Yesterday Pinky and I had lunch at a Ortigas Center hotel with a corporate service provider. While Pinky was enjoying her tuna sashimi and I was munching on salad greens, our host suddenly popped a totally non-business question:
"What makes Victory Christian Fellowship different?"
I paused from chewing my food to ponder on some foods for thought: Is Victory different? Why is it different? Different from what? What difference do we make?
I gave some fundamental answers about discipleship but our lunch companion had already moved on to more professional issues. Besides, my explanation was probably harder to digest than the lamb shwarma, so I stopped talking and kept on eating.
After the meeting, with a completed agenda and a full stomach, I was still thinking about our host's question: "What makes Victory different?" I wondered what made her say that. Did she notice a (good) difference in Pinky and me? (Good thing I didn't splurge on the dessert bar...!!!) How did we relate to her - as a person or just another business?
I know Victory is different, I just can't put it into proper words. Maybe I'll probably never be able to fully explain or describe what makes Victory different, definitely not over lunch, not even a buffet. Just as it takes time to understand or "get it", it also takes time to verbalize, illustrate, or blog what makes Victory different. I know I'm not the best person to do that so I hope by posting this I'll get some answers (maybe a few I've never even realized or imagined).
