Church Service

~Church Service?~

Hi..1st of all, i wanna dedicate this post to God.  He is truly God Almighty and has answered my prayers even in here, Seoul.

Well, I'm gonna talk abt my experience in the church that I attended here these 2 weeks.

Last week I had the most peculiar experience in going to church.

Ok..erm..i'm embarrassed from telling this experience..dont u laugh...i know u are going to..but I'll just share anyway.-.-"

So here goes...

Last Sunday, 7-12-08, went to Bethel church...

Ok..i'm gonna post pics soon..but not now anyway..

So, there i was ...everything looked nice..and it had these really really really really really long escalators...like...from the bottom of HOP until the top?

anyway..I din know that time what it was for..but i knew one thing for sure..

I was late!!!!

So, Zzang and I sat down..and then a song was on that time...and all we were looking at was a screen...Then, i thought that the whole service was recorded...I was soooo disappointed and kind of upset...but anyway...after that song..the pastor(in the screen) prayed for quite a long while..I didn't know what he was praying since he was praying in korean...but after that...guess what? The service was over...lols...I was like..swt....okai...so Zzang and I went to eat first then catch the next service..which was at 12...

After eating..service was still(on projecter screen.) So, zzz...I spent abt 1 hour plus listening to a Korean pastor preach in korean...lols...couldn't understand a thing..so i spent the time reading as much english i could find in the bulletin..which was like..abt..1 sentence?read it like 4 to 5 times...Anyway..the sentence was that the 10 o'clock service that i missed was the only one with english translation..and that i needed to get a receiver from them in exchange for some sort of an id from me.  

Anyway...i was still kind of frustrated after the service..since i understood absolutely nothing except for the Bible reading..

that sunday...got home...read the Bible Scripture...and tried to have own devotion as my own "service." 

 So...tat's last sunday..the thing i couldnt understand was that though the church looked so big..the place i was in was comparatively small if matched with the whole building...I just couldn't understand...and there were those escalators which i had no idea lead to who knows where...and  after service so many ppl coming down from it..lols...i was too frustrated to think at that moment..couldnt find out anything...

Until TODAY!!

Yesterday..i really was struggling..cos i din know what to do..seemed like 10am service was for me but i dun know if i could get the receivers...was frustrated..so prayed to God abt it..I committed everything to God and just decided to do my best to reach the service on time.

This morning...

managed to reach on time..

But when i got there, i was expecting to go back the same place..

But then nobody was there yet...and sooo many ppl were rushing up the escalator...so..

i decided to follow them..i kept on going until i saw a cupboard full of receivers..Thank God it was easy to find..There was a lady there...so i asked if this place was where i would get the english reciever...and she said with a kind and friendly smile"yes!"

I tell u..i was so happy that time..I felt that i could listen to an English sermon already..

So, guess what i gave her as a "some sort of an id"..hehe..gave her my yacht club member card lols..cos i din bring anything else...asked her if that would work..and then she said yes..

So i continued to follow the big crowd after that...and this "wave" seemed to be climbing up the building..and I was feeling a bit uneasy going up and up until I reached a door...as i went in...LOLS>>>this is the part where i am most embarrassed to tell abt...

Ok...remember when i said the projector showed the whole service and it seemed like it was recorded..well the reason is that when i saw the service..it looked so big as if in a really really big hall...could fit tens of thousands..so i thought:"this couldn't be the place..mayb just a branch of Bethel church"

And when i opened this door...I found out tht everything was actually live...I just entered the huge area that seemed to be just a recording..

Then i finally understood...the whole church is so big that even that hall couldn't fit all..

I just found out that when the church service is being held...the church restaurant is even being used as a place for ppl to go to...cos there were projectors there too...

Basically tens of thousands of ppl were attending each service..

Well..i managed to sit down comfortably...couldn't take any photos..just a few...but anyway..U can look at the church at www.bethel.or.kr

Lols..i'm not trying to promote this church but..

It seems that God has really answered my prayer and dealt with my "small" problems..Today...i learned in service to pray to God abt my problems and end my prayer with a joyful attitude that is awaiting for God to answer my prayer and praising Him for who He is..Feel that God has made everything smooth again and it seems that God is connecting every part of my life together so perfectly..and today i'm just so refreshed...THANK GOD!!!!all glory to HIM!!

After the service i gave back the receiver and the nice lady saw me again..she asked where i was from..and i replied of course..and she said there were 2 other malaysians there as well..hmm wonder who tat could b...anyway..lols..She said she hoped to see me again..so..i am deeply encouraged...btw..this is an elderly woman ah...dun think wat wat^^

That's all that happened..funny experience for me though..one of the fact because i was alone in a place where hardly anyone could understand me and I to them..but still God guided me smoothly and I can say that church is indeed a wonderful place where brethren dwell together in unity!!Praise the Lord!!

P.S. missing u guys and church back at home as well larXDXDXD

Can't wait to go homeXD

XOXO(jk)

I'm out!