THE SERVANT KING

From heaven You came, helpless babe
Entered our world, Your glory veiled
Not to be served but to serve
And give Your life that we might live

This is our God, the SERVANT KING
He calls us now to follow Him
To bring our lives as a daily offering
Of worship to the SERVANT KING

There in the garden of tears
My heavy load He chose to bear
His heart with sorrow was torn
Yet not my will, but Yours he said

Come see His hands and his feet
The scars that speak of sacrifice
Hands that flung stars into space
To cruel nails surrendered

So let us learn how to serve
And in our lives enthrone Him
Each other's needs to prefer
For it is Christ we're serving

Graham Kendrick
The Servant King
1983 Servant Music

Majesty

MAJESTY

Here i am
humbled by Your majesty
covered by Your grace so free

Here i am
knowing i am sinful man
covered by the blood of the Lamb

Bridge:
Now i've found
the greatest love of all is mine
since you laid down your life
the greatest sacrifice

chorus:
Majesty, majesty
Your grace has found me just as i am
empty handed but alive in Your hands

Majesty, majesty
forever i am changed by your love
in the presence of Your majesty

here i am
humbled by the love that you give
forgiven so that i can forgive
here i stand
knowing i am your desire
sanctified by glory and fire

goto bridge..

This is my prayer - i can simply live for my God, my Lord, my savior...

I simply live for you!
Say the word, and I will sing for You
Over oceans deep I will follow
If each star was a song
And every breath of wind praise
It would still fail by far to say
All my heart contains
I simply live, I simply live for You

As the glory of Your presence now fills this place
In worshiping we’ll meet You face to face
There is nothing in this world to which
You can be compared
Glory on glory, praise upon praise
You bind the brokenhearted and save all my tears
By Your Word You set the captives free
There is nothing in this world that You
cannot do
I simply live, I simply live for You


Sunday (22.04.07) QT
Isa 49:15-16, In God's Hands
The Lord says, "Can a woman forget her nursing child, or show no compassion for the child of her womb? Even they may forget, yet i will not forget you. See I have inscribed you on the palms of my hands."

Dear God, thank you for the gift of life. Help me to live each day knowing that you hold us in your hands. Amen

When we feel inadequate and overwhelmed, God is especially close to us.

Saturday (21.04.07) QT
Matt 14: 22-33, Lord save me
Why was Peter sinking? In a similiar vein, why do we falter and sink when faced with adversity in spite of the fact that Christ is with us? Peter looked away from Jesus and saw only the waves that surrounded him. Like him, we may focus on our immediate circumstances and look away from Christ. We may not see with eyes of faith. We look to God to grant us faith so that we can keep our eyes on Christ and face life's challenges without fear, confident that God is always with us.

Loving God, may we always look to you for guidance. What we focus on determines whether we will be able to stand.

Friday (20.04.07) QT
John 14: 15-27, Peace in Chaos
He is named Wonderful counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
I thought about what happened today. I may feel disturbed cos ppl are just insensitive tour feeling and need, and they may just think of themselves first. How they feel upset by me. In me, I feel v guilty. I hv ppl feeling, i am at fault...but this is not what i want to see it happened. Should i also get my justice back by telling my bxxx. if i dont clarify what will happen? bxxx thinks that i am incapable.. if that is the case, so be it... ppl asked me not to mention it to bxxx. what should i do?
i think it's ok...afterall what is so big deal by not telling my bxxx. i want to let the matter rest...
The Lord is my peace that guard my heart, and i dont want my heart to be troubled.

Dear Lord, help us to open our hearts to your peace so that there is no place for worry.

INDEBTED
Romans 1:8-17

Father, keep me faithful
Father, keep me grateful
This is my prayer everyday
Father, keep me serving,
Father, keep me telling
of your love wherever i go

YOU GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO EAT (06.04.07) - Good Friday
THEIR EYES ARE OPENED AND THEY RECOGNISED HIM (08.04.07) - Easter Sunday

I can be an instrument to bring blessing to others and make an influence.
I believe...
But do i wanna let God use me for his glory?
or do i still hear it and not respond to it?
again, i hv a choice

Do i see the Lord and recognise him?
Or am i still so slow in recognising him in my life or at my work place?

Lord, help me to be convicted by your words
and i can respond to your call today.
Lord give me the strength as you are God
help me to trust and obey.

hello... i m back !!!

will update the blog ..

my blog is not working... it wont display...
is the blog dead?

i am inspired by today's message...

i wanna put them into practice.... do remind me if you happen to see me and rmb wat i post here... thank you friend.. heehee..
i found the sermon inspiring, and i realli love it and i wanna share wif u guys.
i hope i can rmb and do it just like Jesus did.

Lord, help me to socialise with the outcast, help me to reach out to those who are rejected by the society... help me to be where you will be.
Say is easier than done... Lord, i need you, help me not to live with regrets...

today sermon title is "will u eat with them?"
the preacher mentioned 3 points:
1. Jesus understands God's heart for the lost.
2. Jesus embraces God's calling and fulfill it wholeheartedly.
3. Jesus knows the true meaning of compassion.

the preacher left with us 3 questions, i thk they could be a gentle reminder for me.
1. Do we understand God's heart for the lost?
2. Do we embrace God's calling?
3. Do we know the true meaning of compassion?

Your peace that guard my heart... your gift of PEACE is just timely

u know sth, i appreciate my centre manager very much. though i am a new staff, she sent me for training course. u know i am attending the "Management of Family Violence" course... phew ... it was such a helpful and beneficial course for me. i realli needed it badly bcos i m oso handling family violence cases.

during this 3 full days, i feel like i am just having honeymoon, NO work stress, No cases assigned to me... cos my centre manager requested the admin staff not to assign cases when we go for course as we will not be able to respond to our clients within 3 days. i am thankful that my manager has a sensitive heart and reacted timely... thank you Lord... can u imagine i wanted very much to send an email to her to make an request that morning, but i deleted the email that morning, and u know wat happened, i rec'd my manager 's email at nite which is exactly the desire that i wanted. i was sooo happy that God has blessed me thru my manager's response.... i wanna testify God's goodness that was showered upon me this week... thank you Lord... may i cont to be your channel of blessing ... amen..

One month old at Care Corner Family Service Centre.

I like being a counsellor...
wow so fast, i alr work there for a month. have great encounter. met clients who came with a sad story. a young teenager was abused by th mother. applied for PPO. client requested me to go court hearing with her... wow, so cool... enter into the family court for th first time... u know, everyone must be quiet when u r in the court room. th judge is so stern... and u know the case was finished in just 5 mins... wow so fast... u know if the respondent din turn up at the court, he/she may be warrant for arrest... this was the FIRST family violence case that i handle. indeed i m thankful to God for the learning opportunity.... heehee... happy n grateful to God..

have 2 other cases oso about family violence. these are the intense cases. and we hv to react fast, and be alert all the time. and we need to go thru the safety plan with our clients. assess the risk of lethality...

other intense cases are like suicide attempt, child abuse... wow i hv to stand on guard mann...
though is tough but i've learnt lots of lesson from these cases... phew ... TOUGH TOUGH!

dragon boating today (17/3/07)

tired but was fun. din realli get sun burn...sigh. the gathering was good la. 16 ppl turned up. enjoyed quite a lot under the sun... think it's good to hv some outdoor sport once a while ... heehee...

Refreshing words if we believe in it...

I just like these verses very much bcos they encouraged me and i sense the presence of God enbracing me.

Ps 19:7 The LAW (words) of the Lord is perfect, REVIVING the soul.

Joshua 1:6-9
Be strong and courageous, bcos u will lead these ppl to inherit the land.... be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave u, do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever u go. Do not let this book of the Law depart from your mouth: MEDITATE on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Have i not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified, do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you forever you go.

like what pastor andrew peh has explained abt these 2 words:
Prosperous - To advance, and be victorious. Not in terms of material sense.
Successful - not measured by our possession, but it is becoming wise, prudent and insightful.

Give the word of God opportunity to INFORM your life: MEMORISE it.
Give the word of God opportunity to TRANSFORM your life: MEDITATE on it.

Today pastor Andrew Peh came and shared about meditating God's words.
bible text: Joshua 1:1-9

28/2/07- I am just too excited....

you got to read on my entries on this same day.

Yes even though the situation is not on my side, i wanna say "halleluya, praise the Lord... Amen.." becos i hv tasted how good is the Lord to me. i experienced my down period for a while, plus lack of sleep has realli make me feel very depressed... i am not happy for a moment (last week)..

finally, i submitted the proposal to my manager today... got to start my gear working ... it's definitely not an easy task ... much effort needed! yet can be happy becos i hv good colleagues... i am thankful ..

however, the sunday sermon, Dr Gordon Wong used Ps 19 to highlight the the God of creation, and the Lord of heaven earth.... his words is so wonderful and is so important.
it can revive our "tired" soul (i.e. the health), it can give us wisdom (a good education), and it can give us joy (i.e. happiness).... haha... wasnt it wonderful and amazing...
this is sth that i am looking for... wat do i desire? who doesnt want to have good health (have rest of mind and soul and spirit), a good education (wise), and joy (can face all circumstances - be it happy or sad, good or bad, ...)

thank you God for the timely words ... refreshing ... filled with joy ...

today is a hectic day ...

however, i am not feeling weary becos Jesus has promised "come to me, all those who are weary and tired, i will give you rest. take my yoke upon you, for i am gentle and humble in heart. my yoke is light ... (Matt 11:28-30) i realise it is so true that in Christ alone, i find rest for my soul. i can face storm and stay calm... it's becos Jesus' comforting words...

the law of the Lord is perfect, it can revive our souls... believe it or not? it's ur choice... heehee...
i believe that only those who have faith in God can come to his throne of mercy and get blessed, renewed, and move on with joy ... and live a victorious life even though he/she has to face lots of ups and downs in life....

it doesnt matter how tough is the situation or how others think of me... becos the Lord is with me, the Lord is protecting me, the Lord wants to speak to me, he desires i hear him and listens to him...

good nite :))
hope that you ppl are well ...

25/2/07 Sunday was great...

After the worship service was over, and i was at the canteen, sister Rosalind came to me, held my hands, told me that God has ministered to her thru me. God had encouraged her when she heard the verse from Matt... and the prayer that i prayed during the worship... sth abt trusting God... oh i was filled with joy... it's so amazed... God works in our lives in such a special way..

indeed i was very very happy... u know why?
i had been v very tired since i started my new job... there was deadline to meet... i got to rush...
my feeling very terrible... and i know that i didnt spend enough time with God and i was feeling guilty.... i dont like this kinda feeling... i want to feel close to God, hear him, and be strengthened... on sat, i prayed hard, asking God to help me, to allow me to experience his love and his guidance once again... i prayed for myself, and the church, and some of my bro and sis in Christ.... in fact i enjoyed praying, talking to God without any hindrances...
it was a great time to be silent once again, to just listen to God and i enjoyed the silent moment though it was not very long...

i just want to thank God for loving me, and loving my sister Rosalind, and letting her hear his own voice, and his words....
may glory be to God... Amen...

have not been sleeping enough for past 3 nites.
slept at 2am and got up at 7am.
i wanna have a day just to sleep... heehee
i m tired ... v tired ...
dont feel like blogging :(
however, i wanna thank God, for dying on th cross, and giving us redemption.
for those who come to him and blive in him, he will save, forgive and welcome them.
hope that i m filled with joy and God's presence...
good nite :))

1st day of CNY

cny falls on sunday again. this is the 2nd time after last yr. we went back to our home church, ang mo kio methodist church, for worship becos today hcmc was a combined service. that's why we could go back amk church as we did not nd to serve in hcmc.

it's indeed good to see old frens in amk church. many of yfers or syfers alr married and gave birth to their 1st or 2nd baby. how amazing to see the new-born. it symbolises life is continuing and life is realli good and energetic. of course it's great to talk to those uncles and aunties there. they have missed us and remembered us. thank God for their good health and being able to serve the Lord faithfully. thank God for watching over all our peers and their families too. they have been propsperous in terms of nurturing their kids and teaching them with God's words. God is good to them all. i feel so amazed... God is real in our lives... nice memories came back ...
thank you gracious Lord!

hui li told me that the man who sat on wheel chair was uncle mu jin. i did not recognise him in the 1st place. think he had an accident and he needs to depend on wheel chair. thank God that he could still cheerfully talk with me. and uncle shen2 en fetched him to church every sunday. i was realli heartening to hear that. uncle shen2 en is always such a blessing to ppl arnd him. may God continue to watch over uncle mu jin.

we said good bye to these bro and sis, and we proceeded to kokwei's mom house.
this is what we normally do, gather at one hse, and we would have lunch over there.

we watched the video of jerald n jacinth's japan trip. it's hilarious... and we oso watched the nursery concert's of jerald n jacinth.

kok wei's nieces n nephew :)

his cousins and nieces!

okie, gtg liao... 2nd visiting to my grandma's place ...

hi ppl.... wishing all of u a HAPPY and BLESSED LUNAR NEW YEAR with GOD's LOVE!!!

17 feb 2007 (sat)
the eve of lunar new year. had reunion dinner at kokwei's mom house, the usual prac.

after reunion dinner, the kids were playing monopoly... this's tze yang's drawing...

jerald (the big khor khor) and 3 other younger ones... played monopoly ... u know, jerald's tcher is Jun'an, our churchmate. ja teaches him 3 subjects, and jerald is the chairman of his class ... can u imagine!!!

lao yu2 sheng ... hahaha .... the way we did it, v interesting !!!

eliz likes to take pic ... hahaha...

the kids were having a wonderful time.. it's always great to be with young children. they would teach us lots of thing... hahaha ... love them ... :)

wishing you all a HAPPY and BLESSED LUNAR NEW YEAR!!!

14/2/07 (Valentine's Day)

my frens are the special gifts frm God. i love them all... :)
i wanna treasure all of them becos i dunno when i would leave them... thus i wanna keep my frens no matter what.. and connect wif them.

i wish that u r happy and healthy.
my dear friend, i love u for who u r and not wat u've done.

valentine's day is not just meant for couple, husband and wife... it's friendship day. it's for everyone.

blessed valentine's day with God's love .. :)

First day at work (15/2/07)

I was afraid to be late for work. set alarm at 7am. but still wake up at 715am.
i was just too tired becos i came home v late on Wed nite.

the 1st day was crazy, no time to chk sms until i knock off.
morning was good, we had devotion frm 915-945am. the reading n sharing of God's word had made my day. after that, my manager told me to do 3 things. i started to read the mat'l, got myself familiarise with the preventative and developmental program (PDP). and i nd to come out a proposal of the PDP b4 end of feb 07. this had shocked me man... so fast ahh... and den my colleague brief me what i needed to know in oder to prepare my proposal... i realli need God to give me strength n wisdom to complete my 1st task... anws, will work hard ... :)

my supervisor is v nice to me. she showed me arnd. explained to me abt the company structure, programs that th ctr has orgnaised. there is a drop-in ctr for sec students. they like to hang out here. the ppl here are v nice, they are open to talk abt their lives... in fact most of my colleagues are v nice... i m happy to be in this family... hopefully will get to know them better ...

Let Him guard my heart, and His will be done...

my fren, pam and her bro have left for france tonite... sigh will miss her. she is always so happy. her laughter will definitely wake you up. wishing her a wonderful hols with her aunt and family in france. she has sent me her reg for the 10march youth leader workshop.

erm.. she is a potential good leader with a heart of compassion. she has passion for youth work. she would make a good advisor and mentor. she is someone who will take initiative to care for others... erm ... she is Christ-like.

will pray for her A-level result. hope that she really enjoy her hols and not to worry too much abt the result. think she will probably think abt when the result will be out.

she wants to study medicine. pam, let commit to the Lord your plan. let him show you his will and we blive he has a purpose for your life...
thank you for this fren.
thank you Lord for being our fren.
thank you Lord for not calling us slave, but you've called us to be your fren.

five entries...

i realised i did not get angry at the kids ...
they were testing my limit.

my brain is blank now. cant think. too tired to think.
start to miss the children. no choice, i hv to start work nxt week. anw, i thk this feeling will go away. is okie. i thk the kids will get use to it one. aiya, they wont miss me la.

well, th kids did not behave today. i thk the staff and some volunteers feel a bit disappointed. some kids wanted to play soccer, they dont want to play captain ball. coz majority win, so those kids got to force themselves to play captain ball. they were unhappy. anw ... the game did not end nicely. they were called to stop the game and went back to the centre.

today is my last session with these kids. feeling a bit she3 bu de2. connie is so nice. she wrote me a little thank you note. sent me a sms. she is one of the two gals in this children program, yet she is courageous enough to cont to be in the group. she is very attentive in class. and she listens and obeys the teachers. in fact i love her alot. she is kind and care alot for others. however she needs ppl to push her a bit. she needs a bit more encouragement. anw, i love her alot. i blive she will do well in her life.... wishing all these kids well, do their best in studies, and oso in the area of relating to ppl .... okie, that's all for now ...bye bye!

28/1/2007 (sunday)
yf program
a special n unique one
nice in its simple manner!

divided into 4 groups. some ice breakers. each one wrote down 3 things abt ourselves. cannot let others see.

emcee will say out the 3 things that person wrote. and the groups has to guess who the person is... sooo funny lor ... is tough to guess la ... finally anyhow guess!

these ppl like to post lor ... foreva like dat ... haha Pam & TY always ....

a time for reflection abt God's greatness, He is the creator of the universe, the creator of heaven n earth, and oso us, human being ... we are his people ... haha

the emcees for that day!

our two new frens (right side)- benny and melissa ... hope they find us nice n always come to hv fellowship wif us ... haha

during cha2 ding3 - talking n fellowship mah .... heehee

hope hcmc youth fellowship is a place for young ppl to hang out, to get to know one another, to lend a shoulder to cry on, to confide in one another, ....

O Level result out today (9/2/07)...

i pray that the peace of God will guard these students' hearts.
no matter result is good or bad, they could give thanks.
i pray that they will still be able to trust God n put him first in the centre of their lives.
i pray that God brings them joy n peace n give them grace.
God bless my frens n keep them so that they wont lose heart =D

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!
my good friend.
Miss Tan Geok Huay.
stay young always.
have passion always in things that God has called u.

i m happy today...

have completed making cards for all my little ones and th volunteers and th staff who have been teaching n guiding the P4&5 kids faithfully. wow, made until i siao... so many cards ... i will be seeing them for one last time tmr during th captain R program. dunno when then i can see them again?
i pray that God takes care of all these kids.
i pray that their lives will change to be better.
i pray that they will walk on the right path.
i pray that they see the positive influence frm us and learn and not go astray.
i pray that they can become influential ppl in th future.

one of th volunteer has got a job and will start work nxt week.
i feel happy for her oso.
we came in as volunteer about the same time last year around april.
she has passion for helping ppl.
i am proud of her.
wishing her all th best.

At the food court tonite...

i was amazed to see this couple nxt to our table, the guy held the gal's hand, and they said grace for their food in th food court. hmm... i was like sooo happy and kept looking at them. i m happy to see that this young couple (shd be bf/gf - no ring on their finger leh)'s witness in the public. i nvr spot such incident lor. and i hope to see more christians in places ard me so that they can oso enjoy th new life that is given to them who believe in Him lor. and ppl can hv th peace frm God and hv joy in their hearts regardless of any kinda circumstances.

i felt moved during yf lor. alicia asked abt the buru mission trip. she is keen to go and mentioned abt her fren went to east timor b4 and had experienced a meaningful mission trip. how nice if these young ppl can experience so real this God is in their lives and in these children and their parents in another island.
thank you Jesus...

i want to believe in God and will pray hard and work hard to win over these lost souls lor. jesus also dies for these children, jesus oso wants them to experience His love and grace and peace.

yes, i got to pray hard that i can get 'no pay leave' granted. if not, i cant go for mission trip during my probation period cos i will start work in mid-feb.

hetty has signed up for disciple1. felicia will and she will ask 2 other frens to attend. may the Lord move their hearts and they come to join the disciple 1 class...

Dont feel like blogging...

hate doing all these spring-cleaning..
hate making phone calls...
hate Feb is here.
time realli flies ... sigh :(

however, i like my quiet time with God everyday.
have been reading his words these few days.
i like seeing new happenings in my life.
i look fwd to my new job.
i look fwd to the intro to CD group in th church.
rev Goh, our church pastor, will be giving a intro n explanation to this thing called "Covenant Discipleship" group on 18 March, Sun, from 2-6pm, at student ctr.
rev Goh is a very dynamic young pastor.
he is helping our church and at the same time he is still pastoring geylang mc.
i look fwd to the sun DCG (stands for disciple care group).
haha...
i am looking forward to many happenings...
okie enough for now... gtg ... bye!

Be an ambassador for Christ!
mood: thankful

im thankful tt melissa has come to worship with us for the past 2 sundays. hope tt she finds us warm and friendly. hope tat she can stay wif us. i dunno th outcome, just leave it to God and hopefully we can cont to show hospitality to newcomers. in fact benny and melissa went to our youth fellowship on sunday. hope both of them enjoyed th prog and knew some of our yfers. i pray tat we can keep ppl / newcomers to stay wif us.

i had dinner with one coursemate ytd. her words had given me some thots. she does good to ppl and not expecting others to return favor to her cos she believes tat our good Lord will return favor to her thru other way, it may be thru ppl or .. etc, not necessary thru th one tat we show favor to. she will keep blessing ppl ard her. im moved by what she said...this reminds me cont to be a good counsellor in th helping profession...though it is indeed a v tough profession...cos not many ppl appreciate our assistance after clients have received help...hehex

anw, God's words are ringing in my ears...v encouraging... :)
"im hungry, u gave me food"
"im thirsty, u gave me drink"
"im a stranger, u took me in"
"im naked, u clothed me"
"im sick, u visited me"
"im in prison, u came to see me" ....
"whatever u did for one of the least of these brothers of mine,
u did for me." (Matt 25:35-40)

i like this blogskin!!!

hmm... feel quite happy wif this skin.
i hope i dont hv to change blogskin again.
i thk i can survive wif this one foreva ....
hahaz

the workshop was well received!!!

this is a good and successful workshop.
workshop title - "I want to drive you crazy!"
it's a parenting workshop...

Toa Payoh Methodist Church's sanctuary was filled with ppl.
i arrived at 235, and i had to sit on the 2nd level.
guess more than 600 ppl attended.

well i thk many parents and ppl who are in the helping profession benefited from this workshop.

the speaker was a fantastic one. her talk was filled with humor.
her examples were so real and practical and we could identify with her.
the speaker is Dr Xu Wei Su, from taiwan.
she is teaching in guo2 li taiwan shi fan da xue2.
educational psychology and counselling Asso. prof.
you wont feel sleepy though the talk lasted more than 1.5hr,
there were still many questions not answered cos the time was overshot.
anw, all participants were satisfied and benifited from her sharing.

im feeling fulfilling today cos time wasnt wasted even though i attended this parenting workshop.
thank you Lord. you are my shepherd and i shall not be in want (Ps 23:1).

I will have to leave th children from captain R soon...
before i leave, i wanna make bookmarks for them (14 in total).

the samples...

hmm... giving "gifts" is a way to show love and care (:
"gift" is one of the 5 love languages xD

these will be the bookmarks for all the children and volunteers and staff whom i know from this program. they are wonderful ppl with beautiful hearts.

I will be working at a FSC starting from 15 Feb 2007.
i find th whole process very amazing.
it's God who leads and provides.
i met somebody i dunno n we talked on th phone.
and she told me there's opening at their FSC.
finally, i sent in my application (15/1/07).
th ctr manager called me on th same day to arrange for interview.
th interview was a pleasant one and 2 days later,
th HR manager called me and wanting to meet up wif me.
and then all is done and work out well..

i've attended a training workshop on solution focused brief therapy - a strategy used with involuntarily clients on 25-26 jan 07. the speaker was fantastic and th trg was excellent (:
there will be a workshop conducted by this speaker,
title "i wanna drive you (parents) crazy!" at toa payoh methodist church
from 230-430pm.

this could be a good workshop that will definitely benefit a lot of parents (:

Job was offered to me at CC FSC

hurray! i indeed am thankful to God for his providence. i hope this can be a meaningful career for me. and i can reach out to many needy ppl, and i can bring the good news to them as well.

after i came out of the office after the interview, i walked towards the TP mrt, this elderly sat besides me. and i strike a conversation. she is friendly wif me and she shared tt actually she felt worrisome, but she does not realli know what causes tt. we chatted and she told me she sometimes went to this TP methodist church...but she does not realli feel anything for God sometimes.

she also said that her middle child who had passed on when she was 22. a yong lady just left her mother. this elderly seemed cant get over missing her daughter. i just sat besides her and listen to her story. she finds me v nice, dont know why, seems like we are quite "you3 yuan2"... haha .. xD
heyy, i feel tt she is my 1st client after i went for the job interview as a counsellor at CC FSC (:

On my way home, someone in a taxi stopped me and asked me direction where the nan qiao sec sch. i was glad i could show him the direction (:

is it all these encounters provide me opportunities to direct ppl not just to the direction they wanted to go, but to God who is the truth, the way and the life ... (John 14:6)

Pizza party at our house
20.1.2007 (Sat)

attended youth advisor mtg in the afternoon at Methodist Church of Singapore (HQ) from 230-430pm.

Guo Wei, me, and Pam were there!

I am thinking i may want to join the connect! mission to Buru in this June hols. mission is sth that catch my attention (:

what mich is doing???

hmm... good leh (:

it's just too comfy ... xD

hw just got caught while hes sleeping ...

he has been v hardworking preparing bible study for sunday yf ... haha

hope tt we can organise a 2nd one sumtimes in march at someone's house. its better and cosy at a home and not at student ctr. it sounds very serious ah (:

the pizza party ended lated cos some ppl arrived super late lor (:

the worship team prac was super long, from 230 to 6.

cos the mandarin adult choir prac at student ctr from 330-530 lor.

sigh ... not enough place for so many activities on a saturday (:

anw, out pizza party was good ... discussed some stuff like the feb and march program for youth ministry (:

wonderful ppl, beautiful hearts :)

king and the rich man :(

the drama is abt a rich man and a poor woman who has given their donation to the king :(


king and poor woman :(

the drama - - > sounds like the bible story of the rich man and the poor woman who give their tithing to the king :)
which one is pleasing in the eyes of the king?




feet washing by the staff (a demo to the kids) !











Feet washing @captain R program
the p4-5 kids are going to visit the red cross home on 26jan07.
Today, we learned abt serving ppl with a humble and willing heart. we oso watched a video abt this person called nick who has no limbs, yet hes overcome a lot of difficulties in life and he can do many things tt a healthy person do. of course he takes a longer time to do those tasks. and hes become a motivational speaker who has spoken to many many students... his life has touched and moved many students... i am moved when i watched e video. i am fortunate and healthy, shouldnt i be contented in life and really bring blessing to other ppl ard me. shouldnt i live life with a grateful heart, and learn to help others and be humble.
there is a moment we hv feet washing, but then the kids felt weird, and not comfortable being washed the feet by others. so in the end, only 2 staffs and 4 of the volunteers did it. i washed my student's feet. i asked her has she ever do such thing to anyone.. she did tt for her mom sometimes when she came home from work. pheng siang and you dong are shy and felt uncomfortable doing tt for one another.
one thing abt you dong that is encouraging is that hes learnt to be humble thru the teaching frm e video...
if we are like one of those disable ppl, how then we face our life? hv we ever thot of counting the many blessing tt we receive everyday? indeed i hv thought a lot since last year, thk a lot abt life, abt ppl, abt the attitude i hv to live my life. now look at the life of nick, it has touched many lives... i believe hes has motivated many as well. i am still learning and observing ... reflecting and changing...i started to like the song "for grace alone"... it was played when we watched the video ...
how i want to live my life since it is so short?

Contented

i am contented with what i've now. i do not nd to worry abt life.
there are ppl out there do not have a job, or a shelter, or no food, no family ...
there are many elderly being abandoned by their own children.
there are ppl that drain u a lot, there are ppl who are nvr satisfied, and always complain.
there are many ppl who suffer from many diseases, some are not healthy, some are not wealthy...
when i think back, i've a shelter, have food, do not need to worry abt life, wat's more can i say?

i am just lacking a job now. i know i just nd to be optimistic, look for job, let God to guide me, i nd to be contented oso. and cont to live life cheerfully and gratefully.
thank you Lord for everything you've given me...

Give thanks!










3-4 jun 2006 (family camp).
organised by fei yue, for captain R programs for kids.
this is my group.
the assistant grp leader is beside me.













the brothers - jayven & jaysen!

Give thanks for 2005 & 2006 ...
1. completed counselling course in 2006 dec - a v challenging and fruitful training, better understand `self`, maintaining neutrality, show empathy, be with the ppl, able to do self reflection ...
2. fei yue field placement - an eye opener - frm v poor family to v ugly side of human being
3. church - revealed more of its ugly side, lack passion for ppl, many ppl leave church, running activities & programs but has lost e love along the way.
4. good ub camp (1st spiritual ubcamp: 10-13dec 2006)
5. yfexco 2007 - all new members
6. many daoshi in youth ministry 2007 -henry, mich, pam, ym, hw, ja, yl, ty, gw, jx
7. many good memories - nice trip to melbourne, memorable x'mas evangelistic rally (yao hong still ard in 2005 - he acted in the skit on the x'mas eve nite). he passed on in the beginning of 2006.
8. `bad things` happened to us - ppl gossiping ... good trial and we withstand the test... praise the Lord.
9. yongliang's wedding on 16.12.2006 - gw and i were the emcees. our marriage aniversary is on 17dec. many ppl love to get married in december ...










3-4 jun 2006 (family camp).
organised by fei yue for the captain R program!
this is my group (their parents with their kids).
im e photographer... hahaz




24.12.2005
yfers and pastor louis.



24.12.2005
carolling at dover neighbourhood!





25.9.2004 (mid autum festival celebration)
venue: fmss audi.
yfers participated in the skit!

25.12.2006 x'mas gathering @my house - sengkang. my 2nd younger bro, Chee Cheong and kit min (they work in shanghai) for past years!

my nephew and nieces! (children of my 1st younger bro). they are crazyy fun kids lor ...with them ard, no quiet moment!!!

kw and i saw the fireball star on 7.1.2007 when we were outside kw's mom house. it was around 8~9pm after we had the birthday dinner. kw's uncle and aunt were there witnessed it too. at that moment we were wondering what was that star. it ran across e sky v fast. the news of the fireball star was out on 8.1.2007.
we are lucky to see the beautiful shooting star.

The past - Give thanks for the good and bad ...

Bought a camera (model: canon ixus 850) ytd - my birthday present from KW. Had a good celebration of bday with kw's family. jacinth - 18/1, MG - 22/1, SY - 6/1, JM- 7/1.

Some pix of nice ppl, and beautiful memories ....

Nice hols in Melbourne, visited Kian Peng & Huey Ching & kids. (26-31 Dec 2005)
all e cows are so excited !!! they all hungry larr ....
the little gal beside me loves animals very much ... hahaz
26-31 Dec 2005 at Kian Peng & Huey Ching's place (Melbourne)
Sally & Kay Woon, Kian Jee & Lijuan's children, plus faith & Daniel (the cutest kids in e pix)
me, faith & daniel ... e cutest kids ... hahaz (Melbourne). faith is 7 year-old, and daniel is 5.

23.12.2006 Christmas Rally @ FMSS audi. They like to post lor ... and luv to tease others

UB5 camp (10-13 Dec 2006)
Good camp ... God is good .. thank you :)


these are the crazy ones ... hahaz

Surprise frm God today!!!

I was reading this article of the Methodist Message, and felt tt there are so much we could learn from it. I felt quite down and quite discouraged ytd, in fact i was searching 4 an ans past few months ... yet God knows my need and speaks to me this morning... hahaz ... im amazed!!
Thank you Lord, you are good. you are good all the times.
Title of the article is "Watch your life and doctrine closely".

part of it goes like this:
"You are brought up in the truths of the faith and of the good teaching - trained in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine. You have been trained in words (theological training, etc). But words must be accompanied by the power of the Holy Spirit who alone can produce conviction and change of life in ppl.
"Train yourself to be godly. You were trained, now cont training yourself, and the focus of the training is towards godliness."

What's godliness? How does it look like?
"It looks like Christ, for He is the Model of godliness. To train yourself to be godly means to become like Christ, your Master." It means spending time with Jesus, to leran frm Him, to be a true disciple of His, and to be so infused with His Spirit tt the fruit of the Spirit will shine thru your lives.

Respect your pastors, dont look down on them. Observe your pastors. If they are good, you will learn a lot by precept and example. If you see progress in your pastors, encourage them. The inner life of a pastor is of utmost importance. Mission naturally follows the life. A weaker inner life will result in the erosion of the soul, and decreasing effectiveness in ministry. We may build institutions but they will nvr last or touch the inner lives of ppl. We may speak a lot of words but they would hv no healing or transforming power. We may teach methods but they cannot change ppl deeply. We may give a lot of advice but we can nvr give true spiritual direction.

Godliness helps us to discern. To know bet tt which is central and the peripheral. What is impt and what is not. What is truth and what is not. Character is essential. Godliness results in a life lived in hope - in the living God, the Savior. We teach not just by precept but by example. We must not only tell, but show how to live as a disciple of Christ. We must be living examples of the spiritual life, and of Christian maturity.

Do not neglect the gift. The key gift of teaching and preaching, caring for the flock, etc, can be neglected cos the distortions of modern ministry. We must be diligent. Diligence means tt we do our ministry well, whether we are observed or not. we prepare sermons well. We visit ppl with a real desire to minister. We give our hearts and minds in preparing and leading worship, teaching, preaching, caring, mentoring.

Watching life and ministry is nvr easy. There are so many other things to do, so many distractions. Also those who do this well often face serious difficulties and challenges, severe spiritual attacks, cos such ministers are really effective and the devil does not like this. this is why Paul uses the word 'persevere'. Hang on. Be faithful. Fulfill your ministry.

The result is that we will be saved ourselves. But watching our live and ministry will also save our hearers and those we minister to. It means that our ministry will really be effective, tt we will really be able to touch ppl's live, and tt ppl will really find salvation for their souls frm our ministry.

Watch your life and ministry. Keep your focus on your inner life in Christ. Faithfully discharge your key duties.

One week has passed!

today is my bday.
yfers sang me a bday song.
kok wei promised to get me a new camera, canon ixus 850.
i shall wait and go with him to buy the camera.

we had dinner with kok wei's family in the evening.
we celebrated the bday of SY whose bday was on 6jan.
kok wei's niece, jacinth bday is on 18/1 and meng gek's is on 22/1, and mine is on 7/1.
in fact, we had celebrated 4 ppl bday.
during dinner time, kokwei's nephew, jerald was very happy cos he was selected to be class monitor this year.
and jun'an, his teacher, had told kok wei and i the good news.
in fact jerald said he is the chairman of his class. `chairman' means `class monitor`.
haha, he is happy to be in service for his class.
we teased jerald tt we would know of everything about him in the future.
regardless good or bad thing about him, the whole world will know it soon :(
jerald's sister, jacinth was happy too, and she played with the flower at the dinner.
she came to hug me when she left `nai nai`'s house :(
she is very adorable and she likes to post in front of the camera... hahaz ...

there was an indian frm sri lanka came to attend our service this morning. he comes here to work.
fidelia's father comes back to join us in the 9am service.
we have a new student frm TTC who is having her attachment here in hcmc.

today, we also talked abt the re-shuffling of ppl who serve in the worship service for sundays.
there is a lack of man power.
guess we hv to encourage more ppl to volunteer their service.

initially i had teased kok wei tt i wanted to disappear frm the church.
there is always a lack of manpower. and we always have to look for ppl to volunteer their service.
Lord, pls hear our prayers and ans them according to your will and your timing.
Holy spirit, touches the heart of men and moves them to step fwd to serve you.
we trust tt Lord you are our shepherd and we shall not be in want (Ps 23:1).

4.1.2007

1. changed a new blogskin.
2. bought some paint-pens and art papers. wanna make birthday cards.
3. started e bible reading plan ytd, i.e. to read 3 chapters everyday. i wish to finish reading the bible once this year. realise human being would put e blame onto others, just like adam & eve, dun admit the mistakes made..sigh..same for us here and now. we disobey what God has commanded, and we blame others, we find fault frm others...are we REALLY a good person?
4. realise i am not v discipline. perhaps i hv not got a full time job. and i dont like to work frm home. i nd to work with ppl.

* must be mindful tt i can oso finding fault frm others and push away the blame to others.
* finished reading Gen 4-6 today... heehee (learn to be like Noah, he is a righteous person in the eye of the Lord)..

Energised

rec'd a bday card ytd (3.1.2007). it's a lovely card made by sharon Goh who is the conference youth worker of the board of youth ministry. im moved.

wanna go bras baser, art friend later to buy some stuff. have decided to make cards for yfers on their bday. this is one of my 2007 resolution.

have started reading Gen 1-3 this morning. wanna read e bible once this year.
im serious in studying and sharing God's words with others this year.
wanna bless others cos i've rec'd many blessings from our good Lord.

resolution for 2007

"What does the Lord require of you? to act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." (Micah 6:8)

1. to try sth diff from 2006
2. to cultivate healthy habit for my walk with God
3. to read 3 chaps of the bible everyday
4. learn driving
5. make and send birthday cards
6. get a job as a counsellor
7. get a canon isus 850 camera
8. go exercise (e.g. jogging or swimming) once a week