Another funfilled afternoon with the Precious Deaf. I remember this day. It was the day before Ian left to go to Belize for a 10 day Missionary trip. He was so excited to go! I remember when he testified in Deaf Church the Sunday before he left and he said that his unsaved father who has never travelled to a foreign country, was amazed and confused that his Deaf son was travelling and visiting places like Costa Rica and now Belize. Ian simply told him that it is God. lol It sure is! lol
Well the Deaf prayed with Ian and Pastor Mark also prayed. I had to interpret his prayer and I think it was the first time I interpreted a prayer. lol If I remember correctly, lol Pastor Mark prayed particularly slow lol and I spelt many words! lol. Oh boy lol but it was done. Praise God.
That afternoon I felt so deprived of the time I usually spent with my Precious-es :(. I had spent most of my time on the telephone making arrangement for the Spelling Bee Competition and I had missed all the fun they were having with Ian before he left. I went home feeling strange... It was only then that I realised how much they do make my day brighter and how much I've grown close to them.
I could safely say that my life has NEVER been the same since I met these Precious people God created. I am a new person. My life has become much more meaningful and purpose driven. I have a constant contentment even in the difficult times. My perspective has changed subtly yet significantly (if that even makes sense). You see, I was changing and I did not even realise. I was relearning and unlearning. As a matter of fact I still am. I am learning to love, to laugh, to live! Yes, to live and to truly live and chase after the intangible, priceless things. I am learning what is important and I am remembering that its the simple things in life that make a real difference.
My experience with the Deaf is like a silent deliverance from a temporary amnesia and a consequent revival of the joy and peace that comes when the complexities of this world are stripped away. I am finding my heart again and my eyes are refreshed. Oh, could we be the disabled ones? Blind and deaf and handicapped to the beauties of this world?
Today (Thurs 20th Nov 08) My plants seem to grin at me and their flowers are blushing as they bloom. I am beginning to discover the secret their buds secure tightly!
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