Sunday, April 16, 2006

God still moves the stone

HAPPY EASTER everyone! Hallelujah! For He is risen!

Had a superb sermon by Ps. Sean from my current church, Canberra Christian Life Centre (CCLC), to kick start the day! there was hot cross buns... it seems like a culture here to eat hot cross buns ( but those we had after church were... cold... probably because of the weather)

temperatures have dipped to zero degree celsius at night. well, not everynight but it can even go beyond zero till it's negative. in times like these, really, you'll end up loving the sun. a complete reverse of how people react to sunshine in malaysia and singapore.

yesterday was ELECO campfire for the new hwachong councillors. it's been 2 years since i experienced that very same "first" with council and all that revolves around it. coincidentally, this year's campfire is held on the same weekend as good friday and easter.... the same as my camp 2 years ago. i still wished that the camp didnt clash with easter, but i'm glad it was as how it happened. back then, i recall having to play drums for music team, and paul was worship leading. i had to leave camp on 8am sunday morning, just after a late night activity lasting till 6am. missed out on johari's window, and seniors wasnt very accommodating with the proposals i made. but i am still glad to have made the decision to choose God over council.. for He leadeth me into the whole experience. i recall listening to the songs i'm playing for easter sunday service on my mp3 player just before going to bed... i wasnt familiar with some songs then. and that one song which really struck me, and made that easter so memorable was "Your Grace Still Amazes Me" by Philip, Craig and Dean. it was unfavourable on me to leave camp and miss out on possibly important things, but what does it have to even compare to that which is Most important; to set our eyes fixed on Jesus. he leadeth me through my jc years.. and i really felt His guiding presence in times of urgency and dispute. He moves the rocks that forms obstacles in your lives... but you have to let Him know which rock. it's like an act of confessing your sins to Him.

"It's building a bridge of chance for your love"
that's how fate is defined in the popular Korean movie ' My Sassy Girl '
somehow, i still keep thinking of the same thoughts when i watch such movies. that same recurring feeling, image; it just flooded me with emotions. don't know why... i always feel that i can relate very well to such plots. maybe it's the depth of emotions that i encountered before which left a permanent mark in my heart.

is this a rock that needs to be moved? . Will it be ignored, or is it to be moved?
Lord I pray for your wisdom in this matter.

Thursday, April 13, 2006

the 1st 2months @canberra

First of many assessments in uni... midsem1 '06. very lucky to have completed all exams before the easter break! chillax time!

clockwise from below: picnic cum stargazing by the lake; post-exam dinner at the best fish n chips in canberra; OCF Camp at carinya alpine village, jindabyne.