BDTW - Day 4

We packed up early in the morning with plans for spending some more time hiking some trails on our way to Taipei. Upon returning to our vans after a breakfast stop, however, we discovered that the keys to one of the vans had been locked inside the car! We weren't sure who to call for help since all the shops in the area were closed for the New Year break. Minor calamity! Major delay!

Our prayer for this latest dilemma was simply to recognize God's sovereignty in the situation. Just this morning, we read from Isaiah 45:5-6

“I am the Lord, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me, that people may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides me; I am the Lord, and there is no other. I form light and create darkness, I make well-being and create calamity, I am the Lord, who does all these things.”

How was this “calamity” to be used for his glory??

As some of the guys tried their hand at jimmying the lock, others went back to the breakfast shop to ask for their advice. The shop owner was very kind to call some locksmiths in the area and find one whose shop was still open. However, he was in the middle of grocery shopping, so we had to wait for him to return! So a few of us talked more with the shop workers, and eventually asked if they would like to listen to some songs and see a skit, since we had a bunch prepared. It was basically a family-run business, along with one university student who was helping out. After the locksmith arrived (and opened the door in about 5 seconds with his special tools, hehe!), we all gathered in the breakfast shop and shared a song and a skit with them.

As it turned out (!), the father of this family attends a nearby Christian church, although, from what we could understand, the rest of his family does not go with him. He was very excited once he found out we were Christians going around with these songs and skits. We had a short but sweet time chatting with them, then departed soon after.

It seems a small thing, but what a great encounter God set up for us! We pray (and ask that you would pray along with us) that the Lord would open the eyes of this man's family members to see & know Christ as their saviour.

The rest of the day was spent travelling to Taipei, and we slept almost immediately upon arriving!

Pictures:

Iris giving some evangelical CDs/DVDs to the father of the family after our song/skit sharing.

Group shot!