Did you remember to wish Annabelle a Happy Birthday? I FORGOT. My goodness. I hope you remembered.
HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY ANNABELLE!
I remember when I first got to know her, I was struck by her gentleness and poise. Almost a year on, and she has grown into a beautiful young woman. I admire her for her dedication towards guiding young children to grow healthy and cheerful, just like her. Ever so meticulous and sweet, she truly is a princess, especially in God's eyes.
I wish you had an awesome birthday, and to greater years ahead of you. May your dreams be fulfilled, and all your burdens be cast upon Him.
Having known him for a little less than a year, I am honored to be able to witness his growth over the months. He has matured and grown up to be a responsible and caring friend.
Thank you for being our friend, Samuel. Thank you for being a part of our family and bringing joy and laughter into our lives. I personally thank you for giving me the chance to be able to experience having a little brother.
Remember to wish him happy birthday and pray for him!
I know the blog looks a little messy/plain/insert your choice of word, but trust me this will only last for a while!
sincerely Yours,
3:14 PM.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
If you missed Sunday service, you would have missed the most sensational, the next big preacher of the century, BROTHER JOSEPH!
I took plenty of print screens, even though the video was badly pixelated. His excitement managed to radiate through the computer screen and infect me, and I even heard Pastor Kong going "yes!" and "amen!" plenty of times.
YOU DID AWESOMELY WELL BROTHER JOSEPH! N415 is so very proud of you, and very very proud to show off to the world that you are our cell group leader. <3<3<3
As I sat down in my room watching the service through the live streaming online, I found myself quietly clapping alone and singing alone to the praise and worship. I initially thought the church decided to invite a guest band and choir, but they turned out to be the SOT graduates! My, are they good!
After being at the graduation, don't you feel motivated to go attend the School of Theology too? I know I did!
I am sure all of you have received Jolene's text about her brother, right? Pray for him! I see prayers like balloons, and we are like the helium gas. The more we pray for the same thing, the bigger the balloon will be and the faster it will reach heaven. Get it? That is how I see it, at least.
Hey Jolene & Julian, HAVE FAITH IN JESUS! (:
Jing Long has a bad fever! A bird called me to tell me that he has a record high temperature of 39degC. I am sure he will be given a 7-day MC and made to stay home. I am also sure he will be fine in a few days with your prayers, right?
Drink lots of water and eat lots of watermelon brother!
Lester Chee has guard duty until tomorrow morning. Oh what an important responsibility he is holding for our nation at his Nee Soon camp. I beseech you guys to pray for his early release so that he would not be late for tomorrow's service!
Pout and show your cutest side to your whoever-is-in-charge Chee. It just might work.
Also, I am down with H1N1! I don't feel the difference, honestly. Anyway, pray for my speedy recovery!
Anyway, on a lighter note, photos are uploaded on Facebook and you are tagged! Of course, though, if you don't have a Facebook account, then you would never ever know.
There will be a blood donation drive next Sunday, 23rd August 2009, from 1-5pm at the Riverwalk. If you are under 18, you HAVE to get your parent to sign a consent form. Let Han Yong know ASAP alright?
Tomorrow's service will be awesome. You know why? Our SOT friends will be graduating! That includes Bear, Jeremy, Weng Lok, and our dearestestest cell group leader, Brother Joseph! Come with your throats warmed up so that you can show your support for them!
THANK YOU FOR PRAYING FOR US AND BEING ON FIRE FOR JESUS! I LOVE YOU!
Two of our cell group members are on their way to stardom! They are Geraldine and Annabelle, who have each become finalists in different competitions.
Geraldine This almost-Korean girl recently joined a makeover for a magazine, initially planning only to get freebies (the spirit of Singaporean still lives!), but by God's grace, she got into the top 8! The magazine is called Kozine, a Korean Singapore-based lifestyle magazine.
You can read the magazine here, and you can actually download the latest issue of the magazine here. Just right click and do a "save as". The online flash website is a flipbook and I am addicted to just flipping it.
There at the top right hand corner is our Korean star, and how cute IS SHE! Gee I am so excited.
I give her five stars for her courage to go to a foreign land alone and signing up for the competition! I know I would not have had the guts to do what she did.
Anyway, you can vote for her and you also will have a chance to win a goodie bag consisting of LANEIGE products, food vouchers and makeover packages worth more than $3,000!
If you are a guy and the goodie bag does not excite you, just vote anyway! If you win it you can give it to me. (:
BAS05 is our dearest Geraldine, so you guys know what to do!
Send an email to admin@mykozine.com with the subject "Be A Star! Vote & WIN" and with the following:-
Choices: 1. BAS05 2. BAS(pick a random number from 1-8) 3. BAS(pick a random number from 1-8)
Name: IC/Passport no.: Address: Contact no.:
MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!
Annabelle As most of us have known, Annabelle has been in the Clean & Clear Best Friends competition. She twittered that she got into the finals so congratulations!
Winners get to be on the cover of Seventeen! How exciting is that man. If I get to be on the cover, I would pass out of euphoria.
She definitely has the looks of a model. Don’t you think so? Anyway, her submission is here so check it out if you have not!
All the best girls!
Thank you for giving us the motivation to do what we want to do.
Have you ever heard of the song "Have I Told You Lately" sung by Rod Stewart? Well, if you came from my era, you would know it.
It was written by Van Morrison in 1989 and made popular by Rod Stewart; coincidentally the same year CHC was founded, and the year that most of us (Chee, Jeremy, Jing Long, Nigel, Martin, Tanyaw and I) were born on. It has been a popular choice for love songs and wedding songs for decades, signifying the undying love in a relationship.
I first knew of this song in 1997, when my uncle passed me a compilation CD of love songs. I could memorize the lyric by heart, even though I knew not what it truly meant. I love the song very much, and I was just listening to the CD again a couple of days ago and thinking about God, when I realized something. It is a worship to the Lord!
Have I told you lately that I love You Have I told you there's no one else above You Fill my heart with gladness Take away all my sadness Ease my troubles thats what You do
For the morning sun in all its glory Greets the day with hope and comfort too You fill my life with laughter And somehow You make it better Ease my troubles that's what You do
There's a love thats divine And its Yours and its mine like the sun And at the end of the day We should give thanks and pray To the One, to the One
So here is my revelation:
Like the song, you have known God for the longest time. You praise Him and worship Him every single day without fail. You read His word and memorize verses. You pray to Him fervently during every prayer session, and You can pray so well that when fellow Christians hear you, they are touched by the things you say.
Here is the thing; have you really told Him that you love Him? Do you really understand what He wants from you? Is it all from the bottom of your heart, or just lip service?
Yesterday, 31st July 2009, marked the start of the three-day long Festival Of Praise. Those who have been there will agree that it was amazing.
Guest performers True Worshippers performed pop praise and worship songs that got many of us jumping and dancing for God, and my personal favorite, Bob Fitts, dished out country-style worship songs and hymns that, well, made ME dance along too, like an old woman.
Reverend Mark Conner was the guest speaker for the night, and he delivered the message on the prison of worrying. Although most of us may not notice it, we will surely have some worries about our lives. As I have heard from a friend once,"I'm worried when I don't have any worries. It makes me feel less human."
As he had mentioned, only 4% of our worries are founded, grounded, and can be solved; so why not do something about it, rather than worrying? When you shape your worries into prayers and trust that God will solve them, you move a step closer in your relationship with Him.
So like Bobby Mcferrin (Not Bob Marley) sings, Don't Worry Be Happy!
Festival Of Praise is going on tonight and tomorrow night. It is held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium (SIS) and it will start promptly at 7.30pm. Contact your respective Connect Group Leader for more details!
