Hey Reader!

I'm now back in Vancouver due to an unexpected turn of events. My Lansing GAP year internship was cut short because of my hospitalization in January and some complications with my insurance coverage (I shall explain that tale in some upcoming post).  Now I've been continuing my GAP year in Vancouver and working for both UCO Vancouver and UCO Burnaby and some jobs here and there for Families for Christ Community.
A couple of weeks ago, Vancouver's mission leader asked me to organize a men's event (which was executed tonight) so I planned to put to use some of my cooking experience gained back in Lansing.  This evening, I had the men over at my house for dinner and a discussion.  It was such a great time for me to re-connect with the brothers back home and to hear how the Lord was working in each of their lives. Our discussion topic for the evening was: "How have I experienced the Lord's love recently?"
Here's a summary of my sharing: I shared about experiencing the love of the Lord through brothers and sisters who visited me in the hospital during my time at Sparrow.  I was hospitalized right before the Kairos Winter Conference (a huge conference held in Columbus Ohio for all the UCOs and SPOs of North America) where I was expecting to serve.  Missing out on that conference also meant being unable to see my friends from Vancouver, other chapters and being unable to lead a small group and serve on the music team.  I was  frustrated when I was stripped of all these opportunities and was told that I would have to stay in the hospital for a week.  Flipping through the channels at the hospital, I came across this documentary on the devil which included a section on the story of Job.  I really felt as though the Lord was talking to me through the story of Job's life.  Mr. Job was a righteous man who feared and followed the Lord despite all the trials he experienced. God allowed Mr. Job to be stripped of everything: his children and all his possessions. God even allowed the devil to cover Job in sores yet Job did not curse the Lord.  This story placed a calling on my heart to remain faithful to the Lord through both the good times and bad. During my time in the hospital, the Lord changed my first day of frustration into a period of resting in the him and i felt as though I was given a protected time to spend with him. Throughout this whole incident, the Lord really gave me a lot of grace to be at peace. The doctors told me that my condition was really serious and that it could have actually taken my life if it was any worse. Through the Lord's protection, I didn't worry at all knowing that he was with me and taking care of me. I really experienced God's love through all the friends and community members who came to visit me and prayed over me.  I really felt accepted as part of the community there and could say the I genuinely experienced Christ's love through the quality time that these people spent with me. I want to thank all those who came to see me and keep me company. You're the best!  Praise God for also blessing me with the opportunity to see my father.  My dad was able to take some time off work to be with me in the hospital.  I was really touched by the effort he made to comfort me and support me through the trial.  It was awesome to have him visit for the week to meet my friends, the community, and experience living with the Servants at Weber.
Now that I'm here in Vancouver, the Lord's given me a few signs to confirm to me that I'm meant to be back here. Once again, this story shall be saved for a future post.

Good Night! Dream Big!
-Mamonluk