Updated.. again...

Things that have been happening the past week or so...

1. Played in a band performance for Monash Street Carnival (yeah "Unmasked!"), it was a pretty good experiance but took up alot alot of time for practice, jamming sessions etc etc.. Thank God it's actually over.. for now at least.. and I managed to put my electric guitar and effects peddle for some good use.. I'll probably let it rot for a while again..

2. Been serving more in Monash CF, worship led, preperations for Monash CF Camp 2008 are underway! And yes I've somehow been chosen as asst camp commandant and I've only been around for.. 2 months+? Thank God so far everything's been pretty fast and smooth.. Just so u guys know, It'll be on the 28-30th June, at STM Seremban, camp theme= Renovation of the Heart-Psalm 139:23-24, It's gonna be a real fun and the forms should be out soon, recently finished up camp promo video.. Feel free to contact me about more details

3. Studies wise.. only one word.. LAGGING!.. I really really need to catch up on my studies to ensure I don't end up retaking any subjects.. bad testimony u know.. which means no more band practices, idle talk on msn'ing, less tv and facebook etc etc which includes blogging haha.. might cut down on other stuff as well.. ministries and so forth.. I'm must learn to say "NO" to certain work that people offer me.. So whoever reads this post, pls pls don't ask me to handle or lead things cuz.. EXAM'S IN A MONTHS+!!! sigh...


And... I've got an assignment to finish...
take care u all!

Japh

I'm tired Lord... Please Revive me

I'm tired of living a double life
I'm tired of living this lie
I'm tired of putting on this mask

I wanna be real...

Too many obstacles to face
I cannot handle on my own
So I'm asking Lord of You
Grant me patience, strength, and courage too

Help me Lord to go Your way
Help me not to go astray
Cuz this world's a crazy place
But You have made it safe for me

When the time comes for me
to stand up for You
I know You'll be by my side
On my own I'll never make it
But with You, everything is possible

Forgive me Lord for lying, trying to impress others, trying to fit in
Forgive me Lord for doing things out of my own strength, for not trusting in You totally

I surrender my life into Your hands

Only You can satisfy my life.. I know You will pull me through and make me a better person after all this..

Thank You Lord

Have you seen death in the face?

I saw it yesterday.

When I found my uncle in my grandma's house, he was already lying down on the floor, motionless, skin as pale as ever, with a blanket covering him..

My sister was at the scene before he died, he was sitting on the toilet bowl struggling to clean himself. His head was hanging to the side, struggling to breathe and he was drooling, not a good sight...we were guessing it was stroke or heart attack, She wasnt sure. The maid and her helped to carry him out to the living room.

She propped him on my knees and prayed and prayed without stopping. She tried to call an ambulance and 911 was no help at all. When my dad finally managed to get an ambulance and arrived at the house, it was 1/2 hour later. The ambulance took another 1/2 hour to come.

She wasn't afraid, just begging God to give my uncle one more chance. Not so much that we can have him around longer, although that would have been really great, but more so that he can make peace with God.

But it was too late. At one point, the maid kept telling her 'he's gone, he's gone, he's not breathing' and she refused to believe it. She kept saying, no he's ok, he's breathing, like she could will him to live.

The paramedics came and started CPR, and she kept thinking...maybe she could have taken him straight to the hospital, if only she knew how to do CPR properly, if this, if that. But she somehow deep down knew it may not have made a difference. Only God knows when is a person's appointed time, my uncle has cheated death before in a drunk driving accident.

People don't like to be told that heaven and hell is real, that God and Jesus is real. But when you look death in the face, I know it's true. And I may never see him again. Forever.

~I'll Trust You Jesus~ The Sword

Lord when You came into my heart
You gave my life a brand new start
And promised You'd never ever leave

You've kept all the promises You've made
You gave me Your word to light my way
Your Spirit is with me every day

And though the circumstances of this world
would try to get my eyes off you
I'll stand my ground
'cause I know I've found in You, the victory

I'll trust You Jesus
Put my whole life in Your hands
I'll trust You Jesus
On Your Word I'm gonna stand

For every situation that has tried to make me doubt
You've anointed me, given faith to me,
so my Lord I'll trust in You
My Lord I'll trust in You

Jesus, You have called us all to follow after You
And even when it seems there's no way out
I know You'll see us through

There's Freedom in the Name of Jesus!! planetshakers

You saved me, You set me free
You healed me, You made me see
You set me free

You give me, all that I need
You give me, life abundantly
You set me free

All I wanna do
Is praise You
'Cause You have set me free

You're my saviour
You have set me free forever
It is by your grace and power
That You have set me free

You are the way
I will live for You all my days
Never will I hold back my praise
'Cause You have set me free
There's freedom in the Name of Jesus
Freedom from all shame
There's freedom in the Name of Jesys
Freedom from all pain

There's freedom in the Name of Jesus
Freedom from all sin
There's freedom in the Name of Jesus
There's freedom in the Name of Jesus

~a planetshakers album (Free, 07)

How Great Is Our God!!

Location: PDMC - Port Dickson Methodist Centre
Event: Sunway CF Camp

It was a camp worth going, no regrets, the speaker was really good (yeah pst Lee!!), each session had at least 2 hours of hard-core preaching! The cool part was all the campers actually managed to hang on to our seats and learn.. hehe! He thought us about the Kingdom of God, relationships, and end times (super cool stuff!).. and all his five kids are so cute!! and they can memorize scriptures like the whole of Matthew 5! (makes me want to memorize scriptures too! hehe)

Worship was.. good (played guitar for two sessions).. Games was.. good (although I fell down and hurt my back but.. it was good, havent played beach volleyball ever since YWAM hehe ;) The best part for camp for me was actually being able to witness life changing events.. My room mate which I met was a new christian who gave his life to Christ during an easter event not too long ago.. the cool part about him was his testimony of how he gave his life to Chrsit!! If only I could write his whole testimony here it would take up the whole page! haha. To sum it up he came from a broken family but God intervened in his life, sent people to bring him to God and touched him Himself! and although he faced persecution from his family and all, Pst Lee sort of answered all his questions through his sermons (like loving God more than anybody else, including our parents).. and he's testimony actually was the stepping stone for a girl to accept Christ in camp itself!!

Besides having a new salvation at camp (praise God), quite a few others received the baptism of the Holy Spirit and the gift of Tongues! How cool is that!.. It blows my mind thinking of all that God can do with us if we let Him! Also the testimonies from both the Pastor and his wife was realy life changing and challenging.. like trusting in God 100% when faced with decisions and relationships :p *hint hint*

So that kinda sums up camp for me.. besides making new friends and learning alot.. PDMC brought back memories of previous camps I've been to there..

ok ok i'm rushing for class...

laters

Japh