+not alone in the race+

the greatest single cause of atheism...

2005-09-05T18:21:00.000+08:00

Quote, from my blog...

"The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians, who acknowledge Jesus with their lips, then walk out the door, and deny them with their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable." - Brennan Manning

Shaun

Hear Us From Heaven!

2005-07-22T23:01:00.000+08:00

Hear Us From Heaven

Lord, hear our cry
Come heal our land
Breath life into these dry and thirsty souls
Lord, hear our prayer
Forgive our sins
And as we call on Your name
Would You make this a place
For Your glory to dwell

Open the blind eyes
Unlock the deaf ears
Come to Your people
As we draw near
Hear us from heaven
Touch our generation
We are Your people
Crying out in desperation

Hear Us From Heaven
Hear Us From Heaven
Hear Us From Heaven

May this be the cry of your heart this day!

Shaun

The Future Is Ours

2005-07-11T22:03:00.000+08:00

Cell Multiplication
Episode I

20th May 2005 - RGS is born

The Future Is Ours

Hear the sound, the sound of distant thunder
Watch the sky, the coming of the king
Feel the wind, breathing in your spirit
The time has come, to stand and raise the standard
Christ the king

The future is ours
The future is ours to take
The future is in our hands, build the church together
The future is in our hands, all our gifts we offer

I believe that faith is the answer
I believe that love makes us whole
I believe that miracles will follow
When we arise, to walk the works of God
For Christ the king

My prayer for each and everyone of you is that you will rise to become men and women passionate about the word of god, passionate about prayer such that you walk the full call of god upon your lives!

Shaun

STEPS CAMP 2005 (A part camp comm view)

2005-06-21T13:53:00.000+08:00

This year was my fifth camp. I've been to online, outer limits, missing mission, extreme and finally steps. Going for the camp was really a big step or should i say jump in my walk. I guess serving in the committee taught me alot of things. The last camp comm i served in was mission mission, i guess it was a rather easy one to handle because everything was passed to the committee on a silver platter. But trust me, steps was different. Being shaun - I'm one heck of a perfectionist with very high standards that i set for myself and for the people working under me. So i get very agitated when things don't go as planned. And thats exactly what happened at camp. I bet all you guys with the exception of ming, abby + jan don't know the tip of the iceberg about the last min changes to the programme and tension within camp comm. Everything went wrong, like how we barely had 15mins of camp orientation because of the late arrival of campers, like how one of the orientation games at one of the stations was conjured up at the very last min (*wink* *wink* janice =p), like how amazing race blew the time by 1.5hours, like how lebanquet's allocation of menu was mixed up and had to be put into place 30mins after the banquet started, like how workshop had to be cancelled, like how battle the war had to be cancelled (sorry marcus. so sad, plotz bought all that green camo stuff! to apply to their pretty faces), like how we were supposed to leave west coast at 12,30am but was delayed 2 hours till 2.30am. But despite all these things happening, God is still good. Of every change, he provided an alternative. Something good to replace it. We may not have thought it was good but i tell you, from camp comm it was good. Like how the siesta on the last day. I think if everybody had chionged for battle the war, we would all be so tired later for that long night. I guess above all, i've learnt this camp to Let Go and Let God. Man may have plans but ultimately only the plans of the lord shall prevail. Sorry, i can't quote the scripture now, coz i'm now in my aunts house and its all dark and yah, can't barely see the keyboard. haha.

Spiritually - this camp is really a turning point in my ministry. Boldness was challenged, i normally pray in the prophetic, but whether i release it is another issue altogether. I will always remember the "Tunnel Of Fire". Whenever i think of it, the "Pray like mad" T-shirt appears hundred fold infront of me. haha. Its so AWESOME, i mean awesome awesome to have seen people pray like mad that night. And many leaders having drank like 5 cups of water throughout the entire duration because of the non-stop praying. And even for me, whenever i released a word i felt like i was being ministered too as well =). Being in the States for the past 1+ Week (Am still am) really gave me ALOT and i mean ALOT ALOT of time (blame it on nice scenary) to think about such things as calling, purpose, vision. Etc. But calling was one of the things that stood out the most. Just being away for slightly over 9 days showed me how much i miss you guys. I initially thought that my final calling was to praise and worship but i guess i was wrong. Theres no such things as a final calling, but a calling to be a disciple of christ. I pray and pray and i know for now, my ministry is a people ministry. Cell ministry to be precise. I know i may not have been the best cgl to my members or mentors to my mentees but that will change i hope when i hit back the shores of sg. I can't believe it, i spent more money on all you guys than i spent on myself. Even got a scolding from my mum for spending so much, haha. oh well. I gotta go and sleep now. long day tommorow. See you all on sat at service pending my jetlag (for all the hitch hikers, hope the bus and mrt have been good for now =p) And i gotta say this! - wish you all were here or wish i was there. or whatever.. ahah. Take care and stay strong!

Shaun

Ps. Sorry for the super duper long post.

2005-06-17T09:39:00.000+08:00

MEGALIFE STEPS CAMP! (: [ fun! ]

Day one
PJ prayed for me.
One of the things she prayed for was for a heart for missions. She said two countries came into her mind.. and I was "oh, China". Then,PJ: China and MongoliaI used to think my country was Thailand, I guess I was wrong. My dad went on a mission trip to Mongolia, and I always wanted to go with him. Bring chocolates for the little kiddies! Whee~Another thing PJ prayed for was for me to live a life of purity, and God reminded me of the time he gave me the word "purity" when I was primary three. I thought it was linked to the fact that our next worship service had the theme of purity, but now I know it was something more. I used to feel so alone, God now shows me that I wasnâ€™t. He was there all the time. I thought my real walk with God started after missing missions camp, I was wrong again. (: The years before were not wasted.God dealt with me entirely this day, with the whole of me.Someone else prayed for me when I was under His power, and prayed about all the hurts I had faced. They are truly His now (:I wanted to strive hard to talk to God, to strain to hear his voice. But he whispered and said I was tired, to just let go and rest in His peace, so I did. It was beautiful (:Many people prayed for me, and He gave me a picture. Everything people said as they prayed for me ministered to me in special ways (: and God brought me back to different parts of my life to show me he has indeed set me apart and has a plan for me. He had always been piecing my life together, so beautifully. I know now that NOTHING I had gone through was not planned. They were all planned, and are to be used. Amen.A few days ago, God gave me Proverbs 29:4 a couple of time"By justice a king gives a country stability, but one who is greedy for bribes tears it down"Ã God will give me stability in His own plans for meÃ I have been greedy in my own ambitions. They were for personal glory and God has other plans.My heart is new, I will give up my plans for His. Amen.He will continue revealing his plans.

Day three
Pastor David Palmer prayed for two things in particular.. for mea passion for missions"God is going to cleanse you right now. Heâ€™s just going to do a spring cleaning in you."When he prayed for a passion for missions, I was amazed. It was like an affirmation from God that Iâ€™m called into the mission field.When he said God was going to cleanse me, I was shocked because that was what I had been asking God to do in my heart ever since I spoke to Randolf about prayer.In His arms I asked for love and wisdom, but decided I only wanted love. [Donâ€™t really have a good feeling about having wisdom, wisdom. Hoho] he put it, wrapped as a present in a box, into my heart. Iâ€™ve got to open it. (:+ He says I gotta make sure I use his gift in the correct way, for Godâ€™s people and to show His love, not for ungodly ways.

2005-05-21T11:20:00.000+08:00

eloos all..

alpha start already.. and its doing really great yeah? haha.. anyway.. i hope alls doing good on the rg side.. haha.. continue to pursue jesus yeah?

centralone foreva

[-ming-]eXtreme

2005-05-14T14:54:00.000+08:00

hey guys(: its finally sat. so happy. had kinda of a rough week yah. looking forward to service in 1.5 hrs time... im like super chao bored n canot be bothered to touch my hw. anw, jiayou ming n shawn!(: know ur exams r ending soon. jiayou for this final leg kaye(:

okok, smth weird. i just flipped open my bible n landed at proverbs 5:23 He will die for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.

yeah, i know that the entire chapter deals with adultery, but when i glanced at that last verse, i realised i cant just sit here in front of the com n slack all the time, which is what i've been doing. n i rmbred smth all the way from p1, that on the last day of skol (i tink) my form tcher (who is very nice) drilled into us smth abt discipline, n how it was the most impt thing kinda blah stuff. n i hv no idea why or how, but now i feel like getting my hw done n over with...

but another thing yah... i guess God is also trying to tell me to have discipline, dun procrastinate n stuff. n really really have discipline n go do my QT regulary. coz i know, through all the trials, tribulations (sp corect?) and temptations we may face, God will nv allow us to be tempted beyond what we can handle, n he will ALWAYS provide us witha way out. ( 1 Corinthians 10:13)

ok, i suppose i better go n do my hw before this funny mood of mine passes. but just one last thing, press on people, dun give up hope. even though we r gonna multiply, nv forget the fun times we spent together:) man.. im getting saddd. haha.

aLy
there could never be a Father who loves his children as much as He loves you

2005-05-09T17:37:00.000+08:00

coped frm my friends friendster.. thought it was rather nice.. so yeah.. hope you are blessed by it..

The Christian Alphabet poem

A lthough things are not perfect,
B ecause of trial or pain.
C ontinue in thanksgiving,
D o not begin to blame.
E ven when the times are hard.
F ierce winds are bound to blow,
G od is forever able,
H old on to what you know.
I magine life without His love,
J oy would cease to be.
K eep thanking Him for all the things,
L ove imparts to thee.
M ove out of "Camp Complaining",
N o weapon that is known.
O n earth can yield the power,
P raise can do alone.
Q uit looking at the future,
R edeem the time at hand.
S tart every day with worship,
T o "thank" is a command.
U ntil we see Him coming,
V ictorious in the sky.
W e'll run the race with gratitude,
X alting God most high.
Y es, there will be good times and yes some will be bad, but....
Z ion waits in glory... where none is ever sad!

[-ming-]eXtreme

2005-05-04T16:24:00.000+08:00

mm hello ppl. i guessed no one bothered to post up anithin on tis blog anymore :( haha anyways yeah. just wanna talk bout the cell multiplication.yeah. as in seriously i was super affected by the multiplication cos its like our BOND and all yeah. i mean before ray and aaron came to megalife i had pratically no frens in megalife as in close frens only like hi than they're gone. so i really really wanna thank GOD from the bottom of my heart for bringin these two frens and puttin them in my life? i mean w/o them i dun tink i'll b where i am.and not long he brought ming too!!haha.anyways yeah.and ya i prayed bout the multiplication thing and yeah he answered my prayer!! at least the guys are back together.whee~~yeah. of course there are lots of small little things that i dun realise to thank GOD fer but he knows im thankful :) mm press on ppl dun b brought down by worldy things.

shawn :) -paj .winks hahahahahahaha

cell mutiplication

2005-04-17T00:55:00.000+08:00

(this is from my blog. hee.)

painful yet, necessary.. without it, would there still be growth? without it, would there still be life?

it aint easy parting ways from friends who have became your life.. its never easy saying goodbye to people close to our heart. but what do we have to do? we have to step out of our "comfort zone" though we may not be physically close to our dearest friends, surely, we will still be one in spirit. this is what it means to step out of the "zone", to take the step of faith.. to walk in JESUS and trust him.. personally, i dunno how i am going to adapt ONCE AGAIN to a change.. i have gone through soooo many changes in cell. but this time, its like different. because, it was with this centralone, that i have grown so much in God.. that i have spent real time with.. that i have made decisions to be with them.. sacrificing time, training = sacrificing sailing life.. it aint easy like just leaving it.. but.. if its God's will.. WHO AM I to question it..

i am the flower quickly fading,
here today and gone tomorrow,
the wave tossed in the ocean,
the vapour in the wind..

yet, i mean so much to God that he may excercise his will in my life.. i am grateful that he has given me assurance that, he does this all to give me life to the fullest.

doing his will aint always easy.. but, i CHOOSE to.. i choose to do that which may please him.. i choose to give my life for him..

so guys and gals, this aint easy.. but, let take joy in doing this! it marks a new beginning; the beginning of another REVIVAL!

[-ming-] choose life, choose Jesus

2005-04-10T09:27:00.000+08:00

hey all. janice is blogging.

sherron's msg ytd, i believe, planted yet another seed of love for Jesus in all of us. is Jesus truly our lover? and has it been a relationship btwn us n Him, or a religious duty? mmm...

centralone, i love you! ytd night at dinner was plenty of fun, but it wldn hav been so without each n everyone of u. to those who missed it, DO JOIN US NXT SAT! :D happy birthday su lyn! :)

the walk with God is the most beautiful walk ever.

-janice.

2005-04-05T17:53:00.000+08:00

mm HELLOOO ppl shawn is back haha nvm wadeva.
mm ya i just wanna tell u ppl the wonderful thing that GOD has
been doin in my school, cos ya as u guys know bout the R.E.W
thingy ya..my school has a follow up 1 month session as in ya..
the new believers were split into groups of like 5 and ya believers that
wanted cell or backsliders were oso group the same..
than ya i saw one of my er kinda good fren ya he was there
i was kinda shocked cos its like he WAS a buddhist than ya
he used to tink all this stuff is bulls*** ya u know the word haha..
than after the whole thing after school we went to eat together larh..
he was like ' woah today arh the group thingy made me believe more that
GOD is real' haha i asked why..he said cos er nvm its long so ya he told me
the reason and ya mia teck said like its all bullsh*t in my heart i was
totally hurt and ya i mean TOTALLY HURT...i cudnt' believe wad i heard
i mean its like ya. even thou he tinks tt way keeps his comments to his
own right i wanted to gif him a piece of my mind but ya nvm but even so
im still hurt that he said that...hais nvm forget bout tt...
o well GOD is GOOD anyways i hope my fren, marcus wud believe in christ
asap cos ya i dun tink he TOTALLY commited his life but ya hes taken the
FIRST step and im more than happy...

CAST UR BURDENS UNTO THE LORD AND IT SHALL ALL BE GONE GONE GONE!!!
whee.. cya ppl tc

shawn :)

God is great, sing his praise

2005-03-31T21:19:00.000+08:00

hi guys.. inspired by shawns post, i decided that i shall post too... btw shawn.. really glad that you have been growing.. dun be content with what ever God has given.. seek him more! yepp..

R.E.W

in my schools rew, we had this dude, pastor neville tan. he is really a living testimony of a changed life.. he is a ex convict who prob has done everything that was wrong that wont get him a death sentence. haha.. he was a ex gang leader and total had gotten 50 strokes of the cane.. its insane la.. but looking at him now, although he does have the sort of "gangster look" he is really such a God fearing man..

rew took up 3 days of mornings as in until 8.40... this year was differnt i felt.. like.. during the worship on the second day, although i was not so engaged in the worship as i would have hoped to be, i felt Gods presence.. immediately, i began interceding for the school, for my class mates.. it was quite think, as in Gods presence..

though pastor nevilles testimony was really awesome, somehow for me it did not seem like much.. and i got really discouraged when i see some pl like sleeping.. i was like " GOD! wake them up! speak to them!" but they still sleep la..
the first 2 days, there was no alter call whatsoever.. it was just like oh yay.. get to miss chinese period.. oh yay oh yay.. that kind of thing..

but on last day, he finally gave an altercall for new believers.. not really go up kind of thing.. but like raising of hands.. so my eyes were closed, head bowed.. but i was like trying to sense who God was convicting.. nothing.. so pastor was like.. "yes i see that hand yes yes.. praise god.. yes i see that hand.." and the great thing was that.. he said it so many times.. God is awesome huh.. i never thought an "alter"call like that in my school would work.. because like i know my school ppl have alot of pride.. that kind of thing.. so at the end, they called ppl to go down to meet the pastor for some immediate follow up..

sop i decided to just go down take a look.. so some friends also follow la.. den i asked one of them casually, he said that he raised his hand but he din want to go meet the pastor.. so i was.. yeah.. pride.. i know this guy he has been like sorta seeking christianity out. trying to reach out to him along with some others.. so i saw.. those that responded.. most of them were scholars.. haha.. i think alot of ppl din wasnt to meet pastor.. yeah..
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class christianity percentage has risen by.. 2% haha.. praise GOD! he went with my friend to city harvest easter service and recieved christ there.. i mean like this guy he aint like the most humble guy.. but i guess he was humbled by mr G-O-D. can really see his change and his thirst for GOD.. GOd rox la.. yay!

[-ming-] tell the world that JESUS lives!

2005-03-29T20:35:00.000+08:00

U GO SHAWN DI! haha.
u sure have grown alot since last year. lemme see. april. haha (: -thumbs up-

hey all !
wats happening in acsb is realli inspiring.
and i believe it can happen in our schools too !
nothing is impossible with God.
lets not wait for someone else to do sth for Him and his kingdom
lets do it for Him ourselves!
because
he first loved us
we love him
he died for us
he paid the price of ALL of us and we dun want his sacrifices to go to waste aye? (:

there are many out there who need to HEAR the word
whether dey believe or not. let the Holy Spirit work on that (:
YOUR job is to bring the word to them

GO CENTRALONENIANS!

no matter how tired

no matter how drained

you're labor in the Lord

will not go in vain

now where did that pop out from? i must miss lit. digusting abigail williams.

take care people! (: read The Crucible ! HOHO.

but read ur bible first!

its lik ALIVE with the Word of God. its like.

wahhh. i dunno how to sae. limited vocab.

he's the one who makes the sun shine

he's the one who put the moon in the sky

he's the one who hung the stars

one by one

he's the one who makes the birds sing

he's the one who makes you dream so high

he's the one who makes me smile

day by day

:: JESUS U'RE MY SUPERHERO

U'RE MY STAR

MY BESTFRIEND ::

and i love you i love you i love you. i love you i love you i love you. i love you i love you i love you. and my heart will follow wholly after you

2005-03-29T20:19:00.000+08:00

mm haha this week is R.E.W - Religious Emphasis Week
in my skool haha i really cud feel GOD's presence ard
cos its like there were really a number of new believers
and ya ppl who WERE backsliders and rededicated..

mm haha anyways ya guess wad??
today the same speaker speaked on the same topic
but wif stronger words haha and ya..he was really
aimin for new believers and ya backsliders...
guess how many ppl went up to the altar
because they were either willin to accept GOD as their
Lord and Saviour or rededication.
NOT 1 NOT 2
BUT.. 51!! haha how cool can tt get haha
i mean its like 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1 haha nvm 51 1s haha ya
isnt GOD great and out of the 51 i saw 2 of my level
gangsters and ya i was really happy cos one of them was
an ex smoker and gangster and ya i was kinda surprised
he went up..and the other one is kinda a hardcore gangster haha
looks like GOD is tellin me to do smt in my skool...
mm i will i will just gimme like a month or smt haha..anyways ya.
tc ppl BLOG BLOG BLOG!! dun just sit there and read..do smt if not tag??

hasnt GOD done anithin good in ur life??
if u haf gone thru rough patches like now or smt
its just obstacles that the devil(SMALL LETTERS) has put into ur life
so ya...
WIF GOD IN UR HEART AND FAITH IN HIM U SHALL SURPASS ALL
OBSTACLES WITHOUT ANY TROUBLE AND I MEAN ALL OBSTACLES!!

so ya take care ppl haha looks like im startin to grow in him alot
tts wad we shud be doin everyday of the week from
mon tues wed thurs fri sat and sun
not just SAT we're NOT suppose to be a ONE DAY christian so ya
press on to pursue jesus yeah ...

shawn :)

2005-03-28T19:27:00.000+08:00

haha hello ppl shawn here..
mm wasnt really in the mood durin the start of the service
haha mayb cos our church's praise and worship not up to standard
compared to PLANET SHAKERS!! haha jkjk mm but on a serious note ya
i wasnt really quite myself for awhile than i prayed and ya GOD
answered my prayer whee!!haha thank GOD for tt...
mm i tink after the SYNERGIZ conference my walk wif GOD has grown
alot closer and i really love the feelin haha...

mm haha today...cos its religious emphasis week and ya this speaker
from australia if im not wrong is the main speaker for today and tml
and ya he preached thou his word wasnt so strong but it kinda hit
some ppl as in ya the way he brought the topic out
about reachin one's potential haha and ya at the end
we had an altar call and ya 18 ppl from upper sec went to the altar
to receive our ALMIGHTY GOD as their saviour mm i was just sooooo happy
at that point of time haha PRAISE GOD..mm haha last time i was kinda
keep sayin that my skool cannot make it as in ya but GOD proved me wrong
and ya kinda answered my prayer or rather OUR prayer haha..mm PRAISE GOD
haha i thought abby's and jan's word for granted as in they told me
dun tink tt way haha i guess its a sign tt i shud make the first move
and i will..but i was kinda disappointed that my friend mia teck didnt go
up and when i ask him why he said he was christian theres no link but ya
i will keep on prayin for him..GOD will move his heart in his own time..
mm i tink tts all for now haha whee!! PRAISE GOD haha...

NOTE:ONE PIECE hahahahahahahaha -to aaron and ray haha!!
relax im not crazy ya im sure im not haha..

cya CENTRAL ONE c'mon BLOG BLOG BLOG!!
with love,
shawn

Why

2005-03-27T18:35:00.000+08:00

We rode into town the other day, just me and my daddy
He said I finally reached that age
And I could ride next to him on a horse
That of course was not quite as white
We heard a crowd of people shouting
And so we stopped to find out why
And there was that man, whom my dad said he loved
But today there was fear in his eyes
So I said, "Daddy why are they screaming
Why are the faces of some of them beaming
Why is he dressed in that bright purple robe
I bet that crown hurts him more than it shows
Daddy please, can't you do something
He looks as though he is going to cry
You said he was stronger than all of those guys
Daddy please tell me why
Why does everyone want him to die?"

Later that day the sky grew cloudy
And daddy said i should go inside
Somehow he knew things would get stormy
Boy was he right
But I could not keep from wondering if there was something he had to hide
So after he left I had to find out; I was not afraid of getting lost
So I followed the crowd to a hill where I knew men had been killed
And I heard a voice come from the cross
And it said, "Father why are they screaming
Why are the faces of some of them beaming
Why are they casting their lots for my robe
This crown of thorns hurts me more than it shows
Father please, can't you do something
I know that you must hear me cry
I thought I could handle a cross of this size
Father remind me why
Why does everyone want me to die
When will I understand why?"

"My precious son, I hear them screaming
I'm watching the face of the enemy beaming
Soon I will clothe you in robes of my own
Jesus this hurts me more than you know
But this dark hour I must do nothing
Though I've heard your unbearable cry
Power in your blood destroys all of their lies
Soon you'll see past their unmerciful lives
Look there below
See the child
Trembling by her father's side
Now I can tell you why
She is why you must die."

this girl sang this song in my old church for good friday service. i cried at the end:) cldnt help it. its v beautiful. there's a line that says, 'i was not afraid of getting lost'. that's how we should pursue jesus, without fear of getting lost. happy easter and gd fri guys.

-- aly

He's all that you want

2005-03-21T00:38:00.000+08:00

Hey y'all mates.. haha.. sound australian already. Hope you guys had a great time at synergiz with planetshakers and above all a great time with the holy trinity!!!. Synergiz has been a great experience for me this year. Being event crew, you may think that we dun get ministered and stuff, but you're wrong! haha. Just seeing people getting ministered already inspires me!!... I think the song that ministered to me the most was the song below 'All That I Want'. I first heard it last year during the conference when they sang it for the morning sessions. But God only really spoke this year with this song. Although being behind the video camera for most of the sessions, i could feel the tangible presence of God throughout the entire place. And even tearing sometimes when moving from shot to shot. Sometimes even wanting to just fall down and worship, but cannot la. So just stand/walk/move in awe of his presence. Just seeing the spirit of god moving was just awesome. Its so wonderful when the spirit of god moved... like when on the first night when the band stopped playing and the whole dome just continued singing the song. I'm sure the devil got super pissed and the whole of heaven was rejoicing in sync with us. Ok, i gotta go already but remember that when you sing the song below. get the whole essence of it. mean every line that you sing. because he's all that you want, he's all that you need!

All That I Want

My soul sings
To my Saviour King of Kings
I need You
You are everything to me

I love You
So much more than anything
I'll live for You
Jesus You are everything

You're all that I want
You're all that I need
You're all that I want
You're all that I live for in this world

Jesus
You are all I need
Jesus
You are everything

ShAuN~

2005-03-19T01:42:00.000+08:00

i've got sth to share (: this is a post from my blog. haha ! (lazy abby)

I've returned to God's loving embrace ! (:
if anyone actually reads this and remembers my past postS, u'll noe my progression. muahaha !

okies anywae.in august last year. i began feeling abit dry (: okies. its not fun. dun smile. but thinkin bout how Jesus conquered it for me makes me smile. WIDELY (: muahaha (: anyway. yes. struggle struggle. den in nov blah blah alot of things happened. and i dropped even lower. strayed from God's love. looked elsewhere for that love tho i kept a faithful relationship with Him(learnt from synergize conference. must go!) yep. den in december.. camp. started coming back. but not fully.. still not on God's road. struggle.. tried to shed the hurts and disappoints. tried to forgive. slowly.. dey went. but not fully. den a month ago. i forgave and dropped everything totally (: and todae.. God touched me during worship at SYNERGIZE CONFERENCE. it was lik missing missions camp all over again. just tt dis time no one prayed for me. haha. i felt his hand touching my back. and his warmth. i felt his presence with me. not next to me. but WITH ME. the tears just flowed. lik flushing toilet liddat. and i fell to my knees. the same feeling that overcame me when i was filled with the holy spirit during camp last year washed over me once again. and GOd taught me a new form of worship.. shut my mouth and worship withthe spirit.. let the spirit connect with God.. and LISTEN TO HIM. listen to wat he wants u to do. wait on him. let him do it all in his own perfect timing. (:

with my hands lifted high
i will worship and sing
with my hands lifted highi come before you rejoicing
with my hands lifted high
to the sky
when the world wonders why
i'll just tell them I'M LOVING MY KING (:

this song really spoke to me. and touched me todae. (: [yesterday rather -looks at the time-] esp the last line.. I'M LOVING MY KING. i'm finally really loving him almost the same wae i did last year (: my love for him will grow. and grow (:i'm gonna pursue an INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP with Jesus. like the one i had before. haha. and more. more more. more of jesus. never get enough of jesus.hoho.

okies i better turn off hillsongs and go to sleep (:
the air con's on.. but i feel warm (:

JESUS.. YOU AND ME. 1314 (:

my heart is with Jesus.

candles

2005-03-04T21:04:00.000+08:00

there is a candle in every soul
some brightly burning
some dark and cold
there is a spirit
who brings that fire
ignites a candle
and makes his home

carry ur candle
run to the darkness
seek out the hopeless, confused and torn
hold out ur candle for all to see it
take ur candle go light ur world
take ur candle go light ur world

frustrated brother
see how he's tried to
light his own candle
some other way
see now our sister
sh'es been robbed and lied to
still holds a candle
without a flame

haha, luv dis song alot! den as i was doing quiet time after the song, i read Luke 11:33-36. Jesus spoke the entire chapter abt how we have to take the lit candle that is within us and light other ppl's and not keep it to ourselves or try to extinguish it. HE also says abt how our body shld be full of light and no part of it dark.

kae, i'm sick and tired of lit so read the verses urself coz my stuff is haywire! haha. only 9.30 and i'm tired...
yes, thanx abby for replying so fast. haha. poor memory me:)
shucks, i got booked todae. wadd an ending.

2005-03-04T20:43:00.000+08:00

hey central one! on behalf of jan and drea, i'll like to thank you all for coming down to support us yesterday (: tho it was kinda a shock. and gave us pressure.. haha. we were all touched by the support (: so thankew! ;) i'm so glad to have brothers in sisters in christ like you guys. love ya lots !!

JESUS U'RE MY SUPERHERO

U'RE MY STAR

MY BESTFRIEND

thankew jesus for giving me this wonderful family of christ whom i noe will be there for me thru thick and thin. amen amen. (:

2005-03-02T01:28:00.000+08:00

SEEKING THE KINGDOM OF GOD FIRST

"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." --Matthew 6:33.

Seek to know Christ's will and to do it. Seek to be recognized by Christ as one of his subjects, and seek to promote the interests of this kingdom, as all true subjects of any kingdom do, and should do if the government deserves their support. He who truly seeks first the kingdom of God, seeks to be as really and perfectly governed by Christ now, as the holy in Heaven are. He would have Christ living and reigning within him so that every thought shall be brought into obedience.

We are required, not only to seek the kingdom of God, but also "his righteousness." The original word here rendered righteousness, is sometimes rendered justification. The radical idea seems to be simply this--being right with God--coming into a state of acceptance with him. This we know must in our case include both the free pardon of past sin and the being sanctified so that we are not actually sinning. So long as his law condemns us for unpardoned sin, or so long as we are actually sinning, it would be monstrous to suppose that God can accept us as righteous, and that we are right in his sight.

The command to seek the kingdom of God and his righteousness first, enjoins upon us to treat this subject as of absolute and supreme importance. This must be the great business of our lives. Nothing else is allowed to have any practical importance compared with this.

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/7047673/korn?pageid=rs.Home&pageregion=single1&rnd=1109697651343&has-player=true&version=6.0.12.1040

Shaun~

wrestling with God

2005-02-28T20:04:00.000+08:00

Genesis 22:22-29

Jacob wrestles with GOD

Hi ya'll :) hope you're doing fine. i was just reading this passage last week and it really struck me. Here are some of my thoughts that i would like to share.

jacob was richly blessed because he had his father's blessing which was like.. really powerful. so... what struck me was that. He sent away all his possessions and family, only then did he come to God. what did i learn? flee from distrations.. i dont know about ya'll, but sometimes, i am really distrated when i pray. sometimes its because of family knocking on the door for whatever reason, or sometimes something as small as a sms.. i think it is really crucial that we learn how to really focus hard when we pray...

so, he was praying hard, and he had no distrations... when he prayed, it was described as wrestling with God. that means, he was like praying really hard.. really really hard... he was like forcing God to bless him.. in a sense...he would not stop until God had given him the blessing. he like overcame God.. how awesome is that. so after that, God blessed him there and then.

my thoughts.. prayer is the key to anything and everything. we should persist in prayer for our schools, friends, class cells, other cell members, etc... the fact is, God can do anything and everything. so i just want to encourage ya'll to keep on praying everyday about things which God has placed a burden on your hearts. and i believe we will see fruitsfrom persistance. together we will run the race of preseverence all for the kingdom of God. Amen!

if agree tag an Amen.. hee.

its tag team wrestling :)
[-ming-][-eXtreme-]

Be Strong and Courageous

2005-02-23T00:32:00.000+08:00

hey all (: hope u're all doing fine in sch/training etc (:

i was reading Joshua..

the Lord said, "Be strong and courageous" three times in one short passage

surely, if he was with Joshua, as he was with Moses, as they led his people through difficult time, he will be with you through your upcoming tests and competitions.

so dont fret !

keep praying and allow him to help you grow in your faith (:

Joshua 1:5

"No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As i was with Moses, so i will be with you; i will NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE you"

yes, sometimes you may not hear him or even feel him.

but it is during these times that our faith in him grows stronger (:

so never give up on Jesus, because he will never give up on you

take care all (:

-abbY*

2005-02-17T22:43:00.000+08:00

hello people. heh well andrea here. anyway.. about today. haha real sorry, you people (especially the guys haha) looked kinda shocked when i started crying. but i guess it was a good kinda cry? seriously, i was never the type to cry. but all that changed ever since i got closer and closer to God. haha totally different story now sial. like i've never cried in front of other's before back then, but today omigosh i cried in front of so many people including not one not two not three but four guys today? i always kept things inside (not really veh good). even during one of my darkest times in my life last yr, even people like abby janice and cheryl din know about it. "sometimes it's hard to keep that smile upon my face". i guess that would apply to all of us at a certain time of our lives. but one thing i really learnt is that God's always there to 'rescue me'

sometimes my walk with God seems really tough. like who's wouldn't get so? sometimes we might just feel too alone, things are too difficult, pain is too much, hope is too little, times are too trying, yada yada.. but what i really come to realise is that God is seriously BIG enough to handle everything. and He would if we'd just surrender all our problems to him, like what janice talked about today. hoho. so ya. anyway still really thank God for whatever i have, cos if i think about it, things could be worse.

ok so anyway. i was pretty alright when i came for cell one. cos the night before i just knelt by my bedside and prayed and just seriously surrender everything to God and let him take control of all my problems, big or small. and what really came through was peace. i guess when we started worship God just opened my heart and let the words touch me. and well actually i wasn't planning to share about what happened today but God was kinda prompting me to share and haha yup so i did. :$ wah seh. i cried. haha still kinda can't believe it. anyways.. i'm really glad that there's this peace in me now, despite whatever circumstances i'm in. cos i just know that God's with me, 24/7, simple as that. of cos i hope that my parents wun really stop me from going to church. but if that be God's will for now, i will obey, cos i know He has a plan for me, and that everything, every single thing is in His control. no worries. i guess this verse really applies for me:

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?

Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

As it is written:

"For your sake we face death all day long,

we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered"

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

For i am convinced that

neither death nor life,

neither angels nor 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.

amen amen. nothing (including parents) will be able to stop us from loving God.
so even if i can't go church (touch wood choy)
i'll still be okay.
cos God's not an sms or online convo away.
He's with me, you, all of us...
here and now.
thanks everyone in central one- you've been really great.
God bless you guys and take care always k?

-drea (sial la long post. haha sorry it was an emotional cell session for me)

When God Ran

2005-02-15T00:38:00.000+08:00

Almighty God, the great I am
Immovable rock, omnipotent,
powerful, awesome Lord
Victorious warrior, commanding King of Kings
Mighty conqueror, and the only timethe only time I ever saw Him run

Was when He ran to me,
He took me in His arms
Held my head to His chest,
said 'My son’s come home again'
Lifted my face,
wiped the tears from my eyes
With forgiveness in His voice
He said,'Son do you know I still love you?'
He caught me by surprise when God ran

The day I left home
I knew I’d broken His heart
And I wondered then if things could ever be the same
Then one night I remembered His love for me
And down that dusty road ahead I could see
It was the only time – it was the only time I ever saw Him run

And then He ran to me,
He took me in His arms
Held my head to His chest,
said 'My son’s come home again'
Lifted my face, wiped the tears from my eyes
With forgiveness in His voice
He said,'Son do you know I still love you?'
He caught me by surprise as
He brought me to my knees When God ran – I saw Him run to me

I was so ashamed, all alone and so far away
But now I know He’s been waiting for this day

I saw Him run to me,
He took me in His arms
Held my head to His chest,
said 'My son’s come home again'
Lifted my face, wiped the tears from my eyes
With forgiveness in His voice I felt His love for me again
He ran to me, He took me in His arms
Held my head to His chest,
said 'My son’s come home again'
Lifted my face, wiped the tears from my eyes
With forgiveness in His voice
He said, 'Son', He called me Son He said, 'Son do you know I still love you?'
He ran to me and then I ran to Him When God ran

Luke 15:11-24

-shaun

Happy CNY

2005-02-11T01:12:00.000+08:00

How are you guys and gals doing? hope all is going well. Hope chinese new year was a blast! and you collected lots and lots of angpows. =) haha.. juz kiddin. More importantly is having some solid family time. This chinese new year(after 40days of purpose), i found out the true meaning of family. All along i've been having a false impression of what family was about. Not until did i realised the plasticity of it. I saw us gather just to take my disabled uncle to reunion dinner. Knowing that my auntie didn't like my disabled uncle around, my uncle didn't take any notice of this and brought him anyway. This caused alot of problems at dinner which was not so nice to sit thru. The true meaning of family is when you risk it all, your relationships, your comforts just for that. It doesn't matter, because in your heart. You know the juice is worth the squeeze.

And remember that the christian walk is a journey of ups and downs. nobody was meant to walk alone. thats what the cell is for =)

John 15:13 - Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends.

~shaun

the ming speaks

2005-01-30T21:35:00.000+08:00

hi all :)

hope you all had a great week:) this week for me has been quite busy. i have finally started actually ensuring a keep up with my work and all; not an easy task. god is great though. gave me great teachers this year. generally. spiritually, it has become an increasing struggle for me to do quiet time and actually spend time praying but... still manages to read it 4/7 times of the week.

this week, i struggled most with connecting with god in worship. maybe because i have not been doing the good i ought to which equals to sin. so i guesss i need to do better.. and also, i said THIS many times. haha.. still working on it. accountable to abby for that. heex.

ok.. race. i screwed major. i thought it started at 2 but it started at 11.. so i missed 2 races which is like terrible. but i managed to do ok.. catch up to 27 out of 97 la. so not too bad.. but still suck la..

anyways thats it from me.. do blog so we can all know how u are doing..

[-ming-][eXtreme]
GOD OF PEACE WILL SOON CRUSH satan UNDER YOUR FEET
romans 16:20

2005-01-25T23:38:00.000+08:00

yo cheryl! (: having fun down under -there- ?

hey all.. pls pray for sherman's grandpa. he's going to aceh after CNY. *claps* haha.
and pls pray for my ma too.. she's going for an operation on 15 feb. a biopsy to be exact.. haha yeap. any other prayer requests? (:

take care all!
-abbY*

yay!

2005-01-24T08:29:00.000+08:00

ohmygosh YAY ray wen you've accepted Christ! i am SO happy for you. (: keep growing in your faith, okay? central1 will always be there to support you. (:

yay. (:

- cheryl

2005-01-23T21:27:00.000+08:00

hey centralone!! =D as the new week begins.. lets continue to spur each other on (: dun let anyone identify with the words of "jump" by simple plan.if u noe of anyone who's feeling down.. facing problems.. write a letter.. sms a verse to the person etc. for the bible encourages mutual edification (:

to those who sleep really late.. (u guys noe who u are =P) sleep earlier hor! get enuff rest. den go to sch and be a living testimony for christ ! (:

when school work gets tough.. look to Him for comfort and rest ya.. (:
the joy of the lord is my strength
and dis is wat makes christians stand out and be so attractive (:
the lord's joy is everlasting. even when times get tough. he will help yoo see the silver lining of that dark dark cloud.. happiness is temporary.. it depends on wat happens to you etc. dun look for happiness.. look for the lord's joy (: when problems tumble about you.. be joyful! coz
God is my refuge and God is my strength. my ever present help in trouble
when others see ur joy even when difficulties come your wae. dey'll wonder why and tada! u've got an opportunity to share christ with dem! (: tt's our job.. to bring dem the good news. haha. u may be discouraged sometimes. but dun worry. god is ALWAYS in control. nomatterwhat. do ur best and he will do the rest :)

rmb to do ur daily quiet time ya! keep seeking the Lord and growing in Him. haha. spend time reading the love letter jesus, lover of our soul, as written to us! hehe. i love jesus.

I LOVE YOU CENTRALONE!
we've grown in the past year.. since before shaun came till now.. as a cell. we've bonded alot more. now its time to help each other grow spiritually. seek ye first the kingdom of heaven (: in your battles.. spiritual or not. u're never alone.. lets run the race of life for God together !

here. i wanna tell you guys how grateful i am to God for giving me the opportunity to serve him in dis ministry. i've seen a few of you grow ALOT. and it has been a great blessing to me (: thanks for letting me share parts of your lives.. i'll always be here if any of you need me.. u noe where to find me (: my fone is alwaes on for you guys, and i'm never too busy for anyone of you. u can count on that.

"Because he loves me," says the Lord,
"i will rescue him; i will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
He will call upon me, and i will answer him;
i wil be with him in trouble,
i will deliver him and honor him.
with long life will i satisfy him
and show him my salvation"
~Psalm 91: 14-16

-abbY*

WELCOME RAY WEN TO THE FAMILY OF GOD!! (:

2005-01-23T19:57:00.000+08:00

heh, hallo beloved Central One! (: let me bless this blog with my words.. hyakhyak..

just wanna declare that I love each and everyone of You very much.

abby
shaun
glenn
sherman
ming
drea
aaron
ray
shawn
vic
yuanying
lena
harrison
dorcas
su lyn
alison
adeline
dew
melanie

cheryl
shiyun
zihua
samuel
ziying
sue jen

haha, i mean it from the bottom of my heart! without one of us, central one is not wholly complete. and without Jesus, central one is NEVER complete! make fervent prayer a staple in our daily lives, yearn for intimacy between each of us and God..

God is with all of us in every step we take (:

`jan

hello!

2005-01-22T12:28:00.000+08:00

hello, everyone. (:

firstly, thank you so much for the book. (: very sweet and completely stuffed with memories i will treasure [except the one where i was pelted with ice cream, which is something i'd be dying to forget].

secondly, i know all the books of the new testament! HA.

okay that's about it. take care, everyone. (:

2005-01-17T19:50:00.000+08:00

[prayer.in.action]

George Mueller was a troublemaker, no two ways about it. born into a German tax collector's family, he learned to steal and gamble and drink at a young age. as a young man he often stayed in lavish hotels then sneaked out without paying his bill. he had the world in his pocket -- until the day he got caught.

Jailed for his crimes, he served his term and then went right back to his reckless lifestyle.

Nothing changed until a Saturday night in 1825 when he met Jesus Christ. after marrying, Mueller settled down in Bristol, England, and couldn't help but notice the many ragged children who llived on the streets. street urchins, they were called. most of them were either abamdoned by their parents or orphaned. the Holy Spirit tugged at Mueller's heart every time he glanced at one of these children. it was time somebody did something about them.

in 1835, Mueller drew up plans for an orphange and presented his idea at a public meeting. money came in to support the cause. Mueller immediately rented a house and took in 26 children. soon a second home was opened, then a third.

Mueller refused to as for money from individuals or the government. instead, he prayed.fervently. he believed God knew about his needs at the orphange, and he was confident that God would provide. He was right, but, as is often the case, God seemed to wait till the last moment to come through.

One morning, the breakfast table was set with plates, bowls and cups. onlyl two things were missing: food and milk. the children took their places at the table and folded their hands for the blessing. Mueller led a prayer asking for their daily bread. no sooner had he finished the last word than a knock sounded at the door. it was the baker. "Mr. Mueller," he said, " i couldn't sleep last night. somehow i felt u didn't have bread for breakfast, so i got up at 2am and baked some fresh bread." a second knock sounded. the milkman's cart had broken down right in front of the orphange. he wondered: Could he give the children his milk so he could empty his wagon and repair it?

over the yeras of his life and ministry, Mueller housed more than 100,000 orphans and recorded more than 50,000 answers to prayer -- including millions of dollars of provisions taht he prayed for. al that without a single fund-raising campaign!

hey centralone. prayer works! there may be things, problems, that u dun think u can share with the cell or anyone else. but God is there for you. and he noes wat is best for you. he will provide. he will heal. he will comfort. he cares for you and loves you more than anyone does (: he wants to have a personal relationship with you and wants to share ur problems and burdens. he's there when the rest of the world doesn't seem to be alrite? (: call on him all who are weary and burdened! (: take care all!!

-abby

2005-01-17T18:06:00.000+08:00

hie CeNtRaL oNe (:

its been a long time since i blogged but ya anywayz ya ... have u peeps been followin the bible schedule?? haha i kinda haf tryin to catch up fer the time lost but ya i dun haf the bible schedule =X can someone gimme if they haf extra or sumthin??haha anywayz ya ray wads up wif ur 'thing' u haf against wad the book genesis saes haha..er ya u ppl dun understand wad im talkin but ya haha...o ya haf u ppl start memorisin the books in the bible all 66 books if im not wrong?? hm..guess i'll stop here cya ppl on thurs and some on tues.. er thats tml ya.. CeNtRaL oNe peeps dun juz read tis blog juz write sumthin...bring life to tis blog!! i mean my post is good enuff but make it better!! haha ya *wadeva* haha kz cya ppl!!

-shawn!! =p

[[ * central ' one ]]

2005-01-16T19:59:00.000+08:00

[[ * central ' one ]]

lol...when u look at the cursor u get very dizzy, aniwae i was flipping thru my bible (kiddy kind..bleh) when i came across dis verses:

For the Lord gives wisdom and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding
He holds victory in store for the upright
He is a shield to those whose walk is blameless
For he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones

Proverbs 2:6-8 NIV

however, the NIrV is clearer:

The Lord gives wisdom. Knowledge and understanding come from his mouth.
He stores up success for honest people.
He is like a shield to those who live without blame. He keeps them safe.
He guards the path of those who are honest. He watches over the way of his faithful ones.

Proverbs 2:6-8 NIrV

--Aly
Ps. did u forget to say bye to cheryl for me? :D

hm

2005-01-15T23:46:00.000+08:00

it's not funny.

- cheryl

2005-01-15T23:25:00.000+08:00

ice cream and peanut butter.. kinda stinks. haha -abby

2005-01-14T22:09:00.000+08:00

hello! (:

i like both verses a lot, but i've always found the jeremiah 29:11 one particularly encouraging, especially when things don't go the way i want them to. it reminds me that God is in control, and that He only has my best interests at heart because He loves me so much. i feel reassured because i know i can trust Him and everything will turn out fine in the end, no matter how bleak the current situation may seem. (:

everybody, PLEASE be nice to me. please don't plan anything, and please don't get me dirty. i hate getting dirty. or wet. thank you.

- cheryl

2005-01-14T20:24:00.000+08:00

OMG. haha. my mum gave me that verse yesterdaY! haha.

my fav. verse..

"i lift my eyes to the hills
where does my help come from?
my help comes from the Lord
Maker of all heaven and earth"

*psalms 121:1-2

seeyoo guys tmL! shall we be nice to cheryl? or mean to cheryl? *cracks brains*-abby

2005-01-14T00:26:00.000+08:00

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD , "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

i feel sooo much better after reading this each time and u shd too! =) -shaun

2005-01-13T00:48:00.000+08:00

whee! haha. thx for the new template vick! haha. the blog can now.. officially open. after three months. heh. hee. love ya ppL! oh ya. i got tired tryin to link all of you. hee. so it urself ya (: god bless y'all! remember.. always keep the faith -abby

2004-10-24T18:00:00.000+08:00

heya! haha. username and password come ask me! -abby