sick

Please pray for my friends who are sick at the moment!Kristin and Chris threw up all night last night and still unwell! Raelyn is struggling with flu and Grace almost had an asthma attack tonight because of flu! Pray for healing and protection of those who are not sick at the moment! Thanks guys!!!

Last week..

Honestly some days, I want to go home, be it Malaysia or Australia because of familiarity! It's already been almost 6 weeks here and it felt like I've been here for ages! Yet, some days I felt like the time just fly! Last week was madness, 32 people from last quarter (September intake) returned from Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal, which means that our house was full, longer queue for food and bathroom, more mess, more people, more noise, more stimulation, and less personal space! Therefore, I felt more tired than ever! Don't get me wrong, they are a great bunch of people, got to know some of them and they shared amazing stories about their mission trips! I enjoyed hanging out with them. It's just the adjustment all over again and I'm an introvert! Haha! Sometimes I felt out of place because the differences in age, culture and stages of life! However, I know deep down in my heart that I'm meant to be here for this season and if I turned back time, I would still choose to do this. For the past few weeks, I've learnt so much yet hard to explain. I know that God is leading me to a greater understanding of His love and His characters. Growing up in a Christian family, I know that God is love and He loves me. But do I really know it? Do I actually know who God is? Do I really trust Him? Do I really want to know Him? I'm so grateful that during this set-aside season, I have to intentionally read the Bible more, pray more and learn more! The more I dig into the Bible, the more treasure I found, the more I love reading it. It has become a desire to read His word rather than a chore. When God gave me an understanding about what I read, it made me feel alive! yes, it is hard being a Christian but it is definitely not boring and stagnant if I let God does His work in me through the ups and downs! Another thing I learnt is to be intentional in applying what I have learnt, stepping out of my comfort zone, just do it and don't give up. It is never easy but the Holy spirit in us enables us to do it and to love people. i know human nature is selfishness and thus I can't love other people genuinely without help from God. There's a lot of head knowledge but my challenge now is to trust that He's got my back and do it, one thing at a time! I may get it wrong but He's not there to condemn and judge me, all I have to do is to be open to learn from it and get back up again. Life's about growing into the characters of Christ! The above were just one of the few things I have learnt and still learning. Although my time here can be challenging at times, I know that God is changing my heart and perspectives on life and that's worth it all. (("One Thing Remains" (Jesus Culture) Higher than the mountains that I face Stronger than the power of the grave Constant through the trial and the change One thing… Remains Your love never fails, never gives up Never runs out on me On and on and on and on it goes It overwhelms and satisfies my soul And I never, ever, have to be afraid One thing remains In death, In life, I’m confident and covered by the power of Your great love My debt is paid, there’s nothing that can separate my heart from Your great love...))

Stoked

Today had been amazing! One of our outreach involved the university students at University of Hawaii! Basically we go into the university from 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm and talk to the students there just randomly! Honestly, it is quite scary for me! I felt so nervous every time! This afternoon before we walked to the university, we were praying and I saw a dark-skinned man with dreadlock and an orange shirt in my mind! I felt the prompting to find this guy in the uni and pray for him. My partner and I walked around the uni and talked to a couple of people. After I finished talking to a student, my partner told me excitedly that he found the guy (just before we left the uni)! I looked into the restaurant and there he was, a dark-skinned man with dreadlock and orange shirt!! I was amazed that he existed and I believe it is God who led me to this guy! So I talked to him about a couple of things. As we were leaving the shop,I was just wow! Was in awe that God showed me this guy when I was praying and was able to bless him:)

What a day!

What a day! I know some of you will think that it's TMI (too much info). But I have to share it because it's quite traumatizing and writing it out will be part of the therapy for me to move on! Toilet bowls hate me today! In the first bathroom, it would not flush, thus I manipulated it until it flushed! However the water would not stop filling up the tank after flushing thus overflowed onto the floor!! A while ago, when I tried to flush the second toilet in the second bathroom, it flushed halfway and then clogged up! And of course, water overflowed again!!! I was literally going 'Oh my gosh, this is bad! Oh Lord please do not let the flushed 'things' float up' over and over again in my head! Luckily my prayer was answered! What a relief! Almost had a heart attack! Had to spend a long time in the bathroom cleaning it!! What a day!