Light beyond the storm.
""He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men;
"yet they cannot fathom what God has done from the beginning to end.” – Ecclesiastes 3:11
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Thursday, December 6, 2007 the ONE retreat. I cant really describe my feelings for this retreat, many things happened very quickly.. alot of emotions, thoughts... Hmm. The previous post i ended, hoping that God will make use of this retreat, i guess i can sum it up by saying God did make use of the retreat. :) I must say i totally enjoyed the time when the committee n leaders came together to play, brief and prepare for the retreat. The sharing by sharon and baoling... the acid river game... the laughters, joy, smiles... even the simple pepsi-cola-123. We were indeed ONE. =) The people came in later and we started off with amazing race. My group was just great... so creative and enthusiastic.. like the cheer, musical, games. And i really played. haha. Not that bad k. HAHA... we managed to act n guessed the more difficult questions in charade and i lasted through the flag game. *proud* haha... The finale at marine parade was fun too... no more groups, no more differences, just play and RUN. cos we were playing the tagging game. haha... we saw ppl who usu dont play n run.. run. RL288 mtg with ps rol n laifun... i realised, i do miss them. HAHA. Havent seen them for some time. During worship, like suddenly heard this familiar voice singing... it's ps rol. And i felt... wow.. And it may be something simple, but it meant so much to me. Like i can recognise ps rol's voice, i need to learn to recognise God's voice. A voice that is so comforting, pleasing and loving. Day 2.. woke up early in the morn for worship. haha. played the guitar for xiang. Wah.. i really experienced what it meant to wake up EARLY, since we didnt slp enough, and my voice hasnt break... all the warmup tt i learnt in com skills and in modern levites came to use. haha. It was a great feeling to read n hear God speak to me from heb 12. God discipline His children, but i saw it in a new light.. discipline comes from disciple. He disciple me! First teaching on worship. What sarah went through was all the technicalities to help us worship.. what i caught was important is how we apply it to our lives and live with the heart of worship. His deepest concern is also me. =) Second session, i played the guit for camy. hmm.. i was actually quite stress. HAHA. cos i'm quite new to camy's style. And so many pros around. HAHA. like sarah, lau... there was a little hiccup in the middle. Heh. felt quite apologetic.. but i guess i learnt sth new. Like how sarah controlled the situation, remained calm and brought the ppl back to worship.. xiang's session was familiar, cos i did it before w my girls. haha. And i got to admit, i was sleepy....... grateful for the 15 min nap. Games. HAHA. my group won both matches! *proud* =) Really enjoyed the games, esp the captain's ball. Amazing to see hidden talents. No need to say, jenny, sihui... then janelle with her long limps, geraldine who gave her best, shiying who could catch every high pass... and my great team! vicki who had great coordination with us to catch the ball, sarah who ran around for support and attack, pamela who was always around, sylvia who attacked n defended really well, danica who tried her best to jump and guard, mindy who could really jump, dora who gave her best even though her leg was hurting. HAHA. Sorry ah, long list of praise, but i really think we did so well! =) Night session. HAHA. i led worship.. suddenly i lost my high C. Everything went not according to planned. But i thank God cos He just gave me words to say, parts to sing.... amazing. Sharon's sharing was just as great, but i was sleepy too. oopss.. i did listen n tried my best to keep awake. =P prayed for joy and the school.. haha i was amazed at the things i prayed, cos i know by myself, i couldnt have had these revelations n words. The musical was super funny! haha. We had such great time, acting, watching other groups. HAHA. we sure have many hidden talents among us! =) laughed till stomachache. The 2 nights of sharing were just as great, hearing from one another what God has done.. =) Sun. Sharon was just sharing the history of the ministry, then praying for the people who want to make a difference. Once again, God's presence was SO strong, i didnt go in front to be prayed for, i just stood there watching these young ones giving their lives to Jesus... i teared. awesome... Then i prayed for danica and mindy. HAHA. i was again amazed at how God put the words into my mouth and helped me prayed with such revelation and wisdom that i dont have. =) Church. OH MY GOSH! There were so many ppl, the running in was... tian ah! 100m sprint can. Had to like find seats for everyone. slot here, slot there... it was a joy to see the girls gel together and ran in front for worship.. jumping, raising hands. =) God, this are ur people! hee... Nick vujicic. I teared the moment i saw him carried on stage. Dont know why, but it's like seeing God's love and beauty in him. A man like him, can display such joy n strength n faith in the Lord. Throughout his sharing, i kept tearing, and of course laughing, cos he's so funny! I love his jokes, esp the one where he turned 360 deg in a car and shocked the girl in the other. HAHA... but i kept tearing cos his sharing was so powerful and God's presence was so strong. i realised what makes him so joyful and strong. He could memorise so many verses from the bible.. He anchored himself in the word of God and he had a close relationship with Him! It's like i know we need to go deep in God's word and grow in relationship w Him. But looking at nick, which of my trials and pain could compare w his? Yet he found joy and displayed such strength. this is a super long post... but i shall end by sharing some truths and words from nick that deeply touched my heart. May they encourage you too...=) 1) You are deeply loved. 2) Everything is going to be ok. 3) Tears are a language that God understands. 4) Fight the lies with truth. 5) The victory in life is not about standing up, but it is the changing of our hearts by God. 6) God let us go through trials, so that through us, we can touch another's life. 7) It's not when you have gone through trials and have victory then you praise God. You can praise God IN the trials. That's more powerful. 8) Whatever that i need to go through, God is BIGGER. Labels: Christ in me, Event, Sharing with you -The Princess Jesus Loves- 3:40 PM
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