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haha! i went for my preaching challenge today (wed)! when i went to riverwalk today, my only intention was to support gid! i was planning to go tmr instead since i have not prepare my msg anyway. but well, there was a sudden change of plans and i decided to preach today coz i realised that if i dun, i may not have any supporters for the preaching challenge tmr! then it will be even worse! i’ll be more afraid! haha.
so i prepared and practised my msg in 30mins with help from my dearest ancestor! i think i would have died without his help! and then, i went into the room juz like that and preached! we were all given 3 mins so after 3 mins, i was out of the room alr! haha.
well… i’m relieved that it’s over but yet at the same time, i think i could have done better! actually, i’m quite proud of myself too! nv knew i would have the courage to preach in front of the judges! before that, i was still thinking of backing out! but thank God i didnt! hee. like wat gid said, it’s for the exposure! (:
i preached on the topic of faith! it came as a revelation to me actually that faith = inward believing + outward confessing! i think juz this simple equation alone, i could have preached much more! but with gid’s help, i preached abt the woman with the issue of blood from the bible. when she said to herself that if only she could touch Jesus’s garments, she will get well. that was her inward belief. her outward confession was seen when she crawled thru the crowd juz to touch the hem of His garment and that was when she received her miracle! then i related it to my own story of how my faith helped me thru my preparation for the A level examinations! hee. (:
well, i’m glad i went for the preaching challenge. it’s actually not that scary after all! honestly when i started off, i was SCARED! haha. but later, as i preached, i felt more comfortable and i actually kind of enjoyed the whole experience! hee. this is good start to prepare me for my missions trip in june! haha. (:
word power coming up this sat! and i realised it’s NOT 20 verses but 40 VERSES!!! AMEN to that! haha. oh God…. i’ve only memorised abt 7 verses! sheesh!
i would say my birthday this year was AWESOME! praise God! hee. i feel like a princess! haha. i juz felt so loved and so touched by the many pple ard me! to the extent that i was lost for words! but deep down inside, i was really touched! i was abt to tear at many occasions but i controlled! hee. i dun want to be a water tap! haha.
firstly.. my bday celebration started last thurs on 5th apr tgt with the zoo! jenn totally freaked me out when she said she wanted to tok to me as she brought me to kfc! i was like ‘oh oh…’ haha. but to my great surprise, owner, fen and joce lighted up a really nice heart-shaped strawberry hazelnut chocolate cake for me! it was YUMMY-LICIOUS! then all of us sat at starbucks to have a nice nice chat tho we were all a bit stressed! haha. THANK YOU ZOO!! loves! 
then ytd i went out with pauline, evan and yenmay for dinner at bakerz inn! i was truly, sincerely and deeply touched! i kept feeling an abundance and constant overflowing of love from them! yenmay was very tired but yet, she came down to celebrate my bday with me! pauline was juz super duper sweet! and evan was so cute and sweet as well! i had a really nice birthday treat, a warm chocolate cake that was specially baked for me and a really cute sesame street pillow which i hugged to sleep! THANK YOU PAULINE, YEN MAY AND EVAN! really appreciate it tonnes!
and today itself was simply AWESOME too!! i really dunno wat words to use to describe how memorable my birthday this yr was and how blessed i really feel! ancestor surprised me with a really nice piece of chocolate cake! when he came into the staff room after his lessons, he kept disappearing and i tot wat was he so busy with! haha. and to my greatest surprise, he brought out a cake with a lighted candle! so nice!! i was totally speechless! didnt expect that! haha. and my cake was quite ex becoz ancestor had to cab down as he was going to be late for school after buying my cake! THANK YOU ANCESTOR!
so anyway.. after school, we headed down to tampines mall for a free movie with the other teachers in school! mel oso went for the movie as the teachers in her sch were invited as well! the movie we watched was ‘freedom writers’! i muz say it’s a rather good and inspiring movie! i watched until i nearly teared! but i didnt! hee.
after that, mel, gid and i headed down to sakae at century square to eat. not long after we started eating, yanling and max suddenly popped out! i was like OH MY GOODNESS!!! i was SPEECHLESS! i was like ‘WAT ARE THE 2 OF U DOING HERE?!’ haha. and i realised.. it was all planned! haha. yanling gave me a small bouquet of flowers! so sweet! and the 4 of them gave me a birthday treat at sakae! i feel so loved! THANK YOU MAX, OWNER, ANCESTOR AND YANLING! hee. thank you thank you!
later, i went down to bugis to meet my dearest gals! ade, shu and hui!! i was really happy to see them! so happy to catch up with them! it was a really nice get together and we took so many kuku pictures! HUILIN!! HURRY SEND THE PICS TO ME K! hee. but mostly were my pictures coz i was the STAR!! hahahahahahaha. 
i kept wanting to take pictures! haha! i didnt even let the salt and pepper bottle off! they had to take pictures with me too! hahaha! and the 3 gals were so sweet! they bought me some soap from body shop (i hope they were not trying to hint that i stink! hee) which smells really nice and a small bouquet of flowers too! haha. feels like it’s valentines day! heehee. the rest of the time were spent toking and kuku-ing ard like wat we normally do! haha. THANK YOU ADE, SHU AND HUILIN! u guys totally made my night!
and when i went home, there was my favourite hazelnut chocolate cake waiting for me! WHEEEEEEEE!!!!
so all in all, my birthday was great! -BIG GRINS-
oh yes! and before i forget, God wished me HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOO! haha. HAPPY HAPPY!! in fact, He wished me one day earlier!! haha.
but before i end off, thank you to these pple for rmbing and wishing me happy birthday! i feel LOVED!!!
pauline – thank you for such a wonderful birthday eve! i was really touched beyond words that all i could say was thank you all the way from bakerz inn to city hall mrt station when we were going home. words alone cannot express how deeply touched and loved i feel by u! and u’ve accomplished wat u wanted to do! and that is to make my birthday memorable! thanks! wateva it is, ur a great cell group leader! thank u for always listening to me and the time when u stayed up juz to tok to me! i really appreciate everything that u have done… all the extra mile that u have gone for me too! i really thank God for such a wonderful leader like u! i really love u! 
gid aka ancestor – thank u for all that trouble and going that extra mile juz to get me that cake! i really really appreciate it! and maybe i’ve nv told u this but i really thank God that i’m able to work with u! working with u has really been such an experience tho u always make fun and trick me! hee. thank you for making my birthday memorable in ur own special way too!! rmb to bluetooth me that pictures we took! haha. love ya!
jenn aka zookeeper – the early birthday celebration touched me. ur msg today encouraged me. wat u said on the phone before midnight struck totally moved me to tears. u have really been such a great source of strength and encouragement to me. thank you jenn! i dunno wat to say to u! lost for words! haha. i’m juz so thankful and glad that our frenship is still going on strong! and like wat u said, this frenship will grow and reach an even deeper level! thank you for being someone impt in my life! i love u!
mel aka owner – God put u in my life for a purpose. it was thru u that i knew God and i’m really thankful for that! u nv noe how blessed i really feel juz to be able to noe u! and for u to be my tree, it’s an HONOUR! like wat jenn said, thank you for all the attention that u showered me when i first came to church! now that things have progressed on, i’m juz really thankful that i’m still able to tok and share with u! thank you owner! u nv fail to listen to me when i’m down, encourage me when i failed and believed in me when i doubted myself.. i think u’ve listened to me cry over the phone many times! haha. but thanks alot owner! ur definitely precious to me! can nv imagine how it will be like without u ard! i love u!
fen – thank you for always encouraging me when i’m down or doubted myself! ur love and hunger for God always spurs me on! thanks gal! thank you for being part of my memorable birthday! everytime i see u, u really nv noe wat impact u make in my life juz witnessing the many things ur doing for God! there’s so much i can learn from u! i love u!
joce – haha. ur the one that i feel really comfortable with when i wanna try doing crazy stuff or when i wanna try to do sth that i dare not do! like the class that we’re attending tgt! so sorry for the many times i didnt go! hee. ur craziness nv fail to crack me up and ur sweetness nv fail to make me feel so loved by u! thank you for the listening ear that u always lend me when i’m down! u have NEVER failed to brighten my day! i thank God for putting u in my life! i love u my gal! (:
max – my dearest bs teacher. haha. i really never expected u to turn up today! thank you for that sweet sweet surprise! thank you for rmbing my birthday! tot u wouldnt rmb coz ur so blur! haha. wateva it is, u’ve made my day! i love u!
yanling – ur special. ur precious. ur loved by me! i thank God tonnes for such a wonderful sister and fren like u! our frenship has gone on to a deeper level! i really love to be ard u! thank you so much for everything that u have done! we’ve gone thru much tgt.. understood each other so well! haha. i can really nv imagine how life will be like without u! u’ve become such a significant part of my life! u’ve seen me thru my ups and downs and thank you so much for sharing those moments with me! i wouldnt have been able to go thru them without a cheerleader like u by my side! thank you for making time out for me even tho ur exams are coming up! i really love u!
yen may – happy 1 yr in church! so happy for u! and i’m even happier and touched when u showed up ytd! i was really lost for words becoz u were alr so tired by wateva that happened in that day! thank you for making time out for me! juz want u to noe that i really love u alot! thank you for the times when u shared with me and when i was able to be ur listening ear! ur a really great member and fren! i love u gal!
evan – tho i only noe u for abt 1 mth thru zoomanji, i really thank God for u! thank you for celebrating my birthday that night! and thank you for that big prawn u gave me from ur seafood pasta! hee. i really appreciate wateva u did on my birthday eve! and u shld go perm ur hair! haha. i love u!
hui, shu, ade – hello my 3 gals! being able to meet up with the 3 of u today was really great! i feel so blessed that our frenship is going on strong! looking back, we’ve known each other for 5 yrs and still counting! all our crazy secondary school days! all the kuku stuff that we do tgt! haha. i still rmb them! seeing u guys today, i feel so touched! really happy that life hasnt been cruel with u gals! hee. tho we dun see each other as often as in secondary school, but thank God for technology which has helped us keep in contact! thank you gals for being so impt to me! i love all of u! let’s meet up more often and go shopping!
daryl - my lynx captain! haha. didnt noe u remembered my birthday! haha. thank u! (:
hui ru – tho it’s been a short time since we noe each other, thank you for the times when we shared with each other! and thank you for rmbing my birthday! love ya! (:
yinghui – didnt noe u noe my bday! haha. thank you!!
tim – hee. thanks for always being so understanding! really looking forward to learning more from u! thank you for rmbing my bdae too! hee. (:
taylen – haha. ur msg totally came as a surprise! nv knew u would rmb! haha. thanks!
denise – my dear gal.. haha. ur as sweet as ever! i love u! thanks!
jeannette, joanne – haha. my all time favourite twins! heehee. thank you for rmbing my birthday ah! haha. i love the both of u tonnes!! thank you for all the kuku moments and thank you for the times when the both of u juz listened to me as i rattled on and on! haha. thanks!
jolene! – ur missed by me greatly! i really didnt expect u to still rmb my birthday! haha. we muz really really go out tgt k!! i wanna book u during the hols! hee. u still left ur footprints in my heart! i love u jo!!
ash, andy, joyce – haha. my 3 dearest house comm members! thanks alot! u guys rock my world! i love all of u!
sock hwee – oh man! u really surprised me when ur msg came in! i was like OH MY GOODNESS! U RMBED!! haha. thanks gal! loves!
clara – i miss u gal! my dearest fellow aprilian! haha. thanks for rmbing! love ya!
zhiyong – i’m so thankful for u too! thank you for rmbing! muz jia you in camp okies! really hope to meet up or go out with u soon! take care alright! i miss u!
jinghao – haha. u surprised me by noeing that my birthday is today! like HOW U NOE?! haha. muz be ter T tell u wan la.. who else! haha. but thanks alot!
ter T – bro!! haha. what can i say.. i love u ah! haha. thank you for that sweet msg u sent me! it was really nice of u! thank you for being such a dear member to me! it’s really great seeing u grow in God! u cont shining for Him too k!! loves!
trina aka co-owner – haha. u surprised me too!! u still rmb!! haha. thanks gal! i love my co-owner! how are things progressing btwn u and my owner?! heehee.
cally – dear gal.. thanks for calling me and being the last person to wish me happy birthday! u accomplished wat u wanted to do! haha. it was really nice chatting with u today! just want u to noe that i love u k! take care!
hope i didnt miss anyone out! if i did, it wasnt intentional! nites to all!
i love You Daddy!
i teared non stop during the easter drama today as i witnessed the crucification of Christ…
i was really touched beyond words and the presence of God was so strong during svc today! even before svc started, i alr felt like crying…
today it hit me like nv before the strong love God has for me.. for each and every one of u! i guess becoz wateva that happened before svc, my spirit went down and i started having that i’m-just-not-good-enough kind of feeling again.
but let’s just put it… today was a day i had a deeper revelation of the cross… of the crucification of Jesus! i do not noe how to put it in words for u guys if not i’ll certainly be more than willing to share and blog it down! but i’ve definitely caught it in my spirit! it was definitely a day of breakthrough for me!
after today’s svc, i’ve finally come to realise that i’ve reached a point that i’ll NEVER want to let Him go ever again! maybe such a conviction had come a little late after being 1yr plus in church.. but honestly, there were times when i felt like backsliding and then i started wondering if i really wanted God. but after today, i stand firmly and wholeheartedly that GOD is ALL I WANT! and i’ll NEVER EVER want to let Him go! (:
2000 yrs ago, someone died for u… died for me… He died for all mankind. it was true unconditional love for u and i that gave Him the strength to go to the cross.
this easter… have YOU experienced His love? (:
now is the time for YOU to come into His love…
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thank u owner, jenn, fen and joce! thank u for that simple yet sweet and loving bdae celebration! really appreciate it! much love!
I WANNA DO SOMETHING CRAZY FOR GOD THIS YEAR!
my back is down and i spent the whole of ytd and today fellowshipping with my bed again.. i felt like i was bedridden. it’s so irritating coz i cant help out with the children church easter svc!!
my back was so bad ytd that i was nearly sent to A&E and i couldnt stop crying becoz of the pain. the pain spread to my hips and the area above the pain was numb ytd. i got so frightened i was afraid that i’ll have to be warded and there goes easter!
but praise God that today it’s better. i can walk a bit now.. but i cant sit or stand for too long. so plse cont keeping me in prayers. thank you! (:
A minister passing through his church in the middle of the day decided to pause by the altar and see who had come to pray. Just then the back door opened, a man came down the aisle, the minister frowned as he saw that the man hadn’t shaved in awhile. His shirt was kinda’ shabby and his coat was worn and frayed. The man knelt, bowed his head, then arose and walked away.
In the days that followed each noontime came this chap and each time he knelt just for a moment, a lunch pail in his lap. Well, the minister’s suspicions grew, and robbery was his main fear. He decided to stop the man and ask him, “Watcha’ doing’ here?”
The old man worked down the road. Lunch was half an hour. Lunchtime was his prayer time, for finding strength and power. “I stay only moments, see, ’cause the factory is so far away; As I kneel here talking to the Lord, this is kinda’ what I say: “I just came again to tell You, Lord, how happy I’ve been, since we found each other’s friendship and You took away my sin. I don’t know much of how to pray, but I think about You every day. So, Jesus, this is Jim checking in.”
The minister feeling foolish told Jim, that was fine. He told the man he was welcome to come and pray just anytime. Time to go, Jim smiled, said “Thanks.” He hurried to the door.
The minister knelt at the altar, he’d never done it before. His cold heart melted, warmed with love, met with Jesus there. As the tears flowed, in his heart, he repeated old Jim’s prayer: “I just came again to tell You, Lord, how happy I’ve been, since we found each other’s friendship and You took away my sin. I don’t know much of how to pray, but I think about You every day. So, Jesus, this is me checking in.”
It was past noon one day, the minister noticed that old Jim hadn’t come. As more days passed without Jim, he began to worry. He went to the factory and asked about Jim and found out he was ill. The hospital staff was worried, but he’d given them a thrill. The week that Jim was with them, brought changes in the ward. His smiles, a joy contagious. Changed people, his reward. The head nurse couldn’t understand why Jim was so glad, When no flowers, calls or cards came, not a visitor he had. The minister stayed by his bed, he voiced the nurse’s concern: No friends came to show they cared. He had nowhere to turn.
Looking surprised, old Jim spoke up and with a winsome smile; “The nurse is wrong, she couldn’t know, that all the while everyday at noon He’s here, a dear friend of mine, you see, He sits right down, takes my hand, leans over and says to me: “I just came again to tell you, Jim, how happy I have been, since we found this friendship, and I took away your sin. I always love to hear you pray, I think about you each day, and so Jim, this is Jesus checking in.”
i chanced upon this story as i was looking thru the past entries of the former E310’s blog. i dunno why.. but as i read the story, i felt like tearing.
so this is my prayer today..
Dear Lord Jesus,
i came again to tell You, Lord, how happy i have been, since we found each other’s frenship and You took away my sins. i dont noe much of how to pray, but i think abt You everyday. So Jesus, this is pamela checking in… (:
simple but yet the words are so meaningful… so sincere… so innocent… i wanna love You more and more.. thank You Lord Jesus for saving my life.. (:
