Good evening! Ladies and Gentlemen!
I'm happy to be here. My name is... Eunkee Ban, as you know. I'm Korean.
How long have I been living here? As of today, I have been living here since 11th of July . So Exactly 5 months. I'd like to celebrate. So I'd like to sing a Korean song with you. Ladies and gentleman, are you ready? Shall we sing a song, together?
sing a song
When I have a new experience of something, What do I do? I usually take photos of it. So I'd like to introduce my picture. Where was this picture taken? Have you ever seen a shepherd and sheep? I took a trip in India. I had never seen a shepherd and sheep until I went to the Himalayas. There was a rugged mountain road. If I lost my footing, I would fall off the path. And I needed oxygen. The oxygen content of the air was lower than a normal area. I had to take a rest at the mountain top. It was beautiful. Wow! Wow! My eyes fell on the shepherd and sheep. Even though paths were rugged. They seemed to me just to be taking a light walk. It was a fantastic combination. The sheep were following the shepherd unconditionally. I had been thinking "it's not just a path, It's dangerous." But the sheep just followed after the shepherd. The scene reminded me about God and my relationship.
I didn't use to like to follow Jesus. I didn't use to like to think about Jesus. I wanted to run away from God`s way. I used to be the problem student at Methodist Theological University. But God showed his love in many ways. God always protects me whenever. To experience sheep and shepherd is to make me follow God more strongly. I'm a lamb of god. I just follow God.
Why did Jesus tell us the parable of the lost sheep in the bible? Let's think about the parable of the lost sheep. The shepherd went to find one lost sheep. What do you think about the ninety-nine sheep? How could the shepherd leave the other ninety-nine? Ninety-nine sheep were not more important than one lost sheep? I think the shepherd believed in the ninety-nine. He had confidence that they were safe, even in a dangerous area for the sheep with many enemies. So he could leave to find one lost sheep. When the shepherd finds one lost sheep, everybody enjoys the party. In my opinion, the shepherd needs the ninety-nine sheep and the one lost sheep. I want to be a lamb the shepherd can be confident in, so that he can go find other lost sheep.
Today is the Christmas party. Why was Jesus coming to the world? Everybody knows about Christmas. What? Santa Claus-mas. I like Santas Claus. I love Santa Claus. Jesus wished splendid Christmas? To celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ is to be a Santa Claus of love. I think Jesus showed the world love through his life. He showed the love.
Have you heard about The Butterfly Effect? The Butterfly Effect is that, if a little butterfly in the Brazil moves their wings, they can make a storm in Texas. We can make a storm of love with God`s love and our love. I think Habitat is bigger than a butterfly wing's moving. We can make a storm. Would you please make the Habitat effect? Just love. It will make the shepherd confident. I will try to make the Eunkee Effect. Thank you for this opportunity. Thank you for listening to me. Shall we sing a song of love?
