4th April
We started out around 9.30 am, took a Yellow cab from Hilton
Anaheim to Crystal Cathedral. Reach there in 10 minutes time. Cab fare is
USD8.80. Charmaine paid the cab fare first.
In front of us is this amazing building. It is build and
made by Crystal. It is a Prayer room. We were busy taking pictures and we came
to this stature, Jesus with a child, a story of 5 loaves and 2 fish. Charmaine
asked me what is the story, I told her. She seems really interested. On the
floor are many many verses. I saw the verse of this season, we walk by faith
but not by sight, it was a tile donate by one of the many many member of the
church. The whole path way from the entrance into the main hall have many of
these tiles with scriptures on it. They are all donated by people and the tile
have their favorite scripture and their name too. I can see so many people
have donated so generously for the church.
Then we slowly walk into the main building, the place of
worship, praise and service. What a beautiful place, I remember seeing this
place through one of the televise broadcast. It is such a magnificent place. I
can feel peace inside. I cant contain my joy, but to keep praising God of this
great place for worship. Many visitors came from all around the world to see
this magnificent building.
We met John Simpson, 93 years old volunteer. He have been
very very friendly to us, telling us his story from being an army boy being
sent to India and passing by Singapore long long time ago in 1974. He showed us
his old Nokia handphone, with a wall paper of his precious wife. It is his wife
in her younger days in her beautiful gown, it was a black and white picture. He
told us, they got married when he was 20 years old. She died around 20 years ago.
I can tell how he missed his wife so much. What a touching love story. He told
us, he have been serving in church for 50 solid years. He was in mechanic
(repairing, maintaining, supervise
technical wiring and usage in building), building, event (decorations),
usher, security…ministry. I am very amazed. He have been serving in church for
all these years and never stopped.
We then proceed to the room under the crystals, it was a
prayer room. In it there was this scripture on the top of the room. I will make
this house a prayer house of God. Taken from book of Matthew. In the middle of
the room have this crystal with a man (should be Jesus), furnished with some
cushions for kneeling. Christine and me took this chance to kneel and say our
prayer. Some Chinese tourist came in and took a few snap shoots and left. It
saddens me to see how people didn’t recognize this is the holy of holiest.
This whole project, with at least 4-5 building is solely
built by people’s money. It is the same with our church. Many things are really
beautiful, even the prayer room. They are build by people who wanted to leave
something for the future generation. There are many people who came out with
money to build this church, no church in this world is built by a single
person. Church is the evidence of how
God’s people coming together with one purpose one thing in their mind. To build
God a mighty house. A place where they can come to worship God and meet God
face to face. A place where His glory can dwell.
John Simpson is one of the example of faithfulness. He is
not hired, He is doing all this for free. Why? He serve God will pure joy, love
and hope. God’s greatness is not able for us to repay him in whatever way. But
John have been serving faithfully in church all these years. It is a story of
faithfulness and a serving attitude. God says to me. Abby, look at John, he is
93 years old; I can use him to touch your heart. Imagine what I can use you for?
Give me the little gift and talent that you have, trust them into my hands, I
can use it and multiply. Use it in a great and mighty way for the glory of my
Kingdom.
Dear God, indeed, your ways are higher than my ways, your
thoughts are higher than my thoughts. Who knows this place, Hilton Anaheim can
be such a beautiful blessing. J
I go and tune the radio, and 2 tries, I stumbled upon this THE FISH 95.9 radio
station (GOSPEL music station) Ha!!. How amazing. Thank you dear Abba Father. I love you. Father, mould me,
change me, teach me. I want to know, I want to learn, I want to see. What ears
have not heard what eyes have never seen. Hallelujah. You are the everlasting
God.
