Conference was about one and half weeks ago. It was truly hard to for me to understand what happen to me that week. I was in the mind set of Conference Season because of the CFC Conference held in Edmonton the week before. I was so into serving than thinking about what the Lord was telling me. Even know the Lord shouted at me to listen to him. But I guess the echo of his voice is hitting me now.
I would say the first day of TNC was the place the Lord was pulled my heart strings. I decided to come late for call time because I did not have the chance to goto confession/mass before conference. While I waited in line for confession. At the corner of my eye I saw Kuya butch, Arnold, Ate Grace coming. And my heart melted because they are the ones I looked up to as a youth in my first few years as a YFC member. In my head this truly a Reunion. I had the chance to talk to them after mass and they were like Ambrose you are so different. You aren’t the 2003 Ambrose or to ate Grace Not AMBROSE from the Xanga days hahaha.
Later on that day I kept on seeing Former Full Time Pastoral workers and I got the chance to talk to all. Truly my heart strings were getting pulled even more. All I remember from talking to the them is that they are like Ambrose you did that or Ambrose you are MV or even Ambrose is MV and last one is “See the teasing you worked and now you are MV. It’s crazy how proud they are of me. That is the last thing I would think they would say or even think.
It was CRAZY when I started to see leaders from the past that came to Edmonton to serve in Pre-con and Discovery Camp. Truly full circle because most of them are married and having or has Children.
But making long story short hahaha. Ummmmmmm
The second thing that really pulled my heart strings to mission. After conference we had MV/FTPW meeting and the past FTPW gave us advice about mission and being a missionary. Even know I missed a few of them talking. I got to listen to ate Lissa and Ate Cher. It really hit home for me of all the things you guys said to us because it stuff I have been struggling with so much in the last few months.
The one thing ate Cher said was:
“Even know you may feel like you are alone in the mission at times and the world is coming down on you. You aren’t alone! You have one another to support each other and you have us as past full timers to support you too”
Then ending of the little session was Kuya Butch giving us a exhortation and was going to pray over us. It was crazy because past and present FTPW surrounded us to pray for us Mission Volunteers.
When kuya Butch was talking to us. When he said this is like a FATHER MOMENT for him and seeing the community to hit 20 years and where it is at. The last big heart tug was when he was saying
“I can’t wait for the moment when one or more of you is here standing where I am now, praying over my kids that are mission volunteers”
Truly TNC 2014 was celebration of 20 years and the LEGACY that came with it.
Now it is time to Carry that Legacy.
What will the Lord show us in the Next 20?
What will be your LEGACY?