dailies
Friday, December 29, 2006
-2:36 AM
Walked around Queensway looking for a pair of sports shoes with Nic Lim.
The actual plan was for me to accompany him on getting his new shoes for school. Somehow I was tempted to buy a pair as well! Oh wells, even if my dad is paying for it, I think that my current shoes can last me through year 1 bah. [Don't need waste money]
Somehow my dad keeps asking me to get a pair. [Umm?]
Decided on a nice pair of Adidas [104 after discount - original 149]. No size -.- Hmm... my feet size is just too big! Haha. Plus stock is almost depleted throughout the entire place. It seems as if everyone's buying that! A few shops on the ground floor told me that they're only left with the display model...
Disappointing!
[Nike/Asics/New Balance/Brooks ; for those features will be way out of my budget]
Shall ponder...
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
-12:22 AM
It was a wonderful Christmas eve.
Sam Phua, Marie, Daniel Tan, Ken and I were at the coffee shop having supper. We sat at a different place from the main group because there was not enough space for us, so we just abondoned them, or they abandoned us...
We started singing the "we no money we don't care" song... And a friendly resident bought us dinner! So malu! At least that fixed our 'food problem'...
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Christmas morning!
I woke up late.. and luckily there was a taxi at the main road... so I just burned a hole in my pocket!
Reached church... was not that late as I expected. But at least I went to church, since i missed YMPACT because I overslept :(
Went for lunch with a big group of YM-people! So pai-seh la! They were like THAT NOISY ON THE BUS! So Ken and I shifted to the front to avoid that unwanted attention.. Soon after that the group dispersed... And it gotten more peaceful there after...
Lunch was a major dispute... People wanted to go here, some wanted there... It seemed all too messy! So a decision had to be made. Eventually, Gordon, Ken and I decided to go renegade and we ate at BK while the rest were at the food court. [When we left they were still pondering...]
Met my parents at Bugis Junction to shop! It was a long travel from Serangoon to Bugis mrt.. and I dozed off a few times [wondered if I snored...]
Anyway, bought myself clothes for New Year! I'm so happy! Yay yay yay!
Anyone want to watch 'Death Note 2 : The last name' ?
I shall post a recap of the year and my thoughts on a much later date...
Sunday, December 24, 2006
-1:06 PM
Friday, December 22, 2006
-5:15 PM
BACK FROM CAMP!
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Church camp for me started early on Sunday evening [I was a camp group leader]. Had prayer and worship in the youth lounge. There was a 'practice prayer' session held by Uncle Chin Nam [spelt correctly?] Anyway, it was really a moving period of time spent fruitfully as I felt touched by God. I felt His presence, that saving Grace, that unending Love. Then is when I fell on my knees. It was a great feeling, being able to feel the presence of God, a feeling that is beyond description - that feeling when you know that your salvation is guranteed.
Went on a prayer walk at the third floor, praying for all the rooms that would be used as our dorms. It was really meaningful. I believe that after the church building itself has been commited into the hands of God, all the campers would be safe throughout the whole duration of the camp itself.
Was feeling very very apprehensive when I went to sleep. I felt scared. There's a part of me that wants OUT! I feel that I am scared to meet the youths that would be entrusted under my care. I feel that I am inadequate as a leader, since youth leaders such as Gabriel and Amy are just so professional at being leaders, and new faces like me may not be fit for the job. I feel that I may not receive support from the people. I am afraid that I will screw up the position, or worse, lead the youths in the wrong directions!
I guess it's just another last minute fear that I feel before events.
Gabriel prayed for me, and I felt empowered. I feel that all these problems would disappear once God is with me and the group. I feel this pressure relief of all my weaknesses and inadequacy. That set my mood right for the next day and the days of camp to come.
-All this have taught me to rely more in God, rather than my personal strengths. For we are only human, and our abilities are limited-
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Woke up early in the morning to the aroma of delicious prata [thanks Shaun]. Well , I guess that most of us weren't used to eating curry in the morning, hence the 2nd floor toilet was rather, populated?
Nevertheless, I was on time to meet the youths in my group. They were real nice people, and real friendly too!
[When I tried to call them, I got to all sorts of weird scenarios. Thus, I expected a group of really weird people that would make my camp life as a group leader really difficult]
However, I was wrong.
The people frommy group were friendly, and kindly looking. They did not seem the 'dao' sort, of the 'arrogant' sort. They seemed like they came from the welcome team [smiley + friendly] I was pleasantly surprised and silently thanked God for this wonderful blessing that kicked start my day. That was a good sign!
The enegerizer done by Shane was rather, enegerizing. The youths at the front were actively participating in it, of which, I felt rather encouraged. However, there were a few older youths at the back who tried to blend into the crowd and not do anything... *shame shame* I feel that if we are enthusiastic about camp activities, we would stand to gain more from the camp itself. Camp itself is not merely learning the Gospel itself [though that's the main reason], it also comprises fellowship and bonding with fellow christians, which would promote cohesion amongst the church members.
Jocelyn was rather nice to make all the tags for the whole group. [since my handwriting is not that beautiful and it's rather microscopic] All Group 4 members [Jireh] must thank her for her effort okay? Other than making the tags, she facilitated the ice breaker games [she seemed rather experienced] and got everyone to know each other better.
The first day was rather messy and all, with new faces leading the camp, and with new group leaders that are taking care of the youths. Though inexperienced, God's grace was with us as the camp progressed smoothly. The camp committee members were fervently praying for the rain to pass as the afternoon itself we would be having outdoor activities.
To the skeptics, the rain PASSED at 4pm. Praise be to God, maker of heaven and earth.
The games indeed promoted team bonding. We had to cooperate to get through the stations. The emphasis on team work made us grow closer to each other. Our team was rather witty. While I asked the cleaner for a shovel, our group used it to dig a trench that would make the sandcastle appear to be 3 feet high.
There was a speaker session at night by Pastor Aaron. It was a rather interesting sermon, though I was struggling to stay awake. [I am not used to be active in the day] The altar call was well received and even the shy youths stepped out in faith to receive prayers from the altar ministry team members. That and then, is when they were touched by the spirit of God. [It reminded me of the last night of church camps where people would be touched and weep]
Fellowship with the group during supper. It is going in the right direction. Praise be to God. Amen.
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The second morning was rather interesting. As I had a late night, I could not wake up. My alarm tune 'Last Christmas' woke up the whole bunk, and the next bunk as well, EXCEPT FOR ME. Everyone were not very impressed. I was rather 'pai-seh'. Second day of being a leader then become like this already. [Does not look like I'm up for the job]
Quiet time was rather, quiet. Guess we all need more time to get used to each other, to open up to each other before sharing can take place.
The day was rather fun, with activities and games in the morning. We ran around the church, trying to complete the stations. Well, it helped that Izabella's mom was from the floral arrangement team and she has access to the fresh flowers used for floral arrangements. So Izabella helped the team obtain the flowers for Kang Wei's quest. Thanks!
Marcus's scripture-copying quest was rather interesting. The group looked at me... and went "write bigger". That was rather stressful for me [having to upsize my words]
Lunch. Then came talent-time briefing and discussion. It gave us a certain amount of stress level, in wanting to come up with the most original and interesting show which would last for 10 minutes. It was brain cracking, and a time when our group really had to WORK AS A TEAM. Group 4 [Jireh] is THE BEST GROUP EVER! We were cohesive and very agreeable, which aided Justin's motion that we do a skit about 'ugly monsters'. Interesting, and original indeed. We're all set and ready for the show!
Worshpi and sermon and altar call at night was rather good. God's presence can be felt by the youths as they prayed and sought God. If we youths could live like this everyday, thirsting for God's word and His presence, it would be most ideal. He spoke on why we should believe in the Gospel, giving many reasons to support his stand. That was convincing! As we had a long day, some of the youths were switching off during the sermon.
I am guilty as well. I was struggling to stay awake. [during this holidays, my day starts from 11pm, and I am trying to get used to being awake in the DAY] I guess this is where i have to work on, because as a leader, I have to set an example for the youths to follow and the sight of me struggling to stay awake during the sermon will only lead them through the wrong path. Sighs.
Team bonding was more solid by supper.
There was night activities, which made us run around the church at 1am? [I was awake. FULLY AWAKE] I was watching 'spongebob squarepants' on my Ipod with Gerald. [We were sharing a sleeping bag, and his was the 'blanket' while mine being thicker, made the 'base'] I had a dream, an unexpained dream of me running around aimlessly, lost in a thick mist that limited my vision. I could only see myself running about, in the middle of nowhere. I felt loss and helpless. I felt as if I was running about in circles. I met familiar faces of people from church, but they faded into the misty atmosphere soon after. Then, I saw a figure calling out to me, asking me to come to him, for he is the way out of this aimless sea of desolation. I was walking towards him... It was so close...
Then Daryl woke me up -.-
Actually, he didn't. He tried to wake Gerald up, and since we're sharing the same sleeping bag, he woke me up as well... [Gerald could not wake up from his DEEP SLEEP even when Daryl tried all sorts of method. What got him up? Nat Pang calling out asking him to wake up..]
It was an interesting sight, seeing everyone bleary-eyed and looking sleepy. A technical hitch occured and the starting of the games was delayed, causing the youths to resent waking up. The games were fun and educational. Daryl explained that as children of God, we have to do battle against the evil one and have to be prepared at all times against spiritual attacks. Hence, we have to wear God's ARMOUR OF PROTECTION!
-For God is with us, as we celebrate His victory over the evil one-
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The day started really late for all of us, since we are all tired from the late night.
Quiet time was meaningful! We all shared and shared, with Marcus saying about his arm and back injury. It felt real bad [from his point of view]
Everyone looked tired and weary. Nevertheless, the team morale was kept high, and during the rehearsal , we were very enthusiastic. It felt more than a mere skit. Everyone has a part to play in it. It was DYNAMIC! The original skit was way way twisted as each actor/actress had a part to play. We customized our roles to our liking, without changing the original meaning of the skit, and retaining the amount of entertainment value of the skit.
The highest comical value would be Gzerrel's group. Here's a song from their group, and here it goes :
WE NO MONEY WE DON'T CARE
WE BUY CHEAP CHEAP UNDERWEAR
IF IT TEARS
WE DON'T CARE
WE JUST BUY ANOTHER PAIR
UNDERWEAR...
EVERYWHERE...
Amusing ain't it? Round of applause to this original song to an americal idol spoof.
Omega. Daryl said that it is a serious game, where we are all inviduals fighting to be the best. We were given 'omega' [game currency]. We played games and won 'omega', all hoping to gain entry into the chapel and be spared the forfeit. Bertrand played the 'devil', who was supposed to trick people into entering the 'condemnation room'. I was tricked by others who were freed from the room. Had fun playing chinese chess though. I managed to save a few others who were NEARLY TRICKED into entering the room by shouting through the door. That's what friends are for!
I wanted to find the 'saviour' in the game. Apparently he was hiding at an obscure corner of church and with Felicia's help, I managed to find Him. Saved.
My dream the previous night made perfect sense by now. It was almost an exact replica, as if I still hadn't woken up from my dream. Deja-vu?
Marcus read out an execpt from Revelations [which John wrote on the island of Patmos when he was under exile]. The 'book of life' was opened and those who were saved crossed the border. That was when my alter ego [my other side] took over and I went almost insane, cracking jokes at the most serious moments. And I was reprimanded for my insensitivity.
I have to thank all those who reprimanded me, for with them, they made me human once more, in control of my thoughts and speech. I was rather thankful for them, having guided me in the right path as I have strayed away.
Daniel who was the 'saviour' took over the forfeit of all, and was pelted with food. Sighs.
Come to think of it, it made us learnt much from it, and carries a serious and heavy impact. If we do not spread the Gospel to the non-christians around us, during Revelations and as we stand before the Great White Throne, how would we react when we see our loved ones and friends not being able to receive salvation because we did not care to share the Gospel with them? Is it going to be heart wrenching? Will it leave a scar onto your lives? Will you live to regret it?
Omega has certainly set us thinking, as questions flooded our mind. It made us back-track a few thousand years in time when Jesus was undergoing the same treatment, only worse.
Sermon, worship, followed by alter call. Meaningful, and impactful. Bet we all have learnt a life lesson there. Wanted to find Shaun to speak after altar call, but he vainished into the crowd...
-For we are God's creation, and He understands every single one of us-
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The last day was spent cleaning up and sharing of testimonials.
Quiet time was really a time of sharing. Too bad the time limit was too short, and we had to rush through everything. Wails! If we had more time, I am sure that the group would stand to benefit more from it, as each of us have different life experiences and thus resulted in a different and unique perspective of life.
I shared about my experience in camp, and my wonderful group who made my first time being a leader fun and interesting! It has certainly allowed me to improve on my inadequacies and would spur me on to doing greater things if there's another chance for me to lead a team.
Christmas bowl was fun, even though I suffered blisters and my thumb felt abit loose... Played lan with Daniel Tan, Matthew Tan , Ben, and their 2 friends.
I am sure that we have all benfitted much from this camp. Let's hope that all friendship bonds created in this camp would remain, as we strive to make the youth ministry a more home-ly place for the youths. And also, all the biblical knowledge that we've picked up in this camp would not remain in our head only - it has to move to our heart, when we practice and apply it in our daily lives. Only then , would this knowledge be useful.
With the confidence as children of God, let us all step out in faith, and lead men to Christ! For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, forever and ever! Amen!
-Thank You for the Cross, thank You for the Cross, thank you for the Cross my friend-
Sunday, December 17, 2006
-6:00 PM
Tired!
Had a primary 6 class gathering with the old clique on Thursday. Was supposed to meet them at 1700, but as usual, punctuality was a problem [due to the irregularity of transport and my miscalculation], i arrived at 1745 [everyone wasn't very impressed]
Ate dinner at LJS [much to the dismay of some], and played pool due to populat demand [instead of watching a movie]. Talked about the old times, and updates of our current situations. It was rather enjoyable, and everyone has changed in some way or other!
Pool was a bad thing for people like me [left handers].. I realised that to have more control, I have to play the right handed way as my left hand is weak [which is strange..] Still, it is a nice experience!
Following that, the rest left, leaving only me, Yi Shuen and Calista. We watched Eragon. It is a rather nice movie, except that the ending is left dangling in the air. I felt that the "dangling in the air" ending could have been shorter, as it would have a greater impact on the viewers. The ending was much too long already, and viewers can just guess that it's the prelude to the squel.
When going across the road, I saw a race going on. The cars were Malaysia tuned and were beautiful! The sight of them just makes you drool... The noise generated by the gear shift was sweet!
Movie ended at 1400+ hours, of which, we had to take cab to get home. Yi Shuen was locked out of his house, so he bunked at mine [and we played computer games till 5am in the morning]. Was rather tired. Calista was EVIDENTLY TIRED, so we sent her home first, before YS came to my place.
Oh wells, she has to wake up at 6am the next day for work. I pity her...
Anyway, YS and I were talking, as we couldn't sleep. Hmm, typical topic that guys mainly speak. This time, it's on looks...
Hmm...
Friday, December 15, 2006
-3:00 PM
FOR A FRIENDIt's been the darkest of days
and the quietest of nights
Through all these grey
I hope you'll find the light
As a friend , as a brother
It's painful to see people feeling bothered
It's like a silent dart
Impaling into the human heart
If we care
all these sufferings we wouldn't bear
Then Christ's pain
would not be in vain
This is definitely not the end
let all broken relationships mend
God's ministry of reconciliation is strong
With Him, you can't go wrong
There's a hope for all
Let not our faith fall
Put your trust in God
In light you'll trod
-2:00 AM
TOFU preparations!
Preparations were underway when me and Yuehao stepped into church. We were not required for the TOFU committee meeting, so we went to Tampines Mall to try out the arcade there [It was closed], and the whole building containing the LAN shop was getting ready to be torn down. So left with nothing to do, we left for church. Hmm.
It was rather interesting that the dark room this year was not like other dark rooms of the years before - inclusion of hula hoops. It was rather tricky [really?] as TOFU comm members tried going through it... BOTH LEGS FIRST THROUGH THE HOOP... It was rather entertaining to see them contort themselves when trying to pass through the hoops!
Prepared more dark room for a whole day, and earned the nickname [self-called] of "trashbag man". [Used trashbags to scare the TOFU comm when they were trying to get through the dark room aka obstacle course]
Left after dinner with Yuehao and spent the night at Yuehao's place [stayover]. His mum was real hospitable! Tried calling up people who were in my camp grouping, and only got through 2, Elaine and Lydia.
An unfortunate event happened at night, to whom was a startling discovery made, which ultimately hurt someone, and layed the path for greater devastation to come...
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TOFU day!
Woke up real early. Reached church at 7.30am [meeting was supposed to be at 7am] , but the meeting had not began yet. Waited... prayed... and all was set and ready!
Rather tired...
The earliest for my group to arrive was Joelle [who went over to her friends group...] and I had to hang around without a member. Vivien came in time to help me out. [After all, I have difficulty speaking to females in person...] So the introduction began..
To break the silence was rather difficult. I tried asking questions which sounded as if she were being interviewed on tv!
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"What did you think of this room and it's set up, having the knowledge that it is where YM is to be situated?"
(erm.....)
"What you think about the man at the booth with that ultra funky headphones?"
(I... think he's crazy!)
#rofl
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So much for that.
Angel and her sworn sister joined in [I don't know how to spell her name], as well as Jingjing. Since there were more people, I can start my icebreakers. [My icebreaker game cannot start too early, because of certain restrictions of the games itself]. I passed round one bag of M&M and let them take as much as they wanted. The sec1s took close to 20?
I was smiling. My aim of the game is going to be fulfilled. Vivien also knew what was going on. Haha. She took only a small portion. The sec1s were like, "Why take so less?"
I said, "For icebreakers, you are to tell me one thing about yourself for each M&M you take..."
Their faces turned dismayed. Then they began talking...
:)
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STATIONS
My group was the 2nd to leave the structures station. The station was rather tricky, with us having to build a structure [table length] that could support the weight of a bible. Our tape malfunctioned, and I used the straws to tie the structure parts together. Justin mended the tape [clap clap], while Ben, Charis, Leon and Vivien worked on the structure and it's base, Angel and her friend worked on the top of the structure [the supporting platform]. It had a few glitches, but when patched, was fine and dandy.
The mat turning game was ended rather fast. After all, my group had 2 experienced players [me and V] who took one corner each and swept through. Bertrand was struggling, and we bid him goodbye as he and his group were frantically jumping around, trying to turn the mat over.
They lost their lead!!
The mummifying station was rather mean. Daniel Tan was sabohed and he had to be wrapped, WITH A MASKING TAPE! Ouch! Imagine the amount of hair he lost... Lets cry for him... :)
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Had time to design my group's banner [aka flag]
Since we all love mathematics, we decided that our group shall be called "pi". Charis was arrowed to draw [since she can draw], and was rather stunned. She went, "How do you know that I draw?" Her drawing was good man!
Thanks to my idle comments, "pi" became THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE PI. Henceforth, I assumed the role of "PI-BEARER" instead of "group leader". Cool ain't it?
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Dark room was rather fun [and wet]. Ended real quickly for us guys who had gone through worse in our school camps [with mud and dirt of course].
Girls took rather long, and we were stoning outside...
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Back to the chapel, where all the ice breakers were taking place. Since everyone looked so bored, I decided that we play "Dog and bone". That kept the people alive and running till the last group finished. Marcus helped to facilitate the people.. but I haven't explained the rules of the game yet...
The game was a SUCCESS! [though there were injuries...]
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The messy games were rather gross. Eew...
One thing that they should NEVER DO is to PLAY WITH FLOUR. It sticks onto clothes and refuses to come off. [Barry hosed me towards the end] Real messy, real gross, real sticky, real gooey - that's flour for you. The p6s in my group were freaked out!
Cool huh?
The water bomb game was real good. We formed alliances. Our plan was to hit.. the NOISIEST GROUP. [we all know who by then...] Hand signals were passed as Kang Wei and me gathered Shaun, Bertrand and Yuehao.
Spent a hard time cleaning up...
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Worship was fun, though I was outside 1/2 of the time [I was freezing up!] with Yuehao.
Gave the group chocos away. Oh well, after everyone took their share [ I did not take. IT'S FATTENING! and Vivien.. oh wells, took one and put it back -.-], the rest went to Kelyn [last group member], who was seemingly stunned. Convinved her to take them home, while i gave my prize to Charis [TOFU comm member from my group]. Did not seen Ben though. He disappeared real fast. *Poofs* That was another stunned one...
Why you all so stunned when people give you things one?
Then i remembered, the M&M game we played in the morning... and smirked...
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Overall, I had learned much as a group leader, assuming responsibilities and all... My group was fun and cooperative, and very agreeable on things, which allowed me to make decisions quickly [unianimous]. Haha. Thank God for all the fellowship and fun we had!
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Angel was so nice to apologize to me for all the trouble she caused.
*Actually she did not do anything wrong.. I pushed over Jacko's chair of plastic bags, not her... then somehow she was scolded..
Hey ya, I'm sorry...
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SEEING THE SMILES ON THE NEW SEC1S, I FEEL THAT TOFU HAS BEEN A SUCCESS!
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To my group : THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE "PI" SHALL SURVIVE! RAWWR!
AND
ALL THE BEST TO YOUR POSTING!
-1:30 AM
FOR A FRIEND
It's been hard i know
to swallow what you just know
if we can all be sincere
then love would be here
unity is a powerful bond
the ability to withstand any taunts
tolerance is a generous gift
the power to pull through any rifts
distress sorrow and pain
oh, what a shame
if we can make do with all this
life would be a bliss
sincerity is not a commodity
it's a necessity
if you could see what i see
then your world would be freed
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
-10:05 AM
My holidays are packed
This week :
Tuesday - TOFU preparations
Wednesday - TOFU
Thursday - Buy stuff
Friday - Primary school class gathering
Saturday - Worship practice
Sunday - Church
Monday, December 04, 2006
-4:30 PM
Eventful weekend!
Saturday
Met Chee Yann in the morning to collect dvd - was supposed to meet at 0900, then dude to bus arriving late, met at 0930. Sorry man!
Went to church early - the arcade does not open that early!
Church was rather empty. Though it stated that meeting began at 1000 hours, less than 1/2 the people were there. Walked around until more people come [Can't stand sitting around] , and ran into YueHao at the main gate.
Well, that guy hasn't changed much since the last time I met him, still as amusing and worry-free as ever [Unlike me]. Well... I can still remember him as an bunk IC at GAP Camp , who locked the bunk... WITH THE KEYS IN THE BUNK!
Cool huh?
The sermon by Pastor Benny Ho covered worship as something "passionate", something that biths God's deliverance, and something that brings about God's dominion. it is also the sound of battle against good and evil, and is something that can be used to seek God's blessings.
Interesting ain't it?
I then realised how little I knew about worship all in all , other than it being an act of service to God.
Interviewed by Amy and Ber. Hmm. I was rather tense, and totally unprepared for it. It seemed weird alright. Yuehao only went,"Amy and Ber wants to see you". It felt like school [So-and-so wants to see you at the office]. Well, I went nevertheless.
Turned out that they wanted to ask for opinions about YM, small groups, and the role of an sgl. Not that hard or tense as I had expected it to be!
Back to one-voice retreat
Pastor came into the room, all tired and all, and we prayed for him. I felt a fire ignited in me, and I just prayed. That's sort of weird, since the prayer points I have thought of and the ones that I prayed were different! Then came a period of time when I felt that words alone cannot express what I wanted to say! That's the SCARY part. Words, that are not English, that are foreign to me, that seemed alien-like flooded my brain. That was when I started rationalizing and my the fire, as though water poured onto it, went out. Even so, when I was praying for Pastor, I felt a strong backlash that held me back, that prevented God from consuming me with his fire, something that restricted me.
Probably it's due to the fact that I have not been keeping in step with the spirit for some time now. Or my interruption by rationalizing. I don't know. On one hand, I am scared that this may not be coming from God, or even if it comes from God, the people might think of me as a crazy, and I'll probably be sent for counselling. Guess i need to overcome such fears and doubts.
Sharing session initiated by Daryl was rather fruitful and we learnt much from it. We saw back, and saw how we had progressed since the start of the year, the changes and all. It felt
nostalgic.Maybe that's just me?
Well, once again, I rambled on... Guess I need to plan my thoughts out first before saying anything! [Daryl's no slamming rule was rather, nice?]
do you like coming to church?Yes. I mean, why not? Learning the word of God in a more conducive environment, where we can pray freely without people staring at us... [I remember the cleaners who stared at us with eyes big like golf balls when we were all deep in prayer - how I know? she stepped on my bag!]
what is the things that can be improved for one-voice and the service in general?Servive in general, I feel that we have to clear our minds of any distractions [Schoolwork, Computer games, holiday work, etc] to ba able to worship God. Also , we need to tell ourselves that we're going to sing a new song upon the Lord, not just the same thing as last week, that's a reason I feel, that why we are so enthusiastic when we go to events such as Fusion or Festival of praise. The songs at Fusion are much the same as the ones tha we sing in church , but how come it is that the youths are more interested in it rather than the ones that we sing in church? Is it the band? No! The band has nothing much to do. It is the perspective, the way worship is being perceived, the way we choose to face it.
One voice? In general, it's important to live a holy life, worshipping God, letting him take the center of our lives, and constant practice to improve on our skills. [Not that we aren't!]
Daryl's point struck home when he said that we must worship ourselves, without getting far too caught up in the technical aspects.
Ring of fire after dinner [Getting to be quite a usual game already!]
Slept at 5am trying to help Daryl out. [My com keeps working against me;Bert's dvd drive worked against him]
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Woke up one hour late.
Supposed to meet Isaac and Daryl at 0845, but reached church at 0900.
Viewed it.
Thanks to Windows Movie Maker, the pictures came out screwed. Literally. Pixelated.
Sorry Daryl ):
Sermon was rather fulfilling, described much facts and cleared doubts.
Since neither Richard [marathon] nor Greg [some meeting] were present, Isaac took over (:
Small group ended early enough to attend Marcus's guitar lesson (:
Oh wells
Saturday, December 02, 2006
-3:09 PM
Getting disc from Chee Yann tomorrow at DTE [wanna check out the arcade before going to church :) ]
Yay-ness 100%!
PTL for my speedy recovery!
100% regen rate!