Tuesday, 3 November 2009

:)

hello world!! (:

Thursday, 17 September 2009

this is my home

It was such a surreal feeling to have Pastors back with us... (: Now, we can really call church our home because our parents are back! Family is complete once again! (:

Pastors are just so amazing.. Thought they only came back at 2am and prolly reached home by 3am and unpacked by 4am.. Pastor How's first meeting is at 12pm today!!! Talk about hardwork and sacrifice...

So, here I am, a faithful follower have decided to station myself in the group study room right outside my lecture room... Penning down some of my thoughts for a lazy friday morning..

Well... I dont really have anything arty farty to say, but life has just been so amazing... (:

The bunch of E2 people are so amazing... People like Eli, Lulu, Yvonne, Derrick, Kianlong, Jeremy, Yongsing, Vanessa, Yankui and the rest... Love hanging out with them and hunting down good food in SG! PICNIC @ BOTANIC GARDENS THIS COMING MONDAY! We're meeting at 1pm @ Orchard Station. Be there or be square!

Tuesday, 15 September 2009

never

never say never

Monday, 14 September 2009

Monday, 24 August 2009

HOGC 10th Anniversary

HOGC 10th Anniversary

10 years of building, re-building, sacrifices, hardwork, joy, laughter, breakthroughs and miracles. All these will be concised into a 3-hr service at HOGC @ PayaLebar Singpost. Come celebrate this joyous time with us! If you have been here with us, we really hope to see you. If you have never visited HOGC, do join us as well! Your presence will mean alot to us! Any and everyone is welcome. 

PS - Please bring along some tissues as well. Its definitely gonna be a tissue-Saturday service.

Saturday, 29th August 5-8pm!

Be there or be square.


Thursday, 20 August 2009

an 830am class

in class now...

Having career skills lesson now.. Prof is quite cool. He has a whole wealth of experience in the workplace.. hahaha and he gives me the vibes that he believes in God! hahahas 

Interesting question he posed to the class :
What would you be willing to do that people need not pay you for it?

Whats yours? :) 



Tuesday, 18 August 2009

its just the beginning

whoaa... I finally managed to put my fingers on the keyboard and rattle out some thoughts thats been on my mind lately...

Well, one thing thats leaving a bittersweet feeling in me was the end of Bible School. Happy that i've graduated... Sad in the way that I am gonna miss starting the day praying and learning God's word. Im so gonna miss seeing sam darren and frank every morning. :( Miss the times we'll spend praying for each other.. Chionging assigments... Preparing for that 10 sermon outlines!! hahahha

Had a great supper/breakfast with Garrett and Jamie on Sun! man... It really churned out so muchh thoughts, excitement in me! Seriously, I do have a desire to learn how to preach in Chinese.. Just v intrigued by the language maybe cause of bible school. hahahs. We are really so different from many out there. Lets continue to be the very driven and motivated church. To persist, know your mission! Know where youre destination is.. Then your race wouldnt seem so tough and mundance.. Its never too late to start working on your dreams.. (:

Loving every bit of my life... (: Love yours too!


Monday, 27 July 2009

honour privilege

10 years of sowing, 10 years of ploughing... 10 years of hardwork, love and persistent.

A story that really inspired me... 

Was born in a log cabin to illiterate parents
Had no formal education
Had no positive role models 
Lost his mother at age 9
Failed in business at age 22
Was defeated in an attempt to become a legislator at age 23
Went bankrupt again in business at age 25
Overcame the death of his companion at age 26
Was overcome with depression at age 32
Ran for congress and was defeated at age 37
Failed in an effort to become vice president at age 47
Lost a senatorial race at age 49 
Was elected the 16th President of the United States at age 51

This man was Abraham Lincoln, one of the most respected US presidents that ever lived. 
Every time you fail and think it is the end of the world, think of Abraham Lincoln.



Monday, 20 July 2009

Abba, Father

a sudden drive to doodle something on my dear blog...

Great is Your love Abba Father 
You’re my salvation from above 
Jesus, You’re more than I deserve 
Your love rescued me 

Humbly You came into this world 
Laid down Your life and chose to serve 
Just as I am without one plea 
Your love rescued me 
 
You are my Saviour 
My great Redeemer 
And by Your blood now I can be free 
You are my Saviour 
My loving Father 
For all eternity 
Worship Your Majesty

Today at bible school, Pastor Kong shared about lil Dayan and how it hurts him when lil Dayan is sick and sore from rashes and the 37 allergies that he suffers from. Later, he shared that that is exactly how important we are to God.

Every hurt, He feels
Every cry, He hears
He is my Father, 
to whom I depend on
He is my Lord,
to whom I will trust
He guides me in the darkest tunnel 
and leads me out of the deepest sea
He is my God 
My everything

I was so overwhelmed by His love today. Just kept tearing and tearing. Sometimes, we get so caught by in doing His work, running his ministries that we forget that God's ultimate desire is for us to come close to Him and to see Him as our Father. To call someone Abba Father, it really means that you regard that person as someone you are in full trust of. Knowing that He will not leave you nor forsake you. I prayed that same prayer, that I want to know Him not just as my God but my Abba Father. His love and presence just came to be so strongly... I was like a little girl running back to the arms of Daddy! The feeling was so unforgettable! 

Just gonna end with this note... (: Good night world! 

 

Wednesday, 15 July 2009

blogging on the momentum

hello!

Just came back from dinner with Mom and Sister at AMK! (: Dinner was gooood...

hahah this is so strange... those people that i spend the most time with are nearly 5-6 years younger than me!! hahah but their really the most awesome people to hang out with... Hahha love hanging out at the heartland of Tampines with Zolaine, Mandy, Peggy, Isabel, Lexuan they all! (: 

Yesterday's leaders meeting was mind-blowing... Felt just so encouraged to put my hands in the plough... Love Teach Pray Minister Train... Waiting to see the visible coming to past! E2 will continue to grow! E30 will continue to grow! (: Cant wait for CG tomorrow and friday! (:

Gonna come out with a plan for the CGs.. Plan Pray and Work = Success! 

On the other hand, this two weeks have been quite cool... Got into contact with my MI friends.. Namely Matt, Joe and Bob! With the company of Xinjie and Had... They are really cool people! Though they crap alot and drives super recklessly!!! They are great companies man! (: Friends foreverzzzxxx! (hahahha) 

 

Tuesday, 14 July 2009

Life is goood



hello world! :) 

Its been ages since i updated anything over here...

Last weekend has been still so surreal to me... God has been so good to us. Indeed, whatever that we sow, it will definately reap. :) 

Life is goood... E2 brokethrough 14 and E3 brokethrough 11! These are the people that made it happen! (:








Thursday, 18 June 2009

This is my home.
Heart of God church is my Ramah. 



Going to malacca from today till monday afternoon... Gonna miss church this weekend man... Ughhh... 

Friday, 5 June 2009

2000

Serving God is not a feeling, it is by character.
A commitment

Saturday, 30 May 2009

You are special (:

THE WEMMICKS

The Wemmicks were small wooden people. Each of the wooden people was carved by a woodworker named Eli. His workshop sat on a hill overlooking their village.

Every Wemmick was different. Some had big noses, others had large eyes. Some were tall and others were short. Some wore hats, others wore coats. But all were made by the same carver and all lived in the village.

And all day, every day, the Wemmicks did the same thing They gave each other stickers. Each Wemmick had a box of golden star stickers and a box of gray dot stickers. Up and down the streets all over the city, people could be seen sticking stars or dots on one another.

The pretty ones, those with smooth wood and fine paint, always got stars. But if the wood was rough or the paint chipped, the Wemmicks gave dots.

The talented ones got stars, too. Some could lift big sticks high above their heads or jump over tall boxes. Still others knew big words or could sing very pretty songs.

Everyone gave them stars. Some Wemmicks had stars all over them! Every time they got a star it made them feel so good that they did something else and got another star.

Others, though, could do little. They got dots. Punchinello was one of these. He tried to jump high like the others, but he always fell. And when he fell, the others would gather around and give him dots. Sometimes when he fell, it would scar his wood, so the people would give him more dots. He would try to explain why he fell and say something silly, and the Wemmicks would give him more dots.

After a while he had so many dots that he didn't want to go outside. He was afraid he would do something dumb such as forget his hat or step in the water, and then people would give him another dot. In fact, he had so many gray dots that some people would come up and give him one without reason.

"He deserves lots of dots," the wooden people would agree with one another. "He's not a good wooden person." After a while Punchinello believed them.

"I'm not a good Wemmick," he would say. The few times he went outside, he hung around other Wemmicks who had a lot of dots. He felt better around them.

One day he met a Wemmick who was unlike any he'd ever met. She had no dots or stars. She was just wooden. Her name was Lulia. It wasn't that people didn't try to give her stickers; it's just that the stickers didn't stick.

Some admired Lulia for having no dots, so they would run up and give her a star. But it would fall off. Some would look down on her for having no stars, so they would give her a dot. But it wouldn't stay either.

'That's the way I want to be, 'thought Punchinello. 'I don't want anyone's marks.' So he asked the stickerless Wemmick how she did it.

"It's easy," Lulia replied. "every day I go see Eli."

"Eli?"

"Yes, Eli. The woodcarver. I sit in the workshop with him."

"Why?"

"Why don't you find out for yourself? Go up the hill. He's there."

And with that the Wemmick with no marks turned and skipped away. "But he won't want to see me!" Punchinello cried out. Lulia didn't hear. So Punchinello went home. He sat near a window and watched the wooden people as they scurried around giving each other stars and dots. "It's not right," he muttered to himself. And he resolved to go see Eli.

He walked up the narrow path to the top of the hill and stepped into the big shop. His wooden eyes widened at the size of everything. The stool was as tall as he was. He had to stretch on his tiptoes to see the top of the workbench. A hammer was as long as his arm. Punchinello swallowed hard. "I'm not staying here!" and he turned to leave. Then he heard his name.

"Punchinello?" The voice was deep and strong. Punchinello stopped. "Punchinello! How good to see you. Come and let me have a look at you." Punchinello turned slowly and looked at the large bearded craftsman.

"You know my name?" the little Wemmick asked.

"Of course I do. I made you." Eli stooped down and picked him up and set him on the bench.

Hmm," the maker spoke thoughtfully as he inspected the gray circles. "Looks like you've been given some bad marks."

"I didn't mean to, Eli. I really tried hard."

"Oh, you don't have to defend yourself to me, child. I don't care what the other Wemmicks think."

"You don't?"

"No, and you shouldn't either. Who are they to give stars or dots? They're Wemmicks just like you. What they think doesn't matter, Punchinello. All that matters is what I think. And I think you are pretty special."

Punchinello laughed.

"Me, special? Why? I can't walk fast. I can't jump. My paint is peeling. Why do I matter to you?"

Eli looked at Punchinello, put his hands on those small wooden shoulders, and spoke very slowly. "Because you're mine. That's why you matter to me."

Punchinello had never had anyone look at him like this-much less his maker. He didn't know what to say.

"Every day I've been hoping you'd come," Eli explained.

"I came because I met someone who had no marks."

"I know. She told me about you."

"Why don't the stickers stay on her?"

"Because she has decided that what I think is more important than what they think. The stickers only stick if you let them."

"What?"

"The stickers only stick if they matter to you.”

"I'm not sure I understand."

"You will, but it will take time. You've got a lot of marks. For now, just come to see me every day and let me remind you how much I care."

Eli lifted Punchinello off the bench and set him on the ground.

"Remember," Eli said as the Wemmick walked out the door. "you are special because I made you. And I don't make mistakes."

Punchinello didn't stop, but in his heart he thought, "I think he really means it." And when he did, a dot fell to the ground.

Wednesday, 25 March 2009

teammmmm

teamTeamTEAM...

Do you know that the word 'together' appeared 419 times in the bible! 

God sure does have a lot to say about teamwork...

Lets rise up to be God's dream team! (:

Love.Connect.Growth! <3


Monday, 23 March 2009

go bye monday blues!

Had a GREAT day yesterday! (:

Though it was quite a crappy morning cos Prof postponed our presentation till next week meaning we chionged on Sunday night for nothing.... The rest of the day was pretty awesome!

You know when school really sucks the life out of you... It is always so great to see church people in school! Met shuyi, bong and weili for lunch... While walking down a slope.. I saw daniel! and then i was walking out of school... I saw kel, glenn and yilun's computer! hahaha so cool... Love been able to see church people in school! God is good! 

After that, went over to Cathay to meet Jamie! haha it was awesome (: Shes really someone with loads of buzz and warmth overflowing out of her! So much to work together with her and learn! Garrett and Maryse came along after that... We really crapped alot together.. hahaha 

Went down to Yishun after that to meet E2... hahaha it was really good fellowship man! Did everything together... Played some finger number game... Laughed alot... Got entertained by Jeremy Chan alot and Yongkok has a tempora
ry christian name --- JEREMIAH! hahah cool right? 

The girls of E2 :)

Also, we caught a movie with Sam, Shermaine, Fedora, Weijie, Nick, Xing, Bernard after that... Oh man.. The legend of Chun Li is really quite bad... Was too tired and just decided to get some sleep and forego the movie.. hahaha.... too tired...

So that was my exciting monday! (: 

Thursday, 12 March 2009

Trying to stay awake and alive in financial accounting class... ZzzzZzzzzzz....

10 things that happened the last few weeks..

1. Pastors and Rinnah left for Gold Coast (but they are coming back today!! :D)

2. I got my driving license and drove darren's vios to blk 85

3. Was impacted by what Charleston shared during pastoral meeting... Sometimes we just gotta put our hands through the plough and God will move... 

4. Sister got attached and she plans to marry her boyfriend (!!)

5. Dreamt of dad last week.. the dream was soo real man..

6. Sam became my driving instructor to prepare me for driving test the following day... Stayed over my house and sent me to driving school early in the morning.. Thank God for great friends!

7. Ate the best bar chow meeee :D

8. Went to the gym with Kesia, Peckhoon, Jolie, Xinyi... haha great great time!

9. Had tons tons tons of project work this week.... It was crazy!

10. Looking forward to Saturday! I miss Pastor how's preaching.. ahhh

okay... Im just being quite lazy to write in prose form.. So here you go! (:


Tuesday, 3 March 2009

Victory Over Adversity 

Alice Smith

"Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us" (Rom. 8:37)

Once there was a farmer whose old mule accidentally fell into the farmer's dry well. The farmer heard the mule braying (or whatever mules do when they fall into dry wells). After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer sympathized with the mule but decided that neither the mule nor the dry well was worth saving.

Instead, he called his neighbors together and told them what had happened and enlisted them to help haul dirt to bury the old mule in the well and put him out of his misery.

At first the mule was hysterical. But as the farmer and his neighbors continued to shovel the dirt into the well, a thought struck the mule. It suddenly dawned on him that every time a shovel of dirt landed on his back he should shake it off and step up! This he did, blow after blow.

"Shake it off and step up ... shake it off and step up ... shake it off and step up," he repeated to encourage himself. No matter how painful the blows or distressing the situation, the old mule fought off his panic and just kept right on shaking off the dirt and stepping up.

You're probably ahead of the story by now. It wasn't long before the old mule, battered and exhausted, stepped triumphantly over the wall of the well. What was intended to bury him had actually buoyed him—all because of the manner in which he handled his adversity!

All of us are going to face life's hardships. When we do, we can either cave in or we can climb out. We can either submit to anxiety—which is to call into question the integrity of our God—or we can face our problems positively and refuse to give in to panic, worry or self-pity. Life's adversities, rather than burying us, will actually serve to benefit us!

Within the burden you now carry lies the seeds to your kingdom destiny. The greater the burden, the greater is the potential for your kingdom purpose to be fulfilled.

I know it's hard to face the painful situation you are in without seeing yourself bruised and buried. However, if you are willing to step over the pain and step up to new levels of victory, then you are on your way to the fulfillment of your destiny in Christ. It is in carrying your burdens that you will find your destiny.

If you never press into the throne of God in prayer to address your greatest pain, then you will live an unfulfilled life. Sadly, many Christians are running from their burdens. God, however, is not asking us to run from them but to shake them off and step up each time the blows of life come. He's asking us to wrestle victory out of defeat and to allow the problems of life to become our stepping-stones rather than stumbling blocks.

The apostle Paul was certainly troubled with bad days. He once said, "When we came to Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were troubled on every side. Outside were conflicts, inside were fears" (2 Cor. 7:5). Wow! Paul was familiar with life's problems. This godly man was troubled and fearful. In fact, at one point it seemed that all of Asia had turned against Paul. He wrote, "the more abundantly I love you, the less I am loved" (2 Cor. 12:15).

To be sure, our troubles and burdens are nothing compared to what Paul endured. But Paul never gave in to his feelings of despair and temptations. He expressed his pain but pressed on beyond it. In his most difficult time he testified, "I am filled with comfort. I am exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation" (2 Cor. 7:4). And he continued by saying, "God ... comforts the downcast" (v. 6). Perhaps one reason that Paul was speaking was to exhort himself to do the right thing.

Although your burdens may seem at times as if they will bury you, they could forge the path for your greatest victory. Your adversity is your opportunity to shake it off and step up. As you do, you will eventually step out of the grave of despair just like the old mule did. And better still, you will step into the realization of your kingdom destiny.


Tuesday, 17 February 2009

Together in this place of worship
Your greatness we proclaim
We stand as one in giving You
All glory and acclaimTo You our hearts are open
To You our hands we raise
Come take the place of honour in our lives

Emmanuel
Our God is with us
Prince of Peace Mighty One
The Ever-living God

See the praises of our Saviour
Rise to open skies
With the dawning of redemption
Your glory will arise
For You alone are worthy
Here in Zion you are praised
Our Lord and King forever
You will reign

Thursday, 12 February 2009

there is none like You

There is none like You
No one else could touch my heart like You do
I could search for all eternity long and find 
there is none like You

Your mercy flows like a river wide
and healing comes from Your hands
suffering children are safe in Your arms
There is none like you



Wednesday, 4 February 2009

sigh...

Came across some statistics on Christianity... It is so disheartening...

http://www.opendoorsusa.org/content/view/432/

I thank God I have the freedom to worship and serve Him... If you think that your persecution is big, take a look at how bad it is among the other countries like North Korea... Its not so bad after all.

Monday, 26 January 2009

2009200920092009

Red cliff was awesome! Though we (vanessa, wendy, eli, nich, kianleng, leonard, kinoon) were sitting at the first row... The show made all the pain on our neck worth it all! Takeshi was fantastic... Tony Leung was great! I love war epic movies... You just get so excited and pushed to fight for something big... These people are fighting for their countries... For the lives of many innocence in their land... Fight to decide the destiny of the younger generations... They are fighting for something BIG. This 2009, make a difference, live an extraordinary life!


On a side note....

5 things to set right this 2009 and counting! (Not in order of importance)

1) Spending time with my new study bible... BRP BRP! Be faster and not just on par (:
2) Be able to do 5 follow ups per week
3) Love school, go to school unless a need to p*n arise. Be on time for school!
4) Constantly incubating friends in school, I^3!
4) Pay attention during lectures and not facebook too much 
5) GP! Get into God's perspective all the time... Wisdom and anointing!


Fruitful, harvest-ful, meaningful, bountiful, beautiful and thankful 2009 (:

I hope it will be the same for you as well... Grow big on the inside, grow whatever things that is place on our hands big, grow big in our sight! Hindsight, Insights and Foresights this year! (:

Have a blessed CNY and 2009 friends!

missing dad very much... 

  

Wednesday, 14 January 2009

updates

back to school this week! 

This is the most exciting lecture for the day... ha ha the first st nicks friend (Yingxuan aka chenji) that is in the same lecture group as me... - reminiscing the past- She insist that i must talk more about her. So i shall embark on old school story telling! Well, we used to spend loads of time together along with the other folks... ha ha if you want Kbox... Her place is the best place to sing your heart and lungs out. I remember once, we chanced upon 30 over empty packets of cuttlefish under her desk! ewwwwwww..... ha ha Oh... her house is a mini island. Its surrounded by a pond will many many fat kois... hahaha I used to stand at the window and stare at the fishes and pondered if its ever possible to jump into the pond and do a few laps.  

ha ha i am happy (:

Anyway, the lecturer is really really really boring.. He is as boring as his slides.. So i did a mini revamp to his slides.. Changed all the background colour to pink! hahahhaha by now, you know how destructive school does to my mental health. 

If some you faithful readers of this blog, just wanna update you about how things are at home.. Mom has been fine.. Sister has been alright. Well, if you ask me how I feel about everything... I would say... I cant really think of an emotion to feel. But one thing that I know... is that... It is a very significant battle for me... I will fight and win it! Just really wanna thank everyone who were there for me during the last week... 

Pastors - Your calls and smses really touched me... You are really my spiritual parents! Pst, if you are seeing this post, i just wanna say that I really love both of you very much! You guys mean the world to me!

Garrett - thank you for being there almost immediately after my dad was gone... Despite your busy sked... You came down everyday for the wake and just being there. Thank you for your prayers, your assurance and everything! 

The zone - You guys are amazing! Thank you for the bear, cards, smses calls etc... 

Friends - I must really talk about two person in my life... Joanne and Sam... They took turn to stay over at my house just to keep me company during the first few nights of the wake. I really reckoned... where else to find such great friends... Thank you God for blessing me with such great friends (: And for the rest of you, thank you for your SMSes, calls and tons of prayer... Love you guys

Taking grounds, overcoming battles!

I believe all things will come to good (:

wendy 2009

Friday, 9 January 2009

Still

Hide me now, under Your wings.
Cover me within Your mighty hand.

When the oceans rise
and thunders roar.
I will soar with You, above the storm
Father You are king over the flood,
I will be still and know You are God.

Find rest my soul in Christ alone,
Know His power, in quietness and trust.


I will be still and know You are My God

Thursday, 1 January 2009

HAPPY NEW YEAR WORLD!!! 

WHOOHOOO!