First Christian College for Women
Thanks to the ones who cared to respond with encouraging words asking me to continue my blog as they do even forward it to some of their colleagues and friends. That is not just being kind to me but that is what we call as loving-kindness. I am reminded of a Sabbath School teacher who asked her children if anyone could tell the meaning of loving-kindness. A little fellow immediately jumped up and said, “Well, if I am hungry and someone gave me a piece of bread that would be kindness. But if they put a little jam on it, that would be loving-kindness.” Won’t it be nice if we all can add a little jam to all who God brings on our pathway and be lovingly kind to them, first
to our spouse, then our children and then the rest. About our God, the Psalmist says: “Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies.” Since we are crowned with lovingkindness, Why not spread it around a little bit daily?
Now coming to my quiz from last week. Some of you came very close to the answer but not the correct one I was looking for. Most of you named the first school that was started in India. That evidently happened to be in Tamil Nadu. But I had asked for the first school for girls. As per my records, it was started in response to the letter written with eagle feathers by the missionary to his sister. The sister’s name was Isabella Thoburn. She started the school with six children in a bazaar area in Lucknow. Later on it became a boarding high school. It was the first Christian college for women in Asia, known as the Lucknow Women’s College. When she died of cholera in 1900 it became the Isabella Thoburn College. I wonder if anyone reading my blog has seen this college. I would love to hear from them. Sacrifices of such great missionaries should never be forgotten.
Shalom, Shalom!
Pastor Franklin David
“See the invisible, hear the inaudible, believe the incredible, and
John Wesley
grammars on Hebrew, Latin, Greek, French and English. He completed three works on medicine, six volumes of church music, seven volumes of sermons and edited fifty volumes of “The Christian Library.” Wow! Those are just a few of his great accomplishments. He woke up at 4 a.m. and went to bed at 10 p.m. and would often say, “I have more hours of private retirement than any man in England.” How do we plan to manage our days? Something to think about as we face the
Adventist Hill
visiting the humble abode of a great personality I have admired over the years, Mother Theresa.
Mizoram is beautiful by day and awesome by night. It’s amazing how houses are built on stilts both in the valleys and mountain slopes utilizing every inch of space. The function we attended in Aizawl,
the capital city, was graced by her highness, Mrs. Riliani, the first lady of Mizoram, wife of the Chief Minister. At the ribbon cutting of the neonatal ICU at the SDA Hospital, we were told that if babies
die, it’s because there is not one hospital in all of Mizoram that has a neonatal ventilator. What a blessing it would be if babies can be saved if they had a neonatal ventilator. I was able to present
the amount raised in our church for this purpose and the Columbia Union President announced that he will double our contribution and make sure they have one soon. Incidentally, the Columbia Union also
presented an ambulance to this small little hospital on Adventist Hill. It is called Adventist Hill because most of the people who live there are Adventists. They have an 800-member church on this hill with no pastor but taken care by 11 elders. Wow! I wish we could model them in the USA.
Shalom, Shalom!
Pastor Franklin David
“See the invisible, hear the inaudible, believe the incredible, and
think the unthinkable.”
Confucious Say
Today is the birthday of Kong Qiu’s, more famously known as Confucius. Born in a difficult period of Chinese history, he rose to
the occasion and gave to the world some sayings that have become very famous. Here are just a few:
“It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.”
“It doesn’t matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
“There is beauty in everything but not everybody sees it.”
“He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.”
I can go on but one that made me laugh and think many years ago went like this: “A man will have to wait a long time with his mouth open for a roasted duck to drop in.” Basically, he was trying to teach that one has to work hard and seize the opportunities that come our way. There is a common saying that goes like this: “When opportunity knocks, open the door.” It may not always happen,
sometimes we may have to make them happen and if they come our way, we must do as Apostle Paul says: “We have to make the most of every opportunity.” Why? It’s because not only are the days difficult but the time is short. And each one of us are called to make the best of what we have in life. This reminds me of the man who came to a fortune teller deeply concerned about his future and asked the question, “How will my life end?” The fortune teller looked in the crystal ball and accurately predicted: “Your life will end with death.” The man nodded and said, “I know that, but I want to know if I will be happy?” And the fortune teller replied, “That has nothing to do with your future but with what you do in the present.” May God help us to do the very best in the present and leave the rest in His hands for “This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
Shalom, Shalom!
Pastor Franklin David
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