oh the so stressful meet up with my DG members.

So my DG members consist of:

1) PL: my DGL
2) SL: my ADGL and CG member
3) IR: my CG member
4) LL: my CG member whose husband is the ACGL to A, the CGL who spoke to me on the phone for 2 hours asking about my involvement with Sayoni and FCC and later arranging an appt with Pastor KK and V for me.
5) LLian: the full Campus Crusade Staff who has asked me pointedly a few times about the people I hang out with.
6) BB: the one working @ IMH who knows J and I attend PLUSH, a CG of FCC.
7) AI: the one who knows about my involvement @ FCC and PLUSH but is not very approving and fortunately on holiday to BKK.

We went a round to catch up on what happened in the 6 months after IDT. When it came to my turn, I had to explain why I am not attending the CG @ Covenant, which I did. I shared about my dogsitting. I shared about my involvement in PLUSH. Basically, I kinda told them everything except that FCC welcomes LGBTs and PLUSH is made up of LGBTs.

PL: Asked many questions about the composition of PLUSH, where the gals are from etc. She is genuinely concerned. I don't think she heard anything from anyone yet. If not, given her nature, she would have arranged a coffee session with me.

IR: Had a great time of praying with her. I almost always feel loved whenever we speak.


LL: gave me a sort of look when I first arrived almost like accusing me of something (prolly the lack of attendance @ CG, I even wondered if she knew about me) but I was relieved that she kinda seconded my POV that the dynamics @ CG is a lil strange which made me feel that time can be used better somewhere else.

LLian: I could see from the corner of my eye using my peripheral vision that she seemed to know about FCC. She asked where we meet for CG. She seems to have questions for me everytime I mention FCC.

BB: She confirmed that J attends the same CG as I do when I was sharing halfway. Other than that, she seemed fine.

SL: During the car ride, I was sharing with her about Yoga and asking her POV on it. We came to a common understanding to be alert since some may have spirituality injected into their sessions. The idea is not to let the mind be free. Pray during those times instead.

I caught up with her more during dinner after the DG meet up.. over wondeful Ba Chor Mee @ EAT @ Rail Mall. Yummy. My stomach is still growling thinking about it now. She shared with me about the dance ministry matters, I shared with her extensively about PLUSH and what we have done, are doing. I shared with her about progressive christianity and how FCC was started that way (hoping that she would google it and save me from questions). She said PLUSH seemed to be run the same way as BSF where the facilitator allows for all POVs without stating who is right or wrong. HOwever, BSF has a plenary session @ the end of it to round up the topic for that day, which is important. Having the conversation with her caused me to think more about PLUSH and the structure in which it is run and brought me back to the importance of ultimately having to base all POVs in reference to the word of God in the end. I have more to write about this but it's nearly 1a.m. and sleep is beckoning!. So ta for now!
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