hey everyone! im back from camp! it was great! much better than i expected. indeed God has a plan for ALL of us. plans to prosper us and not to harm us. plans to give us a hope and a future. God was really awesome during camp. it was very touching to see Him clear out the trash in the lives of so many and then fill it with His goodness and grace. everyone was just so concerned for each other and we were just like one big family. just hope that it will not stop just after camp but continue in the months to come. this camp was special one reason being i got to bring jialong. we've known each other for 4 years randomly since badminton in gombak i believe God knew then that He was going to use me to bring u to camp to experience His love through the youths and worship. also, now, after 2 years, im finally convinced that God indeed had a purpose for me to continue studying in JJ after the release of my O level results. which was to reach out to jialong. (i knew God had a purpose for me in JJ. but i never knew exactly for what until today) although we were not in the same class and not really in the same CCA, we still talked to each other. really thank God for his openness to everythg in this camp. and best of all, to even come for this camp. i guess this can be considered the first time i have brought someone to know Christ successfully. it's a huge step in my life and something that i will bring with me as a reminder for the rest of my life. also, im very thankful for my group. i realised i didnt have any first time campers in my group unlike the other groups who had little kiddies, except eevin who was my bunk mate, assistant group leader and in the same worship team as me. i believe God knows me that i cannot really handle young kids very well. haha. so yea. we had our fair share of blessings in my group. being a group leaders has it's difficulties. there were times when i really dont know what to say but i hope that whatever i said was sufficient and that God will make use of them in a far greater way. visiting the feiyue student care centre for needy students really opened my eyes to beyond the world that i live in. i know im very fortunate to have the life that i have. and visiting those kids with broken family backgrounds really broke my heart and i was burdened for them. i really tried my best and did what i could to keep them enthuisatic. just want to share how im convinced that God knows His plans really well and they are perfect. all along, my group planned a segment for the kids to plan a short skit during the time we had with them. i was supposed to oversee it and give the briefing.however, during the course of the planning time, i didnt really sit down and plan what to say to them or how to instruct them. only this morning did i just scribble some stuff down. in the end, i didnt even have to scribble anythg down b/c my group had to scrape our plans to accommodate the rebelliousness of the children. personally, im quite surprised at myself for being able to be patient and smile at them although im not great with kids, neither is it my nature to smile all the time. unlike eevin. heehee. but yea. the night before, we all prayed for a kid in our group. i couldnt remember what was the name of the kid i was praying for all the way until just now during dinner after everythg. i realised the guy that i prayed for was the guy i spent a little time with during the giving of the Da Pao boxes. initially, he was putting up a front about knowing many things/games etc. but when i sat down with him, he was actually quite sad about some things. all in all, it was just mixed feelings as i left the centre. i wonder if it'll b like those kids in China whom we were so burdened for initially and in the end faded as the weeks passed or am i able to do more? quite obviously, i can only answer that for myself. if i want a miracle, i have to ask it myself. yes. still have one miracle that happened today that i believe will touch those who are reading this. but i shall leave it to the next post. indeed, im was very touched in this camp by so many people. God is really gracious. He will never forget even the smallest, most insignificant person in the world. Instead, He will use them to go great works. hope u all are blessed after u read this. a little shoutout to tab! this post is for u to catch up on camp happenings! shall post about that miracle and me playing for worship tmr! God loves everyone of u! (:
