Missions Training Night

12th October 2005

Today is the day when our team gathered for the Missions Training at IBMEC.
Really wanted to go into the missions field for years now....ever since 2002! hahah money has always been a huge factor for me...can't go due to financial difficulties...heee ..well this is finally the chance to go! i signed up for the trip during on the "Friends of South America" night with Teck Keong and told me about my interest to go and to expose my self to local culture.

I had spent a few days praying and also to hear from God how He would lead me and guide me in this...there are many obstacles...my leave lah, my parents lah...funding is not a problem this time round....cos ah working already mah hee...

Entered in the room, saw my team members for the first time...really glad to be able to cos dun know how long i have waited for this day. Teck Keong is our team leader, we have Keng Suan, Addy, Jasmine, Doreen, Jeremy and myself.:)

We did spiritual giftings test and found out a little of our group's dynamics hee very interesting to know how different members actually go there with a slight difference in expectations , but could really see all of us having a heart for missions and to do God's work..:)

Da Jian Ming showed us videos and clips from the previous missions trips from our District, the Pretchabun trip, the trip that Poy and Cryst they all went..Patrick came up and shared about their experiences there and how they themselves were personally blessed by the group and the people there.

I am personally inspired..Jian Ming told us to "rough it out" ....living in a very comfortable home and having almost everything that i wanted...this is what i want to go to experience to touch the lives of the local people, to learn about their culture and to spread the love of GOD!

We gathered after that at the S11 foodcourt, actually a lot of uncertainties still lingered in our team; there were no responses from the Indo church whether we could enter there, our leave approval esp for the only teacher in our group, Jeremy, parents' approval and also lots of other factors, we set aside time to really pray, fast and to seek GOD..want to make this trip happen not just for us but for GOD...:)

We were all very excited, set aside mini tasks on what we want to do for the trip, prepare Indo praise and worship? hahah research on notes how to share and be culturally relevant? whaha all these really serve an important part in the preparation in leading up to the trip itself, pray also for our heart conditions to be ready and at ease with God..:)

Lord, You gotta make this trip HAPPEN! :)