365 days in a year 11 special dates of people who worship 1 unique God!
03 Jan - Liang Han 25 Feb - Si Hui 20 Apr - Corine 09 May - Eugene 23 June - Ai Ning 24 June - Ling Ting 12 July - Cassandra 13 July - Ke Li 19 July - Shu Ling 21 July - Peiwen 15 Dec - Wei Xuan
Duno whether anyone visits this blog still, but i juz wanna share my life.. haven't been a gd week so far. sunday i was sad .. then yesterdae something happened.. and it really made me so sad, so discouraged. i feel so down and i need God really badly. its like last saturday, during alpha, we learnt the topic of "how could i resist the devil".. and this wk, the whole wk become like an application period. like how i need to use all the knowledge i ever learnt to fight this devil that keeps attacking me..
then i rem this verse.. "7But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 10We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.”
I am perplexed, persecuted and hard pressed. but i'm not so easily crushed. not going to be down. I'm going to stand up again on my feet.
and thank God. cos He's been in me, with me, comforting me, reminding me that my worth is in Him alone, not in the things i do, the recognition and assurance of men.
and as i listen to my music, this song played.
Everything to me I grew up in sunday school I memorized the Golden rule And how Jesus came to set the sinner free I know the story inside out I can tell you all about The path that led Him up to Calvary
But ask me why He loves me And I don't know what to say But i'll never be the same Because he changed my life when He became... Everything to me He's more than a story more than words on a page of history He's the air that I breathe The water I thirst for And the ground beneath my feet He's everything, everything to me
it spoke right to my heart. yeah. i grew up in sunday sch, knew alot. but He became everything to me, air that i breathe, water i thirst for only when His love consumed me whole. when He became all I can hold on to when my world came tumbling down. When all else fail, when life seems hopeless, when my heart is crying inside..
I'm going to fall on you.
Thank u God, for being You. I am not going to be easily defeated.
Recently, wx said something regarding Steward Cell...
"No tears, no cell"
(Hahaha.. sorry that I bao dou you :) )
And it struck me that we've been through so much together. We've shed so much tears altogether. Not forgetting the happy times too. And because of those times we faced troubles and turmoils, it's then we see that God is faithful, and continues to hold us together despite many differences. I felt especially so last cell. It weren't long since Peiwen threw the pencil on the table. And God has worked so mightily in us since.
So dear brothers and sisters, let us continue to uphold each other in prayers, and to build each other up :) 3 years and going...
I dunno wad finally made me visit this blog suddenly.. and i realise just how long have i not been visiting our cell blog.. ytd i went to view the new house we're gg to move into.. a spacious old condo, 3 storey, all the facilities one could think of, near sch, maybe a dream house to somebody out there.. yet i dun feel at all happy.. for the past two years or so, i just keep moving, time and again adapting to a new place, to a new situation.. it made me really wonder, so where's my home? God says, my child, but u're not home yet.. still i wish i have a place that i can really call it home on earth. i ever told someone i feel like a subsistence farmer.. when the land is no longer fertile for planting, the farmers move.. today i went to newton life church, seems like a usual routine, i dunno wad kind of feeling i was having.. i was afraid to get too close to the people there, cos i know it's not my home too.. i kept very quiet and didnt know what to pray to God about.. am i gg to change church again? since im gonna move to a place much further? then i start telling myself.. this is not what i should worry about now, i've tons of proj, assignment, test, exams coming up.. i have tuition to teach, ppl to help. it was then that i realise i was too caught up with things around me. i seem to have locked myself up in my small little world, trying not to mention things that im upset abt.. i thought getting busy is the only way.. yet while trying to make everything possible, i seem to have failed in everything.. and the biggest thing i've failed to do is to fix my eye on God. just now when i finally read the blog entries again.. i realise how much i've missed out from the cell.. now i know why one on its own cannot survive, i need support, and i really miss u all my brothers and sisters..
as i participated in my school's "the love movement" and helped out at the 5 love languages booth, i was reminded to affirm people who are precious to me. in the process, i began to feel insecure, wondering if it was just a one-sided affair. i really hoped that they will tell me that i am precious to them too. so i tried to tell them many times how much they mean to me, hoping they will respond that they feel the same way but they didn't. the love language of the people around me is negative words of affirmation. =S
then i received a sms. the message in thai said, "happy valentine's day, nong chabaa! you are the apple of God's eye! God loves you a lot!' at first i thought, "i know God loves me already. i just wish you said that you love me and that i am important to you too." then it dawned on me why this friend never once said how much she loves me. my identity is not based on how much my friends love me but how much God loves me.
knowing this God whose name is love, who is the great unchangeable I AM, is enough. i am secure in Him.
Hi all! I am supposed to write a testimony and so here it goes...
I m basically a young Christian who accepted Christ during student camp this year.. since then, I had a fabulous and exciting walk with God, but I had only little chance to serve God. Until one day, Keli approached me and ask me to help her with the camp booklet and other stuff. At first, I gladly agreed, but later I started to think, how much can a young Christian do? Then, this verse I learnt during Sunday School came up to my mind...
"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity."
1 Timonthy 4:12
It let me believe that I can do it.. being able to serve God in this camp have been an interesting experience, at the same time, I have also learnt a lot.. Being able to serve Him is one of the greatest blessings!
God bless!
Sister in Christ,
Corine :)
It is a great pleasure to be able to serve our Lord in this Renai camp although this is not my first tme working as part of the logistics team. this is the first time where I have to plan out the work schedule in cooperation with the logistics IC. It can be quite tiring at times, racking our brains to find out what exactly is the right thing to do. Furthermore, manual chores add on to our tireness. However, we can always seek our Lord God and leave our burdens to him. It certainly brings out the title of this camp, GODSBY, binding God and us closer. My first experience as part of the Logistics was at this year's Xue Sheng Ying, where I got an insight to the planning and the behind the scenes work. These "skills" have definitely come in handy for the preparation of this camp. However, there were many details that were crucial that I learnt while preparing for it myself and for the rest of the committee. It is also a great joy to work hand in hand with all the committee members. Not only has this camp bnded me closer to God, but also to the brothers and sisters around me.
Logistics Advisor,
Koh Liang Han
I was shocked when I was first approached by Yuting-Jie to serve in this Renai Camp. It seems exciting but at the same time, I felt lost as this would be my first time serving as a logistic head and I did not know where to start. However, through God's grace and help from all the committee members, I began to get things going. Management of my time during the exam period was not easy at all, facing pressure from home and studies, all I could do was to pray and rely on God. Whatever God brings to me, he will bring me through. Indeed, everything turns out fine and give thanks to the Lord. Through this camp, I have learnt how to do planning and always rely on God, leaving our burdens to him.
Logistics I/C,
Ng Wei Xuan
Dear brothers & sisters,
Welcome to Renai Camp 2004! Whoo- I am really glad to be able to share with you all my experience on serving God.
It is really amazing to see how God has brought me through the preparation for the camp. I am the sort of people who gets stressed up VERY easily. When things go wrong, I will just start crying and thoughts of giving up will come into my mind. When I heard that I was going to be the secretary for the camp, I really felt like backing out. The idea of being a secretary seemed quite far away. Ask me crap, I can. Design a camp booklet? Nono~
However, there is a urge, somewhere in my heart, to serve Him. Haix.. just zou yi bu, suan yi bu, hopefully God will help me ba. Despite my doubts, God has been faithfully giving me the strength to carry on. Praise the Lord!
Paul said in 2 Corinthians 13:4 "For to be sure, He was crucified in weaknesses, yet he lives by God's power. Likewise, we are weak in Him yet by God's power we will live with Him to serve you."
Hope we all can be like Paul or Christ. and use God's strength to serve the people around us and shine for Him!
Lotsa love,
Keli Secretary
qin ai de zhu nai di xiong jie mei!
Haha.. it is me, the cutest, most adorable, most idiotic sister you've ever known. Most importantly, the precious child of my Father in heaven just like you =)
Glad to know that you are reading what I am writing. Yes! I wrote this! Continue reading k...
It has been two years since I came zhu sheng tang. And i must really tell you.. God is good! He blessed me with so many unique brothers and sisters and has given me so many opportunity to serve Him. Do you know that the greatest blessing comes when you are willing to trust Papa and serve others?
Serving in this camp as your prayer i/c has been a xin xian task from God. There are just too many things which i dunno.. The one thing I learnt while serving in this year camp committee and wanna share with you is... Everyone is a servant of God! Yes, we are a child of His, but also a servant who ought to be ever ready to serve Him. Esp when you see so may young ones coming to serve Him, it is really encouraging. Just wanna bless you with this verse which strikes me a lot.
"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity."
1 Timothy 4:12
Love in Christ,
Sihui Prayer i/c
Father I'm Hungry
Hi everyone! It is a great pleasure to be able to serve as part of the camp committee this year. Being the publicity I/C was something different, something that I have never experienced before. It was fun working with the other members of the camp committee and I feel that working together has definitely bonded us well.
Serving God in the camp allowed me to be able to realise things such as absolute standards in Christ and hungering for God. Through the efforts of the camp committee with God as our leader, I sincerely hope this camp will allow each and everyone of us to be closer to God.
Publicity I/C
Koh Liang Han
First come first serve
Hey peeps!
Once again, it's Renai camp. The name of this year's camp reminds us of how Jesus first came to serve us, and how we should always serve him with a joyful heart. This is my first time being a secretary and trust me, I messed up many things already, but still, I managed to survive through! So sit tight and enjoy this exciting 4 days 3 nights! Have fun learning and playing!
Love,
Cassandra
It's a new experience for me to work in areas other than logistics. I don't like to show my face as I serve. However I believe when Jingyu approached me to be Programs IC, it was God asking me to step out ofmy comfort zone to serve Him. I had never regretted taking this position of Programs IC as I learn a lot throughout the preparations.
I also had a great time working together with Sin Hwee. It was never easy to think of programs that will be meaningful for campers, but as Philippians 4:13 says, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." I've learnt to turn to God whenever I am in distress or trouble as there is nothing that God and I can't handle together. I hope campers will enjoy the activities in this camp and learn how to serve our God together.
Programs IC,
Wei Xuan
You know, I was just looking at all the Renai camp booklets that I have. Namely, Godsby, Father I'm hungry, first come first serve. It's really encouraging to see all of us playing a part in all the camps. Apart from what is mentioned above, 2004 Peiwen is advisor for a group; 2005 many of us were group leaders: Corine, Keli, Weixuan, Sihui, Shuling, Cassandra; 2006 I also got to co-lead with Sihui.
Through all those heartfelt things that you all penned down, and what I learnt from these camps, whether when I was serving or when I was just a camper, I guessed we've really changed. One thing that remain constant: God. Apart from that, nothing's constant for our love for the LOVEUs grew exponentially. Though many times we face difficulties, personal ones or ministry wise, I'm really glad that all of us are involved in this ministry and in it together. So much so that we could offer help to one another, support one another. It's really sweet (:
For the coming year, really pray that the Lord will give us wisdom to decide where to serve and in our area of service, we would really do something for God. Be bold and make a personal promise and commitment to Him! Ok I'm not exactly good with my words, so this should be it.
P.S. to Cassandra: I am not sure if you would read this, but I hope this is an encouragement for you as well. I'm sure you had definitely encountered God before. Though I'm not sure of your current struggles, I pray real hard that one day, our dear heavenly Father will bring you back to Him, crushing any of your pride or fears or whatever. We all know that He is bigger than life itself. Jiayou sister :)
P.P.S. Any spelling mistakes from all those camp booklet extracted stuff are committed by those who wrote them. Not me! Hahaha..
The path ahead may not be easy, but remember, we're in this together! :D
However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me — the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace.
