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"Now faithis being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
-Hebrews 11:1,6
THE STORY THAT CHANGES LIVES:
1: GOD LOVES YOU AND WANTS YOU TO KNOW HIM
HOW CAN YOU KNOW GOD LOVES YOU? 'God loved the people of this world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who has faith in him will have eternal life and never really die.' John 3:16
WHAT IS ETERNAL LIFE? 'Eternal life is to know you, the only true God, and to know Jesus Christ, the one you sent.' John 17:3
Why is it that most people do not know God in this way?...
2: WE CHOOSE TO GO OUR OWN WAY, CUTTING OURSELVES OFF FROM GOD
WE ARE EACH RESPONSIBLE We prefer to go our own way instead of God's; we may openly disobey God who made us, or simply ignore him. It's this self-centred attitude that the Bible calls 'sin'.
WE ARE ALL THE SAME 'All of us have sinned and fallen short of God's glory.' Romans 3:23
WE EACH SUFFER THE EFFECTS 'That way of living leads to certain spiritual death.' Romans 8:13
God is perfect, we are sinful, so there is a great gap between us. We may try to feel better through work, relationships, sport or religion. But all our attempts fail, because we have ignored the real problem - turning our back on God.
The third point gives us the only answer to this problem...
3: BY GIVING HIS LIFE FOR US, JESUS CHRIST OPENED UP THE ONLY WAY TO FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD
JESUS IS UNIQUE 'I am the way, the truth and the life!' Jesus answered. 'Without me no-one can go to the Father.' John 14:6
JESUS HAS THE POWER TO PUT THINGS RIGHT 'While we were his enemies, Christ reconciled us to God by dying for us.' Colossians 1:21,22
JESUS HAS POWER OVER DEATH 'For forty days after Jesus has suffered and died, he proved in many ways that he had been raised from death. He appeared to his apostles and spoke to them about God's kingdom.' Acts 1:3
Jesus took the consequences of our self-centredness by giving up his life on the cross. He proved he had broken sin's destructive power by rising from the dead. Jesus offers us freedom from guilt and a bridge back to God.
It's not enough just to know all this...
4: WE NEED TO ACCEPT JESUS CHRIST, SO WE CAN KNOW GOD'S FORGIVENESS AND FRIENDSHIP
WE NEED TO ACCEPT JESUS CHRIST 'Some people accepted him and put their faith in him. So he gave them the right to be children of God' John 1:12
ACCEPTING JESUS CHRIST INVOLVES 1 Agreeing with God that we are to blame for turning our back on him 2 Trusting God to forgive us completely because Jesus has paid the price for our self-centredness 3 Choosing to follow Jesus
JESUS GIVES THIS PICTURE 'Listen! I am standing and knocking at your door. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in and we will eat together.' Revelation 3:20
It's not enough just to know or feel that these things are true. We have a choice to make...
These illustrations describe two kinds of people
Self-centred person
Self in the driving seat.
Jesus Christ outside.
Interests centred on self, often resulting in discord and frustration.
Christ-centred person
Jesus Christ in the driving seat.
Self following Jesus Christ, drawing on his life and power.
Interests centred on Christ, resulting in growing harmony with God's purpose.
Which illustration better describes you? Which illustration would you like to describe you?
TO ACCEPT JESUS CHRIST, YOU MUST PUT YOUR LIFE IN HIS HANDS. GOD IS NOT SO CONCERNED WITH YOUR WORDS AS HE IS WITH YOUR ATTITUDE. HERE IS SOMETHING YOU COULD SAY TO HIM:
'Lord Jesus, I am sorry that I have been going my own way. Thank you for paying the price of my self-centredness by dying on the cross. Please come and take first place in my life. Make me the kind of person you want me to be.'
COULD YOU SAY THIS TO GOD AND MEAN IT?
Why not say this to God now? Jesus Christ will come into your life as he promised
Gospel outline taken from everystudent.com.
If you have decided to trust in Jesus Christ to take the punishment for your sin, and follow Him as your Master, do let us know. You can email faith.factor@hotmail.com or kuoyung@kpchurch.org.sg, or sms Pastor Kuoyung at 93891474.
If you have questions or want to find out more, visit our "answers & reasons" section, or email/sms the abovementioned addresses/number.
Does God exist? The following offers honest, straight-forward reasons to believe in God...
By Marilyn Adamson
Just once wouldn't you love for someone to simply show you the evidence for God's existence? No arm-twisting. No statements of, "You just have to believe." Well, here is an attempt to offer some of the reasons which suggest that God exists.
But first consider this. If a person opposes even the possibility of there being a God, then any evidence can be rationalised or explained away. It is like if someone refuses to believe that people have walked on the moon, then no amount of information is going to change their thinking. Photographs of astronauts walking on the moon, interviews with the astronauts, moon rocks...all the evidence would be worthless, because the person has already concluded that people cannot go to the moon.
When it comes to the possibility of God's existence, the Bible says that there are people who have seen sufficient evidence, but they have suppressed the truth about God. On the other hand, for those who want to know God if he is there, he says, "You will seek me and find me; when you seek me with all your heart, I will be found by you." Before you look at the facts surrounding God's existence, ask yourself, If God does exist, would I want to know him? Here then, are some reasons to consider...
1. Does God exist? The complexity of our planet points to a deliberate Designer who not only created our universe, but sustains it today.
2. Does God exist? The human brain's complexity shows a higher intelligence behind it.
3. Does God exist? "Chance" or "natural causes" are insufficient explanations.
4. Does God exist? To state with certainty that there is no God, a person has to ignore the passion of an enormously vast number of people who are convinced that there is a God.
5. Does God exist? We know God exists because he pursues us. He is constantly initiating and seeking for us to come to him.
6. Does God exist? Unlike any other revelation of God, Jesus Christ is the clearest, most specific picture of God pursuing us.
Who is Jesus? A quick summary on the life of Jesus Christ - and reasons to believe in him...
By Paul E. Little
It is impossible for us to know conclusively whether God exists and what He is like unless He takes the initiative and reveals Himself. We must know what He is like and His attitude toward us. Suppose we knew He existed, but that He was like Adolf Hitler--capricious, vicious, prejudiced, and cruel. What a horrible realisation that would be!
We must scan the horizon of history to see if there is any clue to God's revelation. There is one clear clue. In an obscure village in Palestine, almost 2,000 years ago, a Child was born in a stable. Today the entire world is still celebrating the birth of Jesus.
He lived in obscurity until He was thirty, and then began a public ministry that lasted three years. It was destined to change the course of history. He was a kindly person and we're told that "the common people heard Him gladly." And, "He taught as One who had authority, and not as their teachers of the Law" (Matthew 7:29).
It soon became apparent, however, that He was making shocking and startling statements about Himself. He began to identify Himself as far more than a remarkable teacher or prophet. He began to say clearly that He was God. ...
Jesus Christ - the Son of God?
As we face the claims of Christ, there are only four possibilities. He was either a liar, a lunatic, a legend, or the Truth. If we say He is not the Truth, we are automatically affirming one of the other three alternatives, whether we realise it or not.
(1) One possibility is that Jesus lied when He said He was God--that He knew He was not God, but deliberately deceived His hearers to lend authority to His teaching. Few, if any, seriously hold this position. Even those who deny His deity affirm that He was a great moral teacher. They fail to realise those two statements are a contradiction. Jesus could hardly be a great moral teacher if, on the most crucial point of His teaching--His identity--He was a deliberate liar.
(2) A kinder, though no less shocking possibility, is that He was sincere but self-deceived. We have a name for a person today who thinks he is God. That name is lunatic, and it certainly would apply to Christ if He were deceived on this all-important issue. But as we look at the life of Christ, we see no evidence of the abnormality and imbalance we find in a deranged person. Rather, we find the greatest composure under pressure.
(3) The third alternative is that all of the talk about His claiming to be God is a legend--that what actually happened was that His enthusiastic followers, in the third and fourth centuries, put words into His mouth He would have been shocked to hear. Were He to return, He would immediately repudiate them.
The legend theory has been significantly refuted by many discoveries of modern archaeology. These have conclusively shown that the four biographies of Christ were written within the lifetime of contemporaries of Christ. Some time ago Dr. William F. Albright, world-famous archaeologist now retired from Johns Hopkins University, said that there was no reason to believe that any of the Gospels were written later than A.D. 70. For a mere legend about Christ, in the form of the Gospel, to have gained the circulation and to have had the impact it had, without one shred of basis in fact, is incredible.
For this to have happened would be as fantastic as for someone in our own time to write a biography of the late John F. Kennedy and in it say he claimed to be God, to forgive people's sins, and to have risen from the dead. Such a story is so wild it would never get off the ground because there are still too many people around who knew Kennedy. The legend theory does not hold water in the light of the early date of the Gospel manuscripts.
(4) The only other alternative is that Jesus spoke the truth. From one point of view, however, claims don't mean much. Talk is cheap. Anyone can make claims. ...
Evidence from the Life of Jesus
First, His moral character coincided with His claims.
Second, Christ demonstrated a power over natural forces which could belong only to God, the Maker of these forces.
Third, Jesus demonstrated the Creator's power over sickness and disease.
Fourth, Jesus' supreme credential to authenticate His claim to deity was His resurrection from the dead.
Why do I need God to be happy? "I have found happiness in my life. Why do I need to derive a sense of purpose and happiness from the concept of a 'divine being'?"
space for your regular dose of rubbish.
all posts that are deemed too nonsensical for the main blog will be transferred here.
if you want to contribute directly to this section, send your jokes/conversations/silly stories/things to pass the time/whatever to faith.factor@hotmail.com!
EXAMPLE:
hello.
here i am to contribute to the nonsensical nonsense section.
MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
hmmmmmmm
what nonsense can i contribute.
hmmmmmmmm
i also dunno.
but i hope this email is nonsensical enough. (:
goodbye
-Jueying, 26 Dec 2008.
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3 July 2009
Evidence of underage drinking.
Tsk tsk Li Sen..
18 June 2009
Justin posted:
Riding on the success and popularity of martial arts instructor Wang Fei something aka Bobby at Playmax, Kim and i have opened a martial arts school just opposite Katong Mall.
If you can reach the black belt, Kim will teach you how to kill someone using only your eyes.
24 Mar 2009
We knew all along that this guy was a closet High School Musical fan...
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28 Jan 2009
Jueying posted:
this is an excerpt from an msn conversation.
fyi out of order is desiree.
she was [edited]trying to complain [/edit] to andrew about something.
out of order. says:
andrew tells me not to complain
out of order. says:
stupid boy
out of order. says:
go away
JUEYING says:
HAHAHA
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17 Jan 2009
Marilyn posted:
NATALIE SAYS HI.
BYE.
FROM MARILYN.
HAHAHHAHAH.
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29 Dec 2008
Jueying posted: I FORGOT. matthew came up with a joke.let me tell you a lame joke:yaoqi
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the blog does say something about regular doses of rubbish. so here i am contributing again.
has the bell gone muthu?
no sir, its still there!
thats marilyn's favourite joke
here's a joke from benjamin goh's super old blog.
HI!!!!! GUESS WAD I'M DOIN NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WHILE I'M BLOGGIN I'M EATIN ICE CREAM!!!!!!!!!! YUM YUM!!!!!!!!!!! HAHA!!!!!!!!!!! EAT!!!! YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!! SEE WAD DO U THINK I;M GOIN 2 TALK BOUT? U DUN NOE YA!!! HAHAHA!!!!!!!!! ANYWAY I'LL TELL YOU BOUT THIS CHRISTIAN STORY. ITS DAM FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!! HAHA!!!!! OK. THERE'S THIS GUY WHO DOES NOT BELEIVE IN GOD. HE TRIES TO TEACH PPL NOT TO BE;EIVE IN GOD.ONE DAY HE IS HIKIN IN THE WOODS.HE WAS ADMIRING NATURE.THE SOUND OF THE RUSHIN RIVER, THE SOUNDS OF THE ANIMALS!!!!! THEN SUDDENLY, A GAINT GRIZZLY BEAR CAME CHARGIN DOWN THE HILL AND ATTACK HIM!!!! I'M THE TIME OF DISTRESS HE CALLED UPON THE LORD. "LORD HELP ME!!!!!!"HE SHOUTED. THEN SUDDENLY EVERYTHING FROZE AND ALL OF THE FOREST WENT SILENT. THEN A BRIGHT LIGHT APPEARED AND THE LORD SPOKE. "WHY DO U CALL ON ME WHEN U TEACH OTHERS NOT TO BELIEVE IN ME?" THE MAN SAID "TO ASK U TO SAVE ME WOULD BE VERY HYPOCRITIC. BUT COULD U MAKE THE BEAR A CHRISTIAN?" "VERY WELL" GOD REPLIED. THEN TIME WAS UNFROZED. THE BEAR STOPPED. IT PUT ITS HANDS TOGETHER AND SUDDENLY SPOKE "DEAR LORD PLS BLESS THE FOOD THAT I'M ABOUT TO PA-TAKE. A-MEN." U NOE WAD HAPPENED NEXT!!! HAHA!!! FUNNY RIGHT!!!! NO? WHO CARES!!! LAUGH!!!!!!! HAHA!!!!! FUNNY!!!TAG ON THE TAG BOARD
i decided to copy the whole post. (:
ok how about another joke.
let me give you a joke medley! with jokes of everykind!
1. lame joke
once a girl fell down and became lame.
2. dirty joke
once a boy walked and fell down dirt.
3. a corny and dirty joke
once corn flew into marilyn's eye
4. a super cool joke
refriegerator
5. a funny joke
HAHA
6. a horny joke
a goat has horns!
yay ok. thats all for today. i'm scared i run out of jokes. lalala
oh ok 1 more.
QUESTION: HOW DO YOU KEEP AN IDIOT IN SUSPENSE?
ANSWER: I'LL TELL YOU LATER!
-Jueying, 27 Dec 2008.
youths' testimonies.
to contribute your story on how Jesus Christ changed your life, send it in to faith.factor@hotmail.com!
Ben Goh:
I grew up in a Christian family so the Gospel was not new to me. I attended Sunday School from young. So I knew all the stories like Noah's Ark and Adam and Eve. However at that point of time God was just some powerful guy up there to me.
It was only when I attended the Youth Leadership Training Camp in church that God really spoke to me. I remembered how I was just listening to the message in which there was a challenge. The Holy Spirit just melted my heart and I could just hear God speak to me. That was when I first realize how close a relationship I could have with God.
However of course there were sufferings, it was definitely difficult to maintain a Godly character in school and outside church. However God's hand has been slowly moulding me and as I looked back I was truly amazed at how God has made me into a better person. I now have a purpose in my life! To Glorify him in everything I do, to appreciate the many blessings he has showered on me like a loving family and incredible friends. All this in anticipation that little by little he will reveal his perfect will installed for my life.
Indeed I am so grateful for the people who have helped me with my walk with Christ – from my wonderful parents to my knowledgeable Grandmother and all the way to my pastors and all my fellow kias who have truly been a blessing to me! So as I open a new chapter in my life after the O-levels, I am extremely honoured to begin it by being confirmed as a Christian, to continue to enjoy and cherish my walk with God forever.
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Joel:
Being born into a Christian family, I knew all about God, Jesus and the common biblical stories. But I never knew God personally. My mother would read me stories about God. At the age of 8 or 9, I accepted God into my life. However, my life was still not dedicated to Him yet. I could barely feel His presence. The only reason for me to keep remembering Him was my family. Whenever trouble arose within or outside my family, I would pray to God for a miracle.
Most of the time, He would answer my little cries for help. But when he didn’t, I would just think that He was already planning or had already planned my next part in life. To me, life itself is a miracle. Everything was planned by God and not by fate or chance. Eventually when things seemed bad, I would remember that things always turn out good, exactly the way God would’ve wanted it to be. Even if I cannot see it for a few years, always remembering that God is there helps me through the difficult times.
I may not be able to see God directly, but I can see His works in my life. Everything that He has done for me has an impact on making me who I am today. God gave me an outgoing brother to strengthen me up and make me more “manly-like”, a sister who cares for me, a father to look up to and a mother who shares with me her faith.
My reason for deciding to be confirmed? I just want to see myself continue to grow the way God wants me to. But the reason I choose to be confirmed now is that I want to rededicate my life once again to Him.
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Marianne Hui:
Growing up in a Christian home, I’ve always known who Jesus is. I found it easy to believe in God because I was happy as a child, I loved going to church, and I was loved by those around me. But when I was 10, I remembered some people giving a presentation at Sunday school and when the leader prayed at the end, I broke down, overwhelmed by his grace and love. And that very day, in my heart, I accepted Jesus as my Saviour.
6 years have passed now, and it is my desire to continue seeking the Lord and delighting in his presence. There was a period of time when I was filled with doubts about God, and the emptiness and turmoil within was unbearable. As I called up to God in desperation, He once again filled me with His peace.
I can’t imagine living this life without God leading the way. So I have given my life to Him, trusting in His perfect plan for me, letting Him use me for His glory.
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Melissa:
I was born into a Christian family, thus I grew up going to Sunday School and was taught about the Christian faith and what it meant to be a Christian. As with all children, I accepted what was told to me and believed it to be true. The faith I had was merely the faith that other children had that fairytales were true, and no more than that. I grew up with that kind of faith, and throughout the years of Sunday School I was able to give “model answers” and “correct answers” to Biblical questions.
But as I entered my teen years at the age of thirteen in the year 2004, I started to question the faith I had grown up to believe in. I began to have questions and sought a deeper understanding of the Christian faith, while also praying about the questions I had. I continued going to church regularly, mostly out of duty rather than a passion to hear God’s Word. I felt that I never seemed to receive answers to my questions, so I stopped praying about those questions I had.
In June 2005, I decided to attend my annual school camp organised by the church affiliated to my school, All Saints’ Church. During the last worship service of the camp, I truly felt touched by God as I prayed and worshipped Him, and in that moment, all my questions were answered with this assurance from God through His presence, which nearly felt tangible. For the first time, the Bible knowledge I had known since young seemed so real and I was left in awe of God’s love. As I left the camp that day, I knew my life had changed in a major way and for the better.
Since that incident, my life has changed, by knowing God, loving and trusting in Him. I have faced many challenges since then, especially in my role as a student. My faith has been tested many times, through peers, as well as situations where I had only God to depend on. I am, among countless others, a testament to God’s love, grace and strength.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
East Coast outing!!
Last saturday of holidays! 27th June
12pm at Parkway Mac for lunch!
1pm at East Coast Park Mac (The field nearby)
The fun never ends! Go home anytime! (Just kidding. 6pm we're all leaving)
Ultimate frisbee! Captain's ball! Cycling! Skating! Napping for bummers~
I found this poem, on the internet. And it was so relevant. Well to me.
Help Me Forgive When rage and fury overwhelm my heart, It’s time to look to God’s own Holy Word. search the Bible for His good advice; will to His commands must be deferred. In Romans God reveals His love for me; In all things God works only for my good; gives me blessings I can’t understand; I’d be peaceful if I’d do the things I should. Jesus forgave so much; why then can’t I? I want to mold my life after His own. I pray, I try, but my sinful nature wins; Lord , help me, I can’t do this thing alone. In Colossians I read about the peace of Christ; , how I long to feel it in my heart. All I have to do is to forgive, But Lord, it seems I don’t know where to start. I need to walk a mile in the other’s shoes; They’re doing what they think they have to do. I know some problems are blessings in disguise, But Lord, sometimes I feel so doggone blue. Ephesians says "forgive as the Lord forgave you; get rid of anger and every form of malice." I’d love to just let go and release it all, But upon my heart is a wound that’s become a callus. I’ll keep praying, trying, Lord, no matter what; I’m determined to let go and relinquish blame; Some day, I’ll say, and be truly sincere:"I forgive it all in Jesus’ precious name."
End of poem.
When our hearts are filled with anger. Why is it so hard, to forgive? and we forgive because we don't want to be hurt. Is that called forgiving? or is it just like that. Gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
This isn't something I learnt during bs/qt, but it's something profound anyway. For all you musicians out there, and for those who underestimate or don't understand all the fuss. Heh.
Read slowly, out loud with expression if you can. That's the only way poems can be read.
Music by Anne Porter
When I was a child I once sat sobbing on the floor Beside my mother's piano As she played and sang For there was in her singing A shy yet solemn glory My smallness could not hold
And when I was asked Why I was crying I had no words for it I only shook my head And went on crying
Why is it that music At its most beautiful Opens a wound in us An ache a desolation Deep as a homesickness For some far-off And half-forgotten country
I've never understood Why this is so
But there's an ancient legend From the other side of the world That gives away the secret Of this mysterious sorrow
For centuries on centuries We have been wandering But we were made for Paradise As deer for the forest
And when music comes to us With its heavenly beauty It brings us desolation For when we hear it We half remember That lost native country
We dimly remember the fields Their fragrant windswept clover The birdsongs in the orchards The wild white violets in the moss By the transparent streams
And shining at the heart of it Is the longed-for beauty Of the One who waits for us Who will always wait for us In those radiant meadows
Yet also came to live with us And wanders where we wander
Hi everyone ! (: SERI ALAM was FUN FUN FUN FUN! (: someone post pictures up! (: Learnt many many many things. Quite happy! haha. cool or whot. the ans is. cool.
on thursday we left singapore for malaysia after a briefing and prayer in the conference room. andrew wah shared with us bout the attitude we have when serving. we should be faithful and willing. even if we meet setbacks and obstacles, we must have faith in god and keep on going. the results dont matter. we try our best to do god's will and not make excuses. and we have to commit everything to god
after a few hours we arrived in seri alam. we travelled in a convey of 5 cars. the people from the chinese ministry travelled in the bus. we arrived at the gospel centre. it had to be called a gospel center as they are not allowed to use "church". cus there are complicated things that i dont know about. we are not allowed to evangelise to the malays. so we look out for the chinese.
the gospel centre was a house. the houses there were cheap and big enough. chris took one room. the samuel (not samuel soon, another samuel from chinese service) and willis and andrew and lisen and justin and yaoqi took one room and me and marilyn and rebecca and andrea and annabelle and dawn and desiree and amanda and kimberly and baijia and huiqi took one room.
i was in the large room. there were three big mattresses and enough pillows for everyone. the guys had a small bed and a small mattress. they played taiti everyday night and the winner got to sleep on the bed. chris got a really hard mattress on a bed. its as good as sleeping on the floor, just that now theres a chance she might roll off.
after putting our bags and stuff down, we set off to the lanes in jalan rimbun in groups or 4 or 5 or 6. i was in a group with desiree and samuel and willis and another adult from the chinese side. we went to the fifth lane. i had to look out for the arabic words or malay clothes in the houses so as not to disturb the malays. haha. after that we gathered back at the house and then after another briefing we crossed the road and walkted to another jalan. but i forgot what jalan. so amnyway we walked and walked and braved the heat and the fierce faces. hahaha. of course it was really xing ku for everyone, we continued going and going, publicising for a party which we would organise on saturday. we had faith that god has seen our effort and hopefully some kids would go for the party. after that we went for dinner and showered then came down for a training session by yaoqi.
we learnt was that it is important to know what we believe because only with a true understanding of the true gospel then we will have true faith. false gospel = false faith and false faith doesnt really stand for a very long time. we have misconceptions about god, jesus, sin and our response. some people think that god is a puppet of our faith. like we ask him to do things for us. and we think that he is a forgiving old man. actually, god hates sinners and sin. he judges us. he determines our time and place and gives and sustains our life.
then the misconceptions of sin is that it is a personal inadequacy. eg. i sin when i cheat cus i'm not honest. but actually its i sin when i cheat cus i'm not honest but god is honest thus i'm sinning cus god is not sinful. you know. its like a dirty and smelly person going to a clean person. sin can be an offense to man or an offense to god. jesus is not a super psychiatrist or a best pal. he is more than that. he is a prophet, a king a priest and a substitute for our sins. :D our responses we shouldnt be christians cus we are "born into it". we shouldnt be christians cus it is a ticket to heaven. we shouldnt be christians cus of our friends. but we should have obedience to death, and we should repent.
then yaoqi almost dropped the kaya. then we had some fun and hen we went to sleep.
on friday, we woke up and had breakfast. we had milo and milo and milo and bread and milo and peanutbutter and butter and kaya. then we had our second training thingy. we learnt about nehemiah and the rebuilding of the city walls. when nehemiah faced an obstacle, the first thing he did was pray. he didnt like try to do what he can then when he saw that he couldnt savehimself then pray, but prayed before doing anything. yeah. then there was something about being on guard all the time. i'm edit this when i find someone's worksheet.
EDIT by desiree: i remember something about the workers who were rebuilding the walls carrying their work materials in one hand and their weapon in another. so for us it's like in order to deal with opposition or difficulties in christian life, must keep our "sword" with us at all times (always be reading and meditating on God's Word), even when we're busy with ministry or work. and.. having a group of people that can warn and encourage and spur us on, like the jews who warned the builders that there was an attack on them coming. /EDIT.
then after lunch we went out to tesco where we did street e in chinese. many of us couldnt find much epopel to talk to. and i only shared to one person. like me and desiree tried to share to these 2 girls. then halfway through i asked willis for help so he took over. so 2 tiumes half = 1. so i shared to 1 person. its not easy sharing in chinese. so i ate fries. after that we met each other at the supermarket and had some fun there. becky ran into a guy then he dropped his stuff and beckyt continued running and running and running. bad girl.. we tried to scare justin. justin had an eeyore for desiree. we tried to run behind him. but then he turned so we had to run in a circle and turn with him. hahahahahahahahhaha so funny. then we bought gum and cotton candy.
then we went back to the center then we went to a never visited before area. hahahahahaha this time becky joined my group. wahahahahahhahahaha so fun. ahhahahaha we rang the doorbell of a muslim house by accident. then me and becky ran away. so desiree stuck out her head and said "sala" HAHAHAA. then becky started laughing very very very loudly. hhahahahhahaha. that made it sound like a prank. bleagh. we didnt really achieve much. except we found a christian home and got encouraged. ahahhaa. that was the end of our publicity / door to door.
hahaha lisen said that when he did door to door with andrew, andrew was going to ring the doorbell of a muslim house. then lisen told him that it was a muslim house. but then andrew went to ring the door bell. and then a malay came out. then andrew asked "WHAT ROAD IS THIS?" HAHAHAHAHAHA. oh and there were many big loud barking dogs. scary. ahhaha then yoaiq's group was walking past the gate. so everyone walked past and the dog was quiet. then yaoqi walked past and the dog started barking loudly and charging at the gate. hahahaha. quite funny.
then we went back to the house and bathed and ate something. no no we went to someplace and ate something. then someone took a photo of the girl's table (my table) then andrea got really angry and stuff but we didnt do anything.
then we went back and then we bathed and then we prepared for the carnival the next day. the marilyn rebecca andrea annabelle and willis did the puppet show ans they had alot of fun.... yeah. yaoqi acted as the father in the parable of the lost son. lisen was the lost son. i was the narrator. andrew was the bad friend. kim was the pig/cow. baijia and amanda were pigs too. samuel was the farmer cum servant. justin was the funny brother. hahahaha.
ok so next day was the carnival. rachel and jeffrey came to join us. we had alot of fun with the kids. wahahha. there were games and food prepared by uncle davi d. and more games and fun. we had lots of fun with the kids. too bad they forgot us the next day. boohoo. 3 new kids came i think. like three kids that came through our publicity. YAY. the kids were really happy and stuff. i painted justin's face and he painted mine. to be honest, both faces were nice. :D i know we all agree. hahahahahah. ok so after the kids left with their tattoos and balloons and face paint and everything, the guys plus chris and andrea had some fun stepping on balloons. hahah you know like you have the rubberband and the balloon on your foot and then you try to step on the balloon. ahahhaa. yeah that game. then we had some free time that was spent in attempts to do ballloon sculpting and some of us emo-ed and indulged in chicken porridge and some century egg thingy. and "spamwich"s. haha. this was when andrew fell asleep while doing something. hahahah. quite funny. after that we had a debrief.
we sat in a circle and we shared about some stuff. i guess everyone learnt something from this trip. huiqi and dawn thinks that we young ones have potential. and then someone said that the youths going for missiontrips were ggetting younger and younger. like they excepted jc1 and jc2 people to go but non went. >: ( but then the lower sec and andrea signed up. and that made chris happy. >: ) and then desiree thinks i'm mature. and huiqi can see that annabelle is growing. wahahhaah we have potential. muahahahahahaha.
after the debrief we went out for SUPPERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!! hahaha it was so fun. kim marilyn rebecca annabelle andrea rachel and i went in pastor kuoyung's car. hahahahah. we got to use the walkie talkie. we spent alot of time getting lost. which was great. hahaha. then we ate and ate and ate and i loved the mushrooms. oh oh oh and m y slipper broke ): ok then we went back in the car and i got to sit in the boot with becky and annabelle. marilyn couldnt sit with us cus she had a stomachache. hahaha then we decided to lie on the floor of the boot and then we started freaking out cus its was dark and we could only see half the sky and we were scared of a hand that appeared and cockroaches and moth balls. but god protected us and only the car got harmed cus we stuck our feet on the window at the back for all to smell. it was great fun but i guess we screwed the car cus annabelle opened this thing and then all the mothballs fell out and then we lay on pastor kuoyung's shoes and stuff like that. SORRY CAR. wahahahah after that we went to bathe and then played and laughed and got scolded by preacher wong. preacher wong is the person who runs the place. she's a strong strong believer who really sacrificed alot for god. we should learn from her. like the kids who goes to the nchurch. she took the time to go around and gather the kids and stuff liekt aht. she took the time to know the parents and tunderstand and stuff and its something that many of us wont do. we wouldnt give our lifes up to god (at least i'm not doing it. YET.) but every thing that preacher wong does is for god and its really cool. :) ok so anyway we got scolded by her cus her neighbours had complained about noise from the gospel centre and yeah they didnt wanna get closed down and stuff.
that night we all learnt valuable lessons from lisen. he taught us that p stands for potato chips and wtf stands for water the flowers. great isnt he?
next day. woke up. we were to lead sunday school. yaoqi told us just the ngiht before. wahahah. it was great fun. andrea had been rehearsing all night and morning but it still didnt work out. so yaoqi helped her. he's really good at letting people understand stuff. even in chinese. we learnt about salt and light. or the kids learnt about salt and light. all the kids were girls. hahah. we learnt that we shoudl be salt. must be useful if not we'll be thrown away and trampled. and we hafta be light that lets people see how to live and stuff. like in darkness everyone will look at the lgiht. we must live for god and let everyone see. hahaha. yeah. then after that we went out to await LUNCH!! then the kids shared some secrets with us about who they thought was handsome.hahahaha. then we took a photo and they left. then we packed up, cleaned up. and then they told us that we would go to jusco to shop for awhile. or rather they told us we might. but we didnt int he end. we were disappointed and yeah it made things worse when we drove pass jusco on the way back. but we went to the petrol kiosk and had our miny jusco there. i love chocolettes. they are ncie. hahahahahah. then we all went homehomehomehome
we learnt many stuffs. including how growing together is so important. lets hope that we can go again soon. maybe this december. hee. you old people can go plan for this again. ok? ok set. good.
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