Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Moved

Goodbye...

10:29 PM





Devastating

I lost my voice completely.

Please pray for me.

5:44 PM






11:20 AM




Monday, May 19, 2008

West Coast Outing!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's a happy day and I thank God for the weather, fun, laughter, water bombs...

Snapshots of the day

We love the sun, the sand and the sea, and a little jetty.






















Tanned. Roasted. Baked in the warm love of Christ. I love my 'body of Christ'!
His love is warmer than the warmer sunshine
Softer than a sigh
His love is deeper than the deepest ocean
Wider then the sky
His love is brighter than the brightest star
That shines every night above
And there is nothing in this earth that can ever change His love
Please keep me in prayer - sudden lost of voice
So blessed I can't contain it!
Thank You for the CPU and Nano.

You are indeed the God of the unexpected.

9:35 PM




Saturday, May 17, 2008

Can I not like working?

I’m much more content, satisfied, and joy-filled when I spend quality time with those I love most. Rather than focusing my efforts and resources on doing what makes my boss happy – a very conditional relationship where I’m accepted for what I accomplish, judged on my performance and what I can do for the organization. I wanna work for myself (do what I love, I miss making gifts for people) and focus on my family (including the body of Christ) – a very unconditional relationship where I’m accepted for me and never judged.

Am I weird? I hope not.

Praise God! My back ache is GONE!

And I can't wait for Monday to come! West Coast!

Yes Yanni, Joshua 1, be strong and courageous, be very strong and courageous! I'm grateful for you people who keep me in prayers for all aspects of my life. From back aches to my family to fears to more sillies. I hope I'm not drowning you all with my never ending prayer requests. I'm one problematic kid. Ha!

No matter what, God is good. I've been very blessed this week =)

10:39 AM




Thursday, May 15, 2008

Yanni, it was unexpected that post spoke to you. It's really been an honour to serve God. I love reaching people with the love of God. It's the same in every ministry God has placed me in. Through reaching out to people, I've learnt so much.

I've learnt:

Servanthood - Being a humble servant of God. 'Jesus came to serve and not to be served', this has been my motivation and goal of serving God.

Love - 2 kinds of love, the love of God and after receiving His love, to love people. Without Him being the reservoir of love, I can never love people, I can never accept people.

Dependance - Dependance on God. There are countless times where He showed and directed me when I'm at a loss of what to do and say. I love it when He drops ideas out of nowhere, and the next moment I find myself getting all excited.

Oh yea, so for this Sunday's sharing, read Luke 10:38-42, about Mary and Martha. Remember to prepare our hearts.

Pray request - My back has been hurting real bad these few days. I'm not sure what causes the ache, so ya, thanks =)

9:24 AM




Wednesday, May 14, 2008

This is important

I'm serious, when was the last time you prayed for the teachers, for their preparation (welcome, object lesson, SMV, life story...), game masters, ushers, kidz, worship leaders, band... during the week?
How important this ministry means to you doesn't only equate to the time spent on that day itself and how much you talk about it. A ministry is a part of you, a part of me, make it a lifestyle to pray alright. I pray that what we do/prepare will be grounded on Christ, our firm foundation, rather than on sinking sand.

3:41 PM





I don't like this =(

From the time I first stepped in, critiques were continously hurled at me.

If you can't say anything nice
You better just not say anything
Put a lock on your lips
Before they have a chance to slip
Throw the keys away until you find something nice to say
It's better not to say a single word
Than to say things that shouldn't be heard
Don't say something that isn't nice
Better listen to this advice
When your mouth is making fun
You can really hurt someone
So keep your lips together and
Shhh...

Romans 14:1 Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters.

A big hug to you two. I apologise for my stinking attitude towards 'this matter'. It's hard to accept critiques from people closest-family to me.

11:32 AM




Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Grant me a favour


Do me a favour this time.
Don't ask me why I did what I did.
Whahahahahaaaaa!

9:42 AM




Saturday, May 10, 2008

Tell you when I see you

I've got a ridiculous (I feel) problem at work.
It doesn't make sense at all.
But I'm REALLY affected by it.
I've tried listening to MP3 (not very nice).
I've tried ear plugs.
But IT DOESN'T WORK!

Headache...

Oh yea, Jonnie Jane, I've got mine.

11:10 AM




Friday, May 9, 2008



Benefits of natural active honey:

1 Resists bacteria
2 Anti-aging
3 Anti-oxidation
4 Promote child growth
5 Promote skin healing
6 Promote liver protection
7 Promote digestion and bowel mobility
8 Protect the heart/enhance hematopoiesis
9 Improve sleep
10 Beauty care and body

Like honey in the rock... sweet honey in the rock...

2:57 PM





The darkest night will give way to the most beautiful sunrise. Don't keep the dark around you by murmuring. Throw off the heavy blankets of discouragement and renew your mind in the mist of Truth. Stay in the Word and He will send you refreshment daily.

10:32 AM






10:17 AM





I don't build my life on what is ordinary or typical or usual. I build it against the day when the absolute catastrophe can happen. Then I will have something and someone solid that will stand the test and be there when it's over.

Jesus says, unless my house is founded on the rock of the love of Christ and the forgiveness of God, it will not stand.

9:43 AM




Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Since we are on this topic

Society’s underlying message – that there is something wrong with people who are not married or in serious dating relationships – pushes single people to fret and flirt and market themselves. Too often they hurl themselves at the first candidate who comes along.

The first myth that motivates some people to marry is this: Marriage will end my aloneness.

A single person wrote this about her struggle with loneliness: ‘I can’t think of anything I hate more than being alone. Everywhere I turn I see couples – couples on television, couples in cars, couples on planes, couples in restaurants. Everywhere there are reminders that I am alone. I wonder if I will ever find a person to fill that hole in my heart.’

I wonder if I will ever find a person to fill that hole in my heart. This line is a flashing warning signal. Apparently this woman, like many others, is dreaming of a knight on a white horse who will gallop into her life and rescue her from then gnawing ache in her soul. She is longing for a human being who will offer her perfect intimacy. She is crying out for someone who will understand her fully, accept her unconditionally, and end her sense of isolation. The right man, she believes, can forever end her aloneness – can fill the hole in her heart. Behind her words rumbles the myth that too many young men and women believe: marriage is the cure-all for human loneliness.

The truth is, there are millions of desperately lonely married people. They may share a table, a sofa and even a bed with their marriage partner, but they still feel lonely. They may even have an ideal marriage – a genuinely intimate and loving relationship – and still feel lonely deep inside.

Did that marry the wrong person? Build a shallow marriage? Or did they simply place an unrealistic demand on marriage? Perhaps they failed to understand that God created human beings to yearn for two levels of relational intimacy. The first level can be met by establishing a deep, honest, trusting relationship with a friend or marriage partner. The second level can only be met by entering into an authentic, growing relationship with God.

Most unmarried people are conscious of their first level of yearning – for a close relationship with another human being. But their second level of yearning, that longing to be intimate with God, is often buried beneath the surface of their conscious awareness; they feel it, but don’t understand it. So the two yearnings get ‘mixed’; they lumped together in one giant gnawing need. The result is a doubled drive – an obsession, sometimes – to find the person who can satisfy all the intimacy needs. Clearly, that is a setup for heartbreak.

- Fit to be tied

1:46 PM





SVGJ




Oh yea! Great day! Horribly blur pictures! Ahahhaaa! But, we had fun.
Congrats to the you 2. Jon for having holidays now and Sab! Graduation!
Jon! Look at Sab Lily! Wahhahahahahaaaaaa! Hilarious! Hysterical!
Let's go out soon. And I can't wait to get that Crocs!
Oh happy day... happy day...

1:27 PM




Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Nanannananaaaa

Ok. I saw your post. And yes, I do agree with you. He is ridiculous! Insane! Possessive! Unreasonable! Thanks for sharing that post, because I can relate to you definitely because I feel the exact same way too. I do feel at loss too, don't know what to do and say to her. And I do feel the same frustrations!

This is my piece:
Everybody's got a vacuum in their hearts.
Some fill it with possesions, money, career, love, affection, friends, etc...
And for her, a huge part of it is love-affection.
We live in a crazy world. And anything we find in this world to fill that vacuum will never satisfy.
I feel that the solution is not to find 'the one', because nobody is perfect. Be it a 'good' boyfriend or a 'not so good' one, there are bound to be hurts and unhappiness. And for her case, it would be more hurts inflicted on the ones she had been trying hard to 'cover up' with.

Time won't heal.
We, humans are limited.
That explains the reason for my faith, my belief.
For her case, a supernatural/spiritual intervention is the only remedy.
Only God can change.
That explains why people flock to temples near and far.
Yes, the remedy is for her to meet 'the one'. Not another boyfriend. But a perfect being, who loves her unconditionally, and definitely not unreasonably possessive.
And this is the reason I'm here I would say, to be friends (very loooong indeed) with you all. My 'religion' is personal, my own choice, but it is not private. I never believe in coincidence, for everything has been predestined by the Creator, not heaven, for He is much more than a place with clouds, gates and supreme beings trying to make the world a 'peaceful' place for mankind.

I'm praying. Rest assure all these prayers will be answered. For Jesus is 'the one' for me and for everyone who believes in Him.

3:57 PM





You are my shield, my fortress, my everlasting help in time on need

But you are a shield around me, O Lord;
you bestow glory on me and lift up my head.
He answers me from his holy hill.
I wake again because the Lord sustains me.
From the Lord comes deliverance.

I really need this reminder. Reminder after reminder that God is in charge, sovereign, and is very much involved in my life.
I really need to hear that God is in control.
I need to hear that God is really active in my life.
I need to hear that He is a shield around me.
Why?
There are times when I feel insecure.
There are times when I cry out to God, feeling overwhelmed by life.
There are times when I wake up wondering how life will all work out.
There are times when I feel alone (even though I’m not)…

Today, I read in my Bible these important words: 'From the Lord.'
What good news!
Because what I need to deal with this life is not going to come from within me.
Today, I am depending on what I get 'From the Lord'.

Abba Father, I may feel weak but You are strong. You are enough.

3:42 PM




Monday, May 5, 2008



I can never thank you enough.

12:56 PM





Changes, changes

I'm still overwhelmed by the so many 'things' happening.
I'm still trying to adapt to the 'changes'.

You wanna know what I think didn't you?
Like I said, I'm fine with the 'new arrangement' =( At the end of the day, like what you said, it is for the best for His ministry. I was brought back to my last sharing about expecting change and moving according to His plans. So ya, the ministry is His, He does what pleases Him and we, I will obey.

I couldn't get to sleep yesterday.
Memories started coming back to me. It went all the way back to how 'we' started. I went back to the day 'she' left us. I was really upset and puzzled at the same time then. But I took stride and appeared strong. I told myself I will not cry or create a big woooooha about her leaving. And I'm proud of myself, I did. I never told anyone about this, it was childish to, I thought. Till recent, the 'pain' still lingers, yet it has also been a forge for strength. Forge becauses I stick to the saying of 'people change'. Until when I decided to let go and let God, I'm filled with the peace that 'when things have got me down and no one is around, I've got Jesus, yes Lord Jesus.'

Now, the hook of that 'incident' was brought up. And I wonder how I'll handle it this time. Yes, you are not leaving, leaving. But it's gonna be different. Ya, very! I didn't know what to ask because I'm not confident that you will tell me 'everything'. So, the last resort is to keep hushed, till one day, very soon, the news will be announced, commenced.

It's a different kind of sad, you see. Not the cry-and-it-will-be-over or the cry-and-you-will-feel-better kind. For emotions like this will last a lifetime, leaving me puzzled, confused and alone.

God, no matter what I trust in You. It's painful, yes very, but thank You for this opportunity for me to grow.

He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."

Yep Yanni, trials are never ending. Till the day we see Him face to face.

Oh ya, Shun! Yanni! ZS! Thanks for dropping by! You have no idea HOW MUCH it meant to me. I'm not an odd, I'm not forgotten. Oh yea...

And ZS, I hope you are feeling better now, cause' it's my turn. Headache. Nauseous.
Pray for me arrrrrrr.

9:18 AM




Friday, May 2, 2008

Prayers needed

My com died yesterday.

And I'm not feeling well since yesterday. Headache.

Thanks.

4:11 PM





The retreat

Don't really know how and what to start with.
Let's start with...

Lord of all creation
Of water earth and sky
The heavens are your Tabernacle
Glory to the Lord on high



Head-burried koala and headless kangeroooooo. Ahahhaaaa!




'Entanglement series'




Let's get wet!


'Mummy-in-progress'

' Vicious' mummy! Whahahaaa!

'Ninja mummy'












You have no idea how uncomfortable the other guys were huh



Oh yea!

(Can I sing somemore? hee)
God of wonders beyond our galaxy
You are Holy, Holy
The universe declares your Majesty
And you are holy holy

Lord of Heaven and Earth


Think tofu




God, You are good.
I thank You for everyone You've placed in this team.
Take care Jap.

9:05 AM





From the fullness of His
grace
we have all received
one blessing after another.




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