Dear All, I know of one Sink Washing JY, like below mentioned babychayan, even now when I remember this, (I call it the Sink Washing Episode)it turns my stomach upside down and if I think of it when I am at the dinning table all I can do is stop eating... and the hero in this episode is none other than our lovely Palliachan. hooo! this happened two years back during an NCDT prog at blore, and folks i happened to vomit couple o times that night after dinner due to this act of achan, (seems like that's an area I need healing)I being this extra clean person, happened to be in the waiting just behind achan,to wash my hands after dinner and achan with his bare hands started cleaning the sink (i dare not brief the condition of that sink, worse than what josun has tried to explain) which i would have washed my hands, eyes closed. josun! i think these JYs were initially trained to wash sinks and toilets even before training folks like us! and boy the impact on us! is far greater than any day long training/retreat sessions. so Palliachan, i have an area that needs healing because of that action of urs two years back... This has changed my outlook since then... though i still cannot venture into such action i pray for folks who make a living out of such a profession( the sewage workers) so... folks next time u see someone do this, u have work! nothing much! offer me and my area that needs healing.please! GOD BLESS> Love in Christ. Diana blore.
>From: "Josun Jose" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [JOYnet] Leadership! >Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 16:03:54 +0530 > >Thanx a ton Cuckoo for your awe-inspiring sharing on leadership. I would >like to share with you one of my experiences with a JY leader. > >I recall reading one of Ken Blanchard's books where he says ".create raving >fans, not just satisfied customers, Raving fans will go and brag about u to >everyone they meet.."Here is one such person who has made such an impact on >my life. I first had an encounter with him during my full timership >training. All through the training I noticed so many leadership traits in >this person. For instance, once after lunch we were at the sink washing our >hands and there was a bit of hair etc clogging the sink, many people came >washed their hands and mouths, spat in the sink and went on with life but >when this person came he first removed the hairs, cleaned the sink and then >continued. Another time, when I went into his room I saw him sitting half >draped in a mosquito net! On closer look I saw he was mending the holes in >the net. I am talking about our Emmaus Babychayan(universal animator of >JY!) > >One day babychayan came to our Jy house in Delhi. The house was in total >mayhem (that's the state of the house usually!:). He cleaned the whole >house, there were a few chairs that had become incapacitated due to missing >screws and bolts.Babychayan repaired all that. The fan leaves and ceilings >had cobwebs that looked like fishermens nets! They were all cleaned up. By >evening when I returned after work I was absolutely wonderstruck! I >speculated in disbelief " aye! have I entered the wrong house by mistake!" >(I literally climbed down the stairs once again just to make sure I came to >the second floor!!! many others also were dazzled!) The house was spick and >span. The sinks, toilets and marble flooring had become sparkling white! (a >color I never even knew existed in them!!) > >Whenever I have sat to share with Babychayan, I've always felt an aura of >grace surrounding me. He has never condemned me, always seen the good in >me. >Today what I am, I owe a lot of it to the tips I picked up from Babychayan. >During our training, I shared with him that I couldn't get along well with >my sister, Betty (I've always felt she is very uncivilized, brazen and >stupid, moreover she's more capable than me!) After my few encounters with >babychayan, I started appreciating my sister. (and many others) Today Betty >is my best friend, we share a beautiful bro sis relationship. > >At home I try to practice Babychayans style of leadership. I haven't been >successful all the time, but I have become better and better with every >try. >One of my happiest moments this year was during this years fulltimership >training when I heard my sister Betty's testimony .she was asked what >motivated her to join the training, she said." my eldest brother Josun has >been my greatest motivation, I have seen a whole world of difference in him >after his training".I'm still in cloud nine hahahahaaa > >Love and prayers in Jesus, > >Josun Jose/New Delhi > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Cuckoo Susan James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 11:54 PM >Subject: [JOYnet] Leadership! > > > > Dear net people, > > > > Leadership is the greatest challenge all of us face in the JY community. > > Recently, a JY shared his experiences with me. He had a friend who'd >been > > an active JY for two years but then suddenly dropped out of the >fellowship. > > All attempts to reach out to him were thwarted. He had closed himself up > > like a > > touch-me-not, withdrawing form the whole world. There was nothing >anybody > > could do for him, except visit his home where he had cloistered himself >and > > share in his life. Even that stopped after sometime. One by one all his > > friends > > deserted him, they were busy with other things (that sadly includes me >too > > - he'd > > participated activley in the programme that had brought me into the > > renewal, had also > > been a model JY for many people). > > > > This friend had on the other hand kept on going to the JY's house, > > interacting with him, > > speaking to his family, encouraging the rest of us to take active >interest > > in that JY(esp. in > > interceding for him). As per his request I am putting this prayer >request > > in JOYnet; pray for > > this very young JY who is suffering a lot. He needs our prayers badly to > > come out of his shell. > > Now, isn't that true leadership? Call it true friendship if u want, but >I > > would call it true > > leadership. > > > > +True leadership is not doing everything on our own. > > He was, as I shared, actively involved in making others take an interest >in > > the JY. > > He had no illusions of his own omnipotence in helping the JY; he was >only > > an agent in bringing > > that person into true fellowship. I witnessed a leadership busy >motivating > > and encouraging fellow Jesus Youth in ministering to that person. > > > > +True leaders offer true hospitality. > > This guy gave whatever he could to the JY in need. He didn't wait for > > others to take the first step. He gave his time, money and energy to the > > cause. For me it was personally very touching to witness this because I > > knew how hard I'd failed in doing it, not with this person alone but >with > > so many others who could have benefited from my resources. It was a time >of > > conscience-checking for me. Am I using all my potential in building up >the > > Kingdom of God? > > > > While writing this a beautiful character in the Bible came to my mind. > > > > Yep, the Good Samaritan. He is a good example of true leadership. > > He took the initiative and paved the way for a team work. > > > > We can maybe take such examples of leadership from our ordinary > > lives and share it in JOYnet. It'll help us to grow in this unique > > charism which is also our call. > > > > "Jesus Youth are people full of compassion and a sense of mission. > > They show a keen interest in others, and are ready for service and > > have a high quality of leadership" > > > > -Sr. Emiline(Principa St. Teresa's College) > > in 'Motivated by Love' > > > > > > Love in Jesus, > > Cuckoo > > Cochin/India > > > > **************************************************************** > > This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. > > To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe to this mailing list, visit > > http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet > > For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > **************************************************************** > >**************************************************************** >This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. >To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To subscribe to this mailing list, visit >http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet >For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >**************************************************************** > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx **************************************************************** This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. 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