since during the camp, david encouraged us to share our testimonial to glorify God. i've decided to say this out even though i'm not even sure whether its a testimony or not. haha.
anyway. for this year's Camp Rising, many people asked me whether i find this camp fun or fruitful. for me. i just have to say its DIFFERENT. usually. during every year's youth camp. its a time for renewing, a time for the drifted ones to once again get close to God. i'm not excluded of course. i don't deny i went to the camp with a heart of expectancy for something big to happen. but everything has to have 2 hands to clap. we have to play a part in the process. i started off the camp with a broken sandal. *scream* as Jericho can obviously see it. and OCX(thanks for lending me your sandal for the first game,haha) saw it too!. i was thinking to myself. is this another year of unfortunate happenings again?
in case you people have no idea wat i'm talking about. every year, since i was sec 1, something will happen to me. just take for example, there was one year, i caught a fever, no i think for two years i had fever and wasn't allowed to play games. ok its still happening. this year i twisted my ankle in the night games and wasn't allowed to play MOST of the games. in fact i was only allowed to play ONE. haha. but its alright. the ulterior motive of the camp wasn't the games right? haha.
ok that was just the introduction. on tuesday night, when people were asked to move forward for those who haven't experienced the baptism of the holy spirit. i didn't went up of course cause i've experienced it. then again, people who wanted to renew had to go up. or something like that. i stood back. i took another step back. i knew that wasn't me. i knew God was telling me that its time to step up and pray for the people around me. i don't know bout evan and joy but i realised that what's left standing at the back were most of the leaders and us 3. when i prayed for them, i feel the happiness and joy growing in me. i just couldn't tear like others when they feel the touch of God, i feel overwhelmed in joy.
then on wednesday afternoon, this is when i really really felt the presence of God moving in the place. i stood there. looking up to the heavens. lifting my hands. and i don't deny, i was wondering why no one came to pray for me. den i heard God's voice telling me something like, "my dear girl, why are you so concerned about whether others pray for you? you know i love you." den i thought to myself.'what have i been thinking these years? why was i so concerned about whether others pray for me in the camp?' ; at the same moment. i felt a weird feeling of my hands from a worshiping position move to kind of a praying position. i don't know how to explain. its like. my hands weren't really moving, but somehow the "soul" of my hands were moved facing down. i started to feel scared.worried. then God showed me 2 "clips"(haha). one is a group of people.a BIG group of people gathering around one person and praying for him/her. the words were rising to the heavens. the 2nd one was a person praying in a big big big room and many were being slained. i was scared. really scared. i didn't know what was really happening. the music in the room was suddenly gone. i couldn't hear anything else in that moment. i couldn't move, i didn't dare to move anyway.hence i could do nothing but pray.
den gail came to me and told me something. which im not typing here. ask me if you wanna know. HAHA. ok i don't know if i would say if you ask me. AHAH. i'd probably laugh and laugh. ermm nvm. hah. anyway what she said was parallel to what was happening to me at the very moment. den it struck me that God wanted me to bless others instead of waiting for others to bless me. mind you, for many years, i've always tot to myself, why no one wanted to pray for me during the camp. it always ended up that when the ministering time was about to end. THEN, someone would pray for me. there was even a year when i asked God, "God, did you left me out? did you forgot me? i'm here! can you see me?" i remembered that clearly cause i felt forgotten. but now, i know why. after gail prayed. den david asked eliz to ask me to the front. and ALSO told me something. den Jason came to also tell me something. i don't noe how to explain but suddenly everything just tally and fit properly. hard to tell here.
anyway. camp rising was just different. a meaningful one for me. i don't know but usually in every camp and every ministering session, in the previous camps, i'll cry and cry to the touch of God. but this year, and last year, God's gentleness really brought me to my next level. i feel the joy in me that make me smile as i pray. i had the same experience last year when kevin prayed for me. after the session, last year, many asked me why i kept smiling when kevin was praying for me. all i could say now was that God filled me with joy that make me cant stop smiling. thank God for this camp. it reassured my faith in him once again. :D:D:D
LOVE YOU GOD. and jericho! haha. oh yah. thanks to mr joel chin for being such a great Great GREAT group leader!!! E-SWORD FOR CHRIST!!!
As people who love God and His Word, we want to actively serve Him and excite those around us to do likewise (ignited).
We also want to actively seek and save the spiritually lost (lifesavers).
Last but not least, like 'tiles' used in construction, we want to help lay the 'tiles' and build God's church on earth.
Prayer Request.
Everyone: to have everlasting ignited fire!
Personal Growth.
Please note that students are encouraged to study: 20 hours/week
All TILEs are encouraged to:
Pray for at least 15 min/day
Wed: Pray for ur Leaders Day
Have TAG for at least 30 min/day
Tagboard.
There is no more tagboard here. sorry
Bloggers of the Week
Joshua & Gail
James & Shuling
Johnathan & Roanna
Adriel & Caiqing
Joel & Marilyn
Birthday Songs.
Joy - 2 Jan
Marilyn - 21 Apr
James - 26 Apr
Hannah - 3 May
Joshua - 6 Jun
Roanna - 9 Jul
Gail - 17 Jul
Jonathan - 19 Aug
Adriel - 24 Aug
Joel - 5 Oct
CaiQing - 29 Oct
