hiyeeee... some exciting pictures i've got!! just realised i can send pictures from my phone to my comp via bluetooth..

{ Monday, March 19 }

wee hee!! we had a G-kidz sanctification camp the weekend that just passed and i had lots of fun. i'm sure my girls who went for it too enjoyed themselves. i'm glad the kids enjoyed the food, the games and just spending time with one another.

days building up towards the camp was really hectic. lots of preparation and coordination but thank God all our efforts paid off and thank God that everything went on smoothly. =) i was the bus i/c for the camp and phew, was i in charge of many children. the jurong pick-up point didn't face many problems so it was a piece of cake for the people helping me at that pick-up point. as for the pick-up point in tc.. woh... soooooooooo many children!! there were more than a 100 of them!! eeks!! not that i'm scared of them but i just thank God that none of them got lost. =P

then there we were at the camp site!

we proceeded on with games.. my personal favourite was the one where each person in the team has to pick a number and run to another location to step on the numbers in sequence. thought that was a real challenge. however, the let down was that my girls couldn't get a go at absailing (hmm.. is that how you spell it? well, how ever you spell it, it's the high element game where you scale down a wall).

then of course following that was wash up time and dinner. just wanna share a little journey of faith over dinner time...

well, as you all know, the weather for the past few days isn't all that fine... it gets stormy and rains. and guess what? during dinner time it rained. so my girls where asking me if the games after dinner would proceed. and by faith, i said it would.

well, coz God said He'll provide for our needs isn't it? and i realised at that point that many times i'll be caught in a situation where i really need God to come through the rain, either i forgot to bring an umbrella and needed to walk long distances or i need the rain to stop because of outdoor events. and every time, i would doubt if God would really stop rain just to provide a way out for me. i can't say that every time my prayer was answered but i prayed anyway. but it was during the camp when God answered my prayer did i really learn that God is my provider. and even if He doesn't seem to have answered my prayer at that time, i have learnt to still pray in faith, meaning having faith as i utter my prayer, and leave the rest up to God.

so the rain stopped and proceeded to play the game "underground church".

i really enjoyed the game!! well, though some of my girls didn't... but i felt the game was quite real, reflecting how we'll feel in the midst of persecution and even exposing the ver conditions of our hearts. the turn out of the game was really amazing. we were all so afraid when the planning of this game was taking place as we were all anxious about the dynamics. imagine.. 300 kids and there were only like less than 30 leaders available for the dry run. and in the midst of running this game, hearing the testimonies from the "torture chamber" really encouraged me. hearing the kids shout out encouragements, quoting verses, hanging on, really caused me to reflect if i would fare half as well if i were found in such a predicament.

it is through listening to the testimonies that i really question if i do believe that i serve an awesome God. even if my prayers don't go answered... even if my life is not as comfortable as i hope it'd be... would i still believe that God is really good? looking back at the bible... God's promise to abraham never came to pass till centuries later... but abraham held on... look at job... in present terms, we'd say he's the most "suay" man who has ever existed.. yet, he held on. many times he was tempted by people around him to curse God... curse the One who brought this onto you... but He held on. what caused him to hang on? that, is the kind of faith i wanna possess.

after the game was a teaching about being named in the book of life... the book of eternal life. expectedly as the message went out, many would question if their names were truly written in the book of life. well, i just know that if you put your trust in Jesus and as you grow to know Him during this lifetime that you'll be sure of that reunion with Him. it is more than just going to Heaven... it is more growing to know your creator. and how do i know if i know Him? like really know Him, not just say that i do. i would say, is your life being transformed in the light of His love?

having said that, the next day was filled with equipping sessions. as much as my name is being written in the book of life, do i desire that my loved ones also come to taste the goodness of the Lord? how do i go about doing it?

more than just knowing how to, we must realise that it is a work of the Spirit.. touching their hearts and i was even reminded of the phrase "when we pray, we move the hand of God." and i'd say, pray. God desires all to know Him as said in 1 peter 3:9. as He promised, He will provide all that you need.

then all that's said only rounds down to one question... are you willing to be used by Him? do you desire to draw near to Him? do you believe in Him?

{ Wednesday, March 7 }