WONDERLAND: A Heart, Renewed

A Heart, Renewed

by Alice Weng Yin Chan on Sunday, December 19, 2010 at 7:24pm on FB

It has been such a long long time since I feel so "hot" serving Him. Few months ago a sister in Church asked me whether I want to teach tambourine, and I thought, why not?; since I have the knowledge and doing nothing about it, might as well share it out.

I still remember that I do not really planned my teaching materials and most of the time, I just played by ear. There was a week I was feeling very tired due to insufficient sleep and I just do not know what to teach the children. Coincidentally there was an altar call and I went out for prayer. I was touched by God and was renewed for the rest of the day.

I always wonder whether this really worth the effort. That week itself, having no idea what to teach, I decided to have a mini-presentation for the children. I gave them a song, and asked them to think what step they want to put to that song. I was encouraged after that session, because they could remember the steps and although there were some imperfections, it was acceptable.

I try to use a different approach to teach the children as I noticed that many had a different perception on the instrument. To many, it is just another musical instrument. To me, it is an instrument to praise God, and the tambouriners are the front liners.

In September, I asked the children if they want to perform for Christmas and their feedback was positive. On one hand, I was happy because of their passion; on the other, this would mean more work for myself.

To cut the long story short, I was happy to see the children on stage, because they have shown me their effort and commitment. I was taken by surprise myself when they could continue the dance although there was technical problem to the sound system. This really gave me a big encouragement, because they are not relying on the music to dance; and this had also proven that they know what should be their focus.

I hope the children will continue to serve the Lord with the right attitude, and that was my condition when I chose the performers. I have also learnt to be more flexible with the children, and to set my expectation slightly lower. A sister told me to enjoy and not to be too hard on the children, because after all, they are children. A brother told me "a little messy" is actually enjoyable because the adults would find them "cute".

I thank God for the opportunity given, and although it was tiring, and sometimes tedious and frustrating, it was indeed an enjoyable process. There was some technical problems to my slide show today, but in the end, everything turned out to be fine.

Jesus, I thank You for Your Wisdom, Guidance and Strength; and I thank You because You have reminded me to work out on the inspiration. I know that some of the children's father do not attend Church, and I took the opportunity to get the children to draw an invitation card to their parents. I am glad to see some of the fathers today. At least some seeds are being sprinkled on them.

Jesus is amazing, Amen!

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