Almost so close yet so surprising

Indeed today is something that is almost so close yet so surprising. A few interestings points that I would like to journal to remember.

Firstly will be today is the first YCK drive that I went. It was sizeable and quite successful drive. The first time that I took the Are you my Type pins and give them to distribute. It was a great experience to see how a CC is able to make a blood drive part of their theme and make it a success. It may not be a 100% success, however, it shows to me how one aspect that a CC can do. Bringing the family, providing health screening to attract the crowd and let them have awareness of blood drive. Indeed it seems like a promtion stage.

Unawareness -> Awareness -> Beliefs/Knowledge -> Attitude -> Purchase Intention -> Purchase

Purchase in our context will be the step forward to donate blood. A successful donor will have to go through this process and none will be missed out.

Second will be there is a special guest who came down to support me. It is not just the MP who came down for the drive. Well the MP is really friendly and so willing to talk to people. He is also willing to find out from people. His heart to just be to with the people and looking out for people. The really touching thing to my heart, something that really melts my heart away. It is a feeling that I so willing to serve. A feeling so familiar but yet challenging to me as it brings what is of the past of me. It is a state of events that make me think and challenges me emotionally. However as I talked to Evonne, I realised how much grace and how blessed. The stage of life that God has brought me to and the stage that he is preparing me to. In addition to that, He created a situation to challenge my heart. Indeed it was a challenging. A friend who will fetch her. Woah. Simple words that I didn't take note. The first look seems so subjective. It is really so subjective, however, what I can simply say Thank God. Just from the bottom of my heart that I thank God that He just tailor such a situation to mould my character. I heard these two words from another sister in christ whom just had a news from school. Two simple words, to mould and to release. I just simply was in awe of God's awesome.

Indeed it is a situation that mould me and yet still release me. Initial thought will be to find out more, to find out the truth. The one way is to ask directly. Thank God. Thank God. Although it may through my facial expression that I may have displayed, however truth just a mere 30 minutes. However it was a tense but yet enjoyable 30 minutes ride to church. From trying to get someone to buy subway cookies for both JJ and me, to the driver Kingston? proposing to drop us at hall 6 subway. It is just so interesting. Just before entering church, the truth finally came out. Thanks God for brother in christ. He is someone whom is being evanglised to go to church service. That so reminds me of how I used the same technique, cross-gender evanglism. How thin the line, trending only danger area in which yet God can used the mutual attraction to such great heights. It, like a double edged sword, is a powerful tool that can protect or destroy.

Finally, it will the cross stitch. I still asked although for more pictures. Although there is one I already have one hand. Perhaps the plan I can have now, since I doubt anyone will read my blog at all, though there has being 192 visitors whom I not sure how to access the data. I will still proceed with making the cross stitch. The plan now is by 2 Dec 2008, which is a Tuesday that I will go and get the materials to make the cross stitch. There are a total of 2 design, both about the same. Both will using AIDA 18 count which means the size will be small. Anyway, the deadline for the first project is 7 April 2008. Thus that will give me like Jan, Feb, Mar = 12 weeks to do. 91700 stitches. That will translate to, if 1 stitch takes an average of 2 seconds, about a total of 51 hours. I believe it is worth the effort for whatever the outcome. Here I will decide and commit it to the Lord. In the completion date and the presentation of the gift, it is meant to be given. Regardless the outcome, if received, things will just be simple. A 25th quarter century gift and a welcome to the quarter century club. If rejected, it will be a final product of hard work and perservance of achievement. I can still take it back and put it in my house. It is something that I can take home to remember.

I just have a simple prayer. Lord, may your will be done. Let your will be revealed and let your prepare me for your purpose. As I watched Orpah's big give, I realise to give, to give big is needs big effort. A saying I remember I read, One who give causally will reap causal joy; while one who give effortlessly, whole-heartedly will reap immese joy. Not exactly the usage of the same word as the statement, however the spirit is in it. So close yet so surprising. This is indeed one.