One Year at CHF

So today (July 13, 2010) I have officially worked one year at CHF.  Not really a big deal, but also... kinda a big deal.  This year has been extremely rewarding, challenging, interesting, and joyful.  Aside from working for one of the most Christ-centered, cost-efficient, compassionate, and loving charities/ministries, I have grown more in my walk and fallen more in love with my Savior this past year because of my work there.

There are a lot of things I like about my job, there are a lot of things I dislike about my job.  My post isn't about the things I dislike.  This post is about the people and experiences I have had this past year that has led me to a great knowledge and understanding of Jesus Christ and his many attributes.

This past year, I met a man who gave up life in El Salvador, moved here with essentially nothing but hopes and his love for his wife who was here.  He worked hard shifts, learn to drive a semi-truck, and grew in the faith.  He has served faithfully for about 5 years.  He will go anywhere, pick-up anything, and talk to anyone in the name of our Savior.  This guy has shown his love for me in so many ways, one can only see Christ through this man's life.  O ya, and he also LOVES dimsum and traffic.

This past year, I've had a boss exactly like Michael Scott, I guess that makes me his full time "Ryan".  Anyway, I've seen leadership and love from a person who, in my humble opinion, seems to be the prototypical boss.  Fair, just, playful, approachable, prudent, respectable, humorous, loving, and HE GOT YO BACK! More than that, I see his love for his family, wife and kids, and it is exactly as Christ loved the church, self-sacrificing and loving.


This past year, I've learned more about what it means to be compassionate from a woman who has become a great personal friend.  She is the type of person that will tell you how it is (which I appreciate), yet do it in a way that is loving and kind.  She can take a joke, and dish it right back in your face.  She'll go to see TSweezy with you, know more about NFL football, and go to food trucks with you. More than these small (but great) things, she taught me that we can't judge or make assumptions on what we see, or form stereotypes, but to love unconditional as Christ did.

This past year, my preconceived notions on what church, fellowship, and interactions with the body was shattered.  I've talked with co-laborers in the faith, brothers and sisters, who love the Lord and seek to serve the church in assisting them in compassion ministry.  They are of different denominations, different teachings, and different backgrounds, but we remain united in the greatest bond, Jesus Christ, through his shed blood.  They've taught me that there's more to life than hearing sermons, reading books by the usual authors, or living in a Christian bubble.  The Christian walk isn't solo, it's a battle and journey with co-runners in Christ.  They've taught me that life is about the life on life interaction, pushing each other towards the upward call of Christ.

One year down, twenty nine to go?  My roommate and I always joke... "One more day, that's going to be the rest of our lives!" as far as work...  Maybe it's funnier when you're there...

I am a sinner and nothing, yet God is gracious and faithful.  I am thankful. =)

I Am A Disciple

I am part of the "Fellowship of the Unashamed." I have Holy Spirit power. The dye has been cast. I've stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I am a disciple of His. I won't look back, let up, shut up, slow down, or be still.

My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, and my future is secure. I am finished and done with low living, sight walking, smooth knees, colorless dreams, mundane talking, chintzy giving, and dwarfed goals.

I no longer need pre-eminence, prosperity, promotions, plaudits, or praise. I don't have to be right, first, tops, regarded, praised, or rewarded. I now live by His presence, lean by faith, love by patience, live by prayer, and labor by power.

My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions few, my guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, diluted, or delayed.

I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of adversity, negotiate at the table of compromise, pander at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity. I won't give up, shut up, let up, or slow up until I've preached up, prayed up, paid up, stayed up, and stored up for the cause of Christ.

I am a disciple of Jesus. I must go until He comes, give until I drop, preach until all know, and work until He stops. And when He comes for his own, He'll have no trouble recognizing me.

My colors will be clear.

Pictures GALORE!

GUYS TRIP PICTURES!!!

YES SIR!!!!

jump picture!!! me ben and will

guys
(back rl: mike, bjew, bonbon, jd, will, mattyz, me
front rl: monte, stan, caleb, phil, toga)

yeahh stan!

scared!?

RANDOM PICTURES

this has to be my new favorite plant. its so beautiful, taken near MS building, level 4

green accent

MAY BIRTHDAYS!
happy birthday sarah, sonia, phil, toga, and matt!!!

my nightmare, realized.

good food

cupcaked: ryan on matt, me on philly, jd on toga

aftermath: yes sir!

glory!!!

hahaha niceeee

Picture Update

Pictures.

Hello World

Hello World,

This is Justin. As 2007 starts, so begins our journey in this new blog. I am looking forward to using blog rather than my old/janky xanga site. Feel free to check both.

I think I will use this for random posts, thanksgiving, praise, and hopefully not too many rants... No promises.

Anyway, keep checking back, I hope blogger is easier to post pictures on, unlike xanga. good grief!

jwong