
Thursday, November 27, 2008
The Hectic-ness.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Worship.

Fairy Tale.

Sunday, November 2, 2008
21.

Thursday, October 30, 2008
Sawadeekrap.
The van ride didn't took that long and we unloaded the huge number of luggage at the hotel or should I say motel where we stayed at for almost 8 days. It looks nice with proper bed and bathroom. There's air conditioning as well. So no torture in sleeping on wooden planks etc. After putting down our luggage, we gathered and headed to Agape Home. Where we are going to minister and mingle around with the children that are there in the home. Currently there's 50 plus children and only 4 workers which includes Ps Cheah as well. So probably you can see or imagine how hard work it is. Age is about 3 the youngest till 18 the oldest. Mostly are orphans where some have quite a dark or sad past or history. When we arrived there almost everyone greeted us with the traditional Thai greeting where the hands are clasped together and put below the chin. So straight away we, the team went to get to know the children. Played badminton with them while some see what they have in their store since we're going to cook dinner for them. They had long beans so we cooked long beans from them. After eating we mingled with the children and headed back to rest and prepare for the next day. For the next few days we cooked lunch and dinner for the children. Uncle Poy Sin was the cook for the mission trip so all the meals were cooked by him and were greatly appreciated and enjoyed by the children and also us, the mission team as well.Next day is where the lessons started which went on for about four days or so. Each team member taking turns to teach on various topics. Some taught in the morning while some took the night session. For me I taught at the night, which is the evening session. And taught about "Hearing the voice of God". It was quite a nice lesson to teach on as I use my dad's illustration on the three beacon lights and i used the candles as a tool to illustrate the story. We covered topics like "The Father Hart of God", "Tree of Life" and so on. During the first lesson while Lisa was teaching I followed for marketing and went to various places buying the necessities for the kitchen and not leaving the food, meat, vegetables. About 60 plus of us in total and you can imagine how big amount of food we have to buy. The place we buy which is called "Big C" certainly had a high profit for a few days since we bought quite a lot of pork and things from them. Carrying them was quite an effort at least it's like some exercise I'd say. In this trip I really cut out the shyness I have and just have fun along with the children dancing along with them with the action songs and making it funny most of the times. Oh well, at least I'm doing for God and not unto men.
I forgot to mention that the ration of girls are higher than boys in the home. So the boys there are kinda shy and would not speak that much. But as we get to know them they would speak up more a little. The kitchen only have one stove and it's relatively quite okay in terms of space is concerned. So this is the place where 50 plus mouths are to be fed everyday. If they go to school only dinner is cooked. I think probably breakfast as well. This home had gone through a lot. Ups and downs and some children who are the long experienced the pain they went through. Not an easy one really. So along the trip we did visit the that massage which was quite a torture for me since I'm all bones and less flesh. Went to the night market as well, tasted fried crickets and silk worms. One day we have a cleaning up session where we cleared up those wheats, grass, while the girls learn how to bake and the older guys did the cementing for the soon to be fish pond. Cementing is not one easy job. The others would surely agree on that as it requires skills to do so.
Saw two bunnies there at the home, the brown one was pretty cute but unfortunately few days before we left it died. Don't know what was the reason though. They eat kangkung that was planted at the home everyday. Overdose of that perhaps? But then the white one is still alive. The boys had one boys time where they learnt about sex and also BGR from a married man which is none other than Patrick Lim. We had language barrier so sometimes nothing much can be done but to just draw out. You get what I mean. If want to communicate with them, for the lessons we have a translator who will do the translation if not we have to use sign language or simple English. So that was how was communicated to the children there. Quite interesting how we communicate at times and can understand each other somehow or rather. What else we did there? We did visit 7-11 very often to get chips and drinks. The 7-11 there I can say is much better than our local one. This si because over there has toast, burger, instant rice and some other instant food. Over here I think we have instant mee only.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Mission Possible

Friday, October 10, 2008
Youth Leaders Retreat
After that we got to fill up some evaluation form about youth force then got ready to go for lunch and then head towards Bayu Beach Resort to view the campsite and also to play at the beach there (which is definitely cleaner there). Previous time I wasn't there during the last youth camp as I was in the other part of the world and it was the tsunami period where it struck other Asian countries with significant damage. Anyway, the campsite looks good, with the various things they provide such as we are able to use the lighting there (colour spot lights) for free and I think there would be lights off during the worship session. Then it's going to be a fun time using the lighting system there. Yay!! But then an extra job for me. Can't wait to do that for youth camp. Ballroom's big, rooms are good shape. Now all we need is campers to fill up the place. So you know what to do, sign UP for youth camp!!
Done checking all the rooms and asking questions to the person in charge there then we had our leisure time at the beach. Some played volleyball, some even did their homework or assignments there (Which is ok but then crazy at the same time) some flew kite, some went to the sea while some just relax under the beach umbrella. Volleyball was hard to play if we were to follow strictly on the rules. It was fun afterall. Then some went for banana boat which we need to fall overboard for about three times as it's cornering and the G-force took the lead and threw as all into the sea but then of course to the shallow waters since some don't know how to swim. It was fun but at the same time my specs lens broke because of the impact when I fell into the sea. I took off by specs thinking by holding it would be okay. Didn't have the thought it would be that bad sort of impact that holding it would be disastrous. After that, being drenched went to the beach and with the sun and heat get dried up. Not very much but considerably okay then joined in for captain ball, long time didn't play that game, it was fun but at the same time crazy as the opposing team girls were crazy and they do what they can to fight for the ball and I eventually ended my self having some scratches on my legs. To Beatrice just to clarify- it's not a nice feeling as so many "heavy" people where stacking on one poor fellow below as the ball was below him (which is me). Madness I would that was.
After some time more we cleaned ourselves up and headed back to the house to bathe and then go for our bbq dinner which was good and delicious. Had really a nice meal as the food there were overwhelming that some of it were saved for next day's breakfast. Everyone enjoyed their dinner very much and had fun bbq-ing. Done with the cleaning up, everyone gathered around and had a sharing session which was good. Sharing lasted quite awhile and then off we went to bed (as usual some slept late). Next morning, this time more people slept later as mostly slept late. With blur eyes, faces some went for breakfast. Do packing of luggage to be put into the car since it was the day we all have to go back. Dreads it was. Done packing up and cleaning up, headed to our respective cars and off we go, most went to buy siew pau at another area while the car I'm in headed straight back to Cheras. Thanks for those who made this retreat possible and I bet everyone had a blast of a time there in Port Dickson. Hope next year we can go back there again. And this time perhaps can stay longer? Lolz...