Wednesday, June 29, 2005
daniel said that it's good to keep a diary so that you can always look back and be reminded of God's faithfulness.. couldn't agree more.. i think i've penned down my life quite consistently for more than 10 years, pretty amazing. one of my ex-grandsheep haili suddenly called me on sat, she wanted to come to ss. well that's already a big surprise for me considering how long she hasn't been coming, but the more surprising thing was to see her re-dedicating her life to God again as she made her way down with huimin on altar call. man.. i couldn't stop smiling.. my heart's just filled with this indescribable joy. i pray that she really can stay and grow this time ^^
let's see.. the drama was good.. nod nod.. jon lee acted very well. reagan had a blast.. as usual. oh i made a funny mistake in the morning, asking the sound team to on the lights -_- the whole mm room had a good laugh, well actually including myself ><
we had spt quite late at night that ended with some of them staying over, not to discuss important things but to play cards hahhaha... slept too late woke up too early, thank God i didn't fall asleep during cg worship =p
i've finally fulfilled my promise of giving my team a treat ^^ we went to swensens on sunday, it's funny cos being with them really made me feel kind of old. i really do want to reward them, they have worked so hard indeed and it's amazing how God put us together as a team. really.. without you guys, i would be long dead running this team hope alone. for wanqi, huimin and tim.. continue to serve hard in tertiary ok =)
oh it's my mum's bday and my parents are here.. haha how rare.. awaiting for great family dinner ^^
listening >> sing of your love - planet shakers
and loving it.....
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Friday, June 24, 2005
i've been receiving the same few questions from different people recently, that i just had to stop and think about it... not that i got no choice.where do you see yourself in another few years? in your ministry? what is your goal? what do you want to do in life? and the most recent one would be how do you maintain your spiritual life being in a ministry group now?
i guess man can't really live day by day after all. what's my dream? i'm not quite sure myself.. can i just get married and lead a simple life? hahaha.. nah.. life should be more than that =p
suddenly i remember a brother mentioned before how he had nightmare of ps jeff telling him that he had gift of celibacy, won't get married.. he was freaked out and he felt so relieved when he woke up to know it's just a dream. hahaha.. that's really funny man.. baowei will surely shake his head hearing that-
have you ever read a book and you would go waaa.. oooohh.. gooosshh.. *gasp* this is me!! it's like reading your own life story but they provide the solution.. the biblical way to overcome your struggles.. that's why it's so fun to read, but there is no point knowing if you don't apply it.
here's one section about listening to God- when God speaks, one of the most prevalent signs is a sense of calmness in the spirit. the longer we listen, the quieter and more peaceful our spirits become. we will never have God's peace about disobedience. we may be able to believe with our minds, but we will never be able to believe it with our spirit and exercise faith.
my recommendation for this week:
Choosing God's Best by Don Raunikar (errmm.. for older crowd)
ps. 'batman begins' is really not bad at all.. i like it *nod nod*
and happy bday shuz.... ^_^
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Monday, June 20, 2005
happy belated bday to hendra (yesterday).. another person has turned 23 hahaaa... anyway we went for bowling at the end, i actually enjoyed it.. though i had the lowest point (as expected).. we tried different ways of throwing and some just ended disastrously funny.
ian was there and it's great to hear that he's been reading bible a lot a lot a lot.. we should really give him awards =D
G.O.D was.. unique. now we've come to one realization.. it's not safe to be in ywam especially with justin around. but i think we did have a good laugh at the mm clip =D
oh well anyway it made me think again.. what could change us so much? life transformation is just amazing-
ps. i won't organize movie outing on sat night anymore.. sigh..
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Friday, June 17, 2005
in hard times, it's blessed to have a great family around, but it is more blessed to be able to seek God-phew~ my heart is at peace, it's time to think bigger.. wider..
ooh just to continue the story, anyway after the camp we went to shop for a while, trying to spend all my ringgit. but i tell ya, jb on sunday is not a very comfortable place. most of us were dead tired, that even the coffee failed to make any difference. but i stayed back with some of the guys and we had feast for dinner hahaa~ we were so bloated man and they had this unbelieavably giant glass for the drinks. well i thank God that they didn't stop for durians.
by the way, reagan's not that lousy la.. at least he drove me back safely =D
tmw is ESS, it has been ages. makes me think again about sowing, sharing.. we shall pray for big harvest!!
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Thursday, June 16, 2005
i think photos can tell the jb camp stories better ^^day 1 - alrite.. we met at kranji mrt early in the morning.. quite excited.
somewhere near the custom.. the red squad~
reached there and dasmond gave me a last min duty hahaa...saw a lot of ppl. oh i think the camp booklet's very nice.
the opening ceremony~
we went back to hotel, i shared room with mei and we totally had no idea where the rest were sleeping. so we just slept- =p
day 2 - quite a messy one and this unhappiness aura was in the air.. at least around some of us.
but anyway ian accepted christ! bwahaha and some funny things happened when we were in daniel n eugene's room-
had a short girls nite after that, i guess we're all dead tired.
day 3 - wrapped up the teachings. learnt a lot man.. and feelin very refreshed though physically tired. there are certain learning points that i won't forget- great. but the workshop made me feel even more unhealthy. sleep well, eat well, exercise!
at night was the holy communion dinner, which of course the time to take a lot of photos ><
my sheep is very strong..!! o_O
there are just too many photos.. but this is one of my fave.. looks like in a studio, nice colour~ way to go jus!
we were not prepared!!!
i love the talent nite though some ppl ehem found it boring (i'm not old ok ><)
anyway after that we gathered in the room, baowei prepared a special affirmation time for all of us, with candles and stuff. it was.. hmm i can't describe it.. heartwarming =)
day 4 - me and mei woke up super late.. horror! well not surprising considering how late we slept. had a really good talk with susi the night before.. or should i say in the early morning..
anyway it's the end of the camp, fruitful 4 days. took some funny pics before we left.
looks quite real huh?
but the day didn't end there.. to be continued~ (am tired haha)
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oooh have been wanting to blog but seems like there are too many things....i just came back from nus.. the youth camp, went there to deliver somethin to shirls and take a look at the concert as well. it was.. high! haha... me and joel were so amazed by ethan that we couldn't help but to bow down and worship him =p
without much prac, by God's grace they pulled it through ^^ could feel the excitement of every single person there, praising and worshipping like mad, ended the night with throwing light-sticks here and there.. one of it almost killed tbk hahaha...
i think it's amazing how everybody's really on fire for God. how God brought all those ppl.. us.. together. God is moving!
went for supper after that, nobody wanted to sit on roy's car >< it's just funny.
i think i'll continue the jb camp entries next time haha.. feelin dead now. one thing for sure, it has been a blessed week indeed-
-spirit is thicker than blood-
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Monday, June 06, 2005
knock your head.. knock your head livi!that's what shirls always say when i do somethin dumb. arrgh.. foolish me.. ><
i should really knock my head-
nvm forget it...
what's weird?
>> i met up with some of my high school friends on sat.. it was.. ermm funny. we're not that close actually and we haven't seen one another for more than 4 years so you can imagine how our conversation was like. how're ya doin.. where do you live now.. how's work/study.. how's your family.. any boy/girlfriend and stuff like that.. oh well... all in all it was good. i tried to ask them to come to ss but haha ermm not really successful =(
>> reached nexus at 530 pm.. felt really weird.
what's crazy?
>> i think i've spent hundreds on food and drinks alone recently.. must control myself. and i hope the ppl around me won't give any temptation..
what's infuriating?
>> a comment that made me lose my appetite for few minutes.. thank God i kept my cool..
geez.. honour leaders more please.
what's great?
>> lunch after cg.. with 10 ppl sitting on the same table.. feasting on nice home-cooked dishes.. we are family indeed ^^
>> church camp is coming.. feeling excited now
>> a new friend that i made today
>> jun huang the handyman haha...
>> a new song that i've just learnt how to play.. well done livi! *give myself a pat
thinking -- i do love my guitar =D
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Friday, June 03, 2005
right wrong right wrong right wrong right.i met susi again yesterday for another nice dinner.. gosh our shepherding sessions are very costly nowadays =p
anyway she gave me quite a shocking and troubling news but i told her something that i think gave her an equal shock...
hmm i'm glad that somehow i've broken the wall. must mark the day.
my energy has been running very low, suddenly i remember what i've read in a book once- maybe the most spiritual thing that you can do now is to sleep- ingenious. i really need sleep badly.
be strong and take heart-
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