when someone is going to kill you, can you say you're more ready to die? indeed, faith is the evidence of things not seen, the substance of things hoped for, the reason why true christians would not retaliate when reviled, and not fear when they stare death in the face. yes, because we are more ready to for the judgement after death.
if i were in that situation, if my four beloved brothers were brutally killed for a selfish trivial lie, would i still have that compassion, to see the need of those cruel souls? i can imagine the grief, the pain, the questions i'd be asking. yet in the end His ways are always higher than our ways. the sacrifice of the missionaries for the salvation of the tribes - they are worth it.
had post-winter camp committee dinner yesterday at meiji japanese restaurant. it was raining kangaroos and platypus! had to go through some kinda 'night safari' - sighted a few waterfalls and crossed a few streams before we reached the restaurant tucked away in a corner of little bourke st. but the food there is good and fellowship was awesome. haha it's fun being out with crazy people talking shamelessly about all kinds of issues.