RESET!

 Power is finally back on
the campus.

Thank You, Lord Jesus.

We had a 3-week crash course!

Reset!

That's what I have learned from Typhoon Odette's aftermath.

Dependence on the Lord.

Interdependence with the community you're in.

Humility. Service. Love.

When you are so used to

Pushbuttons

On and off switches

Electric water pump

Automatic washing machine

4G+ Internet connection

Purified drinking water is always available

And so many more conveniences of life

Then, in just one night all these were gone.

Then you have to relearn

To laugh out loud with family and friends

Around candle-lit tables

Playing table games

Telling stories

Just like from the time of old

To fetch rainwater

Conserve every drop

Wash laundry by hand

And hang them to dry outside

To sleep earlier

No more staying up for Facebook or Instagram

To read the Bible not using an app

Thinking. Writing.

To be quiet

To take things slower

Appreciate the newly sprouting leaves

of the fallen mango tree

Reset!

Oh how we need this from time to time

No, not the typhoon

But to be intentional in

Solitude

God's Word

Prayer.

Oh and today, I am reminded

To love in a "soulish" way

The Lord

With all my heart

With all my soul

With all my might.