BY VANNESS WU (Extracted from http://www.alivenotdead.com/vannesswu)
Monday, Oct 27, 2008 2:23AM
I'm very grateful for both these opportunities...it's a first for me on both occasions. It's actually quite amusing how this all came to be....
Time: 2 weeks before I was heading to Tokyo to prepare for the concert I received a phone call from a co-worker asking if I was interested in opening for Kanye West...I jumped at the chance...So I told them I would, the original concert date was mid Sept. where my rehearsals for the concert time was running short as is. But this is the man who wrote "Jesus Walks".........nuff said people...well he also wrote some other songs that weren't too shabby...I jest~!
the man is one creation sensation with an endless imagination. 
Looking back now...I was cutting it pretty close...but I thought I was able to handle it....
But then there were some complications on the date, and the concert was pushed back. God knows all......he really does......this was his way of telling me that I needed more time...and I am cutting it close....looking back...he was right...i was. God's grace~
So the concert was postponed till further notice. Days later, I was asked by my Pastor, Jon, if I would be interested in performing at a crusade on Nov. 1....now I've never done this...so I was a bit nervous at first...for some reason it felt like a lot of reposibility...but something in my heart said..."do it"...so...I did.
Few days later after I had alrady agreed to the date of Nov.1 I received a phone call....this phone call told me that Kanye's concert has a new date now....(que dramatic music) the dates are...Nov.1 in B.J. and Nov.3 in S.H...... WTF???
........and it started off as such a wonderful morning too..........I told them that I had to get back to them...man this really suck'd ballz
....I even called my pastor and asked him what I should do? I didn't want to upset God......he told me God wasn't going to be mad and whatever my decision is, it's all good. God understands...and it's all Love.
So I thought about it and thought about it....even asked God about it........."Why!?!" "why is this happening, I thought this opportunity was given to me from you"......but, I already knew the answer..............I just needed a little time to realise it..........I realised that no matter how I spin it.......if was performing at the Kanye West Concert instead of the Crusade. That no matter how much I said that this is for God etc etc.......I'd be lying...I would really have been performing for myself...my own pride...my own ego........I have to put him before everything....that's just how it is................and how it is............it's Awesolicious~! Trust onto him......
I told them that I wasn't able to perform on the 1st because of my prior commitment to the Crusade, but I would still really loved to perform on the 3rd.................they told me they had to get back to me, because originally they had planned to have same performers on the 1st and 3rd. More sensable, I concurr.
I left it at that and told myself to just pray about it...so it did....I said to God " God...I'm not going to worry or think about this anymore...for what ever happens, happens. Alll I need is your Love, and I'm all good." Trust onto him...
And by God's grace...few days later...they called back and agreed to the date.........and to top it all off....the group that's performing on the 1st is none other than my Home-town homeboys MACHI!!!
Trust onto who....?
So to re-cap...
I'm performing at the Franklin Graham Festival in Taipei Taiwan...it's my first time to ever do this...God I pray you humble me...take away my pride....let me be me for you....to serve you for your purpose and your purpose only. Lord.in your name..Amen....
Well...I wish I could be there! haha! :D
