So recently I attended and helped in a KFC assembly for the first time. I had no expectations coming in but I was so overwhelmed with emotions by the end of that night. Mostly I felt joy. Just being in the room with them made me so happy. Their joy was so contagious, I can’t help but just laugh with them and enjoy their presence. By the end of the night, their joy is so contagious that I found myself slowly acting like child too(or maybe it was just heightened because I kinda act like child, I don’t know). That’s how contagious the joy was.
I was so glad I was able to do this because they reminded me how to act like a child again or what I mean is truly see how a childlike-heart can spread so much love with ease. Also how powerful and pure a childlike heart.
I’m so grateful I was able to attend because my first encounter with the KFCs was not the greatest, it wasn’t this assembly. It was during a CFC conference happened in Ottawa and us YFC were ask to help out and take care the kids and I think help out the Rock team. I said, “I think” because it was in my early years in YFC(really don’t know what’s happening, I just went). Whatever they are planning did not happen. I think we managed every kid to listen and seated for maybe 10 min, after that it was chaos for the whole day(literally). By the end we kinda gave up and let them be, someone even bought toys from the dollar store and let them be for the whole day.
As I reflected I found myself asking this question, ‘why do I see my first encounter negative point of view? Why did I experience differently in the KFC assembly? Both gave joy at the end of it?’. I realize now it is because we lost control over the kids. I’m that guy who wants to be able to control and be able to stay on tract, and back then the idea of not controlling was very hard. Obviously, that won’t happen, especially with KFC, you need to adapt and accept whatever is happening and move on. Which I did in the recent assembly, this made me enjoy and fully experience what God has to offer at that moment. At the moment was the kids, even though there were some things that didn’t go as planned or as smooth same for the recent assembly I was able enjoy fully embrace what is God offering at that moment, unconditional love through the kids.
My share of my experience in the assembly
Well I was fortunate that I was ask to present the Gospel which I thought I got this, I’ll just add some more interactive stuff for the kids to be more engage than usual(from YFC). Be more energetic in my delivery. As I presented I was like ‘damn tough crowd’ so I tried to make it more engaging to listen but that took so much energy from me. Also I notice if I spent too long on a topic you can tell and feel that they are getting board real fast which I never felt before. I have so much respect now to Rock heads and leaders because it takes so much energy in just delivering a talk. If you add the handling the kids too, I’m just in awe to all KFC leaders.
Also, I was shock and amaze in some of the kids on how knowledgeable they are about the faith. In my mind “I was how do you know this I just learnt this not too long ago! Some of the kids probably know more than me”. Which was like reminder for me to step up my knowledge in my faith (don’t want loose from a kid).
This whole experience made me realize how important and impactful KFC is. Their contagious joy and love can spread to so much people. Combine that with the knowledge of our faith they could be or they are the messengers of God spreading the purest joy and love to the world. They could make an impact to the world and touch every single person. Only if they learn about the faith which KFC is doing.