Monday, June 2
and be thankful.
our 'picnic at botanic gardens' day finally came. sharon. lydia. shermine. three children of God. look at their youthful smiles. so full of energy, so full of joy. they're really loving towards each other. i've so much to learn from them.
this picture is taken by sharon. she found it so interesting cos inside this 'thing', we saw a worm!!!! so she and shermine stood there to take a photo of it!
we talked about the beautiful creation of God. there were so many kinds of plants and flowers. really amazing.
that's sharon's pink-laced shoe. i was so encouraged by her. i only had bible study with them until matthew chapter four, then sharon and shermine's parents decided not to allow them to meet regularly for bible study anymore. today when i asked her if she has been reading the bible, she told me she read until matthew chapter ten already! wow... and she enjoyed reading it alot. she even highlighted some verses. reminds me of what a friend wrote, that it's not about what i can do, but about what God can do for them. and to trust in the able-ness of the Father. thank God that their dad didn't say they can't read the bible. they're still Your children. thank you sharon for the lovely bookmark and what you wrote. and for the little gift - the bible keychain. you're really thoughtful.
we brought so much food that we couldn't even finish them all. we had a one point five litre bottle of coke light, a loaf of bread, two packets of chipster's potato chips, 4 bars of milky bar chocolate, four packets of nuts, one can of tuna, a box of nuggets, a box of sausages, three mini chocolate swirl bread. waa.... all that for just the four of us.
sharon and shermine. sec one and sec two. these two sisters, you'll never see them quarrel. they treat each other with so much care. 
this is lydia. on the guitar. after eating, we spent some time singing praises to God. we taught sharon and shermine some new songs too. lydia loves playing the guitar. she plays very well! she was even given the role as singspiration leader for her Girl's Brigade cca. she has been using her talent to serve God in church too. have enjoyed the times with her under the void deck, reading matthew together and hearing her share. she's only sec two, and she's been learning so much from God. thank you for trusting me enough to share. will keep you in prayer. you've taught me alot too. i thank God you've been growing in your walk with Him. after singing, we played 'guess who', and a bit of frisbee, played rolling down the slope, and catching!
shermine is super hyper. she ran and rolled down the slopes and she made all of us roll down the slope too. ha. i rolled down once and was already tired, but she rolled down like about five times la! and after all the rolling down the slope and playing catching, she still had energy to run about, laugh and play! power!! they brought so much laughter, and fun. we did all the fun things that we don't usually do. the most memorable was still the rolling down the slope part. lydia tried rolling but she always ended up in a sitting position! haha... we just watched each other roll down and just kept laughing. 
we ended off our day out at this cafe near the visitor's centre. we all had yummy refreshing cold drinks. took many pictures there too! it's been long since i had so much fun with secondary school students! thank you the three of you for being my friends! botanic gardens was really memorable because of the three of you. (:there's so much to thank God for today. i almost lost my wallet because i left it in the toilet, but because of a series of events, i remembered it, quickly ran back, and it was still there. the weather was so wonderful too. a little windy, not too sunny, and not rainy at all. and it's amazing... lydia and i forgot to bring cups, but somehow sharon just so happened to bring them. i didn't bring serviettes, but sharon brought them. sharon didn't bring paper plates or forks, but i brought them! sharon and shermine forgot to bring camera, but i remembered.
and be thankful.