I have such joy, joy, joy in my heart that I can't stop smiling!  Yes, I'm still smiling as I type. =p

It is always a blessing to me going to FDC Sunday evening.  Let me share with you what happened today.  Peter left me a message this afternoon telling me that Rick couldn't make it to FDC and Pastor Li had an emergency.  He was wondering if I could visit the female units alone.  After I found out about this, instead of getting nervous, I realized that I had tremendous peace in my heart.  So my initial response was "okay, we will sing some songs and then do some sharing."  I was surprised at myself that I was so calm and so peaceful.  I wondered and asked myself, "why wasn't I scare?"  I've never been to the unit alone during religious service before.  But that didn't really concern me.  I knew I had to do what I needed to do even though I wasn't prepared to do anything.  ;-)  Having peace in my heart just confirmed to me that God will be (and is!) with me.

So I arrived at Unit EA alone.  Asked the guard to make the announcement and I waited and waited.  No one showed up.  "Oh great, now, what am I going to do?"  I thought to myself.  I wanted to rejoin Peter & Ida but I didn't know which unit they were in.  I still had peace in my heart.  So I prayed to God, "Lord, please bring your people here."  One lady showed up and asked, "Where is everyone?"  "I don't know."  "I'll go find them."  "Thank you!"  A total of two ladies came.  We started talking while they were writing their prayer requests.  One lady had to leave for service half an hour later.  So I ended up with the first lady, S.  God must know that I couldn't handle a large group so we started small. =p  We concluded our sharing time with a song.  And then we held hands and I prayed for S.  Before she left, she gave me a hug and told me it was good just to talk and she enjoyed the time.  PTL!

While going to Unit DA, I met Peter & Ida in the elevator!  That never happened to me before.  Anyway they headed to Unit DC and I went to DA and I was supposed to join them in DB an hour later.  I expected a large group in DA but only three ladies came.  All three just arrived at FDC last Friday (two days ago) and they had so much to talk about.  So I put on my counseling hat and talked with them for two hours!  We ended our time with their favorite song, "Open the eyes of my heart", which happened to be S's favorite song too in the other unit.  Then we held hands and form a small circle and I prayed for each one of them.  Right after I finished praying for M, she started sobbing.  After I have finished praying for the three ladies, M was still sobbing and she said, "this is just what I needed. God has His plan and He knew what we need."  Yes, indeed, God has His plan for tonight.  I thank God for the opportunity to share with these special ladies.  It is amazing to see how God has worked in each one of their lives.  As we hugged each other good-bye, I reminded them our team will be back next week.

While waiting for Peter & Ida in Unit DB, I chatted with the Chaplain's assistant and asked if he has any religious belief.  He said none.  I tried to share the gospel with him but he said he didn't care if he had eternal life or not.  I told him he would later.  "Oh yeah?" was his reply.  Please pray that God would soften his heart.  He doesn't know what he is missing!

My heart is brighter after this FDC visit!  I felt so blessed.  I have so much joy that I can't keep it to myself and just wanted to share it with you!  Thank you for reading this far.

Good night,
Grace

"To Him be the glory and the power for ever and ever!"