today i had lunch with my old high school english teacher. (i know...kinda wierd, huh?!) he's a jesuit priest now (he wasn't ordained yet when he was my teacher) and teaching at usf in the english department. anyways, i saw him on campus and we got to talking and met up for lunch today...it was really good hearing what he was doing nowadays and stuff. he's an intimidating man -- very intelligent and can come off very snooty...like one of those rich filipino men that seem to think they know everything. well, anyways, once you get over being intimidated he's actually a great person to conversate with. so, we got to talking and.............somehow we got on the topic of faith sharing communities and how there's such a need for them, especially for young adults, and.........HE OFFERED TO HELP ME START UP A COMMUNITY HERE!!!!!!!!
isn't that stupendous?! now, i told him i was gonna pray about it and see if it's possible...talk to some people here and there...but i sat there in awe, because the Holy Spirit was sooooo working through us! i mean, i've been thinking about starting another LOG up here for a while but i didn't know if it was possible or if it was in God's will. and so, when i would pray about it i would alway come away with the thought that if God really wanted to happen, he would find a way...and i think He did with this one!!! now, of course nothing is set in stone and right now we're just exploring possibilities. see, this priest that's gonna help me is a bit of a conservative, so i have nooo idea how he will feel about bringing a bit of contemporary music into the scene. in the end, it may not turn out to be another "Liwanag," but then again the fruits of the Spirit are all beautiful no matter what, right? he wants to start out with no more than 5 people, so that we can build a strong foundation and go from there. I'M SOOOOO EXCITED!!! i called david right away and he's super excited as well, and is eager to start it up with us!!! we will see what happens...
in the meantime, i humbly ask for all of YOUR prayers for this new beginning. i don't know what is going to become of these ideas and thoughts that we're having, but i know that if it's God's will then what's gonna come out of it has to be AWESOME! so, please pray for us as we begin to walk by faith and see where God leads us...
p.s. thanks, gian, for giving me a shout-out on your blog. i saw my name, so i read. been a while! haha...jk. i actually DO read your blogs even if there is no mention of dianne. and, i should probably be typing this as a comment on YOUR blog and not mine...hmm....
p.p.s. i miss you, liwanag.
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