Post I.F.

Well, to be honest, the whole thing didn't turn out as well as expected. Boss, Puay, Jiayi and me stayed over Jiancong's house on Friday for the whole evening, until the next morning, until we reached Nexus to try out the animation. (FYI this entry is quite emo, so I hope you can bear with me. =P)

We were really behind time and we were really desperate that night. Frustration, worries, tiredness, lameness, high-ness, hunger, all mixed up together... I'm very sure that all of us were praying inside our hearts, "God, help us! Help us!" as we did our work. I seriously thank God for their determination to finish up as much as we could. Well, although we didn't manage to properly compile and animate everything, we've done our best, let God do the rest. We were literally 'dead' after we reach Nexus. Thank God Puay could still drive us all the way from Sengkang to Nexus, haha.. Annointed driver =P

Thankfully the respond of the people was quite good, especially the first part of the whole animation, "FULL OF MSG - 3 Minutes and We're Done!" Hahaha.. Thank God for Kaiwen's band, yeah, they're really good! However after that, not many people understood the jokes that were presented in the animation, oh well, but they're still supportive though, cheering all the way thru the end of it. In 2nd service, something big and unexpected happened. The videos for scene 3 till 5 were gone, only left with the audio........

Everyone were stunned, but they still cheered up, haha.. Really thank God man, if it's outside world, people will confirm scold us one. In the end, the musicians have to come to our aid. Yeah, thank God for you guys.

I was totally worried about what the pre-believers would think about this "special service". Suddenly this chain of thoughts came to my mind, wondering what a friend of mine would say if this happens.

I've sacrificed many things to do this animation, Lord.
FOC, sleep, work, vacation.. All the fun I could have had..
I've believed and had faith that You'd guide us to finish the animation victoriously,
that it will bless many and open their hearts to receive the gospel.
I chose to serve You.
But why does this happen?
We didn't manage to finish properly,
the rendering process had problems,
projection got problems..
And what about all the promises that I always declare to my friends,
"It's worth sacrificing my time, fun and comfort."
What can I say to them?

Is it really worth my time? Did I make the right decision?

And after the sermon about True Friendship, that God is our only perfect Friend, He spoke to me this, "My child, you've done your best. Your team has done their best. People may not see the effort, hard work and sacrifices that you all have made for Me, but I see and understand all these! Therefore do not be troubled. I WILL make it worth your time, even more than you can imagine."

Wah, when I heard that, I really realized that it's actually my ego that blocked myself from receiving God's grace. I've always thought of everything from my own perspective, like how I am affected by this incident etc. In the end, it's all about God. It's all about pointing people towards Him. It's about His Spirit moving in people's hearts.

"Unless the LORD builds the house,
its builders labor in vain.
Unless the LORD watches over the city,
the watchmen stand guard in vain."

[ Psalm 127:1 ]

Anyway, it's already happened, and I've learned many things from this, so.. What now?

MOVE ON!!

My verse of the event:
"Why are you downcast, O my soul?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise Him,
my Savior and my God."
[ Psalm 41: 5-6 ]