DESTINATION AGAIN! YM March Event 2008!!!

This post could be one of WESLEY YM GREATEST TESTIMONY of God's GREATNESS!!! and could be the BEST CROSSTRAINERS event ever! And ALL because it was part of GOD's PROMISE right from day 1 of our first recce ..and slowly the devil tried to stop us not once,not twice,not thrice,......BUT up to 7-9 times!

Pre-March Event ...
Initial idea of continuation of CAMP theme Destination started all the way back on the last XT retreat in late Nov 2006 and (some of the collection of previous post from my blog of the progress of the planning that was interrupted many times but God was faithful to us)...(links below)
First Recce 19 Jan 2008

Publicity Video

Second Recce 17 Feb 2008

First Trial

God answered our prayers.

March Event Prayer meeting (God's Presence came upon us)

Peace from God in times of trials

God Answered our prayers yet again!

The amazing BREAK THROUGHS!
(words in yellow,break through 3-6,9 are extracted from Adriel's email to the Xts)
Break Through 1- 19 Jan 2008- God Revealed to us Pulau Ubin from that rainbow after we prayed at YM GAP the day before our first recce on where to hold our march event.

Break Through 2- Second recce 17 Feb 2008- Called the manager of ubin resort, shocked us with a budget of $18 000, the Xts gathered to pray, call again on same day. Brought it down to $10 000.

(Below extracted from Adriel Email's)
Breakthrough 3 - The event was still too expensive as the guy initially wanted
a minimum of 300 pax for $10k. YM Comm then took the decision that if
could not get at least 150 signups by that sunday, we would not go to
ubin. We polled the ministry last sunday and got 180 replies. We then
spoke to the manager and he agreed to reduce the minimum sum to 200 pax.
The final figure at ubin yesterday was 208 persons.

Breakthrough 4 - Next then the ferries broke down, and God provided the
ferry through Emmeliene's parents.

Breakthrough 5 - By thurs, we still had no port for the ferry. And God
again, God provided the port arrangements.

Breakthrough 6 - Then it rained. I remember as I was driving to punggol
yesterday morning and it started to rain. A YM leader who was with me
said, "Its raining!" I said, "Dont worry, it will stop." He replied,
"You sure are confident". I said, "Yes, the number of breakthroughs God
has given us over the past 2 weeks, I am absolutely confident the rain
will stop." The moment we stepped foot on ubin, as we all saw, God
stopped the rain.

Breakthrough 7 - (9 March 2008 at 8.30 am)... by right Xts were supposed to take the 8.30 ferry to ubin resort...BUT no one at pier! we went around trying to contact manager(but to no avail till for a long time)... we PRAYED..and finally manage contact one of the staff at 9am! who told us ferry can only arrive at 9.15!... well God answered our prayers in the end. And it was all in God's timing.

Breakthrough 8 - Similar to break thru 6, it rain... but our FAITH were so strong that we KNEW NO DOUBT that God wil hold back the rain when the event start. We prayed and INDEED GOD was faithful again...and he HELD the rain! and only let it poured when everyone was sheltered again. EVERYONE there saw GOD's AWESOME POWER!

Breakthrough 9- After the event, Sandy and I met up with the manager
and we pressed him, and guess what, we got a 10% discount on the price!
So you guys are well within budget!
The Photos can only be viewed fully (internet Explorer..I.E)
7am....(XTs met up first at main church)

(collating of logistics and briefing)

The bus journey to MCC punggol Ferry terminal (7.45-8.20)

On our way to the Pier...

(we all waited from 8.20-9.15.... as the ferry was LATE!)
Boarded the 45 seater ferry...

(thats matthias the turtle man...boarding ferry)
It RAINED...

(but we KNEW God will stop it once the event started.. =)
The sleepyyyy people....

(this is a CLASSIC photo! Alex,JiaEn and Clarrissa Heads tilted the same angle)

Arriving at Ubin Resort 9.50am...

(The Crosstrainers got their stations ready.....)

Arrival of Ymers.....(10.55am)

(a GRAND TOTAL of 208 ymers! more than our estimated 200!Praise The Lord)

Destination AGAIN event....BEGINs.....(11.15am)All 14 stations we planned were based on the famous and well known phrases from the last YM camp 07 Destination... so the games are totally brand new based on the ideas we get from each station theme. COOL RIGHT! more work..but ITS BEST TO BE FRESH!!


(the "Recognize our own Frailty station")

THE SECRET STATION (OTHERS CAN,I CANNOT)

(yew jin and Max with the DRINKs and FOOD...for XTs ONLY..so if ymers take..they deduct points...whahahah)

(CAUGHT THIS GUY RED-HANDED)

(Listening to God" station"....and "What Happen when i don't feel God" Station)

(soaking in the presence of God station)

Righteousness VS Holiness station..

(it was a debate station.....on grey issues such as white lies,clubbing..etc)


(this 2 ysg doing cheers)

Leave a Legacy , Don't be Legend station... (they have to paint small grp flags)

(moonie can paint! WHAHHAHA! the lovely God's Clay FLAG!


(Interpreting God's message station..... and Joel THONG rolling!)

THIS IS THE CLASSIC PHOTO of the day!!!!

(I was only intending to take this Ysg only..THEN SUDDENLY that boy saw me taking photo and he COVERED his ermmm...in SHOCKED! HHAHAHHAHA!)

1.30pm... Destination Again... game ends....

(alex and Jia en packing up the "heart for others station")

LUNCH....

HAPPENINGs in the Ferry back...(3.50-4.30pm)
(the tired army guys............is bel reading or sleeping.LOL!)




Returning to MCC punggol Ferry terminal

(leaving the two lovely 100 seater ferry...............)

(returning to the buses)

Reach back at YWCA at 5.30pm...WHAT AN AMAZING DAY which all of us SAW GOD's Awesome WORK right infront our very eyes!

More photos from facebook...(links)
God More Destination Again photos(part 1) from facebook
God More Destination Again photos(part 2) from facebook

Pause Playlist Music to hear videos...(some videos i took)