sfc camp

as requested by a friend, i shall go into some of the details of the sfc camp
after that certain person left, hmm
we played a game called romanopoly, where beans were credits
people earn beans by flipping coins(gambling with each other)
if u earn enough coins, u can buy a pavillion,(they are limited in offer)
eh, a pavillion allows u to sit, relax and eat free food which is provided
if lose all ur beans, u become a slave,
u can go on trips on the silk road in search of fortune,
and u can go to jail as either result of cheating or a consequence of the silk road.

hmm
many funny incidents happened as a result,
people sending slaves on the silk road,
people begging or scavenging,
people gambling away huge fortunes all at one go,
people like me going into earlier retirement, buying a pavillion, donating away most of my beans, setting up a social welfare club, and sitting there laughing at people going around trying to earn more beans

hmm
after tt got another blindfold game
grps set a verbal means of communication(not a language)
are seperated, then have to try and regrp
after tt we learnt a mass dance for the planetshakers song, running after u

hmm
alot of us didnt slp tt night
stayed up and wrote hearts,
some of us got CMW meeting
haha
i slept in the AVA at 4.45
woke up in the middle of my slp with a leg cramp
set there stoning in pain until the cramp went away, then went back to slp
hmm

the nxt morn, we bid for food using the points we collected.
all the food stuff wasnt identified and was hidden in bags,
so some grps got good stuff
some got garlic, onion or carrots for a heavy price
after that got some worship and after tt an extended worship,
then after tt got some iniation, which the person whom im writing this for was present for, so i shant go into much detail
hmm
then had a buffet, where the food was really good,
especially the mushroom soup, fish and garlic bread
hmm
after tt we broke camp
some of us stoned around until nobody to stone with
others went to watch a movie

i stoned until 4.30, then i went home and slept 14 hrs straight,
so there
my account
heheh
hope the person is satisfied

sfc camp

Alot went on during the sfc camp.

Honestly i went without expecting much.
but God did so much, much beyond what i expected.
I encountered him again in worship,
felt his presence
both in the intellectual and emotional aspects.

He drew me near to Him again,
and began to deal with me.

are there really words to express the gratitude i should have for what He has done?
are there really emotions strong enough or actions apt enough to respond to his abounding love?
Expressions no matter how elaborate still fall short,
even if i could wax lyrical about all He has done,
i'd rather not embarass myself.
Instead, let my life be the words that i desire to utter,
my intentions and actions be my response to the numinous
wad good are words if i can't even do this

God pick me up when i fall short,
strengthen me, empower me, even if i forget to ask.
do not hold my iniquities against me, for they are far too onerous for me
sustain me, keep me close to Your side.
and if my heart wonders, bring me back
please

Psalm 38
A psalm of David. A petition.
1 O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger
or discipline me in your wrath.
2 For your arrows have pierced me,
and your hand has come down upon me.

3 Because of your wrath there is no health in my body;
my bones have no soundness because of my sin.

4 My guilt has overwhelmed me
like a burden too heavy to bear.

5 My wounds fester and are loathsome
because of my sinful folly.

6 I am bowed down and brought very low;
all day long I go about mourning.

7 My back is filled with searing pain;
there is no health in my body.

8 I am feeble and utterly crushed;
I groan in anguish of heart.

9 All my longings lie open before you, O Lord;
my sighing is not hidden from you.

10 My heart pounds, my strength fails me;
even the light has gone from my eyes.

11 My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds;
my neighbors stay far away.

12 Those who seek my life set their traps,
those who would harm me talk of my ruin;
all day long they plot deception.

13 I am like a deaf man, who cannot hear,
like a mute, who cannot open his mouth;

14 I have become like a man who does not hear,
whose mouth can offer no reply.

15 I wait for you, O LORD;
you will answer, O Lord my God.

16 For I said, "Do not let them gloat
or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips."

17 For I am about to fall,
and my pain is ever with me.

18 I confess my iniquity;
I am troubled by my sin.

19 Many are those who are my vigorous enemies;
those who hate me without reason are numerous.

20 Those who repay my good with evil
slander me when I pursue what is good.

21 O LORD, do not forsake me;
be not far from me, O my God.

22 Come quickly to help me,
O Lord my Savior.

Lamentations 1:6-7

6 All the splendor has departed from the Daughter of Zion. Her princes are like deer that find no pasture; in weakness they have fled before the pursuer.
7 In the days of her affliction and wandering Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers in days of old. When her people fell into enemy hands, there was no one to help her. Her enemies looked at her and laughed at her destruction.

I miss the vision of a white fortress on a hill,

its adamency, its strength,

the hope it gave to men.

I miss the splendour of Your presence,

my source of strength, my source of joy

I miss Your embrace, they love, the peace, the joy, the hope You gave me

I miss the tears i shed, tears which You stored up and treasured.

I miss the sound of Your voice, as i communed with You everyday.

Jesus, take me back in

Dun be far off anymore,

come and take me, quickly

moving on

Finally getting my head outta the nonsense,
coming back to Him,
never knew how empty life could get until i started to walk away.

Realised my real depth,
probably 3 inches, maybe less
rash, tempermental, irrational idiot that i am.

Anyways, been drowning in sch work,
But ya, i think it's time to get less distracted, spend more time with Him.

I only wish i had someone to share with again.
Argh, i miss dom, xie, and having cc as a cell leader

Its abit/alot hard finding ppl to share with when im defensive as this,
well I shot myself in the foot i guess,

anyway, good to know that there are many Christians in the school
seems like such an obvious statement,
but truth is, I'm just beginning to realise that there are so many ppl who are so interested and enamoured with God
maybe their not in sfc but ya, they are serious bout him

hmm, maybe comforting to know tt some of these are more interoverted,
more serious about depth, and a more intellectual enjoyment of Him,

I wish it were easier to return to that point again, where he took my whole attention(and affection) so easily.

hmm, met some really interesting ppl in sch,
interoverted ppl with less self-confidence who lean to a more perceptive disposition.
hmm, love is in the air?
ahahhahah, sorry crapping

anyway, i think there is beauty in sadness, in defeat, in quiet ppl who are crushed, messed up and struggling,
maybe tts bcos i try to pretend im beautiful, ahahhaha
but really, its comforting to know that there are such ppl around who try,
maybe i ought to try harder.

there is a beauty in grey, in the undefined, ambigousity and uncertainty that often clouds ones(my) mind,
a comfort in black, in the nothingness, in the void that remains when all else fades away,
a depth in blue, the mournful acceptance of reality, its cold unforgiving taste that makes us cry out to God again.

Well, here i go,
Gonna cry out to God,
and abandon myself to his will again
Who am i doing this for?
maybe her,
who cares, He's gonna change my perspective anyway if i let him

rain rain come again

I has been too long since it rained

Rain,
Heaven's dew
waking me from my numbness
my slumber

Rain
Blood poured out
washes away my sin, shame
my guilty stains

Rain
elixir of life
dressing my wounds
soothing the hurts

Rain
its torrents
Overrunning my defences

Rain
Tears from above,
Wipes away my painted mask
Showing me for who i am

Rain
Your life
Your love
Taking my heart again

It has been too long since it rained

A song so familiar,
a stanza i know by heart.
but when i try to sing it,
it doesn't come out right
my lips falter,
my voice fails
words once embraced so tight
now burden my heart.

so i haved reached my lowest.
Stumbled so far off track
now i'm living each day without purpose,
drifting along the waves of circumstance,
carried along by the tide

take me back again
into Your arms
i miss Your embrace
to hear You say, this child's mine