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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Sunday, October 4, 2009 Mr and Mrs Lionel Chan! =D Wow... all the preparation and anticipation... finally, my dearest cell leader is married! haha.. really happy to see their coming together, growing, preparation and finally union. Feels.... excited and things are just so... amazing.. Started off with all the preparation, making of guest book... visiting her new place... shopping for dresses... making of video and even the hen's night. haha.. amazing experience.. and of course the highlight, the final day! Had to wake up earlier on 3 oct, to prepare and get ready, then proceed to xiang's place by 630am. The make up artist were still working on her, so we went on the prepare for the gate crash session.. Pretty fun cos i've never been a jie mei before, but the guys ah... came late! and didnt participate as much lor.. bad bad. But still, lionel was pretty sporting and guess that made it a sweet thing la. Then travelling around for the tea ceremony... preparation for church wedding... being the reception was quite ok. got to see people whom i havent seen for a long time, like ade, sheryl ting.... the wedding was a sweet and pleasant one. Though xiang was abit emotional, it was a heart warming session. Xiang, i'm sure many were touched by your sharing... =) Went on to the hotel to rest before getting ready for dinner. Reception duty was abit tougher cos we didnt know the relatives. but the brothers were there to help... Oh oh.. and we were suppose to be the reserve table, but ended up having so much fun being hidden in a room. Guest room ok.. HAHA. no need for reservation, just sit, eat, talk and laugh however we like. woohoo! was definitely a fun day... and really enjoyed the fellowship with my sisters.. esp when they woke me up at 125am and had a "slurpy" session till 3 plus.. yawns.. Xiang ah, you are someone's wife now le wor... actually it's not very fast, but it's just... unbelievable! must learn to be a submissive and supportive wife, learning to love and support your dear.. learning to cook and do housework! Lionel, you ah, better take care of xiang... treasure and love her for who she is.. or else... you will see 10 girls running after you, one will a silencer to silence you! May the Lord bless and build your household, as both of you grow closer to Him and to one another!=) Labels: Event -The Princess Jesus Loves- 10:54 PM
Outing with dancers.Went for dinner at sushi place. Hmm... the food is not exactly nice. I prefer sushi tei. haha..=D But the company was good. totally enjoyed laughing and talking... i miss talking to precious especially. Then movie. UP. Quite nice, it's my first 3D movie. I quite like the storyline, very homely, touching and real. Especially when the husband went all the way to fulfill the dream of his wife by moving the house to paradise fall.. then realised that the wife had already filled in her book of adventures with their photos and lives. That the lives together had been a great adventure together and she wanted the husband to put down everything and move on to new adventures in life. It's nice to see how the husband learn to put down everything, including the precious memories and house, and embrace a new life with his new-found friends. On my way home, i also saw an interesting advertisement. Or rather heard...It was a male voice over that goes "You may not always see me, but you will always hear me. For I am here for a higher purpose" Guess what's the advertisement about? It's airforce! We cant see them, but we can hear the loud roaring of the planes! But i heard the voice first... it sounded abit like... God. HAHA. Yes God, i will always hear you! =D -The Princess Jesus Loves- 2:48 AM
Havent blogged for a long time. Hehe.. busy watching 李小环与苗翠花, i like amy kwok. HAHa. playing maple, doing some work here and there. note, some... not alot of motivation. It's holiday eh.. =) Major events... should be staff outing. But lazy to post the pictures.. Had lots of fun on tt day. I led worship, and was super jin zhang.. I said lunch instead of breakfast! HAHA. But the staff was very cooperative, and lovey. hilltop walk was ok, just that it POURED. I finally watch evan almighty, and we got to make our own smoothie. My group's the best! Just throw everything in and the drink came out, good! Even the trainer said so ok.. heee. Had lots of fun at the dinner too, i think my table was the noisiest because we were guessing each other's school. I love my colleagues! =D Another one... staff CIP. I went to deliver veggies and fruits with david and mrs rajah. CIP... really. But it's quite simple, just drove to 4 places, pass them the goods. done. :) Encounter. I had a combination of 3 cells, 7 girls, but they clicked so well.. i didn't even have to crack my head to make them feel comfortable. haha.. very nice girls and God did an amazing work in their lives. Pray that He will continue it! And... pastor hee guan is super cute.... *ahem* but he's also very zai ok, strong in the spirit, right on the spot! :) Oh, and i finally had cell outing with my girls. HAHA! after so many unsuccessful planning, we managed to watch movie, play abit of arcade and went to the beach! I tried learning blading. Eh... i think i still cant? HAHA.... try harder hui. :) But i'm glad we had fun! :) Today. Leader's meeting. I was very encouraged by Kelvin soh's story. :) And pastor eugene led us to think about God's grace in our lives. As i shared bits of my testimony, I was suddenly reminded of how many times God forgiven me, even after i fall back to my old sins. How i used to challenge Him to answer my prayers to prove Himself to me. How i seek blessings and goodness for myself, ignoring Him in good times. Wanting my own desires and wishes to come true, never really asking what He has in mind. How i seek my own pleasures and think only of myself. But He never complain, never give up on me. He is always standing there, waiting for me to turn back, willing to forgive and receive me again. No wonder pastor always say, unless you realised how much u have sinned, u will not appreciate how much the grace God has given. How many times must we forgive? 77 times. "My chains are gone, i've been set free, my God my Savior, has ransomed me. And like a flood, His mercy reigns, unending love, amazing grace." Out of His amazing grace, flows His unfailing love. Labels: Christ in me, Event, Give thanks -The Princess Jesus Loves- 3:05 AM
Had a real fulfilling week. Had Teacher-Officer training for 5.5 days! Very xiong.. everyday wake up at 7 plus, lesson from 9-430pm. The admin parts are pretty sian, oops.. well, it's the truth la. Like boring and really technical. I quite like the first aid part though, i feel that i have learnt useful things like bandaging, fractures etc. The lecturers.... are all quite ok, thankfully. HAHa. because before the course, heard something and was quite worried. Super like one of the lecturer, he teaches really well, like good voice projection, jokes, friendly. He was also one of the examiners and i was so thankful to get him cos he was very assuring and nice, even when i was so jin zhang and forgot something, he will just prompt nicely. Didnt like one of the lecturer though.. he's abit... yah. :p And i gave my first kiss away! on 7 nov 2008. heh heh..  Amy kwok is super pretty and elegant.. HAHA! I used to like her when i was younger, but she's acting less often now, so less productions. Recently saw her show on channel 8 and like her again. =) And i'm starting to like hong kong show in canto, sounds really nice. But i cant speak. :( Alrighty, nick is coming tomorrow, i'm so looking forward. :) Oh, my first kiss was given to a male dummy! Or rather first blow lah.. hehe.. =P So now, i'm a first aider and officer with 2 stars! -The Princess Jesus Loves- 1:59 AM
School's over! But it's not hols yet, because we still have o level and still have to go back to school. Been doing invigilation in other schools. Quite interesting, like... i used to be there taking the exams. HAHA... shall blog on my birthday. hehe.. hmm.. really thrilled and blessed by the "surprise" at the airport. Wasn't a big hoo-hah, but i appreciated it sooo much. =) Thanks for the balloon, drawings, chocolates, sweets, cards, watch, cake.. Thanks for going down to airport so early to plan and get ready.. Thanks for having lunch at Mac's and the mini celebration.. thanks! =) And another surprise came after church. Pearlyn was really cute, dragging me out, saying that she had something to tell me. And ta-da, saw so many of them.. Ber, shiying, valerie, janice, darie, vicki, linda, jiaying.. Beyond words. Thank you for coming to church and celebrating my birthday for me.. Thanks for the gifts, love every single one of it.. Thank yousss! =) And third surprise came from dearest pastor lily. She remembered! and bought me a nice CD. Very blessed and thankful indeed. She won't see this, but i've sms-ed. Thank you! =) And thanks to all who sms-ed and dropped a message on facebook. hehe... thanks! =) Went back to the airport for the second time, this time to pick my sis who is coming back from malaysis. Went out for dinner with my family after that. Had a simple meal, but didnt get to cut the cake because brother was working till late. Doesn't matter, am just grateful for the thoughts and simple gestures. =) So blessed already, but of course Daddy God remembers too! Pastor Patrick shared a very thought provoking and heart jolting message on serving. To bring people to the Kingdom, it is through being a servant. Only when we serve humbly and be relevant to people's need, can we be an impact. See, have compassion, then heal. We don't just see people as part of the scenery, or people who can work for us or we work for them. We need to see their needs and serve them, the only way which Jesus showed, was to walk and fellowship with them. "Until I can trust you with my compassion, I cant trust you with my power" This line struck me so hard. When i pray, i want to see miracles and answers. When i work, i want to see fruits and work done. Bringing healing to the sick, causing the blind to see. But God cant trust us with that power He gave Jesus, unless we can have compassion like Jesus. It struck me the hardest, because i realised i got it wrong. Being a christian is not about praying and performing miracles, not about playing church and bringing people to the Lord, not about fulfilling our duties at church and doing what we can to meet up to God's expectation. Not that these are wrong, they are what God wants us to do. God does not want to rule the world, have people submit to Him, have control over all and power and authority. He has it all. God wants to love His people. Best shown in His Son, who came not to overthrow the rulers and rule the world Himself, not to display of His power and make everyone believe in Him.. else He would have walked down from the cross? But He died because He loves us and want to bring us back to a loving father. How simple... God is love. =) Just that day before, God spoke to me. And He confirmed it during service again. I told God, i want, but i cant. I am weak... so please help me. And i know He will. And He told me on wed again, i have favor so that i can make an impact. I am an impact-maker. =) Thank you Lord for blessing me with such a wonderful birthday. =)Labels: Christ in me, Event, In the mirror -The Princess Jesus Loves- 12:08 AM
new post finally! Havent been updating for 1 month plus. Let's see... work is ok, lots of marking, teaching, preparing and admin. But generally still fine. Have really nice seniors at work and good friends to play with. =D Went to cambodia from 27 aug to 31 aug. Missed my first teachers' day. Quite sad, cos i was involved in the planning and couldn't be around to see the results. Thank God that everything went well, and most of the teachers enjoyed it. =) Was initially very anxious and apprehensive for the cambodia trip because i didnt know anyone else on the trip except mr tang. Well, huihui is shy you know. HAHA.. And the best thing was, i woke up late on the morning i'm flying off.. super paiseh. :p Didnt miss the plane la, was just late for meeting up with the rest. Mr tang, siva and choilin waited for me, checked in and all. but they went in first and left me with my parents and sis. Suddenly felt like i've grown up when i walked through the gates on my own..... Luckily i met up with mr tang and walked on together. :) Not my first trip to cambodia, so pretty thankful because at least it wasnt so foreign... We visited tuol sleng museum, a korean missionary's dye house, village works on the first day. Quite ok, just saddened again to see the museum. Such cruelty of human... mr tang asked why did God allow such things to happen? I knew the standard model answer was... because it's man's choice, man's sin. But i felt a sadness in my heart... God, we do need Your intervention, even today. Was amazed at the korean missionary's obedience to God, to leave everything in korea and go to cambodia. And amazingly, he found his wife in the process.. really a testimony of obedience and God's blessing. During debrief, quite a few mentioned him and questioned his decision. Saw it as irrational and dont know how real it can be. Wanted to stand up for him... but yet i know, it's difficult for others to see the blind faith. I pray though, that i might have this type of faith. Second day,went to dumpsite, lakesite, killing field and widow's island. Was really an experience for me... seeing the huge amount of waste, flies everywhere, smelly, unhygenic... yet the people had to walk through the rubbish to collect useful things, burn them away and live beside them. I remember ps rol showed a photo of a little girl in cambodia and i recognised that i could be that girl, staying in the bad conditions. That day, i saw the little children, i was reminded of how blessed i am in spore. They too, are God's children... And when a little boy touched my hand to say hi. My first reaction was... gosh, so dirty, i need to clean my hands later. But immediately, God spoke to my heart. it's an innocence of a child, and compassion for them. I felt guilty and changed my attitude. The small streets they lived in were worse. Every hut was linked, barely a shelter, with only some metal/cardboard as ceiling and walls. Cloth to cover the rest of the huts, which are held up by sticks from grounds that were wet and soggy. A fire can easily destroy everything... but every one had no choice but stay there. Yet they smiled at us... the simplicity.... the lakesite was slightly better.... houses are more well done, but not very. Similar to our kampong times. Oh oh.. i saw snail's eggs! Really interesting because the people catch snails from the lake, sell or eat them. The children are just happily running around and looking at us, visitors.. HAHa. we must be weirdo. And a little boy cheekily pressed a food wrapper into my hand. HAHA! Killing field... saw pictures from xiangru and pastor before. Not too emotional, but again saddened.. like.. thousands of people were just slaughtered as if their lives didnt matter. how can a man be so selfish, to think of himself, wanting to clean up the society and make everyone submissive to him, with no mind of their own. Turning people into killing machines, separating families and causing so much pain. :( Went to widow's island last. Quite sad, cos the govt wanted to "help" the widows after all the war, brought them and the orphans to the island. But left them there because of the lack of ability to provide and help. Really simple place too... the widows learn to wieve, make handicrafts, plant padi, rear animals.... Third day was shopping, and travelling on a super long ride to siam rep. Really love the beautiful landscape. i took so many photos... HAHA.. the blue sky, green fields, padi, cows, huts.... never see in spore. =) And enjoyed talking to mr tang, found out more about my neighbour. HAHa... pretty surprised that we could share so much... now i know his secret and he knows mine. HAHA Siam rep.. more tourist place. Visited the temples on the fourth day. To me, it was like seeing my history textbook came to live! Seeing how a kingdom rose and collapsed, seeing cravings on the walls, seeing how the people were talented to crave, build, design the temples. Like... wow... the kings must have spent the entire life building the temples... we climbed up one of the temples to see the sunset. super challenging! The steps were so steep... imagine.. around 15 cm wide and 30 cm high steps... to almost hmm... 5 storeys? i'm scared of heights u know... but i conquered it! heh heh... Last day was just travelling to airport and flying back to spore. Such eventful trip and..... i must say, i enjoyed the trip. HAHA. made lots of friends... though i seemed to be the target of "suaning", they always suan me. But they did take care of me, cos i'm the youngest. HAHA.. i guess i'll remember this trip. =) Wow.. long post le. HAHa... shall stop here. Will be back to share more. =) -The Princess Jesus Loves- 10:41 PM
Haven't been posting. Guess i was busy at work, sometimes i was so drained i would fall asleep on the sofa and wake up not knowing how i end up on my bed. HAHA. And sometimes, i cant even hear my alarm clock, so i took many cabs recently... bad bad. :( But thank God, i don't feel really stressed. Really have to thank Him for His strength and being in PL is such a blessing because we have singspiration and devotion in the morning, helping ms to start the day by praying and worshipping. Of course cabbing had advantage too. Was able to read the 40 dayfast booklet and spend time praying in the cab. =) Highlight for these weeks... should be dance workshop by michelle leanney and karen from hillsongs. They were such a blessing, sharing their hearts and blessing us loads with their sharings. Pastor asked for our reflections on thurs... i reflected that i guess i have grown even more this year. Last year, still remembered feeling unworthy to be a dance leader, but this year, i had the peace to know that God has a place for me. And my response is to offer my alabastar jar to God. Like Mary who poured the whole jar of perfume and used her hair to clean Jesus' feet. I pray that i can give all that i have to God. Of course, shared my little dream for dance with the core team. hehe... quite interesting that this dream came to me after kelvin shared that alot of our dreams are actually wishes... which is true. Sometimes when we are asked to think about our dreams for God, we try to think of dreams that are politically correct, dreams that are too small cos of our lack of faith, or dreams that are selfish and self-centred. But God has big dreams, dreams for His people, dreams that will bless and bring Him glory, beyond our imagination. Sounds exciting... dream for God. =) Oh, and of course, another highlight... HAPPY NATIONAL DAY!!! had national day celebration in school. Teo ser luck is good looking... HEHE. And tall... too bad he left early. but celebration was good. St john marched real well.. *proud* End off here... wishing Singapore Happy Birthday... and pray Hag 2 for our nation. 6 "This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'In a little while I will once more shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. 7 I will shake all nations, and the desired of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,' says the LORD Almighty. 8 'The silver is mine and the gold is mine,' declares the LORD Almighty. 9 'The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,' says the LORD Almighty. 'And in this place I will grant peace,' declares the LORD Almighty." " 'From this day on I will bless you.' " -The Princess Jesus Loves- 2:41 AM
Came back from cluster camp... i wanna mark now today. Throughout the three days, pastors gave a few invitations. To die to myself, to surrender, to follow Jesus... I know when pastors gave these invitations, God was inviting me too. I didn't make the decisions quickly, because this time, i know it is not easy and the price is high. I don't know if i can hold on, or i will fall back again. I don't know if i have the abilities to do what He asks. I don't know if this will just be another spiritual high, and i will come down again. Pastor said when God gives a word, He doesn't expect opinions, not our negotiations, not our complaints nor fears, reservations nor questions. He expects obedience. I stood up. I know i cannot do it, but i stood and asked God to help me. I know i may fall back, but i stood and asked God to sustain me. This call for me to die to myself, my dreams, my desires, my pleasures, my self-satisfaction, my comfort, my time.... i pray that i may die, so that God may live in me. and i pray that i may die, so that you and you can live. May i decrease and He increase. More of Him and less of me. LEAD ME TO CALVARY King of my life I crown Thee now Thine shall the glory be Lest I forget Thy thorn-crowned brow Lead me to Calvary Lest I forget Gethsemane Lest I forget Thine agony Lest I forget Thy love for me Lead me to Calvary Show me the tomb where Thou was laid Tenderly mourned and wept Angels in robes of light arrayed Guarded Thee whilst Thou slept Let me like Mary thro' the gloom Come with a gift to Thee Show to me now the empty tomb Lead me to Calvary May I be willing Lord to bear Daily my cross for Thee Even Thy Cup of grief to share Thou hast borne all for me Labels: Christ in me, Event -The Princess Jesus Loves- 2:45 AM
Havent been blogging. HAHA. hmm... finished practicum, got my permanent posting, went for youthnet leaders' retreat as babysitter, tommy tenny's sessions... haha. quite alot of things have happened. The more significant ones will be 1) the retreat. This time round, there's huimin to be with me. HAHA. nice to have someone to share a room with, eat breakfast and take care of babies together. Nene is still super cute, now that she can talk, it's pretty fun to be with her. Reuel is as normal... cuteeeee. haha... =) 2) tommy tenny is really good. God chaser.. i wanna be one. =) 3) Hillsongs concert. Thanks bel for getting the ticket. I really enjoyed myself that night. The atmosphere was great, where everyone was jumping and singing for Jesus. The band was cool! The flow of the music, the upbeat and mellowing down, really leading us into times of worship, esp the transitions. Super good! I'm so tempted to get their cds. Here are some songs which i like... None but Jesus... still remember the dance which michelle and dolce taught us last year. it's really a song which ministers deep into our hearts. You want more???? One last song to share is this.... Lead me to the cross. The song itself is like a prayer to ask God to draw us to Him, to His heart to hear of His love. Together with the clip, i was deeply ministered. Hope you will be too... =) Labels: Event, Sharing with you -The Princess Jesus Loves- 1:57 AM
Just wrote my reflection for worship central confercen on 12 april by Tim Hughes, Al Gordon and team.. shall share here... 1st Morning Session This is probably the most thought provoking and strongest session for me. What Tim Hughes taught was what we have heard or learnt before. Worship is the way we live our lives in response to the revelation of God. But I realized one thing; I have distorted the meaning of worship which I have heard because the true meaning of worship is pretty difficult to grasp. I used to think, worship is how I live my life to please and thank God, worship is when I ask God to help me worship Him, worship is what I can do to enter into God’s presence. But when I saw how Tim Hughes and Al Gordon worshipped God, I realized worship is the simplicity of heart which just humble before God, knowing that there is nothing we can do to allow ourselves to worship God. It is God Himself allowing and bringing us into His presence to worship Him. And when we realize this and know we cannot, we are humbled and we turn to give God glory. True worship has the power to change us and to change the world because we realize how powerful God is and humble ourselves to His change. He reveals Himself and ourselves to us, so that we put down ourselves and yearn to be like Him. Worship Theology 2 things which I have learnt from 2 bible characters, John and Moses, are to be intimate with God and to be obedient. John was so close to Jesus, he could lay his head on Jesus’ chest, to hear His heartbeat. God calls us to come near to worship Him, and to hear His heartbeat, which is for the poor and lost. Moses on the other hand, though was a man of God, he came to a point in time when he felt the stress of the people and did not obey God by speaking to the rock, and instead he struck the rock which he did previously. I have never seen this story in this way and it was a great lesson learnt. Sometimes we tend to give in to temptations and do things in our ways which we feel more comfortable or confident in. However, God calls for obedience, so that He can bless us with greater things, or we might be like Moses, who never saw the Promised Land. This analogy is pretty cool, which I must remember. “Every morning I wake up, I set myself on fire by reading the bible or praying. Then I go out and spread the fire.” Authentic Leadership This session was similar to the email pastor rol sent out to us, so it was a reminder with further add-ons by Al Gordon. All that were shared are tools we can use to make us better leaders. No need to repeat the points, but I shall share what I have learnt. 1) Be real – You are the same when you are on stage, with your members, with your family or even alone. 2) Be secure in the Lord – God loves me, I will live me. 3) Be reflective – I can learn and do many things, but I need to reflect, make changes and apply new lessons on my life so that I change for the better. Evening Session The last session was a summary to all that we have learnt, our worship must be Christ-centred, Holy Spirit led, revealing the Father, intimate, sensitive to the need of the people and transforming. 1) Before we sing to the Lord, He already sings to us. 2) I must decrease and He must increase. 3) Be a thermostat worshipper, to set the temperature for worship and influence the people around. Finally, I guess the most important lesson I have learnt is not in the sessions conducted, but it’s in the lives of Tim and Al. I remembered pastor shared how Tim was disgusted with the prize award which he went to collect the award for his song, “Here I am to worship”. He responded that songs for worship are meant for God, not the awards. I was humbled by this sharing. So many times I hoped for recognition for things I have done, but in Tim, I realized everything should be for God, not expecting rewards. I see in them the simplicity of life, which is just to please God. This reminds me that it is not the things I do that matter, not how well I dance, play the guitar, lead the cell, preach the gospel, share a word, minister or pray. It is how I live my life that matters to God and influences people around. Labels: Christ in me, Event, In the mirror -The Princess Jesus Loves- 1:04 AM
whee... school has started today. haha. no more holidaying for me... First day of school is ok. 2tutorials.. First one in the morning, youth at risk. The tutor is pretty nice, very real w us, rich experience. She sounded like she sits in the juries of the juvenile court. Laughed abit, the class is also pretty nice, like not very competitive, just open to share and smiley. haha. maths, we are so comfortable with one another le. haha! just tt we had a new tutor. She's a little boring. oops.. but she's nice lah. tries to connect w us. probably too many admin on the first day. =) Sat.. Out whole day, G12 n open cell in the morning, pretty interesting to be meeting in the morning instead of night, having breakfast instead of dinner. haha.. then cell with my girls. They laughed alot, at me. haha.... and met cheryl's mum finally. She looks so young, and pretty, and nice. =) Then, dad fetched me and we went for dinner... HAHA... resting eh. Sun. Church.... served on platform. The funniest part must be when me n candy realised the dancers were on the cover page of the bulletin! so cool lah! Though i'm not inside, it's really nice to see the dancers on the front page, so vibrant and cool! =D Platform was cool too! Dont know why, but i just felt alot of joy on stage, not only from me, but from the others. Like.... smiling at one another, making mistakes and not feeling too bad about it, just continue and smile for God... it's within. haha.. and sermon was pretty fun too, maybe cos we were laughing at one another, or at the jokes... bouncing bladers.. transformers. =D Open cell, had a newcomer.. joyce who was TJ's Leo club's president, 2 yrs my senior.. haha. but i dont rmb her. Nvm.. it was still nice to gather and share. Celebration team appreciation dinner! highlight of the night..=) Was seated with familiar faces, ruixiang, vanessa seow, junyan, haoteng, jeremiah, allen, esther, kenneth, ps rol n laifun n reuel. Our table went mad first cos vanessa introduced a card game, asap.. like suppose to flip 2 cards and say a word in the category on one, starting with the alphabet on the other. eunice joined too and we were shouting out words.. but the best must be ps rol's joke which made us laugh till stomach cramp.. HAHA. And we had mass ice breakers, like charade, but they used lyrics of songs instead. haha... we got 1.. and it's really fun to like hold each other's hand and stand up together. Food was great! yummilicious! loved the laksa... and everything else. sadly, i didnt get to eat the mango pudding. :( appreciation night would not be appreciation night without appreciation. time of appreciating one another... =) nice to see the whole team coming together more. Ps julie also shared her thoughts.. her words for us were in line with what ps khong shared during sermon, for us to grow in our spiritual walk with God, so that when we worship, it comes from within us... and people around us cant help, but be inspired by our worship. God pointed this out to me during sermon, and further emphasized it during the dinner. So good right... we can teach, share, do together, lead, show, but the better way is to inspire...can u imagine when u stand beside someone, and when that person worship, u just feel that connection and it draws u to worship too... i felt before. i pray that person will be me soon! =) Ps eugene shared a word too.. his was that success is not equal to succession, but equal to multiplication. Succession means finding replacement, but multiplication means having more... and i guess it does link to ps julie's sharing, that when we inspire people, people who do what we do... that's multiplication... =) more dancers, worshippers.... and when more get inspired, more multiplication, the church will be set on fire cos everyone is inspired to inspire and worship. i'm getting excited. haha..=) Labels: A simple life, Event, School -The Princess Jesus Loves- 1:50 AM
woohoo! It's 2008! And i can blog more about the countdown party cos before this must keep it hush hush, then surprise ma. hehe.. Had rehearsal on sun night from 430pm - 930pm. Quite fun, cos we were like rushing here n there to change, get ready, go on and off stage.. practice etc. Can see and feel that the dancers are growing in their relationships with one another, helping out, playing, laughing, even with the adult side. =) Actual day on 31 jan. WOOHOO! Had a run through first, amazingly, we managed to go through everything except ps khong's sermon, in such a short time. Ate dinner in bits and pieces cos like eating half way, then dancers get ready... then came back and eat. make up like touching up, blocking more pores. HAHA. Best part was the adults side helped the youth with the hair. Yes, including me with the cute hair (wink to bel ;)) And they started playing together, heading balloons, taking pictures, praying. Very heart warming to see the 2 teams come together. =) Actual countdown party. So exciting... and fun! We saw jessica liu, eileen kwok and ong ai leng walked past. But they were pretty far away... then... opening. jin zhang. Shin's ribbon got entangled half way.. so i was also abit lost as to what to do... but managed to finish up the opening.. and the ribbon actually got entangled with the camera woman! HAHA. after tt when we talked about it, it was so funny pls! haha... laugh until i stomachache. =D And my left thigh muscles were aching, thank God i managed the kick. Not too low, and not too high that i flipped. Rushed off stage, changed into i believe set and got ready again. HAHA. I think someone should take a picture of us crouching and hiding at the steps behind stage. we looked pretty funny! like all cramped up. chrislyn was still doing stretching while charissa said she wanna fart. best... Then there was some miscommunication... so we entered stage late. must be a funny sight seeing chrislyn run up, then went down, and whole group of us ping ping piang piang on to stage. But the whole item was good i think.. Very fun and looks good. =) Though heard that valerie guan fell. Generally, ok.. yuping said we looked pro. HAHA.the so many practices are all worth it. And well, we had so much fun, we went mad, going off stage cheering.. all the way into omega room. =) Didnt get to see the christmas tree, mango tree and apple tree performance by the kids. Loved them during the rehearsal.. so cute la! esp the little girl on the left... =) And we nua-ed.Managed to go out and hear ps khong's message.. Caught 1 thing, the wisdom of God... i want i want! Counted down, then danced for post countdown worship. Ps khong was standing in between me and casey. I was pretty concious not to poke or slap him... imagine if i did.... oops! but i didnt la. hehe.. but i really enjoyed the worship. maybe cos LN 24 on stage, so anointed.. HAHA. joking! But it's really like a joy to enter into the new year first thing by worshipping God. =) The only yi han is i didnt manage to take pic with jessica liu. :( she's so pretty.... and i didnt get to hear their testimonies too... :( maybe i can cropped my face into the photo the rest took with her. HAHA. oh.. and i couldnt take a pic with my girls and sisters and mom.. network super busy i guess, couldnt reach ALL of them on the phone. :( but i got to take pic with pastor melvyn with hair! and shook ps khong's hand! So funny cos i was walking to the toilet to change, while calling min. Then ps khong was walking towards me, so i put down the phone and shook his hand. I pray that his wishing for 2008 will be an anointing that will flow! woohoo! Went for supper with casey, bipeng, jasmine, shin and mirabel. Yea, this was when we laughed so hard at the ribbon entangling the camera woman, and how me n case "siam" ps khong, and bipeng stepping on one of LN24 (super pain la)... HAHAHA... It's really a joy to celebrate and remember the past year, entering and dedicating the new year to the Lord, and enjoying the family at church for countdown party. =) Year of sabbath! i will grow closer and more intimate with God! Labels: Event -The Princess Jesus Loves- 1:40 AM
God is good! =) Went to help pastor lily for SL training at RGS. Got to know more ppl from youthnet.. and recapped abit of SL. HAHA. Actually, it is pretty useful... i shall find some time to go and read the notes again. =) Dancing alot.. cos of countdown party, which is tmr! excited! =D Pray that everything goes well... The purpose of this post is to thank God. 1) for showing me His ways and speaking to me. 2) It's the last christmas service and all 5 of my regulars came! Though my new year resolution was 10, it was a great encouragement to me. =) 3) He spoke so clearfully, i was shocked. Didnt know what to read for QT today... and He told me to go back to psalms and read from the start. THEN, pastor khong told us tt we will, as a church, read psalms every morning before food, for 4 months. shocked.... God is really good! Labels: Christ in me, Event -The Princess Jesus Loves- 2:20 AM
Dec is coming to an end.. means... 2008 is coming. gosh... haha. so fast. =) Have more dance practices now, since countdown party is only next mon. We are abit worried, cos the time is short and we are not dancing very well yet. Hmm.. need more practice. hehe. =) Watched warlords with dad n mum on sat after rehearsal. Ok lor. HAHA.. Andy lau's acting is getting better. :) jet li and jing chen wu are good too... haha esp jing chen wu, handsome leh. There were moments in the show i felt pretty emotional, in particular the war scenes. The ugly side of war, death, inhumane, sadness..... Sun... had ruth's tribe lunch. In the end only the older ones were there. The food was so-so... and the funny thing was the shop gave us a free dessert. Maybe they heard us singing happy birthday song to aikit? HAHA. But we were shocked la. Service was pretty nice... I love the snowing effect... and the song "O Holy Night" Super beautiful... My tears almost burst out. haha. "Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices. O night divine O night, When Christ was born." Sermon on christmas... christmas is a celebration of love and life. HAHA. i was writing christmas cards during sermon.. BUT i got listen... Christmas is really about the love of God for us, to give us life. Like the song goes, fall on our knees, in the presence of God, to hear Him talk to us, to receive the love and life. Thank you God =) Then had a small rehearsal before having dinner with the retreat com and group leaders. Had a small talk with vicki too.. Glad that she's slowly coming back. And hope she can find her place in the family and in God. Dinner was ok... listening to one another. It's a joy to see the 3 cell groups come together... and like what one of them shared. Something seems to have broken. =) Went to pick sis up on mon afternoon. HAHA. 3 of us at the viewing mall again to watch her plane move into lane. Then went for a wake at night. Shocking news, but praying for God's peace and comfort to be upon the family. Christmas... Happy Birthday Jesus.. =) Labels: A simple life, Event -The Princess Jesus Loves- 1:18 AM
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
Holiday has started! Finally motivated myself to finish up my last assignment which is due on fri. Have emailed it to my lecturer and i am on unofficial holiday. haha. 3 dec is the official one. Well, one semester in NIE is over. I guess i have enjoyed myself, even though there are alot of assignments. But it's a good feeling to be a paid student. haha. And have my friends here, and made new ones too... school is good. Been busying with practising dance for CDP too. Like the dance alot. =) A few more to learn...those who were having exams are also back to join us. So there are more people now, which is good. Went for vanessa's birthday party on sat. You should see how cand, xiong n me chose her presents. HAHA! We were so childish.. and the sales assistane was amused with us too. And how we hide outside her house to write a note while shin kept dropping the bag. HAHA. Vanessa's place is super nice! Like a comfy place for people to gather, watch TV, chill.... abit like resort style too. very very nice. the rooms are very comfy too.. but i esp like the toilet! haha. crazy. but really... it's hidden i like. =D Party was fun with the familiar ppl from dance. Her tribe was pretty playful and fun too.. But i love the songs ben n chris wrote for her. esp the little ballerina. If ben records it in a cd, i'll buy. haha! I will dance,dance,dance... I will sing,sing,sing... for You. :) Sun was service. 3S retreat coming up. yea! Pray tt it will be used by God mightily. hmm... my greatest bring away for sun is very simple. God said:"My greatest desire is you too. :) You are important to me. :)" Labels: Christ in me, Event, School -The Princess Jesus Loves- 2:49 AM
Whee! Just changed my banner. haha. spent quite some time recalling how to host the pic, then change the setting here n there, size and color... But it's done. and i quite like it. =) It's a pic i took with my hp as i was walking home from mrt, the grass patch in front of my blog. Super nice right.. haha. I love the grass patch. It's always a beautiful scene with the sunset, cloud and green grass.. =D As i was looking for a verse to express how i feel and the idea i wanna share, ecc3:11 came. It really shows 2 ideas i had, one, my hope is in the Lord. Even when there is storm, i must learn to look above it and focus on the light of God. God will definitely bring me through any storm and i will see the sunshine, victory and joy.. while growing stronger. Two, my God is awesome and faithful. Time is in His hand, beginning and the end. He is in control of everything, and He can do everything. I really cannot fathom what God can do, but in His time, He surely make all things happen according to His will. =) okies, reflection on enc. I was really jin zhang before that, maybe cos i'm going with my girls.. and also somehow, i feel that God is going to do sth great. He always does.. =) I was really thankful that my lecturer actually allow me to miss the excursion to science centre on sat morning, then i could be around for Father's love and stuff. Really prayed and fasted before the camp. Fri, met min and girls at MOS to do pre-enc lesson 2. Bought miss tomato-chan. Hee.. she's on my hp now. Thank God for granting me wisdom to summarise the session if not, the girls will be overloaded. Met the guides n pastors first to pray before the start of the camp. Realised i was one of the few who had gone for under 17 enc more than once. The rest are experienced guides for above 18. Somehow, it felt diff.. there was alot of joy n confidence from ps danny n lily. First session, watched "The Crossing" for the dont-know-how-many-times. But God still spoke to me and i caught different things again, surprised! I mean i have watched it many times, i even know the whole sequence, what to look out for... but God can still give me new revelations! The part on the friend who was trying to tell the main character about Jesus, he was struggling with his sickness, cant breathe, yet he was telling. Woah... what can be worse than diagnosed with leukemia and bed-ridden, yet he was sharing abt Jesus. What troubles in life can be greater, that it should stop us from sharing Jesus. And it really shows the strength of the character. Am i strong in Christ that i can face all challenges and still trust God? And the part where the blood dripped onto the sin list,turning it pure white.. i cried. I knew what that means, I am set free because of His blood and sacrifice, when i am still a sinner. The last part was when the cross dropped out as the main character handled his money, there was a change in his spirit, more joyful and he went on to share abt the most important thing in his life. At that point, i realised that when we have the cross, Jesus, with us, our lives are changed, to become joyful and victorious. We can go and share with others, instead of being 钻牛角尖. And after reflecting and sharing with pearlyn, i realised another thing. The cross was given to him by his friend,which seems like a dream. But it came to reality. Similiarly, our prayers, dreams and visions given by God can become reality! WOW! Second day was pretty heavy for me. First, Father's love. It's like refreshing my soul and spirit again, to know that God loves me. Of course i thank God for using me to minister to the girls as well. :) And i enjoyed craft enhancement, drawing.. haha. havent used the crayons for a long time. It was nice, drawing, sharing and hearing from them. Afternoon session on sin was again fun, cos ps lily let us play with the sticker book to illustrate John 3:16. First time playing.. haha. The girls were very serious about the sin list, which i thought was good. At least they know what it means and they really want to be set free. Spent the free time talking to the girls one by one. HAHA. It can be pretty tiring, and i didnt get to rest. heh. But i'm glad i did it, cos i got to hear more from them, be used by God to minister and share with them. Sin solution was a heavy session for me. Before the session started, guides n pastors gathered to pray.. and the Holy Spirit was so strong upon us le. It can really be summed up by the word "reverence". We came before the cross ourselves and God met up with us so strongly that most of us were touched by His grace. It was undescribable. u must be in the room to experience it. :) During ministry for that session, i was deeply ministered myself. HAHA. It must be an interesting sight seeing the guides cry badly at the foot of the cross. Pastor eve came to pray for me. The word was to lay down all my burden and everything at the foot of the cross. Dying to self again by nailing myself to the cross, i felt His pain, know His grace. And i never had such confidence and determination to tear the sin list and burn it away. Baptism was taught by candy, who very nicely volunteered me to help her act in the scene of baptism of Jesus. HAHA. Thank God for the guys, though really noisy and disruptive at times, they were really great. Laughed so much while acting. Supper with girls and xiang. Thanks xiang for coming down, ur support was greaaaaatt! Oh, i must say... i love the place alot. haha. We got an apartment style dorm, staying with jarelyn and 2 other girls under veline. The girls had lots of fun, playing, watching TV, chatting. I did too. It was a good feeling, like our own home, shower, rest on the bed with aircon, write the notes while hearing them play and talk outside. I sound like the mother hor. HAHA. Well, no choice, i'm the oldest... need to chase them to bed and rest. =D Final day, infilling of the Holy Spirit. I laughed so hard during the teaching pls.. Ps Danny was funny!!! His examples, demo... Gosh! Got to pray for bernice and another girl to receive tongues. Then pray for anointing for them. Of course, God n pastors always remember the guides. =) We were prayed for too. My right hand shocked non-stop for so long.. haha. maybe God is helping me to train up my hand so that i wont be tired playing the guitar. But i guess the most important part was when pastor lily prayed for me, for a renewal of the mind and refreshment of my heart to receive God's love. WOW. Sometimes we get tired, we really need to renew our mind, not to be trapped in our old thinking, but to receive victorious spirit from God. Seems like i have received alot from the enc camp eh. hee. God never short-change us, that's why i love serving Him.. i always learn new things. =) And... we visit pastor laifun n baby reuel on mon!! Pastor shared with us the delivery story, so exciting! Learn new things about delivery... haha. So nice to be sitting down n hearing from pastor. like ah ma telling her grandchildren story. And baby reuel is so small! Like 2 palm size? And he cried very gently. Best part was he stopped crying when xiang prayed for him, like gosh, he can hear God speaking to him.. =) like God was comforting him. so cool! Labels: Christ in me, Event, Serving God -The Princess Jesus Loves- 11:15 PM
I have just finished one piece of work! Submitted my ed psy 2 essay too. Feel accomplished. Though there are 19 more assignments or tests to do. This has been a wonderful week cos it's my birthday!!! My girls celebrated for me on wed at shiying's place. They are very cute. HAHA. From the moment i pressed the door bell, they were super "excited" and "busy". Trying to keep me inside shiying's room, being really weird. but the gave away was really the polar bear game. How weird to play the game with only 6 people. And we had a real weird judge who moved alot and talked no sense. But still, it was a pleasant surprise. =) I really appreciate it. They gave me a teddy bear named grace which they made themselves, 3 roses, 1 card, 1 cake and 1 song. Seeing the notes and the people... thank you. =) Thurs. Went for choir rehearsal. my second time serving.. and i'm serving w bel n ber! shiying came along too. Was pretty ok i guess. The steps were generally simple, but my arms are really aching. held up for too long. Then shin gave it away while asking me to go down after debrief to settle the costume. it was weird to see shin act serious and trying not to laugh.. haha. And of course, the dancers who tried to act like nothing is happening, the rustle of plastic bag, rachel bringing me into the costume room and closing the door... but ultimately, the commotion to ask me out of the room to show a particular step. I was trying so hard not to laugh too. They are just soooo cute. =) thank you. Friday. I must say, i have a nice maths class. Xinwei rmbed wrongly on wed, so everyone knew my birthday and 5 of them came up to wish me. Of course jimmy wanted to sa-bo me. But in the end, they didnt... hee. Sis was really nice too.Ordered pizzas and chicken wings. yummy!! She got a cake too. but i fell asleep and couldnt wake up when dad's home, so we didnt get to blow candle until the morning. But dad n bro were out le. =( Sat.. went down to botanic gardens for costume making workshop. Tried to reach earlier cos i wanted to leave earlier. Good choice. haha. cos i was of help to arrange the ppt and help manage it. =) Then went down to kenneth's to cut my hair. I COLORED MY HAIR... for the FIRST time. really excited. haha. Did a whole head color with 1 highlight.. from 530pm till 1130pm. haha. It was chris's bday.. so i had a slice a cappucino cheese cake, and had fish soup for dinner w them. Happy with the results!!! now i have brown hair. though it's expensive.... Sun. Choir... did make up for ber. and took photos!! =) so fun to serve together. choir was ok... really just putting down everything and worshipping God. =) though something happened on stage... scared me abit. want to know what? Ask me or sheryl ;) After service, open cell celebrated bday for me. haha. had a huge cake... super chocolate-y. Thank God for this family... Of course we took picture. went esp crazy when left with tng, min, sok and me and my girls. cant show the photos.. private and confidential. =) Labels: Event -The Princess Jesus Loves- 12:48 AM
The week passed so quickly. It's like mon again. HAHA. Had another presentation last week.. and did i mention, my tutor for tt module, classroom management, looks like grace ng? hehe. Anyway, everyday is like going to school, reach home at night, after dinner and some TV, do work.. can be quite tiring, lots of work to do as well. Glurp.. i see many DEAD lines. Look on the brighter side! =) Had G12 + open cell on fri night at pastor's place. I always look forward to fri. Grins.. reached earlier cos i wanted to tune my guitar. So blessed to have a chance to talk to pastor and catch up a little. And i felt baby reuel moved!!!! Always wanted to feel him, so will put my hand on pastor's tummy. HAHA. abit weird, n i dont usu feel him except once when i felt a tiny weeny movement. But now that he's bigger, can feel more. And i did! his hands.. like tiny bulges n waves of movement. =D so cute! His room is also getting ready. So excited for him to come... The rest came pretty soon, had dinner. Dear pastor cooked barley and soup for us. awww... so nice to gather round a table and eat while chatting. =) After that was sharing. Worship was good too.. Just that i was too focused on the chords and playing guit at the start. fingers were quite painful and i'm not used to the pick. i lost the other one.. sad....=( but after a while, i had to bring myself back to focus on God and yep.. He is always here. =) pastor also went on to share about inner peace and we shared what God is doing.. So good to hear from one another and see God moving in each one of our lives, building us up and moulding our characters. Our lives are in perfect hands. =) One bring-home lesson, speak in tongues and pray in the Spirit. Let the Spirit pray through us and groan, as we grow deeper and live by the Spirit. so cool if i am able to be so strong spiritually.. Wished we could sit by ah ma's feet and hear more. haha... ah ma jiang gu. Sat. PL funfair. Met Velma earlier at 1230 to bring her round PL. She's thinking of applying to PL for teaching. Then did my manicure while waiting for min n tng. But saw xiang first.. so we went around w lionel and nigel. It's pretty..... interesting! haha. joined by tng n min, and it's nice to walk around to see so many people, even friends like cailing, chuyun, sinyee, jingmei, jo, puaycher.. ex-girls... teachers.. of course ms goh n ms ng. HAHA. Ok lah, i have grown up. Just nice to see my fav teachers, ms gan, ms goh and ms ng. =D and ms ng rmb me ok. HAHA. just cant rmb my name... i'm always that girl who had short hair, wear specs.. and probably rmb me for the silly things i did. HAHA Didnt expect myself to spend so much time at PL. In the end, stayed till the end, cos was watching ms goh being dunk. HAHA. Told her she looked like a mermaid. And ended up talking to andrea, ms kok, tessa, sheryl. Had a lift from my dear neighbour again =) Sun. Church. The best news.. God hasnt forgotten PL and His promises.We did. Now the door is open again. So exciting!!! =D It's so nice to see the 3 cells gather, and we have grown! thank God.. Out of point.. but i suddenly think, i ate many chicken over the last 3 days. I ate:chicken rice and curry chicken katsu on fri, shared a BBQ chicken w my dad, which i ate 3/4 for dinner, had one chicken at soup restaurant with my mum, sis n her bf.. my gosh. i like chicken more than others, but like... wah. haha. ok time to go back to work. I will live through the deadlines! Labels: A simple life, Event -The Princess Jesus Loves- 2:19 AM
GCYC - Didnt go down on thurs cos i forgot to bring my tag,no one was going and i was tired. Hee.. But went down on fri night. Fri was really a.. wonderful day. First, was walking from Nel to EW line,my left slippers broke. So i had to slide to the side and staple the slipper together. Could hold the slipper, but abit uncomfortable cos the staples were hurting my toes. So i went to buy a new pair of slippers after class at jurong point. Couldnt find a new pair, so decided to buy neckermann. Quite like it... Then, when i was reaching tct, i wanted to change slippers, realised one of the studs is missing! tian ah.. In the end, i didnt change the slippers cos i thought i might go down n exchange for a new pair. But i was lazy, so i stuck one flower crystal on.. it looks unnoticable. haha... Wonderful... that's not all. On the bus to tct, the girl beside me was reading the GCYC booklet. And i thought wow, so hardworking.. haha. N immediately, God spoke to me. I was like that too. Excited about the events, to meet God, to read the things given, to be at events even if i'm alone... N God said to return to the first love i had for Him. :( During session at night, pastor eugene gave the same word again. To return to the time when God's love touches you... The word was then given by pastor julie. A beautiful word... to be like an eagle to soar, see and renew. N the invitation was once again, to renew myself in the Lord. To put down everything, the achievements, past experiences, feelings... n to return to the point of nothing, so that i wont be weighed down, but can soar to greater heights. :) Sat - reached only in the afternoon,but in time to hear from cambodia, laos,vietnam. Amazingly, i met 5 groups of foreigners on the way to tct, all speaking diff languages. Gave me a sense of diff voices praising God. Anyway, i'm so touched by what God has done and will be doing in these nations. To see them grow over the 3 years... wow. Danced for worship and it's one kind of experience. The diff nations clapping the sticks, jumping and worshipping God. WOW. I was abit jin zhang at the start, cos at tct the ppl are very near, unlike expo. haha... but on stage,i just totally engaged in worship cos everyone else was! Tired, but enjoyed it. Night session by pastor eugene on Who Jesus is to me and the Key to be Jesus Lord of All. What has been quenching the fire of God in our lives? unbelief, unwillingness, ungratefulness. We ended with a time of repentance, lighting the candle of the nations and praising God! I'm sure the nations are blessed. And side note, i love the Youthnet pastors.. all so cute. HAHA. The final closure of GCYC was sun service and the dinner. Thank God for the chance to be at the dinner. Made new friends.. And I heard the nations sing! Gosh.. recorded it down, but cant upload it cos it's too big. I'll find ways. We almost brought the roof down.. it's so heart warming to see n hear the voices, esp when we sang Jesus we enthrone You in the different languages. Wow, talking about every nation, every tribe, every tongue praising God. God is moving in the nations... =) Labels: Event, In the mirror, Serving God -The Princess Jesus Loves- 12:27 AM
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