Ohana

Family..
we don't compare whether who is weaker or stronger..
but simply accept one another for who they are.

What kind of values?

I've been helping my mum to babysit Reon at home. Wah, babysitting is not an easy task!! You don't just sit there with the baby ok... you run, you chase, you do whatever it takes to make sure she's ok! So tiringgggg!

And this girl is super hyperactive! 
Climb la, dance la, run la, scream la..aiyoooooo 
But whenever she hugs me or calls me 'Ku che', my heart melts :)
 pandai sangat ambil hati orang!

Taking care of this cheeky niece of mine makes me ponder upon some questions like

What kind of values do I want to pass down to my kids next time?

Will I be a good role model to them?

I don't want to be a mother who says 'You cannot do this and that...' yet I myself am not living out my life as a role model that my kids can look up to..

 I need to walk my talk, kan? :)

Happy 47th Anniversary RGBC!

:)

Today, we celebrated our 47th anniversary!

This year's celebration somehow caused me to reflect on my journey in this church since day one. 

 I stepped into this big family 4 years ago :) How time flies! 

I remember saying the sinners' prayer right behind this sanctuary

and I was baptised right in front of this sanctuary! haha funnyy

and I like to sit somewhere in the middle of this sanctuary :D :p

i'm thankful for you, RGBC..really :)

and Father, I thank You for Your amazing grace over my life and over RGBC.

Through many dangers, toils and snares...
we have already come.
T'was Grace that brought us safe thus far...
and Grace will lead us home.

"so blessed I can't contain it,
so blessed I've gotta give it away!"

Familiar with this song? Heehee.
I don't normally do this..haha but I was really really blessed by Pr Palan's sermon last Sunday :)
and I just want to share with all of you!

Click here to listen: Honor by Pr Palan.

May you be blessed too! :)

Jesus loves me this I know

Thank you for loving me even when I don't deserve it from You.

Jesus loves me this I know
For the bible tells me so
Little ones to Him belong
They are weak but He is strong

Yes Jesus loves me
Yes Jesus loves me
Yes Jesus loves me
The Bible tells me so

Jesus loves me when I'm good
When I do the things I should
Jesus loves me when I'm bad
Even though it makes him sad

Yes Jesus loves me
Yes Jesus loves me
Yes Jesus loves me
The Bible tells me so

A day to remember

Today is a day to remember.

Today, I witnessed reconciliation. It is such a beautiful moment/sight :') I admire his boldness, humility and selflessness to ask for forgiveness from the congregation. He caused me to examine my own heart - my evil intentions, thoughts. He taught me (or rather showed me) what it means to humble oneself before God and make every effort to maintain peace and to bring reconciliation.

Thank you very much.


"Jesus desires to heal our wounds. But we often do not let Him heal them because it is not the easiest road to take. It is the path of humility and self-denial that leads to healing and spiritual maturity. It is a decision to make another's well-being more important than your own, even when that person has brought you great sorrow. Pride cannot travel this path, but only those who desire to maintain peace at the risk of rejection. It is a trail that leads to humiliation and abasement. It is the road that leads to life."
 - Bait of Satan by John Bevere

Selamat hari raya!!

Church cg was a bit special yday :) all CGs in church were encouraged to fast from 6am-7pm and then we break fast together during cg. FULL fast. Now, this is scary interesting lol I've never tried fasting without water! Water is like my every thing! my lifeeeeee! I can dieeeee without water. Just so you know, I bring my faithful bottle with me everywhere I go because I drink a lot a lot a lot alot of water!

I woke up at 10am in the morning and the first thing I said to myself was "I need water...I can die without water." I struggled A LOT haha and then I decided to just drink a cup of water :p To cut the long story short, I also minum a cup of milo after that. But that was all la hahaha then I realised that it was actually quite difficult to fast wtihout water. LOL..maybe just me lah! I think this experience has helped me to put myself in my malay brothers and sisters' shoes. I did that for one day, they did that for 30 days. Reminds me to also be more sensitive to them when they are fasting.. and to also keep them in prayer.

We also went to Pasar Ramadhan to get our food and pray! :)

Buka puasaaaa is such a joyous moment!! :D

Selamat Hari Raya! :) :) :)

Stop 114A

Read more at
SOALAN-SOALAN LAZIM BERKAITAN SEKSYEN 114A AKTA KETERANGAN 2012

I can understand better in BM so I read up in BM heehee :)

“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.”

 - C.S. Lewis

I choose to love. 

I rather be vulnerable..

because locking it up sounds scary! :O

Refugees, migrant workers...are as human as we are

Was fb-ing and saw this picture on my newsfeed. Posted by Bro Fung Pi :)

I'm wondering how is everyone doing at Shelter Home? One year has passed now..Are they still very cheeky? :) Do they still fold their hands when they stand up to answer questions? :D I see familiar faces..which means many of them are still waiting for their approval to go overseas. Reminded me to keep them in prayer which I haven't been doing :/

This picture reminded me on an AWESOME documentary video done by Joanna, Jessica and friends for their Final Year Project. Aimed at creating awareness on the plight of migrant workers in Penang. Enjoy watching and share the message! :) May this also move our hearts to do something.. maybe we can start with something small - a smile?! :)



Tangled: Migrant workers in Penang from joanna dorai on Vimeo.

Crutches

It's hard to see the people whom you love go through pain..yet you feel helpless? Sometimes I'm not sure if I should be there.. It's like I hope to encourage her by being there but at the same time I also cannot tahan seeing her in pain. Sometimes even to a point where I don't even know what words of comfort I can say? I don't know what else I can do except pray, pray and pray.  I thought I could help by just being there and encourage her parents too. But things turned the other way round, somehow. I was encouraged by her parents. Despite all the things that his daughter is going through, he was sitting right outside the physiotherapy room, reading a book entitled "God is good".. I was like "Wow". What an encouragement. What a living testimony! The parents were talking to me as I sat down there, just listening. Her mum started to share her stories and I was deeply encouraged. Sometimes when we don't see them being 'vocal' in church, doesn't mean they are not living out loud for God. Yet she said, "I'm not great, God is great".

"He is a God who knows it all,

God of miracles,

and a God who heals." - Quoting her.

God is good!

Results are out!! :) Guess what? I got the lowest CGPA of all the 4 sems! hahaa you might be asking, why is this girl still so happy? Is she ok? :) well I'm glad that I didn't fail a paper which many of my friends kinda like didn't do so well. A lot of my major core subjects pulled my grades down.. with all the information system, bla bla..not my thing leh haha but then, You know many times, when I got good results I would say "Praise God! God is good!!" but this time around, my results ain't that good.. so what now? :) 

Praise God! God is good!! :) 

I don't want to just praise God when my results are good. I want to praise Him even when it turns out not be what I 'expected' or 'hope for' :) because.. I know, I know throughout the exam season He journeyed with me.. and that's the most important thing! :) and He who has journeyed with me will continue to journey with me.. all the days of my life! So yeap, let me tell you 

God is good!! :)