Thank God for 2008, Hello 2009

Finally i have a chance to reflect over 2008 and i will just quickly put down whatever i can remember!

1. Thank you darling Matz for accepting my engagement ring =) 2009 is going to be super exciting woot!
2. Thanks COSB and David especially for welcoming me into your fellowship. my first year here =)
3. Thanks JonW for asking me to serve in the worship team, its been great!
4. Thanks for Cambodia and all the lovely crazy passionate people that went as well as the people we met there =)
5. Thanks to the Bali trip gang (Karen, OCX, Liwen) - we should go again!
6. & the nonsense Bintan people (JonW, DanY, DanF)....jump on my bed again and i will smack you! but it was a great break!
7. love my lunch kakis too (Shawn, Sharon, XL, Wei Wen)

Alot of changes and adaptions for me to get used to in 2008, but by the grace of God i made it through =)

i think it was also the first time in my life that i ever flew so many times!

• Mumbai, India x 1
• Middle East x 2
• Bali x 1
• Cambodia x 1
• Penang x 1

1st time also that i bought a bass ever (& it was the first instrument i bought in 10 years as well!)
1st time for my mixer as well =p
1st time to Bible Camp - fun too, 1st time driving up to Malacca!
1st time to missions@Bintan
1st time with a DSLR camera
1st time receiving bonus from my company - Praise God who gives exceedingly, abundantly beyond our measure!

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Prayers

• thinking about Cambodia, i pray for that guy that we invited off the streets to the outreach event. praying for you brother, that one day when we go back, we will see you bringing other missionaries around as well!
• I pray that this would be a year where my friends in the marketplace will come to know Jesus and find the REAL thing they are searching for in life.
• Work has been great as well, God has blessed me so greatly in the marketplac, so i hope i can be a great testimony in 2009
• Pray for Matz & me too - I hope that 2009 is when we can spend more time together, just being together, but also serving together. so that we can say that "But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD" - Joshua 24:15
• Pray that we can continue to bless those around us as well
• 2009 is also when i hope to be able to spend more time with my family. never had the habit to, but i hope that this year i can do more in their lives

2nd Jan was a strange day. after having drinks with my NUS friends, i was walking to the bus-stop and i met wei, my JC friend. so i arranged lunch with him for tuesday. then i took the bus and sat down upstairs. sitting infront of me - my JC class mate! wah!
Then as i was parking the car at bishan, i met a brother from Z3! wah again!

somehow i feel that God wants me to be sensitive and look around and do what i do best - to just connect with all these people, and in faith help them step closer into the kingdom.

Lord this year 2009 is for YOU & we (I+M) pray that Your will be done, Your kingdom reign in our lives. May we hold nothing back from You & trust You in everything - knowing that You know best the road ahead =)

Back from Cambodia

wow! matz is having super fun in USA!

and i am back from cambodia! fantastic time, wonderful experience for everyone!

a bit the sianz to be back in Singapore. miss the place and people there already.

In summary it was an amazing feeling, waking up everyday, knowing that we are doing something for the Kingdom, spending time sharing His Word, being in prayer and worship.

The fellowship and unity was awesome too!

Certainly things that i hope will carry on in the days back in our sunny island! One of the best things was seeing the Lord use the younger ones specially, in greater capacity throughout the trip! wonderful to see younger people rise up and attempt bigger things for God!

Its quite a natural thing to come back on a spiritual high and then lose it after awhile....years of experiencing that tells me to expect it. but i remember what Ps Benny Ho said about being "Living Stones" - we can infect others with that same spirit, passion and excitement to serve God in bigger and greater ways!

This trip has been a great reminder to me of God's goodness and greatness and of the importance of Love & Unity in the family of God.

Back of my mind, i wonder what's next.....thinking about 2009 that's coming, even as we prepare for our wedding, i hope & pray that we (matz & me) can serve God in a greater capacity together.

I am truly thankful to have had all sorts of opportunities to serve God over the years I have followed HIM and Super Cambos will certainly stand out as a special point.

4 years ago, i went to Cambodia, i found my wife-to-be. Now, i come back with a refreshed spirit and a BIGGER view of God! I hope one day we (matz, me & all the SCs) get to go back again!

Cambodia, you are in my prayers!

USA: Dun need to jealous, i happily enjoying myself :)

Ben & Jerrys are sooooo cheap here! AHHHHHHH. I want to eat all of them :)

Buffalo is beautiful, its white white everywhere :) And Niagara falls is just majestic, an awesome awesome display of God's creation.


Isaiah is doing well in Cambodia. He says that amazing mighty things are happening to the youths there. Its just great how sometimes we meant to give... but we receive so much more isnt it? All praises to God :)

Buffalo wings to end the day :)

USA: Lovely Central Park on Saturday :)

A dream come true :) Hot dogs in central park.

Only that it was bitterly cold... but beautiful nonetheless.

Isaiah and I have this dream - to visit Central Park together one day and eat a hot dog bun. He even gave me a US $1 bill for the hotdog. One day we will :) 

We are in USA & Cambodia - Please Pray!

matz is in the U.S.A! she's having a great time there =)

i'm going to cambodia on friday! woot!

but before i go, i ask for your prayers!:

- i need to get a wavier to travel overseas cos of the traffic fine that i forgot to pay for! so i got to go down to sub courts today & ask for one! so pls pray that they approve it! if not, i can't go =(

- pray for the team as well & the people, that we can be a blessing however big or small to them!

- pray for safety

- pray for unity

keep on praying, in the Spirit for all the saint! - eph 6:18

USA: Vegas Updates

Things are GREAT! :) I love holidays and how they feel so loong and fulfilling and fun and exciting. The only drawback, i miss my family, Isaiah and my pals! I wish they could all be here with me!

It was my first time on a long flight and i must say it was great. Singapore Airlines rox! The food was good and the service not too bad. It's economy after all! But personally i am glad i paid the extra. Get peeved by bad flights easily. Jetblue from Vegas to NYC was pretty irritating though! And the new terminal 5 was so confusing for us sleep deprived babes!

Anyway, its 3am here on Monday. I betta get to sleep! Here's some pictures of Vegas which is so lovely and beautiful. I love the city and the romantic feel of the place :)

At San Francisco Airport on Transit to Las Vegas

Venetian Hotel and its replica of the Canal :)

Indoor Botanical Gardens in Bellagio Hotel. PRETTY!

Misty Rainy SUPER COLD Grand Canyon

Us @ M&Ms store inhouse cinema which we stumbled into

Ok, going to sleep now! Boston is super cold. It was 1.9degree celcius this morning! I hope we see snow!

Pray for youth camp! Expect something great to happen!