Godly friendships

September 6, 2002

it's been a really crazy week. lots of things have been happening in my life and in the lives of those around me. where do i begin?

after sufficiency, everyone, and i do mean EVERYONE left. everyone from markham, everyone from ETCBC, everyone from anywhere. i realize that like almost 99% of all my friends were entering first year this year! how insane is that? and the saddest part of everyone leaving is that all my closest friends are now in other cities other than toronto. and basically, they're all in waterloo. justin, sharon, jer & jon. all people from like ETCBC. but that's not to say that all my friends are there. it was an especially emotional for me sunday night when i said my goodbyes to janice & andy chung. why? cuz i've had some great times with those guys and they're really far away from me. man, we've had so many great times over the years. and to know that i won't be seeing them for a long while, it hurts. it still does. i know that i'll see them again, but i mean it's really not the same. i think chung & janice were like my closest friends at markham, aside from lydia. but yeah. i'm going to miss those two. and i'll miss josephine, andy chow, garway, and erica. those are a great bunch of guys :)

with justin, sharon, jer & jon it was a little diffferent. waterloo really isn't that far from me, so i'm gonna try and go visit them pretty often, like once a month or so. i think i have a really strong bond with all of them. but like with justin and sharon, it's different. especially justin. oh man, if there was anyone i've had a whole lot of silly times with, and who's a lot like me, it's justin. i love that guy. i kinda see him like timothy and myself like paul. like the relationship we have anyway. i see so much potential in him, and i can't wait to see one day when he's the man God wants him to be. what a truly gifted guy! i really miss his company, and it's only been a few days. everytime i see a pylon, i like want to grab it for him. lol. but honestly, all i want for him this year is to become this like superhero in Christ. a true passionate lover of Him!

with sharon, well it's a little different :) we've also had a share of our silly times with one another. she's another one of those truly gifted people, especially in music. oh man! what crazy giftedness God has given her. and like she's always so cheerful and stuff. i know people are going to fall in love with her right away. how could you not? she's got such a warm presence to her!

i went to visit him and sharon on wednesday, cuz yeah. i didn't get to say my goodbyes truly. man, i know that God is going to do some amazing stuff in their lives. and i know justin's struggling right now, but God'll pull him through it. i can't wait to hear what God's been doing in their lives when i see them again! in the meantime, i want to commit myself to praying for them everyday. i'll try my best to do it :)

i must admit it's been really weird this past week, not really having any contact with them since they all don't have any internet yet. i think it's time for me to develop some solid friendships at fellowship at york. i need to settle down. soon. in any case, i thank God for friends. i thank God for justin, sharon, jer, jon and joseph. joe understands how i feel. everyone leaving and all. it's really strange. but yeah, maybe this year me and joe can get closer. that'd be really cool :)

more to come later...

Posted by Leo Chan at September 6, 2002 2:39 PM