| Dated : Year 2007
Mission Trip 2007 - By Helga Smith
RLM Mission Trip 2007 was a joined effort between RLM
Fellowship & RLM Society. There were total of ten participants in
this mission trip from all walks of life. During our mission trip, our
main objectives were hands on experience for RLM members, to be a blessing
to the community and also opportunity to network with the Street Ministry
in Kuala Lumpur.
I had great experiences during this mission trip. There were a number
of programs lined up for us, the missionaries. One of the highlight of
the event was feeding the street community in Kuala Lumpur. Combined effort
with Petaling Street Mission and RLM, together we served the street community.
During our session there, we started with praise and worship and a short
message even though many non Christians came and followed by lunch. Though
it was raining heavily on that particular afternoon, there was still a
huge crowd gathered from the street community. Personally it was a blessing
for me as it truly taught me the gift of Love that Jesus has for His people.
It showed me on how I can follow the teaching methods of Jesus to touch
this people’s life. They were so grateful and happy to have us serving
them. For some of them, I could see joy in their eyes to be served by
us but many were ashamed of themselves. As I served them, they would just
receive their food but their heads were facing downward. It was truly
heart breaking to see those many people living such a life. I know it
was just a glimpse of their lifestyle but it was real.
We also managed to join Church Service with the street community. Street
Fellowship has a regular church service for the street community. I remember
seeing the street people praising and worshiping Jesus joyfully. There
were different religions gathered together in the Church Service. I was
surprise to see such community worshiping Jesus in spite of their different
walk of life. This truly taught me something, the Jesus we believe in
is alive and in His Word, all will bow down and confess that He is God
is coming to past for us here in Malaysia too.
Our biggest highlight was the Central Market Mission, where we as missionaries
went out in pairs to minister and bless the street community and by the
grace of God we were able to share Jesus into their lives. This took place
during midnight where the street community which includes the beggars,
the drug addicts, the prostitutes and the homosexuals. At first this wasn’t
an easy assignment for me personally because I was afraid to be rejected
or to be told off. We brought along some food with us as we move out in
pairs. It was easier to approach them as we had something to offer them.
My partner Sai Ho and myself, we were truly blessed. We managed to talk
to a number of people and we managed to even share about Jesus to them.
We also managed to pray with them, glory to Jesus, I saw tears flowing
from some of their eyes. Some of them regretted to have chosen this walk
of life and I personally know that we brought hope to them. It was truly
a joy to bless this community.
Overall, after the mission trip, during our sharing of testimony, I could
see the joy and the blessings that all of us received even though our
main focus was to bless this community indeed we personally were double
bless. Jesus is good and truly His love endures forever.
I truly thank Jesus for using RLM as a powerful instrument - in giving
me the opportunity the touch lives. Wow!!! It was truly an unforgetable
experience.
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