Wednesday, April 19, 2006
7:11 AM

passion easter retreat 2006 has come and gone..... all the memories though still remain.... like how karen was crowned miss she-hunk 2006.. how i got whacked in the face by a water bomb by my own group member... how the first night was soooo cold that i couldnt sleeep.... how we went to the beach and saw 2 birds flying against the wind..... how our whole row fell asleeep when brother sudha niles was praying.... how we were all jolted awake by a phone call.... how things just happen in ways we least expect.... and most importantly, how the presence of God was upon us the whole way through.....
it's amazing isnt it? the grace of God... lives were changed ... people were saved.... so awesome!! the worship was great...the word was fantastic... the people were excited.... the speakers were anointed... all in line for an unforgettable camp...
plus we had our annual talk show at 1130pm... think whose line is it anyway..... hehe, all in the name of fun, enjoyment and relaxation...
on monday night..pastor Jeff spoke... he was hilarious... so funny... he told us about his dad... who even at the age of 87 would go to church twice every sunday without fail.. he would go because he knew that there would always be someone he could bless... this is a man who really knows that there's more to life then just himself..... wow... so amazing man...
then tuesday morning.. pastor kar meng spoke... he showed us this video about Reinhard Bonnke and his ongoing mission to africa.... if it were possible, i would have wanted to get saved again.... such a powerful man of God... the minute he speaks... you can tell it isnt him.. but God speaking through him..... just watching the video and listening to what he said and how he said... made me almost want to weep with joy... if pastor kar meng had played the video longer.... i know my eyes would probably have started leaking.....
after pastor kar meng...... there was pastor goldie and dr cheong... they spoke about relationships.... they are sooooooooooo loving..... they've been married for 41 years..and still very much in love with each other... it's so beautiful.. when a marriage is based around God..... wow.... = ) so encouraging.... yay!! hehe.... then they challenged us.. they said...." stand up those of you who want to make a commitment to God.. to follow His manual about marriage..." i just sprung straight up.... i want what God wants for me... sometimes it's hard cos it often feels that if we do things our own way... in our own time... things would be so much easier.... but then again..... God knows better....so i'd rather do it His way.....feeelings are deceiving.. feeelings can lead us away from God...feeelings can harden us...and ive had that before.... but thank God that He is greater than feeelings.... it's just like saying... love isnt a feeeling.. it's a choice.. a choice we make to love or not to love... that's true.... i was just thiking to myself the other.. thinking about this song that ive heard before and often questioned myself with.. it's a really really old song..and it goes like that "would you rather be with someone who loves you or stay with the one you love..." as in, you may love that someone but that someone wont love you back..... or that someone may love you but you dont love that someone in the same way.... i guess now.... i'd rather be with someone who loves me... not that im selfish but because i know i can make that decision to love that person.. but if i stayed with that someone i love.. i cant make that decision for that person to love me......
ok i think i think too much... but sometimes you know there's so much going on in my head i need a revenue to let it all out.... hmm... i guess that's why so little people have the address for my blog...cos only the people i trust i give the address to... hmmm.....
anyways.... brother sudha niles was the speaker last night..he spoke about God's grace and how we are not worthy of His grace... but because we have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus.... we are worthy.... but by the time brother sudha niles asked us to bow our heads and pray.... i was already exhausted....so while he was praying... i fell asleeep... and yes... my whole roll fell asleep.. yivonne, frances, frances brother, amos, me, stacey and lisa........ yuppers....all 7 of us fell asleep while he was praying.... and then suddenly.. amos phone rang so loudly.... and frances, amos and i jumped up cos we got a shock... and then the people behind us started laughing...haha, if i were them i probably would have laughed too... cos amos was fumbling around for his phone.. haha.... so funnnnny!!! but yah.... it was great....
then megapraise!!!!!! i think i jumped too much..cos now my right ankle is a little bit uncomfortable... but it's alright.. it'll get better in no time....
the minute i got back... i checked my email..... deleted them... and then jumped straight into bed....and i slept for 4 hours straight... hahaha..... i was soooo tired...even now as im typing this... im still a little bit sleepie.... oh wells.... at least spiritually im awake and refreshed.... yay!! hehe...
there are loads of pictures to upload... which i shall attempt to do probably tmw.... but for now... just enjoy some pictures from the easter services... pictures taken with the dear dancers... = )

"I sought the Lord, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to Him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame."
Psalm 34:4-5 (NIV)







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