1D-2011

Finally today is the countdown.

I was invited to go night cycling but declined it as too energy draining and tiring for an "getting old" lady like me.

I was thinking how am i going to spend my last day of 2010.

In the early morning, received two calls of invitation.

Yes and that confirmed my program for the night.

Chiong from changi to fernvale, tiring but fun.

Both cells have a good time of thanksgiving and testimonies.

It is indeed meaningful to end the last day hearing and praising God's goodness and wonders :D

Here i wish you

"Bye bye 2010 and hi hi 2011.

May you have a cool yet exciting year!"

2D-2011

Counting down to 2011..
2 more days..

Was praying earnestly for one little baby girl since 2 weeks ago, when got to know that she suffers from a hole in the heart. She has to undergo heart operation to prolong her life, though she is not even two months old.
How can this be?
Yet we trust in the most high God, who brought her to this world and gave her the breath of life. We believe that surely there is a purpose.
Somehow, peace filled my heart knowing He is in control.
Throughout the 6 hours of operation, we prayed for His mercy.
After the 6 hours of operation, we praise God for His mercy.
Now she is able to breathe better and take in food normally.

God is awesome!

Today, played the last badminton game on wed in 2010.
Memorable but fun!
Went home to spend time with my beloved parents.
(Lord keep them healthy and let salvation come to them very soon)

3D-2011

Counting down to 2011..

3 days..

What have you achieved so far?
It's time to do some recap and evaluation!

Thank God for my God.

Thank God for my family.

Thank God for my leaders.

Thank God for my mentees.

Thank God for my bible study group.

Thank God for my overseas friends.

Thank God for my colleagues.

Thank God for my everything.

Nothing Separates Us

One week ago, i attended jon and lynn's wedding dinner.
Many songs were sung, but only one song captivated my heart.
It is an old song that was sung in the era when i was zone 2 district leader and till now it is still so powerful. How awesome when it is God-inspired song!
It was recorded in the CD "Great Day"
(in case you may want to listen to this song again, you may ask me for that precious CD).

Nothing Separates Us
Love's the perfect sacrifice
Reach into this heart of mine
Love's the purest finest gold
Jesus sets me free
Perfect liberty fills my soul
Now i know

Your love's higher than the highest mountain
Deeper than the seas
Wider than the widest ocean
Gentle as a breeze
Your love's stronger than the mighty river
Fresher than the rain
Not one thing can separate us
From the love that Jesus gives us
Nothing separates us from your love

Romans 8:37-39 say:
"For i am convinced that neither death nor life,
neither angels or demons,
neither the present nor the future nor any powers,
neither height nor depth nor anything else in all creation,
will be able to separate us from the love of God
that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Thank you God for your love by sending your Son to die for me.
Thank you Jesus for your love by dying on the Cross to cleanse me.
Thank you Spirit for your love by guiding and comforting me.

Christmas

God is simply good, though things may not be good all the time.

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases.

His mercies never comes to an end.

They are new every morning. I am indeed thankful.

As i recollected, Christmas is also different this year.

1. received the most beautiful gift: my new god daughter, claudia low :D

2. experienced wonderful blessings of friendships :D

Super Backdated

It has been really awhile since i last blogged.

Asked me the reasons?

Well couple of them:

1. too lazy to blog

2. too busy to blog

3. chose to do other things than blogging

4. too many to blog

In the end, it was super backdated since nov.

Haha don't worry!

I am not MIA, just need the momentum and MOOD to blog again which obviously is slowly coming back to me.

To summarise what i have been through since 20 Nov till 20 Dec:

1. preparing sermons and sharing

2. catching up with admin and reports

3. meeting people and visitations

4. attending functions such as baby showers, wedding, cell thanksgivings and dinners, birthdays, reunion gatherings etc

5. doing Go Community project

6. organising Leaders gathering

Pretty fulfilling and engaging. I truly enjoyed those busy times!

Babies

~ babies are simply bubbly

~ babies are simply adorable

~ babies are simply beautiful

~ babies are simply important

~ babies are simply extraordinary

~ babies are simply special ~

Perseverance

Perseverance is a beautiful character trait.

When you have perseverance, you achieve goal and result. And God creates us to be able to have perseverance (no one is excluded).

I am impressed that even a small kid can have perseverance in seeing what he wants to achieve. Gabriel, in order to demonstrate to me that he could do 20 times of hula hoop, did not give up trying though he was very near to it like 19 times. He continued trying. After couple of rounds, HE DID IT-20 times. He reminded me to 持续下去, 不要气馁!

My friends,持续下去, 不要气馁!

Friends are indeed the gift of God, what's more when you really have good friends in the lifetime! It doesn't matter how old you are, what kind of personality and where you come from, as long as we do not take each other for granted but has the genuineness and sincerity to build the friendship.

I appreciate all of you, my dear friends.

If it's not God, i would not have known all of you.

If it's not all of you, i would not be where i am today.

Thank you :D

Amazing God

I am amazed by God..

When i don't know what to do next, he gives me ideas!

When i don't know what to say next, he gives me words!

When i don't know what to feel next, he gives me comforts!

When i don't know what to expect next, he gives me directions!

He never fails to amaze me..

When I was stuck preparing for the bible study materials, trying to write something out of the box, God dropped ideas, words, comforts and directions.

Lord i am amazed by how you love me :D

Expressions

God creates us with different expressions, 有酸甜苦辣，有喜怒哀乐，也有泪有笑. Thank God we are not robots with no emotions and no expressions.

Even God is so creative on our expressions.

How awesome is that?

When you leave

At the first session of GLS, Bill Hybels poses this question:

"When you leave the place that you work or serve, what would be the response of your boss, colleagues or friends?"

1st response: "whew" (finally you are gone).

2nd response: "argh" (what a waste but guess there is a better place out there).

3rd response: "vomit" (what!?! oh man, we lost a real good staff and it is a great loss to us).

Consider the question.

I hope you will not fall into the first response.

What a day!!

What a day!!

Do you have the experience of looking forward for a good day, but end up disappointed or frustrated or helpless? Well i experienced that today..feeling super lousy.

It is indeed very true that people disappoint you. People fail to understand you.

But well, this is life and what's new about that?

At the point of disappointment, frustration and helplessness, God is there! He put a pad on our shoulders telling us that as long as what we do and say are right and factual, we will leave the rest to Him. Like the verse says "cast your burden unto Jesus, he cares for you", I will leave things as it is.

I shall look forward to the dinner with friends tonight, to "compensate" the lousy feeling in the morning :D

TQ

Wonderful day with wonderful friends!

I thank God for you, who made my day a special and memorable one :D

TQ so much :D:D

You all are simply awesome!

Shocked surprise

Everyone was shocked..

Everyone exclaimed "huh, sermon ended? sure or not?"

Everyone scratched their heads and dropped their jaws..

Yes, the preacher ended the sermon within 15 mins..

Thoughts flashed across minds..

Haha but it was a shocked surprise!

Shocked: ended so early..

Surprise: never happened before..

Haha it is an experience but yet the service pastor did well to conclude it.

Just 4

Without gab..just 4 of us..

Made our way to vivo city but end up couldn't get into the packed car parks..

Swung our way to toa payoh..

Amazing right? you won't want to go there if it's not because of the kids..

I suddenly realise that after all the place doesn't matter anymore..It's the company!

To see the 2 younger angels imitating reub makes me laugh..

To see them literally copying his every action, his every word makes me smile..

We even made gaius tried out 2 "outrageous" shirts, where he is so unwilling to put them on as he also knows they look yucky..haha how fun can that be?

Then chloe kept pestering us to buy her kok kok shoes which must come with pearls..

These 2 really made our day!

Ended the day at kfc with a 2-piece meal..2 adults shared the chicken with them and the 2 kids took the whipped potatoes. Oh not forgetting we also tried our ever 1st time koi grass jelly drink..that is real cool stuff! Shall quote what macs said "i'm loving it!"

Thank God for a beautiful rainy saturday :D

TGIF

Another week passed by again..

Nothing particular happened this week..but somehow physically felt tired almost everyday. Went to bed at 11pm, which is not my usual timing of 12am. The moment the head rested on the pillow, i slept. That's why i knew how tired i was. But thank God for the rain in the night that made the sleep even shioker and better.

Today, i went to check up prices of 2 performance cameras that i intend to get at the end of the year. Haha stlll deciding which one to get, as both have their specialities and functions. Hopefully the price would also drop :D

TGIF and it's raining heavily again. I love it!!

Walk with me Lord

Time passes really like a rocket..

Oct is coming to an end and before we realise it, Christmas is round the corner. This is scary as you start to wonder what actually you have done for the whole year. As i was recollecting my thoughts, i thank God for a fruitful year. Not only because i have gone for missions trips and ministered to various people, but also i am now clearer in what the Lord has appointed me to do in this season of my life.

I thank God for people, who willingly allow me to walk into their lives and minister to them in the grace of God..people who trust and share with me their hearts and thoughts..people who enrich my life in the mentoring and bible study experiences.

Even when Jesus was on earth, He spent the 33 years on PEOPLE.

Though time passes like a rocket, nothing beats the satisfaction of seeing lives changed and empowered. It makes my life more purposeful and meaningful.

"Lord, direct my steps ahead.

Man may plan, but you prosper so guide and walk with me as i commit my days to you."

Princess

How fast time passes. Now my princess goddaughter is already 5 years old, next year will be K2 and the following year Pri 1. She is a very lovely and sweet girl. She warms my heart by her kisses, hugs and expressions of love. Without fail, she will whisper to my ears and say "Godma i love you!" That melts me tremendously.

I thank God for this beautiful gift and pray that she will come to the saving knowledge of Jesus soon.

"Lord, please watch over her and keep her strong. In her child-like faith, may you bring her to salvation and serve you faithfully all the days of her life."

Don't Take Things for Granted

A minor accident reminded us not to take things for granted..
Many times, the least that we expect, thinking we have certain level of confidence, can cause accidents, misunderstandings and assumptions..
Let us not take things and people around us for granted, because we might have to pay a big price for it..
Interestingly, God has to use such situations to teach us precious lessons. Maybe He has used smaller ways to alert us, but we brush it aside. May we be sensitive to His ways as He is a creative God using big and small ways to speak to His people.

Have a great week ahead :D

Made for a Mission

That is what i am going to share on this coming sunday service..
When God made Adam, He appointed him to tend the garden of Eden..
When God spoke to Abram, He asked him to bring the people to the promised land..
When God chose Moses, He tasked him to deliver the people out from Egypt..
When God used Esther, He gave her the mission to prevent the Jews from extermination..
When God selected Solomon, He used him to rebuild the temple of Jerusalem and bring worship back to the house.
When God called Jonah, He sent him to Nineveh to preach the gospel and got the whole city saved..
When God chose John the Baptist, He tasked him to prepare the way before the Son of God..
When God used Peter (though he denied Him 3x), He gave him the responsibility to reach out to the Jews..
When God chose Paul (though he persecuted the church badly), He used him to reach out to the Gentiles..

Every one of us has a mission to complete..a specific mission to fulfill the general mission of the Great Commission. We are made for a mission!
Let us stop being self-centred!
Let us stop being inward-looking!
God is always people-oriented and global thinking.
We may be restricted in certain ways, but with God all things are possible. The good work that He begins in each of us, He will complete it till the day He returns. How honourable we are to be in this partnership relationship, to fulfill what God has appointed us to do in the specific mission to sychononise the advancement of the kingdom of God.

New Hairstyle

I have finally done something to my hair after procrastinating quite awhile.
It is simply too long and freezy that i cannot tahan the split ends as well as the loss of curlness. Regina and I therefore went over to JB, not only to collect the lenses but also to do something to our hair. I was rather impressed by the speed and efficiency of the hair stylists that we were done within 2 hours. So far, my longest record in the hair salon is 4 hours and i nearly died. Haha i know where to fix my hair now, since time is better managed and price is cheaper.

I have a good time with my mentee and i treasure the relationship with her. My prayer is to ask the Lord to use us for the advancement of His kingdom and the purpose of our calling.
Regina, thank you :D
Most of all, all thanks to Him :DDDD

Short and Sweet

I had a lovely time with them.

They brought me laughter, made me relaxed and warmed my heart by their hugs and kisses. Haha i can't wait to bring 4 out in time to come (:

Uploading

Never been uploading so many photos on Facebook..

Took 2000 plus pictures but of course i can't possibly upload all.

Finally it is finished.

Because of the albums, a few were fascinated that the sceneries are similar to those at NZ and they expressed the interest to explore Taiwan. Haha the power of pictures :D

Summary 2

In this trip, i think we made certain accomplishments:

1. We covered almost the island of Taiwan. Starting point at Taipei, then to Tai Chung, Nantou, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Kenting, Hualien and back to Taipei. People commented "how did you all do that? Wow you 2 are brave." Cannot deny the public transport system is user friendly and clean, so made our exploration less hassle. Though we stayed 1-2 days at one destination, we covered the main tourist attractions. Haha but it is fulfilling and satisfying.
   
   
2. We used all forms of transport i.e. trains, buses, bicycle, car, taxi, ferries and of course walking. The least i expected is cycling and we have to take the 2 seaters one, so i felt quite stressful to make sure the bicycle moved and our safety. Haha but at least i know unis needs to practise her cycling again :D
   
   
3. We experienced from the very lovely rooms to super cmi room (cockroaches, broken stuff etc-the thought of it made my whole body shivered). Haha what an experience but at least we made it though it is memorable.
   
   
4. We tried stream tracing at Hualien, which is something new and fresh for us. Quite fun and refreshing. I realised that i cannot do the leap jump into the water, but other than that, i was able to do what the instructors told us. Haha at least i know my limits but i truly enjoyed myself.
   

This is my 5th trip with unis and i am sure there are more ahead..

Anyone wanna joins us?

Summary 1

I guess i shall not blog my trip by days, but by the things and lessons that i had gained:

These 12 days have been a fruitful one, not only because of the beautiful sceneries that we had seen, but also the way how this whole trip had fallen into place.

1. Thank God for the way He helped us to plan the whole trip. What we did before we went over was to book the first few days of accommodation, researched and gathered data online and word-of-mouth. I even went to the Taiwan Tourist Association to confirm certain information. Worst of all, typhoon hit Taiwan 2 weeks before we left so certain tourist attractions are closed to public. As such, we just had a rough itinerary and the first 3 days of hostel booking. God knows everything. When we reached Taipei, with the help of the hostel staff, we managed to postpone the Hualien booking backwards as Hualien was badly hit and a few attractions were closed. We decided to stay in Taipei for another day to visit 野柳, which we did not see in our last trip. Then one place after the other, God led us from one district to another smoothly. The best thing is the hostel accommodation, where we booked them 1-2 days before we went over. We had never done that before, though we knew that there are many choices of stay, yet we still believed in God's provision and leading to make the whole trip so pleasant and wonderful.
   
   
2. Thank God for sending 2 angels to help us. The first incident happened when we were at Cing Jing farm, after locating our 民宿 and getting directions, we decided to walk uphill to the farm. Little did we realise that we have to climb many many many many flight of steps and i think by the time we reached up there, we would have no energy left to walk and explore. We detoured back to the main road to take the public bus. THEN THE ANGEL APPEARED!! A male driver stopped alongside and offered us a free ride. The interesting thing is he already drove past us and stopped to call us. It is indeed amazing to see how God works. By the time we completed the exploration of farm, we fully understood the blessings of walking downhill and the agony of climbing uphill.
   
   
3. The second incident happened when we were at Kenting. We were told that the journey took around 2.5 hours, so both of us napped. Then don't know why i suddenly woke up and looked at the screen. As it appeared the road name after the other, i realised that we might have missed our stop. Quickly i went forward to ask the bus driver and true enough, we have surpassed the stop at least 15 mins ago. With no choice, we alighted having no idea where we were. Hoping to catch a cab or hitchhike, we were stranded in some quiet roads at around 10 plus THEN THE ANGEL APPEARED!! A male driver stopped and offered to take us to the hostel. Helplessly we have no choice but to take the risk in hitching the drive. The man is very kind, not only offering us the free ride, but also assisting us in locating the quite-hard-to-find hostel. We really thank God. Without this angel, we would be seriously stranded as there was hardly any cab in Kenting and mostly travel by private transport.

I will share more..

On the second day

Haha sounds like Christmas..

Today we headed to 野柳风景区..very nice place..

We took a public bus there and spent one whole morning till 3pm

before heading back to the city.

On the first day

Check in..

Shi Lin night market..

Taiwan Here I Come

On SQ flight..
12 days of holidaying..
Usual travelling mate..

Haha so exciting to go for this free and easy trip since we will be going around the whole island by our own. It is adventurous but going to be fun.
Now counting down to go airport!!
Hopefully no typhoons, no rains over there.
Lord watch over us :D

Overdue Testimony

While waiting excitedly for the coming Taiwan holiday trip from 20 sep -1 oct, this week would be a week of clearing backlogs, finishing reports and following up visitations of members. It is going to be a long yet busy week but it is ok as something good is waiting for me :D

I thank God for giving me the strength.
This is a long overdue testimony..sorry God :D
As i was driving on the road to office after visitation, i suddenly felt very giddy and painful..
If you are a driver, you would know that it is very dangerous. Worst of all, i was on the highway and there is no way of stopping. At that point, i whispered a prayer to God.
The moment i said amen, i could sense an electric current over my head and then instanteously i knew i was healed from the giddiness and pain. God is simply awesome and powerful!
Also thank God for His protection that i reached the place safely.

Ok for now, i am looking forward to the holiday trip :p

Farewell

Finally!

She is leaving for greater things ahead :D

I am so proud of you, serene! You have done us proud!

Praise God for your courage and obedience.

No matter what, God will never short change you because obedience is better than sacrifice and you have chosen the best portion.

BS

It has been awhile since the last BS.
4 musketeers gathered at kallang leisure on a PUBLIC HOLIDAY!!
Haiz..no choice as somehow i have a big headache arranging a common day with these 3 precious fellows. Thank God for each as i know they are serious and interested to grow in their spiritual journeys, so even if it's holiday, we still met for BS.

I enjoyed the time together studying and discussing on "Ordering your private world".
Not sure how it's going to work, but i am trusting God to direct and speak as we discuss and learn from each other.
I suppose it's the heart of learning and passion of growing that make the difference, else the time and effort will be fruitless. May God help us :D

Something good is going to happen, something good is in store.
So i look forward to the next BS.

Short Week

This is a short week.

Today is already Thursday and TOMORROW IS HOLIDAY!!!

TGIF :D

Hooray..

What have i done so far?

APS - done

BS - done

Brought birthday present for gaius - done

Met up with 3 young adults - done

Haha not too bad.

At least accomplished somethings significant this short week.

Then what needs to be done?

Prepare sermon before i leave for trip - haven't even started

Buy gift for ella - going to

Change pesos - going to

Meet serene - going to

Oops better go and do my QT now..

Have a great weekend ahead :D

Nanny Mcphee

Nice show..

It's about this nanny mcPhee (small c, big P), who teaches the 5 children great principles of living together under one roof.

5 great principles are:

1. To stop fighting is complete!

2. To share nicely is complete!

3. To help each other is complete!

4. To be brave is complete!

5. To have faith is complete!

You should see the scene when the children said they would rather share bed with a goat, a cow and an elephant than with each other, then she granted their wishes to tell them the important principle of sharing.

It's really funny when you see the piglets doing the synchronized swimming!

It's a warming show and good stuff to grasp at the end.

Her style of working:

nanny mcphee said:

"When you need her but do not want her, then she must stay.

When you want her and no longer need her, then she has to go."

Thank God who is not like that. He will never leave nor forsake us and when we call upon Him, we shall be saved :D

Convenience

Nowadays church has become a convenience to many.
In fact, beliefs too.
Compared to the former days, now people
Look for what they want to look at.
Choose what they want to receive.
Go where they want to feel good.
It is a definite post-modernism.
Sometimes when i think back, it is not easy to run church. It's scary.
If you can't deliver to what people want, you lose them.
If you can't satisfy to what people seek, you lose them.
Conveniently, people look, choose and go to that church that they look at, receive and feel good.

Has Christianity really become a convenient faith?
I hope not **

Inception

After a long wait, FINALLY managed to catch this highly recommended movie today!
Why long wait?
1. Because i was about to leave for India when this show started to screen.
2. Because regina and i actually planned to watch it in JB, but by the time we wanna caught it, the show ended.
3. Because since i came back from India, the mondays were packed with stuff.

Pretty innovative and thought provoking plot.
Some scenes were pretty cool especially the 4D segments,
(esp when the actor and actress were on the street in their dreams).
No regrets of watching.

One Week

This is a tiring week!
To summarize, tiring is not a right word but rather feeling more lethragic and restless.b
Not sure if i run around too much visiting people, somehow energy is like draining out from me that i just feel collapsing anytime. Yet the interesting thing is when i reached home, i was energetic again. This body is so weird...haha thank God the owner is not :)

Quite fulfilling week as i managed to do a few home visitations and spoke to few members whom i wanna speak to but somehow no chance.
23.08 spent time with my mentee. Nice to spend one whole afternoon with her.
24.08 met mavis and talked a fair bit. It's wonderful to see another bs student.
25.08 thank God for dan and aaron who accompanied me to change the iphone that decided to go for a "baptism" in the sink.
26.08 visited 3 homes which i think was super tiring and i shall space out next time.
27.08 lunched with ps jack and sis alice, good as long time didn't speak to them.
28.08 went orchard with my 3 angels together with leb and jovin. Haha gab and gaius kept calling lebbeus reuben but i am sure they have fun with the couple. Then dinnered with jon and jake which was a good catchup. Planning for a JB trip too.
29.08 met up with a series of people from 11am to 3pm. Haha really socialising man.

No wonder i felt lethragic and restless as so much energy drained out.
But i still enjoyed myself as i felt fulfilled in touching and ministering to lives.
I think that is so cool as a pastor :D

We're Together Again

We're together again, just praising the Lord.

We're together again in one accord.

Something good is going to happen.

Something good is in store.

We're together again, just praising the Lord.

Weird

Feeling weird on this Sunday!
Because i am back here in Singapore, where last week i was still in Asansol India.
The feeling is .....
I don't know how to explain, but the worship is different, the atmosphere also 不同.

But i still enjoyed the presence of the Lord. He is still there. Still the same no matter where we are, most important is the heart of worship, the spirit of praise. Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
We just have to sing praises and lift up His name.

A Spiritual Journey

This trip is indeed a spiritual journey. It is different from the past India trips.

The first one was a fresh trip, second an exploration of ministry trip, third an extension of friendship and confirmation of teaching ministry and this one was a deepening of spiritual relationship with God. There was a leap of faith and deepening of spiritual horizon as I continued to teach at the bible school and then did further ministry at the outstation churches in the evening. At least I could witness God's sovereignty in these places by using His yielded vessels. The spiritual hunger of the people accelerated the increase of the presence and work of God that rekindled the fire within me. The first love was rekindled that i longed for more of Him. I was very very much blessed by God's work in the midst of these hungry souls that I don't sense as much now here.

I thank God for this spiritual encounter and journey that is critical at this moment of my life.

While praying for confirmation, I will not stop here but will continue to stir the rekindling passion and desire within me.

Amazing God

One week passed!

Teaching in the Bible school:

3rd batch of students with new and old faces. Haha still find so difficult to remember their names but I am glad to see familiar faces. Faces that had walked through with me for the last 3 years and it is thrilling to see the fruits of labour. People like Gopal, Pritee and Bina make me feel warmth like going back to niang jia. This time, it was more relaxing and easy to teach. No PowerPoint, no ice breakers, no sweets yet God uses this mouthpiece to teach the book of Ruth. It is not the methods of teaching, but it is the Lord that makes the difference. I have found a great joy in teaching here as the students have the hunger to learn more. Sometimes I felt that I can't give as much as they long for. Praise God for them as they reignite the fire and passion of teaching within me.

That's the reason why I keep coming back :)

Ministry at Burdwan church:

First night of ministry preaching to a 150 size church with all eyes looking at us when we walked into the hall. Powerful worship with hungry people crying out to the Lord. I really don't know what to preach, so really depending on the guidance of the Holy Spirit. The presence of the Lord was there that He just moved among the congregation.

The ministry did not end here.

Suddenly there was a hand that pulled me while i was conversing with the people. The hand pulled me to this lady that caught my attention before the service when she was being carried in by 4 men. That reminded me the story of the paralysed man being pulled down by 4 men from the roof. Likewise she is paralysed and suffered from brain tumour. Because of the tumour, she was in the daze and could not speak. After praying for her, the Holy Spirit whispered that the work was not done yet. I decided to stoop down and look into her eyes. She was still in the daze and the eye balls were fixed at one direction. I asked the daughter if she is saved and received the negative reply. I asked the lady if she wanted to receive Christ, she would move her fingers. Upon asking the third time, i suddenly realised maybe she has difficulty moving her fingers, so i asked her to move her eyeballs, True enough, the confirmation came and we led her to the sinner's prayers. The moment the amen was heard, her eyes blinked and we could see the sparkle. She left the place with a twinkle in her eyes and the smile on her face. It was indeed amazing!

The subsequent ministry revolved around teaching at the bible school, ministering at Raniganj and Suiri churches. Especially Suiri (6 hours travel to-and-fro), though long journey but the time was well spent. It was very fulfilling and satisfying to see lives being blessed and God's name being lifted high! One thing is sure: when God's people hunger more, He will full us till overflowing!

F.A.S.T

Finally finished..
Done with the readings until i almost see stars..twinkle twinkle little stars..
Also finished with the sermons..
The rest i guess is up to the leading of the HS & i am sure that is better..

Few things different about this trip to India:

1. WE WILL NOT STAY ONE NIGHT AT KOLKATA. Haha that's right. We will travel through the night in the landrover & i hope it is not a bumpy ride. For sure, we won't be able to sleep well, but at least we can save a day to reach Asansol earlier.
2. I WILL BE GOING TO OUTSTATION CHURCHES FOR MINISTRY. For past trips, my main portfolio is teaching at the bible school. This time, i requested to go out as i really wanna see the works & do something at the ground.
3. I WILL BE GOING WITH MY EX-STEP MEMBER. Haha after 6 long years, i finally can make this trip with yining. Thanks yining for lending me your shoulder to cry on during our step trip to Indonesia when i heard the sudden departure of my cell member.

I am pretty sure that we will enjoy ourselves as a team.
4 key words:
Faithful
Available
Submissive
Teachable

Let Go

We must learn to let go certain things in life..
By letting go doesn't mean giving up all hopes..but it's to give ourselves some breathing space to sort things through so that we are not totally blinded by them.
Let go, be fair to yourself & give yourself the space..

I will let go..
I will hold on..
I will press forward..

:D

Preparing

Counting down..1 more week to go before we march to India.

It's my 4th trip and i am still looking forward to it.

Every trip has been a different experience and learning curve, so in this trip i am asking the Lord to bring me to another journey in the expansion of faith adventures and extension of spiritual territory. Pray along with me :)

I will be teaching 5 days at the bible school on 2 topics "Book of Ruth" & "10 Keys to Choosing A Life Partner".

Greatly excited to teach these topics as they are different from those that Ii used to teach in the past. Also praise God for available materials & workbooks that save my time in writing & preparing the notes. Also got to prepare couple of sermons since i will be going to the outstation churches for ministry. This is what i want as in the past trips, i was localized in the school. At least now i have the chance to see the works & bless the people.

Do keep the team in prayers from 2-12 Aug :)

Heaty Elaine

I am super heaty now..
Haha first started off with the infection of the left eye that created the yellow liquid thingy now & then..i kept tearing with that yucky stuff.
eeeeeeeee..

Then next thing.
My teeth bite on the gum..wah!
Instantly tears welled up. You can imagine how painful that is.
(all the above happened during the last 2 days)

Latest update:
Eye still not fully recovered..partly swollen!
Ulcer popped up & it is a HUGH one!
Everyone in the office eeeeeeeee..
Everyone concluded that i am heaty elaine for this week :D

What Do U Want?

What do you want?
I asked myself this question the last few days.
Being where i am & what i am doing now, am i satisfied?
It is crucial to ask this question at every point & crossroad of life, because many times we are too overwhelmed & clouded with challenges & circumstances.
It will halt you in what you are engaged now, then force you to ponder through things that happened in that season of life & bring you to the arenas of breakthroughs & decisions.

Halt U:
What are you doing now? Are you satisfied doing what you are doing now?
Force U:
Are you pondering through what you are doing? Do you recognise that you need to do something if you are not satisfied?
Bring U:
Are you expecting new things to happen after decision-making? Are you excited about changes?

So what do you want?

Collection

Guess what is my latest collection?
Recently a few people have noticed it :D
Yeah..it's the collection of colourful watches!!

Start off with

• Yellow
• Red (gift)
• Black
• Pink (gift)
• Green (gift)
• Blue (gift)

Haha i should take the pictures of my beautiful collection soon :D

Bored

In the midst of preparing sermon for the coming week, i was too tired to continue.

In the midst of staring into space, my hands just started to work around with the computer.

Here they are: the product to ease away from the prep temporarily.

Haha of cos not all in one shot, but the rest followed after i finished the first one on subsequent times whenever i need to take a break from doing something too norminal.

Check out more in facebook :p

Babies

More & more..
That is veri good..
I am more than happi as i can cuddle & play with them..haha more please :D
Today went with the cell to visit this cute little fellow in the hospital..
He is super duper cutie..
(many times i wonder why babies can be dumped away by the parents?)

Haha it seems that i will be godma to another one soon..
1-2-3-4 not bad..i think i can open a godma agency..
Hereby send my warmest joy & congrats to dan & darienna, jing ming & fang, aaron & grace for multiplying this land with another 3 potential babies..
Of cos not forgetting serene & janice for joining in the family of parenthood..

Cocoon

Simply no mood.
Simply wanna hide in a cocoon & nua there.
Probably woke up from the wrong side of the bed.
Probably emotions playing a trick with me.
Haha anyway i am sure at times we are like that. Just sian, no mood, wanna hide away, wanna nua. Afterall i am still human.

It's the symptom of another trip again.
Yes yes, i am heading to India again.
I think my parents gonna faint thinking this daughter of theirs really travels like nobody's business, but well..
If now single don't travel, then wait till when right?
If now young don't travel, then wait till when right?

Back to my cocoon again.
It is a place of contemplation before transformation.
It is a place of nurture before growth.
It is a place of growth before change.
I am at this stage now.
Simply loving it!

Mini Accident

Went to JB with 2 friends yest..
That day was a rainy day.
Just as i was about to turn into city square carpark, this car bashed into the left front side of the car. Also my fault as i didn't check the blind spot. At that moment, my immediate concern: "are you ok?" to my passenger. I thank God for the calmness & peace.
Then one of the passengers from the other car walked out & knocked against my window, pointing the finger at me to ask me come out. I was like "can you wait? as i need to detour the car to the side." He was like going to eat me up like that, but guess what..i was not scared at all!
Somehow i kept my cool, walked out from the car, ignored the fellow, walked to the driver of the other car & apologised to him. Haha it worked. He was very nice & said that it's ok as the knock was minor. Haha what a contrast of behaviour..

Thank God for giving me the wisdom to handle the situation..
Many times, throwing off your temper doesn't help it, simply keeping your cool & treat the other person with respect could turn things around.


** the side of the car that kena hit just suffered minor scatches **

Sparks

She gave me a warm hug and said "I want to see some sparks in you".

Wow, what an encouragement & a reminder.

Encouraged because someone believes in me.

Reminder because i want to have more sparks in me.

I want to fulfill my destiny without regrets.

I want to do what He called me to do.

No more wasting of time. No more procrastination.

No more holding back. No more whys & hows.

Lord I want more grace & guidance as I cannot do anything without You.

You are the Vine & I am the branch.

Apart from you, I cannot do anything

So lead me & create the sparks in me to see Your wonders!

This is my cry.

:(

Devastating! Sad :(

Life is really hopeless without Christ.

Another life gone again. Chose death as the way of solution to pain.

Such pain is very hard to carry through. It is really terribly tough.

No courage to face the tomorrow or can't even the tomorrow at all.

No hope.

I believe no greater strength, hope & comfort come other than Him.

He is the tower of refuge, shelter of need, hope of life.

Lord, use your people to touch lives and brighten those who are hopeless.

People need the Lord!