Come on, hurry up…bring her to the hospital” the crowd shouted. Then some men stopped a car and lifted her inside. The car brought us to the nearest hospital; Thanks God it’s only five minutes away…

While Dini was being taken care in ICU, I went to complete the papers for the administration and tried to contact Dini’s parents and mine. God please let Dini’s parents know about this accident…it was my prayer when I couldn’t contact them. Suddenly they showed up with tensed expression…Lord, I’m worry about Dini…help me to explain to Dini’s parents…eventhough it was small wounded but every time she’s awake, she’s vomiting and fainted again…please Lord…
”I’m sorry, I couldn’t control it…we’re just about to cross the highway, suddenly without any sign a truck…”, “It’s okay…let’s just pray that Dini is okay” Dini’s parents cut my explanation. They tried to calm their voices, but their worry face obviously seen. My parents came abruptly. “Are you okay Rien?” Suddenly I lost my mind, so dizzy and I felt weak…I walked wobbly into the ICU. “Nurse, can I get medicine…” the nurse then laid me on the bed…but I started vomiting…so dizzy…weak…I had to stay on the bad a whole week long, but Dini…she was coma for a week and almost a month she didn’t remember anyone even worst…she lost her sense of smell!.

In 2005, Dini and I were together in a boarding house. We were joking with friends in that afternoon, playing around…”Who’s farting?! Gosh…it’s so smell!” Dini shouted. “Haaah? Dini…you can smell again…!” I was completely stupefied by what has happened. He made miracle to Dini, her sense of smell came back. I recalled that bad day. Many witnesses who saw that terrible accident said that we were hit by speeding truck, we collided badly on the truck’s nose…my head broke the rearview, and Dini’s head without helmet hit the asphalt straightaway. But amazingly, the crowd said…it’s like someone had laid me down safely with helmet still on my head. What a wonderful Lord You are! You saved and kept us away from any worst injured. Most amazingly, it didn’t take a long time for the healing. Praise the Lord!

composed by: Riena M Kusuma N, SH

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I LOVE YOU JC

Dear JC,
Today I was thinking about what I had been through in these 31 years.
July 11, 31 years ago, You let me see the world for the very first time…
You also gave me the most wonderful present in my life, a twin! It’s a rare gift, right?
Not everyone gets as precious present as what I got from You.
So, it’s the way You show me Your gracious love.
I got along with wonderful childhood when my family and I lived in Jayapura.
Although I don’t remember what I experienced when I was there, but from the pictures I know that we were so happy when we had a vacation with the whole family on a beach there.

Dear JC,
You really know that when I was a small kid I could not stand doing things which were considered dangerous.
Do You remember JC, where I got the scar on my forehead?
The scar is like that on Harry Potter’s forehead.
One day, when I was a toddler I fell down on a rocky street when I was running after my uncle who was on his scooter.
I do really know if You had not caught held my hand I would have been more badly injured. Thanks for the scar which always reminds me of that unforgettable moment.

Dear JC,
When I was 5 years old, You sent Your angels to guard my family to move from Papua to Solo, a small town in which I spent my youth.
You put Your hand on my mother’s and my aunt’s hearts to calm them down when I ran from one seat to other seats when we were flying high above. I kept making them worried of my running here and there, he…he…
JC, do You remember my neighbor, Miss Nining?
Was I so cute so that she always lingered around me?
Do You also remember that I was about to loose my right ear because of her?
One afternoon, I was too excited riding my little bicycle without having an additional wheel.
However, she kept worrying on the way I rode my bicycle. She ran after me to guard me so that I wouldn’t fall down from the bicycle.
Unfortunately, this frightened me a lot because I was still nervous.
I tried hard not to hit her, but …….the accident happened!
When I was trying to avoid her I hit the freshly-cut bamboo fence and it cut my right ear.
AAAARRRRRGGGGHHHH, JC it hurt me…I couldn’t help seeing the running blood.
I left my bicycle and run to my mom at home. She banded the wounded ear.
Do You still remember what I did after that JC?
I was back to my little bicycle and played around…he…he…what a kid!
Thanks JC for Your love through my mother’s hands…

Dear JC,
You taught me many other lessons in my elementary school time.
I remember You had Your angel catch me from another accident.
I fell down on a street with slippery asphalt scattered around when I was chasing my friends.
At that time, I knew that You sent Your angel through my teacher’s hand, Mr. Roesdianto.
He helped me to stand up and banded my injured chin.
JC, You also granted my twin brother and me to have chance to win a traditional dance competition in a province level, but of course it required night and day labor.
I know JC, You had given us the smallest amount of Your strength to put forth our best effort to be the winner. What a Gracious Lord! Thank You….

Dear JC…
I still remember, at the same time 19 years ago when I was in the 6th grade in elementary school, my twin and I asked our mother to make traditional cakes to be brought to school to celebrate our birthday. She made lots of lontong and pastels for all our teachers and classmates. I was worrying all the time to wait for the celebration, so that I couldn’t concentrate on the lessons given by the teachers. Was everything under control? Was everything well-prepared? Would there be anything bad happen? Such questions occupied my mind.
Finally, the breaking time came!
Mr. Tukimin, our teacher, gave us an announcement that there would be an immunization program for the 6th grade students. The program would be carried out right away.
Oh, we were all surprised because we had such a program previously. Some of the students started to worry…especially those who were afraid of being injected.
Voila, suddenly Mr. Tukimin brought in a basket full of food! Hahaha….it’s a gorgeous time I’ll never forget! Thanks JC for Your sense of humor!

Dear JC,
It was my time in junior high.
Do You still remember when You saved me from the other accident?
My school was quite far from home; therefore, my parents bought me a bicycle.
One morning, I was in hurry to go to school and the traffic was terribly crowded.
On a T-junction, I made a sudden turn after passing a motorcycle……aaaand…BOOM!
The motor cycle hit me. I fell down on the street with my bicycle was over me.
The man with his wife and child on the motorcycle were ok, but he got mad at me.
He shouted at me with swearing words! He blamed me for the accident.
JC, I know that again Your hand fell over his wife’s heart.
She calmed her husband down and asked him to continue their ride.
I didn’t get bad injures. But it was scaring experience somehow.
Thanks Lord for Your saving me again that time…

Dear JC,
The time of my manhood was putting forth its buds.
It was time when I was in the 2nd grade of senior high.
I got involved in a Sunday School activities to serve You.
Lord, You gave a chance to get acquainted with a beautiful girl with whom I shared my laugh and tears.
She was so gorgeous! She sparked my world!
Together, we served You, prayed in Your name.
We supported each other and prayed for our families together.
But, it only lasted in 10 years. We decided to have our own way.
JC, although it hurt me a lot, it gave me insights about woman, life, love, and caress.
JC, I believe in Your plan of having me in Your perfect time to unite me with my soul mate in a holly marriage.
I do really trust in Your beautiful blue print of man’s drama!

Dear JC,
Now I realize how a Gracious Lord You are to me!
I cannot depict Your Love to me into a single word.
Your eternal Blessing, Your Caress, Your protection, Your Guidance, Your miracles.
You touche me, You forgive my sins, You grant me to be Your son.
You strengthen me whenever I’m weak, You comfort me,
You show me the way whenever I get lost
You always grant me miracles in life while I never ask You any of them….

Dear JC,
I am ashamed of what I have done to You!
I’ve promised to be with You all the time, but many times I forget You.
Lord, I’ve hurt You….
You have granted me with a beautiful name, Stefanus, which means a man who is being crowned, a man who is full of the Holly Spirit and strong faith…but who am I?
I’m nothing but a dust, a man who often forgets about You.
Again, You never let me far from You by sending me friends who always reminds me of Your eternal Love and Caress.

Dear JC,
I have nothing to fulfill my promise.
I can give nothing in return of Your gracious Love.
But, please don’t let me far from Your warm Light or take the Holly Spirit from my soul…
I need You...
I can’t live without You…

I thank Thee for all You have done to me...
Lift me up from the darkness…
You never let me deserted…
You always be with me whenever I need You…
You have already arranged beautiful plan for my future…
You grant me with blessing and miracles...
Lord, let me be like You...
You’re truly awesome!
In Your hands, I surrender my life…

July 11th, 2007
From the bottom of my heart.
For You, my beloved JC.

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He cares...

When we walk with God everyday, He surely doesn’t mind with our ordinary problems of life no matter how simple it is.


Mary has three little daughters, and would be baby is going to be born. She lives with her husband and two housekeepers in a rent house. Her husband is a physician who’s taking his master degree right now; he is very busy with his studies and hospital tasks. He often goes home late because his job loads. Mary works as a government employee. Her office is about five six kilometers away from her rent house. In her 7 months pregnancy, she could not take a bus to go to her office; it forces her to go by motorbike instead. With 4 years old, 4 years old and 1 year old daughters, she barely takes a good rest everyday. She has to feed, cook and lots of social activities. It made her aunty, Ruth, came to help her for keeping her daughters.

One day, Mary had a social event to attend. She had to dress up well for it. She usually wears earrings for a special occasion. But, after looked for them many times, she still could not find them. I remember to put them here, in this box where they usually stay. I could ask somebody…but it might offend them, what should I do? Then she phoned her father who lived nearby for help. “All right, don’t panic…I’ll pray for you” John answered to Mary’s franticly called. Mary continued to search for the earrings with Ruth’s help. They both opened the cupboards, opened the make up drawers, but they could not find them. Huuuh I could not go without them, Mary sighed.

Hey...are these the earrings? Ruth shouted when she saw a glimpse under the bed sheet. Mary was very happy they finally found them. But didn’t we already upside down the bed sheet? Didn’t we search…Mary confused how that could be happened, but John knew what was happened after Mary told him about her experience. He was sure that God helped her to find them.

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“Where’s the key…I put it on the table over here!” Steve shouted while searching. “I have to go now; I don’t want to be late”. He was just arrived home from his senior high school and had to go back to change his shirt for a course session this afternoon. “Any body saw it?” Steve was looking everywhere. He searched to where he was, in the garage, bathroom, kitchen, his room…in the living room, but nothing was found. O come on…I need it now, please God…He sat with his back lean on the sofa. God, I’m tired…but I have to go to English course now…he murmured and started to fall asleep…

Cling…he heard something fell down on the floor. He caught a glimpse of light at his side eye. He woke up and saw a key on the floor not far from his position. Hah... how could it be…His eyes searched for around, but no body was there with him. His mother was in the kitchen busy for cooking; his brothers were still busy with their activities outside. So, there was no chance somebody threw the key to him. He looked up…God, he…he…he…You’re so funny…but, great thanks for Your help.

We usually ask God’s helping in certain-big problems. We pray or even are fasting to get the answers. When we relief from the struggling and receive the answers we don’t forget to thank God, but for the ordinary problems…do we usually thank God for His care?

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God is my Shepherd and my Hope (part 3)

In my prayers, I asked the best job from God, working in Jakarta…stay in a brand new location started the new life, away from my passed darkness.
Many tests I experienced, but none gave good result…even though until the last step, still zero…They gave many reasons, from the look and physical that’s not matched with what they asked for…gosh…how can they judge a book by its cover, didn’t they already read my CV? Often they said, they were looking for the experienced graduate law faculty student…how could I have experience if they don’t give me chances? And if there’re a company hired me, they could not give balance in return…overtimes because of the work loads with limited times…it ate me much, I could not stand anymore! It’s heavy struggling for me, tested my faith…how big I trusted and relied my hope on Him, because like or not, I still remembered Yudha’s cursed on me…

In the 5th year after my graduation, I felt emptiness. I could not think straight anymore. I could not give the best to my parents as the oldest children, I was afraid to burden them forever, I felt nothing…I was exhausted…God what do you want from me? Please tell me…I don’t want to make another mistake anymore, don’t let my pass hold me back to walk ahead with You. I give up my future to You, I want to fulfill Your will for me…please don’t let this burden drags me away from Your sight, give me strength Lord…

In early 2006, God had answered my prayers. I got information that the Transportation Department needed for civil servants 2005 formation. But I was afraid, could I pass this time? I didn’t study for a long time, many good competitors would be there, it downed me…
Fortunately My parents, my whole families gave their support…so I made up my mind and sent my application, with my Law degree background and Crime Law majority.

When the 1st step result being announced, the level for whoever passed the administration terms, I urged to check my name on the Transportation Department website. On the Crime Law field, I checked them out one by one started with R as my alphabetical name, but nothing...I rechecked again slower, but still none! Reluctantly, I rechecked names by names started with A through Z, but still my name was not there!

Upsad, felt useless...but before I clicked the log out button, a calm voice whispered to my heart...why don’t you read one by one, field by field? Hey, why not...nothing to loose right? I can check also if my friends pass this administration terms. Suddenly, I saw a home address written. Huh...? Isn’t it my address...how...how it can be? And this is my name next to it! Praise Lord! It’s really astonishing, my name written in the Civil Law formation...but didn’t I apply for the Crime Law?

Weeks later, the time for the test came. I surrendered all to the Lord...and I set my mind up then went to Jakarta. But, a few hours before the test, something bothered me...shocked me badly! Lord, what is this? I just came back to You, but this one wants to hold me back! I can not believe this, he spoke like that to me...we’re so close, same feeling...how could he? But why now? Why not in the past few years ago when I left him for Yudha? Why now when I’m going to take the test tomorrow...it’s hurt...grudge and hatred...I won’t forgive him, ever! I cried...cried..confused...I didn’t know what to do...are there any chances for me to stand on my own feet? Am I not deserve happiness? It blew me down! I just wanted to go home, gave up...but if I gave up, I’d fail! Thanks God, He sent His son – thanks Mr. Anton – you cooled me down “Forgiving is not merely about feeling nor dignity, but decision. Can we love him just like Jesus does to us? Remind this, there is always beautiful rainbow after the rain and storm stop” and prayed for me…In the morning, I took the test…I relied on Him for all the process although as human being it’s not easy, could I pass these all? But I just looked up to the Lord…

Numbers by numbers of the tests went by…but every time this hatred came, I called Him. Lord was so good, He gave me wisdom to finish the tests that I’d never been learnt before, and I didn’t know at all about the transportation things. Even, so far when I did the logical test I took a lot of time to finish it, but this time…it’s so quick! I knew it’s because of Him…
But it didn’t stop yet; weeks later I got called to do the 3rd test, the psychological test and interview. Worries attacked me…could I do these tests? I don’t know all about transportation field and the Civil Law is not my majority. Minutes before the tests, I was so nervous. There’s somebody else, a Christian as well, would do the tests after me. We had discussion about the tests, and we played what if question. If the question like this then the answer should be like this…My turn for the test came. In the room, there’re three people inside. Two persons were the High Rank from the department, and the other one was the Psychologist. Again, miracle happened! The questions were just like the what if questions! All the questions were answered, and the tests were so relax, so enjoying. What a marvelous Lord! I realized then that He sent someone to prepare the answers by playing the what if questions. My family and I gave the result to God, let His will be done. If this one is Your plan, there’s nothing impossible for You Lord. And whatever the result would be, I still thank Thee. I’m holding on Your promises…my future is in Your hands.

Praise the Lord! Hallelujah…He answered our prayers. I was in! He put me in this job! But what happened to my competitor friend? She had a capability more than me and a lot of experiences that fits to this job. Thanks friend, for what you’d done for me…Thanks Lord for putting me in this Transportation Department, a place that I couldn’t imagine before. I got new friends, learnt a lot of new things. I knew it still long tiring journey to be done, but it’s good for my faith, to prove to whom I rely on…I thank Thee my Jesus for Your guidance, for the inner healing, for my families and friends that supported me when I was weak, for the times we’re together Lord. I want to give my best for You, neither by my might nor by my own power but…by You Holly Spirit.

He starts the good things
He will finish them to the end
With Jesus, we can do anything.
Amen.

composed by: Riena M Kusuma N, SH

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God is my Shepherd and my Hope (part 2)

The college ages should be the exciting times for youngster, times to express theirself, times to prepare their future. I should do it as well, keeping what God’s given to me, but…I let myself destroy it!

It began with my over protected father about man and woman relationship. He didn’t agree about my relationship with Bayu, my first love. In about 6 years long we had our relationship, but my father never opens his heart. He didn’t want us to get along…it hurt me, made me to resist anything he wants…

Until in 1998 I met someone who wanted to get along with me, but in destructive way. Since I was with Yudha, my life was a mess; I started to tell a lie to my parents, neglecting my college, and forgot about my faith to the Lord. Days by days, my life went to the darkness, it was about going to crashed!

My mother realized about the changing of my lives, she saw that I was different, I was not me anymore…I was not her beloved daughter she was given birth.
I didn’t know what was happened to me, felt empty…I just live on my own life.
One day, she asked me to attend in the retreat services in my church, it changed my lives. In the retreat, my mother put her hands on me, cried and prayed…I didn’t know what the prayer was about, but I felt something happened inside me. Many voices…powers tried to drag me in their side. Since that moment, I encountered many experiences.

I met Bayu again one time…I felt terrible and I didn’t know why, I started to hate Yudha and wanted to leave him. I knew I chose the wrong path, but I had to go back…
We’re in a bad argument when I said about my decision to leave him. He didn’t want to leave me, and swore that my lives would be terrible without him; I would never be succeeding without him…even in getting a job.

But I made up my mind, I was not afraid about the curses.
I knew that My Lord has forgiven me; I have powerful Lord who owns my life. There’s nothing can touch me, He will protects me and gives me a way out…my future is on His hands. I heard from my friend in college that Yudha used the darkness power to get along with me. He tried harder to get me back to be his lover. Many paranormals were hired to grab me; they worked in the same time and from every side.
Thanks God, it didn’t work on me. I called His name again and again…every minute…seconds I surrendered my lives to Him. Amazingly, the paranormal later on said that there’s a ring protection covered me, and could not be broken. Hallelujah…the power inside me is stronger than any spirits…

Almost four years long he tried. Many times when I was asleep, the demons tried to drag me down. I saw myself inside the darkness and they pulled me in…it’s hurt, I was just screaming calling to my Jesus. He did help me out; in Jesus name I’d been saved. Thanks God, since I was away from Yudha, I felt alive again and even I could finish my college in about 4 years and 3 months. Wonderfully, I got good marks as well.

I really realized God’s hands on me. When I worked on my thesis, from my Mentor Mrs. Yuli, she introduced me with someone who later on taught me to finish my thesis. It took only 1 month to finish it. When the thesis test come, He gave wisdom…I could answer all of the questions. Many students said that the test was so tense and very difficult, but amazingly…it’s easy for me. It’s so relax and enjoying. Praise the Lord!
Great thanks to my families that always stand by my side, lift up their prayers for me. Thanks to Mr. Agustinus Yudi, SH for your helps, a friend who always willing to teach me on my thesis, thanks to Mrs. Sri Wahyuningsih Yulianti, SH; Mr. Edi Herdyanto, SH and Mrs. Lusiana Marianingsih, SH; for all of your support…but above all, thank you my Jesus Lord!


THE BEST COULD BE ACHIEVED IF WE KEEP ON SETTING OUR EYES TO THE FUTURE WITHOUT NEGLECTING THE PAST AND ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR THE PRESENT!
by PS.JOSE CAROL




composed by: Riena M Kusuma N, SH

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God is my Shepherd and my Hope (part 1)

I was in the 3rd grade senior high school 1996-1997 when this miracle happened. It’s the time I had to make up my mind where I had to study in college. We’re struggling for this one. I’m from a modest family, my father is a civil servant and my mother is only a housewife. If I had to take the private college, we wouldn’t have the money to pay. We lifted prayers…prayers…and surrendered to Him. If college is one of Your plans, there’s nothing impossible to You Lord!
One time, some civil universities announced their special lane to be the students – PMDK. The terms based on the 1st – 3rd grade achievement on the senior high school. So I sent my application to Sebelas Maret University (UNS) Solo in the law faculty. Major lessons that bored me actually, but I didn’t know why…something whispered to my heart that it’s the right one to take…UNS in law faculty.

The day was come, many universities had announced who passed the terms to be their students, but strange…UNS didn’t announce the result yet. It’s pounding my heart! Many friends had the celebration, they’re very happy but…I was still in doubt, could I get the same opportunity, could I learn in the civil university? Fear, doubt, nervous…could I get the same chance? But they took the same faculty as well…Lord, was it your plan for me to continue my study? You knew my family’s economy. In this confusion time…I put my hope in You, all things are possible for You…
Times went by…suddenly my teacher called me, she congratulated me…I passed the terms with the maximum result! I didn’t know that UNS had sent the announcement to my school. Wow…amazing!
When men can not bare their burdens, He gives strenght to help them out...miraculously I could continue my study in UNS, without any test! Indeed, it’s a hugh gift that God gave to my lives...
Thanks GOD !!! YOU ARE REALLY GOOD...!!


composed by: Riena M Kusuma N, SH

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It's me...Riena K

I was born in a modest family in a small city right on the valley of Mount Lawu, Karanganyar Solo, a small city in Central Java Indonesia. It’s a nice, comfortable, cool and peacefully place to live on. I’m the oldest children of 3, Nanda my younger brother and Resty is the youngest sister. But in 1988, God called Nanda home when he was 7, in a water-accident. It’s so hard to us, but we surrendered to Him, we believe He has perfect plans for us…even though days without Nanda.

Many things had happened to my lives. I knew He always with me in every step from the tiniest to the biggest experiences I encountered. Drizzle to stormy rains came and often led me to the dead ends. No hope…almost gave up, its grabbed me away from His part…
But He is good all the times, He always takes me back and guides through the things I can not pass through, He reminds me to have hopes and rely on His help.

GOD'S DELAYS ARE NOT GOD'S DENIALS
GOD'S TIMING IS PERFECT
PATIENCE IS WHAT WE NEED IN PRAYER

These words strengthen me to walk with God every day, learn that He has power to do anything to my lives, I give up to Him…and surrender my life.

One time when I was weak, I vowed that… if You give me job for living, I’ll tell to the world what You’ve done through out my lives, whenever and wherever it is…let the world knows that You’re truly amazing God! And thanks God, unintentionally I met someone who reminds me to fulfill my vow, just after I got the job! He asked me to contribute on this blog. Wow…it’s the perfect time! Thanks to Mr. Stefanus Fajar Nugraha for this chance. GOD BLESSES YOU!!

composed by: Riena M Kusuma N, SH

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God’s helping hands

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
(Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince)


“God, I’m longing for a soulmate…I had a job, I’m mature enough to have one, please God…” John was asking to God when He was in Manado North Sulawesi (Celebes). He was about 30 years old and had a job in Multi National Contractor Company and had assigned to handle the business in there. He met lots of beautiful natives, but none were ideal to get along with. Many days left, many prayers had lifted up but there’s no sign…

“Go home…you’ll find your wife there, my grandson” Grandma…! I was dreaming, God…is it Your answer? He dreamt his beloved passed away-grandma with white gown come and asked him to go home…someone was waiting for him. His grandma was very close to him but already passed away many years before he got a job. So God, it’s Your answer to my prayers…then he wrote a letter to his sister to find a wife for him, but he didn’t tell anyone about the dream. Miraculously, God opened the way for him to go home. John was called to go back to head office Jakarta. Then John prepared his reports and also hundred blank-wedding invitation cards with him to bring home to Solo, but…he still didn’t know about his would be wife…and the challenges were just begun!

Many incidents hampered his traveled home. The small Dakota airplane was broke down in Ujung Pandang South Sulawesi when he was in the way home to Jakarta from Manado. He had to take another airplane, but God was good when he started questioning again the prayer answer. He met a nice co-pilot who encouraged him about the plan, so he made his mind up. God had made a decision, God made the way… After turned in his reports to head office in Jakarta, he asked permission to go home Solo to see a girl whom would be his wife. Then he took a train to Solo, but again…the incident happened. The train jumped the rails in Secang, urged him to take a bus in the midst of the freezing night. The time was around two o’clock in the morning.

After two days rested, he then with his father went to Griyan Solo to meet a girl, whom his sister told him about. The girl Maria was an elementary teacher. John just got less than a week to know Maria before he had to go back to Jakarta for another duty. So after the meeting, they got in touched to know each other. In the first time, Maria didn’t accept his propose after knowing each other for a while. But John didn’t give up. He kept contact to Maria whilst he was in Jakarta. Prayers and prayers were lifted up to know what God’s plan…but no answer.

Before he was assigned back to Manado, he went back again to Solo and tried to propose Maria.

“It was an amazing time…God was good, He made miracle! He softened Maria’s heart” John said. Maria’s father agreed about the plan and so did her. John and Maria agreed to get married a week after for preparing the reception and her job transferred to Manado. “It took five weeks to know and marry her” John reminisced about his struggle to have a wife. So after he came back to Jakarta, John brought Maria to Manado. A year later, they went to Papua for another assignment. In this island, they were blessed with 6 children. After about eight years in there, they went back to Solo to raise the children.

God works in His way we can not see. He decides, He provides the way to fulfill His plans.

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Power of prayer

When situations work out, we often assume it’s a coincidence or the result of our own efforts. And sometimes it is. But answers also come because we pray.

Rangga and Reva were a couple. They were together in about four five years when this story - almost got them bad injured - happened. They were students in Jogjakarta, and stayed in boarding house. But because of they lived in Solo, 65km away from their college, they had to go home on Saturday and went back to Jogjakarta on Sunday afternoon or sometimes Monday morning…by motorbike.

It was in March, a rainy season for tropical country Indonesia. The weather sometimes unpredictable, one time it had hard rain but sometime it’s so hot. And as usual, they planned to go home on Saturday afternoon, but this time it’s different…

Reva was an active girl and joined groups, the Christian fellowship in her campus and also member of college’s choir. Rangga, he also an activist in his previous college’s Christian fellowship. In this week Reva got a heavy task load, so she had to finish them all before could go home on Saturday to see her family in Solo.

In this Saturday, the heavy rain covered Jogjakarta since morning until afternoon. The air was so humid and freeze, sometimes the fog covered the road. The time was about six in the evening when the rain stopped. The night was still young, but going home by motorbike in the evening was risky. The traffic Jogjakarta – Solo was always busy in the morning and evening, and in fact the road was under construction in that time. But they had to go home anyway…before they went on a ride, as usual; they lift a prayer for the protection whilst they’re on the road. Wearing jackets, helmets and shocks with sandals for the protection of freeze night, they started to ride home.

They were riding together, slowly…sometimes they sang to kill the time. For 65km far, usually it takes about 2 hours top by motorbike. The street was slippery and dangerous because of rain and under construction. Many bikers went home as well at that night and the traffic was busy. After they reach Prambanan, 30 km away from Jogjakarta, suddenly they slipped on a pile of sands before they fell in a whole…It was not seen before and dark in surrounds. The whole was about one meter square and fifteen centimeters depth; there was no sign about it.

“Are you okay honey?” Rangga asked Reva. “Yeah…I’m…I’m okay” she replied shaken. It’s very dangerous; the street was under construction but no sign for this big whole? Luckily, there were no other vehicles close to them when the incident happened. “Thanks God, we are okay…it just tore my blue jeans off” thanked Rangga to God for their safety. Then they ride home safely after the incident.


Another incident almost got them badly. It was the time when they went back to Jogjakarta after the weekend in Solo. Often, they went back on Sunday afternoon. But they were tired after doing their activity a whole day, so they plan to go in the next early morning.

Rangga picked up Reva around four fifteen in the morning. The dawn was not broken yet and it’s chilled after the rain a whole night before. “God please protects us, we need Your guardian Angel to lead us on the way” they prayed before they started the ride. With complete safety equipment, jackets, helmets and even shoes they went to ride. The road was not busy, but it’s so dark because they took the shortcut way than usual…and they both still sleepy!

“What happened?” Reva shouted at Rangga’s back after he shocked-turned the motorbike. “I almost hit the tractor behind us” he replied after they passed a huge field tractor. “Did you hear its roaring machine?” they both didn’t hear anything until only one meter ahead from the tractor’s tail. Feuh…almost! How can we don’t hear any sound? God, thanks for Your helping hands.


God will come on the right time…on the right place…on the right moment. He owns the time and the universe.

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Faith won’t fail…

Faith is the hand to take the miracles to the earth!

John was with Thomas in that morning in their rent house in Pugeran Jogjakarta. It was about 10 o’clock in the morning, May 23rd 1999. His other sons, Jacob, Moses and Steve were in the campus not far from the house. John just finished his morning prayer as usual. He sat on the sofa having a little talk to Thomas with a cigarette on his hand. The ashtray was full of butts.
Suddenly, Thomas started to cough hardly and stop breathing. His body was stiff and got convulsive movement. He fell down and fainted on the floor…with hardly breathe! John who sat close to him, strangely not began to be panic. He just knelt down and started to pray for Thomas’ healing. First minute nothing happened...third…fifth…Thomas still fainted with short-winded. John kept praying...praying…and praying. It was so silence moment, only heard the sounds of John’s prayer and his son’s hardly breathe. John kept his faith up…my son must be healed!

“Thomas, wake up…wake up!” cried John. He shook Thomas’ body many times. Then…Thomas opened his eyes…”What happened?” he asked confusedly. “Come on, lets start to give thanks to the Lord…you were losing your breath and almost die!” John explained to him.

Thomas and John will never forget the time God had made the miracle to their lives…


This faith’s hand also brought miracle to Maria, John’s wife.

Someday, Maria had a very bad toothache. She couldn’t eat, talked nor even did her routine activities. She started screaming…cried…she just lied down on the bed. She did take pain killers pill, but nothing happened. She cried…cried loudly worried her families. Steve, her youngest son then asked John to pray together for the healing. “We have faith and Words to be confessed to heal mom!” he urged John. Then they both circling Maria and started to pray. “With His stripes, you’d healed, in the name of Jesus!” then something did happened….Maria stopped crying…and they thanked God for the healing.


Faith won’t loosen its hand to bring miracles if we just believe!

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do you believe in miracle?

When uncertain came to me....
I looked for love to the wrong places...
but it was vain, useless...dragged me to the darkness
Finally, I realized that You are the answer..
of my stormy heart...
You come to reach me, give me freedom and certainty...
Lord, much deeper I walk with You..
I become winner to the vainity...
The troubles and problems never stop..
but You! You are more than enough for me.. to face the burdens of life!
(freestyle translated, song by Alice Sampeylan)


My 1st miracle was amazing. I was about 13 years old when I got appendicitis in that afternoon. I could not stand straight even walked...it's really hurt! So, my mom took me to the hospital, Rumah Sakit Kasih Ibu Solo. I had to overstay in hospital because it was already acute and festered all over the appendix, it needed immediate surgery. But because my condition was weak, I had to recover my strength first. Everyday, the doctor and nurses check my condition. I was given intravenous feedings, many of them. One day, the doctor said to take a full fasting because my condition was okay to take the surgery. But I was so afraid....

I don't want to take the surgery, please... the knives, the anesthetization, bright-small operation room, the chloroform smell...I don't like them all. God, help me to avoid this. I was so exhausted after frightened-cried, and fell asleep at that night. In the next morning, doctor came again and asked the nurse to take my urine test for preparing the surgery. Amazingly, the result was good and no more festers and my appendix was not stiff anymore. Miracle happened! I remembered, a song by Alice Sampeylan 'Kau Cukup Bagiku' touched me, encouraged me to rely on God's will in the night before. And no later than 2 days after that day, the doctor allowed me to go home. Hallelujah, praise the Lord! What amazing God You are!

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just in time

God’s helping hands are always upon His children…

Miracles happen frequently as we drive. Nugraha still marvels at the memory of visiting his friend in Jl. Magelang, Jogjakarta. It was the night after enjoying the cell group.
The meeting was so touching and cheering through all over attendants. They’re laughing, and shared the words of God. They’re encouraged with the deepest meaning of the fellowship. At that time Iwan, one of the members couldn’t come to join because of sick. So, the group planned to visit Iwan after the meeting over. There was no sign that something bad was going to happen.

Nugraha and his cell group’s fellows went to Iwan’s house at that night. It was cold but the sky was clear, starry skies. It took about 30 minutes to get to Iwan’s house from the meeting place by motorbike. The street was crowded because it was the time people went home to rest. “Come on in”, Iwan’s wife Dewi, welcome them in. After they’d chit chat, shared the words of God and prayed to him, they went home. It’s about 11pm.

Nugraha went home with his friend Rio on another motorbike. They’re on the same way home. They stopped at the junction when the traffic light was red. There were no other vehicles on the street. Suddenly…bump! Two girls crashed Nugraha with their motorbike hardly. God, help me! He shouted before fell off. The motorbike rolled to a gentle final stop, but he was just sit on the asphalt. What’s going on? Nugraha stood up shaky and tried to get his motorbike up. Rio came to help him and caught the two young girls.
“We’re very sorry…we didn’t mean it. We ran from that boy and girl who just passed us, we’d had fight earlier”. They begged Nugraha for sorry, even gave their ID if something bad continues. Nugraha just got back from the glimpsed unconsciousness about the hit and checked all his condition. “Are you okay?” Rio asked him worried. “Yeah…I’m okay, just a little brush on my knee”. He checked his motorbike, but there was no damage on it. Amazing….the girls hit him at the exhaust-pipe hardly and made a big bad crash-rebound, and he only got minor injury. He realized, a strong pair of hands held him and put him aside from the accident. Was it You God? He asked his self.
He then went home without put the case to the girls, was he not being saved from bad injury? He always thanks God for His protection and believes His love to him.

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Awaken morning…

God sends Angels to guard His people…all the time!

John 65 years old has six children. The first son lives with his wife in Borneo; his daughter stayed with her family in northern part of Jogjakarta for a while until her husband graduate from his master degree and the rest three sons worked overseas. He lived with his wife Maria and one of his son Thomas 30 years old when this story happened. It was in southern part of Jogjakarta, Indonesia a nice place, hot…and humid, a typical tropical place.

On 26th of May 2006 night, after the night prayer John was going to bed to rest. But he was not sleepy yet, so he saw a wayang show a traditional puppet shadow on TV to kill the time. Thomas was already slept and days before his wife Maria went to Solo, 65 km far from Jogjakarta, to take care their uninhabited home after no one rent their house anymore. Then, John fell asleep…

Suddenly, John felt someone wake him up and urged him to pray in that early morning. It was about 4.30 am May 27, 2006, he was still sleepy and shocked awaken. Although he didn’t understand, he started to pray anyway…then he felt peace within. In about an hour after that something happened…the land started growling. Earthquake…earthquake! people started to scream and went out from their houses to escape. The clock was about 5.55 am, most of the civilizations were already prepared to do their activities. Most of them ran to the Museum Perjuangan that had big yards in front and behind its building, included Thomas. Thomas just awoke and ran to the museum not aware about his old father still inside the house. ”Where is your father…where is he?” the other civilization asked him. “O God, he is still inside!” Thomas ran back to the house to look for his father. “Thomas, I’m here, I’m okay…” John shouted out when he heard Thomas was calling. Then they both went to join other fugitive in Museum. The earthquake was still storming, huge…and scarring. The electricity was off, the communication was blank, totally black out and the quakes were come and go. The sky was dark and horrible; it became a black day for the Jogjakarta’s people. The victims were a lot, many houses broke down. People lost their love ones, many tears and screaming heard everywhere. Many villages were vanished, Jogjakarta mourning and lost its generations. The news said, it was 7 RS earthquake and could continue until months before it stopped, the lost were billions dollars, and victims were just everywhere.

Maria, who was in Solo earlier tried to contact John, Thomas and her daughter’s family many times, but…the communication was off. Even though the epicenter of the earthquake was in Bantul 40 km away from Jogjakarta, but it crashed where her families stayed in too. In the afternoon, the communication was on again. After she knew that her families were okay, she asked her sister’s help who lived in Solo as well, to evacuate her family and her daughter’s to Solo at that night. They stayed together in Solo for a month and went back to Jogjakarta after the earthquake threat was descended. They found out that their neighbor’s house behind theirs was gone, and the ceilings of other neighbor’s were broke down, many families lost their children or parents. His home, as old as him, just got a little crack on the wall. John thanked God to send His Angel to wake him up at that morning and gave him calm to experience it. He was 65 years old and could not walk fast, and God had sent his wife to Solo earlier to prepare the place for them to refuge. Now, he is still live with his family to experience another God’s protection and comforts.

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