Short Story: The Uneducated Pastor Soh
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Ah Soh knew in his heart that his birthday was important. He would be 50 years old. His friend came into his tiny one room flat. Ah Soh was not the kind of person to host a party. He did not have the money!
For him, whatever little money he earned as a coffee shop assistant was just enough to make end meets. On some of the occassions, he could not even meet his end meets. On such occassions, he needed to seek financial and material help from his church. Fortunately for him, his church members were still quite ready to help Ah Soh tide through his difficult moments.
Ah Soh wanted to be a pastor. He wanted to preach for Jesus so much, so much. But he was not born during biblical times. In those days, anyone could be a pastor. Peter and most of Jesus' disciples were uneducated people!
In Singapore, a person needed to attend a bible college to be able to preach, officially. Ah Soh could not be a pastor. He was not smart in his studies. He failed his PSLE. Going to a bible college was an impossible dream for him.
Still, Ah Soh wanted to tell his friends about Jesus. All his uneducated friends. All of them who spoke Hokkien like him. All of them who could not speak proper english. So he saved up his money, little by little. He cut down on his food. He wore the same clothe, year after year, without buying new ones. He walked to his church instead of taking buses. He tried his best to cut down on his transport cost.
Finally, he had just enough money to host a birthday party. And that was what he did.
"Ah Soh, happy birthday!" His friends greeted him one by one. When all of his friends were in his house and they were done with eating, Ah Soh got them to sit in a circle. He spoke about Jesus passionately to his friends. He spoke on and on, ignoring the occassional mockeries that came from his unbelieving friends.
His friends left his home, seemingly unchanged and unmoved. But in Jesus' eyes, unknowingly to Ah Soh or the church in Singapore, Jesus saw a pastor. This pastor was uneducated. This pastor could only speak in Hokkien. This pastor did not win a single soul. This pastor preached only 1 sermon during his entire life for Jesus.
Still, in Jesus' eyes, he saw and smiled at pastor Soh.
P/S: Feel free to share this story with anyone so long as you glorify God in your sharing of this story.
It had been a long while since I last wrote a christian short story. This was due sadly to me falling away from God for a period of time. However, I am back with God, again. Check up my christian short stories blog at http://www.singaporechristianfiction.blogspot.com.
I give thanks to the God who is the inspiration behind all my stories.
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I dont know what your story mean.
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Originally posted by likeyou:
I dont know what your story mean.
TS is telling U to die die preach...people not interested also preach.
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This story is actually meant for christians.
It is meant for christians who do their best to serve God in love of God, and how even though no one notices what these christians did, God in heaven sees their acts and commend them.
It is a story to tell all christians that no matter how small a thing they may be doing, their small acts of kindness does not go un-noticed in the eyes of a loving God.
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This story is to tell all christians to preach the word of the lord at least one time in their lives to the people who do not know.
So for God's sake one time only please! and if nobody is interested please shut up!
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Hi S.gal83!
Praise God for your fervour! Don't be discouraged by the critiques, like what your story says, no matter how small a thing you do for God, it will not go unnoticed in the eyes of a loving God! Keep it up and God bless you!
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Nice story
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Nice story