Springs of Living Water

My heart goes out for this nation...

2010-05-05T17:22:00.003+05:30

The strike took place on Sun and today is the 4th day already...

Thinking that this strike or closure of this nation will last a 1-2 days but is already dragging to the 4th day...

Each day, i woke up and will jump to my computer and get online to read up on the latest news of the politics... but as each day passes, the news just get sadder each time...

Just today, the news reported

The taxi drivers are worried after the indefinite general strike called by the Unified CPN (Maoist) showed no signs of ending even as it entered the fourth day.

Ganesh Thapa Magar of Charikot, Dolakha, who has worked as a taxi driver since the last 11 years says the general strike has cost him dearly as it has robbed him of his income from which he used to provide for his family, his children’s education and room rent.

“No matter I can go without food for one or two days. But what about the children? How do you feed them? Market price has soared within the last three days,” said Magar.

Another taxi driver Padam Thapa Magar from Majuwa-8, Ramechhap, who is currently living in Naya Baneshwar, expressed his desperation to meet his family expenses during the current general strike.

“A time will come when people like me will die of hunger if the general strike becomes prolonged. Nobody trusts us loans. The entire family will die of hunger,”

Can anyone tell me how would you feel after reading this report?

Psalm 23- a different perspective

2009-11-13T10:22:00.011+05:30

Yesterday, i had the honor to be sharing on the pulpit and for the past week of preparations, I could not even sleep in the late nights... even the very last night before the day I have to preached.

God showed me Psalm 23 in a very different angle that I broke it down to 3 parts.

¹THE LORD is my Shepherd [to feed, guide, and shield me], I shall not lack.

²He makes me lie down in [fresh, tender] green pastures; He leads me beside the still and restful waters.

³He refreshes and restores my life (my self); He leads me in the paths of righteousness [uprightness and right standing with Him--not for my earning it, but] for His name's sake.

Verse 1-3 shows me the life of a child where the child simply trusting his father. Not the knowing of knowledge but its part of the package of the relationship. If the child is standing at the side of the swimming pool and dad is telling the child to jump and very natural the child knows that dad will catch him, he leaped into the arms of his dad. That's like a child-like faith.

When we first know God, our prayers are simple and seem to be answered very quickly too... then came verse 4 first line

⁴Yes, though I walk through the [deep, sunless] valley of the shadow of death,

The true life test ... the reality of life challenges slips into life. At the garden of gethsemane, Jesus faced the ultimate challenge also his mission, He prayed 3 times to the Father to have it remove...

v39 "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will."

v42 He went away a second time and prayed, "My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done."

v44 So he left them and went away once more and prayed the third time, saying the same thing.

It is totally fine and cool to express your feelings when you face challenges. Just like Jesus did but He know and know the will of the Father's is the best plan for Him. And i believe because He knew Ps23:4b-6

I will fear or dread no evil, for You are with me; Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort me.

⁵You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my [brimming] cup runs over.

⁶Surely or only goodness, mercy, and unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life, and through the length of my days the house of the Lord [and His presence] shall be my dwelling place.

There's Victory in every trials because of the promises of God.

Remember the road to be crucified, Jesus was carrying His cross and fell. Then the guard ordered, someone among the crowd to help Jesus to carry the cross.

God reminds us that it is alright to fall during the process of carrying our cross - trials. God will send someone to come alongside with us to help us to carry our cross.

When Jesus was crucified on the cross, he cried out

"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Matt 27:46

There was total silent from Heaven. There are times where God can be silent because He is stretching us.

³Moreover [let us also be full of joy now!] let us exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that pressure and affliction and hardship produce patient and unswerving endurance.

⁴And endurance (fortitude) develops maturity of character (approved faith and ^{d]" style="line-height: 0.5em; ">[d]}tried integrity). And character [of this sort] produces [the habit of]joyful and confident hope of eternal salvation.

⁵Such hope never disappoints or deludes or shames us, for God's love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit Who has been given to us.

Just like a bow and arrow. God wants us to reach our destiny - bull's eye. In order to let the arrow hit the bull's eye at a distant, we need to pull the arrow back and tighten the rubber. There is a need to stretch. Test and trials in life stretches us. God has already prepared the table of feast waiting for us to arrive after crossing through each valley of darkness.

"Because you got a double dose of trouble

and more than your share of contempt,

Your inheritance in the land will be doubled

and your joy go on forever."

Isa61:7 (Msg)

Now for each valley of darkness i'm about to walk through, I know there will be a double inheritance and joy that go on forever...

Tell your double dose of trouble, " come and I look forward to inherit my double dose of blessings and there is such great joy overflowing within me that I will and able to face the valley of darkness.

AMEN!!!

My Barista Hubby...

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Here are some pictures of my lovely hubby serving our customers drinks...

A busy trip back home...

2009-09-20T10:31:00.004+05:30

I came back to n.p on 15th Sept. Sometimes its so scary to know how time flies off so quickly....

Loong n i 1st went back to C.M n stayed at gateway for 6days.... it was a good relaxing time for me as i go shopping... help the girls at gateway to dress up to go to an international church. This church started not too long back... started by a couple who graduated from Rhema. Good to be hearing those rhema words again... kind of miss my good old study years in Rhema...

Met up with joy joy there too and had a long long talk... went to my favorite Rib rest. - Dutch.

Took a bus to go down to Sukothai.... wasn't a good trip for me.... car-sick.... each time i return.. i will get motion sickness..... was't a long trip unlike n.p but i get mild car-sick...

Spent about 4 days there... big bro was sick and had to go for operation and didnt get to see mom on the day we left... during my stay there.... i was helping aunty to look after her provision shop... really a big shop.... and of course never fail... mosquito bites....

Then we took bus to Bkk to meet 2nd bro. He took us out to an island.... very very nice and beautiful.... (shall post the photos another time... )

Then back to the lion city - Singapore...

Had a really good time together with the team to meet up with Danny & Julie to trash matters out.... all of us didn't want to head back to np due to work.. but we all were refreshed by the retreat... really good to take small breaks with Jesus and then write on the journal.... Thk God for Rev Norman for making this possible....

During my last wk was just busy shopping for Jars of Clay.... kind of stress out with the thought of opening shop by this Thur (24th Sept) & 25th is a holiday till 29th... wonder how it will turn out... many things not completed but i know we can still serve the food on the tables of our customers... still disappointed with how work is progressing.. but just have to trust the Lord...

On the other hand... i'm really excited.... the very 1st cafe is going to birth from the vision i had when i was 17... been a gd 8years.... God this is your ministry... u have to help us...

Commit Jars of Clay unto ur Hands

Remembering my favorite verse in Sunsch

2009-09-19T07:53:00.003+05:30

As I was reading my devotional book, i came across my favorite verse during my sunsch times...

"There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man..." 1 Cor 10:13

Why is this my favorite verse???

I can't actually remember why.... but i know it was a period of time where i faces lots of trials and temptations in my life... its all about the choice i have to make if i say i'm following Christ.

What I learnt from this recent devotion...?

Oswald chambers " temptation is not sin" quoted by his book, "My Utmost for His Highest"

He continues saying that Temptation is very much and puzzle of our life as long as we are men. Temptation is common to man, the bible clearly wrote. But not all temptations are faced by every men. Rather the nature of one's man attracts to the very nature of that temptation.

For e.g David loves to eat ice-cream. One day, mom told David not to have ice-cream because David's throat is not well. Knowing that ice-cream does not do anything good to his throat yet seeing the ice-cream tub in the freezer, David is tempted to disobey his mom and tempted to eat the ice-cream.

Lucy, is not a ice-cream lover. So even when she is not having any sore throat, opening the freezer door and there sits a huge ice-cream tub, Lucy does not feel any excitement at all.

David loves ice-cream while Lucy does not. Who will be 1st to be drooling over ice-cream?

Everyone knows the answer.

The same to the nature of man. Temptation fits the nature of the one tempted and reveals the possibilities of the nature. Every man has the setting of his own temptation.

I like to look at temptation at a different angle. Temptation is a step before sin. If i chose to be tempted, I have sinned. If I chose to not to be tempted with Christ help, I not only repelled away from sin, I taken a step to be closer with Christ.

"Temptation is not something we may escape, it is essential to the full orbed life of a man. Beware lest you think you are tempted as no one else is tempted; what you go through is the common inheritance of the race, not something no one eer went through before. God does not save us from temptations; He succors us in the mist of them." - Oswald Chambers (My Utmost for His Highest)

Forgiven Much...

2009-08-08T15:26:00.003+05:30

When Shawn - american idol contestant, came to present his songs here, the song that touches my heart most is "Forgiven Much"

As i hear the lyrics of the songs i just couldn't stop tearing. As i read the passage in

luke 7:47

" Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven- for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little."

A journey worth remembering...

2009-07-25T19:51:00.003+05:30

I'm so happy the day when i saw Adeline together with all the special things she brought up... such a blessing for us here...

We had little time together as we were in separate painting teams and she was in the villages for 2 different weeks. Only the last week she was in the capital.

Though through the short time with her... nice to recall and joke about how we started exploring into missions in the past.... and now all of us are in different areas but still serving the same Father.

Looking back....

I knew ade when i first came into children's ministry in 1999. She was like a big jie jie to me at that time... we went on trips to chiangmai... we then serve together in the missions committee... we too went for night classes at Ywam and even some mission conferences...

Though we have all gone to different areas that Father has placed us in... its beautiful to look back at the path He has allow us to cross paths and again cross paths here...

We had a great time together with the other team mates...

I'm protected bcos I'm the Apple of His Eye...

2009-07-13T06:41:00.003+05:30

Zech. 2:8 For this is what the LORD Almighty says: "After he has honored me and has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye

I was so drawn to this verse and led me to share this in the women fellowship together with the text in

Matthew 7:9-11

⁹"Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? ¹⁰Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? ¹¹If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

Being a woman, we seem to have this ability call "Worry". We cannot stop worrying. Being a woman here is not easy. Woman can't stop thinking about their children. They will be worrying about what are the children doing? Are they being naughty? Are the teachers treating my child well? Is the househelper looking after the child???

Thousands of thousands of questions and worries ponder in the minds of women.

Moms here can't stay with their children 24hrs but Our Father can! Being adults, we will not be folding our arms and see the children walk into danger... so what more our Father who not only give good gifts but also protector of the apples of His eye.

As i share, I saw one of them started tearing...

I went on to say if we would change our worries to thanks giving wouldn't that acknowledge our Father who will be faithful and the protector of His children? Worrying would actually reflect on our doubts such as " I know better than my Father.... I know how to protect the children better than Father... I know what's best for the children than Father...."

I regret for not stepping in to minister to this sister instead, i handled the time over to the chair person of this fellowship.... something that needed to be taught how to be sensitive to the H.S and flow with Him......

I'm the Apple of His Eye... how about you?

Purpose of The Word

2009-07-05T09:54:00.002+05:30

2 Timothy 3:16-17 (New International Version)

¹⁶All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, ¹⁷so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Proverbs 4:20-23

²⁰ My son, pay attention to what I say;
listen closely to my words.
²¹ Do not let them out of your sight,
keep them within your heart;
²² for they are life to those who find them
and health to a man's whole body.
²³ Above all else, guard your heart,
for it is the wellspring of life.

As I read 2tim3:16-17, the word thoroughly caught my eye and i went into the meaning in Hebrew & greek....
3190 yatab - to be, make well
7495 rapha, to cure
I got so so excited and then when i was doing my devotion using proverbs, Prov4 speaks about the Word and shines the purpose of the Word.... they LIFE and Health.... WELLSPRING of Life.
I know not all accepts this teaching.... i believe in both spiritual & physical healing... do not ask me why some are not healed and so on so forth... I do not like to engage into this... I usual encourage people to taste the goodness of His Word and be open to what He will be doing and showing us to change... Here i use the word showing bcos the Holy SPirit is a gentleman. He does not forces us to change rather He shows and encourage us but is all up to us to make that very decision. Do not first think of how you can change or what you should do... rather the heart must make that very decision to allow the Holy Spirit to change... He will take good care of the rest of the steps.... just get the heart issues right first...
I just came back from a camp - Youth camp (theme: Be Ready)
The youths are were pure, eager, willing... that's the beginning of their change in their spiritual walk with the Father. I believed that the Holy SPirit is at work in the hearts of the youths and especially those who took that step of faith to come forward to say "I'm willing to commit to the work of the Father"
Look its not easy.... Jesus too struggled and prayed only thy will be done not his...
though is not easy, but in His time, you will see results and see fruits.... just persevere on my brothers and sisters in Christ especially those serving the Lord full time... Let's keep the Faith.
3weeks back, we went to a village and held a Praise festival. The location we went was where the main hyro project is... you see streetlights for the first time in this country... but just as we planned to start the praise, the electricity went off for 2.5hrs. It never happened to the villagers there but only when we were there... obviously it was a sabotage.
Imagine here with me... if this were to happen in Spore... Complaints, people walk off... the entire event is a Failure.... BUT these audience, they were very very patient with us... we manage to find a generator after 2.5 hrs of waiting and nothing is stopping us to praise our Father and have His word preached.... due to time, we had to cut some songs... the other bands didnt agreed to it except for HRC. I'm so proud and humbled too to be serving with HRC as their sound crew... It was an enjoyable trip to be going into villagers to bring praise in the mist of the ppl there.... kind of reminds me of Rev Tony who once shared about his praise team moving from town to town....
I'm hopping to get some rest before going on full-gear again for the cafe.... will update more on the cafe soon...
i juz need a little rest for now....
glo

Back track to our trek...

2009-05-25T16:24:00.005+05:30

Its been about 3 weeks since we came back from a trek. That also mean, 3 weeks of inhaling pollution, 3 weeks of the noise pollution on the roads and 3 weeks of uncertainties in the capital...

About the trek...

We had a great time knowing more about the culture and also interacting with the locals especially for Loong who has great opportunities to practice his language with the porter and guide.

The 1st day as we set off together with a family of 3, shortly leaving the valley, we were stuck. Not knowing for what reason at first we simply waited thinking it could be an accident or traffic jam...etc Afterwhich, we found out due to an accident earlier in the wee morning... the villagers called for a closure of the road.

We were on the bus for 5hours which means we could have reached our destination if not for the closure of the road. Not knowing what time will it open, our guide decided to get us out of the bus and walked to the other end of the closed road. It was an excellent moved.

We walked for 45mins and we hoped on a van and there we head to our 1st destination - Pokhara. Inbetween we stopped for a late lunch but we tried the river fish and its YUMMY....

Oh by the way, that's the very same day our dear Mr PM threw a resignation in due to a conflict... rumors of curfews or "bandha" but what the hack... we will not be disturbed bcos we are in the tourist area and up in the hills.....

Frankly, it was nice to be out of touch of the entire political issues besides all the different pollution.... Nice to be in the mist of the beautiful hills that My Father has created and set them in place...

Each day was about 5-7hrs track... everytime when we reached each tea lodge, we could see no view of the majestic mountain views due to the clouds... and there will be drizzles too... BUT... bcos of the rain, the very next morning greets us with the majestic view of the snow capped mountain ranges....

Our main destination is to reach PoonHill, 3210m above sea-level. The air was thin that morning and the cold wind blows... makes us want to give up to reached the peak but we persevered on. (we woke up 4plus to see the sunrise)

I really would like to try going up to ABC - Annapurna Base Camp... but i'm not too sure if loong will want to hahahhaah

Our own candlelight dinner...

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I can trust Him for all my needs...even shoes

2009-05-01T21:44:00.004+05:30

Today was watching G.TV and this guy shared about the lilies and birds are all taken care of... and how he was bless with a pair of shoes...

Indeed, I too can testify of that too...

Last yr, I wanted to get a pair of gd shoes -hiking shoes, so will be easier for me when i head up to the villages as I only had a pair of free-shoes from SAF - (brooks)... so i wore that day-in and day-out... and when monsoon hits last yr, I only had that pair of shoes. Wet shoes i was wearing everyday.... so uncomfortable as u know...

And just before monsoon hits real bad here, someone from Spore, bless me with a nice water-proof hiking shoes. Indeed He knows wat i need most...

And when my sis went to H.K, she too knew that i need a pair of gd shoes since i walked alot and is important for me to wear one.... she too bought me one....

I feel so bless and loved by people who bless me and of course the ultimate Giver...

I reflected on this, and indeed i'm here to live a life different for Him and to deliver a msg to the people here... there is this word that rings in me

"How beautiful are the feet of those...."

I know i'm taken care of by Him and blessing me with shoes juz makes me want to walk extra miles just to deliver that msg i experienced!

glo

Who can be against us if He is for us?

2009-04-20T19:04:00.003+05:30

We hit the road at about 545 and arrived at 1100am just in time for service...

After service, held a baptism at the riverside for 1 high caste youth who was told by his parents that he is not allowed to touch their bodies when they died bcos he changed his belief... & now baptized. Continue to keep him in pryer...

Then we started the film show only at 830 pm due to many reasons... anyway yup... there was huge crowd and some brought their own home benches in to have the best view and comfortable seats....

While the show is rolling... Mr sa.tan is of course at work too...

a few drunkens came and accuse us...

" how much are u getting paid for preaching openly ...?"

" how dare u changing our religion under the sky so openly?"

then came religious people too

" what time will u all be done? Its time for us to sing songs & chants in this temple..."

It will be late & therefore they just went ahead to sing & chant at the temple near us....we did nothing to stop them but the locals asked them to stop... " do not disturb us now... we want to watch this show...!!! Do it after the show...."

maoist ppl came too to disturb our co-worker who stays there... but nothing is stopping us... He oversees us.... He has His angels protecting us....

Mr sa.tan lost everything... he is down at our feet bcos of the victory won!!!

We started packing only at 1130pm and drove back to the hotel and reached at 1245 eating our dinner.... slept at 2am and woke up at 730 to hit the road back to capital....what an experience we all had...

This Holy Wk...

2009-04-10T06:53:00.002+05:30

This year is not an exception for us here to have services from Mon to Fri. I was assigned to speak on Tue while Loong on Wed.

I felt very heavy hearted even as I prepared and shared.

The topic i name "The Cost". The two events according to the scholars to this week before J.C arrest happened on the very same day.

The two events were:

- The woman poured perfume on J.C

- Judas betrayed J.C for 30silver coins

According to the Gospel of John, he wrote and emphasize that the perfume is not just expensive but very expensive. (Scholars believed it cost 1 year's wages)Whereas, J.C's disciple sold him off for just 30 silver coins. (This is the cost of buying a slave in those days)

What a vast difference we see. Very expensive perfume = 1 year's wages & just 30silver coins.

So the 1st cost here I like to ask

" How much does J.C cost to us?"

We also can see the posture of these 2 characters here towards J.C

The Woman (believe to be Mary) poured the perfume on J.C - an act of servanthood and showed reverence towards J.C.

Judas, J.C's disciple, sold him off or betrayed him off for 30silver coins - betrayer, J.C is like a slave.

"What's our attitude towards J.C?"

All of us have expectation and we even brought in this attitude of demanding our expectation in our spiritual lives. Or some had expectations of J.C fulfilling our demands and therefore be part of the family. What happens if our expectations are not been answered immediately? We complaint. We loose hope. We feel discourage....etc

Come to the 2nd Cost

" The Cost of J.C life on the cross & the Cost of the Father

giving His only begotten Son to die"

Isn't this cost He paid for us enough?! What more do we demand from Him?!

What's the cost of J.C to us? The Cost of J.C death isn't enough to show that He loves us?

So we celebrate this season year after year, and then we continue to live our lives daily as if nothing happened to us. Is that true X'tianity ? Or what about celebrating Xmas too... 2 important seasons to us.... Is that being a believer??? NO!!!

Now we come to the 3rd Cost

"The Cost for being a disciple of J.C" - taking up the cross daily

This is not an easy cost to bear, J.C himself had a tough time carrying his cross... Being a believer here, we are laughed at, mocked at and even faces lots of persecution from our families and friends... some of you may have been kicked out of your village for believing in J.C. This cross is not easy to bear and what more clearly written that we are to carry it daily. J.C carried the heaviest cost & cross for us -mankind, so we can be reconciled back to the Father. J.C did it to glorify the Father. Can we too carry our cross daily to glorify the Father too?

Summary:

1) How much does J.C cost to us?

2) Isn't the cost of J.C death more than enough for us?

3) The cost of believing in J.C - carrying the cross daily

I hope this too speaks to anyone of you reading this blog... I hope is not too hush for u guys...

Virus Attack!!! But nothing is going to stop us... we got J.C anti virus

2009-03-24T14:40:00.002+05:30

I know some of u have been receiving weird msg from my hubby's msn... plz block him out bcos of virus attack....

The other virus attack has been happening in this country.... due to the transition in the change of season, there's lots of sicknesses happening now. Vomiting, fever, cough & L.S...

Both Loong and I were hit and also in Ps Erick's family & our girls in Sophia home.

We aren't going to be knock down by this virus... keep us too in ur pryers...

Photos of the Medical Camp

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More Photos of the medical camp

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Photos of the Medical Camp

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So Much to Thank my Father

2009-03-12T13:06:00.004+05:30

Tis blog shall focus on a Big Thank U to Father...

1)Our house rent increased

So what to give thanks about?! Instead of a $20sing raised each month, have talked and discuss with our landlord, manage to push it to 16sing per month.

2) Someone has committed to support us monthly

With the economic issues happening in Spore & all over the world (maybe not here), Father has bless us with someone who decided to support us. She came to know us when she came with a team. Father never lacks in giving to His children....

3) Jars of Clay cafe/rest.

We are thankful that so far, the progress from nothing to a little something is coming up... the menu is 50% done except for snacks & drinks & dessert. So far food tried outs & tasting has been great.... really enjoyed the good and bad success

Still on a lookout for a location... saw a few, we both like the same one.... but we'll have to check out the price for the rental.

4) Internet upgrade

I received a call yesterday from the internet company, saying they would like to upgrade my current internet plan to a better one - whole day internet access with no fee... now we get to use the internet anytime in the day as long as our UPS has power...

5) Our Health & Safety

THough we fell sick but we are Healed... I think safety, most of all is for Loong. He has to cycle every wkday to school (to&fro) thank Father for watching over...

There's so much to Thk Him for our daily lives here & needs being provided and even at times our wants & desires of our hearts...

Loong shared about the Widow & the Jars of Oil in 2.Kings. Again is a great reminder for us that we are to be contented and use what He blesses us with to be a blessing...

Keep us in ur thots:

- Jars of Clay location, rent cost, menu, logo& slogan...etc

- The valley is running out of everything - Food, petrol, cooking gas, water... due to strike...

- Loong's school (actually every school) having student union events. Vote for the individual unions... but seem like is getting worst. - Fights are occurring... n now Loong does not need to attend school for tomorrow.. who knows what will it be like for next week...

- STill looking for a house with a gd rental price tag on... we saw one that we both really like. Gd location, big rooms esp living & kitchen, 2 toilets... but more than double of what we are paying... not within budget at all...

- Looking for a 2nd hand bicycle for me or loong. We have 1 but there's two of us... when strikes happen, there's no vehicles so have to cycle.

- Also looking for a motorcycle... do not know whether to buy a 2nd hand one or get through a friend from India(3times lesser the price) but troublesome as we need to go and renew it monthly... or a total brand new one - minimum cost is 2500 sing... yes is cheap consider singapore standard but not from Thailand hahahha pry pry...

And the happenings for my Bday celebration...

2009-03-04T21:34:00.003+05:30

My dear fren lyn, is waiting for me to blog what happened on my bday and here i am...

The day was like per normal, made breakfast and he wishes me Happy Birthday and of course a Kiss (heehee shy shy) and off he cycles to school. And I start preparing lunch for my dear husband to come back and when it was 1pm, i ponder, what happened? How come today so late... (like a typical naggy wife) So I was prepared in my heart that he might be off to a florist to get me flowers like last year.... I was singing songs with the guitar, then i heard knockings on the door. There is my husband. I wondered in my heart if he was holding any flowers behind his back like last yr how i accidently saw it but to my amazed, NOTHING... I was kind of disappointed but didn't want to show or ask... then I head to the kitchen to heat up the food meanwhile, he sneaked behind my back "Suprized!!!! Flowers!!!"....

(wait wait that's not all.... be patience readers)

I got a sms that there's an urgent meeting regards to Sophia's home... So i told loong about the meeting and he was a little unhappy as he plans to spend the whole late afternoon after his tuition with me out at a hotel to watch the sunset and have a nice meal... He was sweet to accompanied me to the meeting.

And we had pryers and meeting and closing pryers too... then Loong rushed me to go off to the hotel so we will not miss the sunset.... I was putting on my shoes and....

"Suprized!!!" Shouted all the ladies (shanti, Jacq & grace)

Tonight's dinner is on the way now... One of them is already up on the rooftop BBQing... and while all the ladies head to the kitchen and prepare bee hoon and salad..... All the M(s) families and sophia's house parents came to celebrate this 25th Birthday of mine....

We had a great time bbq up in the roof without any electrics (hahahahaha)

Loong still owns me a dinner though.... hahahhaaha

My husband is so sweet.... love him....

A Sweet Valentine...

2009-02-15T20:04:00.002+05:30

14th Feb 09, this is our first valentine day celebration together as a married couple in another country. Though Loong wanted to surprise me with a reservation at a hotel(don't think too highly of hotels here okie hahahaha) but when he saw the cost per person, think that reminded him of me nagging of too pricey :P

Anyway, I prepared dinner in advanced. Supposing to get chicken thighs, my dear husband got chicken meat in cubes... anyway I managed to turn this around so instead of getting a nice big piece of chicken thigh grilled on the plate, is all in cubes... Loong arranged the food on the plate so nicely and with a nice candle set on the dinner table, the atmosphere changes. (By the way there was no electricity too...)

So 2 nice plates of food - sweet onion chicken grilled, mashed potatoes, carrots and zukinis at the side and dessert wine. (Will show u the pictures in the next post)

Loong's commend:
" The chicken was very good! But the company is even better... " (mushy mushy)

Most importantly is, Loong was sharing about what the Lord spoke to him about being content whereas, the Lord has impressed on my heart is not to store up earthly treasures rather be a blessing to others espeacially in M.

Today at the international ch. the msg was on Living our Lives as though we are dying. Meaning, live a life to the fullness for G. and for others... though we faced lots of culture shocks, instead of staying at our shock stage, move on... think about J.C who came down and faced lots of cross-culture issues too... and it is fine for us to feel cross-culture shocks bcos indeed we do not belong to this earth, we are just strangers/aliens living here for a short while and soon we will be returning to heaven... I personally thk G. for this reminder and to want to live my life to the fullness together with my husband, serving till we leave this earth...

Its a privilege to be serving the King of kings and Lord of lords...

Back to the city...

2009-02-09T20:08:00.004+05:30

Do not mistaken that i meant City as in Spore... rather the capital here...

Both Loong and I had just came back to the city 3days ago after been up in the villages for 5days.

We brought a team of doctors from Spore and visited 3villagers, saw 1000+ patients in total. By His Grace, glo helped a lady Doctor in translating while Loong was helping out in the dispensing of medicines and he is now very good with the medicine names- the antidote to whatever illnesses u can name (hahahaha)

glo: I had a good time learning from the doctors and helping to translate... I know only He who enable me to translate and understand the language too... I am the only female translator and therefore was asked to do special examinations on female patients with the doctors... i saw womb dropping out (4th stage), a mini operation, any part of the body , i seen it all with all different issues.... (hahahhaa) I would have to say is exciting and fun...

There are cases also where I had to tell patients that they are in their last stage of life.... that is really hard to come out from my mouth... all i could do is laid my hands and pry... in any cases, all the patients will receive their medicines and then head to a prying corner by our co-workers.

loong: When i was dispensing the medicines to the various patients, I knew that they want to find healing in their lives/health. But my pryer for them is that they will truly find the Real Healer that is who we live for.

Now both of us are back in the city facing no electricity for most of our days... Loong started his language sch today and seem like he needs to chase up with what he missed, and glo is now back busy with the preparation for the new work and going for meetings...

Keep us in ur thoughts and pryers..

- a new house to move into (3bedrooms with 2 toilets at least so can host guests)

- a motorbike/scooter for a little connivence in traveling around esp for work...

- our monthly support

- our family members who have not know Him

- Loong's language study (enjoyable and able to pick up fast)

juz us and Him...

A little update of our lives...

2009-01-19T15:11:00.002+05:30

Been quite a while since i last wrote ever since we left as a couple into the field...

Since the day we step into the field, we only have 8hrs each day... 4hrs in the day and 4hrs in the night. I just signed up for internet and i can't use the internet bcos there's no electric... what a lifestyle we are all having in this country.

I(glo) have been cooking bcos we are sick of the outside food and its so dark when it hits 6pm. sunsets at about 4pm... lifestyle here is slow and peaceful so far....

I(Loong) just signed up with the language school inorder to get my visa to stay while glo gets her dependent visa from my study visa. THis is so far our strategy...

This wk we have our directors here with us to do training and next wk we will be having a medical team of which both of us will be flying to the East and climbing the hills...

Then after coming back from the east, I (loong) will start my language school... while glo will come up with the menu and do all her tried out cookings and baking... for this upcoming cafe.... so do continue to pray for us...

Got to go now before the electricity cut off and can't send this blog up...

juz the two of us writing.... loong n glo

THx Giving!!!

2008-11-21T13:12:00.002+05:30

Okiez.... i'm going to make this short coz i'm super busy & stress preparing a sharing at another church... ahhhhh.....

yesterday, loong & i went down to ICA to see if he gets his extended visa approve. We are quite nervous cos if he doesn't get it, loong has to leave spore & the question will be where & how long??? Okie, they asked a few questions, show our marriage cert & my I/C, there we got a letter of approval. Just so simple... we really thank God for that.

To also update u guys,.... we are planning to leave on the 6th Jan (Tue) for N.p. STill praying for the air-tickets to drop further in price... so far from 1400+ has dropped to 1300+. Still asking the Lord's favor to be on us & funds to come in in-time for us to fly.

Guess I will have to readjust back to where He calls me... this period staying in Spore has been really fruitful & enjoyable one too... managed to attend 2 of my gal-frenz weddings & one coming up in Dec... & of course also my own wedding.

I just have to Thank God for so many things in my life especially this period of my life...

- providence for all the expenses for my wedding

- a place to stay while i'm back in spore

- witnessing all my close frenz weddings

- my laptop crashed when i'm back here in spore (hahahaha.. get to fix it here..)

- a great time together with Loong (esp honeymoon.. seeing God's creation)

- frenz who showed concern regards to our financial support eventhough we have been living on 1 person's support for over 4months & no allowances but God still provide for us...

- no longer do i talk to loong over skype or msn but face to face... (feels like i just started pa-toing hahahha)

so much more to give thanks...

Continue to keep us in your prayers as we prepare to leave..

Juz tried out something new....

2008-11-17T13:34:00.002+05:30

Hi All... guess u must be thinking whatz this something new I tried... is not very new to many of you.... I'm just slow in catching this... FACEBOOK... haahahha (bet most of u are laughin.. :P)

Okie u may add me in... my new email is loongnglo@gmail.com

WIll come back to blogging soon I complete my work & have time to blog...

juz me, gloglo

2nd page of my Sept Newsletter

2008-11-17T13:28:00.000+05:30

Wrote in Late Sept before i got married...

2008-11-17T12:08:00.008+05:30

A little about me and the place He calls me

2008-09-04T11:33:00.002+05:30

Permanent House for Sophia Home and expansion

2008-09-04T09:12:00.006+05:30

Here i like you to take some time to pray and even give others my blog so they can view this

video(Child sex workers - Nepal)-MUZ WATCH, more children - girls are still facing this situation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgYDJorzMYs

Sophia Home exist to help these girls to be saved from trafficking. Currently, we have 29 girls with us. Our goal in 2010, is to extend this help up to 50 girls. We will need to also find a permanent home for these girls. Now all 29 girls together with staffs are staying on a cramped rental premise. We are not able to extend due to space constrain.

Please pray alongside with us, as we will need more funds - 250,000sing to be raised. We pray that this fund will be raised fast so that we can purchase the land/property before prices rises again.

Phulbari New Church Building - Check tis Out!

2008-09-04T07:40:00.002+05:30

Couldn't sleep....

2008-09-04T01:29:00.002+05:30

I decided to blog simply bcoz i can't sleep... wonder was it the coffee i had or am i getting alittle stress with my wedding preparations?? or....

I have been back for 1 month and attached to church for 2weeks already. I miss meeting up with people, catching up with friends, ministering to people, giving bible study... - these are things i do oftenly in N.p.

I miss the girls in Sophia home and some of them are placed specially in my heart by God that i will not forget to pray for them and often think of them. Some thing is happening there but i do not know... still waiting to hear from them.

These days, i get angry easily... think i'm in my stress mode especially with the marriage preparation and work given to me on hand, i am struggling to strike a balance. But when i shared this as a prayer item during staff meeting, i'm very very encouraged by Ps Wong's words. She said don't worry about the work on hand, focuse more on the wedding for it is once in a lifetime and they will understand.

I'm encouraged and i was teary but heehee i controlled well. But with my task orientated charater, i really feel that i still need to complete the tasks given to me even though i am preparing for my wedding. I can't convince myself using office hrs to do my personal stuff...
So i been either staying up late to do my wedding things or i will be doing up church work so that i can complete the task asap.

Loong has been really a great encouragement to me. I really appreciate him more and more each day and i can't wait to have him around... i need extra pair of hands to help hahhahaha

The biggest challenge for me is, in the mist of all these work n prep, is to sit at the feet of Jesus. I know i need to be still before Him and know and really know that He is God of my everything. I want to be doing that daily at least a solid 1 hr in the morning and 1 hr at night. Pls pray alongside with me.

There's just so much i want to be doing but which is to be done first in God's timing? I need to hear Your Voice.

Tonight i couldn't sleep but i'm glad to have spent a gd time playing the guitar and worship God. Such peace n love i am feeling now...

Thank U God for your Word again
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him and He will make your path straight."

See How Much i Walk!!! Anyone keen to join me?

2008-08-18T20:05:00.002+05:30

Click the website and see the video i made for those who are keen to join me to go East Nepal

http://web.me.com/ericknshanti/Erick_%26_Shanti/Journey_to_East_Nepal.html

Below is another video clip done by Yishun Methodist Church
http://web.me.com/ericknshanti/Erick_&_Shanti/Hope_for_Youth.html

Felt like i was dropped down from Mount Everest...

2008-07-07T22:44:00.002+05:30

Since 3months ago, HRC (Himalayan Rock for Christ) - a band that i joined as a sound technician, we started our practices twice a week for 2-3hrs each prac. And 2 days before the Praise Festival which was yesterday, we played at Singma - restaurant. The sound was great for everyone and all the band members enjoyed playing and singing. It was a confident pusher event for everyone of us.

I seeked for pryers as this is the 1st time HRC is holding this Praise Festival combining with another Xtian Band, and I was stress over the setting of the sound board as our band was the 2nd band to be leading. We had an hr sound checked and everyone were happy with the sound check. I jot down every single knob on the individual channels and my confident level was as high as everyone in the band too. Then after that the other band did their sound check and I left the place to get a quick bite as i was hungry.

The entire hall was jam packed. A hall that caters to 700 people, we even filled the steps with 2-3 rows of ppl. We estimated about 900++people came and there were some standing up too.
When the dancers kicked in then the other band led the everyone to a time of worship, it was beautiful.

But as i listened carefully, i realized it was not coming out from the housespeakers but only from the stage monitors and amplifiers. (those of u whose ears are trained to hear, u get what i mean even though i may be standing way up away from the stage...) I gave my feedback to the sound crew of the other band and i didn't want to interfere and i stepped back.
Their band used up a full 32channel board and they have 20plus ppl in the band, so even when the housespeakers actually failed, their band didnt sound that obvious that something was wrong unless u stand in front of the speakers or your ears are trained to hear and i am serious about ears trained to hear.

Then came HRC. Our band is made up of only 13ppl on stage. I came on to the sound board and i had 10mins to get all the knobs adjusted back to the position i had for sound checked. And when the 1st song played, the sound which initially didn't come out from the housespeakers became very very obvious for our band due to the size. And i re-checked all my settings-nothing wrong with the sound board. I panicked and tried to troubleshoot the problem. I sent the sound crew (sound company guys) to check the speakers and so on and so forth....

The entire band was horrified and panicked too... ahhhhhh..... nightmare for me....

To cut the story short, we troubleshoot the problem only at the 4th song... someone, turned down the compressor for the entire system of which there was an agreement between the sound technicians of both bands and the sound company that we will not touch their equalizers nor their compressors after sound has been checked - only the sound board.

For the past 3events i worked with this sound company, nothing went wrong and really enjoyed the working relationship and i trust them and they trust me...

We did an investigation with the sound company, we can't exactly point our fingers at anyone, but our band and the sound company know that neither myself nor the sound company guys touched that....

Anyway, after yesterday's event, i literally felt like i was dropped down from Mount Everest. I was in total shocked, felt embarrass, couldn't worship, i just teared as i was packing up... Many nice brothers and sisters -in-Christ, came and encouraged me and Thank me for the good job, but i don't feel that i even deserved those praises...

My band members all encouraged me and i couldn't say a single word out but tears just kept running down my cheeks... and even today's briefing, all of them assured me again and acknowledges my capability and said they all had a good sound check and for the next praise festival, if we are combining, there should only be 1 sound engineer and they all said, i should be the sound engineer.... I'm so touched by all of them... and I'm very very thankful to God for giving me such a sweet group of band members whom i can be serving together with...

Though the entire event seem to be a failure, all of us may be discouraged but we all agreed that we are all on the right track and also this brings greater unity among all of us.

I will have to feel proud of this, my band members were so encouraging, they encouraged me with touch, hugs and words even though it was horrible feeling for me... the other band's sound crew was been accused and blaming him for the faults by the band members... i felt bad for him but on the other hand I'm proud to present to all of you reading this blog -

My Band - H.R.C - Himalayan Rock for Christ!!

(Ps Erick-Acoustic Guitarist, Shanti-Vocal manager, Puii-Worship leader, Kim-Worship Leader, Asheley- Vocalist, Vesh- Worship Leader, Binod- Worship Leader, Michael- Worship Leader, Chuba- Worship Leader, Moa- Lead E.Guitarist, Te-ja- Rhythm E.Guitarist, Ah-to- Bassist, James-Keyboardist and Gloria-Sound Engineer)

All Glory be to God Who Sits Upon the Throne

My Role... a wife to my husband

2008-06-20T20:46:00.005+05:30

" However, let each man of you (without exception) love his wife a (being in a sense) his very own self; and let the wife see that she respects and reverences her husband (that she notices him, regards him, honors him, prefers him, venerates and esteems him; and that she defers to him, praises him and love and admires him exceedingly)" Eph 5:33 (amp)

When i read this verse either NIV or NKJV version does not hit me as hard as this amplified version. I realized that my role as a wife-to-be towards Loong, my husband-to-be, I have to Notice him, Regards him, Honors him, prefers him, venerates and esteems him, defers to him, praises n love n admires him EXCEEDINGLY!

God spoke to me about areas i need to change and to be playing the role as God intended wives to be as to their husbands. God created Adam first and then God finds that it is no good for Adam to be alone and came Eve from the rib of Adam's. God intended woman to be a helper of her man. In the bible, there are a few prominent events of how women being such an influence - Eve inflence Adam to take the fruit of knowledge, Sarah influence Abraham to sleep with the maid, Queen Esther influence the King...etc

Though most examples i pointed out here, shows the negative influence of women over men, it also shows the "power of influence" women have over men.

My prayer is that, I will be changed by the H.S's help to be the woman, God intended me to be, the power of influence God made me to have over my husband will be of a good influence and a godly helper for my husband.

I'm working towards being a wife that God wants me to be-

Dear Heavenly Father,

let me(gloria, wife-to-be of Loong)see that I (glo) respects and reverences Loong that I(glo) notices him (Loong), regards Loong, honors Loong, prefers Loong, venerates and esteems Loong; and that I (glo)defers to Loong, praises Loong and love and admires Loong exceedingly
(Eph 5:33- prayer)

Love u Lord, In Your Precious Son's Name
Amen!

Another 1 & half month more...

2008-06-17T06:54:00.002+05:30

Time passes by so fast and now i left 1.5 month in this country before i head back home for a good 6months.

So many things are on my mind and i'm now training 2 girls to be teaching in the Sunsch while i am away. Just 2wks ago, we launched the children ministry - Wesley Mighty Club. That very same wkend, we had a youth camp too. about 50 youths came to participate. A team from Yishun MC, came and also 2 dance professionals came to join us in this camp. The entire camp was successful but not that it is without any frustration. To work with different organizers and people (diff. culture) causes lots of tension.

Sad to know that, even the girls from sophia home were complaining about someone being unfair in the camp and giving the points to other teams bcos they are from this person's chch.

Overall, could see that our girls are being exposed to mix with other youths and get to see a different set of youths of the capital- their expressions, their thoughts...etc

It has been a busy wk but i sure enjoy hosting the teams from Spore. Probably is bcos i get to see Sporeans:)

Indeed He is the Provider!!! I was just thinking and really keen in getting a pair of hiking shoes(waterproof) due to the places that i go and weather too... the brooks that i got from SAF, just over used by me in all weather... a kind lady, dragged me to aside and asked me to have a look at the hiking shoes in a shop. She said that i should get a pair of gd shoes and it is important to have a gd pair since i walked alot... so i hesitated and i turned to her and look in her eyes, she said, just try and don't worry. At that moment, i was very touched and excited. With much embarassment i tried and she purchased it for me. I appreciated the lady very much and most importantly is that i know it was HIM who placed an impression on her heart.

Thank U for Your Providence in all things! Anyone out there who feels that u are lacking of something or in need for something? I can testified His goodness to the very point of paying off my rent here...

I always dreamt of this and it came true...

2008-05-28T20:53:00.000+05:30

Eversince i heard the call of G in my life, i always dreamt of open preaching & showing J.Film show in the village... Just a few days ago, local Pastor, 6girls, 1 young adult, loong and myself set off to a village which is 5hrs drive away from the capital. We literally brought everything to get this event run smoothly... generator, spare diesel, petrol, speakers, mics, laptop, projector..etc

We woke up at 430am and with a few stops inbetween the journey, we arrived at about 1230pm. The journey was pretty smooth except for some of our girls vomitting on the way... upon arriving, rain clouds started to gather and soon it poured. We all prayed and of course some of us had little faith and started planning to do the event the next day. Anyway, i was remindered of James- "double minded".
We had a good rest before the whole programe and the rain still on & off pouring. Just as we were setting up the equipments, it started to drizzle again... with people around us saying this program will be a flop and don't even bother to set it up, just pack up and go... we persisted and we trusted Him.

When we decided to start the program, the rain STOP!!! Praise the Lord!!!

Estimated about 900-1000 people came for this event. We showed a local Christian Movie and because we started late, we ended the whole program at about 1100pm. (Confession: I fell into short sleep inbetween the film:P) We later found out that some villagers had to walk back to their home & they reached home about 1am in the morning!!!!

The very next day, we went tracting. Though i can't speak or share with them, i got my girls to give it out with me and they became my translators....

Besides the entire event, i thank God for a great time to spend with the 6 girls. They all were "high in sugar". We couldn't stop talking and laughing even in wee hours in the morning until we got a knock to remind us to keep it low in volume and sleep early... even how tire i was, i too became high in sugar due to the biscuits i took instead of dinner at 1130pm. YES SUGAR HIGH.... hahahaha

there's just simply so much i like to blog about this trip but i know it will be boring for my readers... therefore i shall put a stop to here...

I need ur prayers!
- Due to tireness, shoulders aching & down with flu package but recovering now
- Piles of work esp video editing yet to start for 4videos
- Marriage prep... going through counselling now...
- Camp coming up on 7th & 8th (expecting 80-100 youths)
- Band prac for a Praise Festival (Big challenge , the band i am in will not be the only band performing but another band too, so stress on the sound board side... no one to help me hahahah)

another time of me writing....

Check-Points in our lives...

2008-05-15T07:15:00.003+05:30

" Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by complusion but WILLINGLY, not for dishonest gain but eagarly; nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock; and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away.... God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God..." 1pet5:2-6

Being a servant of God, this is a great reminder to the team & myself here...(Checkpoints)

1) Serve God's sheep Not by COMPULSION BUT WILLINGLY
How many times have we serve in the different areas started off with a willingness in our hearts and at the later part of our ministry, we started doing it as a drag? we started to feel like a burden, we started to complain, we started to "Oh man, not another one..."

2) Not for dishonest gain BUT EAGERLY
What's the heart attitude when we do things eagerly? Is it bcos we want something out for doing certain thing? Are we doing things so that we can gain something profitable for ourselves?
Let's check on our hearts and when we serve the Lord, we should be serving the Lord we an eagerness in our heart.

3) Not lords over them BUT BEING EXAMPLES to the flock
What is our heart attitude being leaders? Is it bcos of power/authority we have? Don't fall into satan's trap.... Remember how satan tempt J.Christ? "bow to me and i will give you the power, riches of this world..."

Watch our spiritual walk, do not stumble our sheeps. Being examples to the flock as they are being Entrusted to us by God.

4) Who is the Chief Shepherd?
Have we forgotten who is the True Chief SHepherd???? Have we tried /attempt to take the place of the Chief Shepherd? Watch our position & our thoughts!

5) Have we become Proud?
Have we become proud as we serve? Don't forget God gives grace to the humble and resist the proud.

Makes me Wonder...

2008-05-08T06:34:00.006+05:30

When i was at the East and looking at the lives of the people there, i started wondering about the lives of the children....

What determines a good future? Doesn't every country has its own defination of good future? Sophia Hm maybe made up of 0.0001percent of children in this country (bad estimation ahhahaha) and we provide them a shelter to stay, regular meals, clothes to wear, school to be educated...etc Is this considered a good future? i hesitate at times... is this our spore definition or is this the world's definition??? This entire country is filled with children who is not educated, who live their lives with their parents working real hard - pushing carts, making crafts... really trying to get something on the next meal...

Probably what Mother Teresa is right about helping the poor & needy to the point that whatever she can do she did it with no thoughts of where the money is going to come from? Whether is it enough for tomorrow? With this amount of money she has for the day, she used it all to help whoever she can help on the very day...

The fact is, we have to separate the children from their parent/s or if they have any... that is something hurting but is there a choice i sometime wonder... on one hand, i know their spirits are saved through this home and in a way, everything else just doesn't matter any longer to me... am i being real? Yes! Cause nothing beats eternity vision.

Have i got anyone saved eversince i entered this country? No... but i am sure that i have impacted lives that will impact lives where there is no language barrel, no culture barrel cos it is their very own ppl impacting their own countryman/woman too.

This year's resolution is to make greater impact, influence the believers to influence others...

Some pics of me in the East

2008-05-08T05:48:00.003+05:30

Over the Mountains and MOuntains...

2008-05-05T06:39:00.002+05:30

I survived walking from mountain to mountain and staying from one village to another, visiting one church to another church...

I really have to share this testimony to all of you...

Before returning back to the field, i had problems with my back and when i came back into the field, my knees gave way a few times just 3wks before i head to the East...

Throughout the whole journey, though my back is aching due to the "bed" that i slept on still moving well, my knees were in excellent condition... i felt the knee pain only when i came back to the capital...but now i am much better.

my stomach didn't have any trouble too during this whole journey but i may have put on a little weight hahahaha due to the amount of food i am blessed by the love of the villagers. They just can't stop feeding me with tonnes n tonnes of rice and dishes. I felt bad on one hand. Being a guest of theirs, they will serve meat and most of the time is from their own little "farm".

Cuturally, the people have meat once a month or during festivals only. They can't afford to have them every meals. I too get to sit at the table to eat & eat first before the family does. This is something i was uncomfortable with as i really want to eat like them sitting on the floor and eat with them but they kept insisting and with the delay, they will eat even later which makes matter worst.

Our brother Chandra (evangelist), takes care of the 2 preaching point with have. And i visited both preaching points this trip. I been to Badamtar before when i arrived here on the 4th day and was sent out to the village during winter for video taking.

We started our journey with a 14 hour bus ride from the capital to the East.

1st trip was to where brother Chandra now lives - Jarsing Gaun. we will need to take a bus up for 2hrs and walk 15mins down slope to his house. and from his house, about 30mins to walk down steeper slope to the preaching point where we have a hut for fellowship. And there next to it, lived a family of believers. We stayed for "cha" (tea) and prayed and head back to bro. Chandra's house which is 45-60 mins walk up slope.

After 1 night in his house, (Oh!! did i mention loong is also on this trip with me???) we left house at 830 to Badamtar. It is all the way down the mountain to the other mountain. (song: she'll be coming round the mountain when she come...)

We stopped at 2believers' house to hand them some letters and took the time to rest too. Loong and i hated this yogurt drink (Lassi) and we were served with this drink. We looked at each other and knew we had to finish whatever given to us - cultural trained... not as bad as the one i tried in the capital but still y___(u fill in the blanks)

It took us 4hrs to reach badamtar with a little breaks in between. The locals here do not carry lots of things with them not even a bottle of drink. And here comes 2 foreigners with their bags full of clothes, bottle of water, medication and toiletries... sleeping bags too hahahahha

We stayed 1 night in church and had service the next day and set back to the city of which will take 2 hrs by foot to get a bus (30mins ride) to reach the city to stay in a guest house for 1 night and we took a plane back to the capital. i can't imagine taking another 14hr bus ride back but thank God i'm taking the plane back. This trip also helped Loong to see the work that we have in the village and at times we need to visit the work or accompany teams to go down to these villagers.

Anyway, it was an enjoyable trip and i am now recuperating from the journey... i need my bed again.... zzzzzzzzz

buzz buzz buzz.... busy me..

2008-04-27T23:14:00.002+05:30

Been a long and tiring week for me... had workshops to attend, school to go & studying for my exam...

Physically really a challenge as i was just recovering from a team and then came another group. Mentally also tiring as i had to be on "alert" all the time for any policies change or things to take note of... feels like a secretry for a while hahahaha...

But after all these... i get to see Loong :) and that kind of lifted my soul... i know i have neglected him for this period of buzzing here and buzzing there and i can hardly have time to talk to him... I am so glad everything is over for now... now got some time to Pak-Tor... hahahaha

This coming Tue i will be traveling to the EAST with Loong to attend a graduation, to take video for 2 village churches. Guess wat?! I get to trek to the village... 3-4 hrs trek.. so exciting!!! And will be staying up there too... pray pray no mosquitoes to attack... i hate these things... i wonder why did God made them hahahah

Oh the weather will be super duper hot! Think i will be chao-ta by the time i come back to the capital. I will be there for 8-10days and also will be joining in for one of the outreach event... Wonder if my stomach is ready to eat the BIG portion of food the villagers going to serve me... those who been up here will know what i mean by the portion - BIG like mount everest... and no choice I got to FINISH ALL... culturally very sensitive and wat more i am a M here...

okie dokies i got to catch up with my rest and pack my lugguage for this journey... 14 hrs bus ride and will be trekking for long hrs of which the roads are really steep and rocky... PRAY PRAY PRAY...

13 April is A Brand New Year and brand New Life for 2 Sophia Girls

2008-04-13T22:42:00.005+05:30

Today is New Year for this country & because of the election, no one pays any attention to this new year. But today is a great day for many of us as we come together to celebrate 4 of our church members baptism of which, 2 are from our Sophia home.

I am really excited and happy & encouraged too to see 2 of our girls making this decision on their own and making this public declaration of their faith too.
My Short interview with them

Me: " Jina, tell me about how u are feeling right now."
Rojina:" i am feeling happy."
Me: " What is baptism to u?"
Rojina: " I am to die with Christ and to raise together with Christ."
Me:" Soma! How are u feeling?"
Somaya's reply: " I am feeling scare..."
Me: " Scare in good sense or bad sense?"
Somaya: " In good sense Di Di..." (she shys off)

Then, in the evening, we had a little program put up by our small girls in the home as a gesture to celebrate New Year. We all got ourselves into some kind of involvement in performing, dancing and singing. And we ended off with FOOD!!!

I enjoyed my New Year very much, seeing my girls being baptized is the most encouraging moment while in Np. I am looking forward to see more of my girls coming forward to say that they will like to be baptized too in the following year.

Thank U Lord for your death & ressuraction that today 4 of them have made a public declaration. May u watch over them as they continue and take another step of Faith to go deeper in their relationship with u.

Happy New Year everyone!!!

1 of my many favorites...

2008-04-12T07:40:00.003+05:30

Overflow of His Greatness & Excitment!!!

2008-04-12T06:57:00.002+05:30

Been a tiring week for me but I am energized up by what He is doing in my life and my girls life in sophia home.

Before the team from WSCS arrived, i managed to go out to stock up food in my house due to the uncertainty of the situation - Election day. Don't you think polling/voting day is peaceful here, it can actually be worst than the 2006 "peoples movement" resulting in 13,000 death. But really only could be Him - Prince of Peace. The very day of polling is very peaceful. Only a few blood shed, 2 bomb blast in the capital (1 or 2 day before voting day)... you must be thinking what peace is that glo u talking about??!?!! This is really considered peaceful for the percentage of death toll and the degree of violence. Okie i better don't continue or will scare you guys off from coming here...

I have lots of thanks giving to share:
- 2 or 3 days before the bomb blast near the hospital, I was at the hospital visiting one of my girl's mother who had to go through for an operation.
- 1 day before the bomb blast, i walked passed that place twice to get some of the team's stuff exchanged due to faultiness of the item and i was with 2 of my sophia home girls
- The very day of explosion, i was with the team and decided to go to Mangal Bazaar instead of another place where it is near the bomb blast.

This itself is a testimony of God's protection and grace upon me.

- I managed to send the WSCS team to the airport by hoping on the very bus the hotel had arranged and also get to help my Thai friend to get a ride too and we took a private authorized vehical back to our home safely. (the day for voting, no vehicals are allowed to be on the street so everyone walks to go and vote)

Back to where i was saying about stocking up food in my house, i delibrate asked 1 girl to come with me and is the very girl that i mentioned in my previous blog that i couldn't have personal time spend with, yup i got her to come with me to shop. While walking to the different places, we spend time talking and when reached my house, we took some time to talk deeper and prayers too. She was shocked by the questions that i asked as those were questions that she has in her heart but do not know how to go about getting her answers...

I am so so excited by the overflowing greatness and filled with excitment as i spend more time with my girls and hear from God what He wants to speak to them individually.

2 of my girls are going to be baptized this Sun as this Sun is also their new year day. I am really excited and touched by God's hands working in the mist of their hearts and they are serious about their salvation and taking the step of public declaration and also like what Rom 6 talks about being baptized in Jesus' death and ressuraction with Him - a new creature in Him.

Though physically i maybe very tire and recovering, but my spirit is just so energized up and i know whenever i do things beyond my own strength, it is His strength that substains me through...

Guess i just need to sleep early and wake up late these days.... (gd excuse hahhaha)

It Could Only be Him...

2008-04-05T21:27:00.002+05:30

Had a tiring week battling with some spiritual issues and i know i have won the victory but physically i need a good rest...

I simply follow the leading of the HS to talk to some of my girls and there was breakthrough within their lives. 1 girl felt condemnation within herself & also her sister... 1 girl felt confuse and felt that she is a burden to her family... and 1 was dealing with issues of pride... but all these girls have walked out all these in victory...

I have never moved into this area so strongly in sophia home but it is time... the girl who felt condemed, immediately, there was restoration by the HS. The girl who felt confuse and a burden to her mother, she said less then 5 sentenses and with my own finite mind that's all i could know but only the Lord's opening of my spiritual eyes & ears, I was used by Him to speak words that pierced right into her heart. She just can't stop tearing and those tears were tears of victory to me as i know the evil one is working hard within this ministry to destroy but he lost! The one dealing with pride, broke through when i felt to challenge her to go and hug 1 of the sister to be reconciled.

I am just a vessal whom the Lord uses to speak to them... i take no glory cos i know if is my own works, it will not be moving strong... Our girls are experiancing the move of God within their lives... i am excited...

1 more girl to go to talk to but time is not on my side and i think the evil is trying hard to make me to avoid talking to her. Today, i shared on 1 john 4 with all the girls and taught on the leading of the HS and testing the Spirit. So many of them have experiance the move of God over the past week and they really became excited to hear more. This girl came to me and said, " DiDi, you have something to tell me right?" so the other girls who were being taught to respect the time that God wants to spend with individual started to show respect to what the girl wanted to know what the Lord has been speaking to me about her. But there are others who are also not in the group so i don't think is the right time so i told her, when is time, you will get to know but keep praying. With that excitment in her, i was glad and know she is ready to listen.

Another breakthrough, today, i bought a cake to celebrate our girls bday as i heard 3 months they have forgotten to celebrate. But anyway, my bday was also being celebrated. When was asked who would like to pray for me, the new girl - Diki raised her hand and said she wants to pray for me. Everyone was shocked because she is not a believer yet but she is keen in praying a blessing for me. I could see that she really open herself up to me and would come to hug and play with me when i come to sophia home. I only knew her for 1 wk and she was willing to do that i was surprised.

Oh gosh 1 more to thank God about was, when the Lord was leading me to gather the older girls to pray about bringing in 2 other girls, we obeyed what the Lord was leading us to and we simply inform them that we will accept but on the other hand, that very day was also the last day of transport to come into the capital and the next bus will be after election and we will take that as a sign that God does not want us to keep the 2 girls.

1.5 days passed, the 2 girls arrived. They are very under mal-nourished and our older girls also could see it could only be God who spoke to them about bringing them while praying and we voted with their eyes closed and majority vote that they felt God's peace to bring them in and God honor that by bringing the girls to board the last bus too...

All these are all just amazing and i am here to testify the goodness of God and nothing else but It Could Only be Him... i'm awe and humbled by Him.

Sch here and sch there.... back to student life

2008-03-26T07:39:00.002+05:30

Coming to a month back here and also i am currently also studying for a Master's in Divinity in a theological school here...

Church History is the 1st session sound so exciting hor... hahahhaa

To be frank, the topic is exciting but not the person who is teaching... I enjoy history generally as it helps me understand why things turn out the way now is all due to the past histories.

So now my life is morning language tuition & then if i can squeeze time, i will head down to sophia home and then rush down to the theological sch (KIT). Why rush? Time always flies off so quickly when i am with my girls....

The first wk i was not able to spend time with them as i was busy with a guest, showing her routes to go about and not she is independent already hahahaha.... our girls had also finished their exams and now is play time i guess.... we been playing our own style of cricket and i will be organizing a football match this coming wkend... oh and then is my exam this Mon on history.... i completed my assignment(40%), 12page writing on Theological controversies of the early church, and this mon is mid exam which stands 20% and final exams on the 7th will be 40%... sound so stress huh hahahaha...

i think next topic on the 14th Apr is Gospel of John... yea... i really enjoy that very much when i was studying in Rhema...

Oh this KIT is a part time course so is 2 hrs at least daily from 4-6pm and i will only graduate with a M.Div after 3 years hahahah.... and guess what?! i will not be graduating in 3 yrs time as i will be heading back Spore for my wedding... i will just earn the credits and if is the Lord's will for me to continue, i get to continue with these credits...

Oh i have another exciting news for those who know Sophia home girls.... we have an email account for them and i will be teaching them to email. So you guys can always wrte to them erm not just guys okie i meant gals n guys hahahahah

sophiahome@wlink.com.np

Photos of Loong n Me

2008-03-18T00:38:00.004+05:30

Nothing beats love from your very own family...

2008-03-17T23:52:00.003+05:30

Its midnight here, i just finished watching a show "Into the Wild". Talks about a teenager who did very well in his education later ran away after giving all his money away and was never to be found again till his death which is 3yrs later i think. The reason why he ran away from home simply because he didnt have a happy home and felt life there's more to fame, money...etc.

At the last phase of his life, he felt total loneliness and he tried to get out of the wild and head home but he was trapped in the wild. And just before his death, he wrote these words in the book, "happiness is to be shared".

I simply cried not becos is a sad movie but it made me think about my family back home...

1 of my girls from the home left us last Dec simply because her uncle is willing to take care of her. She is an orphan. Both her parents died of AIDS and was living with aged grandma. We took her in simple because she is an orphan. She expresses that didn't want to come back to us because she didn't want to leave all alone. She isn't alone... she is with other 26 girls. But deep inside her is still a longing to be her family though her parents may have gone. We are happy to give her up as nothing beats the Love & Care showered from her family.

I love my family back home very dearly and i miss them dearly too... and i knew the Lord had also given me love from a family in church when i was going through devastating period of my life when i came to know the Lord. No matter how much love they have showered in my life, i will not forget but it still can't beat love from my very own parents...

I write this as a tribute to my parents that no matter what had happen, i still love and respect them. I cried because i can't be with them now. I am crying because i didn't grow up with having both of them in my life. I am crying because now i am not even seeing them growing old.

Is this what Christ was saying, "Come, follow me."?

I will have to say though is a struggling process but nothing beats being in the right place where He calls me to be. I know and i just know and know and know...

If i am not out here, i will not be even blogging this...

Back to where I am called...

2008-03-17T19:52:00.003+05:30

Been a long time since i blog... 2months plus already has flew pass with a short glimsp of Singapore and now back here. A short summary of my stay back in SIngapore
- fruitful, get to go for cells, church services, meeting up with friends and relatives.
- refreshing, get to sit in my ex-bible sch.. fed on the word of God and also refreshed in spirit

This week is Holy Week!
I started this week with the book Romans. As i was reading from chpter 1-6, I knew the Lord was speaking to me on chpters 5 & 6.

Chpter5 - talks about through 1 man's disobedience, sin came into the world. And through 1 man's death, there is now a doorway to be saved eternally and be reconciled back with the Father.

chpter6- baptism: the dying of the life and the resurraction of a new life. This is not something new to me but it is a reminder of this good fri and Easter SUn. The word walking in the newness of life hits me.

This Passion wk is not just a rememberence of what Christ did but is also a reminder of how i shld be living this life out especially being baptised, now an ambassador of His great harvest.

This is my prayer for 2008: " Search Me O Lord, Help Me of Lord! Teach Me to walk in Your ways. Mold me into the likeness of CHrist as i desire to walk in the newness of Life that You have given to me through your Son, J.C!" Amen

Home Sweet Home...

2008-01-12T19:16:00.000+05:30

I been back for 4days already... adjusting to the hot & sticky Spore...

I feel different this trip back home... I can't describe but probably i am just no longer the same... I am happy to be back home but not as happy as i thought i would be. Its always nice to be catching up with friends and hear how's their lives been and where God is leading them into...

I enjoyed most so far is to go for cell. I guess i just miss this kind of fellowship and seeing new faces. I believe this trip, God is also molding me and using me to influence others & bless others too.

There are some things in my heart that i desire to do & i think is what the Lord is placing on my heart... Some people i will intentionally meet up with them... some things are on my heart & i trust the Lord will speak to me to them on the very day i meet them...

Many people said that they can see that i have a great radiance and seem even happier. I guess is the excitment of knowing that i am in the right place at the right time. On the other hand is also the excitment for my wedding preparations... thou i dunno really know where to start hahahha

I do feel alittle selfish on my part for leaving my mom all alone in Spore and also my dad asked me why can't i work in Spore and yet still doing what i am doing now... its hard to explain it in chinese and what more he is a pre-believer. Pray alongside with me for my dad to understand and come to know the Lord. I will have to say it is difficult to share the gospel to your love ones and what more i dun really have a relationship with him(some of u will know what i mean). I am struggling in this area...

Oh tue-thur i will be in Johor for workshop & Yesh!!! I will be roomates with Aunty Pat hahaahah(oops)

Time for catch up with Pat. I know Pat for like 10years & our relationship grew from me being a member of a cell and she is my cgl to now, a level of intimacy that we ask each other about our walk with God & calling all these... I really appreciate her very much and i Thank God for her. Times really fly so fast... from Jars of Clay and now both of us are in full time. Its really nice & beautiful to see how the Lord mold us individually and bring us crosspaths & producing a beautiful relationship... oh man... though i am still in Spore, i know i am going to miss her very much after this trip...

me again but just another country for a time being... glo

Watz after J.C Birth?

2008-01-03T19:53:00.000+05:30

The last sat of 2007, last service of the year, i had the privilege to preach for the 1st time. What's after J.C birth? that's my sermon title. I shared on 2 verses.

John 1:14” The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory and the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

Luke2:52 that “ Jesus grew in wisdom and stature , and in favor with God and men.”

We celebrate every year on the 25th Dec- Xmas, birth of Christ. And we see from John 1:14 that the Word who is in the begining, who is also with God in the begining, became Flesh - Man. The verse doen't stop that... it continues on "... made His dwelling among us..." His purpose of becoming Man, is to Dwell Among Man. From the dwelling among man, we get to see His Glory who is Full of Grace & Truth!

J.C didn't popped out of Mary's womb as a full grown man. He is like any of us, a baby and grew. This certainly proofs He is 100% Man. From Luke 2:52, we see that Christ grew Spiritually too. J.C didn't just grew physically, He grew spiritually too. We do not see the childhood of J.C but we sure know while His childhood period is missing in the bible, we know He was growing-up physically and spiritually too. J.C spent 30yrs growing before re-appearing when John the baptise was baptising.

J.C took 30yrs and continued growing in His last 3yrs of ministry. J.C being 100% God & 100% has definitely displayed His full life on earth- growing Spiritually, what more we as men, shouldn't we be growing too?

God doesn't expect us to change or grow immediately or over night.... We see tt J.C took years to change... we should have that attitude of we are the clay, He is the Potter, shaping, molding us each year.

Challenge: What's after J.C birth? CHange! Growth!

Are we going to just let this coming new year to pass us with no change? Let's not let the borth of J.C & His death invain... The next time we celebrate Xmas, we know is also a celebration of our spiritual growth through His birth & death.

From this sermon prep, i have learnt so much from it. i wrote this here to share with u what's on the Father's Heart. And especially for this brand new year - 2008.

Happy New Year & Blessed New Year!

together we grow in Him...

glo

Coming back to the Heart of Worship

2007-12-23T07:36:00.000+05:30

Its just so GRREEAATT to see charis coming up here what more is from XS...
though i am out of XS but still has been on my heart to see Youths coming out into mission and be expose to the different areas of what the Lord is doing in this world.

Has been a great encouragement to me when Pathmakers first formed and after 2 years it is continueing it's vision and purpose. I am glad i can be part of this team and seeing this team coming to the field where i am serving in.

My view from the field side is....
It is a breakthrough to the villagers and has proven to the people that Sporeans are dilligent and especially Xtians who want to serve the Father is willing to surrender and serve His people out of their comfort zone.
- toilet? OUt in the forest with perfect view of the natural and being "intouch" with nature
- Water? No constant flow of water and what more hot water.... nothing! Unable to bath daily under hot water... buying drinking water (not from the tap)
- Bed? Hardly... sleeping bags, squeezed together...
- Food? "Abundent" "Overflowing" "Mount everest" providence and not abling to finish but do not want to offend the culture/people
- Transport? No system in the traffic/traffic jam and squeezed in tiny taxis

Ppl reading my blog, these are the basic in Spore but the trippers has overcomed all these during their stay here... 2 thumbs up PATHMAKERS!

During the stay of Pathmakers, i am very encouraged to once again to come back to the Heart of Worship & i know is the strength of XS/charis. Having the team to come down to sophia hm to worship and pray for them, really have shown a great aspect of worship to the girls.

Having being busy with my language exam and the water project is really tough and becoming a little stress... i also hardly visit my girls and when the team arrives i was in the village together with them and after that we left for Pokhara for rest and the day we arrive back in the capital, the time where we held a worship session with the girls, i realized that i am so so deeply missing them...

Then the next day, we had a xmas party with them... so nice to see them dancing and singing and also abling to watch their performances in LSA. I can to kind of spend a little more time with them.. and the next day after the team leaves, had a prayer session for them before they leave for their homes. I am glad i am able to give them hugs and kisses before they leave...

Now there's like only 6 of them left... is a great opportunity for me to spend time with these 6girls. Now we are going caroling... the weather here is like freezing now!!!

There's this part of me that the Lord is moving... i do not know how to explain but all i know is whenever i see someone who is hurting or spiritually attacked, my heart goes out to them so much and i just wanna go and hugged them and i will just weep together with them... i never had this side of me before.... I recalled 2incidents.

- When 1 gal came to me and cried, i just hugged her and ask her whatz wrong? Then as she shares, i just kept weeping and prying for her and listen her out...

- In Phulbari, this boy who has some fears in him, i jus hugges him with no thoughts of how many days this boy didnt bathe or bugs in his hair... i just hugged him and weeped...

In this two incidents, i felt the Lord's love and presence just fell on them... I felt that as i hugged them, is an assurance to them that the Lord is hugging them.

I am still discovering what the Lord is moving in my life in this area for this season...

Are we like the Israelites???

2007-11-27T20:44:00.000+05:30

Been a while since i last blog... been busy & lazy too hahahaha

Oh last Thur, a teacher from ACS came & is staying with me. She's only 24(1yr older than me) and is a fun loving girl to hang out with... and i guess G. brought her here to make me go for the international chch.... I went last Sun & was expecting the Ps to be preaching but he was away & another lady preached. Woah is like 15-20mins only & hits the point & lifts my spirit.

She talked abt Moses & the Israelies. The Israelites simply love to be on a pirateship. At one time, they will be praising G for His wonderful acts & each time they face difficulties, they swing t o the other end & start complaining...

I will admit that sometime i am like the Israelites... I am so happy & excited to hear the L leading me to this & that but when i face some problems... i start questioning -" heh! Did i walk wrongly? DId i hear wrongly? Father, u gonna be kidding for such issues to be happening... I walked in ur plans & directions but why stil this happens...." DO u do that too?

But anyway, this preacher shared her journey the L lead her to Np & the struggles she faced... but each time she feels discourage or doubt about the work of G... she looked into her journal.
I too hv a journal beside this blog and i started to journal since i heard the L's callin upon my life.. since 2003... i enjoy just looking back at how the L leads me to where i am today....

I do not doubt but many a times, i need a reminder of how the L leads, just like the Israelites, they need to be reminded of the goodness of G. but they failed to remember.

Let's not forget what the Father call each one of us to do...

Are we too busy being fruitful or fruitless?

2007-11-17T20:06:00.000+05:30

After having internet access in my house... its been a while for such lifting in my spirit & a great reminder...

I will have to confess this that its been a little fairy's wheel in my spiritual life...I am lazy to go for international fellowship cause i know no one there & it is really different when u attend a chch where u serve & u know the people whom u worships together with...

So am i out of fellowship? Nope! Totally not... I may not be in an international chch but i am in a local N.pli chch.. I serve there as a Sunday school teacher, join in the women fellowship, youth fellowship, attend pryer meetings & house fellowships... with the new sound mixer we have, i guess i am too serving in the sound hahahah doesn't all these sound so familiar to where i come from? Charis.

i seriously miss Charis worship, ppl i serve with especially in XS(youth). The only difference is, the language. It may not be in my heart language but each time when i get to hear sermons in English, i am all ready to absorb as much as i can - like a sponge. I am hungry for more of His Word. I guess that's why i must and i should be trying to go to the international chch on Sundays.... guess this will be a request fr.me to u guys who are reading this blog... then wat do u do on Sundays glo? I have my very own sermon series at home. I will relisten to the cds of Kenneth Hagin, downloads of Keith moore, my Rhema class cds... but whatz really lacking is a group of ppl - fellowship. Here here let me first explain, not that i do not have fellowships BUT not like having a group of ppl whom u know for a long time, ppl who knows me inside out, like Pris, Pat & many others...

After having internet, i download Joyce Meyer's podcast daily & also Joel Osteen's wkly podcast. Now, i will have to say i am encouraged by these ppl & thank G for podcast & internet hahhaha - Technology...

Today, after service, i came home on my cycle, made lunch & prep for dinner cause i plan to go out. I took my bicycle & cycled on the main road -ring road & down pass the school that my sophia girls are studying & down to Sophia hm to see how are th girls doing with their preparations for exams, starting tomorrow... pls pls DiDi(sister) gloria pry for us, for our exams... so here i am also sharing with u guys to keep these lovely girls in your pryers too.

Oh man! I love to cycle during winter time cause its so cooling & refreshing (hmm besides the pollution hahaha). I was cycling & i was also taking time to appreciate the beautiful scenary, snow capped mountains surrounding the valley, just perfect!

U muz be wondering why i tittled tis blog as busy being fruitful or fruitless...?!
Joyce Meyer has been talking about time & how busy we all can be but are we being busy with a good purpose that will bear fruits or just busy bcos everyone is busy & showing how hardworking u are?

I reflected on this & felt is nice to share with all of u.
Recently, i been a little more busier than normal due to the coming Youth concert, involved in SOund (more prac), prep for language class test & exams, prep for a water project where charis youths are coming..(yea can't wait) I got a little busy & tired too that i a recovering fr season cold & cough. I hardly go down to Sophia hm to spend time with the sister who is working there & of course my gals there too...
Am i busy or just making myself busy bcos i want to be occupied? I decided, I will put aside time for language studies(daily-noons), for visiting my girls (twice/thrice a wk), writting emails back to my family wkly & word of encouragements to frenz back in Spore & also daily sms of a word of encouragement to my team of frenz here like i used to do for my cell grp...

I want to be busy being fruitful. Joyce Meyer asked this, Have u been a good stewardship to the time given to U? Have u used your time to build frenships? To encourage someone as long as it is call Today?
I am challenged! I want to use my time well, even if is just a min of a call to someone to encourgae or pry... so don't be surprise if u get an overseas call from me!!!

Let's be accountable for the time given to us from above...

It's another blog by: Juz me - glo

Woah wat a scenic view...

2007-11-15T21:07:00.000+05:30

He is so creative & indeed only He is the creator...

how i wish i hv my SLR camera with me... as i was walking down the road to school, right at my eye level, i was shocked to see this picture & at the moment i thought is just something unreal.... cos it has been such a long time i ever seen this beautiful scene.
SNOW CAP MOUNTAIN RANGE!!!!!

It is like a postcard and i am jealous of the ppl here where they get to live in this country with such beautiful scene. I just kept looking at the beautiful scene that is just right in front of me... how i wish i can just sit down with a cup of nice coffee with sofe music at the background... just as all these thoughts were running through my mind, vehicals on the roads just kept horning & then thick layers of dust just floats infront of me... quickly, i held my breathe with hands covering my mouth and nose, i pick up speed to school.

Yesterday i was a little angry with a team mate over a coming project... i actually knew right from the start that all the factors and differences will occur and i did try to avoid & lift it up to G.... but i still fail. I remember when i had to work with someone back in Spore with the same character and twice i worked with him and we clash bcos of different working style but we complement each other bcos of our different strengths.

This time is a hmm a little different... culture and language too. And i don't really know this teammate of mine so i have been really careful but not till yesterday bcos the dates are drawing so near, nothing is done and instead of asking or finding out more, everything is at still... someone like me is a super task orientated person and especially when dates draw closer, my "D" - Domineering comes out really strong. I felt real bad and i spend the whole night & morning pondering and prying too as i had to meet him again the next day (today) to tighten things up.

Thank U Father for His intervene cause i could feel His presence in the mist of the whole meeting and getting the things shared and to start.

hmm i wonder i waould even call this expectation? or is just no sense of urgency? or patience ?

I guess is my expectations & also i personally has slowed down so much that even when things are not done, dates drawing closer, i just loss my control & ugly old-self just comes up... am i too fast for this person or am i just lossing my patience with him? G. teach me ur ways and help me... continue to guide me esp this time of working on this project. This is my earnest pryer to U!

Hit by another homesick wave...

2007-11-12T20:07:00.000+05:30

I do not know why...
Just yesterday evening as i sat infront of my laptop to start checking my mails and chat with friends, there was like a wave of loneliness hit me. I look to my right, where my family photos are, tears start to fill my eyes & i just broke into tears. As i was msning lyn, i kept crying... it felt like i compressed the feeling for a period of time but i guess is just normal to miss home but not a daily affair...

I start to ask Father why is it so tough to be doing His work. Why isn't His plans being made plain and straight forward?! Then i answer all my questions with just, look at JC... It wasn't easy for him either but JC completed his purpose...

Nothing beats doing & being at the right place where Father wants me to. That's the best & most fulfilling in life. If i am able to turn time back, i will still be choosing this path even though i know these feelings will still occur.

How do u feel where u are now ? any regrets? rethink again of Jeremiah29:11
"11For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord ,
"plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. "

There's such joy in tis Psalm...

2007-11-10T18:28:00.000+05:30

Today's service started with Psalm96

" 1Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord , all the earth.
2Sing to the Lord , praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day.
3Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
4For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods.
5For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the Lord made the heavens.
6Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and glory are in his sanctuary.
7Ascribe to the Lord , O families of nations, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
8Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering and come into his courts.
9Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth.
10Say among the nations, "The Lord reigns." The world is firmly established, it cannot be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.
11Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it;
12let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy;
13they will sing before the Lord , for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his truth."

I am deeply touched by this psalm that as i closed my eyes to start worshiping God, there's this fire in my spirit that wanna shout & tell everyone HOW GREAT IS THE LORD THAT WE WORSHIP!!!

As i re-read this Psalm again & again, tears start to filling my eyes as i think about the goodness of our God, how magnificent & GREAT is He that no other names will i call out but His & only His alone...

My day...
This morning is freezing....and i was wearing layers & layers and indeed winter is here...

Today's service i am encouraged by the Word of God preached by P.Erick & been awhile since i heard english being preached...
I was coughing so badly during service that i decided to just not sing & be still before the Lord. As i lift my hands up to the Lord, i felt His presence filling the place & i prayed in my heart that the members of this church will experience His presence.

After service there was a women fellowship (heehee now i am a woman... i am still adjustin to that age thingy heehee) and i was sharing the word of God to them. I was sharing on James 1:2-8. About how should we consider trials & temptations in our lives? Do we go through it with a big burden in us or should we like what James asks us to do... "Consider it all JOY when you fall into various trials..."

1)Why JOY? Bcos (psalm23) His staff & rod are with us! He prepared a table (feast) in the presence of our enemies! (1cor 10:23) He provide a way up for us to stand up under it!.... etc there's so many verses tell us that we are not alone facing the problems BUT He is with us & He gives us the solution & lead us through the problem & not away from the problem. Can we learn from David to face the "giants" in our lives?

2) Going thru the trials produce Perseverance and after letting that to grow, it makes us mature, complete & NOT lacking anything!!!
Wow! The moment i saw that... i feel like jumping hahahha (i am not charismatic thou i am fr Charis MC heehee)

And that doesn't make a clear point that we should consider ALL JOY when face all/various trials & temptations... Come on ppl, the Lord doesn't make all these trials it is the world we live in that causes trials (who's the prince of this world? Mr Sa.Tan)... So we rejoice cos God will see us through and when we go through it, we are also being molded & shaped & mature too...

I personally is very very encouraged as i prepare the sharing for today... i pray that those who were there are encouraged...

just thot that blogging this out to share this Truth & excitment with all of you who are reading it...

Weather has dropped...

2007-11-09T23:11:00.000+05:30

Today is the day of Light Festival here also known as Tihar (Deepavali). Lights are hanged all round the houses and special rituals are also being performed. They will have special drawings at the gate/doorways of their houses or business shops to welcome the god of fortune to come in.

It kind of sadden my heart for we are called to be Lights of this world... i asked myself, how much light have i shone off to people of this nation. I had to ask the Lord for forgiveness for i have not done much to pre-believers...

Besides all these, i enjoyed most about today is i went to get my chinese tea ceremony gown sewn. I am looking forward to see my gown all sewn on the 27th Nov for the trial first then once everything is confirmed, i get to bring it back to Spore then to Thailand in Jan for my wedding shoots.

Lately, the mood for my wedding is getting more & more into me heee hee *shy* ....
I am excited yet i know that this is another new phase to my life now, having someone special to be part of my life forever... i know there's going to be many adjustments in my personal life from then on... one hand is filled is excitment yet a little fearful too... guess most importantly is just have God to be in the center of this relationship & marriage too... both of us need to seek the Lord first even placing Him 1st in each of our lives rather than each other...

After staying at Sophia's home for 3 weeks, i just moved back into my little house & felt lonely with no girls to spend my time with... its been like 1 wk since i moved back, i didnt have the time to visit my girls... really miss them so much.. their smiles.. the fun times being together, the quiet times just sitting beside them and their hands holding mine... times when i had to discipline time... just cleaning the house together with them... oh man how much i miss them even just 1wk that i didnt see them...

Today, the weather has dropped tremendously... it was a cool day until it started to rain in the afternoon... then even up to midnight, its freezing cold... i guess i will declare officially that WINTER IS HERE!!!!

Time for layers of clothes to be worn... oh man tomorrow is service & i am leading in the women fellowship after service... still preparing what to teach & after that is the band practice for the coming concert on 8th Dec - Winter Praise Festival

got to go now prepare for tomorrow...

Glo glo on blog too... heehee at last:)

2007-11-09T08:26:00.000+05:30

Hi to all

This will be a good start for me to be updating all of you about my life in the m.field. Sorry i will still be careful with my location online especially.

I can't to share with you all about life here. My ups & downs especially alone in another country where i have no choice but only look to HIM who says that He will never leave me nor forsake me. I am simply standing on that promise He gave & spending my life here with HIM to be molded by Him & be a blessing of living water to others. I am just a vessal like any of you out there... let's together run this race together & 1day able to say,
" I have fought a good fight, i have finished the race, i have kept the faith."

Be a blessing to others
glo