A Simple Diary.

Monday, December 31, 2007

7 1/2 hours..

Hello world.

its 7 1/2 hours to 2008 and im sleepy.. slept too much already i think. oh well..

29/12

CFC - YM + YA came together and had a combined service! our attendance was 140! haha i think abt that. its so amazing and its just proof that God is so faithful to us.. when we split, it was 70 meaning 35 and 35. but now its 140, meaning 70 and 70! we've doubled in size! seeing so many youths praising God during the praise songs was amazing.. its like mini youth rally actually. then worshipping their hearts out, kneeling, crying, lifting of hands. they are the changes in the world today, the light on the hill that cannot be hidden.. =) and its so timely that Sarah S shared for prayer, Rach led worship and Roland preached the sermon. i think seeing the combined event (YM + YA) meant so much more to them than to us considering that they were the pioneers in 2000.. well. to quality as well quantity growth in 2008! to influenze and infact, 1 to 1 in 1 and faith in action! =)

THEN! got the post party.. haha. its like gift of love, serenade,broken,u turn, 2001 st john camp, youth past and present combined into one! haha. Isaac and team did a really excellent job in bringing CFC's past to the people who just came in during the past 2 years.. seeing myself on video for 2001 was also interesting.

thank God for everything and how He has bought me thru these 6 years. everything that i am now wouldn be without His faithfulness, love and def grace and mercy. i dun deserve anything but yet He gave me everything.

well, moving along nicely.. the highlight of the night. the sliddddeeeee! haha. sliding down the church carpark ramp? =) its the stuff dreams are made of but that night, it was a reality! haha. soap dopey down the slide twice for me! spent half the time making sure people went down really fast with Melvin.. it was so fun. and great to see everyone just let loose and have so so much fun. i think that was a good bonding activity for YA, to unite us even as we march ahead into the new year full of Faith as well as Action!

30/12

woke up with aches all over. prob from the clean up the previous night.. hehe. mega craze but we did it! =)

i think service each week is getting better.. simple msgs but powerful altar calls and the best part of the service is when the altar call is over and every member of the church starts singing together in worship to God. thats the most amazing and goosebumping part..i just hope its not a phrase or just a nice thing to do. but it'll be a continued act of worship to God as a church in decisive unity.

after service, went for lunch, hung in the youth room, had a little chat with beloved Pastor Mark and then off to soccer! east coast cage soccer, artificial turf, 2 hours of non stop action.
Clement, Mark, Yee Seng, Rajiv, Marcus G, Gideon, Jun Wei, Kenny, Lemuel, Brendan, Melvin, Shawn Lim, Lucas, Sunster played.. took turns to play in teams of 5, was super fun. i think im a horrible goalkeeper, cant save the ball for nuts. but im a better defender.. proved that to myself in the last 2 games.. haha. silly oh well. its good to have the everyone playing together once again after a long long long time. prob make this a monthly sunday thingy. its a good chance to get to know Marl, Rajiv, Yee Seng better, to reach out to them through lifestyle evangelism too. sometimes, we dont have to search for opportunities to evangelise but they are there, right at our doorstep, waiting to be ushered into the kingdom of God.

after soccer, went for dinner at bk with Mel, Marcus, Gideon, Clement and Jun Wei. haha sat and talked and ate. the cell's good. great to be hanging out with them after a long time too..sometimes i think im too busy to spend time with them and thats not a good thing. but we'll be having cell meetings/outings more often, bringing in the new ones and integrating them as well.

31/12

All that i am, all that i have,
i lay them down before you O Lord,
All my regrets, all my acclaims,
The joy and the pain, im making them Yours..

and here i am. typing on this blog. waiting for time to pass to head to church..

2007. what a year.. so many things that went on. the pain, the sorrows, the hurts. the joy, the satisfaction, the love.

Things in the past, things yet unseen,
Wishes and dreams that are yet to come true,
All of my hope, all of my plans,
My heart and my hands,
Are lifted to You..

be it private or public, its now all in the past. letting go of it and moving ahead to His greater plan in 2008. thats the idea, its not going to be easy but its going to be worth it. i just hope i wont make the same mistakes and i hope to do greater things for God this coming year..

Lord i offer my life to You,
Everything i've been through,
Lord use it for Your glory,
Lord i offer my days to You,
Lifting my praise to You,
As a pleasing sacrifice,
Lord i offer You my life..

one of the most meaningful songs ever. my prayer for 2008..

What can we give that You have not given,

And what we have that is not already Yours,

All we possess are these lives we're living,

And thats what we give to You Lord..

Till i see You once again..,
Time: 4:30 PM