Thank the Lord!

Fiuhhhh ... Legaaaaaaaaaa .... setelah berminggu2 worried karena ga dapet2 rumah akhirnya we can move into the new place this weekend ...

The problem went into the surface when 3 weeks ago the property agent told me that the owner of my current place wanted to use the property and I have to move out as soon as possible ... I was told by a friend that I can have 2 months by law ... Being the confident me, I proposed to move out in 5 weeks ... I thought 5 weeks should be plenty of time to find a house ... After all, I found a place in 2 days before ....

It turned out that it is not so easy to find a property owner that wants to accept 4 guys in 2 bedroom apartment/townhouse ... Our applications got rejected and sometimes due to our busy schedules we missed the deadlines of submitting the applications ... Moreover, I miscalculated the fact that I need to have at least a buffer of 1 week of signing the contract and arranging the move itself and since finding the rent is so hard these days in sydney, it was so so so so tough !!! We also had lots of requirements, such as we wanted to pay around $350 pw and it must be in either Kingsford (1st priority), Maroubra, or Randwick ... If the property is a bit far from the main junction, we did not consider it straight away ...

It was so frustrating that some friends at church were afraid to see my tensed face .... I could not hide the fact that I am thinking about where I am going to live in the next 2 weeks ...

I cried out to God ... God please help!! Maybe I was too proud, saying that I could find the property without Him ... But only during the times when I had no choice but surrendering to Him, I learnt what it meant to trust Him fully .... I mean fully!! That does not mean that I didn't do anything ... I did my research every night, and called the agents during the day arranging for inspections ... I ran around here and there to inspect the property and filled in a tedious application forms ... It was so much trouble ... But I did surrender to my God at the same time .... because I know it is pretty hard to find a property that we want ....

During these times, I felt so blessed to have a family in Christ and many good friends ... I asked almost all of my friends for help!! and so many of my them offered me help .... Ada yg mau pinjemin garage nya, many sent emails to friends regarding my situation and asking if there is anyone interested in a room around eastern suburb area ... Ada yg just bantuin inspect the house because I could not make it for I had pelayanan on that hour ... My flatmates and my bro banyak bantuin juga, even though mrk pada sibuk assignment and exam ... Terharu sih !! Thank u friends!! I am grateful banget nget nget ....

Yesterday, the four of us at home prayed asking God for guidance ... Initially, we decided to take the house nearby, but we need one more person to fill in one of the room ... We made that decision because we thought we need to secure the place first and felt that finding the person to fill in the room should be easier than finding a place to rent ... But suddenly, this morning I got a phone call from one of the agent that I should send a deposit and sign the contract tomorrow morning ... It was a big big relief ... I thanked God straight away for His providence ....

Lastly, I just wanna say that my God is Jehovah Jireh, He provides the need of His children according to His riches and glory, especially spiritual needs .... !

Cari rumah susah banget

A bit frustrated nih cari2 rumah ... Udah mepet banget and we don't even have one accepted application ... The ones yg available is either too expensive atau 3 bedrooms (we only want two bedrooms) ...

So at the moment I am a bit worried, tapi not too worry juga ... Setelah dipikir2 ga ada gunanya worry juga .. Yg penting do our best and trust in God la ... Malah kalo kepepet gini, I learn to rely on God and realize my own limitation ... I also learn to trust others and be patient with them (my flatmates) because kadang mrk not doing according to my expectation (apply rumah telat sehari and keduluan orang, etc) ... I also learn to battle my pride of asking my friends for help ... I am the kind of person yg rada independent and it's very hard for me especially kalo ga deket banget minta tolong ke temen buat hal2 ginian ... gengsi kali yah ... but during these times I learnt to rely on my brother and sister in Christ as well ...

Oh well, two weeks to go ... kalo ga dapet homeless deh *huhuhu* ...

A blessing!

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