Chingay full run.. in the RAIN!

dear God

thank You for protecting us, the strikeforce throughout the entire practice today!

i must admit that for the 1st time i actually felt scared in a thunderstorm! it was raining so heavily n yet we were still having practice, there was thunder and lightning in the distance, and i was about 4 meters high on the tower suspended on a harness! a typical lightning conductor! oh God, it was like i kept praying in tongues thru out the whole thing, as the rain beat on my body, soaking me thru, i kept praying for Your protection over me n the SF, to give us strength, n to prevent us from falling sick! i think many pple will definitely fall sick after that soaked practice, but i believe the SF will walk in divine health! cos we're not doing it to showcase ourselves, but we're doing all this to glorify Your name! that when pple hear City Harvest Church, they won't think negatively, but that we're hyper energetic, vibrant, youthful, contemporary Christians, who by the way outshine every other drumming act! Hahaha...!

talk about creativity when all other groups just simply copy plain drumming. duh.. that is like, so passe. thank God for bro boon with all his power ideas n brain storming sessions!

also Lord, i was really quite touched n happy to find that im in 2 pple's list of the 5 best friends they hand around with - namely Joan n Mikki! well for joan it was kind of expected cos she n i r really close, as friends can get. hehz.. sometimes a little too close for liking, but we all try our best to stay our course n stick to our vow. it isn't easy, but if its for You, its gonna be worth it. but for Mikki, i was honestly surprised that she'd treat me as a close friend. yeah its true, i treat her like a close friend, but more like a daughter or a sister that i never had. hehz.. she's just one year younger than my brother, i still remember how i thought she'd make a good gf for him last time! hahah.. of yes, God i pray for my bro's salvation this year! help me spend more quality time with him, its amazing how we can both still laugh n joke n flow n sing together n yet i'm saved by Your grace n he doesn't believe yet. i don't know how, but i pray You help me to reach out to him more, esp when he gets a gf, things r gonna be really different..

Lord i just wanna say how amazed i am at pple in the strikeforce. alvin n ian n the rest of the guys, not caring about getting drenched n wet, protecting God's property n the church's property. truly like what we learn at cell group, responsibility is in taking care of what is another man's.becos if i can't take care of my friend's things, what makes me think i'm able to handle the things of God? how can You trust me with Your sheep if i can't even take care of my friend's material things? its so true wat the Bible says, Your Word never ceases to amaze me.

Also special mention to Liting. the cuts n bruises on her arms n legs, all from doing up the curtains for the towers. i mean, this girl puts guys to shame! not afraid of pain, enduring evrything for a good performance, still smiling n maintaining a good attitude at all times.. oh man! She totally blows me away. (not in the sense that i like her of cos, but her deep passion for the strikeforce!) n she knows n she knows, that everything she does in this ministry, her God shall acknowledge n see her effort, her pain n sweat, n will reward her accordingly! God i want that sort of assurance from You, that even as i study hard n serve You everyweek in ministry, let it not be a vain effort to "secure" my salvation, but rather an indication of how much I love You, how much i read Your Word shows how much i really love You. thats what pastor says n it really makes sense. kong zi n ghandhi have been dead for years n pple still quote them religiously n read their books with much zest.. n these are mere dead mortals.

Tml i'm going to really disciple BK. God give me wisdom n strength to do this, its something that i don't do by nature, to be harsh on someone. yet i know that if i don't do it, he will never learn to be serious with You n just keep coming to church just for the fellowship...

Yes, bring all those backsliders back too! janice, jaric, jessie.. hah, all begin with Js! Lord i pray that N280 will really grow this year, not just in quantity but more importantly, in quality, in spiritual maturity. for we are all called to be mature sons and daughters of God!

Thank You for all the blessings in 2006, its been a better year after all!

In Jesus name,
Amen!