Wednesday, June 29, 2016

And the Farewell time...tata bye bye Shillong !!

"Mummy i will never leave you and go, even if it takes me to change my posting area, i will work wherever i could get you to stay with me", this was what young Jesse would tell her Mummy.

Now as i entered my 15th year, many things had happened at home, and every storm lead this boat of mine to move away and away from Mummy...this time to another direction...not North nor East neither West - It was SOUTH !!

One way jesse was excited that she could now start a new life altogether yet ..YET leaving behind friends was a little bit of a struggle.

" jesse Chennai jaakar tu badal tho nehi jaayegi?" ( So, Will you change after you go to Chennai?)

Jesse: " haaa.....jesse and change - impossible!!"

And i believe - God her heavenly Father must have had a good laughter there in heaven..."jesse  - not just a change ... I AM going to turn your world downside UP". Such a thorough work will be done in your life dear jesse, that the very existence of the phrase 'haa....jesse?' will no longer exist !!!"

It was probably the 22nd or 23rd of May 2005, Mercy and jesse left for Chennai - a long, hot, sweaty - 3 days journey - not knowing what would be in store for us in the coming days.

We landed Chennai at night and was picked up by Aunty and a cousin. Aunty...yes...my dear Aunty...Mrs Christiana Paranjothy....known as Christy Aunty in the family.

'ting - tong' !! "you both have arrived ?" It was dark and some one shouted - "close the doors...there's mosquitoes outside ....enter in soon.." There was this figure that i had seen for the first time...white in white...And here was my dear Uncle...He was working on his pc and he turned around at looked at us. He enquired a few questions and we immediately slipped into the guest room.

The following day, Aunty had a trip to take ..which would mean her being away for 3-4 days. It was the VBS season and there were 2 boys staying at home...also 4 girls and 2 other boys from the church. Everyone was supposed to leave for a programme in Redhills.

jesse was the youngest then..and she was made to sit next to Uncle. Uncle had handed over his mobile phone to me and i stumbled over it...as it was the first time i was handling a mobile phone in my life. During the programme..songs were being played...all Tamil songs and girls were performing on the stage. Uncle was leading them and teaching them. There was a huge crowd of Sunday school teachers and Mercy and i were lost among them. As the songs were being played...i began loosing my patience ...my fingers moved..my feet tapped  and i found myself..standing and dancing to the song right at the end of the crowd.

Uncle paused and spotted me and called me. He gave me the platform ...remember this was my second day in Chennai. He asked me to join the girls on stage...and so did i !! God had showed me even then that He had a ministry for me ----????

        " to help"

i danced....not knowing the meaning of a single word...just lip synced the song...did it with all the zeal i had...thinking this was my service to God..." to gladden and encourage the teachers to learn the action songs."

I jumped the highest, moved the fastest and did everything that i could... He had a plan for me - which was yet to be revealed ...YET had been already written down in HIS book !! Yes...in HIS voluminous book of jesse's life - why ? Because - HE knew it very well.......

                                       ' she has been created for a specific purpose '


VBS action song - a glimpse ( video - click the link to play )