The most precious 5 days: I've made up my mind over my career path! I will take up Social Sciences in Hong Kong! (If results permit). Reason? Because it's one of my favourite choices (like DUH!) and it is very meaningful because the job scope allows me to help and touch alot of people! Especially in Hong Kong where such help is needed. And where did I get this inspiration? From Him. (read on..) Five days,is just like going to work for many people. But these 5 days was a spiritual awakening for the campers at the YMPACT 13th Crossing. One of the most inspiring passages was: Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the desert and speak tenderly to her- Hosea 2:14 Obviously the desert is a harsh environment. So what does this mean? When He wants to speak to you, he will 'allure' you to a quiet or hardship where you will grow closer to Him. Thinking back, NS is the desert that He 'allured'..or should I say force? Since we guys don;t have a choice. But none the less this period of hardship brought me the sudden realisation that I had been drifting further away from him and that it's time that I go back to him where he will 'speak tenderly to me'. So this 2 years is not wasted. Even though I learnt practically nothing out of NS (other than lots of vices like back stabbing..and more back stabbing?) I was brought back to Him through the hardship and he has made me mature through the ordeal. Then there was this game that really touched me. It was a maze with 2 point whereby my team members (all blindfolded) had to pick up something and walk back to the finish point. And I was 'volunteered' to be the leader to shout out directions to the group on where to turn, which direction to walk and so on. Sounds easy? There's a catch. There's also another team doing the maze at the same time so you need to compete in volume with another person. And the facilitators will distract your team members by shouting wrong orders,pouring water, ice,tickling stuff at them. This game reminded me of how it feels to be God. the role I played was actually God, who is guiding us( my team members) through our lives. The distractions are the many temptations that lie around us and the water and ice are the so called 'punishments' that people suffer. It was very difficult for them to hear me because of all the noise and distractions but we ultimatley completed the course. What really made me feel bad was that all my team members got wet when I was dry and screaming my lungs out. So in the end I volunteered to get water on myself =( This game also explained why sometimes out prayers are not answered: there's just too many noise ( distractions, temptations) that block out God's voice and his answers. Take time to 'go to the desert', in this case somewhere quiet and pray. You might as well get the answers. I would like to thankmy group for their support and fellowship throughout the camp. Especially to Joel, who broke the ice with his funny pranks and lame jokes. Without him, our group would not have been so bonded. Thankyou Rachel for being the 'teacher' of the group and leading us through the lessons. Thankyou Daniel for helping me especially when I'm away helping 'casualties'. And where do such great people come from? They're gifts from God! Be it whether these friends are Christian or not, they are still gifts from him. Just look at this group of jokers: not all of them are Christians but they hold a special place in my heart. Without them my youth would have lost alot of colour. This brings me to my next subject: testimony. Alot of Christians claim they have miraculous experiences with God. They've underwent extreme transformations to their lives. However, do all Christians undergo such dramatic lives? Ofcourse not! The best testimony to the greatness of God is the fact that all of us are happily living in peace and having enough to clothe and eat! Or for the friends around me, the fact that they've survived all the way up to A levels and University when so many others have failed. So the miracle of God, or your testimony is that simple! Love the friends and people around you! You are already doing a great job! =)
