July

It has been awhile since i came here to blog.. but here it is..

been a month since i return from Thailand and life's getting back to the old and boring ways again.. struggling with life.. but i still remind myself of the great times i had in KK.. still do miss the place and the team.. like what E5 said.. we wont get another chance where all 15 of us will cramp into one room for sharing or worship or just to crap around.. i still think about what the next mission is.. and what's important in life.. man cant serve two masters.. so it's either money or God.. and throughout the past year God has provided much for me.. money doesn't seem so important.. think about it.. what is the thing that we can do here that we cant do in heaven?? the answer is to win souls for Christ..

these things have happened since returning

got to catch up with the youths when we watched the euro 2008 final at matt's room.. these guys had a great time of bonding during the holidays.. sad that i missed out but glad that i went on this "once in a lifetime experience" thou i don't want it to remain as once.. oh.. the slippers i wore to Thailand broke.. thank God that it did not break in Thailand and that i did not have to walk barefeet on the streets there..

Did meet up with some of the team members for a session of games at Minds on 4 July.. even thou it was only a few days since returning to singapore.. could sense the slackness returning.. but glad to see u guys again..

was asked to share about the mission trip to KKU during youth service on 13 July.. the sharing helped to remind me of the great and wonderful things God did for us.. it's during the reflections that one realises the situation around us.. I still do pray about Lion, Puay, Pair, Ying and Um.. Fellow brothers and sisters in Christ..

later that afternoon i met up with the team our first team meeting since returning fom Thailand.. thou it wasn't really a long time since we had last met.. it felt like a long time since we were in one room.. (reminded or Praise rolling around on my bed)

next thing to happen was ICT with my unit.. got to know someone in the same unit staying like 10 mins walk away from me.. somehow i feel that God had placed me in this unit for a reason.. i do know of some christians there.. but somehow i know that i'm not shining for Him over there..

on thenext youth service.. vic shared about his mission trip to Nagoya.. felt that his team were really protected by God.. he shared about the mass killings and "near misses" in his time there.. i was reminded by the power of prayer.. somewhere during my own mission trip.. my team took some time to intercede for the other teams on missions.. i just feel that everything's connected in some ways or another.. it's just indescibeable..

later that day.. SMC met COGS again.. this time was really a close fight.. unfortunately for SMC the ball did not go in one too many times.. COGS had their first victory against us winning 4-3.. ilango equalised after a freak goal from their goal kick which had bounded into our goal.. score at half time was 1-1.. second half and i started as the goalkeeper.. really bad idea.. ended up conceding 2 goals in 20 minutes.. i was later moved upfield to the striker's position and determined to score a goal for simon and richard.. an unfortunate own goal brought us back into the game.. and after scoring the equaliser from an optimistic ball upfield.. SMC looked in control in the game with the score tied at 3-3.. COGS managed to grab the winning goal with a shot into the top corner.. disappointed as we were.. it's good to see the fighting spirit in SMC.. sad that our fittest player will be in Korea soon.. and our goalkeeper serving the nation soon.. it's hard to find any possible replacements for these two indispensible players..

got the opportunity to do relief teaching again.. this time in OSS.. have been doing it for the past week and i got to meet many new people.. future teachers as well.. got to speak to the VP and understand from him that Business Studies is relatively new and that MOE is looking for teachers for this area.. Sounds God-given.. but only He knows the results.. so i can only trust in Him for the future.. i feel the same as i felt during the pre-mission trip phase.. looking back.. i can see that He had provided for me and i know that He will provide for me again.. Trusting in Him..

Youth on 27 july was small.. reason being that most of the youth were on a short mission trip to indonesia (forgot the place again..).. also the new newsletter is out finally after all the hard work.. thanks to everyone who contributed.. especially God.. now we have another tool to spread His word.. for those who want to take a look do contact me about it.. it's very cool..

in this month alone.. many things have happened.. and i doubt that the upcoming months will be any less boring.. looking forward to what God has install for us..