Really felt awful, this has been an awful week...sad to say that for once I was really struggling to pack up all my luggage for the journey with the heavy load I had already heaped onto my shoulders throughout the weeks that passed..What happened to the joy that I always anticipate in the annual camp?
Something God told me that made me start filling that duffel bag with my clothes for the camp...."Rachel, PEARLS Rachel...why not those pearls that you hold on to, that you claim your own......PEARLS my dear Rachel...."
I had tossed and turned the whole night this imagery of pearls playing in my head...why God? Really God?
This is tough..but I have to face it no matter how hard it is...
It started with already a saga early in the morning of departure to Malacca. We were in a cab with all the "Kang-sters" Poy, Joe, CC and me, we had packed the taxi car boot with our luggage, but when we went down the cab, the vanguard sheet which CC had painstakingly drawn which proudly displays our CG name, was left on the cab! Our dear CL was feeling quite bad.. so we called up the cab company and thank God for wonderful service and angels in our midst...Everyone started digging into their wallets to contribute for the fare for the driver to turn back with the lost treasure..coins, notes.....with every bit we manage to come up with some money...this is truly what I call a FAMILY...
The cab driver found the vanguard sheet, came back with it and din charge us single cent!! She had already started the meter from where she was to Newton Food Centre...we are all so so so so touched....That's already Blessing No 1 from God!! :)
In my mind, war is already taking place, remembering CC's words, she had caught me staring in space for a few weeks already...
"Rachel...take CAPTIVE (grabs into imaginery thought pattern from my head) and make it obedient to Christ! (2 Cor 10:5)"
She was so right, I have been escaping truths for as long as I could remember but this camp is so different...Although we had shorter teachings, God really impacted me so much...the teaching i learnt..the more I tried to run away from the truth..God humbled me there and made me face Him...I can only turn to Him...I can only seek Him and hold on to Him....There wasn't a single day in the camp where i was not made to face the feelings and the truths that God was trying to speak to me..there wasn't a single day where my eyes are dry...
Covenant Friendships ~ I realised the depth of LOVE. It is a decision based on truths, decision to build strong and deep friendships, its not on feelings alone.
Convenant ~ Conformity with God's character and attributes.
I could not really speak up throughout the whole camp, the load however with God's loving grace was slowly lifted up, and put at His feet...
My dearest sisters who were with me throughout the whole camp...
Mingzhu, a quiet support for me who stayed up and waited for me during the nights when I had to be out late rehearsing for Kawan Showcase and my slot for worship. Thanks Gal! You were there listening to my complains ahahah these past 3 days ... really a great listener and comfort! May our friendship grow much deeper...:)
CC - really "ma2 fan2 ni3 le4" all the nights you spent making sure that I am okay, checking up on whether I am sleeping well...eheheh well I DID go the beach after all! No la....din "siam" any teachings wor..wahahah..
Kim - My prayer support. Thanks for being there, a shoulder to cry on and to hug. Thanks for sharing my sadness for that period of time. There was really uplifting when we prayed together at the point when Pastor Jeff told us to "release forgiveness". Can't thank God enough for your advice and for simply being there...it's not easy I know haha..paisei wor ..me keep spilling coffee on you wor! 3 times le! :P
Jeannie and Sarah "Princess" Lau ~ What can I say! You two ROCK!!! yeah? I love you two! For all the sneak-outs and rendezvous that we three painstakingly tried to plan..wahahah we made it to the BEACH! That morning was simply refreshing....Got my perspectives back on track with God. THanks for being the friends who would know and understand my quirks and nonsense and really for simply really wonderful sisters.
I believe Ecc 3:2 comes alive when I am with you all... waaaaah....
Fenny~ My great confidante...thanks for putting sense back to me and help me to be strong...what are WAM practices without you? heee For all the invaluable advice and prayers, your presence is a source of strength for me too in this camp.
For all the dear brothers,
Poy, Cheng, Joe, Jason, and Law, Guang Rong.....
Poy and Cheng, the resident jokers, never fail to brighten up our mornings with your jokes and laughter....
Poy, I believe that we are not going to play "zhong ji mi ma" for a very very VERY long time...hahah thanks for being such a fatherly figure in our group...we are so blessed to have you...
Guang Rong ~ You gave a new defination to being "well-versed in martial arts
Jason, Joe and Law, you guys are amazing! When you chose to go all out for God! What an impact you all made at the Kawan Showcase! Can you believe it? People are still talking about your "star qualities" that day! OUR muscle man - Joe, our supermodel - Jason and our Idol star - Law! *Rac catcalls~ Pheeeeyuuuuweeee!*
It's so amazing, to see all of your zeal to learn from the Word really encourages me a lot...I am really sure you guys will go far....:)
You guys really add a lot of joy and spice to our group! Eh, pray for more sisters lei....
FOR dear LORD JESUS, thank YOU Lord for lifting me up, You healed and saved me at the time when I nearly collapsed on stage, You were the only ONE I could hold on to at that time and You lifted my heart literally. Your awesomeness and amazing power is clearly evident to me on that day. Thanks for pulling me back from shear pain. You are good Lord and Your name is a source of comfort to me through this camp..its simply wonderful!
O Lord, help me to rest in You, rest in Your loving arms, find strength. I pray for all the relationships that I have and I pray that I would learn to build covenantal friendships with people around me. Help me to appreciate the people around me more too..
Covenant Friendships = Love + Acceptance
Back on Pearls...
I was reminded of this story where a little girl would hold on to her pair of very precious but "toy" pearl necklace. Every day in and out, she would wear the pearls and carry them around.
One fine day, her dad made her and offer,
" If you love me my dear, please give me your pearls."
"NO! Dad,they are really pretty and I love them..."
The father tried this again for the next few nights until the little one finally relented, sad to see her father so dejected, she tore away from her precious,
"There you go Dad, these are my pearls, I LOVE YOU DAD!"
She woke up the next day only to find beside her bed, a set of beautiful real pearls...
Let go, God will NEVER shortchange you....
:)
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
What Career suits me?
| Your Career Type: Enterprising |
 You are engertic, ambitious, and sociable. Your talents lie in politics, leading people, and selling things or ideas. You would make an excellent: Auctioneer - Bank President - Camp Director City Manager - Judge - Lawyer Recreation Leader - Real Estate Agent - Sales Person School Principal - Travel Agent - TV Newscaster The worst career options for your are investigative careers, like mathematician or architect. |
Who shares my taste in Music?
| Maroon 5 Shares Your Taste in Music |
 See their whole playlist here (iTunes required) |
How Evil I am...:)
| You Are 20% Evil |
 You are good. So good, that you make evil people squirm. Just remember, you may need to turn to the dark side to get what you want! |
What do people envy about you?
| People Envy Your Confidence |
 You have the attitude and self esteem to take on anything. Failure is beyond not an option for you - it doesn't even cross your mind. People envy your ability to take on any challenge ... and they're secretly afraid you think you're better than them. You don't. You're just sure of yourself. |
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Monday, May 29, 2006
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
The things which you hold on dearly...how far would you let go?
Find this rather amusing..I am in the midst of "collecting" all my kid's and detractor's things over this past two months in Maris Stella Pri School..I am personally amazed at how God showed me the way the boys react to things would actually be a life lesson to me.
It just occured to me after talking to God about it. I would have to clear out my drawers soon and be shifting my workstation and to my stock taking account, to date, I have collected, satay sticks, erasers, lotsa pens, Pokemon cards, bookmarks, torchlight, my prized soccer ball and not to mention a green wriggly little fellow..which I hope is worming around safely in the school garden...and now the latest craze in the classroom scene ladies and gentlemen is the RUBBER BANDS. Flashes of red and yellow will spring across the room when you are talking in class...took a bag of them today...:)
The boys actually place great value in these little things. I would be amazed at how they would brawl and cry when their things are removed from them, how they would want to hold on to them so tightly that they hope that the teacher would be lenient and be nice to them. One boy cried running after me after class for me to return his precious notebook in which he wrote, about the "special" powers that he and his friends has accumulated over the months of "training". Today I did something drastic..threw a boy's shoe outta the door!I am amazed at the stories that I heard about the boys doing business selling all the thigns that they had collected to earn profit...
The things we hold on to so tightly...One by one as I had collected the things from the boys, I had harboured this hope that they would listen and do well in their work. Pretty like what God wants me to do in many of things that my little possessions...how i still like a little child sometimes..holding on to my pride, my prized little erasers and satay sticks of requests from God. God would want to bless us with many gifts ...but in the process...there must be a spiritual "pruning" "He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be more fruitful."John 15:2
Many times i come begging at God's feet...do You have to take that away from me? Do you have to really give it to You God? Do I have to surrender that little thought that i hold on to ? All this reasoning just because we want something from God and when He demands that we give it all to Him...it becomes really tough...I wrestle with God, each struggle i realised that the tear in my heart or soul becomes much deeper and hurt more...it was so much easier to simply let go to God..The kids who struggle with me did not just get hurt emotionally themselves, i realise that I do get hurt its really a tight feeling when the kid makes you angry at times, then it dawned upon me God is hurt too when i struggle with such animosity over my rights He wants to give the best..today another deeper understanding of His love for me...
Remembering also the song that we had sang at CG,
Give them all, Give them all , Give them all to Jesus,
Shattered dreams and wounded hearts and broken toys,
Give them all, Give them all, Give them all to Jesus,
He'd turn your sorrow into JOY!!
The fishing line would have to be released further in order to "get bigger fish" as what the Chinese always say..but GOD asks for complete surrender, replete at His feet...How much faith do I hold right now to let go, really let go of that fishing line,that eraser of value, that "Pokemon Card" of my heart?
Lord, I pray, burn it deep and take all of me Lord! That last stubborn stronghold of my pride, my emotions, my wants and needs i want to give it to You...help me dear Lord! It's Your Grace, that I am here...Help me not to over ask for more...I want to experience this joy, this freedom that comes from complete surrender at Your feet...The deeper in love, the deeper aspects of my heart, Lord I pray you touch me there too..thank You Lord for all You'd have done.....:)
It's really amazing..how simple everyday things like that should help me see God in the lives of those kids...God takes and He blesses us back so manyfold in return...:)
Tucking away the strands of stray rubber bands in the drawer..:0) Yupps there's always a round 2 in this wrestle tomorrow....
It just occured to me after talking to God about it. I would have to clear out my drawers soon and be shifting my workstation and to my stock taking account, to date, I have collected, satay sticks, erasers, lotsa pens, Pokemon cards, bookmarks, torchlight, my prized soccer ball and not to mention a green wriggly little fellow..which I hope is worming around safely in the school garden...and now the latest craze in the classroom scene ladies and gentlemen is the RUBBER BANDS. Flashes of red and yellow will spring across the room when you are talking in class...took a bag of them today...:)
The boys actually place great value in these little things. I would be amazed at how they would brawl and cry when their things are removed from them, how they would want to hold on to them so tightly that they hope that the teacher would be lenient and be nice to them. One boy cried running after me after class for me to return his precious notebook in which he wrote, about the "special" powers that he and his friends has accumulated over the months of "training". Today I did something drastic..threw a boy's shoe outta the door!I am amazed at the stories that I heard about the boys doing business selling all the thigns that they had collected to earn profit...
The things we hold on to so tightly...One by one as I had collected the things from the boys, I had harboured this hope that they would listen and do well in their work. Pretty like what God wants me to do in many of things that my little possessions...how i still like a little child sometimes..holding on to my pride, my prized little erasers and satay sticks of requests from God. God would want to bless us with many gifts ...but in the process...there must be a spiritual "pruning" "He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be more fruitful."John 15:2
Many times i come begging at God's feet...do You have to take that away from me? Do you have to really give it to You God? Do I have to surrender that little thought that i hold on to ? All this reasoning just because we want something from God and when He demands that we give it all to Him...it becomes really tough...I wrestle with God, each struggle i realised that the tear in my heart or soul becomes much deeper and hurt more...it was so much easier to simply let go to God..The kids who struggle with me did not just get hurt emotionally themselves, i realise that I do get hurt its really a tight feeling when the kid makes you angry at times, then it dawned upon me God is hurt too when i struggle with such animosity over my rights He wants to give the best..today another deeper understanding of His love for me...
Remembering also the song that we had sang at CG,
Give them all, Give them all , Give them all to Jesus,
Shattered dreams and wounded hearts and broken toys,
Give them all, Give them all, Give them all to Jesus,
He'd turn your sorrow into JOY!!
The fishing line would have to be released further in order to "get bigger fish" as what the Chinese always say..but GOD asks for complete surrender, replete at His feet...How much faith do I hold right now to let go, really let go of that fishing line,that eraser of value, that "Pokemon Card" of my heart?
Lord, I pray, burn it deep and take all of me Lord! That last stubborn stronghold of my pride, my emotions, my wants and needs i want to give it to You...help me dear Lord! It's Your Grace, that I am here...Help me not to over ask for more...I want to experience this joy, this freedom that comes from complete surrender at Your feet...The deeper in love, the deeper aspects of my heart, Lord I pray you touch me there too..thank You Lord for all You'd have done.....:)
It's really amazing..how simple everyday things like that should help me see God in the lives of those kids...God takes and He blesses us back so manyfold in return...:)
Tucking away the strands of stray rubber bands in the drawer..:0) Yupps there's always a round 2 in this wrestle tomorrow....
Monday, May 22, 2006
Sarawak Trip 28th April to 1st May 2006
Went for a good long weekend getaway during this weekend hols over the Labour day PH.
What sparked off from a casual MSN one fine day in the staff room with Jeannie made me suggest that...why not we both pay Ms Lau a visit...wahahah
We have known Ms Lau for so long but have never got down to her place...guess we are all hyped up...kudos to Jeannie..we have our airplane tickets and schedule planned out within a few days...she can be a planner or scheduler...ever thought of that?
heheh....
Both of us decided to take Silk Air after much discussion cos if we travel by budget..we have to take to Senai Airport which is 3 hours from Singapore..then fly by Air Asia...i gave a "No, No" sign to Jeannie...aiyoh...just pay more a bit and fly la....
Our first trip to Sarawak...Sarah is back for her annual retreat home...:) miss her wor......so excited also..me have been wheezing and coughing for the past week...did not really recover...from my last entry...i had left the stadium of screaming boys at Hougang...din have time to change outta my sports attire and went straight to the airport....very unglam...hmmmm...
I thank God for such sweet friends like Sarah and Jeannie ever since the NTU days. We 3 were like in the same group for a good 1 and half years...things din really work out at first for me.. I was rather off..then slowly as I joined the group more ..I was attracted to the bubbly nature of Sarah and the quietness of Jeannie...hahah guessed we clicked..:) We started to serve together...even at one point of time Sarah and me were Jeannie's core team. Could see how we three were put into 3 different Sub D after NTU....NG1, NG5 and NG14..wah....MSN i tell you is a very powerful tool..we would chat and catch up all those nitty gritty things that simply amuses us day in and day out...
I was rather intrigued by Sarah..our dearest Princess...haah how she is brought up..her Christian parents and of course...her younger brother....we were all so piqued and excited to meet her family....:P
Lotsa good food wonderful break
What sparked off from a casual MSN one fine day in the staff room with Jeannie made me suggest that...why not we both pay Ms Lau a visit...wahahah
We have known Ms Lau for so long but have never got down to her place...guess we are all hyped up...kudos to Jeannie..we have our airplane tickets and schedule planned out within a few days...she can be a planner or scheduler...ever thought of that?
heheh....
Both of us decided to take Silk Air after much discussion cos if we travel by budget..we have to take to Senai Airport which is 3 hours from Singapore..then fly by Air Asia...i gave a "No, No" sign to Jeannie...aiyoh...just pay more a bit and fly la....
Our first trip to Sarawak...Sarah is back for her annual retreat home...:) miss her wor......so excited also..me have been wheezing and coughing for the past week...did not really recover...from my last entry...i had left the stadium of screaming boys at Hougang...din have time to change outta my sports attire and went straight to the airport....very unglam...hmmmm...
I thank God for such sweet friends like Sarah and Jeannie ever since the NTU days. We 3 were like in the same group for a good 1 and half years...things din really work out at first for me.. I was rather off..then slowly as I joined the group more ..I was attracted to the bubbly nature of Sarah and the quietness of Jeannie...hahah guessed we clicked..:) We started to serve together...even at one point of time Sarah and me were Jeannie's core team. Could see how we three were put into 3 different Sub D after NTU....NG1, NG5 and NG14..wah....MSN i tell you is a very powerful tool..we would chat and catch up all those nitty gritty things that simply amuses us day in and day out...
I was rather intrigued by Sarah..our dearest Princess...haah how she is brought up..her Christian parents and of course...her younger brother....we were all so piqued and excited to meet her family....:P
Lotsa good food wonderful break
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Without You
I remember i was a huge fan of Mariah Carey back in 1994, my sec school times to around JC days...that was when she was still married to Tommy Mottola the Sony Label boss who had focused her earlier albums more on vocals than her looks...
Those days she was really HUGE and popular, I remember myself as a teenager, recording all the music videos on TV and there was this series of TV specials on stars which i recorded everyweek..think i must have played the tape over and over and over again so many times....found this video "Without You" recorded in the famous Madison Square Garden. I really think she was really pretty last time! :) 8 ocvtave vocal range...she was in the ranks of "diva" together with Whitney Houston, Tina Turner, Janet Jackson...oh yeah those 80s to 90s time...:P
Its one of my personal favourites from the album Music Box...hehe, most of you all could remember hits like Hero, Dreamlover,I'll be There (~"Just call my name and I'll be there...") and of course All I want for Christmas...these days RnB is in the rage...She does not sing like she used to anymore.
Do enjoy the video with me...:)
Those days she was really HUGE and popular, I remember myself as a teenager, recording all the music videos on TV and there was this series of TV specials on stars which i recorded everyweek..think i must have played the tape over and over and over again so many times....found this video "Without You" recorded in the famous Madison Square Garden. I really think she was really pretty last time! :) 8 ocvtave vocal range...she was in the ranks of "diva" together with Whitney Houston, Tina Turner, Janet Jackson...oh yeah those 80s to 90s time...:P
Its one of my personal favourites from the album Music Box...hehe, most of you all could remember hits like Hero, Dreamlover,I'll be There (~"Just call my name and I'll be there...") and of course All I want for Christmas...these days RnB is in the rage...She does not sing like she used to anymore.
Do enjoy the video with me...:)
Caterpillar
Says a highly amused Rachel( and trying hard not to burst out laughing keepin a straight face...) to the poor P1 boy...
Brought the perpetuator to the Science Garden..
Rac: "RELEASE THAT THING BACK TO THE SCIENCE GARDEN!!"
P1 Boy: "But , But , But, it WUN crawl out of the leaf!!"
Rac:... ... ...
Brought the perpetuator to the Science Garden..
Rac: "RELEASE THAT THING BACK TO THE SCIENCE GARDEN!!"
P1 Boy: "But , But , But, it WUN crawl out of the leaf!!"
Rac:... ... ...
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Touched by a......10-year old!!
28th April 2006-Sports Day!!
Was totally touched today....its a short day today as the kids are already in their "off" mood for the long weekend for the Labour Day holiday. I had to take some boys in their Maths lesson today..as usual, there's something about boys and their ego...doesn't seem to change with AGE eh? Some kids gave me trouble again, a group of about 6-7 were writing lewd stuff on paper and passing them around giggling and laughing...and simply refused to OWN UP that they have done wrong..
The form teacher and me got down to "decipher" the code, "Who wrote this line?" "Write your name beside that line!!" But as always...no one dared to admit himself writing the vulgarities. We questioned this group of boys together with the form for a good 45 minutes!! Until one boy finally broke down and cried!!
Released them to go home to get their stuff, while i was still fuming..had to catch a plane to Sarawak that evening rushed to get my luggage and passport.
Arrived at scorching hot Hougang Stadium at 1235pm and was assigned CROWD CONTROL. Imagine with me ppl, how to you do CROWD CONTROL with a group of noisy Secondary and Primary school boys, all excited for the Sports Day? Aiyoh!!!! I met the the boy who was crying earlier on. To my surprise, he was waving his hands around," Miss Tham, Miss Tham, MISS THAM!!!" I was really surprised....just barely a few hours ago, I was there scolding you and you were crying...now you are welcoming me??
Learnt another hard lesson that day, how kids, especially boys could be so forgiving, chinese say" Bu2 Ji4 Chou2". My heart was still feeling awful from the lecture that i had given them..WOW....this is really a good lesson for me..
Was queueing up for the ice milo (rem those lil green coupons that we used to get when we were in pri sch?) this sweet little scout from the notorious class in my earlier post, came up to me,(the scouts have to first give up their Milo to teachers first) my fellow teacher standing beside me reached out to take the cup, but he went "Miss Tham only..." AWWWwwwwwwww..... i really could not stop smiling!!!!
Lord, my heart is won over by these 10 year olds!!!
:)
Monday, April 24, 2006
My first formal Keyboard lessons
Last Saturday...i finally tried my hands on playing on a piano for REAL!!
It was really farnie....Even though last time my mum had taught me how to play when i was small...i realised that I had learnt how to play last time by MEMORISING the numbers on top of the notes! recognise the pattern mah...so its a short-cut, cheater bug kinda method..wahahah...For example, "1-2-3-4-5 5-4-6-3-2" it's so easy with numbers!!
So when Fenny gave me a first formal lesson i was like my fingers were so clumsy!! I din know how to play a proper C major scale!! So i tried the keys on the right hand..its really fine actually..then repeat with the left hand only ah..no problem....then ah combined two hands together...kalang kapok....super stuck fingers...i was so stuck with changing fingers that i was like repeating to my self "so left hand must change at 5th finger then right hand must change at 3rd finger!!! ARGHHHH"
Struggled and toiled at the keyboard....for a full one hour...phew....learnt a lot..managed to finish one scale..very slow la of course.....did appreggios, did finger exercises....looking forward to become a female "MAKSIM"??? woo hooo....
Okay...dreaming again...looking more to our caregroup realising our dream of having a CG band eh? Sandy on guitars, wils on Keyboard, we just need a drummers and vocalists!! :)
It was really farnie....Even though last time my mum had taught me how to play when i was small...i realised that I had learnt how to play last time by MEMORISING the numbers on top of the notes! recognise the pattern mah...so its a short-cut, cheater bug kinda method..wahahah...For example, "1-2-3-4-5 5-4-6-3-2" it's so easy with numbers!!
So when Fenny gave me a first formal lesson i was like my fingers were so clumsy!! I din know how to play a proper C major scale!! So i tried the keys on the right hand..its really fine actually..then repeat with the left hand only ah..no problem....then ah combined two hands together...kalang kapok....super stuck fingers...i was so stuck with changing fingers that i was like repeating to my self "so left hand must change at 5th finger then right hand must change at 3rd finger!!! ARGHHHH"
Struggled and toiled at the keyboard....for a full one hour...phew....learnt a lot..managed to finish one scale..very slow la of course.....did appreggios, did finger exercises....looking forward to become a female "MAKSIM"??? woo hooo....
Okay...dreaming again...looking more to our caregroup realising our dream of having a CG band eh? Sandy on guitars, wils on Keyboard, we just need a drummers and vocalists!! :)
Saturday, April 22, 2006
Little hands, Little feet
Little hands, that raise up in the air,
Little feet that go stamping at attention when they see you.
Little mouths that call out very sweetly to your name,
Little tune that comes from the little song,
From bored little fellows at the back of the classroom...
Little grubby hands, that hold sharpened cartoon pencils,
Scribbling on crumbled worksheets for you to mark.
Little feet that come scrambling at you when you call their names...
Little boys who rest against your lap, wanting your attention even when you are scolding them...
Little eyes that look eagerly at you for you to praise them and pat their head.
Little voices that ring beautifully at their morning prayers every day..
Little children that testify of God's love, a vision of sweetness and joy..
Little praises that come forth from little boys singing of God's love during music lessons...
Little boys, Little in stature, God's little children...making a huge impact within me...
:)
Little feet that go stamping at attention when they see you.
Little mouths that call out very sweetly to your name,
Little tune that comes from the little song,
From bored little fellows at the back of the classroom...
Little grubby hands, that hold sharpened cartoon pencils,
Scribbling on crumbled worksheets for you to mark.
Little feet that come scrambling at you when you call their names...
Little boys who rest against your lap, wanting your attention even when you are scolding them...
Little eyes that look eagerly at you for you to praise them and pat their head.
Little voices that ring beautifully at their morning prayers every day..
Little children that testify of God's love, a vision of sweetness and joy..
Little praises that come forth from little boys singing of God's love during music lessons...
Little boys, Little in stature, God's little children...making a huge impact within me...
:)
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Easter Services 15th-16th April 2006
Last week has got to be one of the busiest weeks of this year yet...
First time i played for a record number of 6 services! It's really touching to see so many ppl coming to know Christ through the services...We witnessed many lives coming again to dedicate their life to Christ, most of them, broken and teary faced..a really heart warming scene from the stage..one word..simply BEAUTIFUL. I was rather stressed on Sunday that I actually sprang up at 430am with the song "We all bow down" ringing in my ears!! I went "Huh, we are singing that song now ah?" I looked at the watch...oh man 430am..could not go back to sleep after that...
The week which they called Holy Week is certainly wonderful...again witnessed the marvellous work of the Lord.
I had lesson observations and lots of things to do in school...meetings and workshops are never ending...and one day i really dread is really Thursday, where i would be asked to go to this really infamous class in the school....the boys are SCARY..
You have no form of ORGANISATION in the class...you think ten-year olds can't do u much harm...woo hooo...serious understatement of the year! This is a class with a few kids with ADHD...and I teach them Art...when you have Art on the last two periods of the week, ALL HELL WILL BREAK LOOSE. Dunno what it is with glue..the last few sessions when I taught them on how to make paper marche masks, they were seriously playing with the glue and paints.... they like to paint each other with the glue and unto their white uniform mind you....guess boys will be boys...sigh...remember on one occassion i innocently let one boy out to "wash his hands" woo hoo you know what he did? He was rather short but he manged to jump and reach for the canteen metal shutters and pull it down! Our art room is near the canteen you see.....sigh..
So this week i decided to do something different..i will fast and pray for the kids. Something I have not done also...I wanted to seek the Lord also in guiding me and praying for my friends and parents also to hopefully come to know God this Easter.
It was really a MIRACLE. Thursday came, i dread going to the class...its lesson observation...i was thinking to myself.."Oh man, its paints again..." What I actually saw really humbled me there...Could really witnessed how the Holy Spirit was really moving, and calming the kids down...the kids was so quiet!!! They were queueing up nicely in two rows, no noise at all...its a miracle... i kept thanking God from the bottom of my heart..to all teachers out there reading this.. you would know that classroom management is essential in any observation...how can u conduct a class when the whole group is simply "OFF"?
The lesson went by so smoothly..they were so attentive and cooperative..even the normal guys who gave me trouble were so quiet...they were actually painting and doing work without much instruction! I was so touched I kept wanting to smile! Remember that my cooperating teacher told me NOT TO SMILE at all situations...heheh that's not a problem at all..those who know me know that I have a "chao been" (hokkien). Thank God for His marvelous work in the kids that week...
Another Thanksgiving point is really we witnessed our friends, Poy's friend and Wilson coming to know God through the Easter Service! We were all so touched.. guess Sandy you must be so ecstatic!
We wanted to create a powerpoint presentation for Wilson for his 23rd birthday last year...but it was very belated as I was always involved in special events...I apologise for that....:(
Finally squeezed in some time to complete the powerpoint for Wilz this week....was rummaging through my old files..i have been constantly receiving nice powerpoint slides from friends about the love of God, and as I was praying while making the powerpoint..I told God also that I really hope that He would lead me to create one presentation that would really touch Wilz heart.
Chanced upon this old file in my comp....decided to use the last few slides for the powerpoint presentation. Must really affirm and pat Sandy many times on the back..she provided me with the list of pictures and songs that Wilz likes..even writing and doing up the song and recording for him! It's so touching!! Later CC told me that its the exact same file that Wilz had sent us...I had not really seen the file that Wilz sent, so when CC saw the slides in the files she was excited too... it was certainly no coincidence..really could see how God really wants those slides in the presentation....! How marvelous that God crafted and put together the presentation...that He wanted it to be shown at the correct time...His perfect time...:)
Yi4 Nian2 Duo1 Le4......the recording of the song keeps ringing in my ears till this day...
Lord, we treasure this gift of a new life that You have given us...its not about the number of lives that was changed...but it was certainly the process and how You made each of us grow to see the value of the lives that are renewed in the Lord. This was certainly a long long journey..but i am glad that we went through it...could really appreciate the strengthening of our faith and how Your brought us through also this experience, the heart transformation, learning to wait upon the stillness of Your voice...and the many times we cried out in sheer desperation that Lord we need YOU. Lord, You bonded the group closer together and everyone was really actively doing their part also in seeing the new lives to be won over for the Lord Jesus!
Thank YOU for this wonderful Easter...its really a beautiful time for all of us...May we grow stronger in love for one another in the group and a heart burden for the friends who are yet to know You...
First time i played for a record number of 6 services! It's really touching to see so many ppl coming to know Christ through the services...We witnessed many lives coming again to dedicate their life to Christ, most of them, broken and teary faced..a really heart warming scene from the stage..one word..simply BEAUTIFUL. I was rather stressed on Sunday that I actually sprang up at 430am with the song "We all bow down" ringing in my ears!! I went "Huh, we are singing that song now ah?" I looked at the watch...oh man 430am..could not go back to sleep after that...
The week which they called Holy Week is certainly wonderful...again witnessed the marvellous work of the Lord.
I had lesson observations and lots of things to do in school...meetings and workshops are never ending...and one day i really dread is really Thursday, where i would be asked to go to this really infamous class in the school....the boys are SCARY..
You have no form of ORGANISATION in the class...you think ten-year olds can't do u much harm...woo hooo...serious understatement of the year! This is a class with a few kids with ADHD...and I teach them Art...when you have Art on the last two periods of the week, ALL HELL WILL BREAK LOOSE. Dunno what it is with glue..the last few sessions when I taught them on how to make paper marche masks, they were seriously playing with the glue and paints.... they like to paint each other with the glue and unto their white uniform mind you....guess boys will be boys...sigh...remember on one occassion i innocently let one boy out to "wash his hands" woo hoo you know what he did? He was rather short but he manged to jump and reach for the canteen metal shutters and pull it down! Our art room is near the canteen you see.....sigh..
So this week i decided to do something different..i will fast and pray for the kids. Something I have not done also...I wanted to seek the Lord also in guiding me and praying for my friends and parents also to hopefully come to know God this Easter.
It was really a MIRACLE. Thursday came, i dread going to the class...its lesson observation...i was thinking to myself.."Oh man, its paints again..." What I actually saw really humbled me there...Could really witnessed how the Holy Spirit was really moving, and calming the kids down...the kids was so quiet!!! They were queueing up nicely in two rows, no noise at all...its a miracle... i kept thanking God from the bottom of my heart..to all teachers out there reading this.. you would know that classroom management is essential in any observation...how can u conduct a class when the whole group is simply "OFF"?
The lesson went by so smoothly..they were so attentive and cooperative..even the normal guys who gave me trouble were so quiet...they were actually painting and doing work without much instruction! I was so touched I kept wanting to smile! Remember that my cooperating teacher told me NOT TO SMILE at all situations...heheh that's not a problem at all..those who know me know that I have a "chao been" (hokkien). Thank God for His marvelous work in the kids that week...
Another Thanksgiving point is really we witnessed our friends, Poy's friend and Wilson coming to know God through the Easter Service! We were all so touched.. guess Sandy you must be so ecstatic!
We wanted to create a powerpoint presentation for Wilson for his 23rd birthday last year...but it was very belated as I was always involved in special events...I apologise for that....:(
Finally squeezed in some time to complete the powerpoint for Wilz this week....was rummaging through my old files..i have been constantly receiving nice powerpoint slides from friends about the love of God, and as I was praying while making the powerpoint..I told God also that I really hope that He would lead me to create one presentation that would really touch Wilz heart.
Chanced upon this old file in my comp....decided to use the last few slides for the powerpoint presentation. Must really affirm and pat Sandy many times on the back..she provided me with the list of pictures and songs that Wilz likes..even writing and doing up the song and recording for him! It's so touching!! Later CC told me that its the exact same file that Wilz had sent us...I had not really seen the file that Wilz sent, so when CC saw the slides in the files she was excited too... it was certainly no coincidence..really could see how God really wants those slides in the presentation....! How marvelous that God crafted and put together the presentation...that He wanted it to be shown at the correct time...His perfect time...:)
Yi4 Nian2 Duo1 Le4......the recording of the song keeps ringing in my ears till this day...
Lord, we treasure this gift of a new life that You have given us...its not about the number of lives that was changed...but it was certainly the process and how You made each of us grow to see the value of the lives that are renewed in the Lord. This was certainly a long long journey..but i am glad that we went through it...could really appreciate the strengthening of our faith and how Your brought us through also this experience, the heart transformation, learning to wait upon the stillness of Your voice...and the many times we cried out in sheer desperation that Lord we need YOU. Lord, You bonded the group closer together and everyone was really actively doing their part also in seeing the new lives to be won over for the Lord Jesus!
Thank YOU for this wonderful Easter...its really a beautiful time for all of us...May we grow stronger in love for one another in the group and a heart burden for the friends who are yet to know You...
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Psalm 71:3
"Be my rock of refuge,
to which I can always go;
give the command to save me,
for You are my rock and my fortress..."
O Lord, help me to face myself, help me to face myself and detest sins more. Lord, help me to marvel at Your work in the lives of the people around me. Help me to lay down my fears, my rights to be always right, my heart to be increased and filled with Your love more. Help me to appreciate the beautiful creation, the wondrous song You put in my heart every morning, every new day. Lord, I love You and would honour You with my life, my heart and my mind. Make me pure before You O Lord!!
to which I can always go;
give the command to save me,
for You are my rock and my fortress..."
O Lord, help me to face myself, help me to face myself and detest sins more. Lord, help me to marvel at Your work in the lives of the people around me. Help me to lay down my fears, my rights to be always right, my heart to be increased and filled with Your love more. Help me to appreciate the beautiful creation, the wondrous song You put in my heart every morning, every new day. Lord, I love You and would honour You with my life, my heart and my mind. Make me pure before You O Lord!!
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