Change Your World

Pastor Cathryn was back last Friday, this time to share about Change Your World, which is a youth movement which aims to... change your world haha.

She inspired and challenged us to rise up and not just live our lives without any regard for the person on the street. I'm sure we can agree that there's really so much we can do in this world, you only need to see in the daily news, take a walk down your street, and see that there is so much injustice in this world. So many people, whether older people, or even youths like us who are not as well-off, whether financially or physically. That's only in our immediate surroundings. Think then of the people halfway across the globe, fighting for their lives due to war and disease. Yes they may seem far, but they are humans like you and me.

The question to ask ourselves is: what can I do?

World changers don't exactly come out of their mother's wombs with a label 'World Changer' stuck on their foreheads. Pastor Cathryn showed us many amazing videos of youths who decided to step up and do something good, something that started small but then grew to become a global movement, effectively making a positive change in this world.

One particular video that struck me was that of a busy street during a rainy day. A giant tree branch had fallen and blocked the whole road, and the cars simply couldn't move. One small boy saw the situation, saw everyone just seated in their cars waiting for the branch to be moved, but no one actually doing anything. He dropped his schoolbag and started to try to push the branch out of the way. Everyone was shocked to see him do that because he was only one person, but then more and more joined him, and finally the branch was removed.

Sometimes, we look at the world, or even just Malaysia, and we tell ourselves, things will never change. But change starts with us.

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. -Edmund Burke

You might have heard this quote before, but once again it is not of use to just hear it and not do anything. YOU can make the difference.

So anyway, Change Your World Quest has the objective of inspiring and supporting those individuals who do want to make a change in this world. Why don't you check out the Change Your World blog here to know more.

There will be a Change Your World concert on the 4th of September 2010 in Sunway Convention Centre, with awesome music, media and message. Come and be inspired! Passes are RM20, but Taylor's College Christian Fellowship is subsidising RM5 for Taylor's students who wanna go, so it's only RM15 and whoa! You get a free CD too. So yeah, that's it for now, stay tuned to this blog for updates throughout the week, and do remember to drop a message in the chatbox! Ciaoz and GOD BLESS.

P.S. A-Levels trial exams for two weeks, starting Monday. Do keep the A-Level students in prayer!