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   We're the awesome CENTRAL TWO cell. We attend Riverlife church, Megalife youth ministry every Saturday 4.30pm at Pasir ris Downtown East. A group of youths from schools all over Singapore, insisting that God be praised in all circumstances. We believe our lives can make a difference! Encouragements
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Thursday, December 31, 2009 @ 7:05 AM
HEY C2!it's been awhile since i blogged! :D and i wanted to thank all of you for being great cell members! you all are special in our own ways and ALL OF YOU INSPIRES ME! you all are always so loving! thank you for all the little things you do, your encouragement, your sharing, cause i am really touched by everyone thing you guys do! and i really treaure all the memories we shared!!!!!! :D thanks for the joy!!!! i learnt a lot from all of you! just want to encourage you all to continue to pursue God whole heartedly! let's run this race together! AND WE WILL SHINE FOR GOD! AMEN!!! love, kele @ 6:55 AM
Dear Central Two,I'm really, seriously, honestly, frankly, really really really, at a loss for words. In the blink of an eye I'll be entering into my fourth year in Central Two. I have to say, I really do feel old. (Did you know the sec ones in my camp group guessed that I was 20?!) But oh well, I've still got people like Chee Yann to count on, he is SO old. Joan Chew and Charis too. Isaac is ancient. But in these 4 years, I really have to say that I've found a really precious family in this cell. This is not a routine, for me to go to church every saturday, attend service and cell and take an hour-long bus ride home after, rather, it's probably the thing I look forward most to in my...life. (This sounds so weird but it's true) I appreciate how Central Two is made up of different ones from different schools. I appreciate how the Chung Cheng people never fail to make me laugh with their lame nonsense and shrieking and high-ness and everything. Every St Margs girl needs a Chung Cheng buddy. As for the rest of you guys in your own schools, you have impacted me tremendously as well. There are times when I feel like reaching out to my school mates is impossible. After all, I have no cell mates in my school, it's just I, me and myself, right? Wrong. Because there are you people that always inspire me to keep pushing forward and not give up, that we're in the same boat. Let me take you to a very typical scene of Jayna's life that I'm sure you all have probably experienced at one point or another. Imagine with me, It's Monday, it's 1.30 pm, it's hot, you're hungry, and your chemistry teacher is going "blah blah blah blah blah blah blah" and all you're hearing is..."lalalalala"? Torturous, right? It's at times like these that I really appreciate knowing that I am 5 days away from my favourite day of the week, where I get to be in the company of my best friends, worshipping the best God, giving him the best praise. I guess that's what you guys give me, something to look forward to :) Though in the future we may need to go our own ways and should "Plan A" really occur, (I've said this millions of times) but I'm sure our friendships will still remain. It's not one of those cliche lines that people use, "Oh, let's be fwenz 4eva" thing? Okay, this song really puts it into perspective for me: "Because friends are friends forever, If the Lord's the Lord of them, And a friend will not say never, Because the welcome will not end, Though it's hard to let you go, In the father's hands we know, That a lifetime's not too long to live as friends". Amen? For the leaders, JoanC and Benton Thank you so much for leading the cell so powerfully and so passionately. I have never seen people love other people this much. Before I met you guys, I never really believed in the concept of "correct them in love". But after seeing the way you guys lead the cell, I really believe that God has given you people as leaders a really special calling. Though it may not be easy (or it never is), it is 100% worth it. To see your members rise up to answer the call that God has on their life. 100% man, seriously. Thank you both for mentoring me, guiding me and praying for me. Thank you Joan, for always checking up on me though you are like, busier than Lady Gaga. And for Benton, thank you for being the lousiest cushy pillow ever, you really taught me what it means to "shut up and just do it" and that's something I need. For the current batch of Sec Ones, You. Guys. Are. So. Awesome!!!!! At times when I feel tired or discouraged in the process of leading this cell, I always think about the young ones God has placed in our midst. God has given each and everyone one of you so much potential, it's really spilling out from your ears eyes mouth and everything. Know what I mean? This is not just me saying it but me, meaning it. You people have opened my eyes to see that God believes in young people. For the few of you I had a chance to know better, it's been an honor being your..."big sister". For those of you that I haven't really gotten to know better, I WILL SMS YOU SOON LIKE JOAN SAYS :) And you'll be stalked!! But seriously, I mean it, rise up and take hold of the calling God has on your life. I'll always be here for you people :) For Kendrick and Jiaru, You guys always make me laugh my head off. Whether it's cotton on shorts or your chiminology, you guys always, ALWAYS brighten up my day. There is also so much potential in you guys to do great things for God, really. Live it out and shout it loud! I know that your batch is one of the smaller batches in the cell, but CHILLI PADI OKAY! Small yet powerful :) I believe in you guys. (Just stop pranking my phone Jiaru!!) For the current batch of Sec Threes (MY AWESOME BATCH) By the time you guys are reading this, you'll be sec four. Oh, my, good, ness, we are old!!! But hey you know it's been so nice growing up with all of you in Central Two, imagine with me about the times when we first entered c2! Grasspatch dinners, pinata for games, pictionary, non-stop thambi loves curry. Good times. But as you guys enter into this year I really pray that God will give you a supernatural strength. Sec 4 ain't gonna be easy. I don't know about you guys, but I won't be able to do it on my own. Let's pray that God will give us the strength we need, amen? Like I always say, "ordinary people in the hands of an extraordinary God can take the world by storm" :) We can do it!! This being the last year in c2, I really encourage you guys to...I dunno. Do everything. I don't know how to put it. But come on, it's your last year, it's time to pull out all the stops (if there's such a saying) and...do everything possible to invest in this cell before you guys leave :) I really love you guys, and I can't imagine cell without you! I know this is kind of biased, but... For the Cell Fun Day (III) Committee, I really don't know how to thank you guys enough. I remember being in Venice when I read your replies to my email (the "don't kill me" one). Though I was really lonely over there and trust me, the cold wasn't making it any better, you guys always made my day. I remember annoying my dad so much saying that I wanted to use his phone to check my email so I could see your replies. OKAY THIS IS SO MEAN. Anyway thank you for meeting up so so so many times for the planning (though you know it wasn't always planning) of CFD. It really amazes me, the devotion that you guys have towards an event like this, I never really knew it was possible. For Joan, thank you for really spear heading this thing and organizing everything together. Thank you Daphne, for always being available anytime and anywhere and you were always ever ready to meet up with us. Thank you Shaun, for singing for us when I was down and for making me laugh all the time. Thank you for travelling across Singapore so many times early in the morning just for the CFD meetings (note: most of the times by cab). Thank you Wenhao, for being so devoted to the whole event and being sad about having to miss gatherings cos of your trainings. It's actually quite touching. And thank you 4 for being such good buddies, and for planning the best CFD ever, hands down best, I surrender :) And for making me cry non stop!!! You guys are awesome <3 Although I'm feeling really sick now, just now was just too good to be true man! To be honest, no one ever made me cry that hard and that long ever before, so you guys should be honoured!! But yeah, thanks so much, my favourite bunch :) Even when I was crying like a...loser(?) you guys still gave me hugs and the guys offered me tissues/SMSed me because they didn't dare talk to me. See why I love you guys so much? :) So I guess that concludes my 2009. Rest early people, we have a world waiting for us to spread the love of God and yet another year to add on to our lifespan waiting for us. With Love, Jayna. Thursday, December 24, 2009 @ 11:49 PM
YAY ELEVATE! :DHahaha So excited! :D just love it man, after that we have CEEL FUN DAY! :D Wow! ITs just so great to end off the year with cam[! Awesome! :D really wanna urge all of us to open your hearts to God and to receive. Lets not keep thinking about all our problems and all, there is no time for that for camp, lets just surrender it all to God and let god have all authority over our lives yeah! :D Ahhhh Well, hope all of us would have a great time during camp and experience God too, throughout this whole year, i've experienced God so many times, but i never get tired of it, because it is the love of God, it is a transformation in my own life, thats so awesome! :D Never take God's love for granted, continue seeking him! :D Haaha Merry Christmas everyone! I've just seen a cartoon, it was about christmas presents and stuff, the moral of the show was that, it isnt about how many gifts you get, but the real gift you should look for is happiness and time together in the heart. Alright man! I'll see all of you tomorrow! Keep that fire for God! See ya! Ernest @ 4:26 AM
THE TIME HAS COME FOR ME TO GIVE MY PRAISE TO YOU!YO C2!:D:D:D ELEVATE CAMP IS JUST REALLY REALLY OFFICALLY RIGHT NEXT TO US! ALRIGHT MAN! Haahahaha hope all of you are having a great Christmas party, having big grand feast with your family and relatives,Awesome. Hahaha i really wanna fast for ELEVATE aww but its just feasting everyday BIG MEALS! not fasting, its feasting HAHAHAA! I just Love the sound of ELEVATE, all packed up and ready to go? Hahaha most importantly, get your hearts prepared for what God has in plan for your lives, let this ELEVATE Camp be a fresh start for you, it is time for us to turn away from the past, and to smile at what God has in plan for your future!:D Man! Just the best thing to end of the year, instead of 6 hours interacting with our cell and sharing our problems and things like that, ITS 4 DAYS 3 NIGHTS! YEAH! this is my first megalife camp i've ever been to, and im way excited for it man! :D :D :D hahahaha yeah let us continue to have a personal ownership over your faith with God even after the Camp! Let us open our hearts,open our minds, Truly it is by God's grace, it is because of his grace why all of us are alive right this moment, he deserve all glory! Amen! God really taught me not to hestitate when i am interacting with people im not too familiar with, like how God placed me as an usher in school, it felt quite weird, but somehow God talked to me, it goes like, these are the people im working with for like 4 years, do not regret this moment for your life. Through all this, i have learnt to just be myself, no matter how new they may seem to me, in the same way in a more spiritually form, i have learnt not to be self-focused and to be God-focused, do not think about what may happen or what if i may get embarrassed, God placed you there for a reason, do not waste it!(: Hahaha in my camp group, it feels quite weird having new faces, its like i just dropped back in some shy talk. God has really taught me to just be myself, and most importantly, trusting in him, carrying his presence wherever i go. This would also gain my confidence in evangelising, because i always have doubt when evagelising, but truly it is by God's strength that he overcame. This is my testimony, the proof of God's love! God has transformed me, moving me so greatly since the start of the year or more like when i stepped into megalife. Not knowing that God was actually using me since i was born. All i can do to repay God is to give him my whole-hearted worship! Amen! Always have that faith for God, never let him go! EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS!:D See you guys and girls during ELEVATE CAMP! Yeah! (: We are gonna have an awesome time with God. Continue praying! Hunger for God, Seeking God! God's light will shine, have an open heart! :) Ernest Wednesday, December 23, 2009 @ 6:18 AM
Hey dearest central 2!! :)Joan Ng here! Just wanna let you guys know that the Cell Fun Day committee are working very hard planning for this CFD. I hope that all of you are looking forward to it (other than Elevate camp). We were only informed about the CFD 3 weeks before the actual day. So we're meeting on ALL the days that we are free. All of us are excited for CFD and we hope that you guys will turn up!! Even though it's a little bit costly ($10), but we will make sure that it will worth your money!! :) We're gonna have BBQ and also prize for the winning group of the day!! :) Seriously, this is like the first time we're having prize for the winning group! AND IT'S SOME REALLY CUTE THING :) So, please bring $10 to Elevate camp if you have not pay for the CFD yet! Last of all, hope ALL of you are ready for Elevate camp! Spend some time praying at night to ask God to open your heart and make you ready to receive whatever He's plan for you! :) And also, please rest well and don't fall sick! PACK FOR CAMP OK!! Merry Jolly Christmas! Let's remember the REASON in this SEASON! With so much love, Joan Faith! Tuesday, December 22, 2009 @ 5:04 AM
Hey Central Two, Ernest here.I Know of this person, you may have experienced this person's power in your life before, this person is also very interested in your relationships,especially when the relationship is very strong, and this person would do ANYTHING to DESTROY this relationship of yours, this is non other than the satan. As we get closer and closer to ELEVATE CAMP, i believe many of you are really looking forward to it, getting our hearts ready for what we are expecting and what God wants to reveal to each and everyone of you. But be prepared, the devil would do all means to destroy that relationship,to destroy your growth with God, giving you doubts and negative thoughts. This issue had already hit my family, my brother fell ill this morning and had a high fever and could not move or eat much. I had a slight headache today too, there were many negative thoughts wandering in my mind and stuff like that. It was very hard to focus on God and i just lost control of myself and shouted at my Grandma, man i really felt guilty about that. But, instead of reminding myself and crying about what had happened, the best thing to do is to thank God for making it happen. God gave all this to me because it is all for a higher purpose, God planned it all out, and i truly thank God for it all. I have been looking forward to ELEVATE so much i wasnt much prepared for any spiritual attack from the devil, i just lost my cool, truly God is amazing, sometimes the best time when you get closest to God is when God let all the spiritual attacks fall on you, because God planned it all out for you to seek him more and more, my words cannot really describe how much i thank God! Amen Central Two, God came down to Earth as a human being, Jesus Christ, to show his love to the world, let us just give it all back to him, he deserves it! I just want to surrender all that i am into God's hands, especially as i enter into his altar. I do not want to keep thinking about all things struggles and stuff, i just want to stop trying and to let it all go into God's hands. Man.... i truly thank God deep down in my heart, my words cannot explain how much i want to thank him. Central Two, be prepared for the devil to attack, but forever trust in the Lord, because it is he who let all these fall into you, God did not promise it to be all smooth sailing, but he did promise that if you trust in him, he will overcome it all, believe in his unfailing love, God is good all the time! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! ELEVATE! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Amen! Excited for it man! God has really been showing his love in my life, i will continue to seek him, trusting in him, situation and feeling will never dampen the songs in my soul, there is no excuse to not spend time with God, just a few minutes, sacrifice some of your time for God, discipline your mind, God deserves it, after all the love and grace he has shown in my and your life, just think about it........................... Jesus was pierced on the cross and blood was shed by a sinless man, for his love is so great his love is unconditional, HE CAN DO ALL THINGS! YEAH!!! I hope to see all of you all fired up for God this ELEVATE CAMP! WOOOO! YEAH MAN, AWESOME AMEN ! Surrender yourselves to God, everything that you have been through the whole week or anything that is worrying you, just leave it into God's hands, as long as you are willing, God will overcome it all. Yeah lets all come together in our ELEVATE camp group and praise him with all we are. YEAH ELEVATE! WOOO HAHAHAHHAHAA!Everlasting God, he will guide us. Amen Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 5:48 PM
YO C2!Christmas Service is just tomorrow! and ELEVATE is just ummm................. 1 WEEK AWAY! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Lets prepare our hearts for these great events yeah! Great to see all of you pushing on, trusting in the Lord through it all. Beyong having a good time and celebration, let us always remember what is the purpose of christmas, it is also a good time to thank the Lord for what he has done for us on the cross. Let us thank the Lord once again for coming onto this planet about 2000 years ago, to set an example for all of us, and to die on the cross for all OUR sins. Yeah, awesome, i really pray for those friends whom many of you are bringing tomorrow, i pray that as they enter into God's house, i pray that there would be open hearts, they may not fully understand, but let us continue to have faith that Salvation will enter into their lives and leave everything else to God. I also pray for those who have been keeping their faith in God, i pray that God will give you a new vision, let us not let our feelings decide how we would worship God, our worship for God is not about how we feel, but it is about how God feels, he deserves it all! If God has called you to do something, even if it is the weirdest of things, it is for a purpose, if youtrust in the Lord, he will make your path straight, continue to seek him! God is really moving our church greatly yeah, I believe all of you have felt that too. Through this whole journey, since i entered into Megalife and truly believed that God can set me free,God put me in a great group of people, not just any other group of people, but this group is very close to me, praying for each other especially during the times of trouble and struggles, and this group has been following God and trusting in Him through it all, this group is none other than CENTRAL TWO! God has been using us greatly, like how he used us to let H1N1 hit us, to me, God placed it in our cell because he really wants to get us ready for what he really has in plan for our lives, he let H1N1 hit our cell because he wants us to seek him more and more, to put our trust in him and to be committed to him. Truly, if H1N1 did not hit our cell, or more like the church, if the cell camp moved so smoothly, i think i would not have understood God's power in my life. It is really a blessing that God used us, God chose CENTRAL TWO, not any other cell, just CENTRAL TWO, for a purpose, and i really thank God for that. Now ELEVATE is just 1 week away!1 WEEK! 1 WEEK! Awesome! Can't wait for it man! I'm really looking forward to what God wants to reveal to me, but of course, lets not wait for ELEVATE, i mean.... it does not mean ELEVATE CAMP!!! then we ELEVATE!!!, lets start seeking God now, right this moment, to search our hearts, take out any distraction,emotions, everything that is worrying us and just focus on him, 4 days 3 nights of just worshipping him, crying out for God, God , God, we need you! ELEVATE is Gonna be Awesome, lets pray for everything to go smoothly, the weather to be fine, that there would be no injuries and such so that we can praise God altogether spiritually,mentally, and physically! May God be Glorified! Let us Praise God for Joan's 'N' Levels Results yeah!, it is really a blessing for her, i believe it has been a really tough journey for her, and she did not handle it by herself, she surrendered it all to God, and God in turn blessed her with the 11 points. This is a good reminder for us to never let God go, no matter what we may be facing in life, always trust in God, when you are a mature Christian, do not take God's love for granted, continue to seek a greater intimacy with him, God is our priority, let us do our best and leave the rest to God! Let us come together as a community and in unity, let us just invite God's manifest presence amongst our cell and even to the whole church, that God will touch each and everyone of them greatly, especially those who are pre-believers,unchurched-believers and those who are far from God, let us continue to pray for them yeah, you have experienced God in your life, and let us give the best we can to those who are still crying out to God, share your testimonies and pray that God will use them in a way that you experience, even greater even, everyone should be saved, God can do miracles, let us continue to have that faith for God!Amen Central Two, lets come together as a community tomorrow, seeking the Lordwith all our hearts, to be prepared for the great things God has in plan for our lives, keep that FIRE FOR GOD! Praise the Lord! Ernest Elective Workshops!
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 @ 9:32 AM
YO SEETU!Woo! Nervous? Your posting for Elective Workshop is out!!!! Drumroll!!! Ta da da da~~~ Okay PLEASE CHECK if your name is there. If it's not on the list, let me/Daphne know. 1 - Leadership Exploration 2 - Using your gifts in Creative Art (PW, songwriting, drama and arts, writing, dance) 3 - Using your gifts in Sports 4 - Using your gifts in Science 5 - Principles from Average to Great 6 - Discovering your ministry Adriel - 4 Daphne - 5 Ernest - 1 Jayna - 5 Joanc - 5 Joanne - 3 Shu Ling - 3 Kele - 5 Kieran - 4 Natalie - 2 Shaun - 4 Marcus - 5 Amelia - 5 Pamela - 5 Benton - 2 Joan Ng - 5 Jireh - 4 Joel - 3 Nicholas - 6 Rachel - 5 Jiaru - 5 Hope you guys have gotten what you want! (: Even if not, I believe God will still speak to you in whichever Elective Workshop you're in! So don't be disheartened, have an open heart to receive. (: Also, most of us have met our groups already. Some of us may not be very satisfied with our groups, but don't feel disappointed! Even if we're not in a crazy-high group, it doesn't mean we won't have fun! Keep your minds open. After all, this camp is about God, not anything else. Plus, you never know what kind of valuable friendships may form from here! So don't worry about your group, everything will be fine. Just be youself, that's what's most important. (: I started packing already! A little. Can't help it. Too excited. HAHA. Hope you guys are feeling excited for camp too! Remember, don't wait for camp before you walk close with God. Don't rely on camp. It can start now, today. Yes it's good to expect things from camp, but don't depend on it 100% okay! If there's anything more you want to ask, feel free to approach Jayna or myself. Don't contact Benton though, he's not back from mission trip yet. Love you! Joanc. Monday, December 7, 2009 @ 12:18 PM
Dearest Central Two,Jayna here. I haven't seen you guys for a while and I miss you guys so much! I bet all of you didn't even realise my absence over the last 2 weeks right. Tragic. But anyway it's 4.19 am for you guys now and 9 pm for me here and I've got nothing to do and none of you are online for me to talk to so I'm gonna share my thoughts on the upcoming Elevate camp. I thought it'd be cool, so I checked up dictionary.com for the definitions of elevate. Here I found that the term "elevate" is used to refer to:
I guess that could be one of the things that God could do through this camp, to lift up our spirits. For some of us, maybe we've been going through a spiritual dry patch, or maybe we've been discouraged. Maybe we're on the brink of giving up this fight for Jesus, maybe our hearts have been broken before. But maybe through this camp God is going to lift our spirits above the circumstances that we're in and show us how to still praise him. Maybe he's gonna quench our spiritual thirst, or even better, make us thirst for him more. Maybe he's gonna give us the answers to the many burning questions that we have. And maybe, he's gonna give us a glimpse into the impossible, if only we have a little more faith. All these things, could happen in those fateful 5 days. Or they could happen right now. See, the point is, the term "elevate" can have many definitions or written meanings, but the only way to find out what kind of elevation God has in store for you is to seek him and simply...find out in due time. May I remind all of you that your breakthrough could come before camp. Don't delay praying fervently or seeking God earnestly till it's the night before camp. Let's start now. Needless to say, I'm incredibly excited for this camp. For those of you that have never attended a Megalife camp before, let me assure you, you have a big reason to. Those of you that are afraid you'll be lonely or it'll be weird without your friends/cellmates around, chillax. It'll be fine. Take this opportunity to make new friends. Trust me when I say I know it's easier said than done. But let's not turn down potential friendships that God places in our lives. That's all for now! I hope you all are doing well. I've been hearing news of a third Cell Fun Day...delicious. Anticipating it greatly. Looks like our year is gonna end with a bang. Camp, then cell fun day. Ahhh, I'm so glad to be a part of Central Two! Folks, please finish your homework! You don't want to be thinking about it before, during, or even worse, after megalife camp. Sorry for nagging, but it's true. And wow the choices for the Elective Workshops really got me tangled there, they all sound so good. OH YEAH and I heard that every night the cell will have supper together. YAY SO HAPPY. Okay then, take care people and I'll see you next week! Jayna ELEVATE!!!
Sunday, December 6, 2009 @ 8:01 PM
C2! ARE YOU READY TO ELEVATE?What are you expecting out of it? How do you want to grow from the camp? I hope you guys have thought about these things. (: If you haven't, it's time to start thinking! And seeking God as to what He would want for you in this camp. Don't go to Elevate without any expectations. On Friday at Prayer Mtg we prayed about Elevate. On Sunday there was a briefing for all the leaders for Elevate. And from Fri till today I've been thinking about what I want through this camp. Faith to be strengthened, strength to be renewed, and a manifestation of God's power in my life. This came to me during the Prayer Mtg. This is only a part of what I want from camp. I want to receive a lot. I want a deep work to be done in me, and I earnestly want my life to be changed. (: And I want to believe for these. And there's one thing I want to do THROUGHOUT the whole camp, even from Day 1: To be undignified. You know how it's always awkward on Day 1 of camp when we just get to know each other? And how sometimes you restrict your own behaviour because you don't know the people well yet? But I wna encourage you C2, let's be undignified! From 12 Dec (pre-camp briefing), 26 Dec, till 29 Dec, let's let our hair down! (Yes guys you can do it too HAHA) Don't care about how stupid you look! If you want to burst out laughing like crazy, JUST LAUGH! If you want to jump, JUST JUMP! If you want to scream, JUST SCREAM! When you're having sharing sessions with your group, JUST SHARE FROM YOUR HEART! For God has died on the cross to set us free. Freedom is ours to claim! Don't be binded down by fear of what others might think of you. Be yourself. (: Because when you're yourself, when you're relaxed, I believe that's when you can receive the most. (: And I decided, I'm going to just be myself, just be undignified. So yes! I've shared what I feel for Elevate. Anticipation is building, I hope it is for you guys too. But let's not neglect the Christmas Svc on 20 Dec okay! I'm proud of all of you, because when I was collating the names of the friends all of you want to invite, wow I was overwhelmed. PRAY FOR YOUR FRIENDS! (: Feel free to post okay guys! Forget username/PW can ask me. (: Love, Joanchew. Elevate camp
Saturday, December 5, 2009 @ 9:57 AM
Okay guys! Here's it.There will be Elective Workshops on the 2nd day of camp, so you are to pick your choice! Out of the 6, you have to choose 3! And rank them. Like first choice, second choice, and third choice. Please SMS DAPHNE CHOO (93375059) your 3 choices! BY MONDAY, 7 DEC. This is a first-come-first-serve thing so if you want to get into your first choice, quickly SMS Daphne ok! For organisation sake and so that Daphne doesn't have to spend time clarifying what you're trying to say in your msg, follow this format in your SMS: 1st choice: xxx 2nd choice: xxx 3rd choice: xxx These Elective Workshops will bring out and develop your passion and gifting. It'll be fun, enriching, inspiring and encouraging. After the electives, we hope to see you guys rise up and use your passion and gifting for God's kingdom. Alright the following are the choices and their descriptions! 1. Leadership Exploration, by David Ng Leadership is a state of being. It is who you are, what you believe, and how you behave. In this fact-informed workshop, we will look at what researchers and the latest findings have to tell us about the core competencies required for those who want to rise to the place to influence others for change both in the marketplace and in church. This is a workshop not to be missed if you are aspiring for leadership! 2. Using your gifts in Creative Arts by Thomas Chow God is a God of creativity and we are all creative being made in the image of God. In this cognitive and experiential workshop, we will unpack what the bible has to say about creativity and at the same time soak you into an experiential learning on how you can use your passion in multi-media, song and script writing, drama, arts etc via different platforms to impact lives. 3. Using your gifts in Sports by Marie Chan This is a workshop for Sports lovers. In this fun workshop filled with activities, you will hear experiences from a lecturer and coach on how PE, physical activities and sports have helped people physcially, cognitively, emotionally, and spiritually in reaching out to others. 4. Using your gifts in Science by Elder Dr. Freddy Boey God is a God of all creations. As His created being, we are gifted with the ability to invent and innovate to reflect Him. In this workshop, we will hear from a scientist and professor, on how to think innovatively to solve problems around us using science and thereby touching many lives. 5. Principles from Average to Great by Tony Lee There is an enemy called Average. Many people have resigned to staying at average and thereby living in mediocrity. In this workshop, we will impart cognitive restructuring on how you can break out of limitations, patterns and mediocre thinking and rise to greatness wherever you are. 6. Discovering your ministry by Joachim Tan God has given everyone specific gifts, passions and talents to build up the universal church. Discover how at a young age you coud start to identify, develop, and serve in the strengths and passion that God has placed within your heart! Many have been called, but few are chosen. Are you doing something about it today? So guys! Quick! Take out your phones and SMS Daphne ok!!! Don't make her hunt you down for an answer! I think the workshops this year sound really exciting. Eh if you hate Phy/Chem/Bio go the science one, then you'll be motivated to study. HAHA. Ok I'll take this chance to remind you again about Christmas Svc, 20 Dec. We're going to the 1.45PM service since my suggestion to go to the 10AM svc was met with VIOLENT objection. We'll have Bens&Jerrys before the service (FOC)! SMS you guys the meeting time and place again! One more thing, remember 12Dec (this coming Sat) is the camp briefing for Elevate! Dinner will be provided. Bring some small change to pay for dinner okay, I think it should be $3. OKAY BYE ALL! Have a great week! Love you guys. :D Joanchew. |