Han Yun says to post something

Something.

Reviving......
In the process of reviving.

Reunion!

Any suggestions?

walalalalalalalalala. spam.

random moment gone, happy returning to college and for those facing exams, jia you!

-tim

Happy New Year mates!
It's been 2 years now since we had js.
Hopefully all of us are still on the right track with God.
God bless you!

When you fall or face the trials in life, always remember
LOOK TO THE CROSS!
=)

a perhaps pointless arguement

Happy mid autumn festival people...





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We serve in church. Why?

We contribute talents to good causes. Why?

sorry about the negativeness. But still.

When we are good in something, we get pushed to contribute it to causes which need such talents. For example, many of us JS members have good musical talents. So we are asked to perform, worship. People go even as far as to ask us to cultivate what we are already rather good in.

Is that wise? not really.



What are we serving and doing things out of? what people are asking us, what people think is best of us? Why are we serving if that is all that matters? we look like stupid robots here. And to our juniors in church and school, are they serving cause of that, we tell them to? erm... not wise.

In case you were wondering, yes, i am in the midst of a period where i am rather burnt and disillusioned. But i believe it's good to ask questions like this. We live a life where it's a non-stop bustle and hustle... but where is a purpose in the midst of the business? where is GOD, for that matter? And when life grinds itself out, i wouldn't want to find that it was not my own life i was living, but a life of people's fancies.

Perhaps we should stop and think things through. Before life overtakes us and makes itself a life of it's own.



-tim

Hey people!
Do post some stuffs on this blog.
Feel silence!

Do you love Him too?
I hope you do!

The batch of JS 2009!
This post is in conjunction to keep this blog alive!

Just a post!

Hi people... (wonders who else other then Praise and Ming Han will notice this) Here is a bit of me being random. Do forgive any mistakes here as i'm writing this while sick (diarrohea really sucks). Please do have the patience to read it till the end despite the lengthiness though.

As you all know (or not...? O.o), due to busyness of each and everyone of us and just plainly people having different schedules, a reu which has been scheduled around the end of this month has been put on hold for the moment.



So...

What are we really busy with? World cup? (hehe.) Studies? Dates? Work? Church? Socializing? Sleeping (lol!)? Eating? Emo-ing?

A sudden question pops to mind, is it all that we do worth it of our time?



-maybe i was asking this because i was sick, but anyways...-

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For there was once this story of a kid in primary school who was the nerd of the class. Thick specs, front row and centre student, first to raise his hand to answer a question (and typically correct). Blur to anything else but academically excellent (i dun think any one of us is like this LMAO). In short, he's teacher's pet. He was never absent.



Except this once. And oh this teacher felt it. Asking around, no student knew why (no one was good friends with him anyways) he was absent. Second day, same. Teacher got worried. But then he showed up on the third day... wearing a silly hat with two large black silly ears... Complete with this silly grin.

"Tommy (the dude's name), why were you absent and now wearing this hat?"

"Oh... Daddy brought me to Disneyland... =)" The whole class shut up on that word. Class nerd's now their jealous hero.

"well Tommy, i guess everyone wants to know how was your trip in DisneyLand,"

"OH!!!! IT WAS SO EXCITING!!!! We arrived at this HUGE CARPARK! There was so so so MMMMAAANNYY cars! We parked the car and there was this tram that we got on to..."



The whole class clung on to his words.

"... and the tram drove around the car park and brought us to this place with a HHHUUGGGEE GATE! We lined up at this counter for an hour..."



"...and then, then we bought a ticket and they gave me this hat... and, and, and, I got back on this tram and rode around the car park for the WHOLE DAY!!!! It was SSSOOOO HUGE!!!!!"

A pencil dropped, sending and eeery echo around the class room. Tommy was sounding so pleased, but something was wrong...

"Tommy?"

"yes?"

"Did you get in that gate to Disneyland?"

"I can?"

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Laughing? or not? It's painful, isn't it?

I've been thinking a whole lot, and i guess as we drift around in life, we need to constantly check ourselves. Are we missing the point in what we do? When you find yourself getting busy, getting involved, is it all worth it?

We all hold a golden ticket. A ticket of salvation. A ticket commissioned to make our lives worth living. A ticket direct to God's throne. And a ticket that gives us power and responsibility.

But have we, like this fictional story, been like Tommy, riding the tram of life and never entering into our promise? Never making it worth while? Never, *shivers*, understanding or doing it right?

And are we too busy with things that doesn't really matter? And i mean even with church?

That's all i wanna leave you guys with for the moment. I really hope to talk more with you guys, and i really hope our relationship will not continue to drift apart as we hold our separate lives separate as it is, as i believe we have something special. But then i realize, even relationships count in this race of life. We need to get it correct.

Found in 1 chor 9.24-27, NIV:

"Do you know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, i beat my body and make it my slave so that after i have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize." - Paul



-end of post.-

Hey people!!
I want you guys to do an assignment.
Ready for that?
Oh, I challenge you!
It's much better than doing assignments for uni.

Here's the question:
How's your journey with the Lord been?
Yes, it's just that simple.
Message me, call me, bug me, sms me, anything!
No word limit.
But must be about 1 paragraph!
Be truthful about this.
I am serious!
=)
Till then, take care!

The month of May!!!
I miss js 2009 a lot.
Was looking back at the pictures taken last year.
Memories left in my memory started appearing in my head.
I miss all of you!
Miss the heart to heart talks during js.
I guess time doesn't permit for all of us to meet during reunions.
But hopefully we can all meet up one day!
=)
God bless and take care people!

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God vs Science

'Let me explain the problem science has with religion.' The atheist
professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of
his new students to stand.

'You're a Christian, aren't you, son?'

'Yes sir,' the student says.

'So you believe in God?'

'Absolutely.

'Is God good?'

'Sure! God's good.'

'Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?'

'Yes'

'Are you good or evil?'

'The Bible says I'm evil.'

The professor grins knowingly. 'Aha! The Bible!' He considers for a
moment. 'Here's one for you. Let's say there's a sick person over here
and you can cure him.. You can do it. Would you help him? Would you
try?'

'Yes sir, I would.'

'So you're good...!'

'I wouldn't say that.'

'But why not say that? You'd help a sick and maimed person if you
could. Most of us would if we could.. But God doesn't.'

The student does not answer, so the professor continues. 'He doesn't,
does he? My brother was a Christian who died of cancer, even though he
prayed to Jesus to heal him. How is this Jesus good? Hmmm? Can you
answer that one?'

The student remains silent...

'No, you can't, can you?' the professor says. He takes a sip of water
from a glass on his desk to give the student time to relax.

'Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?'

'Er..yes,' the student says.

'Is Satan good?'

The student doesn't hesitate on this one. 'No.'

'Then where does Satan come from?'

The student falters. 'From God'

'That's right. God made Satan, didn't he? Tell me, son. Is there evil
in this world?'

'Yes, sir.'

'Evil's everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything correct??

'Yes'

'So who created evil?' The professor continued, 'If God created
everything, then God created evil, since evil exists, and according to
the principle that our works define who we are, then God is evil.'

Again, the student has no answer. 'Is there sickness? Immorality?
Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things, do they exist in this
world?'

The student squirms on his feet. 'Yes.'

'So who created them?'

The student does not answer again, so the professor repeats his
question. 'Who created them?' There is still no answer. Suddenly the
lecturer breaks away to pace in front of the classroom. The class is
mesmerized. 'Tell me,' he continues onto another student.

'Do you believe in Jesus Christ, son?

The student's voice betrays him and cracks. 'Yes, professor, I do.'

The old man stops pacing. 'Science says you have five senses you use
to identify and observe the world around you. Have you ever seen
Jesus?'

'No sir. I've never seen Him..'

'Then tell us if you've ever heard your Jesus?'

'No, sir, I have not.'

'Have you ever felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelled your
Jesus? Have you ever had any sensory perception of Jesus Christ, or
God for that matter?'

'No, sir, I'm afraid I haven't.'

'Yet you still believe in him?'

'Yes'

'According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol,
science says your God doesn't exist.. What do you say to that, son?'

'Nothing,' the student replies. 'I only have my faith.'

'Yes, faith,' the professor repeats. 'And that is the problem science
has with God. There is no evidence, only faith.'

The student stands quietly for a moment, before asking a question of
His own. 'Professor, is there such thing as heat?'

' Yes.'

'And is there such a thing as cold?'

'Yes, son, there's cold too.'

'No sir, there isn't.'

The professor turns to face the student, obviously interested.

The room suddenly becomes very quiet. The student begins to explain.

'You can have lots of heat, even more heat, super-heat, mega-heat,
unlimited heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat, but we don't
have anything called 'cold'. We can hit up to 458 degrees below zero,
which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no
such thing as cold; otherwise we would be able to go colder than the
lowest -458 degrees.'

'Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits
energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit
energy. Absolute zero (-458 F) is the total absence of heat. You see,
sir, cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We
cannot measure cold. Heat we can measure in thermal units because heat
is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of
it..'

Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the classroom,
sounding like a hammer.

'What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as darkness?'

'Yes,' the professor replies without hesitation. 'What is night if it
isn't darkness?'

'You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it is the absence
of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light,
flashing light, but if you have no light constantly you have nothing
and it's called darkness, isn't it? That's the meaning we use to
define the word.'

'In reality, darkness isn't. If it were, you would be able to make
darkness darker, wouldn't you?'

The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him. This
will be a good semester. 'So what point are you making, young man?

'Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to
start with, and so your conclusion must also be flawed.'

The professor's face cannot hide his surprise this time. 'Flawed? Can
you explain how?'

'You are working on the premise of duality,' the student explains..
'You argue that there is life and then there's death; a good God and a
bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite,
something we can measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought.'
'It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less
fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is
to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive
thing. Death is not the opposite of life, just the absence of it.

'Now tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved
from a monkey?'

'If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man,
yes, of course I do.'

'Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?'

The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizes
where the argument is going. A very good semester, indeed.

'Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and
cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you
not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist, but a
preacher?'

The class is in uproar... The student remains silent until the commotion
has subsided.

'To continue the point you were making earlier to the other student,
let me give you an example of what I mean.'

The student looks around the room. 'Is there anyone in the class who
has ever seen the professor's brain?' The class breaks out into
laughter.

'Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor's brain, felt
the professor's brain, touched or smelled the professor's brain? No
one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of
empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have
no brain, with all due respect, sir.'

'So if science says you have no brain, how can we trust your lectures,
sir?'

Now the room is silent.. The professor just stares at the student, his
face unreadable..

Finally, after what seems an eternity, the old man answers. 'I guess
you'll have to take them on faith.'

'Now, you accept that there is faith, and, in fact, faith exists with
life,' the student continues. 'Now, sir, is there such a thing as
evil?'

Now uncertain, the professor responds, 'Of course, there is. We see
it everyday It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man. It
is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world.
These manifestations are nothing else but evil.'

To this the student replied, 'Evil does not exist sir, or at least it
does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God.. It is
just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe
the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of
what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart.
It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness
that comes when there is no light.'

The professor sat down.

The student was Albert Einstein. Albert Einstein did write a book
titled God vs... Science in 1921...

If you read it all the way through and had a smile on your face when
you finished, mail to your friends and family with the title 'God vs
Science'.

"For we walk by faith, not by sight." 2 Corinthians 5:7

Reu???

Hi guys!!!

I'm thinking for us meeting up sometime in May/June (which is probably juz before my college starts, at the rate things are going... or maybe even never... T.T), but i would wish for EVERYONE possible to show up this time around, giving priority for those who've been missing the "mini-reu's" we've been havin in (mid-valley) KL. Trouble is, i need to set a clear date and time line for us, especially since college/work/camps/wadeva might be in the way. Can all of us reply ASAP to my email (kltomato@hotmail.com), indicating when we are free during dat time? location, length and tentative programme unset yet. Suggestions welcome... =)

Tim

Ps: some of u would hav recieved a similiar email. ignore the double, er... spam.

Hey ya'll!!!!!!!
Happy New Year!!!
May this year be a year that all of you will grow closer to God, experience him in a deeper way!
May God's blessings continue to shower upon everyone's life.
Continue to be the salt and light of the world for God's name
Shine for Him and let God to use you.

Ho ho ho ho!

MERRY CHRISTMAS DEAR JSERS!

*Lotsa virtual hugs*

Hahahahahaha :D

Have a meaningful, wonderful time!

When is the next reunion?
As i have not get a chance to meet many of you.
Hopefully someone will have an idea soon!!!!
=)

coolest EVER

Alfred's update!

Hey guys! Its been a really really long time since I last saw u guys. Currently im having my final year exams and its quite tough! Had been quite busy for these past few week and I really really hope that i will be able to go down to KL on the 21st Nov. God Bless!

MIKE’S STORY

i went to the clinic today to pull out a toe nail. 3 injections of anaesthetic.  now , have a bandage. haha. finals around the corner. anyways, END YEAR ROAD TRIP! not PANGKOR this time. actually, i dont mind going back there haha

PURPLE!!!!!

MSN article i crashed into when i signed out of hotmail. especially for the girls. And Jun Arn.

http://lifestyle.malaysia.msn.com/Fashion/photos.aspx?cp-documentid=3639916

Have a nice day!

-Tim

Jun Arn's update..

I'm lazy to type so many things here.. But by chance if any of u ppl read this blog and want to see my updates, here it is:

http://junarn.blogspot.com/

God bless. :)

sarah's update :)

Hi all :) Hope you guys are well. Just thought I'd give you guys an update as to what I'm up to now. Got back my trials results a couple a days back. Let's just say I have a lot of bucking up to do. My finals are from 2-11 November, so I've only a solid month left to study my butt off. :S Anyway, guess you guys are prolly all busy busy towards the end of the year with exams and all, so ALL THE BEST! God bless you all.

CPR?

Its useless stone.. the heart beat is already flat.. i'm so sorry, but its the best the doctors could do.. do u believe in miracles?

Dots....

Emergency!!! Somebody get the ambulance!!! Somebody do a CPR!!!
-------After 6 hours---------
Doctor :"It's condition is now stable......................."

The blog is alive!!!! Keep it alive!!!!

DEAD

I officially declare this blog DEAD!!

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Blog Closed

An explanation

JS ended seven months ago.

Yes, but our relationships didn’t end there. Or, at least I hope so. While it is hard to have long-distance relationships (seeing as we’re scattered from Alor Setar all the way to Labuan) I do try to do all I can to meet up, see all of you guys again, so long as I am able to.

I guess I didn’t try hard enough the last time round.

Well, here’s a lowdown on what should have happened on that day.

Classes were supposed to end at 10.15, I’d get on a train (STAR LRT) from Sri Petaling to Bandar Tasik Selatan, then switch to KTM, alighting at the Midvalley station. And then I would have plenty of time to spend with whoever was at Midvalley, before catching a train back to campus for Finale Night.

At least, that was the plan.

Here’s what actually happened that day.

Classes ended at 10.15, just as the timetable said they would. We don’t have much choice, actually; Semester 2 students use the same room Semester 1 students use at 10.30, so the lectures have to end on time.

However, after lectures, my orientation group discovered that we had yet to finish our signature hunt. So we did the Malaysian thing and did it at the last minute, as the paperwork was due at 2 pm, and it was apparently worth a lot of marks.

After following my group around and doing my fair share of stupid things for the day, I was then faced with a choice as to whether I should go for CF or join you guys at Midvalley. There was, of course, the fact that I had said I was going, but then again, there was CF, it shouldn’t take too long, bla bla bla….

For reasons not completely known to man, but known (at least in part) to men, I went for CF. I did, in the end, give Jun Arn some notice as to me not going, but I guess I should have given more advance notice.

Well, if I could pull of binary fission, I would have. I did say I was going, and if I could have gone, I would have. But as I had activities going on in campus at the same time, and the fact that once everything was said and done, I didn’t have enough time to go down to Midvalley and hang out with you guys (plus the fact that KTM is super slow), I didn’t go.

So I’m saying sorry (a long overdue one, I know).

Don’t get me wrong; if another chance arises, I will try my best to go… I don’t FFK people, and this would be one of the exceptions to the rule. Just that this time, I overextended myself.

I’ll try to be at fewer places at the same time in the future.

Caught in the arms of grace

Been thinking alot about accepting people lately.

Wait, what does accepting people come about grace?

Simple. Will explain as i go, but let's start this properly. (this is a serious seriously long post. you were warned)

Everyone hates rejection. Let's face it, we are all made as social creatures. Introverts and Extroverts alike, are affected by (the lack of) human touch. Being lonely sucks, especially in the stormy patch we all will very soon graduate from - adolecence.

Conversely, being in a clique of friends is awesome. Having a friend (or two) to go thru thick and thin helps survival. Having a few crazy ones, is one of the best things in life. Like it or not, we cannot isolate ourselves from the world. That was one of the reason (among others) why JS (or YQ, YLDP or any other great programme) rocked.

However.

Rejection happens when something alien to the individual is made known and the person reacts in a negative manner to the situation presented. Uncomfortable reactions. A big stare. Ugly words. Isolation. There are many ways to express rejection.

And like it or not, we would have rejected somebody, knowingly or not, in our life. And here is where i'm getting at.

You see, we fellow Christians are supposed to be 'the light to the world'. But to reject someone who needed acceptance from you is no good testimony, even to fellow believers. Maybe the person seemed wierd or scary, but it is defitnately not what Christ commanded us to do. He said "Go and make disiples of ALL nations..." (Matt 28.19) and "you will be my witnesses in...to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1.8). And we all know, that the best way to share the gospel is to be a good witness/testimony. And like it or not, rejecting people because of various reason is no Christian value.

Sure, we all know that, but where is the actual problem?

How about how we respond to people of other 'inferior' races, religious background, political royalties, state of origin, or even... controversial people/people with controversial practices, for example, "people like us"??? (PLU, if u dunno, search definition up on Wiki)

The gospel is for everyone. We as comfy Christians are too comfy being in our 'self-righteous bubble'. I may speak harsh words, but face it - it's harsher for those who are the 'reject victims'. And what i feel is that we are losing many souls, even those backsliding, solely because of this reason. Why? For that, we need to ponder. Even if it is not you, don't you feel you should make sure the people you influence are not so, either?

Besides, even if we are facing something the Bible speak against, we can accept the individual but not his/her actions, right? If not, how on earth do we change the world?

This is, of course, easier said than done, though. And that is where we need grace more than anything else in this world. We need it so much that it has to overflow from our lives into these people whom God yearns to bring back into His fold. We sing Hosanna, but our heart needs to be BROKEN first. And that, needs divine intervention.

If not, something like this might repeat... Here's a snippet from the pages of History... (edit: mind you, i find this thoughts sobering also...)

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Mahatma Gandhi is one of the most respected leaders of modern history. A Hindu, Ghandi nevertheless admired Jesus and often quoted from the Sermon on the Mount. Once when the missionary E. Stanley Jones met with Ghandi he asked him, "Mr. Ghandi, though you quote the words of Christ often, why is that you appear to so adamantly reject becoming his follower?"

Ghandi replied, "Oh, I don't reject your Christ. I love your Christ. It's just that so many of you Christians are so unlike your Christ."

Apparently Ghandi's rejection of Christianity grew out of an incident that happened when he was a young man practising law in South Africa. He had become attracted to the Christian faith, had studied the Bible and the teachings of Jesus, and was seriously exploring becoming a Christian. And so he decided to attend a church service. As he came up the steps of the large church where he intended to go, a white South African elder of the church barred his way at the door. "Where do you think you're going, kaffir?" the man asked Ghandi in a belligerent tone of voice.

Ghandi replied, "I'd like to attend worship here."

The church elder snarled at him, "There's no room for kaffirs in this church. Get out of here or I'll have my assistants throw you down the steps."

From that moment, Ghandi said, he decided to adopt what good he found in Christianity, but would never again consider becoming a Christian if it meant being part of the church.

How we treat those others tells people MORE about what we believe, and what following Jesus means to us, than all the fine sermons we deliver.

Article taken from John Mark Ministries, http://jmm.aaa.net.au/articles/552.htm.

2ND TIME POSTING!!! REPLY!!!

Hey everyone, how are u guys doing lately? How's your walk with the Lord? As for me, I'm quite busy now because of projects, assignments, and homework everyday. And I'm not doing so well in my studies cause i slacked too much in the 1st term. Lol. So please pray for my studies, my walk with the lord, and other things that you guys want to pray for me. =) I'm really looking forward to the holidays which starts on the 31st of August. Merdeka! And my holidays will last for 7 weeks. Woohoo! Cool right? So long. I'll let you people know when I'll be coming back as soon as I've planned it. Swt. More planning to do. So PLEASE tell me when your holidays are as soon as possible, or give me a copy of your timetable, so that I can plan when to go to KL (since quite a few of you all are there). I guess you guys know how much planning this takes based on the last time I went to KL to meet you all. So, much cooperation is appriciated. Anyway, lets keep this blog updated and active. I know all of us are busy with college, work, and other stuff. But lets continue to keep in touch through this blog. =) Lets continue to keep each other in prayer too. If there anyone has any prayer request, feel free to share here so that we can pray for you! Miss you people so much. God bless you all! See you soon!

Something from My Mind - Kids

At church, there are lots of kids.
Kids are playful.
This morning before church school started I saw 3 kids bullying a kid.
Three against one.
They kept hitting him and running away.
The kid remained quite calm, but I can see he's aggravated too.
If I am not a good boy I would knock their heads together.
When church school started i can see that his arms are all red.
And there's this kid who can't stay still.
My mom have to always drag him around.
And there's another kid.
He's intelligent, and he's eager for attention.
Now he's graduated and he attends MYF.
He's somehow weird, opposite of me.
And his peers of the same age despise him.
They will jeer at him.
Bully him.
And during church school time they won't play with him.
At MYF he's very eager to show that he knows things. He wants attention.
Well, he's a nice kid. But he's kind of alone.
I'll move on to another kid.
A small kid this time.
A small kid who will just come to me and "play" with me whenever she sees me.
And I'm not a very "kid" person.
It's amazing how kids are innocent and they don't care who you are.
Now that I'm not a kid anymore, I sometimes missed my younger days.( not that I'm old, but I have my younger days )
Right now I can't relax in peace.
There are always unwanted things on my mind.
But if I ignore them something bad will happen.
Such as not studying etc etc.
As a kid I never cared about these things.
Last time I could read books as much as I wanted.
Now, if I were to read a long book, I might forget everything.
I might even lack sleep.
It's been a long time since I really read a book.
And there's the future to think about.
When I was a kid I seldom think about the future.
Or should I say never.
If it were to be put into an equation, where x = thoughts about the future, I would say x = o.1^infinity.
In case you don't know the value it's very small.
I think I deviated from half the topic.
So, back to topic, I think kids are nice, good, and whatever words in the dictionary which have similar meaning to good and nice.
So, be nice to kids, don't knock their heads together.

Matthew 18:3 And He said:"I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."
Kids are innocent, pure and simple minded. When they believe in something they believe will all their heart. But as we grow older, our minds develops and we think more. We will start to doubt God.
This is something somebody at sometime told me:
"Faith is believing without any doubts. We have faith in a chair. We have faith that the chair would support our weight when we sit on it. We don't think twice when sitting on a chair." ( I rephrased the sentence, I was quite a long time ago )
In my opinion, that's the kind of faith a child has. God wants us to have that kind of faith. Do we have faith like a kid? Do we believe in God like we have faith in a chair?

UNCLE SAM WANTS YOU!

 

 

haha, well the other day in college there was some photo thingy. take a photo with some printer. so today in applics class, mei yee was going on facebook with ipod. then suddenly she says im there. haha. true enough. its this competition la. so anyways, if i win i get a laptop, top 3 gets some handheld printer. haha. so…

 

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TUCSG - July

The TRAC Uni-College Students Gathering for the month of July will be on the 31st at TRAC HQ, at half past seven. For those of you who will be in Klang Valley and are free on Friday nights, you can go and have a time of fellowship with some of the other tertiary education students from TRAC churches.

Tell ACQ via e-mail if you're going.

Hey people!! Please read this!!

Hey everyone, how are u guys doing lately? How's your walk with the Lord? As for me, I'm quite busy now because of projects, assignments, and homework everyday. And I'm not doing so well in my studies cause i slacked too much in the 1st term. Lol. So please pray for my studies, my walk with the lord, and other things that you guys want to pray for me. =) I'm really looking forward to the holidays which starts on the 31st of August. Merdeka! And my holidays will last for 7 weeks. Woohoo! Cool right? So long. I'll let you people know when I'll be coming back as soon as I've planned it. Swt. More planning to do. So PLEASE tell me when your holidays are as soon as possible, or give me a copy of your timetable, so that I can plan when to go to KL (since quite a few of you all are there). I guess you guys know how much planning this takes based on the last time I went to KL to meet you all. So, much cooperation is appriciated. Anyway, lets keep this blog updated and active. I know all of us are busy with college, work, and other stuff. But lets continue to keep in touch through this blog. =) Lets continue to keep each other in prayer too. If there anyone has any prayer request, feel free to share here so that we can pray for you! Miss you people so much. God bless you all! See you soon!

BUSY

Since no one is updating, i'll spam.

Just came back from a prayer meeting. Made a fool of myself cause i cried while we were praying for each other. Not the first but not where i wanted it to happen. I guess this is the way God works.

Not knowing about you guys, I noticed that i drifted away quite a bit since JS n MYPC soon after. Despite the repeated times God used people and situations to warn me about who's Boss, i sort of totally forgot about him. Even though i prayed, i served, i led, i talked about Him, i was just being too damn busy to even remember my time with him (i.e.: QT and devotion). I started feeling wierd on why i'm just so damn worn out particularly after serving... Not to say i wasn't working in the Spirit, it was just that i wasn't relying completely on big F.

My pastor (Rev. Yew to you guys) mentioned the phrase Being Under Satan's Yoke (BUSY). I pondered and pondered and more and more i realized that being too busy is precisely Satan's stronghold, even in church as we do not have time for sprititually charging disipline essentials, namely both the abovementioned QT and devotion/scriptural meditation. Example (hopefully Austin doesn't see this... :-p), the assignment to us guys to complete the whole NT (anyone not done yet, like me...?).

Another thing i've noticed is how the relationship between small f influenes the big F. My spiritual life (when active) is on different planes differing when the earthly relationship (which as you all should know by now, is 'good') differs. Not only different levels, but different approaches and even different impacts are observed. And in fact, the way i act (in terms of mood, especially) to others and in work also differs. As such, it's a daily struggle for me to maintain consistency or to sustain improvement in any form, either physical, mental or spiritual.

And this brings me to the biggest problem of them all to me. The torment of temptation and the feeling of worthlessness plus the haunts of the past many times weigh me down and hinders me. It's not that i like the sins i usually commit, i loathe it as it is uncontrollable and very impulsive in nature, other than the fact that it's wrong and it displeases God. As work start bearing down my back, it gets worse and worse and i confess, i'm addicted to some old habits. Plus, the temptation to enter 'life in the fast lane" lurks now everywhere around me. And this is what i want to close in request.

Guys, (if you read this even) please continue to uphold each other in prayer, in love and encouragment. Keep in touch as hard as you can, and keep tabs on each other. Most importantly, make sure you keep yourself in getting too busy as being too busy will mean B.U.S.Y. As we keep our eyes focussed on Him, we can be rest assurred that He has plans to prosper and not to harm, and also He makes life easier so long as we trust completely on Him. Also, if you have a problem, particularly an achillies' heel like mine, which causes you to keep falling into sin or to dabble in wrong things, get help, or it'll become like my case, a consuming thing that mutates you, quite literally, into a monster. Do pray for me, even more so as i'm serving more and more in youth and church. Especially for spiritual protection. Thank you all for reading this.

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!

JS Reu 2 photo's from yours truly. Limited number. For more, ask Ming Han... ;-)



Not edited whatsoeva... After following the link, click on the thumbs to see and download the fullsize (in 2MP!!!) some included were bored pictures while waiting for the stupid KTM. Enjoy!!!

Edited: Noticed that the photo's are not of superior quality... Well, from a camera phone without photoshop, this is what you expect... Sorry for the limited number of photos as i didn't took much (this is all that i have)

Sheng Yong's Brithday

I know this is one day late, but...

HAPPY EIGHTEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blessed 18th Rosheen!!!!!

Please don't do anything silly although it's a legal age.
He he!!!

=)

Anyway God bless you!!!
Sorry didn't get any present for you.

Prayer Request

2 prayer items.

1. Do pray for me and Rosh in regards to our families as we are trying our best to improve our relationship with our other family members, in particular, our parents (i know many would be nodding your head to this). Also, pray for our MYFs as we are pushing forward some reforms and refreshing to revive and improve our respective youth groups in the limited time we have in the limited capacity we have. Do keep us in prayer as being a leader can be tough.

2. Sibu's now in Labuan studying Matriculation. Do keep him in your prayers as he tries to adjust to the new enviroment (particularly living in a hostel). Let it be that the little lamp that Sibu brings into the new enviroment will be a great testimony to the non-believers that are there. Also pray for his spritual protection.

That's all from me for now. Now, WHEN IS THE REUNION FINALLY GOING TO OCCUR??????

Lessons Forgotten

Yesterday during church service I remembered something we learned during JS.
At home, I find it difficult to focus on God, even remembering that God exist is also difficult for me. But at church it is totally different. I can think of a few reasons for this.
Firstly is the surroundings. At church, everything is about God, from the start of the service to the end. I call this the "Influence Reason". I know it's a lame name.
Secondly is what we learned at JS, is that the powers of Satan differs geographically(is that the right term?). Right beside my residential area(or taman, which is only a street with 20 houses) and not more than 100 m or so from my house is a Buddhist temple. Yeah. And behind my area is a river, and across it not far about 1 or 2 km is a Hindu temple. And in a 10 km radius there are (as far as I know) two Mosques and another Hindu temple. Cool right? Strongholds... Well, the church is dedicated to God, so the power of Satan in the church will a significantly less. That's what I learned.
Well, Form 6 is not bad, for now. Visit my blog for more crap talk.
Time is of the essence. I'm going to waste my time on useless things again. Bye for now.

Memmories.. =D

Some pictures I was looking at.. Brings back sweet memories.. =)


Haha.. Austin enjoying urself huh? Omg.. Lol.. Tim.. U ok? xD



Uncle Herbie!! Feeling young again? Haha.. Or r u alwiz young?



Haha.. F4? So cool..



The guys..



The girls..



The group..

Wonderful memories. I'll cherish these memories forever. Thanks to all of you people. Hope to keep in touch with you guys. See ya all soon. Best wishes!! =D

Hey people
If some of you know
Mr Ling Hwa Wei is going for matriculation tomorrow.
He will be starting classes next monday.
Do commit him into your prayers that God will bless him and protect him wherever he goes.
Thanks!!!!!

A Testimony

FYI, this is posted NOT because nobody is posting, ok, it's caused by MYF Sunday @ my church today.

Preparing for my MYF Sunday is a very nervous event for me for many reasons, first, it's because i am a committee member. Second, the commitment of MYF taking over an entire worship service (including preaching which was by our MYF president Andrew Wong), particularly roles which you have not taken before/not used to taking, is simply nerve-wrecking. With addition to that, the amount of guest we expected from SOOOOO many churches - there were 70+ guest -, and most importantly, number 3, my worry of committment as our members are few and committment little.

That aside, we have marked the MYF sunday to be an important event because from the second we are officially installed as committee (me being one of them), we have to put up official restructuring and reviving of our once vibrant youth. This is because due to various reasons and situations, our youth has shrunk considerbaly in size, physically - about 50 odd to 10 plus in 5 years -, and perhaps even spritually. Basically, i have a huge job up my hands. And that is a heavy burden.

However, God is a gracious God, and He makes sure our burden is never too much to bear. Besides, He did say 'cast our burdens', right???

So that was what He did.

I never saw a form of committment so sincere and desperate FOR GOD in MYF before in the run-up to this Sunday. Plus, He even sent encouragement to many of us, particularly me as a worship leader, even last minute (and most meaningful ones) in the form of Micheal Sam - thanks bro!-. And that is not all.

We had a mini-run through of the service yesterday, plus a second worship practice, given that we were all new in our various jobs. So we practiced and had a kick out of it, because we were almost literally falling onto each other. Then something bad struck - i started having a funny feeling up in my throat. Suddenly talking seemed so strainful - i started sounding like Jun Arn (i meant the 'what?!!!' kind of ter-pitched) on the way back after practice. It hurt on the climb up the stairs. And when i lay down on the bed to sleep, i tried to call my mom who was outside, but the voice was totally, GONE.

The night was agony because i was sick with worry. Nevertheless, i committed it to God, and went to sleep nervous. I had lots of sinus at night, almost had an asthma attack, woke up, went to church with just barely enough voice, struggled to the final run-through (i masked it though), but somehow as i was running through just the verse of Running After You, the voice started coming back, and during the pre-service prayer, total restoration. I went through leading the worship without a single problem with my voice, whatsoever. To make things better, as i started worship leading, i was filled with a kind of wierd burning feeling. I can only conclude it is the filling of the Holy Spirit as i have never felt it before.

And to make things better, Sheng Yong gave me a testmimony regarding his father. The people were moved in those few minutes, the installation was funny and meaningful, and Andrew's sermon - wow. Relying on God is sooooo good.

So what can i say? Glory to God!

MYPG Information

http://mypg.wordpress.com/

Is this forgotten???

Michael Sam Jun Ming

Tomorrow is Michael's Birthday (I think).
Happy Birthday Michael!!! God bless you as you reach the legal age of 18!!
Don't do anything bad ya!

Reminder

Guys next time before any of you talk nonsense please remember that Kedah have weekends on Friday and Saturday, do kindly remember at all times thank you very much.

Grace Methodist Church, Sentul - MYF Sunday

This notice is for all KL/PJ-ians and for those who happen to drop by/so free can specially come/currently residing in KL or PJ... (so is d one below, i presume)

My church MYF is having a special MYF sunday this May 17. (it's a rearranged sunday worship service). It's 9am at Grace MC, Sentul (beside Sentul LRT station). Food, songs (many), testimonies, a hot sermon (s'baners n KLians, i take u kno tat who am i implicating???), an a installation of the new MYF committee. My church's MYF will be taking charge of the WHOLE service. All are cordially invited. Do be warned that the church's gonna be packed and we need to confirm food so those who are coming plz confirm via sms/email to me or andrew wong. Thanks. Do spread tis 2 ur church MYF if u r from KL/Selangor district.

Tim

 

Dear Friends!!

Hello everyone!! Keeping well? Some I heard having exams and some on semester break! I pray that all of you are well in the Lord!! =)

Our TUCSG is coming soon again!! A time to catch up with one another!! A time to pray for one another too!! A time to take a break from all the hectic schedule of studies!! A time to connect with 'old' and 'new' friends! A time of sharing laughter! A time of sharing tears? A time to be warmed by God's love and providence.....

Venue   :     TRAC HQ

Time         :     7.30 pm

Date        :      29th May 2009

Happening :     "An Evening with Uncle Herbie"

NECF Prayer Week

NECF Prayer Week - Concern for Recent Development in the Nation

March 1 to 8, 2009

NECF MALAYSIA has called on all member churches to hold round the clock prayer and prayer services for the nation come 1 to 8 March 2008. This call is made in view of recent developments since the beginning of the year that brought attention and caused great concern for the Christian church and community. Some matters of concern are:-

* On 30/12/08, the Utusan Malaysia reported a statement by Minister in the Prime Minister' Department, Datuk Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi that the Bible cannot be translated into Bahasa Malaysia. The Daily quoted the Minister as saying, "the government will hinder any effort whatsoever to spread Christianity including the translation of the Bible into Bahasa Malaysia that is intended to confuse the Muslims in this country".
* Also, on the same day, the Home Ministry approved the publication’s annual printing permit with several conditions, one of which is to cease publication of the Herald in Bahasa Malaysia until the court decides on its move to seek a declaratory relief that it is entitled to use the word "Allah". Subsequently, it has been reported that the Home Ministry had never prohibited the use of Bahasa Malaysia in the The Herald but only against the use of the word 'Allah' to refer to God
* The statement by Datuk Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to the Mingguan Malaysia (reported by The Straits Times, 2 February 2009) that a small group of non-Muslim leaders was trying to question the position of Islam in Malaysia has brought about concerns to Christians.
* The warning issued by the Minister saying "Don't play with fire and challenge the Muslims. We are willing to do anything to protect our religion" is also unwarranted and uncalled for (see link above).
* The economic downturn and unemployment rate projected to hit 6% with more than 660,000 expected to lose their jobs through the year (NST, 30 Jan, 2009).
* The political situation in the state of Perak and subsequent events that transpired.



NECF Malaysia deemed it urgent and necessary to mobilize all churches and Christians to turn to our God and seek his intervention for the welfare and well being of the nation and urged all member churches to hold the following:-

* Organised round the clock prayer moments in which your congregation may participate in prayer
* Organised special prayer service so that the collective congregation may collective come together to pray for the nation
* Avail yourselves to be present and participate in specially organized prayer service around designated churches praying for the nation on the 8th of March. Details will be posted in the website.



We believe our struggle is not merely against flesh and blood but against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms and that the Lord of heaven will hear the prayers of the righteous. We want to pray for the Lord’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven. (Eph.6:12; Matt.6:10)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PRAISE!

hope you find worship :p

Response

Hey. Tim here.

Seriously, thanks a lot for your b'day wishes. It made my otherwise plain day very, very happening. I'll keep it in my heart for the times, years, and perhaps my lifetime to come. Honestly, i've never had such a happening b'day. And that's inclusive of last minute butt-numbing work. It was truely amazing.

Just a note, a personal email will be sent from me to most JS 2009-ers very, very soon. It'll contain alot of PnC information that is to be shared exclusively with only you. It also contains information that is gonna be potentially destructive to many parties if handled the wrong way. So, when you recieve it (my best guess, given my suddenly hectic schedule, by the end of this week), PLEASE do not, at all, spill the beans to anyone outside the JS '09 circle (including the counsellors). And please do be weary of your surroundings if you do talk about this to other JS '09 mates, as i do not want this precious information to be overheard by accident to others in anyway as it (i know i'm repeating this) might outright destroy the life of many individual and parties. Relax as it regards something i have wanted to share with all of you people to encourage and edify as that is my best interest. Thank you once again for your birthday wishes and prayer. I was truely blessed.

Sincerely,
Timothy (middle name Ignatius) Lewis
a.k.a TOMATO!!!!

Tomorrow is someone's birthday!!!
Blessed birthday to Timothy Lewis!!!!
Have a wonderful time being 18,legal age
So continue to shine for God in whatever you do!!
May God be with you always and enjoy your day.

A Story

She jumped up as soon as she saw the surgeon come out of the operating room. She said: 'How is my little boy? Is he going to be all right? When can I see him?' The surgeon said, 'I'm sorry. We did all we could, but your boy didn't make it.' Sally said, 'Why do little children get cancer? Doesn't God care any more? Where were you, God, when my son needed you?' The surgeon asked, 'Would you like some time alone with your son? One of the nurses will be out in a few minutes, before he's transported to the university.' Sally asked the nurse to stay with her while she said good bye to son. She ran her fingers lovingly through his thick red curly hair. 'Would you like a lock of his hair?' the nurse asked. Sally nodded yes. The nurse cut a lock of the boy's hair, put it in a plastic bag and handed it to Sal ly. The mother said, 'It was Jimmy's idea to donate his body to the University for Study. He said it might help somebody else. 'I said no at first, but Jimmy said, ' Mom , I won't be using it after I die. Maybe it will help some other little boy spend one more day with his Mom .' She went on, 'My Jimmy had a heart of gold. Always thinking of someone else. Always wanting to help others if he could.' Sally walked out of Children's Mercy Hospital for the last time, after spending most of the last six months there. She put the bag with Jimmy's belongings on the seat beside her in the car. The drive home was difficult. It was even harder to enter the empty house. She carried Jimmy's belongings, and the plastic bag with the lock of his hair to her son's room. She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room exactly where he had always kept them. She lay down across his bed and, hugging his pillow, cried herself to sleep. It was around midnight when Sally awoke. Lying beside her on the bed was a folded letter. The letter said: 'Dear20Mom , I know you're going to miss me; but don't think that I will ever forget you, or stop loving you, just 'cause I'm not around to say 'I Love You'. I will always love you, Mom , even more with each day. Someday we will see each other again. Until then, if you want to adopt a little boy so you won't be so lonely, that's okay with me. He can have my room and old stuff to play with. But, if you decide to get a girl instead, she probably wouldn't like the same things us boys do. You'll have to buy her dolls and stuff girls like, you know. Don't be s ad thinking about me. This really is a neat place. Grandma and Grandpa met me as soon as I got here and showed me around some, but it will take a long time to see everything. The angels are so cool. I love to watch them fly. And, you know what? Jesus doesn't look like any of his pictures. Yet, when I saw Him, I knew it was Him. Jesus himself took me to see GOD! And guess what, Mom ? I got to sit on God's knee and talk to Him, like I was somebody important. That's when I told Him that I wanted to write you a letter, to tell you good bye and everything. But I already knew that wasn't allowed. Well, you know what Mom ? God handed me some paper and His own personal pen to write you this letter I think Gabriel is the name of the angel who is going to drop this letter off to you. God said for me t o gi ve you the answer to one of the questions you asked Him 'where was He when I needed him?' 'God said He was in the same place with me, as when His son Jesus was on the cross. He was right there, as He always is with all His children. Oh, by the way, Mom , no one else can see what I've written except you. To everyone else this is just a blank piece of paper. Isn't that cool? I have to give God His pen back now He needs it to write some more names in the Book of Life. Tonight I get to sit at the table with Jesus for supper. I'm sure the food will be great. Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. I don't hurt anymore the cancer is all gone.. I'm glad because I couldn't stand that pain anymore and God couldn't stand to see me hurt so much, either. That's when He sent The Angel of Mercy to come get me. The Angel said I was a Special Delivery! How about that? Signed with Love from God, Jesus & Me.