What a week!

Never have I had such a full full week since I've come back to SG. 7am mornings to 12am nights. Physically I feel really tired, spiritually I'm alive! God's doing great things. He's allowing me to get a glimpse of what He has in store in the weeks ahead and I'm excited!

Next week will be volunteering at Ahmad Ibrahim Primary Sch and Pei Tong Primary! It's gonna be like my 'probation' week haha! See if I can take the physical, emotional, mental load. I pray I can. Am beginning to think that God may really want me here. On Thurs when I came back from Touch after the loooong interview, I was reminded of a prophecy given to me about 3/4 years back by a visiting evangelist. He said he saw me touching the lives of children, running children's ministry. That point in time I was more involved in worship ministry and really didn't think much of it.

Somehow I'm putting 2 and 2 together and realizing this may be it. Still, will continue to pray and really search His heart before I become full time.

Celebrated Rong's 21st tonight after cell! She's my cellie from Trinity and is such a wonderful woman after God's heart! She just radiates such joy that the joy of the Lord really is her strength! Haha! It's really something all of us can learn to have. Well, Blessed 21st Rongrong (if you're reading this) =)

He touched me...

As interesting as the title sounds, for those who don't know the age-old hymn by William J. Gaither, it goes like this:

Shackled by a heavy burden,
'Neath a load of guilt and shame.
Then the hand of Jesus touched me,
And now I am no longer the same

Chorus:
He touched me, Oh He touched me,
And oh the joy that floods my soul!
Something happened and now I know, He touched me and made me whole.

Since I met this blessed Savior,
Since He cleansed and made me whole,
I will never cease to praise Him,
I'll shout it while eternity rolls.

Past 2 days have been fully amazing - in both sense of the phrase. Fully full 8am-5pm day and fully fully amazing *get it?? Haha nvm.* Went to Jurong West Primary School to help out with Touch's Character Development Programme for P3 & 4. We taught the kids on Truthfulness and Diligence! The experience? Unforgettably fulfilling. God touched me, through all the 4 classes of boys and girls, all 40x4 of them.

I could take 3 posts and still not be done with the recount of little stories of interaction with the children that warmed my heart so. I love it.

After today's session, I followed the manager back to Bukit Merah (where the office is) and did a personality test which derived me as a "i" & "d" (can't remember what they stood for though). Then had almost an hour's interview with the 2 directors. All I know is that I shared my heart. Think this is the first time I was so open with an interviewer to share personal testimonies and all. Well, after 2 days, I'll be doing tem' first to see if I can really handle the job and if I'm alright with it, I get a full time job!

Pray with me as I pray about this opportunity for ministry as a career. That I'll have the courage and strength to persevere and minister to the special needs children I'll be handling. That I'll not grow weary and be consumed by the world's views of materialism and wages. That I'll be content with what I have and the overflowing riches in Him working through my hands and feet.

How Great is Our God!

Indeed, God's mega-awesome!! Few weeks ago I applied for a job with Touch Community Services in the Family Development Dept. Few days later, I signed up to be a volunteer. Both applications said I'd have to wait 2 weeks or so.

It's less than 2 weeks and they finally called!!! Ok didn't really talk about the job scope yet but will be helping out the week with the School development programme! Praise God from whom all prayers are answered and more praise to Him from whom all blessings flow!

Don't know if I really got the job but I'm just really glad and excited about this. After I hung up with Amelia (lady calling from Touch), I couldn't help but tear and sing praises and thank Him for His wonderful provision. Just when the seed of doubt lurked in my mind, God filled my heart with overflowing assurance and joy!

Thank you, thank you Lord!

How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God, all will see
How great... How great... is our God!

Sunrise, sunset.

Another day in another week is just beginning. It's Saturday. I'm really finding that time is passing faster than I would like it to.

God's golden sun is shining down over Singapore as the early birds rise. In the rare occasions that I'm awake before 7am, the sunrise and peering down to the street below, watching traffic build up, never fail to fascinate me. Ahhh... sentimental reminiscence. Really miss Carolina - the walks from Cobb to lectures, the smell of clean crisp greens.

A chat with Valden pointed out an interesting point. He said that he's in a state of 'Out of sight, out of mind'. Whereby if you don't mention something/someone, you won't miss it/him/her. I think... it has some truth... to a certain extent. Now talking about Valden, I miss FCC and the Vibe ministry. Haha!

Quiet time has been going by so fast. It's like you begin, you're halfway through, then you glimpse at the time, and, oh my goodness, it's time to go!

Psalm 139 has been on my mind lately. It's a beautiful Psalm, and it has always been one of favourites. The first few verses, especially, have been a conscious reflection.

"O Lord, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord. You hem me in - behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me."

It's like God knows me perfectly, far beyond the knowledge of myself. He's constantly examining my heart, my thoughts, my actions. Am I breathing each breath with a true genuine desire for God's heart?

Things at home have been routine. I've taken up the role of 'mothering' my parents. Driving one or the other from point A to B to C to D, conscientiously helping my dad with the heavy weights, cleaning his eye, dripping the prescribed eyedrops (which is doing well though it looks a little swollen and still bloodshot since the op), bandaging it before he sleeps, washing his hair etc. in short I'm his home nurse. No no.. not complaining... it's a privilege to serve!

Signing off!

Lord, You have my heart

Lord you have my heart
And I will search for yours
Jesus take my life and lead me on.

Lord you have my heart
And I will search for yours
Let me be to you a sacrifice.

And I will praise you Lord (I will praise you Lord)
And I will sing of love come down (I will sing of love come down)
And as you show your face (Show your face)
We'll see your glory here.

We'll see your glory here
We'll see your glory here.