I am truly grateful for everything happen. Entering ITB as a new colleger is AWESOME!
These following week is gonna be a busy week because it is OSKM 2013 : )
OSKM stands for Orientasi Studi Keluarga Mahasiswa.
Yesterday, I had my first mass Indonesia independence day flag-rising ceremony with aprox. 3000 new colleger! There was marching band ITB, choir, and many things I've never experienced before.
Anyway, I love some new song that's been taught to us; one of them titled "Mentari". It's lyric is catchy because of the historical background of the song. Here is the link and the lyrics:
Mentari
Mentari menyala disini Di sini di dalam hatiku Gemuruhnya hingga di sini Di sini di urat syarafku
Meskipun tembok yang tinggi mengurungku Berlapis pagar duri di sekitarku Tak satupun yang sanggup menghalangiku Menyala di dalam hatiku
Hari ini hari milikku Juga esok masih terbentang Dan mentari kan tetap menyala Di sini di dalam hatiku…
I also love the echoing sacred greeting of ITB. It says "bakti kami, untuk-Mu, Tuhan, bangsa, dan almamater". Very different from any special greetings I've ever heard. YES, it is sacred.
I am meeting new friends from almost all part of Indonesia; Bandung, Surabaya, Jakarta, Banten, Papua, Toraja, Medan, Makasar, and more! Learning so many new lessons in live.
OK, I need to sleep now, in the next 6 hour I should be in ITB to continue OSKM. God bless Indonesia!
#untukIndonesia
For several months, GRaBS (a community of youth Christians where I spend plenty of my time there growing up spiritually) has been playing videos of a Christian hip-hop artist/song writer/music producer/recording artist; Toby McKeehan (born Kevin Michael McKeehan; October 22, 1964) or better known as Toby Mac. Today, I met a friend who told me how one of Toby Mac's song inspiring him. The title of the song he mentioned is "FORGIVENESS". In this song, Toby Mac featuringLecrae (a gospel rapper) present great messages to the whole world. Here we are, the lyrics:
FORGIVENESS
TOBY MAC FEAT LECRAE
'Cause we all make mistakes sometimes
And we all step across that line
But nothing's sweeter than the day we find, we find
Its hanging over him like the clouds of Seattle
And rainin' on his swag fallin' deeper in his saddle
Its written on his face
He don't have to speak a sound
Somebody call the five-o for we gotta man down
You can go and play it like you're all rock and roll
But guilt does a job on each and every man's soul
And when your head hits the pillow at the nightfall
You can bet your life that its gonna be a fight ya'll
'Cause we all make mistakes sometimes
And we've all stepped across that line
But nothing's sweeter than the day we find
Forgiveness, forgiveness
And we all stumble and we fall
Bridges burn in the heat of it all
But nothing's sweeter than the day, sweeter than the day we call out for forgiveness
Forgiveness, we all need, we all need, we all need forgiveness
Forgiveness, we all need, we all need
Mr. Lecrae
My momma told me what I would be in for
If I kept all this anger inside of me pent up
My heart been broken, my wounds been open
And I don't know if I can hear I'm sorry being spoken
But those forgiven much , should be quicker to give it
And God forgave me for it all Jesus bled forgiveness
So when the stones fly and they aimed at you
Just say forgive they father they know not that they do
Now you can go and play it like you're all rock and roll
But guilt does a job on each and every man's soul
And when your heat hits the pillow at the nightfall
You can bet your life that its gonna be a fight ya'll
'Cause we all make mistakes sometimes
And we've all stepped across that line
But nothing's sweeter than the day we find
Forgiveness, forgiveness
And we all stumble and we fall
Bridges burn in the heat of it all
But nothing's sweeter than the day, sweeter than the day we call out for forgiveness
No matter how LOST you are, you're not that far, you're NOT TOO FAR
No matter how HURT you are, you're not that far, you're NOT TOO FAR
No matter how WRONG you are, you're not that far, you're NOT TOO FAR
No matter who YOU are, you're not that far, you're NOT TOO FAR
From FORGIVENESS
Ask for FORGIVENESS
'Cause we all make mistakes sometimes
And we've all stepped across that line
But nothing's sweeter than the day we find
Forgiveness, forgiveness
And we all stumble and we fall
Bridges burn in the heat of it all
But nothing's sweeter than the day, sweeter than the day we call out for forgiveness
Forgiveness
We all need, we all need, all need forgiveness
Forgiveness
We all need, we all need
No matter how lost you are, we all need forgiveness
No matter how hurt you are, we all need forgiveness
No matter how wrong you are, you're not that far, you're not too far
No matter who you are, you're not too far, you're not too far
He doesn't do typical rapping. But, he raps His faith in Jesus Christ.
"I think a lot of players have foundations in their faith... A lot of guys love hip-hop or rap music, but they tend not to have hip-hop or rap music that kind of co-signs their views on life. I think that's kind of what i provide them."
Lecrae Moore
"Lecrae said it the best. He doesn't want to be a celebrity. He doesn't want to be a superstar. He just wants to be the middle man for tou to see God through him."
Bubba Watson
Here is the video (Toby Mac feat Lecrae - Forgiveness) :
