Labour Day long weekend - Day 2

We had family service at church today. It is so touching to see family, parents and kids, worshipping together in the service. The puppet talk was GREAT. I truly enjoyed it, and I hope that the families did as well! We still have a long way to go in terms of developing a good family/ children ministry at church, but I really pray and hope that things will get better and better in the future. Hopefully, I will be able to contribute more in this regards in the next few years while I am at college.

Attended the church prayer meeting in the afternoon. I think I am starting to enjoy prayer time more and more these days. I love praying together in the TW prayer group, and I have also enjoyed praying with brothers and sisters for different groups at church this afternoon as well. I pray and hope that I will experience God more and more through having a more devoted and organised prayer life. It is such a blessing and privilege to be able to to pray to God directly, whenever and wherever we want!

I went for coffee with some friends at Darling Harbour after prayer meeting. The weather was perfect for the walk around Darling Harbour. It was great to be able to catch up with Vity, Connie, and Daniel. I don't really get to see them often these days 'cos we are attending different services and fellowships. It is always good to be able to catch up with friends, but finding time to do it can be quite difficult at times. I am trying my best to fully utilise my term break in meeting with friends and catch up.

It was truly a relaxing day for me. I wish all my weekends are as relaxing! +)

Labour Day long weekend - Day 1

My day started with some disappointment today. Got a message from JS this morning saying that he won't be able to make it to the outing on Monday. I was sooooooo looking forward to it. He is the 3rd person who pulled out from the outing. I know it is something beyond his control, but I still feel a little bit disappointed. But I guess attending conference will do him more good than going to the coastal walk with us. Luckily, Chow, Pete, and Phil can still make it, so hopefully it will still be an enjoyable day out!

The day in Canberra with family was really enjoyable. The weather was good, and I think mom and dad enjoyed the time together. They haven't been to the Floriade for a long time, and was happy to be there again. I enjoyed the drive. I guess I am learning to enjoy spending time with family. It is hard to as it needs patience and also need to find time for it, but I guess it is something that I will have to do more.

My Grey's Anatomy Season 3 DVDs have finally arrived from the States!!!!!!! I don't think I have time to watch it till after my exam though, ços I know that once I start watching, I won't stop till I finish all episodes! It is better off not starting then!

Dinner and tea with Elaine

Dinner and tea with Elaine tonight was truly enjoyable! It has been a while since the 2 of us hung out together. Elaine has been sooooooooooo busy with her course. I guess among all my friends, she is one of the the most determined!!!!!!!!!! I wish I am as hard working as her! It is GREAT to have friends like Elaine, who is also studying full time. I guess we have a lot in common and we are able to share and encourage each other along our journeys. I am really thankful for having such wonderful sister in Christ in life. I do hope that we will learn to maintain a good friendship and be able to support each other in the years to come. ^^

Evangelism

I read this while I was doing my devotion last night:

'Evangelism is like a beggar telling another beggar where to find food.'

It is a very interesting statement.... it has certainly got me thinking. Am I that willing and eager to share the gospel with others? From my devotion last night, I learnt that we are obliged as citzens of his kingdom to share the gospel with others. Am I taking this obligation seriously?

25Sept07 - My assignment...

Got my assignment back from Stuart tonight. It was marked by Sue. I PASSED!!!!! I can't express how thankful I am in passing. I knew I didn't do well in this assignment. I didn't feel confident about it. I am so thankful for all the comments and feedback which Sue has wrote on my assignment. Those were such encouraging words! I have done a few things wrong in my essay, but Sue was very patient with me. I wasn't penalised heavily for such mistakes. Thank you all for praying for me while I was doing my assignment and for the nice words of encouragement which I desperately needed. Most of all, thank you Lord for granting me the strength, wisdom and perserverence in completing my essay and handing it in.

Silly me.....

I went to Mac Centre with Kel for lunch today, and forgot to save my workbook before I went. IT just happened to have to do system updates over lunch, and when I came back from lunch, I was forced to reboot my laptop. Thinking that the system is gonna auto-save my work for me while rebooting, I agreed to reboot. When I reloaded EXCEL, I realised that all the work I did this morning was GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!! I felt so devastated! I was supposed to send through the completed workbook to my boss after lunch, and of course I didn't managed to do so as I have pretty much need to start from scratch with my workbook! Licky that my boss is in a good mood today and wasn't annoyed with me. =P Thanks God! I think I have learnt a good lesson today. I won't go to lunch without saving my work ever again as Autosave can fails too! =P

Finally done!

Having struggled with it for the last 3-4 weeks, I have finally got my Church History assignment done last night! It is such a relieve knowing I won't have to stay up at night doing it anymore! Reading all the materials in my preparation for the assignment has been really enjoyable though. What I learn will certainly have an impact on the way I look at pastoral ministry from now on.

Thank you all for your prayers and care for the last little while. Most of all, thank you for keeping me sane while I am under stress! Love you all! xoxo

Me with braces...

I have finally gotten my braces on last night. Having the braces on is not as painful as having the pacers/separators put in. Thank goodness. My teeth are a bit sore at the moment, but the soreness is still bearable. I was preparing myself for worse.

I am still getting used to chewing with my braces on though.... as the teeth move, my bite changes as well. At the moment, I am not able to get a proper bite on my molars, hopefully, that will be corrected in time. I wouldn't say having the braces on is an enjoyable experience, but I hope that the pain that I am experiencing at the moment is gonna lead to gain in 12 months time. I look forward to see my straighten teeth in 12 months time. =)

New experience.....

Just realised I haven't written for a long time! I guess it is a result of my laziness and busyness in the last little while. August has truly been an EXTREMELY busy month for me. I was helping out as a committee for my church camp, I had assignment due at college, very busy at work, and also with a lot of other ministries. I was also bridesmaid and helped out at Eunice & Brian's wedding as well. on top of that, I was sick with the flu for 2 weeks!

I am glad that August is over, and am looking forward to enjoying the warmer Spring weather.

I attended the National OMF Conference over the weekend and really enjoyed it! It was great catching up with OMF friends during conference. It is hard to believe it is already 12 mths since my last mission trip to TW. So many things have happened in the last 12 mths. It has surely been a very interesting and enjoyable experience. Life is even gonna be more interesting with lots more changes next year, as I start my full time study at college. I am really looking forward to it. It is such a blessing to be able to learn among a bunched of God minded people. :)

Apart from all these, I am also gonna to a new acquire experience from today! I am starting my orthodontic treatment tonight. I will have some rubber loops put in between my teeth tonight and will have my braces on next week, only to my lower teeth though. The treatment is gonna be for 12 mths. I wonder how if it will be an enjoyable experience or not????? My lower teeth has been pushed inwards and became crocked because of my wisdom teeth, so that is why I need to put braces on my lower teeth to correct it.

I will see if I can take a picture with my braces on later to post up here. :)