brothers...

i would say i have the pleasure of having 2 wonderful brothers as my housemates. truly, we are very different from each other. after the leadership retreat, probably, somewhere deep within us, we realised that we may have taken each other for granted.
but also from the leadership retreat we realised that we have grown to love and respect each other more than ever for each of our weird ways.

had a very good time laughing with them on monday night, bringing out conspiracies and funny lines. haha.
on tuesday night, it was arthur asking me to tell him everything about abraham, isaac, jacob, joseph and the formation of the twelve tribes and the underlying lessons. talk about learning... he really wants to learn.

the past few days were days that are meant to be putting effort into 'working hard'. they've been coming back late. my sleeping schedule is also a little bit haywire.

remember, For the Generations.
study for your grandchildren. hahaha...

2nd day...

2nd day of kairos.

straight from the heart, i expected some things, but got bigger things.
everyone have gone through the programmes they planned. and we have also seen the example of the leadership in them and also their hearts. i wonder how long they have prayed for the Spirit-filled event.

lessons are learnt.
meaningful practices were carried out. hours seem like minutes where all tiredness are forgotten when everyone embraces each other with hearts full of Spirit, to thank and encourage each other.

wanting to remember, pretty much everything that happened.
but what stood out was, 'For the Generations'. the significant carnival games. the worship. the prayer, followed by communion. the lighting and exchange of the candles, followed by the encouragement, advice and prayer of your fellow brothers and sisters that you exchanged with.

we see one of the gatherings of leaders. leaders whose age has come and whose age has just begun. indeed, all in God's timing. i will miss it. i know i will.

thank you, to God's servants who had organised kairos.
to God, for ever being our Redeemer, Saviour and Friend.

a week!

oh man... the last time i posted was a week ago. sorry.
hmmm, well, didn't have anything to post.

there are things that can't be posted cause it is much better to be written down on a journal.

at the moment going through a leadership retreat. it has been good. the speakers, were good. uncle vincent spoke very directly and it is not often you see such frankness and honesty. he spoke right into my heart, of 2 big issues that i face. sorry i can't post it. i'd rather tell you face to face when the time comes.

the day before, in OCF, raymond spoke yet another direct cut into my heart. of the basic foundation of a disciple of Christ, learning and ever eager to know Him.
of bad habits and thoughts that are needed to be unlearnt.
of good foundations that should be retained.

was getting too tired at the end of the evening today. i have to admit that my mind just pulled out and stopped, then there was the fighting-not-to-sleep, and then nodding off. i remember the first part of Pastor Tim's message, but i was gone at number 3. sigh, another thing that i need to unlearn.

sleeping early today.

and don't forget to get solitude and silence to be together with Him.

spanish songs...

i was just listening to a big portion of andrea bocelli's songs and then something suddenly clicked into my mind something about the feature, texture and style of the songs, though mostly were in spanish.

i had been intrigued when i was listening to josh groban's songs, spanish and english. i'm sure we are familiar with his songs 'To where you are' and 'You're still you' plus his newer songs. i was amazed at how these songs are written. they are just english songs, but the melody has a different twist in it that makes it outstanding. i was wondering and searching for this 'twist' and i think i found it.

the english songs has the 'twist' of spanish texture and style in it. andrea bocelli and josh groban have similar singing styles. maybe josh followed andrea's style. (i hope janice didn't read this) both are magnificent.

there are a few of andrea's english songs that just really stand out as well. and i believe the spanish 'twist' in the english songs are making a lot of difference. if not, we'll just be getting the normal boy band songs about love and break ups.

guess what?

i had some good rest in the evening and then was working till late in the night. i planned to work through the night and then hit the 6.30 a.m. Man U Champions League match. guess what i found at 5 a.m.?

no, i did not find ProActiv advertisements only.
US evangelist Pastor Benny Hinn preached about the power of Jesus' name.
remember, in the book of Acts, Peter and John was walking through the temple gate called Beautiful and there was a beggar there who ask Peter and John for money. Peter said, 'silver and gold have i none. but in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk'. and the beggar was walking and leaping. it was the first ever recording, that Jesus' name was used.

not the great prophet Isaiah or Jeremiah had the priviledge to use Jesus' Name. but one of the lowest group of people of that time, fishermen, had the priviledge to use Jesus' Name. God called the weak and ordinary to be the tools of God.

it is through the power of Jesus' name that people are healed and demons cast out. and not just physical healing, but also healing of the heart, soul and mind. it is through Jesus that there is the possibility of forgiveness of sins and a revival in the spirit.

remember how Jesus stopped the public from stoning a woman caught for adultery? He said, 'those that have not sinned throw the first stone' and the crowd slowly fade away. just as the imperfect can't condemn the imperfect, the imperfect also cannot forgive the sins of the imperfect. we can forgive to rebuild the relationship/friendship but not the sins. and only someone perfect can forgive... only God can forgive... Jesus Christ.

a perfect person, Jesus Christ, has died. but that is not suppose to be because only those that has sinned will die. and because of the break in logic, the grip of sin and death has been brokened. there is hope now, of redemption and of life.

why are true Christians claiming, that there is hope in the world? because of the simple message that there IS hope. no big words. there IS... in Jesus Christ.