Our Online Meeting

Since the time a virtual reunion started via WhatsApp with my high school classmates, I have been having the thought and the burden to propose an online meeting. I have been waiting and waiting until I felt the leading of the Lord to finally propose it. It was on the 28th of September that I proposed to the group for such an online meeting. Only a few responded positively and one doubtfully replied that such meeting might not be feasible for the group. After a couple of days of waiting, I felt like this was not going to work out. However, I kept praying and committed the matter to the Lord. Then I proposed again for starting an online meeting. This time with more positive responses, and finally through one friend's post, I felt the confirmation to go ahead and start.

Well then, I had to plan the schedule; propose the date and time, and also tentatively suggest what need to be done in the meeting.  Later, I felt the peace to call for volunteers according to the gift and grace given by God to each one. For the opening prayer, testimony sharing, special songs, hymn singing, and the word of God followed by open sharing, prayer, and finally wind up with a  closing prayer. Since nobody volunteered, I myself proposed who should take part in what item as I felt the leading to do so. And later, it was confirmed.

Finally, on the 2nd of Oct at 8:30 PM Saturday night, we had our first online meeting after twenty-seven years! The Lord's presence was with us in our first meeting which I called, "OUR ONLINE MEETING". By the way, I bore the responsibility of creating Zoom link, making and sending invitations, and executing all the practical needs. Since it was the first meeting, I volunteered to host the meeting, I also ministered the word of God on "God's Plan", and also volunteered to pray for the prayer burdens. 

The entire meeting lasted for about an hour and was recorded. It was later uploaded online for all the members to view; the link was made available for one whole week. 

That was a spiritual battle I had to fight in prayer with some friends joining me. And now the group has decided to conduct such online meeting once a month, on every first Saturday of the month. 

In this way, through such an online meeting and through the sharing of messages in the group, I have been doing my best to minister the word of God to all my high school classmates. May the Lord continue to bless this little endeavor for the shepherding of my fellow high school Christians and save those who are yet to be saved.