i dont know how to start this entry. it's just because i've so much to say about the retreat! it was a blast =) (fio and jacc already tagged before i wrote all these so you can really tell)
well it started off with me already looking super forward to the trip to malacca. i didnt know what would happen, but i did have goals =D
thurs: met everyone else at 745am at woodlands mrt station and off we went! the bus ride wasnt too long so we didnt sleep much. the service apartment we lived in was great! clean and nice. totally different from the outside hahaha. but it was an awesome place where everyone seemed to be living in just one house but many bedrooms. feels like when we go to heaven and it's all one place and each of us have our place prepared for us =) went down later to play team-building games. we had such a great time! Diamond people rock :D there was me, shawn, filbert, nichola, erin, jordan and matthew lim. great job guys! so proud of our cheer and the way we worked together =)
fri: AFAMOSA! playing water slides has never been so fun. walking against the current of the lazy pool was tiring but our team never gave up! jordan's back was all red in the evening. hahaha.
sat: time to help the poor and needy. went to an old folks' home and spent time talking and getting to know them. it made us really feel for them. after lunch we went to evangalise and i think shawn and matthew did a great job in trying to reach out to people. cheeros to you guys =)
sun: service at makhota hotel! uncle teck preached =) our new-found friends didnt manage to come though. but it was a convicting lesson still.
well that's just the rough idea of some things we did. i think i learnt a lot from the different lessons by each teenworker, all teaching us to lay our faith on a strong foundation, the rock, our God =) it went well with the retreat theme too - Rock It! - love the shirt heh heh
seeing how so many of us grew spiritually, im just so amazed at how God works. He certainly has his way of doing things and putting every single event in place with a purpose. this retreat has been so memorable to me and it holds a very special place in my heart, and i hope i can continue to bring this zeal on to next year which i know holds so many challenges for me.
thanks to everyone in Teens; you've made my Christian life so meaningful =)
time will tell me
.the narrow path.
"I tell you the truth,
until heaven and earth disappear,
not the smallest letter,
not the least stroke of a pen,
will by any means disappear until everything is accomplished."
