Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Happy Birthday Valerie! =)
Thanks to our other birthday coordinator, chinese tea-sipping Terence, we celebrated Valerie's birthday at the Hong Kong Cafe at Marina Square on Sun afternoon. Doesn't he look simply dashing in his Levi's t-shirt and Zara white pants?? A present for you if you know whose awesome idea the white pants was! ;)
Val and I were taking photos while waiting for the food to be served . . .
on the other side of the table however . . .
Joseph was MANIFESTING! Manifesting happiness LAH. =P Lol.
I wanted to capture the special moment of Jo and YQ sipping the Hong Kong milk tea from the ancient tin cups but sadly the camera shy duo managed to escape the flashes of my lagging phone and ended up looking like ______ (at yr own creative discretion, LOL) !So the food came and we ate to our hearts' content(at least I did, haha). We waited and waited for the opportune moment . . .
Tada! We presented Valerie with the tallest birthday cake ever, a mountain of mango ice topped with mango ice cream, one that will put her in Jesus' E348 Book of World Records. Lol. However, we decided that we shall save that record for Val's 21st birthday and so the chocolate- coffee cake behind was bought just for her on behalf of E348 by our dashing birthday coordinator. =D
Valerie wished for good results for her 'A' Levels. YES, we told you her wish so that you can pray for her to get all the As! ;)
Val posing with her cake while somebody was trying to heat things up a little.
Val looking happy with her very creatively wrapped present.
''What is it!? What is it?''
''It's in my fave colour . . . ''
"It's a long top/dress! Yay. :) "
Next up was her birthday card. No present for knowing whose hand is that with the mango! Haha. ''Over the valeries and the seas , your river runs in love for me . . . . ''
The multi-tasking ability of our birthday girl is evident - scooping a piece of her cake while using her birthday card to cover her mouth while laughing at the jokes from across the table while letting me take this picture. Haha.
Finally, she eagerly read the birthday wishes that we left for her. :)
A quick pic with YQ before he went back to work. There you have it...
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omygosh.thanks so much((:
i really thank all of you from the bottom of my heart that even though i may not be able to fellowship with you guys as often, i know that i am still very much part of e348 and i know i'm loved by all of you(:
thanks for making my day so special((:
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July 31, 2007 at 2:07 PM
Saturday, July 28, 2007
new song(:title: My God always
by: val
Walking back to You
Ask for forgiveness
Wash away my sin
For I've go against You
You've never forsake me
Though I've been wrong
You welcome me with open arms
Running to You
And into Your arms
Embrace by You
I feel the warmth
I'm not afraid
For you're my refuge
My God always
My God always
Walking with You
hand in hand
Dwell in Your House
Forever
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Val, I really really love your song! I'm touched by it. Thanks so much! :)
U so should perform it when the opportunity comes! ;)
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July 30, 2007 at 12:30 AM
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Take a break??
Is there really sucha thing as taking a break from the cellgroup, from God? I realise that it is a mentality that many of us have. Many a times whenever we are facing problems, setbacks, stress, exams, we feel that it is only "right" that we "take a break", take a step back and let the others take over. Its okay to feel sad, emotional, but yet it is when we become overtly self-absorbed in our own problems that it becomes unhealthy. And I feel that this is one area of my life that God has been speaking to me about. What does it mean to have inner strength??Is it just being able to stand up again after you fall?? What would take a great measure of inner strength to do? Well for me, I guess one of the things would be to lead praise even when you dun feel like it. To bring yourself to smile and laugh when you are actually crying on the inside. And thats one thing I greatly admire our cgls for. I mean, i'm sure many of our leaders have their own problems too, but yet week after week they come before us as an ever strong pillar and continues to lead us and listen to our problems.
I thank God for this cellgroup, because when I was facing the most lowest point in my life, you people were there to encourage, to sa-yang me. And thats what a cellgroup is about. And truth be told, it is a great feeling to be loved and to know that so many people still care about you. But yet at the same time, I kind of took a step back and fell into the " okay.. i'm having problems.. so u guys shud understand" kind of mode. I kind of left my leadership role in the cg in a way during that period which now looking back, i feel that its sth I could very much have improved on.
Because a person of inner strength is not someone who runs away when problems arise. A person of inner strength will not think of givin up but continues to run the race together with the cellgroup. To continue being the pillar of strength for someone else. And thats why I pray that all of us will be people of inner strength... so that e348 will be a cellgroup i know we can all count on to run the race together, knowing that none of us will give up halfway.
And I guess this is something I have been quite burdened about. Initially, we started out with so much fire and passion to improve on the relationships within the cellgroup, to grow the cellgroup. We try our best to spend time fellowshiping more and go all out to make new friends feel welcomed. The prayer list circulated thru emails and we were given constant updates about each other's life. Then we started this blog, and at first we all took the effort to encourage one another, bless one another by sharing our revelations and all. But yet, can we continue to count on each other for the last half of the year? Or are we all going to be so self absorbed in our own lifes, our own problems?
Well, lets all contd. to stay in prayer because it is the secret to our strength. Amen?!
Cheers,
jamie
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Thanks for this entry and for sharing your life. Thanks for being transparent.
I know that leaders are such pillars of strength no matter the valleys of the shadow of death that they go through because they have the joy of the Lord in them. And JOY = Jesus, Others, Yourself. Let God and others increase in our lives and let ourselves decrease.
E348, I'm here to stay, to stick around and to be a blessing to every single one of you no matter what happens. You can count on me. Pls press into my life just like I've been trying to press into yours. Our relationship with one another needs to get stronger. Only then can our CG grow healthily. Let's lay aside all our differences and our insecurities and truly run this race together. It's not about "I" anymore. A place of agreement is a place of power. Without unity in the CG, we won't be able to win the battle against the devil. Especially in the battle for the souls of mankind.
Here's a secular song that I really like and the chorus is most apt to express how I feel about being your friend, especially when you need me the most:
When the sun shines
We’ll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be your friend
Took an oath
I'mma stick it out 'till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we still have each other
You can stand under my Umbrella
- Umbrella, Rihanna
What about you?? Comments pls. :)
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July 25, 2007 at 11:11 AM
I feel that staying strong for the sake of others can be achieved through your love for them.
Faith, hope and love, the greatest of these is love. If we have the love for our brothers and sisters just like Jesus has for us, we will stay strong for each other and smile always knowing that it brings about happiness to others.
I have been impacted by a senior in CF who is very much almost near to Christ in the way she displays her love for others. She is always encouraging people around her. From the time i knew her, i've never seen her saying spiteful words to anyone. Even when she rebukes others, she does it in a very tactful way which i feel spurs you on to change your flaws! I do hope that we can continue to encourage each other as a cellgroup!
Lastly, do read 1Peter3:8-22 and 1Peter4 if you have the time! Its really encouraging as it talks about suffering and why it's something we shouldn't be too concerned for!
Regards
Yq
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July 26, 2007 at 3:30 PM
Sunday, July 22, 2007
The basic basis of PRAYER!
Hi guys,It's been rather quiet as of late (or of very late) here recently, so decided to make some movement. ;) Would just like to share some thoughts on prayer that I've gotten over the weekend.
Firstly, I believe for those of us who were in Sunday service, we must all have raised both hands and legs when Pst asked who were born-worriers. It's so true for many of us: yes we know we are the head and not the tail, yes we know we are called to win in life, yes we know the blessings of God are reserved for those who love Him; yet why are we still worrying so much? Like what we all got out of CGM, the reason lies in having only the truth as a partial revelation in our lives. How true it is, that knowing head-knowledge truth versus spirit-based revelation will dictate how much we allow success and breakthru into our lives!
We live at a mediocre level because the truth merely exists in our heads, but has never really travelled and remained in our spirit as a full-blown revelation. When a disease becomes full-blown in a city as an epidemic, you realise everyone goes into frenzy mode. Same goes, when a revelation has taken a full-blown effect on you, it will be revealed in the way you live. No longer will we excuse ourselves from attempting the seemingly-impossible, no longer will our attitude be peppered with the 'here-i-am-send-him-instead' notion; but we will throw ourselves at doing the very thing that can be possible only with God.
When there is revival in a school, in someone's life, you realise there will be a buzz in the air, things are being done, and talk becomes action. It's no longer about 'why' we need to be the initiators of revival, its 'what' can we do today specifically for revival to happen. And how can we receive our full-blown revelation? The answer lies in prayer, that saturates us with the thoughts of Christ and allowing us to take on His sense.
I've always believed there is great potential in this dream team of E348. I mean, just look at it, how happening and influential can we get? ;) Yes, I'm also claiming that upon ourselves. But, no matter how talented and influential we are, without prayer, we lose the most basic weapon of every Christian. Samson was a man of great talents and abilities, yet he allowed circumstances to shave off his hair. We can be the most united cg, the hippest and coolest people around, but yet if we allow God and prayer to drop to any other position besides no.1 in our lives, revival will not happen.
Pst has prophesised that the remaining of 2007 will be a season of harvest and growth. I really believe that word is for us, but a team is only as strong as its weakest link. We all need to work together as a team. I understand that we all have our other stuff to be concerned with, especially when school resumes, but lets be most aware of our primary calling unto God. Let's build a greater capacity and strength to do the works of revival, and have a full revelation of what we are called to. Remember that the level of revelation for success will increase over time, proportionally to how much you are willing to engage in prayer and cook up a storm in the spiritual wok of life! =)
How much we are able to proclaim that 2007 has been a victorious year lies in how much of a prayer warrior we are, and how little of a complainer we are. Yes, we face our circumstances, but who ever succeeded by focussing on stress and worry? The one who will have the loudest cry of victory at the end of 2007 is the one whose eyes are set on the Lord, and whose actions can thus be filled with faith. It's for the one whose hands are tied to the sword, for the one who understands there is no turning back, for the one with the despite-all attitude. Can you be that person? ;)
Your fellow battlemate,
Zoe
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Assuredly i say to all of you,
without prayer,
i am nothing.
i wont have what i have, the 4 key areas; knowledge, relational, spiritual and material.
Since material happens to be very sucessful now, i will speak abit about it ;)
i prayed for my car. i prayed for my family's investments. Next question is how often i prayed over my family? Answer is everyday!! No matter how busy i am, before i sleep, i will pray over the well being of my family. Yes its almost the same prayer every night, starting with my Father, mother, then elder sister, then younger sister, then someone, then myself and then the investments, i do it everynight, cus i know and i know and i know and know and know and know the POWER of my prayer ;> It may be of the same prayer everynight, but i dedicate every day to my Lord. I lift my family every single day to my Lord and i always start with thanksgiving for the past, present and future.
I hope that helped ^^
Sharing a piece of my life,
Joseph
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July 23, 2007 at 3:02 AM
Saturday, July 21, 2007
You alone - Hossana integrityYOU ARE THE PEACE
THAT GUARDS MY HEART
MY HELP IN TIMES OF NEEDS
YOU ARE THE HOPE
THAT LEADS ME ON
AND BRINGS ME TO MY KNEES
FOR THERE I FIND YOU WAITING
AND THERE I FIND RELEASE
SO WITH ALL MY HEART I'LL WORSHIP
AND UNTO YOU I SING
FOR YOU ALONE DESERVE ALL GLORY
FOR YOU ALONE DESERVE ALL PRAISE
FATHER WE WORSHIP AND ADORE YOU
FATHER WE LONG TO SEE YOUR FACE
FOR YOU ALONE DESERVE ALL GLORY
FOR YOU ALONE DESERVE ALL PRAISE
FATHER WE LOVE YOU
AND WE WORSHIP YOU THIS DAY
God ministered and touched me deeply during the prayer meeting this afternoon."my daughter, i'm sorry for what you are going through but you are not fighting this all by yourself. i am always here for you, i am always here, always.i know what you are going through even though others may not know. i am here to lead you on when things seem to be hopeless, i am here to lead you out of the valley. i am always always here. i love you my daughter."
thanks guys for encouraging me and being here for me(:
val
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Reading what God spoke to you touches my heart. :)
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July 21, 2007 at 12:21 AM
Monday, July 16, 2007
Glory to God =)
I want to thank God for ministering to me at the zone meeting on Sat. I felt much peace immediately afterward and I am at greater liberty now than I was before it.If you wanna know the specifics, I screamed the moment Bro Darren laid hands on me, fell on the floor, wept for bout a min and then coughed a couple of times. After that, I felt God's peace and holiness coming upon me. It could only be Him. :)
A girl from N380, Xinni, very innocently asked me yesterday, " Why did u scream? How come I didn't? "
"Evil spirits sometimes manifest through screaming," I replied.
Then she expressed that she wants evil spirits to leave her.
"Mike Connell is coming. Pray and fast for your deliverance." I said to her.
Rev. Mike Connell is coming in the weekend of 28 - 29 July. Stay back for the ministering session after service, especially if you have never been ministered in this area. Better yet, start praying and believing God for it now. Don't miss out on this divine opportunity to be healed and delivered. Pst Mike is a great man of God with a tremendous anointing for inner healing and he only comes to our church once a year.
' So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. ' - John 8:36 (NIV)
God is a good Healer, an awesome Deliverer. :)
' The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. ' - John 10:10 (NKJV)
On a lighter note (haha), I'm going to school for my Advertising and Public Relations classes this month forward. I have taken the initiative to meet my classmates and schoolmates up for lunch. Pls pray the following:
1. Anointing of God to be upon me as I speak out in class and as I fellowship with people.
2. Greater discipline, diligence and wisdom in my life.
3. Pray extra fervently for the salvation of Anggi, Arbella, Calida, Mark, Raymond, Rebacca and Shantha.
4. Pray that my classmate, Emily (a believer), will be planted in the house of God.
A million thanks to YOU for praying!! :)
' You thrill me, Lord, with all you have done for me! I sing for joy because of what you have done. O Lord, what great works you do! And how deep are your thoughts. ' - Psalm 92:4-5 (NLT)
Love, Wendy =)
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Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Success isn't being happy, because our emotions will still fluctuate.Success isn't about getting wealth.
Success isn't about power.
Success is...
Knowing your purpose in life,
growing to reach your maximum potential, and
sowing seeds that benefit others.
"Success is waking up in the morning, whoever you are, wherever you are, however old or young, and bounding out of bed becuz there's sth out thr that you love to do, that you believe in , that you're good at - sth that's bigger than you are, and you can hardly wait to get at it again today!"
-Whit Hobbs
Success is a journey. You can start to be successful right NOW.
John C. Maxwell. Knowing Your Roadmap To Success.
Hmmm...
-YQ
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Wednesday, July 4, 2007
let me be emo for once.the past few days i've been on the verge of breaking.perhaps i have not try hard enough. perhaps i have to find new ways of doing things. i've listed out the number of topics there are and the number of days i have left with. it's scary. there are so many things to do.putting studies first or putting God first. which one? of course i know it is the latter one because all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. I can say that all this while, God has been telling me that nothing is impossible, i can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. yes. the word strengthens has helped me many many times. God is the one who carries me and gives me strength to carry on even though i'm so tired. i would have had swollen eyes everyday if not for God who never fails to give me strength to continue. i'm walking through one of my deepest n darkest valley this whole period, i have started to pick myself up bit by bit, at the end of it, i know i will succeed.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me
val
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Hey Val,
One thing I know... if you put your trust in God, He never fails you. I have been in your position before, I know how tough A levels and the multiple amount of topics you need to cover.
However, my advice to you is to study smart, there's a lot, like mind maps, your own notes and blah. You also have a good amount of time ahead before the examinations. Ask God for wisdom to enable you to cover topics in a faster manner than others. And also during this time, keep yourself strong in prayer and in word, it really helps a lot! :)
Jia You for studying ba, you can ask us if you need help.
Yours Truly,
Terence
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July 4, 2007 at 10:04 PM
Hey Val,
So poor thing u. It must be really really tough for you rite now. But I want u to know that I am here for you alright? If u need somebody to talk to, to de-stress, to entertain u, to make u laugh when u feel like crying, to pray for u, just give me a call alright? You are not alone in this though u may feel like you are sometimes. Most of all, I know that Daddy is holding your hands and he bids u to continue to walk on. The light is at the end of the tunnel. U just got to grit your teeth and keep on walking now.
I love you! =)
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July 6, 2007 at 5:07 PM
hey val! don't give up kae! jiayou! u know, J2 was the period me got God in me life. it was a wonderful period man. stress is stress. but its like u know God is always with u. Further which, i rmb we had mini- prayer cum worship session JUST B4 each A'LVL PAPER. CUd really feel God's presence in the exam hall. IT was uber cool. N lastly, I'm sure ur hard work will pay off :) Learn from wat ter told u. Make use of all the notes u made during ur curriculum. They're SUPER USEFUL come exam time :)Practise more! Understand concepts for physics :) Pray for GOd's wisdom! JIAYOU!
-YQ
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July 7, 2007 at 1:57 AM