the light of the world

today when i was rearranging some handphone photos,
an underexposed photo of NLC came into my sight.
the white cross on top of our church was so shiny as compare to the background.
so i decided to process the photo into an artwork.

when i editing the photo, focusing on the shiny light, i remembered a verse:
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."(John 8:12)
It encourages me to live in the light of life.
I hope the others can be benefited from this also,
so i made it a wallpaper of 1440*900 as according to my desktop size,
can be downloaded by clicking the image above.

and thinking more from the light of the world,

Matthew 5:14-16 (New International Version)
¹⁴"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. ¹⁵Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. ¹⁶In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.

Brothers and sisters, do you know that not only Jesus Christ is the light of the world, so are we!
We need to live out up to our standard so the we can be a living testimony to this world.

Rearrangement of Youth Hall

I came to NLC to rearrange our youth hall today.
Drums are moved onto the stage,
and all the stereos are stacked at the back neatly.
So now, the whole worship team can stand on the stage.
Pastor can preach on the space in front next time
to have more interaction with us.
Chairs are arranged into two arcs facing the centre instead of three blocks.
It looks like... wings like eagles... if you could imagine.

After all when I tended to go back and stepped out the hall,
I found it was raining heavily outside,
having no choice but stay to see if the rain stops.
I was quite worried for some seconds,
then I thought of word of God,
"Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."(1 Peter 5:7)
I calmed down, standing beside a window, and prayed to God in silence.
Surprisingly, when I refocused my eye sight back to the scene outside,
the rain has stopped.
Isn't it amazing that a heavy rain stops in seconds?
It is true that God hears our prayers.

Refresh Camp 4.0 @ NLC

Just came back from the Metamorphoteens, Refresh Camp 4.0@Newton Life Church.
It was a two-days-one-night camp.
Its objective is "To understand developmental changes that youths go through so as to have a right relationship with God and people."

First time having a overnight camp with church. I did not manage to be there from the beginning and I missed the morning sessions. We played games in the afternoon.

One of the games is to use a piece of A4 paper and to tear it into a non-breaking ring for three person going through. We were advised to fold the paper first. I tears the paper from the folding, and going besides the edges of the paper, when coming back to the folding line, instead of breaking it but going perpendicularly for a short distance to make a U-turn, then going on further as following the previous steps. I was not doing meticulous and in the end it formed a ring enough for a man to walk through. Two among all completed the ring and mine was a bit smaller than the other.

We played another game witch is using plastic straws given and a few name-tag tape and three balloons to build a tallest structure.
I had TauHui (those soft and smooth bean curd, sweet taste) which I missed a lot during the afternoon tea. I learnt to play drums with my friends in the free time.

Pastor Vincent gave a sermon after dinner.
Scripture:
Philippians 1:9-11
⁹And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more,^B)"> with knowledge and all discernment, ¹⁰so that you may approve what is excellent,^C)"> and so be pure and blameless^D)"> for the day of Christ, ¹¹filled^E)"> with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ,^G)"> to the glory and praise of God.
I then wrote a letter to God, a new way expressing my feeling to God. I also wrote a letter to my parents.

The movie at the midnight brought me a good sleep in the sleeping back after that. I went out by my own in the morning, walked along the Newton Road for the first time, applied for Bus Concession Pass at Novena MRT station, and lastly took a bus back on time. After the devotion we cleaned up everything and ended up the camp.

Through the camp, I knew more about my church friends. As I talked to my friends, I feel true that God leads my way.

Be Baptized Today

Give thanks to our Lord for I got baptized today. It is a great thing to me. I don't know how to describe how I feel now. Everything is good.
And I pray God give me strength to deal with many things coming, like SYF and Mid-Year Exams, and glorify Your name in my life.