t i m o: this is my offering

Abide with me;
fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens;
Lord, with me abide;
When other helpers
fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless,
oh, abide with me.

Swift to its close ebbs
out life's little day;
Earths joys grow dim, its
glories pass away;
Change and decay in
all around I see—
O Thou who changest not,
abide with me.

Hold Thou Thy cross
before my closing eyes;
Shine through the gloom and
point me to the skies;
Heavns morning breaks, and
earths vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.



As I went down to the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And you shall wear the starry crown
Good Lord, show me the way !

O sisters let's go down,
Let's go down, come on down,
O sisters let's go down,
Down to the river to pray.

As I went down to the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the robe and crown
Good Lord, show me the way !

O brothers let's go down,
Let's go down, come on down,
O brothers let's go down,
Down to the river to pray.

As I went down to the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the starry crown
Good Lord, show me the way !

O fathers let's go down,
Let's go down, come on down,
O fathers let's go down,
Down to the river to pray.

As I went down to the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the robe and crown
Good Lord, show me the way !

O mothers let's go down,
Let's go down, come on down,
O mothers let's go down,
Down to the river to pray.

As I went down to the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the starry crown
Good Lord, show me the way!

O sinners let's go down,
Let's go down, come on down,
O sinners let's go down,
Down to the river to pray,
Down to the river to pray.

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back from liannan~ just slightly over 24 hours now.


church camp and NTM camp coming up!


the strength of the gospel, and the dependence on prayer.

much lessons learnt.

wow.

this is it~ all our fund-raisers, team meetings, the prayers, and training.

i thank God, for Joel, who's really stepped up this time amidst his exams and papers, to take on leading the team, providing and encouraging the team to pray, and to be focused on His task ahead.

thank God for Kel, who's always been mission-minded, passionately encouraging and spurring everyone, from his testimonies and experiences from previous trips. praise God for his hospitality and of course his parents, who time and time again, allowed us to gather and BBQ at their place.

thank God for wei-loong~ i really enjoy his fellowship, and his readiness to just share, even though we have the language barrier~ i'm especially encouraged by his heart of servanthood, seeking to always build up others and show love.

thank God for gabz, i'm really humbled by his heart of obedience and faithfulness in seeking God, i am especially encouraged to see him grow to love his DG members, and to be committed to serving them faithfully.


and the sisters! joanne grace yvon clara~

thank God for joanne~ who's gonna 'unleash her potential' thru this trip~ HAHA.
but i'm glad that she's been really on and willing to try, in all aspects of the trip, be it cycling, prayer~ these few weeks have been a good build up to knowing her better~ thank God for her desire to learn and be open :)

thank God too for grace, ever since church camp last year~ and i'm really glad for her, that from being group mates~ we are now mission trip mates, serving the Lord together as a team~ looking forward to see Him work through all of us, supporting and using us for His greatest glory~

thank God for clara, her joy and her excitement, sometimes is a bit mental. but, infectious, can really see that she makes an effort to bond the girls together and even though the cycling part can be really difficult, i'm glad to see her push and try, pray that the Lord will raise up a team of intercessors as she leads us in prayer and calls for prayer mtgs.

last but not least~ my fellow CG~~ yvonne~ once more, from the 05 trip, it's been encouraging to see my sister grow in ministry-mindedness. may the Lord continue to cause her to be sensitive the Spirit's leading, to share and to love. for it is Christ's love that compels us~ thank God for my sister who has been an encouraging prayer partner for DG.

yup. so here we go~ i shared with the group, that i want to pray against a spiritual high/emotionalism. that even, with or without this trip, our current focus and spiritual vigour now, is the normal.

it's the normal christian life that thirsts and hungers for God. the normal christian life, is one that is abiding in Him.



the recent 10km was over. and frankly, i didn't really train up for it~ and likened to our spiritual walk~ i think it's wrong, to base our spiritual walk, and to 'train' it, only when there's an event coming, e.g mission trip, church camp, bay camp.

ultimately, the perceived reality to others is that 'wow, this brother or sister is really onz for Him'

Paul warns in 2 Tim about false preachers in chap 3:5 having a 'form of godliness, but denying His power'

fair enough, the context is talking about false prophets.

but for myself.

i know clearly when am i playing the 'appearance' game.

the test for faithfulness is really summed up in matt chap 5 & 6.

kingdom perspectives as Christ spells it out in the beattitudes. discipleship and carrying our cross to follow after Him. seeking His kingdom first.


Lord, do your mission in us. before we attempt to do it through our sinful vessels.
search us and try us O Lord, see if there be any wicked way, teach us to walk in your way, and abide in Jesus as we go forth in these 2 weeks.

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cycling with team last sunday was really a good benchmark of my physical condition,(or lack of it) and everyone really gave it their best shot in trying to pedal up one segment of the undulating road, leading to pierce reservoir. :)

gone are the days, of pedaling like crazy on my blue little BMX all around my estate, playing soccer and breaking flower pots and kindergarten windows downstairs with my mates, running away from the cops when they arrive. (cos we always make a nuisance of ourselves when we play at the no soccer sign area.)

soccer last night, with my poly mates and their friends, over at bedok. it was fun~ but i really struggled at times to keep the ball to my feet~ more often than not, i think my first touch was clumsy and the instinct for goal is just poor~

went to makan with gabz and tian and joel and kel~ supper at geylang~

and now~ they tested their theory~ joel gabz and tian are certified durian pickers!

that's it.

looks like we have one foot out of the door.