i give thanks to the Lord, for the Works of His Hands for today. it was awesome. :)

we had our debut service in Darebin Centre this evening! hallelujah!

feeling a lil sleepy. so description of the day will leave to the next. (want to give it a real good justice by sharing the blessings and testimonies, which i m too sleepy to organise my thoughts now. :)) ) but rest assured, i will rest my brain and come back to this again.

though physically tired, we are all filled with joy, and peace.

i love the team. i love their spirit. i enjoy serving the Lord with each and every one of them. :) their Spirit has taught me much.

and i thank God for the presence of Pastor Wilson who shared the Word; Pastor Ian who led Holy Communion, and Pastor Mark, who shared his testimony. :)

and of cos, i always thankful to the Lord for Eric and Atom, and baby Rhema. they are just like our parents. spiritually, and even in our daily needs. and Rhema has been a bundle of joy.
"I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.." Philippians 1:3

today, i really enjoyed facilitating the praising and worshipping of the Lord today. it didnt feel like a duty or responsibility; it was a privilege to have a chance to lift our hands and voices to Him. :)

overwhelmed with Your love. thank you Lord.

slept on a few thoughts last night. and prayed on them. and prayed till i fell asleep. haha. but i felt, 'liberated' from the thoughts when i woke up. i think i have made sense of them already. praise Him. :)

i really smile at the thought of the people that He has sent to me, in this foreign land.

how He has showered and embraced me with the care, and agape through them.

thank you. i appreciate it, really do. :)

good nights.

“And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God. ” Philippians 1:9-10

amen.

random thoughts.

as i was washing up, brushing my teeth, and peering at myself in the mirror.

the literal reflection, brought me to see some areas of myself.

i was thinking.

thinking that often, i'd still choose to run away, for certain events that come into my life.

and so i ve thought that, i have stepped out of comfort zone for this running-away syndrome. that i have decreased in running away from times of uncertainty.

but i just realised, i haven't quite got it, yet.

sometimes, it could be feelings of vulnerability to circumstances. fears of being hurt.

when it should really just be, being vulnerable to Him, and Him alone. to no one else. to nothing else.

to fill and strengthen the heart up, with the love of God.

"And I pray that you... may have power... to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge..." (Ephesians 3:17b-18)

the extravagent dimensions of Jesus' Love.

praise and worship prac with dr sengloke was good. i enjoy having these times of worship.

and today was our first time having a full-fletched 6 songs in a row. but yet, i thank God that it seems that in God's realm, there seems to be this theory of "never too much". let the blessings and promises overflow! :))

it is never too many, of the praises sung to Him.

it is never too much, of the clap offerings that we give unto Him.

it is never too much, of talking to Him in prayers. and telling Him how our day was like.

it is never too much, of love to give to Him and others.

came back, had dinner. and decided to set some time to quieten down my heart. many thoughts in my head. and honestly, i don't know where to start.

so was telling God about how i feel, and about the good feels. about the tiring feels. i want His touch. and what eric shared was very true. to ask God to search our hearts and our minds and give God permission to deal with any heart issues that we may have (Psalm 26:4).

and as i worshipped with chc's online service, this song was singing out my thoughts.

when I am weak, He made me strong.

He knows my every thought, like i'm an open book.

and let my whole world fade away.

to fall at His feet,

and giving my life, wholly to Him.

Falling.

:)

Lead me in your holiness

Lead me in your righteousness

How I love You

Beautiful Saviour

When I'm weak You make me strong

Bearing my cross I carry on

How I need You

Heavenly Father

Search my heart o Lord

You know my every thought
An open book to You

I placed my all in your hands

Falling at Your feet

As my whole world fades away

Falling at your feet
Let my life be wholly thine,

Jesus

Emmanuel

Emmanuel

Abba Father, Never let me go..

- Falling; City Harvest Church

Enough

[Written by Chris Tomlin and Louie Giglio]

All of You is more than enough for

All of me for every thirst and

every need You satisfy me

with Your love

And all I have in You

Is more than enough

You are my supply

My breath of life

Still more awesome than I know

You are my reward

Worth living for

Still more awesome than I know

You're my sacrifice of greatest price

Still more awesome than I know

You're my coming King

You're everything

Still more awesome than I know

i really, really love this song. i'm so happy that i have it now.

to remind me, that in everything, He is more than enough for all of me. in everything. every single want, every single need.

it may need constant reminder, but yes, this song is good reminder. (:

good night.

today was a nice sunny day. :)

took a slow stroll down the road to northland for some grocery shopping.

and funny things happened, like how my voice cracked, and went to all kinds of pitch when i said "i'll like to have half a kg of chicken breast, please." and so the lady gave me a puzzled look. and i decided that i should summarize my sentence with this kind of voice quality. so, i pointed to the heap of chooks, and said "half kg." and ended the statement with a smile to cover up my embarrassment. haha.

was talking to liyan online as well. she is voiceless! and she will be leading prayer meet tomorrow. and how she gave thanks to the Lord, that it is a time, for her to learn to speak less (as leaders normally are excited to impart their all!), and listen more to the voice of the Lord, and from others.

we can give thanks to the Lord for everything. :)

which i thought was really true. i tried to sing to the Lord with my voice for the past hour. the remnants of the voice in my voicebox was, terrible. haha. but still, it's pleasant to the ears of the Lord!

one song, Trading My Sorrows. and yes, i am trading my sickness in Jesus name! :)

was reading this hopesg sister's blog. and as she described about Hopesg's anniversary service and JUMP (JesusUMustPraise) concert, i was inspired by the reflections of her learning. she wrote..

"attended ps Prayuth's teachings in the morning. one main thing struck my mind- the quality of a stage minister's life is so so so important. better to have one musical instrument whose musician's life is close to God than having the whole band whom players' lives are not fully for God. direct truth, yet it is real love in truth. it reminded me of my service unto God, it gotta not only be of excellent service, but also of excellent attitude and motives. my day ended with more phonecalls of coordinating the accomodation for the hope bangkok team..."

i like the part where she shared that as we offer our service to the Lord, let it be full, with a pure heart of dedicating the praise and worship to One audience.

so if there is 1 musician, let that 1 play for His Name. and so, i thank God for Dr SengLoke that has played for Darebin with all his heart; and most importantly, for the Lord so far!

God will add more of such hearts into Darebin's Worship Team, just like the city centre's, which possess many musicians who are after God's hearts!

fully for Him!

i recall learning in school some years back about the different development stages of a child. the suitable toys and games for each age group. and of how they classified "peekaboo" as a theory of 'object permanence' if i didnt remember wrong. the young ones will think you have really 'disappeared', by closing their eyes, and 're-appeared' by opening their eyes. :)

reading this poem brought back really fond memories of the usual peekaboos that i played as a child. and even the times when i was at my paediatrics placements, how we played peekaboo with the little ones. and oh how they really love it. really, their indulgence in this simple game, and the pleasure they exude during the process, catches you in all amazement.

and you will feel young, and childlike all over again. :)

peekaboo with our dear Daddy in heaven. :)

PeekABoo

"Peek A Boo - I see You."

I overheard my neighbor's child."

Peek A Boo - I love You!"

I watched and listened for awhile.

The little girl skipped down the walk,

Humming as she moved.

From time to time, I'd see her stop,

And sing her childish tune.

"Peek A Boo - I see You."
Her sweet face looked so intent.
"Peek A Boo - I love You!"

Then down the path she went.

I saw her do this several times,

Poor, lonesome child, I thought.

She only has a nursery rhyme,

To go with her on her walk.

"Peek A Boo - I see You."

She did it then once more."

Peek A Boo - I love You!"

Then I scurried out my door.

I could not stand it any longer,

What did this child see?

I hurried up and caught her,

Hoping she'd explain to me.

"Peek A Boo - I see You."

Her face buried in some Daisies.

"Peek A Boo - I love You!"

Was this child crazy?

"Honey," I called out to her,"

What are You looking at?"

(I may have to tell her mother,

And I needed all the facts.)

She gave me a vacant stare.

And said, "There's nothing's wrong!

I see Lord Jesus everywhere,

That's why I sing my song."

"Mama says He's in the flowers,

And He's in the bushes and the trees.

And He's in rainbows and in showers,

And He's even in the breeze."

"I see Him everywhere I look,

And I like to tell Him so.

You see, He's not just in The Book,

He's everywhere I go."

"Peek A Boo - I see You."

I peeked into her precious face.

"Peek A Boo - I love You!"

Then I thanked God for such grace.

- Unknown

k.i.s.s
=keep.it.sweetly.simple.

this acronym, has been with me for as long as I have served Him. was shared to me by a fellow sister. but yet, paradoxically, the longer this acronym stayed with me, the more difficult it was to fulfill it.

sometimes, human minds rationalise. human minds inject more perspectives that it should have right from the beginning.

actually, its all really simple. in His Word, He said:

To love Him, with all our hearts, soul, mind and strength.

that's really quite about it. :) i pray that i ll grow towards it.

anw, just want to thank God for preservation of my voice for the Darebin party earlier on. now i hav lost half of it already. haha. totally sound like a duck. think its some healing of throat in progress.

and talking to sis online is a very funny process. and i was thoroughly, but pleasantly surprised by her ending the msn conversation with...

Gina says:
MUACKS! bye!!

hahas! yeah a little stunner over there. my sis doesnt do that yeah. not to me at least for the past donkey years that i have lived.

o wells, absence makes the heart grows fonder yeah. now she misses me. wahahahahas.

heard patiyam, the domestic helper looking after my granny is going back home to indonesia end of september. the family's feeling a little sad to have her leave, but yeah, she has been a great help in taking care of my granny for the past half a year or so. despite not knowing her long, her diligence, laughter, and most importantly, the caring and loving heart that she has for granny, spoke volume of what a wonderful lady she has been.

sent my regards, and praying for the best for her as she reunites with her husband and son.

:)

off to rest. good nights.

just gotten an email from karryn that she will be in melbs from today till next thursday!

how wonderful!

hopefully she reaches in time that i can bring her to attend the service at melb church even. :)

and rui said she's coming in dec for christmas. and even emailed a holiday plan on behalf of the perthrians. haha! comical.

sounds cool. looks cool. :)) look forward to catch up with them.

off to sister's gathering. ps mark, eric and atom will be sharing. i believe it will be a great time listening to their sharings. :)

was thinking through of songs that embeds the meaning of friendship within. and someone's msn nick caught my eyes. -> "that's what friends are for."

hmm..thought of this song that was played in a walt disney cartoon. and i remembered i was very moved by the song.

you-tubed it to see how the original artists sang it. indeed, it was heart-felt singing. :)

so, this song's dedicated to you, you, you, or rather, youS, with a bigg 's'. the different 'youS' in my life that i really love and treasure; the 'youS' who love me, the 'youS' whom i can count on; the 'youS' who have been shining and smiling; the 'youS' who have always walked by my side, and leading me in His ways.

to youS: "I'm glad I got the chance to say, That I do believe I love you.." :)

- That's What Friends Are For

That's What Friends Are For
Performed with Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder
Written by Bacharach
Released as a UK single in 1985

And I never thought I'd feel this way
And as far as I'm concerned
I'm glad I got the chance to say
That I do believe I love you

And if I should ever go away
Well then close your eyes and try
To feel the way we do today
And then if you can remember

Keep smiling, keep shining
Knowing you can always count on me, for sure
That's what friends are for
For good times and bad times
I'll be on your side forever more
That's what friends are for

Well you came in loving me
And now there's so much more I see
And so by the way I thank you

Oh and then for the times when we're apart
Well then close your eyes and know
The words are coming from my heart
And then if you can remember...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtGF2m102Wg

Dreams are what we make them to be.
There is hope in every heartbeat.
Tiny as it seems. You're a beautiful seed.
Every hope, every power,
lies in the heart of a seed that flowers.
Intertwined all across the land.
We're all seeds in the maker's hand.

End Lyrics from Beautiful Seed by Corrinne May

beautiful song.

You are a beautiful seed in His hands. and me too. :)

the heart of seed is so important.

awaken feeling oh-so-nauseated. i so dont know why. and throat hurts overnight. that i have trouble falling asleep again at the moment. to pray for healing! amen!

yay-ness.

i was in extreme excitement when suetty passed me the card addressed to "minghu" that was stuck in the postbox. i took my stuff and ran to the mall in all eager anticipation to see what i've got!

i was so happy that i forgave the postman for mispelling my name. lucky him. haha.

as the lady passed me the package, the familiar merlion stamp on it makes me feel oh so excited!
ripped open the package, and jumped around outside the post officeee.

a card and corrinnemay's beautiful seeeeddd...

SO LOVED.

thanks so much, ace. you really know my heart. :))

the walks to school, and back home each day, has become increasingly therapeutic.

with each step taken, there's bound to be a blooming flower in sight by the roads!

and some in my backyard too!

thank God for His wonderful creation.

i recall reading in 40-day purpose-driven life, that as we appreciate His creation, we are worshipping the Lord too. :)

so let us freely enjoy the things around us, that speaks of His magnificent creations and the intricate details that He has don on them . :)

the song provoked some reminiscence.

thought through past glories, as defined by the world. some failures, as deemed by the world.

and indeed how true it is, how the trophies, can never be equivalent to the grace by which i stand in Him.

and how many times, have i directed the glory of successes to myself, and not Him.

and how many times, have i attributed the failures and weaknesses, to Him not lifting me up from the situations.

i am thankful that He has chosen to remain in me, even though many times He felt misunderstood by His people, even though many times, He could have easily felt unjustified of the circumstances thrown at Him. He doesn't need to bear those from us, and for us.

but still, because of His great Love for us, He still chose to.

thank You Father.

In Christ alone will I glory
Though I could pride myself
In battles won
For I've been blessed beyond measure
And by His strength alone, I overcome

Oh, I could stop and count successes
Like diamonds in my hands
But these trophies could not equal
To the grace, by which I stand

In Christ alone
I place my trust
And find my glory
In the power of the cross
In every victory
Let it be said of me
My source of strength
My source of hope
Is Christ alone

In Christ alone will I glory
For only by His grace
I am redeemed
And only His tender mercy
Could reach beyond my weakness
To my need

Now I seek no greater honor
Than just to know Him more
And to count my gains but losses
And to the glory of my Lord

In Christ alone
I place my trust
And find my glory
In the power of the cross

In every victory
Let it be said of me
My source of strength
My source of hope
Is Christ alone...

In Christ Alone

-Michael English

wholly yours.

and, Your love and grace is more than enough.

(:

good night.

Happy Birthday Hope Melb! Happy Birthday Hope Sing!

glimpse of what Hope Melb's like. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffersonsiow/collections/72157600002596061/
thanks to the wonderful shots of jefferson. (:

Faith Church conference has brought renewal of the soul. Faith, is a timeless topic that will be revisited again and again in our spiritual walk. But the amazing part is, the sharing will never fail to bring forth new revelation each time.

and yes, expecting a great testimony from logan for church anniversary tomorrow! about the good works that the Lord has done in Darebin pioneering! (: it shall be a powerful one when all glory goes back to Him! amen.

suetty ho is online! and feels so..weird talking to her knowing she is miles away, when her laughter is usually audible from the next room. does feel a lil strange not having her around. haha. yes, i think i am missing her, already.

and this girl has been a blessing to me in melb. as she walked into the departure gates yesterday, i was feeling a lil, strange. though she is just going to be away for only like, 4 days. (: as she went in, i smiled to myself. not cos she's gone (haha!), but thanking God profusely for the blessing that she has been in my life.

she shared excitedly about how she has told her cellgroup back home about the great and wonderful blessings that has happened in melb. praise the Lord!

and she shared that the ROM for her bro today was extremely moving. especially when her sister-in-law teared profusely when exchanging the marriage vows. suet was moved by it as well.

so asked for how's the vow like. here goes.

"I love you. You are my best friend. Today I give myself to you in marriage. I promise to encourage and inspire you, to laugh with you, and to comfort you in times of sorrow and struggle. I promise to love you in good times and in bad, when life seems easy and when it seems hard, when our love is simple, and when it is an effort. I promise to cherish you, and to always hold you in highest regard. These things I give to you today, and all the days of our life..."

suet's fav line is "when our love is simple and when it is an effort..", cos love can be trying at times, and to love till it hurts. the vow literally blew her away. (:

i like, the part where it shares that "you are my best friend". cos, it brings a full picture of, this union is not just about emotions of love and passions on high, but in all rationality and in the routines of life, i have a best friend to depend on; to share the nitty gritties, to share the mundane, to share the everydays, to share advice, to be offered a shoulder to lean on, to share my likes, to embrace my dislikes, to hear my rattlings as if it is music to the ears et cetera et cetera et cetera. Gold star best friend there yeah. haha.

and of cos, when it ended with, all the days of our life. it completed the whole vow.

bliss. (:
and a first-week-in-winter-melb photo to compliment the mention. hahas. thanks s.ho. (:

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts,

neither are your ways my ways,"

declares the LORD.

As the heavens are higher than the earth,

so are my ways higher than your ways

and my thoughts than your thoughts..."

- Isaiah 55:8-9

faith. trusting God's hand to work in a tomorrow that you cannot see.

yet. :)

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!”

Philippians 4:4

"Where does my help come from?
It cometh from the Lord
The Author of Love, and Courage and Strength
He's where my help come from

Who gives me peace within?
Peace like the still waters
The Father of Heaven and all universe
He gives me peace within

Lord of Creation
All sing Your praise
The beautiful name of
Jesus proclaimed

No one, no other
You are my all
Take me and lead me
To serve Your call

You are the Answer to life's mystery
You are the Reason that I came to be
Now with Your peace and anointing on me
Father I offer my life
Unto thee..."

- Lord of Creation

Lyrics-Crystella.