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MAJOR PAYNE!
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| I think I've always wanted to get into a fight. Not because I
want to hurt anybody, but because it would be cool like in the
movies. Unfortunately that wasn't the case this week.
So I didn't actually get into a fight, I just hit a wall on accident while playing dodgeball. Stop judging me.
This picture shows best what happened to me. It also showcases my
new impaired right hand/left handed artistic ability, which is probably
as good as my normal. Unfortunately, summer plans such as
working, driving, lifting heavy stuff and twiddling my thumbs will all
be more difficult to do. Also, I'm no longer in the "has never
broken any bones like Jesus" club. Oh well. It's all good.
Have a good day.
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| A Lesson LearnedI'm here trying to study for finals, but I can't because I'm too
lazy. I think when finals time comes around my brain gets into
lazy/ego mode where I convince myself that I'm ready for finals even
though I'm not just to prevent studying.
Anyways, looking back on this past year, it's amazing in the ways that
I've been blessed. Even from my standpoint, I don't see myself as
the same person who went out on missions to India and came back for a
second year of college. God has really taught me a lot this year,
and to write all of those things down would take forever.
That being said, I have one very important lesson that has really stuck
with me that I feel is necessary for me to share as it most likely
applies to you who are reading this. This primarily goes out to
any and all KCM or other campus ministry or church people.
If I mention to you the Great Commission (Matt. 28:18-20), it is likely
that you will start reciting it in your head. And as it is within
the vision statement of KCM to follow the Great Commission, as well as
one of our major purposes for even being on this planet, it is
necessary to follow this final commandment of Jesus. However,
there is a problem - while it seems easy and even exciting to go out
into the nations, the part about making disciples is easily glossed
over. Jesus doesn't call us out to just go out to the nations,
but to make disciples. Is this really being done? Are we
really being obedient to this or are we just following what's
convenient for us?
It's really easy to just sit back and hope that somebody else does the
work. It's convenient to just sit back and relax and hope the
business take care of itself. But here's a question: if only a
few people who are called to be missionaries and evangelists are doing
this work, then how will the whole world hear about the gospel?
Are we willing to go out of our own comfort zones to do His work?
Are we truly living the gospel? We are all called to do this work
- to build the kingdom, to make disciples.
I think one of the reasons why we don't share the gospel as much is
because we've grown somewhat insensitive to it. From what I've
seen, the best witnesses are not the most trained or even the most
experienced, but new believers who truly understand Jesus Christ's
love. The reason is because the people around them see a change
in their lives and wonder why such a change may have occurred.
The good news is fresh and exciting for these people and they just want
to tell everyone they know about it. I can't say that's always
the case for people like me who've grown up in the church - I sometimes
tend to take the gospel for granted. I think also that with new
believers, the church has a tendency to want to baby them
(milk->meat stuff), seeing a need to train and equip them when maybe
they have to do a little fighting of their own. It gives them a
false sense of insecurity that may lead their fires to die down a bit
and to get used to life in the church.
Random EV is great. If you go out and regularly share the gospel,
props to you. There is one thing about this I'd like to say:
don't just go out and throw the gospel at them and that's it. If
someone just threw a plate of food at you and said "you must eat this"
would you eat it? Form relationships, show love to people - don't
just expect to tell them about Jesus and run away. People don't
respond that well to just words, but rather action (i.e. unconditional
love). Show them the love of Christ by what you do. Winning
an argument won't save any souls - showing the love of Christ to the
people around you will. Knowledge and apologetics is great, but
the power of God's love completely transcends all of these. Go in
really seeking to make disciples, not just to share the gospel.
Luke 10:2 tells us "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.
Ask the Lord of the
harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field."
There is a huge harvest around us. The overlooked part of this
verse is the second part: the "ask the Lord" part. There is a
thing called the "10:2 b virus" which I hope you catch.
Basically, it's prayer - praying to the Lord of the harvest for more
workers in this field. What you do is set an alarm to go off at
10:02 or 10:20 or whatever and just set aside whatever you are doing
just to pray for more workers in the harvest field. 
Now my question for you is are you ready for the harvest? Do you
look into the massive harvest of this planet and get discouraged?
Or do you look at the harvest and take joy because there is much to be
reaped?
The yield from this harvest is disciples - what Jesus tells us to do in
Matthew 28. Go and make disciples. When you make disciples,
you want fruit. You want to be able to reap someone and train
them so that they in turn can go back out into the harvest field and
make disciples who can bear fruit as well. This is the intention
of it all. That's what we need to do: bear fruit that bears more
fruit.
So where does this all start? It starts with prayer.
Praying for our campuses, our friends, our family, coworkers,
etc. Praying for more people within the church to see the need to
share the gospel and to be missions minded. Prayer is truly
powerful.
This year at UCLA, God has done some remarkable things. Just
through open air preaching out in the busiest part of the campus, many
people in several fraternities have accepted Christ and have started
bible studies within the fraternity. It's not just a few people
either - two asian fraternities at UCLA have had many of their members
come to Christ, people who have been rejecting God for a long
time. They're really hungry for the Word and hungry just to know
Him more. They're learning more about Jesus and sharing about Him
with the people they know. A guy's foot that was broken, swollen
and discolored was healed on the spot. God has really done some
crazy stuff, but I know that there is even more in store for the
future. Why has all this happened? It's because of God's
goodness and because of the prayer of a few faithful people. It's
because there are people who are devoted to praying for this campus,
people who want to see their brothers and sisters revived and united
for God and who want to see all of the lost souls praising Jesus as
their Lord and savior. It all starts with prayer.
Honestly, I can't say that I live everything that I have said. I
guess that kind of makes me a hypocrite. I still have a lot that
I need to live up to, convictions that need to be lived out and
promises that I need to fulfill. But I know why I'm here. I
know what I need to do. And I want these things that I have
learned this year to continue to persist in my thoughts and in my
life. I also want to share these things with you in hopes that
you may also be a blessing to the people around you.
A lot of what I said here is from this guy Neil Cole who wrote a book
called "Organic Church". He's a church planter and he was
teaching at UCLA in hopes that we might also plant churches and gain a
greater vision for our own lives. He has some amazing stories and
if you get the chance, I recommend you buy that book.
So are you ready? Are you ready to live your life completely for
God? Are you ready to reap the harvest? Are you ready to
make disciples and change the world for God? Are you ready to
really pray for the harvest?
It's coming. Be ready. Do it. Pray.
*edit: sorry if I sound preachy or condemming. It's not my
intention, but it's how it all came out. I'm a little tired of
how lazy the church is and how we sit content just hanging out with
ourselves and not really being a light. I hope you feel
challenged burdened. That means that the Holy Spirit is working
inside you.
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| Today was the KCM CD Release Extravaganza Party Bonanaza. Or
something like that. All I can say is that there is way too much
talent just within this ministry. It's astounding.
Moving on! Senior banquet was on thursday. It was really good too.
Here are our seniors. They are all very awesome folks and will be missed next year.
Here is my tribute to them (Left to right).
Left Andrew: I didn't really know you very well, but I remember you
from a retreat a couple years back and stuff. If my memory serves
me correctly, I intercepted a pass intended for you and was tackled by
a big, scary black guy. But that's a story for another day.
Richard: Everyone made fun of you for turning red and your speaking
mannerisms. Although these things may be true, you're cool and
you enthusiasm is contagious.
Not as Left Andrew: I've looked up to you a lot these past couple years. I hope to do you proud.
Abe: Hey, we went to rival high schools. Sorry for not being able
to go camping. You are one of the nicest people I know.
Thomas: You truly have a heart of a baker. And the analytical and
observational skills of a computer. You truly can't be replaced.
Sharon: I wish you could have done some more singing. And
speaking with a British accent, even though I think you don't have
one. I wish I could have gotten to know you better.
Simon: You're a good guy with a very big heart. I hope you are
very blessed in China and a big blessing to others. I will be
praying for you.
Esther Ahn: You were awesome this year. But somehow, you still
couldn't shake the gangster image. I think it will stay with you
till you are old. Also, I predict that you will the soonest to
get married out of this graduating class.
Ki and Jason: See you next year.
Soree: I think we should have some more intellectual
conversations. Haha, and I know that the "my sassy bruin" movie
wasn't actually a movie but real life. Those USC guys just so
happened to catch you on camera.
Albert Sare: You love video games too much. But it was always fun talking to you about that stuff.
Alfred: Stop popping your collar. The ladies will get off you then.
Dinko: I will see you next year too. You are a cool guy and all the ladies love you. Rock on.
My my, how you've grown little LAKCM. Which reminds me: people,
start praying for KCM or whatever ministry you are in. Do
it. Now. Seriously, do it right now. Oh yeah, and if
you get the chance, pray for me too.
Thank you core for you hard work this year. You guys were crazy. Good crazy.
The suckers they got to do all the work next year. Look at the
guy on the right. He looks like a man-duck of some kind.
Thanks jon kang for most of these pictures.
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| I'm sick. Coughing is very painful.
Someone tried to drop a water balloon on me yesterday from the top of
my building (7 stories). That wasn't cool. It's the second
time it's happened this quarter.
Good prayer meeting today - called "One vision, one voice". Go
unity! It's awesome the way God has moved at UCLA this
year. Better things are yet to come. Maybe I'll talk about
that later.
So I was bored and decided to check why my backpack is so heavy.
It's a fat laptop backpack that I never actually put my computer
in. It's very heavily padded so my back is always nasty sweaty
when I have to walk up and down the hill to class.
Unfortunately I don't have a camera or anything to show a picture of
anything. You're gonna have to use your imagination, spoiled
people.
So I looked through my backpack to see what was inside. Besides
the typical school stuff and a newspaper, I noted the various things:
- Band music/papers
- Band hat
- random cd
- dirty, nasty white gloves - still tied in a knot at the middle fingers
- a plastic fork
- umbrella
- broken umbrella
- lab goggles
- 2 bottles of water
- bone marrow donator papers
- "clicker" for my LS1 class (used to answer in-class questions)
and finally....
plastic knives. a ton of them. like 50+. I vaguely
remember why they're even in my backpack, but it's probably a long
story and I'm too lazy to tell it.
I'm pretty weird.
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