Amazing God.

Time has run so fast, unnotedly I have been stay in Jakarta for 4 months since I came back. And have been working for almost 3 months. Just want to thank's God for He has been sustaining me physically and morally in every phase of my life. The latest challenge that I just passed through was finishing my postgraduate study. I am quite satisfy with I have been achieved, although it is far from perfect. And now continue to make a further step with my career at Jakarta.

I just amazed that I can survive and adjust quite well with Jakarta's situation. Although at the beginning it was very difficult, but He has finished His work over me perfectly. First when I was struggling in looking for job then he has given me the best one. When starting to work, initially it was a bit difficult. The stress is not only come from the nature of the work but also the travelling distance, bad and unsecure traffic condition that I have to go through from home to office, and vice versa.I just realised that living in Jakarta is much more challenging than living at other cities in a developed country. However, He always strengthen me everyday so I can sustain until today. Thank's God, I don't know what can I do without you.

Clara & Me - Sun bathing. 

Nana - Caught in action

My family 

Is it a sign ?

It is on last monday, 28 March 2005, another great earthquake shook Pulau Nias, one of the island in the North Sumatera. I guess it is still fresh in our mind, one of the greatest catastrophe that happened last december at about the same place. The first Tsunami disaster has not been handled completely another disaster has come again.

If we think carefully, the first Tsunami disaster happened on 26th December 2004, which was one day after christmas. Then the second catastrophe occured on 28th March 2005 which was one day after easter. I don't know, just wonder is it a coincidence or is it a sign ? and a sign of what ? Nobody knows, only God knows. In everything there must be a good purpose behind it, only sometimes hard to comprehend with our limit thought.

This morning, I read one of the articles on the newspaper. It said that the catastrophes has changed the survivals' thoughts. These events has taught them to live their life differ from previously. Wealth is not their main goal anymore, because money and other material goods can disappear in only a minute, including life. One of the survival admit that previously she used to pray in hurry, because need to earn more money, but now she don't want to work too hard like previously. The most important thing for her now is get closer to God, because we don't know when He will "call" us. The victims has learnt through these bad experiences. This statement has reminded me too about the most essential thing in our life. and I just want to thank's God, that I don't need to experience such a bad event to realised it.

For futher reading: Luke 12:13-21

"Live like there is no tommorow" Anon