MY WONDERFUL DISCIPLES!
I just lovee my crusade disciples! Today just had our first official Discipleship grp meeting on our own. And i had one of the best sharing with donovan when waiting for Jem. And i really so enjoy leading this bunch of guys! Sadly Ivan cldnt come today bcoz of church commitment. But after todays session... I really just cant wait for the next DG with them again!
(Me, Jem,donovan, Ivan(not here)
Donovan- His one of the most approachable and nicest guy i ever met! He is someone whom i really see so much potential in as a person. And his the first guy i wanted to disciple when i had the chance too.
Jem- WAH THIS GUY! My little bro! HAHAH! Eveyone says we looked alike! And he somehow reminds me of me when i first step into crusade too. HIS THE MOST ON FRESHIE in TP CRUSADE MAN!
Ivan- His one of the most passionate and FIRED up for GOD guy i know in Tp crusade. His testimony on how his life change after getting to know Christ 2 yrs back, reminds me exactly how i felt too when my life got change 2 yrs back too!
SPECIAL 400 post entry!!!! - WORSHIP- THE KEY TO REVIVAL!
Before i start this post...i was wondering how can i make my 400 post a special one... that was one reason for the slow updates recently too... BUT right after that AWESOME combined serviced last sunday...
i was thinking.. i guess i'm going to dedicate this post to WESLEY YM! WHAHAH! =)
Its like another JAM-PACKED AWESOME COMBINED SERVICED!!!!
Just before last sunday combined service, i just knew it was going to be
SPECIAL! After seeing the topic abt REVIVAL! A word that i have not heard in YM for quite awhile..it just made me all so EXCITED again! AND INDEED it was a really well planned service!
First WORSHIP session was change to two parts....worship transiting to another awesome preaching sermon by Adriel Loh .... than a long worship session to end off.
He first started the sermon from the scripture of 2 Chronicles 20- it shows how Jehoshaphat defeated Moah and Ammon, when all he did was to WORSHIP GOD, and God helped him.
1. The Choice to worship
-worship to place the Grace of God infront of everything you do.
2. Victory of worship
Worship Brings:
-The prophetic voice of God.
-The presence of God
-The Victory of God
Rememeber more than 2000 years ago... JESUS CHRIST GAVE us VICTORY when he died on the cross for US! HE PREPAID the price of OUR victory with his life!
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT! A GOD DYING FOR US!
3.The Consistency of Worship
-Little things matter.
IF we say we really want to surrender to GOD wholly.. ITS REALLY ABSOLUTE 100 percent surrender! not 99.9 percent! and that 0.1 percent still not surrendered(this is something which i feel which affect many Christians right now...thats the reason why many lose that fire and passion in them for God. YOU NEED TO SURRENDER TO GOD FULLY EVERYDAY!!!!)
He end of with a nice story abt a pencil....found a link to it Click here
Right after that awesome sermon! It was transited to this clip from the movie 300! and it transited to the 2nd half of another AWESOME worship! AND THIS TIME! EVERYONE was even more fired up after the sermon on worship!
And a Deja Vu of what happen earlier this year after the last YM CAMP happened! Youths and leaders went to the front to worship!!! And it was A UNFORGETTABLE WORSHIP session! That spiritual high was ALL THERE! And it was like a glimpse of REVIVAL in WESLEY YM! When i turn back to see, i saw everyone really in AWE in WORSHIP with HANDS ALL LIFTED HIGH! it was really a sight i haven't seen in YM FOR A VERY LOOOOOOOONG TIME! IF this STAYS ON! Im sureee WESLEY YM will SEE REVIVAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT WAS A REALLY IMPACTFUL WORSHIP! That ministered and touch many that day
So I’ll stand
With arms high and heart abandoned
In awe of the One who gave it all
I’ll stand
My soul Lord to You surrendered
All I am is Yours
I just LOVEEE THE CHORUS of my all time favourite song THE STAND!
MaSA ASSIGNMENT DONEE!!!... some reflections from last mentoring session...
(my 399 POST.... SPECIAL 400 post coming soooon....*HINT* WORSHIP- KEY to REVIVAL! something AWESOME that happen at Wesley ym today...)
(After 3 long weeks and sleeping like 4-5 am almost everyday! WORKING NON STOP on this tough design competition which is also my final assignment for this block! AND with the last marathon sprint the entire Saturday yesterday from morning till midnite! I have FINALLY COMPLETED IT!!! OH YEAAA!!!! HAPPY HAPPY!!! =)
Reflection of mentoring session....
This is a delayed entry from last thursday mentoring session with gladwin... was told to do a reflection of what happen that time..so decided blogging wld be a good way to reflect the things we talk abt...
Well that session was really VERY INTERESTING... after some sharing of whats been happening in our life recently and after that when i was expecting abt to expect more bible study and going thru the book abt ministry..INSTEAD we MADE a CROSS of paper clips with our bare hands and with the aid of the pliers!
It was quite a cool exercise, and gladwin was asking me to figure out why we are doing this today. So while going thru the process of making the paper clips straight, cutting, twisting and tying it. He was actually using such a session as something i can take back from, for example theres more to it then making a cross... like theres actually a technique of twisting the paper clips with precision. And thru the whole process of making the cross, he add points to aid in me figuring out the purpose of making it...like "you have to look close into the details", "build firm foundations" and the process you have to go thru before u reach ur go. He den gave a much deeper view on this, for example.. when we he first showed me the cross he made earlier, and i cld try to follow it. Imagine if he just ask me to make a cross using paper clips...tendency most ppl will just use 2 paper clips. THUS brining back to X-trainers, you need to see that GOAL, that VISION and picture it in your head before u can work towards it. So it was quite a deep analogy from him abt making that cross... BUT YOU KNOW WHAT THE MAIN PURPOSE was....
ITS BUILDING RELANTIONSHIPS!... so he gave this example, that you dun have to always have bible study... but u can have times such as a simple activity like making a cross together to build that relationship to those under you, so linking that to me... its that intention to build that relationships to the younger X trainers. We got to build that rapport before we can lead them! and that is SOOO TRUE!
Some application points from this session was... maybe one can like go for a mini grp run together? or any other interest such as soccer or sports to build that bond. And it can start small first... with simple outings with a smaller grp first for easier and better fellowships. So this are some thoughts i gathered to build that relationship with the other X-trainers! =)
(the cross we did at DOME at the last mentoring session..the pic on the left is the silhouette of the cross on my window. COOL RIGHT!)
I GOT A NEW PHONE!!!! OH YEAAAAAA!!!!
Just bought this phone today after my old plan has expired! This is like the LIGHTEST AND COOLEST PHONE I EVER GOT IN MY LIFE! This NOKIA 6120 CLASSIC ROCKS! But no time to check out the new features yet...
will be rushing my final assignment tonite again!!!! GO GO GO! another loooooooooooooong nite!
THE JOY OF THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH!(A MUST READ ENTRY!My MOST deepest heartfelt sharing)
First i'm gonna start by saying I'M SOOOO GLAD i made the decision to come for YM GAP instead of the Crusade bbq today. I was soooooooooo ministered today!
First! WORSHIP was AWESOME! Jolyn really led very well!
Then Iris was sharing from the book of Philippians, she read thru from mid chapter 1 i think. And as she was reading, i was thinking what i cld share after that...and i kinda gathered my thought of wad God has been speaking to me recently, i wanted to share how recently my JOY from the Lord has gave me the strength to pull thru the many ministry planning meetings from crusade and x-trainers and my sch proj which kept me awake till 4am the last couple of days.
And somehow i figured what if this passage she reading talks abt JOY too...AND INDEED it HAPPEN! at the last few verses of that chapter 1:25-26
SUDDENLY that word JUMP UP to me!
25Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, 26so that through my being with you again your joy in Christ Jesus will overflow on account of me.
And after that Iris just kept STRESSING on the IMPORTANCE of JOY from the LORD! I was like really in AWE and AMAZEMENT LOR! I mean i wanted to share that after her sharing..and somehow she KNEW it!
So when it came to sharing, i immediately BURST it all out! I was SOOOO DYING to share! GOD was SOOO REAL at that moment! ITs like it went RIGHT INTO MY HEART,something that was sooo close to my heart that i wanted to share so badly!
As this week has very busy and tight for me,......i only realized in todays GAP that...I dunno how i got the strength from suddenly to pull thru ALL THIS! Bcoz i was like so AWAKE and ENERGIZE TODAY lor! and GOD has really been with me all this while. I kept reminding myself to be optimistic and rely on God's Strength!And DUN COMPLAIN! And everything just seem to go according to plan!
To add to this! Only before GAP...i was reading from the book on Being a servant of God..and a line CAUGHT me! It says "what ever happens,don't lose that JOY in serving Jesus"
And now i realize WHY a couple weeks ago i felt so down and lost my joyful self, GOD was actually showing me...how IMPORTANT i really need that JOY to be serving him! And After 2 weeks of wondering why THAT BAD WEEK must have happen to me. TODAY it has BEEN ALL REVEALED! RIGHT NOW! GOD put us thru trials and tough circumstances ALL FOR A PERFECT REASON in his PERFECT PLAN and WILL FOR US!sometimes we dun see it yet......and like for me it indeed help me grow spiritually after that!And i only realise 2 WEEKS LATER!
Its REALLY SO TRUE when they say "THE JOY OF THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH!" Thats the KEY to keeping me going! In SCH work and in ministry stuff!And i hope anyone out there reading this wld have this JOY from the LORD too! Always cast your burdens and troubles to GOD! be JOYFUL and optimistic even at the tough times. AND I GUARANTEE THAT WILL PULL YOU THRU ANYTHING with EASE!!!
I'm REALLY JOYFUL at the MOMENT! WHAHHAHAH! =)
One Looooooooooong ST meeting!TIREDDDD!
Just came back from another meeting once again! this time the crusade ST meeting, with Irene, joelle and me.It was supposedly to be from 3-5.30 pm at GCTC... but it turn out to be 3pm all the way till 9 pm! Kinda expected it to drag as we had a lot more to settle actually. Was really DRAIN and TIRED after the short dinner break but i guess the time spent today was qutie fruitful. To add to it...have to juggle with my project too,slept at 4am yesterday,as i had to rush thru my final assignment so had the time for the many more meetings till sunday. And looks like i have to stay awake again tonite!
Alrighty back to work!!!! I'm gonna try to TRUST GOD to take me through this! =)
This CH 8 DRAMA show ROCKS LOR!!!!!! METAMORPHOSIS!!!
I can't believe i'm abt to blog abt a 9pm Ch 8 DRAMA show! But i just felt like it, bcoz this show Metamorphosis which just ended today is LIKE ONE OF THE BEST ch8 drama shows in quite awhile...Mystery, suspense, exposives... The this ch 8 action-packed drama has it all. Starring Terence Cao, Chen Han Wei, Rui En, Yvonne Lim and Thomas Ong, Metamorphosis packs thrills and excitement in every single hour episode! And i think out of all the Channel 8 drama shows that i have watch since primary school...i think this cld be the FIRST ever which HAS MANY DEATHS!!!! Imagine an entire family getting killed! and 2 main actors dying on the last episode! THATS HOW JAM-PACKED this show is! The SPLENDID TWIST and PLOT earns this show a 5/5 Stars! GOOD JOB on the script writers! =)
X-Trainer Meetings MARATHON!
I tink i just came back from some PLANNING MEETING marathon! Imagine 4 meetings in one day! First a short meeting at 11am at ywca... den later from 1.30 pm to 2.30 pm planning meeting on nite games for combined retreat..than immediately after that 2.30 ALL the WAY to 6.30 pm meeting for camp night games! And than 6.30 to abt 7.15 pm meeting between the "TRINITY" acting X-trainer heads Issac and Stacy to pray and discuss abt our ministry future. AND we didn't had a break at ALL in this marathon meetings! We were in the SAME room for nearer 6 HOURS!!! Anyway really have to SAY A BIG THANKS to Issac,Stacy,steph,wanping,marcus,hans,bala,simon and cheryl for helping in the different planning comms today. PHew! GREAT JOB everyone! first meeting done! MORE TO COME.................. Really drained and tired now!
GOD ANSWERS PRAYERS! G.A.P
Everytime when i write a post,i wld ponder what title to give it...and IMMEDIATELY after yesterday YM GAP session! I knew! this is the TITLE and topic i'm gonna write abt! Its just so true!
In yesterday GAP,Sandy ask each of us to share something this week where God has answered our prayer. And immediately i remembered last monday afternoon! It was AMAZING!Everytime in GAP,when it comes to the sharing part,i wld try to tink of something that God has shown in my life to encourage others, but u noe sometimes, i just got nothing to share...so when Sandy ask us to share an Answered prayer this week. It strike me so hard abt wad God had assured me.
Well just a recap of a recent post, the whole of last week was pretty bad for me,i didnt know a simple sickness cld bring me down to a point of me losing my passion for ministry and my usual optimistic self. I prayed and prayed everyday,but somehow God didn't answer me then. UNTIL, last monday afternoon, SUDDENLY somehow after praying and reflecting abt the past week. GOD just assured me! I dunno how! BUT IMMEDIATELY i got back my passion for ministry stuff again! and my JOYFUL self! And my sickness was slowly disappearing.AND it didn't stop there..from that time onwards EVERYDAY been AWESOME! I saw GOD working in my life again! and him revealing his awesome work!
so sometimes, when we feel God seem so distant, and he didnt answer our prayers, DUN GIVE UP...but persevere through and its just in God's timing where he will just answer your pray and you will be AMAZED by how he prepares us from a trial! Even from all the sharing from the Gappers continued to encourage and reassured me how REAL GOD is to us...He just answered so many of our prayers in different ways! PRAISE THE LORD! =)
Back to my optimistic self!
Its been a pretty good few days! Ever since that horrible last week when i was so sick and pressured by my grp project. But ever since that monday afternoon when somehow GOD change me suddenly! I'm back and ready for ministry stuff and sch work again! Pretty excited abt my Final Assignment which is actually an INTERNATIONAL competition, designing some furniture stuff for a region in Modena, Italy. COOL RIGHT! I guess it reminds me of D&T in secondary sch..thats something which i enjoy designing!
Somehow recently been mixing with a lot of my Christians classmates and got to know a couple of other Christians in Tp design sch.I guess it adds to the JOYFUL me again! with many interesting conversations abt Christianity, and even talks abt forming our own prayer and praise grp in our class! well just thoughts only! but its quite an exciting thought. And to know that there are Christians in the design sch running their very own prayer and praise ministry within the sch is quite encouraging to hear! Hoping to join them one day!
And yesterday mentoring session with Gladwin has been quite a thoughtful session that i manage to take back something again. Learning abt inductive bible study and reflecting on how God has has reminded me from the book On being a Servant of God on my exciting Christian journey in the last couple of years. Being a CHRISTIAN is just so exciting!
Right after that had a meeting with Shashi as we started the YM CAMP 07 planning! I was put in charge of the nite games! Which means now i have 2 major things to plan! Nite games for BOTH combined retreat and Ym camp! but yesterday planning was pretty productive! Really excited abt this 2 upcoming events again! Good thing i have some good xtrainers like steph,marcus and cheryl to work with in my Nite games planning grp for the Ym camp!
Its gonna be a busy 2 mths ahead with much planning from crusade to church events to come! I MUST CONSTANTLY REMIND MYSELF TO ALWAYS RELY ON GOD STRENGTH if not all this wld not be possible!
My Semester Results for 2.1....
FINALLY i got my A's!!!!FIRST time having them since i entered TP DESIGN! Most happy with my A in Exhibition design, bcoz thats the route i wld most likely want to persue in! and its the module i enjoyed most! But the most disappointing grade wld be my IAD project 2! Thats the one i WORK my GUTS out with 4 days of sleepless nite in the last week!But then...looks like sometimes hard work wont pay off in design. sighh... oh well... my G.P.A increase by a little now to 2.91...still hoping to reach my goal of 3.0! ALMOST there!
First ever M.O.S visit for a Grp Project!!!!
The last few days has been quite horrible! BEING SICK isnt good at all! I've never been like this sick in a very loooooooooooooong time. so long ago that the last time i was this sick cld be last yr?...but from monday to wednesday...it was like HELL! my head was just so HEAVY,my nose cldnt stop runnning and I had no mood to do much! The ironic thing abt this was..only last week at YM GAP..i was sharing how my holidays been really good and i'm like enjoying life,and i figure not everyday can be that GOOD rite as i know God will put trials in our life to test our faith in him even at the bad times...and INDEED it happen! From a veryy good last 2 weeks to a horrible last few days...
Anyway on wednesday after draggin myself to sch in the morning for a site visit, i contemplated not going for the crusade ST meeting in the evening, and also not joining my grp mates when they planned to go Ministry of Sound (M.O.S) that same nite to take photos for our grp project on material study, i mean spending 20 bucks just to enter a club to take PHOTOS!... well after a nap in the afternoon felt much better..so headed to sch for the ST meeting, and right after that rush of to meet my grp mates and headed to Clark Quay...It was FIRST TIME in my life going into a CLUB, so was actually kinda excited, always wanted to see whats all those HYPE abt clubbing... anyway this time was there to do our proj... paid 20 bucks,which entitled to 2 drinks too! and photo taking of materials in the club time! It was pretty interesting..i tink the bouncers must be wondering WHAT in the WORLD we guys were doing..taking photos of the floor,ceiling, furniture.etc in a CLUB! Well... anyway after spending abt one and a half hrs there i was SOOO FORTUNATE to catch the last train back at 12.05am..i ran like mad lor!phew!
(The retro 54 area-nice chilll out area............smoove-the LOUDEST area!)
(M.O.S..............................the dance floor at the Main arena!)
Oh well! anyway HAPPY NINETEEN BIRTHDAY JIN HE!!!... now back to proj work! will be RUSHING like mad the next few days!
I'M SICK and BURNT!!!! sighhh =(
Todays quite a lousy day...woke up feeling soooo sick...having runny nose,cold,throat abit dry, back BURNT,body aching pretty bad, and feeling so lethargic and drowsy.But its the FIRST DAY of school for the Tp design students, so drag myself to school for the module Material Study...
After that we headed to town for this talk by a Famous Architect, William Alsop from England(he design Clark Quay) at Marina mandarin hotel. Was expecting a lot from this guy who has design many great architecture buildings in the World. BUT to be honest...it was quite a disappointing talk for me and i tink for most of my course mates too. This guy really was JUST SOOOO BORING when he talk! He was like mumbling every word and imagine listening to him for more than 2hrs talking talking talking..and with the lights dim, and me feeling so drowsy,i just knock out for awhile. The short break was actually the highlight bcoz of the COOL REFRESHMENTS! the donuts was soooo delicious! after the break was Q& A... OH GOSH..when i thought it cldnt be worse than that... Every question asked, he ANSWERED UNTIL totally OUT of POINT and dunno how he ended up telling his whole LIFE STORY! oh well...i guess although he maybe a good architectect,public speaking isnt really his thing at all.
I just lovee my crusade disciples! Today just had our first official Discipleship grp meeting on our own. And i had one of the best sharing with donovan when waiting for Jem. And i really so enjoy leading this bunch of guys! Sadly Ivan cldnt come today bcoz of church commitment. But after todays session... I really just cant wait for the next DG with them again! 
