why am i always the one witnessing accidents? =( i don't really like to see blood that much, especially if it's not on screen.
and no, i don't think it's funny at all.
WE WILL DANCE ; 8:55 AM
so, we all went back to school that day. ((: and can i please say that it was THE most fun and enthusiastically fun day at school ever!
if school was like that everyday, i know we'd all willingly go early and stay late. =)
anyways. (: just wanted to dedicate a special thanks to all servers. (: the CCU-ers, those who went early to do the decorations, and especially all of SOH. (:
carrying the chairs around is no easy business, and even the girls from SOH were helping out. (:
thanks all. campus wouldn't be campus without all of you! =)
now let's move on to everybody's favourite part. hahah PHOTOS!
you know if there was a competition for best dressed i think they should get the award. =D
my precious precious Princess Huilin! =) yah complete with the total old school pose!
gege and i (:
margaret's wearing my swiss uniform! =) and swiss is the best school in the world forever. (:
cai hua from yusof ishak (:
jolene gorgeous kang from nan hua with her two little plaits!
sajc and njc. (wannabes ah) hahahahhh!
okay we defied gravity =D
esther ann! i love (:
and who could ever forget miss nikki? =) morning 'cher!
okayy i know there are like ten thousand four hundred and twenty seven more photos to load BUT i'm tired! and it's taking a really long time to load.
wahahah so actually the real reason is that i'm lazy. =) LAZY! hahah but goodness and MERCY follow me always! (:
WE WILL DANCE ; 5:33 AM
What I've Been Looking For
ryan and sharpay - high school musical soundtrack.
it's hard to believe
that i couldn't see
that You were always there beside me
thought i was alone
with noone to hold
but You were always right beside me
this feeling's like no other
i want You to know
i've never had someone
that knows me like You do
the way You do
i've never had someone
as good for me as You
noone like You
so lonely before
i've finally found
what i've been looking for
so good to be seen
so good to be heard
don't have to say a word
for so long i was lost
so good to be found
i'm loving having You around
yes Jesus i'm glad i've got You ((:
WE WILL DANCE ; 9:28 AM
when the whole world turned against me
and i'm all by myself
i'll hold on to the promise
You're not through with me yet
(:
it may not be the way i would have chosen
when i'm walking down a path that's not my home
but i'll remember the suffering Your love put You through
and i will go through the valley if You want me to
(:
just because You love me the way that You do.
WE WILL DANCE ; 9:54 AM
yeshua (:
"yud-hei-vath-hei" (: or how you spell it? heee.
hei = grace.
God breathed His grace into Abram, and he became Abraham, which means Father of Many.
God breathed His grace into Sarai, and she became Sarah, which means Princess.
then i asked God, "Dad, what bout me..?"
then i heard, "heyy Sweets.."
(: and i smiled.
WE WILL DANCE ; 5:12 AM
*sings* He's got the whole world in His hands ((:
WE WILL DANCE ; 5:27 AM
cg hangouts?
LOL.
clementi, mr. teh tarik, ABC market, starbucks.
actually, it's the Presence that really counts. ((:
You're the One Thing that i need
Your presence is all i'll ever seek
overwhelm me with Your love
till all i see is You
all i see is You
Jesus, all my fears they fade away
when i see You
when i see You
take me past the outer courts
into the Holy place
i hunger and thirst for Your righteousness
Lord i want to see Your face
take me in to the Holy of Holies
take me in by the blood of the Lamb
take me in to the Holy of Holies
take the coal
cleanse my lips
here i am
WE WILL DANCE ; 4:40 AM
worship. (:
it's not always about singing to Him. it's about Him singing to you as well. so be still my soul, be still and listen, and know that He is God.
WE WILL DANCE ; 3:23 AM
=) the silly things.
- six minus one
- your phone is nice
- wo yao bao ni
- thousand island
- twins
- bus fare!!!
- double bike
- pampers
- toe deep water
- paper cut
- can i hold your hand?
- can i jio you?
- secondary schooooool
i love rachel chua (: she's my blessing.
a Gege is a gift from God, one that puts a big and happy smile on my face. =)
WE WILL DANCE ; 9:00 AM
i sang
"i called
You answered
and You came to my rescue
and i wanna be where You are"
then He sang
"you call
I answer
and I've come to your rescue
and I wanna be where you are"
=) and i fell in love again.
WE WILL DANCE ; 9:31 AM
"rise up, rise up to who I have called you to be, oh Psalmist Princess, rise up and take your place."
=)
so yes, saturday was a special day for most youths in (and maybe out as well, whaahhahah) campus ministry. heehee.
the Men's and Women's Meeting at 4th and 6th floor respectively, and dinner and Praise and Worship at Fort Canning after. (:
and please! who could ever forget the pre-service booths. (: hahah okay so maybe i speak for myself, and for the servers mostly. (:
i'm telling you, it was such a privilege to be painting the nails of all those fellow princesses in whom Daddy loves to smile upon each day. ((:
heheh as i told my dearest most precious nail-painting team, Daddy washed the feet of His disciples, and that day, we 'washed' the hands of His princesses.
=) but painting nails has so much more to it than meets the eye. (: through this i've gotten to work with some damn precious babes. ((:
adelene. (: i can just see her heart towards wanting to serve, her willingness to be used by Daddy. she is so so diligent! how much detail and attention she pays to every little thing she does. (: it amazes me and i know her Daddy sees it all. ((:
ashley. (: how privileged i am to work with this princess! my dearest Oneichan. it blessed my heart to see her put so much trust in her Daddy even for something as small as painting nails. (: and all because she wanted to paint excellently for the girls.
denise. (: though i didn't get to talk to you much through out, but i'm glad you were there. (: it's your presence that makes a difference, dear, because there's Jesus. (:
rachel chua. (: belonging R! i so so love you can. and i'm super super glad i was given the honour of being able to work with you. (: how we stayed up to do the designs till late at night, how you really wanted to give your best, how you never gave up. (: Daddy saw, Daddy remembers.
you know. i really learnt so much that day. (: i learnt beyond the message preached, caught beyond the songs sang. (: i was touched by Daddy, Sweetie, Lover, Best Buddy, Closest Companion.
i was loved, exalted to being the Princess i really am, empowered to be the Psalmist i was called to be, set free to be the Amanda Bok created in the image and likeness of God, i was set apart from this world and all things natural.
=) who's to say praise and worship can't touch you if it's not a formal and planned thing?
who's to say the message can't touch you if every single word doesn't come from the Bible?
who's to say His presence won't fall if the lights aren't off?
who's to say? who's to say? who's to say?
don't assume, don't jump to conclusions.
no, not with God. (:
i loved what Pauline shared, and with all my heart i want that for my life.and Daddy i thank You, i really thank You that You are my shepherd and i shall not want. (:
how we always ask Daddy to help us see the Jesus in others? but hey, what about you? have you forgotten that YOU are the one He loves? that YOU are the one in whom He is well pleased?
why see yourself as any less?
so you think you're fat. and you think you're ugly. and you think your face is disfigured because God sneezed when He was moulding it. then you thought your hair was too rough, then your eyes were too small and your thighs too thick.
so, God didn't do a good enough job?
=) c'mon. didn't the Bible say that God makes all things beautiful? and aren't you included in all things?
you know, because the Bible doesn't say all spiritual things, and it doesn't say all 'nice' things, it just plainly says ALL things.
i mean, i know how it can hurt to have people around you not say nice things about you, and i do know that it gets so disappointing when you do something new with say your hair, and nobody seems to notice.
i know how it can hurt, and to be honest i did spend a period of my life crying my eyes out each night because i wasn't getting all the nice comments from people that i wanted.
and hey, i know we're all going to live to be a hundred and twenty, but to speak for myself, i'm definitely not opting to spend half of that time moaning about "oh my hair...." or "oh my thighs...." .
=) it may seem funny now that i'm writing it out, but seriously, if i hadn't grown to experience Daddy's love so real in my life, i think i'd probably have really done that.
and yes, so like what Pauline said. (: why base your security on comments that don't even last?
be proud of yourself, love yourself and respect yourself. (: even if not for yourself, think of Who lives in you. the Holy Spirit Himself!
surely there has to be some beauty in the midst of all the supposed 'muck and mire'? (so to speak, lol)
believe it, you're beautiful. (: it isn't that hard once you see things from the Jesus point of view. (:
i always believe that there was an attractiveness in being confident in the Jesus in you. (:
you know something. =D i think i've drifted so far can! hahahah but that's okay. let me get back to the praise and worship at fort canning!
oh the joys of those who have been set free to worship, those who have been set free to cry out to the Lord. (:
all that jumping, though crazy and wild, but i so believe that it's like just a tiny preview of what we'll be having at HM6!!! (speaking of which i totally cannot wait pls december december december come now)
hahah to put it funnily, it's like preperation for our leg muscles and our lungs. =D
all these little events that we'll be having from now till camp will prepare us for all the four-days-in-a-row jumping, screaming, cheering, and of course singing praises to our Awesome God!
but it was amazing i tell you. (: the presence of my Sweetest Jesus fell like a blanket, and it was literally like open heavens raining down on us.
i could almost literally hear the rain, the sound of heavenly blessings raining down on Campus Ministry, raining down on each and every single individual, in ever area of our lives.
=) it's like what Pastor shared on sunday, about Jessica using the money he gave her to buy stuff for him. (: it touched my heart so, and it made me tear.
then i realised, why i love to worship. my Daddy has given me this voice, this privilege to sing to Him and for Him. =)
woww. (: worship, it's such a great privilege to be able to just run straight through the courts of Heaven, past all the angels and heavenly beings, and jump straight into the loving embrace of my sweetest Daddy.
you know, i so believe with all my heart that every single youth who was there didn't leave the same. i know that i know that i know that everyone left FILLED and REFRESHED.
=) desires were met, needs fulfilled, lives transformed. there was power rippling from Fort Canning, you know. (: because we were there, and because we were there Jesus was there.
Jesus was there in the midst of us, embracing us both as a ministry and as individuals. loving us for who we are, lifting us higher than we ever imagined we could soar. (:
=) i'll end with a beautiful conversation between my Daddy and i.
"rise up, rise up to who I have called you to be, oh Psalmist Princess, rise up and take your place."
"but how, Lord? how do i rise?"
"you know how the eagle waits at the edge of the cliff, waiting for the wind before it leaps off the edge and lets the wind carry under its wings, then it soars, it soars far higher than any bird I ever created. (:
remember all the times in service, how you'd always hear the pastors make mention of my presence being felt so strongly, how they'd always describe the feeling as a cool wind....."
=) then i soared.
WE WILL DANCE ; 4:30 AM