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Here's the forfeit one of the groups did for ice breakers! Hokey Pokey led by Shermy who couldn't tell her left leg from her right muahaha...

youth camp 2008

Youth Cafe!

2nd August 2008

Kelvin, one of the organizers (:

A very glam shot of SK :P

Getting ready for games!

Proudly presenting Ian Lim (:

Pastor Lai interrupting the game to remind us of our safety!

Posing for the camera

The youths having some difficulty getting the hoop down...

Menu for today! (Check out somebody's reflection..) :P

Food!

Our very helpful waiter.. Never failing to sell off the food! (:

All enjoying the good food! (:

Trying to find a way to get up as a team..

Many thanks to all those who have helped out and for those who participated! (:

Church Camp 2008! (15-18June)

On the way to Malacca..


Krystal, Yiye and Swee Kiat

Chang Zhong, Ian, Shao Yu, Zhi Wei and Gabriel


Joshua, Vivian, Shermaine, Jeanette, Annabelle and Josiah

All after a satisfying meal!

Walking along Jonker Street..

Wan ton mee! There was also Chendol from this stall, but we were too hungry to bother taking a picture.


Chicken rice balls

More food

And MORE foood.


Fun in the pool!

More of us..


Finally, it's the younger ones against SK in a pillow fight..


1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.~[Hebrews 12:1-2]

Camp Theme Song.
Verse 1:
Did you ever feel that life is like a race?
A race that we are called to run in faith
To strive to reach the end of the line
Pressing toward the prize of life
To take the crown of righteousness from Christ

Verse 2:
But sometimes we falter and fail to stay the course
Our feet grow weak we want to run no more
Just remember the clouds of witnesses
Praying and urging from above
Surrounding us and cheering us to carry on

Chorus:
Fixing our eyes upon Jesus
He's the author of our faith
Let us lay aside our sinful ways
Cause he gave his life on the cross and bore our shame
And grant to us His living grace

Verse 3:
Let us run and not grow weary and lose heart
Let nothing persuade nor hinder us to stop
Let the Word of God abide in us
Be our daily strength and be our guide
Cause Jesus is the Way the Truth and the Life
(Chorus)

The words are pretty meaningful...

Learnt a lot from camp! Here're the learning points..
Message 1: A Heart Made Hard. (1 Samuel 15:10-26)

• Value obedience to God, more than service for Him.
• Value relationship with God, more than honour before people.
• Deal ruthlessly with pride before it hardens the heart.

We often get very bothered by what others say, and we fear not being able to meet Man's expectations, so this was a reminder that we live to please God, not Man.

Pride is thinking too highly of yourself.

False modesty is thinking too lowly of yourself.

Humility is not thinking of yourself at all.

Six steps of obedience:
1. I hear
2. I understand
3. I remember
4. I decide
5. I do
6. I persist in doing
God gives us many chances to repent.

Message 2: A Life Made Soft. (1 Kings 3:1-15)

• Declare before the Lord that we are nothing.
  
• Beware of the danger of acquiring too many things.
• Know the main thing and stick to that one thing.

God does not expect us to be perfect in order to serve Him.
We are helpless beings who need to depend on God.

Message 3: Standing Strong (1 Samuel 8:1-22)

• Resist the temptation to judge and blame others.
• Refuse to take rejection personally, but accept it with grace.
• Listen to the Lord.

Disappointment + betrayal + rejection = Resilience.

A tall tree without a strong trunk will fall at the slightest storm.

Message 4: Descending the Mountain (Acts 20:22-38)

Principle...
#1 - To finish well, I begin now.
#2 - To finish well, I finish this chapter well.
#3 - To finish well, I find out God's life mission for me.
#4 - To finish well, I keep the main thing the main thing.
#5 - To finish well, I keep a clean conscience daily.
#6 - To finish well, I invest in keeping a significant relationship
#7 - To finish well, I learn to let go and move on.

Of course, we had lots of fun too!(and FOOD!) I guess the pictures say it all. Took a walk along Jonker street on the first evening when we arrived in Malacca, where we indulged ourselves in really GOOOOOD FOOD! We also tried their famous chicken rice balls =)

Well, during our free and easy time, some of us went to Mahkota to shop, some others went for a swim, some went to the gym to work out and lose the calories from all the sinful food intake..

Church camp was really good. It was a time of reflection on our Christian faith, and also a time of relaxation, away from our busy lives back home. Sure look forward to the next church camp! :)

God Bless!

The Twenty and The One

A well-worn one dollar bill and a similarly distressed twenty dollar bill arrived at a Federal Reserve Bank to be retired. As they moved along the conveyor belt to be burned, they struck up a conversation.

The twenty dollar bill reminisced about its travels all over the county. "I've had a pretty good life," the twenty proclaimed. "Why I've been to Las Vegas and Atlantic City, the finest restaurants in New York, performances on Broadway, and even a cruise to the Caribbean.""Wow!" said the one dollar bill. "You've really had an exciting life!"

"So tell me," says the twenty, "where have you been throughout your lifetime?"

The one dollar bill replies, "Oh, I've been to the Methodist Church, the Baptist Church, the Lutheran Church ..."


Got this in an e-mail. And after I read this joke, it occurred to me…
How often do we actually give our all to God? In our offerings, do we give Him the minimal? In our lives, do we only pay lip service to Him? As a student, my parents gave us enough to scrape through, to teach us the importance of being thrifty. Part of our allowance, they give us another sum of money for church offering for the Sunday of the week. Though the money came from our parents, it was our duty and our discipline to set aside that money for God on Sunday.

To this date, I pray that I will be faithful in the giving of my tithes, for God’s kingdom…and when I give, I want to give willingly, with all my heart =)

Exams! Stressed!

Exam is coming for most of us, calling brothers and sisters to stay back after youth service or after school in youth centre (MPH2) to study and encourage one another to walk in His steps.

Seniors are needed to advise the juniors to press on for their studies and juniors are challenged to be humble to learn from those who had been through the tough times...

This is a time of fellowship for all carbolovers!

Interested parties, please approach Pastor Lai as the venue needs to be booked.

breadwalk - in His steps!

we are back! haha... here's our new theme and also new logo! :D

1 Peter 2:21
21To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.

Synod Youth Camp 2007

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Synod Youth Camp 2007