Tuesday, May 19, 2015

6-12-2015 sharing - from a lemon to lemonade


Can you tell what those are? They are lemons from my backyard. And yes! Both of them are from the same tree. Why the one on the right is so different looks from the other one?

Days ago, when I try to pick some lemons for myself and some for friends, I spot this lemon, the distortion one, being crushed by two strong branches from both side, left and right. I immediately rescue it, cut both branches. I feel so sorry for it, it cannot talk otherwise, you’ll probably hear it say, “Ouch! Ouch! Help me! Help me!” I’m amazed at the same time about this particular one, still try hard to grow and have the functions as a regular lemon.

I thought about same situation on human beings. There are people either physically / mentally born with dysfunction or disabled due to sickness or accident or by others’ who purposefully hurt them. Some may decide stop their lives naturally or intentionally. Some grow up but with either physically or mentally crooked. Amongst those, some choice to live miserably or even hurting others without knowing it, others decide to end the wretched and start to help others the like. I've read the book, “one more step”. And others’ testimonies, so touching and happen in the reality.

Truly, we do have the choice about our own lives. Either you want to live 24 hours miserable or joyful and helpful to others. But is that easy to love a person? The answer is yes and no, depends on the situations.


雲彩行動 silver lining foundation, a nonprofit organization, their motto, 以生命改變生命” “Our love can change their lives."
永生 (Yǒngshēng), he used to live a happy and regular life until, when he was 6 years old, his four limbs and face are seriously burned by fire, all out of shapes and was abandoned at roadside and fortunately been rescued by a stranger and raised by an orphanage sponsored by silver lining foundation. At the beginning, his heart was full of bitterness, anger, questions, shame, fears and all those negative thoughts that you can name it.  He changed, because he knows no matter what he is loved with God and God's people. When he is capable, he starts to give his love back to those children who are in deep needs.
昌褀 (Chāng jì), a girl was born with handicapped. She gets help from this same nonprofit organization, work hard to learn skills and get a serious job. Appreciate the helping from them; the happiest time to her is when she gets pay so she can treat her young friends in need for nice meals. And her future wish is, work hard, save as much money as she could and then open her own orphanage.

Here’s song that I want to share, is sung by those beautiful young hearts. All the members are from this organization, including the instrument players.
原來你是這樣愛我 I know I am loved by God
We see Love & forgiveness & redemption & plea. We ca cry out for our Abba Father whenever, wherever and for whatever matters that we need. We are lucky with this privilege.


Around 12 years ago I was in big trouble; I lost my job, that’s the sole income for my family too. My kids are only one and seven years old. And my company was applying the green card for me at that time, all of the sudden, I became an illegal immigrant. My Marriage also officially terminated at that time. I felt like there’s no way out of it. My big question at that point is not, whether I should or should not continue stay here in U.S.A., but should I or should not still stay in this world. It feels I was abandoned by the world. But Lord never forget about me, He reminds me it’s time to come back to Him, at that point I've away from church and Lord for some years. He told me, let’s hold hands together, face and solve the problems one by one. 


愛到底的主

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