9 to 80

主将得救的人，天天加给教会。徒2:47

A conversation with my classmate set me thinking and praying, and I’m still feeling very guilty about it. 9 to 80. That’s the number of 少年人 that grew in her church within a year. That’s 71 additional souls saved. 4 years in Oikos, and the number of new believers, three, including 少年and青年人。How miserable. 我知道不应该以现时的果子来定果效，因为挪亚传道120年，只有他一家八口信主。But I’m angry at myself not only for allowing my own stuff to precede evangelism, but also having focused too much on my own spiritual growth at the expanse of readily opening up to non-believers.

It was encouraging to hear from this classmate how their youth cell group leaders collectively saw the urgency to increase in numbers, and together put their faith into action immediately. I’ve yet to find out exactly what they did, but from the short conversation, I could tell that despite everyone’s individual commitments, be it studies, work, family or friends, they were willing to do what they didn’t like, sacrifice their own time, shared a common vision, were united in the Spirit and understood God’s things. Doing God’s things by God’s way never lacks God’s supply.

This has made me reflect on my own shortcomings, my engagements in school, how I do some things in church, the focus of our cell group, and my definition and scope of 见证。In the end after we exchanged our views, I said I’ll think about it and discuss with my 老师s in church. And she said “Don’t think about it. Pray about it.”

It's good to learn from each other's experience, share our own walk with God and build each up. Isn't that an entitlement only children of God have? It is, but God's will will not be done if I only restricted that to Christians.