Another Journey . . .(Finally I have to Leave Batam)

Leaving Batam
This week is the last week for me to stay in Batam. I’ve been here for one year and three months, exactly the same like I was in Medan. It’s been tough for me as always, hard to leave your settled life, everything . . .This week is also a busy week since I have to make sure our things are packed well and under the safe hands. I have to make sure that I can send my maid – Wanah home safe. Many things I take care of.

At the same time, my husband is also in a very struggle situation. Find a shelter for us (well, since we don’t know yet whether we will live in Apartment, HDB or a house), try to find good location as well as reasonable price for us. We struggle but I know that God is struggling for us also. Thanks God that we don’t have to think about transportation since the company provides us. If you are moving, many things are to be considered.

Being A Teacher
I never thought my life in Batam would be as wonderful as I experienced in Sorong and Medan. I thank God that He gave me wisdom to take the right decision. First, I thought that my life would be so boring, nothing to do except stay home and doing nothing or at least take a piano lesson as usual. But what I have experienced is beyond my thought and expectation. Here in Batam, I got a job. I became a teacher…teaching English with various levels and ages. I got a chance to have a training in Jakarta for a month and it was effected everything especially in my spiritual condition. I enjoy teaching so much, having new friends, being busy, having new students, etc. My salary was good as a teacher….I didn’t have to pay for the transportation since the school provide that.

My Acts 2 Church in Singapore
My training in Jakarta was not only effected my career, but also my spiritual life. As I was in Jakarta, my husband went to Singapore every Sabbath for a church. First, he planned to go to this particular church but on his way he changed direction to go to Jurong East SDA Church – the church that we planned to visit when we visited Singapore six months earlier. As his surprise this church was so wonderful, so loving and kind. Also the worship style was much different with the typical Adventist Church, so lively. He shared to me. At first, I scolded him for “wasting” money to go to Singapore for the church. Even after two or three visits, the pastor’s wife, Tan Pik Ye, invited him to join the worship team. He was so surprise and delighted.
As I went back to Batam, we went to Jurong for Sabbath. Then I could feel that this church was really a kind and loving church…FYI, my Batam passport was first stamped on the 17th of February 2007 and it will be stamped as my last visit to Jurong on the 16th of February 2008. It’s exactly 1 year.

I never experienced that elders would be so willing to come to that visitors and greet them, usually they just sat and gave instructions. But, here I still remembered TC, one of the elder greeted me, asked questions and tried to know me. So sweet! After the second visit, they did the same thing as they did to Fritz, they invited me to join the worship. First Horace’s team, then Peter’s team and Michael’s team. Wow! To tell you the truth I never joined music ministry but Jurong I joined not only music ministry but also the choir- as they set it up later before Christmas. I enjoy the worship and fellowship in this church. The environment is just like the fellowship I ever experienced 10 years ago in my university. To my surprise, this church-specifically pastor and elders- takes small groups/cell groups seriously, even they have 8 small groups and all of them are active groups. I ever experienced a small group, although it was called a small group but the impact was so huge, especially for my spiritual life.

To get Jurong Church, means you have to get up very early in the morning – 4.30 a.m, you have to book your ferry one day before. You have to make sure that you bring your passport because you have to cross the border. Although it takes only 45 minutes from Harbor Bay Ferry Port to Harbor Front but still it is across the sea. After that you have to run in order to get the front line in the immigration check point, you have to make sure that you have filled the immigration form correctly. Then, you have to take MRT or taxi but since taxi is very expensive usually we take MRT to come to church on time. From Harbor Front you must change MRT in Outram Park then you take MRT to Jurong East. As you arrive in Jurong East station, you must walk about 200 m to get the church. But, you love to stay in the church even until the sundown. Then you must repeat the process above vise versa to go back to Batam. If you have booked the ferry and late, you’ll get penalty and also you have to make sure that you’ll be in Harbor Front before 9 p.m. otherwise you must stay in Singapore because the last ferry is 9.30 p.m. You have to save money for the ferry tickets and the tax.

It was so devastated for me to live Batam, it means I have to leave all of that. I am so happy! I’ve never been so happy to go to church ever since I go to Jurong Church. I always look forward for Sabbath even I have no part that day. Oooooooohhhhhh, I’m crying now…since two weeks ago, some families invited us for farewell dinner, Eddy-Heleena Chong, Amabel and Ella Lie, the Young Adults, Jess…so sweet and so sad….Could I find a church like this again in Jakarta?

I’m Going Home
Going to Jakarta means many things to me. Showing that my husband can continue his study for free because he gets a scholarship from the company. To Jakarta means we are closer with our families and friends. We have to be tighter since the company doesn’t provide a house, pay the electricity and water bills. Try to deal with the hustle and bustle life in Jakarta, with the traffic even the flood. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh noooooooo! We’re still searching for a shelter…but I believe my Almighty God will provide my need. Also I can continue my baby program. Maybe in Jakarta I can more relax since now I’m home.

Opportunities
God is really wonderful to us. Every place God shows us something to do or to experience. For Jakarta even before I arrived, God has already provided and offered opportunities for me. For instance, Butet and Christine have offered me to set a small group, wow! Of course I agree, just wait until I am in Jakarta then we set the time. Then suddenly I found out that Bang Frederik, my former colleague is setting up his own firm. We have talked about it six years ago and now it has come true. I offer myself to join and he agrees. Going back to this business again . . . I never imagine. Of course as I will go back teaching in ILP. Wow, can you imagine that I, Joice, am a fulltime housewife but a part time teacher and legal consultant. Wow! Indeed, God works beyond my imagination.

The Closing
I thank God for these journeys. I never thought that I would travel and experienced so many things with someone that I dearly love- my husband. Together we can enjoy traveling, living and joining ministry together – whatever they are.
I just pray that all we need God will provides according to His will. I pray that we can still follow His will. I believe that God has prepared something special for us as He ever provided for us in the past.

As King David said in his psalm:

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart – Psalm 37:4

Indeed, God has given me the desires of my heart. My home work now is to seek happiness in the Lord therefore God will give the other desires of my heart – what I really long for . . .

Are You Ready for Jesus to Come? by Roy Pandleton

I've heard this song many years ago. This week as I practiced my piano, I tried to play this song. At first was so boring, especially at the first stanza, but then after practice by practice, I found the "click" in this song. Even I could improvise and I could manage to play and sing this song. I also found that the words profoundly shout the questions for each one of us that whether we are ready or not for Jesus to come. It's because he's coming back again. And the question for me too : Am I?

The theme of the Bible is Jesus

and how He died to save men

The plan of salvation assures us

He's coming back again

Are you ready for Jesus to come?
Are you faithful in all that you do?
Have you fought a good fight?
Have you stood for the right?
Have others seen Jesus in you?

Are you ready to stand in your place?
Are you ready to look in His face?
Can you look up and say, "This is My Lord!"
Are you ready for Jesus to come?

Don't cling to the world and its treasure
This earth will soon pass away
Oh, give Him your love without measure, He's calling you today!

Are you ready for Jesus to come?

Are you faithful in all that you do?

Do you fight a good fight?

Do you stand for the right?

Do others see Jesus in you?

Are you ready to stand in your place?

Are you ready to look in His face?

Can you look up and say, "This is My Lord!"

Are you ready for Jesus to come?

What A Friend in Jesus!

Last week, as usual on Sabbath we went to the church, however we didn't go to Jurong East, we went to Maranatha Church on Dunman Road. Supri and his family invited us to come there because Clarence was singing with the children choir. So we decided to go. But, we said to Supri taht we had to go back to Jurong because Fritz must have practice for the next week service with Michael team.

At 2:00 we were already in Jurong. Then Fritz practiced with his team. In the mean time I just sat and looked at them, then Mar Lar came and asked me whether I was free or not. And I said yes, then she asked whether I would join them to visit Uncle Singh in Alexandra Hospital. I agreed. As I remember, Uncle Singh is an old man, always sits at the back row, I assume he is more than 70 (I'm right!). I never speak to him, but I always notice him, I keep wondering who is his family? Is he happy or not? What is it like having a very long age? and so on, and so on. Then on our way to hospital, I thought about his name "Singh", so he must have been converted! What is it like? Why?

When we arrived, I realized that the hospital was very old, even Peter Ramdas said it was haunted. Then we met him with his family, I just knew that He is the only Adventist in his family. And this becomes his burden for so many years. We sang "This is my Father's house". Then he asked us to sing "What a Friend We have in Jesus" - I cried. We sang other songs again then prayed. I could see how happy he was when we came, he smiled and sang with us although it might be so difficult for him, and I saw that his daughters also sang. Then we went back to the church.

I thanked them for the opportunity of this. I recalled that I ever did this 5 years ago with my friends- young people in Cengkareng Church. We went to the hospital- an old man died because of cancer. We practiced in the cab, what a thrill moment. Afterward, we had another opportunity, we visitted our friend again in the hospital and sang. Gosssh! How I missed those day, as we did this ministry, our soul was full of joy. That also happened last week, I gave my voice to help people-especially sick people.

Thanks Lord for this opportunity, waiting again for another one!

God’s Delays

READ: Habakkuk 1:12–2:3

I will stand my watch and set myself on the rampart, and watch to see what He will say to me. —Habakkuk 2:1

Waiting is hard for me. I want answers now. Postponements perplex me; deferrals daunt me. I’m baffled by God’s delays, wondering why and when. “How long, O Lord?”
The prophet Habakkuk wanted answers as well, but God chose to take His time. “I will stand my watch . . . to see what [God] will say to me,” Habakkuk wrote (2:1). “The vision is yet for an appointed time,” God replied. “Wait for it; because it will surely come” (v.3).

Faith never gives up. It knows that despite appearances, all is well. It can wait without signs or significant indications that God is at work, because it is sure of Him. “Each delay is perfectly fine, for we are within the safe hands of God,” said Madame Guyon (1648–1717).
We too must learn to view each delay as if it were “perfectly fine.” Postponements are reasons to pray rather than grow anxious, impatient, and annoyed. They’re opportunities for God to build those imperishable but hard-to-acquire qualities of humility, patience, serenity, and strength. God never says, “Wait awhile,” unless He is planning to do something in our situation—or in us. He waits to be gracious.

So take heart! If God’s answer tarries, “Wait for it; because it will surely come.” —David H. Roper

Soon shall the morning gildThe dark horizon rim,Thy heart’s desire shall be fulfilled—“Wait patiently for Him.” —Havergal

God stretches our patience to enlarge our soul.

On His Plan for Your Mate

Soulmate . . .what is that? Is that someone that God really send just for you or it's a matter of choice. Well, you never know when she/he will come. The only thing that you know is that God longs to give you someone special, some who helps you to get closer to Him and you can also be his/her helper to improve each other lives. And God helps me to find my soul mate.


Desember 2002

Ketemu dengan my dearest friend-Joice Hutasoit di Konferens DKI setelah ada acara PADKI...aku lupa acara apa tetapi setelah itu kami mampir di Pasaraya Manggarai untuk makan siang karena udah laper banget....


We were having a chit-chat....dan terutama merenungi nasib yang udah mau di ambang 28 tahun tapi "seret jodoh"...L ……sampai satu saat aku mengatakan bahwa aku ingin menikah tahun depan, dan aku yakin Tuhan pasti akan memberi seorang laki-laki yang baik yang akan menjadi suamiku kelak. Waktu itu Joice cuma senyam senyum sambil membatin dalam hati “Same siape? Pacar aja loe kagak punya!!!!” Tapi dia pengertian banget dan tidak mengatakan hal itu ( gue juga baru tahu di berpikir seperti itu setelah gue kawin…wakakakak. . .) Selama di sana kami terus membicarakan kisah cinta kami yang pilu dan betapa kami takuuuuut sekali that our lives would miserable…


Dan sepanjang bulan Desember itu gue disibukkan dengan kegiatan kantor dan pelayanan…sebenarnya menjelang akhir tahun 2002 itu aku sudah diperkenalkan dengan 3 cowok, satu jauh di luar negeri dan just having a small conversation through internet…sepertinya orang ini OK, batak, “sepertinya mapan”, keluarga baik-baik, pendidikan OK banget, tapi gue belum tau tampangnya, yang kedua sudah diperkenalkan tapi gue enggak sreg ajah…dan yang ketiga, yang jadi suamiku sekarang. Yang berinisiatif untuk memperkenalkan adalah ipar kami-suami kakaknya Fritz (kalau orang Batak bilang amangbao gue atau laenya Fritz). Waktu itu KKR Pdt. Praban Saputro, September 2002, saya jadi sie acara KKR dan amangbao saya ini jadi sie perlawatan. Mungkin karena dia liat aku aktif banget dan super cerewet, dia pikir kali aja aku cocok sama laenya jadi dia berinisiatif ingin memperkenalkan gue dengan laenya ini….didatangilah Pendeta jemaatku waktu di Cengkareng, Pdt. J. Sinaga, Pdt Sinaga menyampaikan ke aku dan aku ok-ok aja memberi no telepon rumah dan e-mail (walaupun dalam hati udah siap-siap kalau nanti ternyata pas ketemu orang ini ancuuuuuuurrrrr banget!!!). Tapi udah tiga bulan tidak ada respond, Pendeta Sinaga memfollow up…yah aku tidak terlalu berharap.


Menjelang akhir Desember, gue semakin gigih berdoa, dan gue juga semakin yakin bahwa gue bakalan merit tahun 2003 karena emang gue minta ama Tuhan gue merit umur 28, tapi yang jadi pertanyaan siapa orangnya, waktu itu juga ada beberapa orang yang mau kenalan ama gue tapi jujur aja gue kagak selera. Pas malam tahun 2002, sebelum pukul 12, gue khusus berdoa ama Tuhan, kedua tangan gue buka, dan sambil menangis gue berdoa mendoakan semua pengharapan gue di tahun 2003 kepada Tuhan terutama jodoh. Gue bilang ada dua orang yang sedang gue gumulkan dan keduanya tidak jelas, gue minta kalau salah satu di antara mereka biarlah Tuhan bukakan jalan dengan lancar tetapi tutup pintu untuk bertemu dengan yang lain kalau bukan keduanya mendingan gue tidak usah ketemu aja. Gue juga terinspirasi Tamara Blezinsky, waktu dia diinterview di Kompas (sayang do’i malahan udah cerai ya….) apa yang menjadi doa dia waktu mau menikah dengan Rafly. Dia bilang dia berdoa sama Tuhan dan doanya begini “Ya, Tuhan bila dia adalah jodohku biarlah dia tampak indah di mataku dan aku tampak indah di matanya!” Nah, doa itu juga yang panjatkan kepada Tuhan Yesus kalau memang nanti jodoh pilihan Tuhan itu datang biarlah gue tampak indah di mata dia dan dia tampak indah di mata gue, artinya ada cinta gitu…gue juga tidak mau memilih biarlah di antara kedua orang itu Tuhan yang pilih, karena gue yakin pilihan gue tidak akan pernah baik tetapi pilihan Tuhan pasti baik! Malamnya pas jam 00.00 wib, kita doa bersama sekeluarga, setelah baca firman, trus satu-satu ngomong, gue bilang gue minta didoakan karena gue mau kawin tahun 2003, bo-nyok seneng banget dan mengangguangguk, tapi adik2 gue bingung..sama siapa? Pacar aja kagak ada, pede banget kakak gue ini…tapi terus kita mendoakan.


Jadi gimana setelah tahun baru ada perkembangan…bersambung di Love Story part II3 Januari 2003



Harus ngeliat e-mail karena mau tau apakah ada order kerjaan dari bos AIS atau tidak, kebetulan dia lagi pulang kampung ke Amrik sana…ternyata bukan kerjaan yang gue dapat tapi E-mail dari Lumiel Manurung…dengan subject: "!!!???????"…gue kagak ngerti apa….ternyata dia ngajak kenalan. Dan yang amazing dia e-mail gue tanggal 1 Januari 2003, padahal gue berdoa tanggal 31 Desember 2002. Langsung gue bales..pura-pura enggak tahu kalau gue udah tahu dia kerja di Sorong dan sok pake bahasa Inggris. Yah, gue tidak berharap banyak…



4 Januari 2003


E-mailku dibales lagi dan dia menceritakan sedikit tentang dia (…padahal gue udah tahu wakakakak…)..eh, tahu-tahu dia nanya apa kenal Rinsan Hutabarat, lha..itu kan teman gue tapi gimana bisa kenal…pas gue baca hari itu juga gue selidiki…penasaran



6 Januari 2003


Dibales lagi sekalian ngasih tahu kerjaannya apa..padahal gue enggak tertarik amat juga ama kerjaannya hehehehe….tapi gue tetap penasaran di mana kenal Rinsan


9 Januari 2003


Ngasih tahu kalau dia mantan Itenas bukan UNAI dan kagak pernah ikut IMAB..dan cuma ngasih tahu kalau dia kenal Rinsan di kawinan ?????!!! Maksud loe…gue tetap selidiki karena pas gue tanya ke Rinsan dia kagak kenal Fritz Manurung, akhirnya gue tanaya Lia Mongan yang kebetulan kerja di kantor yang sama ama laki gue…DAN TERNYATA LIA KENAL….dan gue baru ingat…setahun yang lalu Lia pernah mau ngenalin gue ama temannya, tapi kerja di Jayapura, Advent dan Batak….walahhhh ternyata bapak ini…gue rada males karena baru berduka abis putus…yah, awal tahun 2002…emang kalau jodoh kagak kemana…gue tanya Lia di mana Fritz kenal Rinsan ternyata di kawinan teman gue Yully ….ya ampun gue inget sekarangl, waktu itu dia jalan ama teman gue….dan gue sempat salaman, tapi kagak perhatikan karena gue masih punya pacar…YA AMPUN!!!! KAYAK DI FILM-FILM.


10 Januari 2003


Fritz bales lagi, dan salut karena gue berhasil dan info lengkap tentang dia….dia minta nomor HP tapi gue baru kasih tahu tanggal 14 karena waktu itu kerjaan gue lagi buaaaanyaaaakkkk banget.


14 Januari 2003


Fritz bales e-mail…en guess what…dia bukan cuma kirim sms tapi nelpon gue…sejak itulah gue telpon-telpon, almost everyday..in the mean time, gue bingung karena yang gue incer itu kagak e-mail gue lagi…apakah emang Fritz jodoh gue????


Akhir Januari 2003


Fritz bilang dia mau ke Jakarta dan mau ketemu gue..gue sakit perut karena gue takut dia tidak sesuai harapan gue, tapi gue harus hadapi dan gue berdoa ama Tuhan kalau emang jodoh gue biarlah gue dipertemukan kalau kagak ya mending jangan.


Februari 2003



Hari Minggu, gue lupa tanggalnya tapi pas imlek, gue ketemu dan gue inget doa gue kalau gue mau supaya suami gue itu pertama kali datang ke rumah dan ketemu keluarga which is itulah yang dilakukan Fritz…jauh-jauh datang dari Bandung, nyasar first date langsung ketemu bokap, nyokap dan the entire siblings….gue jalan ke Taman Anggrek ketemu sama ajunya…gila main todong aja nyuruh kawin padahal gue baru satu jam ketemu…maluuuuuuuu, Selasa atau Rabu ngajak date tapi gue cancel karena kerjaan gue banyak, minggu depannya ke Sea World (norak banget), di Sea World dia main gandeng gue padahal gue paling anti kalau digandeng belum jadian (ganjennnn), tapi kok gue mau aja dan pasrah..ya sutra…dia balik ke Sorong. Then pertengahan Februari dia ke Jakarta lagi, gue jalan lagi…tapi gue bingung kagak ada kata apapun juga..sampai di suatu hari Kamis bos gue nyuruh cepat pulang…..padahal baru jam 4, gue bingung mau ke mana dan males pulang (gue inget Fritz di Jakarta), dasar ganjen gue ngajak dia jalan ke Sogo, dia mau….trus gue ketemu dia. Then ketemu teman kantornya (yang di kemudian hari gue tahu itu Kepala Cabang, abis gue gila pake ngomong gue/elu ke bapak itu) di starbucks….yah sama juga maen nyuruh cepat kawin (padahal gue sendiri bingung, udah jadian belon sih?). Pas pulang di Taksi ehhhh…DIA NGAJAK GUE KAWIN (sebenarnya waktu lagi makan dia udah ngajak gue, gue kira bercanda)….YA AMPUN CEPAT AMAT..BENERAN…dan gilanya gue bukan bilang pikir-pikir dulu malah nantangin mau kawinnya kapan? Gatel enggak, sih? Tapi yang gue inget waktu itu adalah doa gue, (1) gue minta kawin 2003 (2) gue berharap Tuhan lancarkan kalau emang salah satu dari dua orang yang gue doain itu jodoh gue….which gue liat ama Fritz gue lancar sedangkan yang satu lagi sampai hari ini gue nulis blog ini gue kagak pernah ketemu.

Fritz minta Agustus (hah 6 bulan lagi…apa kata bos gue???), gue minta Desember biar dapat bonus..ehhhhmmm, dia ogah, maunya Oktober dan deal..dia bilang jangan bilang ortu nanti aja sebelum dilamar tapi gue kagak tahan gue langsung bilang nyokap…kita berdoa. In the mean time gue tetap terus mendoakan apakah memang Fritz jodoh gue, gue minta kekuatan. Bos gue kaget dan bete banget karena akan kehilangan gue, dia minta gue konsider lagi karena gue baru ketemu tapi gue udah manteb dan yakin walaupun bagi dia enggak make sense.



Maret 2003



Akhirnya bilang bokap-nyokap tapi mereka bilang sebelum Keluarga Manurung dateng dia harus ngelamar sendiri…dan Tuhan emang baik banget, Fritz dapat dinas, dari Sorong langsung ke rumah, ngelamar gue, hari Minggu ketemu mami dan saudara2nya untuk pertama kali dan minggu depannya lamaran….HAH!!!!! But, itulah kalau kehendak Tuhan semuanya tidak ada yang bisa halangi, Fritz bilang waktu dia mau ngajak gue kawin, dia berdoa kalau emang gue jodohnya, gue langsung mau kalau diajak kawin…(yah lumayanlah, gue kan jadi tidak merasa yang kegatelan)…jadi matching. Setelah lamaran eh, ketahuan kalau ternyata keluarga dia itu sebenarnya udah kenal lama, mertua gue ama namboru-namboru gue di Jakarta dan Bandung udah saling kenal, Ompung Mertua dan Ompung gue itu temanan satu gereja, hanya emang mertua aja kagak kenal ama bokap-nyokap…ah, Tuhan emang mempertemukan kami. Akhirnya Nikah 22 September 2003 di GMAHK Benhil, Adat di Mangaraja, langsung ke Sorong.



Jujur aja setiap mengingat itu gue mengucap syukur ama Tuhan . . .jalan-jalanNya memang tidak terselami, dan saya bahagia atas pilihan Tuhan, selama hampir tiga tahun menikah, saya merasa sangat bahagia, bahkan saya merasa berkembang, saya mengalami banyak hal, dan saya telah bepergian dan akan bepergian ke banyak tempat…saya juga banyak mendapatkan pengalaman seru..ah menikah kalau bersama anak Tuhan dan pilihan Tuhan itu indah banget….kami belum punya anak, tapi mengingat pengalaman yang cuma sebulan kenal langsung lamaran…Inilah masa pacaran kami, hihihihihi..lucu dan indah juga nyebelin tapi sekarang kami sedang menanti Tuhan bekerja untuk memberikan kami anak-anak yang kami idam-idamkan (udahan dong Tuhan pacarannya!!! )

Were You There

This song tells about the crufixion of Christ. This song as if asked the listeners whether they were in the place when Jesus hung on the tree. The setting not only about the death of Christ but also his ressuraction. If the question about our existance at the time Jesus rise from the death, maybe it implies whether we will be there when Jesus come to this world again means the sins and death are defeated.

Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

Oh sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.

Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?

Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?

Oh sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.

Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?

Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?

Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?

Oh sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.

Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?

Were you there when God raised him from the tomb?

Were you there when God raised him from the tomb?

Oh sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.

Were you there when God raised him from the tomb?

Wherever You Are

The following posts are the collections of songs we use in our worship. Some of them really struck my heart and mind. The melodies are so beautiful, the words touch the deepest part of your heart and soul. Remind you that you have the One that rally love and care for you.


Are you standing at a crossroad?
Wondering which road you should take
And you're dreading the decisionAnd a possible mistake

But the will of God won't lead you
Where the grace of God can't keep you
You will never be out of His care
Remember that the Lord's already there

(chorus)
Wherever you are
Wherever you're going
God is right there beside you
Seeing and knowing
Wherever you go
He already knows
What lies ahead and what's behind
You'll always find He's never too far
From wherever you are

You are waiting to hear thunder
And see lightening in the sky
Oh, but God can work His wonders
Through a still small voice inside
Just keep listening and learning
And continue on your journey
Following the One who is the way
He's the only road you need to take (chorus)