Joshua House Zooming In
After a few weeks of Movement Control Order (MCO) and not being able to meet up, the youths of Joshua House have went virtual, gathering on the online meeting platform, Zoom. The whole of Joshua House are divided into two smaller groups for a Bible study session before merging as one for fellowship and games.
At 2 pm on Saturdays, our youths would login to their zoom and gather in two groups for a quick ice breaker and catch-up where we share about our past week. We then proceed to study devotional materials prepared by our youth pastor and lead by our youth leaders. Currently, we are going through Psalms 119 which is about how the psalmist desires God’s Word. Having studied the materials, some reflection questions were also prepared for us to discuss and share how we can relate to the psalmist, how we can apply God’s Word in our lives as well as desire His Word.
After the study session, we then gather as one group where we spend some time in fellowship and catching up with the rest of the Joshua House youths. It’s usually during this time that we turn on our webcams to see each other face-to-face while chatting.
In our recent meeting, we had a short devotional sharing about prayer by one of our youth leaders from Matthew 6:5-14. In that devotion sharing, we learned how to keep prayer real, simple and to keep praying.
Following the sharing session was a group prayer, just like our prayer meetings in youth every first Sunday of the month. In this prayer session we also shared our own personal prayer points so we could pray for each others’ concerns.
Although we were not physically with each other, we were together in spirit (and together virtually in front of our gadgets of course).
During these online youth meetings, I am reminded of Hebrews 10:24-25,
“24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.“
Although we are to stay at home and refrain from gathering in public places, we should not take these as excuses to avoid meeting with each other, but all the more find ways to continue to meet up, especially during this pandemic, when we need God the most for His mercy and guidance in these uncertain times. I really thank God that he has provided an opportunity and the technology that we are still able to meet with each other even in the comfort of our homes.
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