Testimony 18/07/06: Still Sovereign

Dad loves photography. He told me about going to Middle Java to take some photographs of Borobudur Temple at sunset.

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Mom is considering going to Pangandaran. Well… our family has not been to that nostalgic beach for years and is planning to go there for fresh grilled fish next month.

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My friends say Parangtritis Beach is very beautiful. It has stunning scenery. I know of a lot of young couples that went there to have their pre-wedding photographs taken. I wish to spend some times there in the future.

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Volcano erupted. Earthquakes strike. Tsunamis hit. The disasters killed thousands of people.

Borobudur Temple is very close to where Mount Merapi blew its hot smoke. Pangandaran is the closest beach to the epicenter of this week’s earthquake. And even though Parangtritis survived earthquake just over a month ago, it is destroyed this time round.

So many people speculate that all these happen because Indonesia has sinned. Last night, I have another thought. I thought of how small we are. An earthquake that killed thousands, Tsunamis that killed hundreds… I could easily be one of the victims.

At the same time, the disasters have also reminded me on how GREAT our God is. My family and I are all okay. Even though so many people died, God is still sovereign and He is in control. Amen!