Monday, July 30
belated saigon pics
help me to trust.
Saturday, July 21
time for X
away in X from 22nd-30th July. pray for a sensitive heart to God. (:
help me to trust.
Thursday, July 19
saigon.
"same same... but different."i had an amazing trip. met many nice and friendly vietnamese. the uncle who packs bread for us every morning, the tour guide who's favorite word is 'ya', the lady who sells cashew nuts, the lady who jumped out infront of me who sells t shirts, the girl who rowed the boat, the uncle who rented us the motorbikes. got to know other people too, like the new jap friend i made on the boat, the girl who sat beside me on the plane back, the aunties and uncles we met at the airport on our way back.
it was especially fun getting to know AMK's 3 friends. i like aunty jilyn. she's so cool la. her name stands for Jesus I Love You Never ending.. heard her share about her so called life story on the way back from muine (beach), as she was sharing, i could feel my eyes welling up with tears... God changes people. God's grace. it's amazing. she has her own business now, selling cute little things like hello kitty tissue papers and doing catering too! thank You Lord for saving aunty jilyne.
got to know fel better too! hee. she's so funny, good with directions & food, easy to strike a conversation with and always encouraging!
wei too, always so thoughtful, waiting for anyone who lags behind and being there silently helping me pack my bag. (:
aunty lai lin is also so patient and generous to us and speaks about Jesus to anyone, anywhere.
aunty mohkeng has been an inspiration too. i pray that You keep her close to you. let her be a light that shines for You in her workplace.
aunty lilian gave us a treat, and hearing her share about her work in vietnam is an encouragement.
aunty sharon and aunty elsa are so daring lah! aunty sharon dared to be the pillion rider with me riding the bike! aunty sharon is so sporty! she's 40 plus but still dares to do silly funny things with us. heee. but when she's talking about Christian stuff, she's serious and speaks from her heart.
thank You Lord for protecting us. riding the bike was quite dangerous actually. we were in shorts and t shirt, without helmets, riding in a foreign land, at quite a fast speed, with vehicles zooming by us on the narrow road.. anything could have happened. but God kept all of us safe. wei, fel, and i. all first time motorbikers. i loved the feeling of the wind blowing across my face as i rode that bike at 70km/h. even wei, who's afraid of roads rode the bike la!
we had so much fun talking to each other and sharing about our lives, during bus trips, in the hotel room, under the star filled sky by the beach at night, hearing the sound of the crashing waves. we saw a shooting star! that was amazing. saw sanddunes for the first time. it's like there are many small mountains of sand. the sand is so tiny and clean and soft. once again, seeing all these made me look to God in amazement at the works of His creation. such a mighty God who would care for one such as i. there are too many things to write about, but i guess for us, this trip would be a memory that we would look back and laugh and smile about.
i enjoyed EVERY moment we had together.
really.
appreciate your presence.
thank you.
"same same" (:
help me to trust.
Thursday, July 12
vietnam. here we come.
away 13th-19th july
help me to trust.
Monday, July 9
happy moments
moments that make me happy:-seeing ryan do his quiet time every night without fail
-seeing shannon talking nicely and laughing WITH (not at) my parents
-drinking my mom-made honey every morning
-seeing how ryan cares for my mom
-listening to my dad talking about Bible stuff
-spending nights between my mom and dad on their bed and joining into their conversation
-seeing ryan say a super long prayer everytime before eating anything
-supper time with ryan, dad and shannon
-going to west coast to eat chilli stingray with my family
-seeing my grandfather every saturday when he visits us
-playing bowling with my family
-seeing dad wake up so early in the morning to read his greek bible and read books
-talking to shannon in the late night in my room when everyone is alseep and he is in a good mood
-visiting my other grandfather at his home
help me to trust.
Sunday, July 8
st john's island
today was my first every trip to st john's island. went there with my sunday school class! played a biblical treasure hunt with them. we were supposed to look for verses that were pasted all around the island. jane was the MVP of the day! she found soooo many of them and helped our group win Haagen Dazs ice cream vouchers! we're gona meet up with the rest for dessert on thursday... looking forward to it. these few weeks are exciting coz the 2 Js are back! Jane and Jean! it's great having them in class again. caleb and dennis are going back real soon. all the best ya! must thank dennis for planning this whole trip to st john's island. THANK YOU! ice cream, ice cream, we all scream for ice cream! (:
help me to trust.
Friday, July 6
students are fun to be with
met up with a Christian student at westmall today! we ate macdonalds, went to coffee bean for a drink, and went shopping for clothes and shoes.. it enjoyed the time together. got to know her a bit better too. yesterday also met a Christian student. we walked to her home together from her school and we drank oreo ice blended. it was yummy! then i met up with my 3 crazy CTSS christian girls. as usual, ate macdonalds together. i'm starting to enjoy these fun times spent with my Christian students. it's interesting to find out about their family and friends.
just got back from CSS badminton training. i like the girls there too. they're really friendly and cool also... hahaha.
i pray that i'd continue to be faithful in ministry even during my school term. would have to portion out my time carefully.. (:
thank God for yesterday and today.
help me to trust.
Thursday, July 5
fearfully and wonderfully made (:
Yes indeed!I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
Psalm 139:14
Considering your wonderful work in forming me, I cannot but praise you and fear your mighty power.
help me to trust.
Monday, July 2
jue dui party!
jue dui party is over! well, i must say that it was quite a last minute thing. but thank God for His grace, things turned out fine. i was the emcee with joanna... it was oookkkk... i don't really enjoy things where you gota stand up there and talk.. and by nature, i can't say funny things, so well.. i duno! but still, it was a good experience! thanks to joanna for being so helpful! the CTI are also very friendly and fun. heard really good responses from the girls that i invited for the event. charissa and olivia were superb in sharing the gospel! could hear them from the sides...
boonjin helped out alot with the distribution of food.
christine's friend and joshua helped out with the food and prizes too!
jinghui helped coordinate with the CTI! and camera man...
victor also helped a lot with logistics.
beverly! yay! our 'mother' of the day, helping us to meet our students and bring them to the condo!
christian students who brought friends, well done!
jia yan and benedict also helped with packing up! thanks...
jeshua and his mom, for allowing us to use their nice cozy condo function room..
randy too, being supportive to jo and i. agreeing to all the last minute changes and filling in all the gaps that we missed out. thks randy ah!
CTIs were amazing too. though some of them were sick, but they still put up a good show and interacted well with the students.
help me to trust.