Steward Cell

2009-12-25T00:00:00.007+08:00

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

everything to me.

2009-08-19T12:12:00.005+08:00

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.

we're in it together

2009-05-04T00:21:00.003+08:00

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...

When Corine meets Mr. Big 2

2009-04-21T00:17:00.000+08:00

Blessed 20 to dear Corine :)

Ting's a lost sheep...

2009-03-22T22:45:00.003+08:00

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..

kanitta turns seven

2009-02-15T00:30:00.006+08:00

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.

: )

2009-01-07T22:57:00.003+08:00

Photos are already available on FB! These are the videos. Hahaha..
Hope we'll have a great year together! :D

2008-12-07T00:18:00.006+08:00

Godsby 2004

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

many more 3 yrs ahead

2008-11-03T14:23:00.003+08:00

hehe..such a simple slideshow but speaks so much depth in our relationships. its the start of nov.. meaning christmas is coming.. and soon it'll be the end of 2008. which completes 3 yrs of being together. starting from jc, wearing a new uniform, to end of A levels (soon for our dearest shuling :)).. to almost a yr of army for the men, and to a semester of uni life for the others.. for cass, its been almost 2 yrs of poly life.

woah..if like some people say, "i love u alittle more each day", then i've love stewards

(alittle x 365 days x 3 yrs)

haha..quite abit of love we have here..

3 yrs you all have been part of my life..seems to take up more and more space in this heart of mine.. many more 3 yrs ahead.. <3

2008-11-02T20:23:00.001+08:00

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

the joy of loving God

2008-10-14T23:58:00.003+08:00

saw kenneth's nick and wanted to ask how much he want to sell his nintendo ds. hmm..then we started chatting.. then he asked "hahas you chatting online? didnt have a good chat with you for a long time hahah. :)" and we started to htht. hee..that sentence frm him reallie melted my heart and made my day. :)

such times, i feel the joy of discipleship again.
the joy of sharing my life wif the young ones
and investing my time in eternal things.

the joy of loving God and His people. and in turn loved by them when you alreadie understood that you've been called to give and not expect to be loved in return.

this is grace - what you did not deserve to receive, but God gave.. :)

2008-10-14T02:29:00.002+08:00

18 Then he said, "Take the arrows," and the king took them. Elisha told him, "Strike the ground." He struck it three times and stopped. 19 The man of God was angry with him and said, "You should have struck the ground five or six times; then you would have defeated Aram and completely destroyed it. But now you will defeat it only three times."
- 2 Kings 13:18-19

For the fuller picture of the story, read 2 Kings 13:14-19.

The passage reminded me about our prayer life. How often we ask God for something but do not persevere long enough. Sometimes we fall into the trap of being satisfied with circumstances in life and we are not desperate enough to see our prayers answered. Prayers become complacent and casual. It is like when we walk into cartel and have main course then 9pm comes, we order cheesecake and it is sold out. We will leave the restaurant with a full belly anyway. Deprived of answers to prayer, we will survive all the same. We feel disappointed if prayers go unanswered, but it hardly precipitates a crisis.

I am reading a book (!) on prayer and these are somethings that struck me about my prayer life. dont know if you all can identify with me but nevertheless, let's remember that just as we need to talk to a friend, we need to talk to God to maintain a relationship too. Blessed week ahead! (:

train a child from young

2008-10-02T22:39:00.003+08:00

todae i feel a deep sense of joy and satisfaction cos in my 4 yrs of teaching mei mei(my neighbour) tuition cos todae i taught her how to pray and i feel i've given God the most glory in this process of teaching her. tmr's her PSLE, her first big hurdle in life. i told her she can pray to God during the exam, whenever she is nervous or she doesn't know how to answer a question. Later i asked her wat she wanted me to pray for her, and she replied, "pray that i wun be nervous, i scared i nervous until i faint." haha..she's juz so cute and never fail to bring a smile unto my face. so i prayed with her, and told her she juz needed to end the prayer with "in Jesus name i pray, amen."

then juz now, she msged me to ask me, "Teacher, how to pray ah. I forgot liao. LOL." haha. and i replied "u say, "dear God, pls give me wisdom to do the paper and take away my nervousness. Help me to concentrate and read the questions carefully before answering. In Jesus name i pray, amen." jiayou k? I'm praying for u too.. may God bless you and be with u throughout the exams. Have an early rest. :)"

"Thanks teacher! Goodnight! :) i'll do my best..."

God brought a verse upon me: "Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." Proverbs 22:6.

and yes, i think its so true.. its not the money that should motivate someone to give tuition. Its the friendship, the values and belief that we can and should impart to the child. in these 4 yrs of teaching her, i pray that the values that i have instilled in her will alwaes be etched to her heart.. that she will know for her whole life that God alone is God.

Jiayou mei mei! thank You God for giving me the opp to teach her, to know what is friendship evangelism and to let me see that teaching pri sch students is reallie wat i want to do for the rest of my life (if God allows).

May our good Lord keep and bless her. Love ya mei mei. :)

thank you stewards once again

2008-09-03T22:25:00.000+08:00

todae have 灵感。。so i shall blog some of my feelings. :)

thanx steward cell for walking my life with me these 2 yrs 8 mths. for sharing your life with me and for allowing me to share mine with ya. a 22 yr old woman like me wouldn't experience such a vibrant and joyful life if it wasn't without each of you. i wouldn't have the opportunity to play netball every sunday, climb 60 storeys, run a 10km run if you guys aren't as crazy as me and doing it TOGETHER with me. :)

感激，非常的感激。。
To God and to each of you. When i was 20, not knowing wat's for life ahead, God guided me to say yes to taking this cell not knowing wat to expect. Along this path, never have i regretted, but instead i never fail to keep thanking Daddy for giving me YOU. slowly, one of the characteristics of the future man in my life is that the guy muz love my cell and is able to communicate with you all.. (but prob not Sihui's frequency though..hahaha.)

ask me how much i love you all i dun reallie know how to express in words.. but i rem when we went for the captain's ball tournament, i was cheering my heart out and there was once i shouted, "Weixuan, you're the man!".. then wx's fren, Daryl turned and asked me "you're his mother ah?" at that moment, i was stunned, thought awhile and i replied "no, but i watched him grow up since he was sec1."

As i reflect, this incident showed me how much i love you all. no one else was cheering for us except me. but i'm not ashamed at all. in fact i was cheering reallie loudly despite the frequent stares, cos i juz feel so proud of you. so proud that you guys are my friends, my brothers and sisters. so proud that i'm taking care of you and you all are my sheep.

and i think thats wat God meant by if you love me, feed my sheep. not that i'm doing a fantastic job, but it allows me to catch a glimpse of wat this feeding process mean. it doesnt mean loving your sheep because God said so, doesn't mean loving onli the strengths of your sheep. but it means loving everything. loving how you guys crap, be lame, share genuinely and the way you all play.. and it also means loving how you all dislike BS sometimes, how you all show your negative attitude, and how you all give all kinds of reasons when you dun feel like serving.

and stewards, its my prayer that as you serve in LOVEUs in diff ways, you guys will also LOVE your SHEEP. Love them wholeheartedly, not onli when you feel like it, when you are free or when it doesn't hinder your other desires. Love them even when there are reallie unloveable, even when you do not know how to connect with them. love them when their frequency is diff from yours, love them even when they demand your time from your best-est clique, demands your commitment and all.

love your sheep, stewards. 再爱他们多一点吧。as your friendship grows in yrs and depth with them, may you be also be able to sae "_____, you're the man/woman." :)

do you truly love me more than these?"
"Yes, Lord," he said, "you know that I love you."
Jesus said, "Feed my lambs." John 21:15

Nike human race 31.08.08

2008-09-01T22:18:00.005+08:00

The crazy things our cell does...

sense of accomplishment and aching limbs after running/walking 10km.

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.
- Acts 20:24

How appropriate. haha. despite finishing the 10km, and we still have the race of testifying to the gospel of God's grace. one of campus crusade's vision (i think) is for every student in the campus to know of a student who truly follows Jesus. dear stewards, let us be that student who will shine for God. whether you are in school, in camp or at home. and just like how keli waited for me and sihui ran with lingting during the nike race, we are not in the race alone. Keep running, above the ice cold 100 plus at the end of the race, we have an even greater reward at the end.

We conquered the stairs and finished the 10km, what's next? (:

we heart david book (:

some assembly required

2008-08-20T10:30:00.005+08:00

"I also will no longer drive out before them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died, in order to test Israel by them, whether they will keep the way of the Lord to walk in it as their fathers did, or did not." Judges 2:21-21

Not everything will be done for us. How wonderful, yes, to have been given loving parents, committed mentors, or the privilege to be under great coaches. But the truth remains that much of life will still be handed to us in its unfinished state: "Some assembly required."

The cgl provides bible study and insights, but only you can convert that into wisdom and character. You may be blessed with the wisest tutors and lecturers, but success and good grades is a do-it-yourself proposition.

Israel wanted it handed to them without requirements.

And we're often like that, aren't we? We don't really want to pray- we just want the benefits of someone who did. We don't want to make the sacrifices necessary for a close relationship- we just want the results.

God leaves "some assembly required" because without it our hearts remain immature, susceptible to guile, and prone to stray. So He lets us face a few battles to stutter our struts. A few setbacks that lower our noses and reintroduce our knees to the floor. These are the marks of a man or woman that God will use: those whose eyes are wet, whose knees are bent, and whose hearts are broken.... but now mended by His grace.

Father, I choose to be one of these people. Thank You for the battles You've left behind for me to win... for in doing so, my heart is conquered, humbled, and made ready for Your entry.

A passage i came across from the book "The Divine Mentor" while i spent time with Daddy just now. blessed me, touched my heart and allowed me to understand better why God did that in the past and why today in our lives, He also leaves battles for me to fight.

Many a times, my eyes are wet and my heart's broken. but i know its okie.. cos thats when my heart is humbled and my knees bent, ready for God's entry.

my covenant with God on 200606

2008-08-09T23:37:00.005+08:00

i came across the post batam mission trip testimony that i shared with our church 2 years ago! the last part goes like this..

my brother is a tang kee helper, after the tang kee, he's next in rank. ever since he became the tang kee helper, my mama started to see black shadows at home. When i went for student camp, she saw it again. so she went to ask the tang kee and he said that dua li ya bei wanna bless my mama and help her strike 4D. so he suggested putting dua li ya bei statues at our house. Upon hearing this when i returned from student camp, i felt that as a daughter of God and my parents, i've failed to protect my family. during the five days of camp, i prayed everyday for the salvation of the campers, for the programme, for the speaker.. but i didn't pray for the protection of my family. so i didn't want to go batam any more.. i wanted to stay at home to protect my family. but i just could not bring myself to tell jia mi jie or yuting jie. as i was praying about it, God asked me, "If you cant trust me to take care of your family in just these 4 days you are in batam, how can you go trust me to take care of your family and go thailand in the future?"

so i went to batam! on the last day, we had a prayer walk and went to some temples. looking at the statues, i was just so afraid to go home and i kept crying non-stop. but God is faithful! the statues weren't there when i reached home. i guess if they were, i will feel that i failed to fulfill my duty as a daughter and won't want to abandon my family to go thailand next time. I learnt that when you take care of God's family kingdom, he will take care of your family too.

so on 20.06.06, i made a covenant with God - He will take care of my family and i will go thailand and take care of His loved ones there.

reading through this the night before ken qing jie, when i was so jealous of other people who can bring their parents to the event, i was reminded of His grace. I forgot that He has taken care of and will take care of my family. So the jealous kid is jealous no more! haha.

"I am still confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the LORD
in the land of the living.

Wait for the LORD;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the LORD."
- Psalm 27:13-14

last sunday

2008-08-09T11:02:00.003+08:00

Hahaha I know this is kinda late!
But just wanna update what we did for cell when pwj was away!
We met at my place for lunch :)
Cus didnt play ball that afternoon and had this divine chance to have lunch together. I cooked!
Butter rice, chicken nuggets, cold tofu, omelettes, clam chowder.
Salivating already? Haha. Ok la I think it's not that what I cooked was ultra fantastic, but it's just we could sit around a round table and eat v comfortably with each other :) That is what is important! (I don't mind cooking another round for you guys as long as there's a kitchen for me to cook. Lol)

Then, after some good time of eating, proceeded to the next part of cell! They were totally clueless what we're going to do at first. So they just washed up/cleared up and came to the room. We started with sharing about our lives, and I asked the uni students specifically for their struggle, and those two gentlemen about their girlfriends going into uni. I'm really glad everybody shared what's on their minds. Then we proceeded to something.. I shall keep it a secret! Cus it concerns a surprise to come :D

P.S.: Peiwen, I made an attendance table by the side of the blog for your convenience (: I shall volunteer my little service by helping you note the attendance.

new journey

2008-08-06T23:10:00.002+08:00

so fast and most of you are back to schooling life. rem the A level times when we prayed so hard for this impt event of your lives? looking back to ur whole journey so far, do you feel it was actually not so great a thing afterall? well, 7 plus months of slacking, and its time pack the many feelings and embark on this bitter sweet 3 or 4 yrs of campus life. how's the first few daes of school? know new frens alreadie? or is Jesus your best and only fren? :)

i was thinking abt all of you on this new journey and i started to pray to God. the more i think the more intently i prayed. cos i know God is God and i am not. excited that you all are in the same phase of life as me, but yet duno wat kind of advice to give. wisdom i ask from our God to lead you all as you face the different temptations and expose your minds to different values and views.

yet i do not pray that you all have less sufferings, have less weird and unloveable frens ard. but i pray that God be with you throughout this uni life and will give you a stronger back continually.

jiayou in this whole process even when at times you feel lonely, tired, or crushed. talk to Jesus, cos He understands.
walking with you hand in hand, steward..together as a cell. :)

smiles

2008-07-23T16:01:00.004+08:00

HELLO ALL!

This may be a little late, but I would still like to add on a little bit to Corine's entry (on sharing, that is :) ) It's so amazing to see ourselves gradually open up with one another. It's indeed by God's grace and His blood that binds us together that enable all these. I'm very convicted to say that as we share our experiences, it not only allow us to understand one another better, it also benefits us, in the sense that it reinforces the idea that God is there, was there, and is still there when we first faced that stage/phase/situation. :)

And one thing I shared in cell before, especially pertaining to our hurts, "It's not that we're desensitized, but indeed it was God who did the healing such that we can share (our testimony) so honestly!" :D

And... HAPPY BEL.ATED BIRTHDAY TO ME! :D
Initially, wanted to invite all of you over to my place on 20th July. Cus my mum says she don't mind hosting my closer friends, in view of my birthday. I thought it would be a great chance to thank you guys and introduce all of you to my family (machiam like meet the in-laws. LOL). Then, due to time constraint and whatsoever reasons, didnt have the chance too anyway. BUT! I'd still like to thank you all la, for playing such important roles in my life thus far :) I wrote this new writeup that's gonna be posted on LOVEUs blog:

"10 stewards of God's grace and salvation! We study God's words together; we live our lives together; we serve together; we havoc together; basically, we go through many many things together! So, although we face struggles, disappointments, and even temptations like all other teenagers do, we are different because we went through them together, having one another's support and prayers. God is the one who holds us together and we truly enjoy and treasure this fellowship we have in God :)

Our cell name's taken from this verse:
"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."
Acts 20:24

Indeed we want to fulfill this mission to bless God and others with what we have :) "

YAY that's about it!

Lastly, to Cassandra:
If I could really have three birthday wishes fulfilled at my wish, I would wish for you to join us back, or at least lead a God pleasing life. I'm really not sure why you arent around, cus you didnt explain your absence, dont reply to messages, ... You know sometimes people like us feel so disheartened that we don't show our concern so outwardly anymore, but we wish you were here. Little things like eating steamboat, see that jing zhen gu left inside the pot, we think of Cassandra. Sometimes I can't help but to think that you dont feel what we feel because you are always showered with love and concern that you can choose who you want to reciprocate, and who not. Ok actually I don't know what I'm typing already. Just hope that everything's fine for you, please please please stop MIA-ing. And, hope all these arent too harsh. See you at cell and church pretty much soon!

bittersweet journey

2008-07-18T16:05:00.006+08:00

my colleagues brought us, the 3 interns to the restaurant, THE SHIP to have our final lunch tog. The whole dept went. had a great time laughing, joking enjoying the companionship and even had to present a speech!

Looking back, its been a bitter sweet 10 wks of internship. every morn, the waking up part is dreadful. i feel like dying literally..why muz i wake up at 6.35am everydae?!?!? but after that, as the dae go by, it gets better. during my stay in the company, sometimes i feel like a fool, feel like rubbish, feel like i'm worthless in the eyes of the pple here. cos many a times we do the shittiest job here. i cleaned the storeroom several times, stock take for quantities as much as 7000, replenish the posters, help carry the oollaterals, do database and send out many many emails. when they have the dept retreat, 3 of us juz stay in the office the whole dae doing our own stuffs cos we are not invited. after a company event, when they took dept pics, we were told that they wanted to take a pic without us. those were the hurtful and disappointing times. till the point sometimes i feel this internship sucks.

however, slowly, surely and unknowingly, beautiful memories fill my hearts more than the hurts. the pple here are nice. maybe when it comes to work, friction arise. but i love the lunch times..when the whole gang of males (cos the ratio is like 10:3) and us will walk, talk crap, be lame and juz enjoy one another. work is never mundane when colleagues juz never fail to brighten my dae by even a silly comment.

in the company, there are 2 christians that i know of. and boy, their testimonies are reallie powerful. i reallie praise God for them. their lives simply live out the grace and glory of God. and now i know how powerful a meal time prayer is. cos their courage to bow down, close their eyes in front of all the other colleagues gave me the courage to do likewise and sae "yes, i'm proud to be a christian too!" they spur me on to not be ashamed of the gospel. and now, i know the power of such a simple act. cos when i came in to the company, i was looking hard for a christian to identify with. and it was when i saw my colleague praying before his meal, a sense of joy and belongness filled my heart. i was so glad i'm not alone and someone is on the same side as me!

one of them, the male, is like a mentor to me. he often tell me if he's blessed, i can be his daughter le.. he is a man of wisdom. his words often provide deep insights for me to ponder on. and his stand, values are that of the bible's. in the company, i can see many pple attracted to him. attracted to confide in him and be with him. definitely, his words of wisdom, being approachable, and bubbliness has shown me a testimony of how to be an influencial and contagious christian in the workplace.

another christian is a woman is of charisma. a mother of 3 and a leader of a team. she leads with passion and is a motherly woman. pple under her love to work with her. and i rem there was once i made a mistake. i was so angry and disappointed with myself. when i told her abt the mistake, she didn't scold me. instead she encouraged me that its okie to make mistakes cos we all do and the impt thing is to learn from them and move on.

well.. i'll definitely rem and miss everyone in this dept. they have left a footprint and legacy in my life path. :) but i remember that to everything there is a season..therefore, there's a season to part, to sae goodbye. as we continue on to live this life that God gave, i pray, hope and know that "surely goodness and love will follow them all the days of their lives, and they dwell in the house of the LORD forever."

haha..but i have 2 more half daes to work on mon and tues.. cos i took leave for student camp. although i'll be there alone, but its okie.. i can enjoy them 2 more daes! :)

HELLO

2008-07-15T11:39:00.001+08:00

Hello fans of www.stewardcell.blogspot.com!

I am at work now, trying to act busy typing away on Microsoft word. Just decided to blog an entry abt cell yday.

i thought what aining said keli said was true yday (true true..). that we got to share with our brothers and sisters. Keli shared what peiwen shared with her during paba about how the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. It was indeed a reminder to me. But I am sure at the time when keli said it, she wouldn’t have thought that someone else would be encouraged in the process. I think it’s the same when aining shares about her parental objections and lingting shares about her chronicles. Most of us would not be able to feel the same way they feel but I am sure that while they are sharing, beyond trying to identify with their feelings, we are encouraged to see how God is working in their lives and how they seek to desire and glorify God in their lives.

And also what shuling shared yday. Her burden for BC1 and the befrienders ministry. My first thought was since she has the burden she should just do and do it. then I was reminded of how I struggled to accept the role as a ACGL. I realize that such struggles are good as it allows us to think what we are actually getting ourselves into. It shows that we are serious about God’s work and want to give God nothing but our best. God is God. He doesn’t need us to feel in the gap, He doesn’t need us to do the work. He is giving us a chance to serve Him and He is happy watching us serve.

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. -Acts 20:24

So stewards, lets cont to testify to the gospel of God’s grace! Ka1 Yew2 Ah! (:

airforce above all

2008-07-09T23:14:00.002+08:00

"Going thru a major decision in my life. whether to sign on to air force and be a pilot. but once i sign, its going to be 12 yrs. It sounds really long. At the age of 19, will I be able to make a wise decision that i would not regret later in life?"

haha..this is wat i feel i would sae if i'm Weixuan. had a conversation with him juz now and juz wanna share his conversation which encouraged me so much. a man seeking God's heart is truely beautiful.

Weixuan: "anyway was preparing for interview. thn like was quite worried and stuff. but God reminded me , my purpose is not to pass, but to be myself and listen to his voice.

http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/en-US/FreeTools/devotional/todaysDevo/Devotional.htm

haha timely again. i kept thinking like how shd i present my answers. like how to act steady and stuff. haha but there it is God shown me once again, he has plans for me. so what is it to me . follow him. hahha"

woah..cool bro of mine. i feel so burdened for him..till the point i feel like i'm his mother liddat. haha. but i feel this decision is so major..so beyond me.. that i feel it takes so much wisdom to choose.. ask me how i'll encourage him, i duno. But i know God knows. :) Ah Beh told me.."he is in good hand, let God take care ba. if he seeks God so much, i think ultimately God will choose the best for him."

I can't help but keep saying AMEN!! Remembering that God is God and i am not. :)
tmr 1330 is the interview. He's the 2nd last. out of 14 ppl, so might be ard 3pm. Jiayou bro. God's there already.

Indeed where God guides, He provides. All things are made beautiful in Your time.

Weixuan, you've blessed all our hearts.

NIKE human race!

2008-07-08T23:33:00.003+08:00

Dears,

Please sign up for the NIKE human race ASAP!
Sizes for the shirt are running out already..
Anyway so the total cost is $26.75
Weixuan has already sign up.
All of us must quickly sign up too! :D

Sign up here:
http://nikeplus.nike.com/nikeplus/humanrace/registration/selectCharity.jsp?city=Singapore

God's Grace Girl

2008-07-07T08:59:00.004+08:00

just now, while waiting for the mrt at city hall, i saw a blind woman. i saw her once alighting at newton, so i knew she's going to alight at the same station at me. when she went in the train, she stood at the pole.. she didn't know there was seat and can you believe it? everyone rushed to the empty seats and no one bothered to offer up the seat to her. i stared at the yellow sign saying "pls give this seat to someone who needs it more than you do." everyone onli know muz give seat to elderly or those with children. is it because we are not educated to give seats to handicapped pple so Singaporeans juz heck care? argh.

anyway, in my heart, i was afraid of her, probably cos i feel she's diff from me. I knew she was going to alight the same station as me, so i stood abit further down the cabin. Then when i look up, i saw the person infront of me wearing a diamond cross. oh no.. muz be God speaking to me! haha. then i remembered that i am wearing a cross too! oh my..wat kind of ambassador of Christ i am!?!? it juz came to my mind that so wat pple wear such an expensive and beautiful cross on the neck. if she doesn't lend a helping hand, then how would other pple see our good deeds and praise our Father in Heaven? Also, i remembered wat i learnt from sunday sch yesterdae. Qinglong ge was sharing that she has a sister in Christ that he calls her God's grace girl. GGG. cos she alwaes sae everything is by God's grace. i thought it was reallie cool. not so much cos of the GGG, haha. but then reallie, everything is by God's grace. and i told God last night that i want to tell 3 pple that this week. hmm..so i thought she would be the first one i'll sae this phase to.. so i told myself 'come on peiwen, do something!! okie.. i'll guide her up the escalator when she alights at newton station'..

when we reached newton, i went up to her. but before i could open up my mouth, she approached a lady beside her for help. oohhh... although i didn't have a chance to sae 'by God's grace' to her, it was a wonderful start to a new week! as i walked to office, i recalled wat is GRACE. Grace is receiving wat you should not have received, wat you do not deserve. I shouldn't have received sight. I shouldn't have received good health..but all these are freely given to me by my dear Daddy in Heaven!

Woah.. indeed, God taught me a new lesson of grace. This week, i DUN wanna be ashamed of the Gospel.. because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. Romans 1:16
i wanna live out JESUS loud.. i wanna tell the world that He is everything to me, that I found a love that turned my life around and they can taste too and see.. :)

i wanna be a GGG!!! :)

a conversation with God

2008-06-30T22:38:00.000+08:00

Last monday morning.. I had a conversation with God about the word 'surrender' too.

Many a times, I've got it all wrong. I deny a want, a desire and try to live without it, thinking that all is well and there's nothing I reallie wanna pray and ask God for.. cos I'm scared of the process of being hurt when He says no in the end.

So i asked myself, what is surrendering? In the olden days, when there's war, raising a white flag symbolises surrendering.. but did this opponent want victory? desired to win? i think he did.. juz that he can't, so he surrendered. So surrendering is not the absence of wants and desires, but acknowledging that this desire exist but we hand over the right to someone you think is stronger than you.

And this surrendering involves struggling. I struggle alot. wanting to take back this right from God and do things my way, thinking that i can handle it on my own. however, struggling muz end off with denial of self. this denial of self does not = absence of desires. Its there, you know it. juz that you choose to let it go and agree that things wun go the right way if you take matters in your own hands.

Sometimes i reallie think surrendering is so hard. Everydae i struggle. Everyday i want something immediately and i whine like a child and demand God to give it to me RIGHT NOW.

No wonder God wrote this verse. "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me." Luke 9:23
Woah..wat an understanding and merciful God. He knows His daughter is weak and need this encouragement everydae of her life. He custom made a cross for me, juz me. So that it'll not be too heavy for me to bear. So peiwen, if you love God, pick up your cross and follow Him. Its alright to struggle, to cry, to whine, to demand or to wrestle with God. But ultimately, raise your white flag and say daily "God, i surrender cos i know You know best. "

2008-06-25T23:57:00.003+08:00

hey dear all steward mates!! im finally back... and i think im really missing out alot!! just saw all the previous entries, and they really makes me miss all of u even more!! i missed twice of church, twice of cell, and now im starting to feel tat im far away for God..

well, after reading all the previous entries, i felt really guilty.. over the past few weeks, i haven really been close to GOd.. though i was serving in camp.. i dint had the heart to serve ever since i had to draw out once and caused everyone lots of trouble.. everything seems messed up at home, and my sis just keeps calling even when im in the camp.. den i totally lost my passion for xsy.

and when i was in china, time n again, i make excuses not to read the bible.. cos i had to read it in the toilet. and many times i tried to pray, for u all, for my family, my dad.. den i found myself repeating the same thing always.. i really didnt know wad to say.. in my heart there's only one thing.. just hope tat my dad is safe.. and even though i know i haven been praying hard enough, God saved my dad's life..

and when i saw all ur blog entries.. i just feel so small! and there's one thing tat occur in my mind.. being in trouble doesn give u an excuse to not love others.. I forgot to put God first, forgot to love others.. to pray for other ppl who needs GOd too.. i forgot how impt xsy is, i forgot how impt mission trips are... and i was just being selfish!

just wanna tell u all tat i really look up to u.. im really proud of u all, and how u serve God. and i know God sees ur heart... so thank you my dear cell mates for teaching me a lesson today.. :)

2008-06-24T13:53:00.004+08:00

it was all planned. haha :D

I surrender

2008-06-24T00:01:00.013+08:00

happy birthday to me! haiyah by the time i post this up its not my birthday anymore. im 19! hello! im 19!

just wanna share a bit here. last night i was thinking and i prayed to God. i thanked Daddy God for loving me. i thanked him for watching over me for 19 years and 5 years as a Christian. den i thought God didn't love me. God didnt give me what i wanted badly. I wanna get into a local uni. God didnt give me. I asked God to soften my parents' hearts so they will accept and allow me to go to church. But i felt God didnt bother to do something. I felt so hurt.For the past few months, i was really disappointed. I hate to admit but i was disappointed with God and myself. But last night when i was listening to corrinne may's Five Loaves and Two Fishes. I broke down and i cried.

Five Loaves and Two Fishes - Corrinne May
A little boy of thirteen was on his way to school
He heard a crowd of people laughing and he went to take a look
Thousands were listening to the stories of one man
He spoke with such wisdom, even the kids could understand

The hours passed so quickly, the day turned to night
Everyone was hungry but there was no food in sight
The boy looked in his lunchbox at the little that he had
He wasn't sure what good it'd do, there were thousands to be fed

But he saw the twinkling eyes of Jesus
The kindness in His smile
And the boy cried out
With the trust of a child
he said:

"Take my five loaves and two fishes
Do with it as you will
I surrender
Take my fears and my inhibitions
All my burdens, my ambitions
You can use it all to feed them all"

I often think about that boy when I'm feeling small
And I worry that the work I do means nothing at all

But every single tear I cry is a diamond in His hands
And every door that slams in my face, I will offer up in prayer

So I'll give you every breath that I have
Oh Lord, you can work miracles
All that you need is my "Amen"

So take my five loaves and two fishes
Do with it as you will
I surrender
Take my fears and my inhibitions
All my burdens, my ambitions
You can use it all
I hope it's not too small

I trust in you
I trust in you

I don't know how to say. It was amazing cos God touched me again. I felt tired of hiding and i need rest. I told God i don't wanna look back anymore. I want to move on. I will not try to clear the mess on my own again. I wanna let go and let God. I told myself to let it go and i really need God in my life. I pray i can do it :) haha and i said i wont cry anymore but im sucha crybaby i don't think i can do that. hmmm this uni admission helped me cos i learnt only God can satisfy my soul. only Him. Lastly, i wanna share one song and that is all i wanna say. i love you guys :)

十字架上的光芒温柔又慈祥
带着主爱的力量向着我照亮
我的心不再隐藏完全地摆上
愿主爱来浇灌我在爱中得自由释放
我愿意降服我愿意降服
在你爱的怀抱中我愿意降服
你是我的主你是我的主
永远在你怀抱中
你是我你是我的主

go light your world

2008-06-23T23:59:00.000+08:00

"The leader needs to be mission minded, so that his or her disciples won't be mission absent minded." I heard this quote during mission conference afew years ago and since then, I told myself that i wanna be mission minded, so that my disciples will also catch the vision that missions exist because worship doesn't and we muz hurry to bring the good news to the ends of the earth.

A year ago, during the june hols, I went EA for mission trip and stewards made little gifts and commited to pray for me and it reallie blessed my heart. It was so sweet, knowing that they were partnering me as missionaries too by being a sender. Their little monetary gift and message encouraged me so much.

And this wednesday one yr later, 4 of my beloved stewards are going to Malaysia for a mission trip too!

Presenting to you Shuling, Corine, Keli and Sihui. Aining shared that she teared when the 4 of them went up, cos she feels how come she cannot go.. her mummy onli let her go overseas when she's 21. so we promise her that we'll go with her to a mission trip then. :) but rem aining, God sees your heart and love it the way it is no matter whether you can go overseas to do missions anot.. :)

Instead of taking a plane, 4 of them will be embarking on a long 9 hrs of bus ride..with pple of other churches.. take heart sisters! although it may be tough at times, yet I know this trip will be so fruitful. Never had I imagined that steward cell will be so kingdom minded, that God works in the hearts of my dear ones to also give them this vision for the lost.

Jiayou my sisters, I'm reallie so so proud of you. When the 4 of you stood up there sharing why you guys wanted to go for this mission trip, i juz knew deep down in my heart that the reason was simply that each of you wanted to bless God with all you have.. and as I prayed for each of you, tears of joy rolled down. cos inside me, I juz know God muz be feeling so proud of you and I know He's truely delighted by your heart.

Take care dears and learn as much as you can. You will realise that in the end your heart is more blessed than you thought you will be.

Another task of expanding God's kingdom which stewards are IN TOGETHER. :)

Jiayou! The rest of us are your prayer warriors. Take your candle, go light your world. :)

oh yah.. happie 19th birthdae foo! the whole earth celebrates happie foo's day.

We're indeed so blessed because of the simple u.

All to Jesus, I surrender

2008-06-19T08:44:00.008+08:00

they offered me the Teaching Award, then called me to tell me they made a mistake.. the award is for those who are going to teach sec sch. not for the pri sch pple. my heart sank. then they even asked me to send the rejection form back to them. and i merely said "okie..i'll send it back to you." i wonder if there's Jesus in me, or am i juz too timid to scold them back?

this hurts. during student camp, God told me "even without this award, i'll take care of you." i was assured. But why muz he give me the award, then take it away? it felt as if i was flying high up there.. then the next moment i find myself landing hard on the ground.

was really angry with God. "How can He do this to me?" i even had the thought of calling back to scold the person all i want, then decide not to be a teacher again in my life..

took time to cool down, cry and be sad. Ended the day with tears and hurt. but todae, as i awake a new dae, i feel God's mercy and steadfastness again. I felt peace. Along this half a day process, encouragements came pouring down.

"Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.." Psalm 139:23

God really tested me and know i want it so badly. not so much of the money, but more of the pride, knowing i am recognised. But God chose to break me down, humbled me and remind me to keep trusting.

"He has made everything beautiful in its time.." Ecclesiastes 3:11a

I asked myself how come my heart only know how to thank Him in good times. Times like this, i only know how to ask God why. Why is my faith so weak in times of suffering? O my soul, keep trusting..and give thanx in all circumstances..

well, it still hurts.. but this hurt showed me how much this award meant to me. but i remember "I will not sacrifice to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing." 2 Samuel 24:24 this award cost me 17k.. i will offer it up to Him. today as i was walking, i thought "maybe this award wasn't for me right from the start. God juz wanted to show me that my passion for primary school kids is worth 17k." haha..i know it cost much more than that! but in my limited mind, thats a gauge of how much teaching kids cost me. I won't compromise my dream and teach sec sch kids for that award. cos i feel thats what God is really calling me into..

this whole process of finding my passion and guarding it has cost me much tears.. but my fren reminded me that it is those things that you work hard for that will stay with you longer. i'll continue to guard this passion with my heart. not sure how much more hurts it'll cost me, but when the dae i officially teach my pri sch class, i'll rem i've come a long way to stand in front of this class and i will love them much much more.. :)

the 3Cs in life. Christ, Calling, Companion. I'm searching and seeking hard to fulfil my Calling.. no wonder the last C, Companion has to wait.. haha.

thank God for this beautiful day.. and thank God for His beauty and love. I'm His cinderella and He's my Prince.. :)

All for Jesus, I surrender.

adding on to "together"

2008-06-17T15:26:00.003+08:00

Recently, I read this our daily bread article which I thought we could all learn something from.

Read: Galatians 5:13-16
You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love. The entire law is summed up in a single command: "Love your neighbor as yourself." If you keep on biting and devouring each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other. So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.

Serving Together
When Cristine Bouwkamp and Kyle Kramer got married in the spring of 2007, they did something most of us wouldn't think of doing. Instead of hosting a "sit-down dinner", they held a simple reception at the church and invited their guests to help distribute food to people in need.

They bought a truckload of food and had it delivered to the church parking lot. Then they and their wedding guests served the people of the neighborhood. Cristine and Kyle said the first thing that they wished to do as a married couple was to serve others. Because God had changed their lives so radically, they wanted to "bless God for blessing us with each other."

The Kramers chose a great start for their new marriage - blessing God by serving others. The apostle Paul encouraged the Christians of Galatia: "Through love serve one another" (Gal 5:13). Some of them believed that ceremonial practices of the old testament were still binding on the church. So Paul wrote that salvation is by grace through faith. It is by faith we live out our new life in Christ. He reminded them that the law was fulfilled in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself" (v14).

As followers of Jesus, we're here to serve Him out of love - to "bless God for blessing us".
- Anne Cetas

summer 追赶跑 glad we were there together

2008-06-13T23:33:00.009+08:00

one of the greatest joy in life is to watch pple you love and care grow in the Lord. and be together in this process. And its amazing.cos this 'grow in the Lord' phase is not like some chim words that is beyond reach.

its so real and happening before my eyes. stewards, its been really wonderful to see us grow this student camp. how real is it?

-less complains as a grp leader (maybe inside your heart got alot lah..but at least you are able to resolve them in your own heart)
-able to handle your own emotions, be it up or down better
-able to encourage one another in prayers and even gifts
-less inward looking and look into the needs of your grp members more
-less clique-ish and willing to spend more time with grp members

its so nice to see all of you in action and telling me that you are enjoying wat you are doing as a grp leader even though its tough at times. so nice to not hear anyone sae "why did i choose to be a grp leader ah? i regret it." its juz so so nice to be near by your side and to listen to your stories and laugh at anything and everything together.

woah.. growing up with you all is fun. 3rd year of xsy together and counting. cheers to stewards and of cos cheers to our greatest GOD .. that put us together in a cell.
never regretting and instead alwaes FULL of thankfulness..

sunday we'll have a celebration. for all the hard work put in. you've been real great. really. :)

**juz love this word "together". cos steward cell is really all abt serving GOD and having fun together.**

2008-06-09T13:36:00.002+08:00

dear all steward cell mates,

just here to tell you all that im flyig to china tmr, so dun say i bu dao er bie wor! just hope the operation run on smoothly, so please pray for my family eh? if everything is fine, i'll be back tentatively on next tues,17 june. so i'll see ya all by den k? do take care, and i'll be praying for u all too!

stewards unite in prayer wif me!

2008-05-28T23:07:00.002+08:00

please pray with me as i fax my leave application form to NTU tmr. seems like fax is the only way to submit the form, and i dun have fax machine at home. so i need to go to office and hope my supervisor can help me. i am quite frustrated and worried cos i need to submit it 7 daes in advance and it means BY tmr. I'm applying only for friday and monday cos i think 3 daes is too much for them to approve my leave. and actually, i'm quite frightened that they would not grant me my leave.

so stewards, i need you to unite with me in prayer, that miracles would work in stewards' lives and i'll be able to serve with you all in this camp with one heart and no distractions.

student camp 08, see you in a week's time.

2008-05-28T22:52:00.001+08:00

Who am I. Casting Crowns
That the Lord of all the earth,
Would care to know my name,
Would care to feel my hurt.
Who am I
That the bright and morning star,
Would choose to light the way,
For my ever wandering heart.

Not because of who I am,
But because of what you've done.
Not because of what I've done,
But because of who you are.

I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I'm calling,
Lord, you catch me when I'm falling,
And you've told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours.

Who am I
That the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love
And watch me rise again.
Who am I
That the voice that calmed the sea,
Would call out through the rain,
And calm the storm in me.

I am yours.

Whom shall I fear
Whom shall I fear
'Cause I am yours.
I am yours.

Actually i wanted to update prayer pointers for student camp. But i am so sorry i cant think of any prayer pointers. There's so many so many things on my mind. So I've posted the song lyrics for Who am i to remind myself and my brothers and sisters here that God is faithful and He will bring us through no matter how painful it is.
Thank you for listening haha. Although i i don't know how you guys listened to me, I felt as if I've poured out my thoughts and you guys have been listening to me. Thanks :)

2008-05-27T12:12:00.006+08:00

HELLOOO CELL! this is one of my few times blogging.
i am an inexperienced blogger. i read other's blog more than i blog hahaha.

ok. since XSY is creeping closer like almost a week away only plus being inspired by lingting's inspiring post, i decided to blog a prayer entry for the cell.

so here it goes:

To: LiangHan & Weixuan
Dear God, it is so inspiring to see these 2 brothers serve in the camp. With so little time left to themselves, with so limited time during the weekends, thank you God because they are willing to give, to offer up whatever little they have to serve You. Though they may not get to spend much time with the students, though they may have reservations and their own fears when it comes to building a r/s with the students, God i pray that thru their acts of service and thru whatever means that they themselves might not even realise, God help them to be part of the picture in the students' process of knowing You. Lord, may You also continually remind them while they are in NS they are being set apart for Your purpose, and help them not forget what it means to be a soldier both for the nation and more imptly for God.

To: Peiwen
Dear God, i pray for PWJ that as she serves in the camp for the umpteen years, God You renew her spirit and open her eyes to see the things that You want her to see. Remind her also that while the experience of serving in the camp counts, the compassion and desire to see the salvations of the young lives count even more. Teach her to love like how Jesus loved, that even if we may have some perceptions of our co-worker or students, God You hold us accountable to You. help us not to fall into the trap for being judgemental and God to see every single person in the camp as someone precious in God's eyes.

To: Shubs
Dear God, only You know what my sister is going through now. her pain, her disappoint and the feelings how sometimes words cant describe. God, when human's words fails to comfort her heart, God you speak to her in your own way. God help her to trust in You even when You close the doors for her, knowing that God's plan is perfect and You will not give her more than what she can bear. and if You ever do, you will also provide a way out for her.

To: Chronicles of LingTing
Dear God, thank you for letting my sister go through so much with You. Thank you for being by her side when so much is happening in her family. Thank you because through her sharing of her seemingly dramatic life story to most of us, Lord you taught us to see what it means to trust You in times of trial and what it means to be faithful to You. For Lingting's 2nd time serving in the camp, i pray for a spirit of courage and boldness and not of timidity, that as she proclaims for Your goodness, God the students may see the God working in her life, the amazing grace that God has to offer.

To: FOOL
Dear God, thank You also for showing us faithfulness through another sister. I pray for the trials that she faces at home, God that You remind her also that You are a God who knows us even better than we know ourselves. Remind her that you have not and will not forsake her and You too will not give her much more that she can bear. Teach her and help her to believe that she will be blessed through this entire ordeal of facing parental objections, that in future or even in this camp that God you will use her testimony and experience to bless and encourage those who are facing the same problem. God help her to also cast all her fears and anxiety upon You, her uni admission and all. God remind her once again that You are in control and that in your own time, everything will be beautiful.

To: Cassandra
Dear God, suddenly i was reminded of how as we grow older many of us will start to choose different paths. whether by choice or not. God, thank You because a midst our differences, God You remained faithful. Thank you because God You brought us through such period. and as Cass decides what role she will commit to in the camp, God please open her heart and ears to be sensitive to Your voice. Father that God she will desire to be in living in Your will each and everyday of her life.

To: Si Hui
Dear God, i pray for si hui that as she is going to lead an all boys group, God you teach her and give the the abililty to connect with the boys. Thank You God because You have allowed her do relief teaching in a boys school and may that experience aid her in leading the group. God also strengthen my sister that as she leads the group, she will not grow weary with keeping up with the boys that she will continue to draw strength from You. Not by power, not by might, but by the spirit of God.

To: Keli
Dear God, i pray that as keli leads her students in this 5D4N, God You give her wisdom to do so and the discernment she needs to lead her students. God teach her how to multitask both as a friend and as a spiritual leader that God, my sister will estblish relationships with her kids which are beyond friendships but one which is comprises of mentoring and pointing her students towards God.

YAY. i am done. what a long post. my maiden post. haha so bare with me.

God bless us! (:

Amazing Grace

2008-05-20T14:26:00.002+08:00

hey all!

was listening to this song on tv, and it totally touched my heart that i wanna share my tots with u all.
im sure u all have all heard this soothing and famous song (Amazing Grace)!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT88jBAoVIM

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear.
And Grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear
The hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come;
'Tis Grace that brought me safe thus far
and Grace will lead me home.

The Lord has promised good to me.
His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.

Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.

When we've been here ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we've first begun.

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Amazing Grace, how sweet the song...
a song that i've sang, from a child till now,
from a non-believer to a Christian,
from loving the tune to inspired by the lyrics.

my dear brothers and sisters,
how many times we forgot this Amazing Grace that has been so close to us?

(How precious did that Grace appear,
the hour i first believed)

do we still remember our passion when we first receive, this Grace so precious to us.
do we still remember our eagerness to flip open the page when we first receive the bible so holy!
do we still remember the promises we made, when God touched our heart and we first cried in church?
do we still remember, this Grace so amazing, when we first lift up our hands to worship God.

i do remember all these that i once experience, yet i've seem to lose them all. my passion, my enthusiasm, my desire to know God even more!

my dear cell mates,

is our walk with God becoming stagnant right now?
have we forgotten this Grace that once touched our heart?
have you opened the bible this day?

if not i pray that today, right at this moment, u open the bible and read with ur heart and soul. :)

2008-04-25T20:45:00.001+08:00

HELLO!
I'm so bored that I came to blog here.
haha...
SUNDAY GOT CELL!
1230 at Peiwen's place,
David Book page 55-58
(:

story of God, keli n lingting

2008-04-15T11:46:00.002+08:00

Keli’s story

all along shi and my dream was to get into vj together,
join vj harmoc,
& become the soloist there,
just like weishan!
since most schools dun have harmoc,
we sure will be more pro than the rest one.

just the thought of having our pictures printed on the concert tix made us super high! haha.
yet, towards the end of the year,
shi decided to became join tp business school
and become a jian1 shang1.
(wise choice, top business student of tp!)
if she din change her mind,
i m sure i wun go tj cuz i cant bear to go a diff jc as shi.

initially, i wanna go vj.
to continue our vj harmoc soloist dream,
and cuz vj's reputation better.
somehow, i knew God wanted me to go tj.
and i did.

during first 3 months,
our clique consisted of mary cheeky phebe val abi huiting lihuay & rashmi.
normally in cliques, there will be pairs who are closer to each other.
i was with rashmi.
phebe's was cheeky.
actually i really wanna pair up with phebe,
cuz i think she has a really cool personality,
but it seemed that she was already very close to cheeky and mary.
so i remained happily paired with rashmi.

but rashmi left tj!
and i had no one whom i was closest to in the clique..

then, the second intakers joined us.
(finally lingting has come into the picture!)
lingting joined our class,
27/06!
at first she was closest to bob,
then they had a misunderstanding.
and lingting joined spdf!

if shi din go into business school,
if i went into vj,
if i din fail to become the closest with phebe,
if rashmi din leave tj,
if lingting din get into 27/06,
if bob & lingting din have the misunderstanding....
i may not have gotten closer to lingting.
and she may not have known God.

though i m sure God will pursue her until she responded,
just like how He pursued me,
i m so thankful that He chose me to be His instrument in His pursuit of lingting.
and once again,
He showed me,
that His will is good pleasing and perfect.

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Ling ting’s story

so sorry for the late entry.
the above story is keli’s point of view, and so here comes mine!
ha, before that I shall start from my pri sch ba.

well, I studied in a catholic sch, and just like ahs, every week we learn smth like the bible story. every morning we’ll pray and sing hymn. as I was a free thinker, I dint tot there’s anything wrong in praying to any God. and cos I love to sing since young,I esp love the part bout singing hymns. at that time, my aunt who took care of us is a Taoist, she made us pray every nite at ten, must kneel down n put our hands is a certain way sumore, my mum do pray to Buddhist god cos she thinks tat sometimes it’s good to believe. my dad dun believe in any god, and every morning im praying to Jesus. lol I was confused! so everytime there’s a prob, I’ll just pray to any god.

but there’s once, on the first day of my pri 3 life. my mum made me take bus home myself, as u all know, lingting is a lu chi! so she was lost of course. and the very first thing that came to my mind was to pray to Jesus. so there I was, a small little girl standing at a unknown busstop, half crying and half praying. and God probably send this kind hearted man to my rescue. he called my mum, and she finally came to drive me home. oh guess wad, my mum insist in wanting me to be independent. I got lost for 3 days before I actu know how to go home myself leh. (ha, prove tat ling ting is really lu chi)

yup and ever since tat time, I start to pray more to God. ha, but I always only rem him when I need help. always pray to him before exams esp. until I left the convent sch, and start to forget bout God. for years I’ve never pray to God a single time. even when things at home nv seem to be rite.. all I could do was to cry or even try to do silly things. once I was alone and now I have God. guess many of u could understand wad a big diff it is..

when I was in sec three, our band went to Australia for international competition. it took me real long to persuade my mum to let me go. and I was glad I went, not just for the experience, but also cos God knock at my door once again. there’s this gal, Grace, one of the 4 who share the same room as me. Grace is a gal who really love God! one nite in the room, they ask me to sing to them. and on the day that we’re gg back to Singapore, we had a long chat at the airport. Grace told me God wants to use my voice. I couldn’t understand wad she meant at that time. she told me bout how God has saved her mother, and how her whole family come to know God. I do believe what she say, but it dint occur to me tat I wanna be a Christian. so I just smile.. I do think the story is amazing yet I dint thought God is so great!

on Christmas when I was sec 4, my fren ask me to go for this Christmas bash. I tot it was some kind of a party or smth, so I went lo. and when I was there, I totally felt like being cheated know! it was actu a church Christmas production. yep the show was nice to watch, but I also know what they’re gg to ask after that. but ting refused to raise her hand.

J1 first 3 months, I went to nyjc. I was actu quite upset to go there, though I do have cch frens in nyjc. but I seriously wanna go tj! every morning I have wake up super early, and take at least an hr to go ny! den I start to doze of in class, even like the first lesson?? my class ppl were nice, but mostly wanna leave ny de.. so everyone starts to pon class. and ting is so scare tat she’ll start to follow them too. and I became even more upset in ny… (ha si im so sorry, im not trying to say anything bad bout ny, it’s just the first 3 months symptoms)

den when I finally got into tj, I start to complain and say tat if I’ve gotta to tj earlier, then I dun have to go thru make up lectures, learning everything all over again.. when others get to finish their lesson at 2 plus, and I have to wait till 4 plus when my make up lecture starts.

eventually I got to realize tat, God planned it all…

when I was upset to be in ny, I couldn’t see God’s plan to bring me into 27/06, to know keli, to get into the class cell, to allow me to know more about God, and den Keli brought me to church, and with God’s overwhelming love, I couldn’t resist it anymore, but to agree that God is great and I want to accept him as my personal savior!

I thank God for his goodness, for he didn’t give me up. even after I became a Christian, there were times I forgot bout him. but God was there, and he knocked at my door probably countless times, that I sometimes I might not even know tat he was there…

Cell 130408

2008-04-13T21:11:00.003+08:00

Today's attendance: 9/11
HUH?
ELEVEN???
Haha, you did not misread it.
Today we're supposed to have eleven people, including Eugene (i.e. Ling Ting's boyfriend)!
I hope I did not mispell his name. Haha..
So for all you who were not there, bulk of the time was like sharing and getting to know Eugene bit by bit. This is what I could remember from the sharings:

Ling Ting:
Ling Ting's eldest sister is hospitalised! Everytime she eats, she would vomit. Thus have to inject glucose. (Poor thing..) Ma ma shi wei da de!
Then regarding work, Ling Ting finished her two week assignment already. She complains that the kids are really naughty. Haha

Eugene:
Currently still in BMT. Tekong all the way! According to him, most of the people in his platoon are bengs. Then one prank that he said they did was to carry this guy's bed to a corner. He also used calendars to make poker cards. LOL
"That's how boring it is at Tekong..."

Sihui:
There was a long story about Ah Sua. Haha.. I'm not too sure what are the details.. you may ask her more about it! But generally, Ah Sua is just this colleague she has at work. People thinks he's weird. But actually, he only plainly likes to accompany people, and also read/study.

Aining:
Work is still the same... No more BBT guy cus she seldom buys BBT already. Haha..

Corine:
Work is also still the same.. But, she's moved on the sales dept. She finds herself caught in a situation: Sales Dept badmouth Admin Dept to her and vice versa. Therefore, we concluded that she should learn to listen in from one ear, come out from the other ear. Cus sometimes when we fail to do that and actively participate, we all know our perception of the other person becomes biased.

Peiwen:
Finished all the lectures already. She's done 2/5 for revision. Or rather 2/4, cus Malay don't really have to study. 2 more weeks to go and tada! Exams. She has 5 papers crampped on 4 days. Jiayou!

Lianghan:
Welcome back! OCS is different from Tekong. According to him, it's more fun! Gas chambers, deep deep pool, and not forgetting, STUDYING! He's currently in infantry.

Shu Ling:
YAY! Thank God, I'm offered a position of part time vocalist for student camp. Finally I get to be exposed to another service area during student camp, which was really what I always hoped for! (: Really thankful!
Then, another bulk of my sharing was the success story of controlling my temper. Haha.. not nice to type everything here. So Weixuan and Cass, do ask me if you wanna know!

Ke Li:
"God is good"
She went through the MOE interview and felt that she was rather well prepared! Thank God. All the preparation she had done previously were well used during her interview. Yup yup.. I was filling up my bottle then, so I guessed I missed out on the details! (Sorry!)

Then after sharing was a short time of pictionary!
Most memorable moment: When Aining get all so excited when her team mates answered correctly! Haha...

Tentatively, the plan for next week is lunch at Aston's (Katong)!

Lastly,
Keep the sharing (blog posts) coming in! :D

good pleasing & perfect

2008-04-06T18:09:00.004+08:00

i had insomia last night.
and i totally thank God for that.

at first i was just praying that God will help me to fall asleep. haha.
then i was reminded of people who are precious to me,
and i started praying for them.

then i started to reflect what i shared with my LOL cell and kc.

the story of how God pursued me
one faithful day in pri school,
i went eastpoint to shop.
i was targeted by a girl who was street witnessing.
she shared the bridge thingy with me and asked if i wanna say the sinners prayer with her.
she din even tell me after praying it i will become a Christian.
i thought just pray only mar. ok lo.
then after that she congratulated me and said happy spiritual birthday to me.
maybe i thought that was to commemorate the first time i pray to God,
dunno la.

then the girl kept on calling me to go to church but i always reject her.
yet, every night, i will kneel down to pray.
after praying, i'll do the "head and shoulders" thingy that catholics do.
learnt that from tv.
i had no input since i din go church.
i was like a aining(no offence) who built my house on the sand.
this went on for a while until one day, my aunt invited me to the temple.
i was so guilty cuz i felt i wasn't loyal to my buddhist gods,
i apologised and i promised i will be loyal to them.
this was the first time God pursued me but i ran away.

the second time was by bringing me to ahs.
ahs was none of the choices for my first PSLE option form.
i just filled in the same schools as my ex,
(besides the last option cuz i refused to be in the same school as my sis).
it so happened that i scored above 250 and i had a second option form.
and it so happened that wach and i broke up already so it din matter if we ended up in the same school.
i went to consult mr ee, and he recommended ahs.
i rmb vanessa was super enthu bout getting into ahs,
but seriously i never heard of it before.

initially i totally regretted choosing ahs.
you gotta climb the stupid slope and every morning got devotion.
the first day when everyone bowed down their heads to pray, i was so lost lo.
i rmb going back to qnps during cny(or dunno when) and scolding mr ee for his hao jie shao.

jia feng jie was my bible knowledge teacher.
there was once she told me even if i not Christian i can pray too.
praying is just like talking to God.
on 150202 night, i was very depressed.
it was very late already.my sis had already slept.
i felt really lonely and no one was there for me.
i rmb what jia feng jie said and i prayed.
somehow i felt comforted and that God was there for me.
so i accepted Christ.

then i went loveus with jiahui.
after that jiafeng jie went to australia.
i din go church anymore cuz no one in loveus contacted me..
so i was lost. once again.

at the end of the year si came into picture.
it's lik so random for us to be friends cuz we weren't even in the same class or cca.
it so happened that shi was the only one in harmoc from her class,and i was in the same boat as her.
so the seniors tried to help us be friends.
it was so funny cuz the seniors kept on trying to find a common topic for us but there was NONE.
finally, they found one.
we both like F4. haha. so silly.
yep. F4 brought shi and i together.
and it so happened that shi and si are in idiots club.
shi introduced me to si.
so i met si!

during the dec holidays, it so happened that i met si at my house downstairs.
i u-turned cuz i wear until very lock kok,
for some unknown reason i turned back, and called her.
then we walked to her uncle's house.
on the way she told me bout alvin who looked like her crush at that time.
she asked me to go to church and see alvin.
so yep, i went to church, just to see alvin. haha.

my initial plan for that day was to go 5566's autography session one lo.
but it rained so i went church with si since the next day also have.
since then i settled down in all saints with si,and became who i am today.

God's will is really good pleasing and perfect.
if i din scored >250,
if i din break up,
if mr ee din recommend ahs,
if shi n i din make frens cuz we were the only ones from our class,
if shi din intro si to me,
if i din meet si at my house downstairs,
if i did not turn back to call si when we meet downstairs,
if si din have a crush on her crush at tat time,
if alvin din look like si's crush.......
i would still be livin in the dark without light.

and He pursued me 3 times!!!( shuling more blessed, she 4.)
i really thank God He din give up on me each time i was lost.
truly He will go back to find that one sheep who strayed away.

this entry is much longer than what i expected.
shall update the story between God me and lingting another time.
maybe we can write the entry here together!

2008-03-29T23:07:00.003+08:00

Dear Abba Father,
I so thank God that you've placed each and every one of us in this cell, unique as we are. You've always been faithful to us, bringing us through pits and peaks of our lives. Also thank You Lord, for we have also been faithful to you. Looking back, we all know that we've grown closer to you! :D

My God, I thank you for Peiwen. Though she's been assigned many responsibilities, she had been a great servant leader. One who goes through minors and majors with us, one who supports and encourages. Lord I pray that you continue to lead her and guide her, continually teach her to teach us. Now that she's in her final year, allow her to see how great our God has been to her and also guide her through her internship and also her future career.

For Ling Ting, I really really see how God's been so faithful in her life. Though we always say that her life is like an ou xiang ju, some "Chronicles of Wu Ling Ting", I truly see how God works in little ways and lead to great effect/impact. I pray that God, You will continue to see her through and everything she does, she honours You, remember You, give thanks to You.

I also want to thank God for Aining. Sometimes she may be very silly, but her simple faith for You is just so wonderful. Lord I pray that You will lead her to where You please and You use her simple faith to shine and testify for our Lord Jesus Christ.

Then for Cassandra, I thank You Lord that You've been with her through her ups and downs. At times that she thought she didn't fit in well, we know that it's all over and I really really really thank God for bringing her back after some time. May You Lord, continue to teach my sister a life lesson on humility, that she will humbly come before You to serve You, to offer up her everything for Christ's sake.

For Sihui, I thank you Lord for this honest and being-so-herself sister. I pray Lord through her work at St Gabriel's, You show her how she could use her faith and her life to influence lives, impact lives. Also, I pray that You protect her cause sometimes the environment could be quite corrupted (by faith I'm using the right word???).

Also for Ke Li I pray, that You bring strengthen her physical and mental endurance. I see my sister going through pretty tough times but in all these times she's stood strong because Lord you've been with her and placed her among wonderful people who so willingly helped her. God I pray that in all times, she sees that her greatest help is from the Lord, and she will have the passion to live this fact out loud.

Thank God also for Liang Han that You've faithfully brought him through A levels, BMT, .... What I consider the milestones of life (haha). Pray Lord that in desperate times, he'll seek you; happy times, he'll thank you; tough times, he'll pray; fun times, he'll remember you. I pray also that Lord you protect him from injuries from training, etc. As he trains to become a commander, I pray too that he learns that ultimately he has to trust and obey the Lord as commanded.

Thank God for Wei Xuan. His many identities, God you've seen Him through and is still guiding him: as a child of God, as a son of Uncle Han Jie and Auntie Sharon, as a boyfriend of Judith, as a brother to us. For his latest and upcoming identity, a NS man, Lord I pray that you comfort him at times when he would miss many people, miss the comfort of life. We all know that he's just gonna emerge stronger, because God we all know this is going to be more than BMT, it's a spiritual and mental training too.

I thank God for Corine too! As she enters the next phase of life, Lord I ask that you slowly reveal your wonderful plan. If her calling is really into social work, Lord I pray you use her to testify for your grace and salvation. Also that she will live a life that is able to influnce people and leave a lasting impact.

For our respective family members too I pray, that Lord all Stewards can bring home the good news and lead people to believe in Jesus. May our family members also witness what God has done in our lives and thus praise our Father above.

In Jesus name we all say,
AMEN :D

2008-03-22T22:38:00.003+08:00

YAY!
Finally I'm not the only one posting! I really liked Pei Wen's post (: So sweet! Anyway, do you still remember the photos we took last monday? I posted it onto a web album already. To download the pictures to your computer, you can just go to:
http://picasaweb.google.com/
and sign in with the same username and password. If you forget what's the username and password, please nudge me! Haha..

A peep to our web album photos...

Aining -- fooling in progress

The new sport: Beetle catching

"My dog, my hairband, & my shades" Weixuan

DO NOT DISTURB! I'm breastfeeding them (:

YAY! Finally 10/10 :D

Cinderella

2008-03-18T23:01:00.000+08:00

Steven Curtis Chapman has a new album called "This Moment".. and one song, Cinderella spoke to my heart. http://www.stevencurtischapman.com/thismoment.htm
The lyrics goes like this..

She spins and she sways to whatever song plays,
Without a care in the world.
And I'm sitting here wearing the weight of the world on my shoulders.
It's been a long day and there's still work to do,
She's pulling at me saying "Dad I need you!
There's a ball at the castle and I've been invited and I need to practice my dancin'"
"Oh please, daddy, please!"

Chorus:
So I will dance with Cinderella
While she is here in my arms
'Cause I know something the prince never knew
Oh I will dance with Cinderella
I don't want to miss even one song
'Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight
And she'll be gone.

Verse 2:
She says he's a nice guy and I'd be impressed
She wants to know if I approve of the dress
She says, "Dad the prom is just one week away
And I need to practice my dancin'
"Oh please, daddy , please!"

Chorus:
So I will dance with Cinderella
While she is here in my arms
'Cause I know something the prince never knew
Oh I will dance with Cinderella
I don't want to miss even one song
'Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight
And she'll be gone

Verse 3:
But she came home today with a ring on her hand
Just glowin' and tellin' us all they had planned
She says, "Dad the wedding's still six months away but I need to practice my dancin'
"Oh please, daddy , please!"

Chorus:
So I will dance with Cinderella
While she is here in my arms
'Cause I know something the prince never knew
Oh I will dance with Cinderella
I don't want to miss even one song
'Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight
And she'll be gone

This song was inspired by a night he wasn't such a good dad. He said he worried about abt the 5 mins or 5 days or 5 years ahead. Or he will look back and say "Boy, that was great back there" or "i should have done this back then". But he's trying to learn the importance of showing up in the moments- the good ones, the sad ones - every single moment. He wants to try to be engage to these moments with his children, and all the moments in between. Thats why he wrote this song "Cinderella", as a reminder to himself.

And yap stewards, it struck me that i dun want to rush thru the moments with you all too..but i want to enjoy this process of growing up with each of you. Looking back, we've no longer have the opportunity to pray for A levels, wear JC uniform or to run during PE. no longer have the opportunity to pon lesson half way or laugh at some silly things we did in class or hear you share abt your eye candy in sch.. Those were the days..
and now, i want to rem to "dance with Cinderella while you are here in my arms".. i want to be in the moments- the good ones, the sad ones - every single moment with you..this period of working, waiting for uni, army, repeating JC2, poly life, juz simply want be ard you.

i give thanks for each of you.. Lianghan, i thank God that He's brought you thru BMT. Weixuan, I thank God He's going to make you a man for our country soon. Cassandra, i thank God that He's brought you thru a semester in poly. Shuling, I thank God He's given you trials so that you will be like a wise man who builds his house on a rock. when rain and storm comes, the house stands strong. Aining, I thank God for giving you a childlike faith, which blesses others with your simple faith. Corine, I thank God for your discernment and a heart that continually give thanx. Keli, I thank God for giving you a big heart for your students, cos many pple wouldn't have an opportunity to know God's love if not for you. Sihui, I thank God He blesses you with JC friends whom you can witness to, cos who knows, they may juz receive Christ cos they see Jesus in you. Lingting, i thank God that your life journey is unique, cos God has got such a beautiful plan juz for you..

Oh I will dance with Cinderella(you)
I don't want to miss even one song
'Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight
And she'll(you'll) be gone.

beautiful Cinderella.. :)

2008-03-14T15:44:00.004+08:00

2 March 2008

HAHA don't these bring back memories? lol anyway I post the timings is just so that we can all see conveniently. WE ALL COMPLETED THE MARATHON! WAHAHA * claps claps *I think we're great. So what's next? Standard charted run? hahaha sorry I'm just joking. Cause in fact 1 km is kinda tedious to me... haha.

Reminder! Do talk/chat/meet up/blar blar blar with your prayer partner(s)! I mean since we agreed that last year, apart from cell we didn't really like pray together, ... etc., I hope we can all be at least be committed to try this out, then feedback again to see if it really works or it's actually redundant.

:D

THE LIST:
Peiwen, Lianghan, Weixuan
ShuLing, Cassandra
Sihui, Corine
Keli, Lingting, Aining
(if there's any mistakes, please edit!)

2008-03-12T11:40:00.001+08:00

YAY! After much procrastination, the cell blog is finally done! (: So this is officially the first post. Hope this will be a platform where we can interact apart from cell time and saturday service. Also, it's for us to post..
... prayer request(s)!
... sharing!
... birthday reminder!
... about NS!
... about your choices!
... about why you didn't turn up for cell!
... about your week/day/hour/minute/second!
... basically everything under the sun!
And if you think blogging is a bit too tedious, then TAG! I'll constantly update every week, so that whoever who did not make it for cell that day could read and update themselves. Ok that's about it... look forward to future posts!

AOB:
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2) Send me your recent photo! Though the blog is already done, I still wanna do something more. So remember to send me your photo hor! Please send to tabbytabitha@gmail.com (:
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