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Ha, yesterday was super crazy, ha. Was really tired from camp and didn't really get to talk to Ivan, just went crash and slept, haha.

Wells that aside, was really rested after that and just hanged out in church, observing rehearsals and hearing sound too, ha. Missing the times where I'm back in the team, but wells, we got to do what we got to do, ha. So I'm going to stay in serving my national service time for the remaining 1 year plus before I get my freedom again

Anyways, been really catching up with many people the past week. Great to see that many of them have progressed and are still hanging on in this race, ha. Just enjoy catching up with people, it's time like this where you can really share your heart with them.

Secondary schools' camp in a few hours time! It's going to be good! Please do not miss out man, I so want to go, but wells, like I said, got tot serve my term first, haha. Also Pastor Tan's coming this week, so service is really going to be power-packed and other than that, the most important people are coming back too! Pastors! Church is going to be normal again, haha!

Oh yeah, something came up to my mind when I was catching up with everyone this past week. I realise that the longer that we have been in church, above just seeing how much the church has grown, for us, it's really no longer us who live anymore. Because whatever we are doing now, actually affects people indirectly. You might not feel it, but you've got no idea how much you have in your hands, ha. So like Pastors shared with us long ago, we really need to live a life for OTHERS!

I want to live that life, what about you?

Ancient ages

Been a long long time since I last blogged, haha

Red Rain was amazing, they really have gone to another level as a whole band, and also even the operations were super zai! The lights were like .... woah.... if you were there, you know what I mean ;)
You could just feel a buzz in the air during the concert, but just above the buzz, was personally also ministered during the concert, there was a just a sweet presence of God present during the concert.

Also seeing Ivan and Joanne share their life story brought back so many memories, ha. Wells, been saying this alot in my entries, we really have been growing!!! Ha. Anyways, got to catch up with some people from E Zone as some of us from G Zone went to T3 with them. And it was really good, just enjoyed myself talking to them and also talking to the new people too! Haha

Lessons with David Pfansiel was good! He's really a very very good drummer, ha. Learnt many things from him, and am drained mentally, ha. Wells, had a hectic day in camp yesterday, super tired and now am at Ivan's place, just talking and blogging, ha. Just enjoying the fellowship and the company of a really good friend, haha.

Anyways, I really miss Pastors, church is so so weird without them around. Pastors really rock, was smsing them back in camp the other day telling them that it was great to have them come back from Korea. They really have sown alot in our lives, like pretty much Ivan said, they are the ones who taught us what we know! Ha.

Lastly, church camp's coming up, it's going to super super exciting. Please do go for it if you can! I so wanna go, but I'm stuck cause of my own 'camp' haha. Can't blog properly today, stoning already, ha. Till next time, see ya all soon!

Thoughts....

Ha, zone F's cool man. Love hanging around with them. Looking at them, just reminds me of how it was back in henderson days when we were younger then, haha. Yes, it's true, we were all young once! Haha

Jordan's a super cute and funny guy, but really he's got such purity, it's super cool to hang out with him, haha.

Many thoughts, but hard to pen down, ha. Practised drums for about 2 hours just now, mentally drained, like Ivan shared, ha. It's like a headless chicken, hahaha.

Walk on man, that's something we all need to always do, discouraged, but don't stay discouraged, ha. Always keep the faith, remember, its' a marathon, no 100m sprint, don't start running super fast, but end up dying half-way!

Pace yourself, run from check-point to check-point. For us, it's from revelation to revelation, so love God's word! It's going to be something that sustains you in this walk with God!

Remember back to basics! Can't emphasize it enough, like Pastor How shared with us before, the bigger the church, the smaller we must feel. Meaning that no matter how professional we become, we must always always step down back to the basics!

Going back to basics....

Red Rain's up, pray for the many souls that are coming, and that they be saved and planted!!!!

Blogged...

Ha, I just sent Garrett and email which I've been dying to send 2 weeks ago, but it never really did happen cause whenever I wanted to type it, I became stuck in thought, haha.

Wells, Red Rain's coming and I'm really excited, I can't wait to see what they have in stored! But also, I can't wait to see the people come! It's going to be a sea of people, like the chinese proverb, 'People Mountain, People Sea'. Ha, if you don't know what that is, please do look for me ;)

Just love being around church people, was with them, playing basketball yesterday and it really made my day. The exercise aside, cause we played seriously crap basketball, but it was just the fellowship and talking that was enjoyable.

Also read through some blogs and it seems that the current phrases are, 'Giving glory to God' and 'Refocus'. They are cool phrases alright, and yet within these 2 phrases are full of depth in them.

Like Ivan shared, that we need to live a life that gives glory to God, cause honestly, we really are nothing without God and so... Let's live a life that glorifies God, that what we do is no longer about us and just completely about Him. That's really one the things God spoke to me about during zone F service last week, haha.

Focus too! Do what you need to do and dont be distracted, cause it's just so easy to divert ain't it? Stay on the narrow road, so stay focused! Ha, we all need wake up calls sometimes don't we?

Half a year's almost gone and many of us have really achieved much haven't we? I just cannot wait to see how the year's going to end and what else does God have in stored for us!

Mind's kinda like everywhere, ha. Wasn't easy typing the email down, hahaha...

Home Grown

Nothing beats 'Home Grown' things.
Home Grown musicians, who were trained from S.O.W
Home Grown ops people, who were trained from scratch
Home Grown leaders, who have the HOGC DNA
Home Grown word, which speaks so presently and individually for all of us!

Today's services were simply a blast. Pastors both preached a very different word for the services, but they were still amazing. Zone F had their first ever service in the main auditorium! It sure was exciting, but Pastor Lia went down to the basic, of loving God and knowing Him. That we don't live from event to event, but from revelation to revelation. Personally also received a revelation from God about my situations and next phase in my marathon with God.

And the usual service at 5pm, where Pastor How preached about Confidence/ Faith. It's so true that in our society there aren't many confident people. A society where if you don't meet the standards, you are outcasted or put aside. But we can be always confident in one thing, and that is God. Once we are confident in God, we will be confident people! A generation of God-loving, confident people!

Pastors were also sharing about their experience over at Korea and it was great, above just the event, I think what I was most most impacted by, was actually the fact that so so many of them are still around ever since the church started like, 50 years ago! It's so cool man, like Pastor Lia said, a generation growing old together. And when we look back, we can see the 'Journey of a Dream' and all the different points that God has taken us!

Just had a really powerful day today, God really came through and spoke to me today. Without God, I think many of us wouldn't have been who we are now. Can you imagine yourself without God or HOGC? ....... Cause I can't! HOGC is us, and we are HOGC.

Anyways, ending off. Here's a quote for thought:

'Let's grow old together'

Hope you catch the heart behind that line, love you all!

Btw, Ivan if you're reading this, I hope you guys are having fun over there, really really wanted to join you guys man.... Soon, soon!

Books, books, books

Reading's so cool, ha.
Been reading much in camp and it's been a cool read recently, ha.

Read this off a book and was really impacted, to think of it, it's something that we kinda struggle with daily isn't it? 'Lord I confess I don't like it, but please do not give in to me. Just wait, Lord. And I will give in to Thee.' that's what we need to do, to know and see the will of God, understanding His heart as well. I so want to be at that level of intimacy with God too!

That's what I want to do! Wrote it down cause was really blown by it, ha.
To be like how Pastors and many of the leaders are!

Pastors and the senior staff are coming back soon, church's going to be normal again, ha. Was super weird without them around, haha.

Mixed Emotions.....

Haha, was reading Ivan's post, and am just so so ....... don't know how to put it in words, ha.

Today was amazing, though Pastors weren't around, still the service was great. The video that Pastor chose for us to watch was simply powerful, sharing with us the importance of not only prayer, but rather, about how we should come to God and also know our position in Christ. There's so so many things to learn from the video, I sure hoped that you caught it too!

Anyways, today was simply amazing, when Dominic came up and took over after the video, his sharing was really powerful, above the relevance with the sermon. What I was most impacted by was his honesty. What he shared, wasn't just knowledge, but his personal revelation and encounters of putting what was taught into practice! Truly, there's a touch of Pastors in the senior leaders of church. It's heart of God church, what you see is what you get! There's nothing between the lines, so stop trying to mis-interpret!

Also, heard that Zone F had a power, powerful service. Was hanging out in office after service, when everyone else was rushing off for mothers' day dinners/ celebrations. Wells, I am going to celebrate too! But just that not so soon, haha. Anyways, that aside, back to the main topic. Read what Ivan shared through his blog, and really was just so touched. That God's been faithful, always. Though there was a batch of us together, growing up, sharing our lives. Some have already left, we're sad, but we've got to move on! Like Ivan typed, we pray that the first 1000, will be strong, being really RADICAL. Not just the hype of the service, or the event.

Remembered something Pastor shared, and Dominic also shared it today. What keeps us in church? It's simply..... the..... Presence of God. Because honestly, what gets you to church, keeps you in church. if it's friends, then if they leave, you leave. But if it's God, then you'll never leave, cause God never leaves His church!

What does it mean? Wells, simply put, just picking up the guitar and worshipping God with it. Entering the Holy of Holies, without the whole band, but just simply a guitar, with a heart so hungry for God. That was what we experienced alot back in henderson, ha. Let's really be a church that hungers for God! And be a Radical generation, like no one has seen before!

For those who are still around, I'm just glad that you're still around, ha. Though I might not talk to you often, but I do think about you guys in camp, haha. I always think about church before I sleep in camp, and people just come flooding in my mind, ha. Stay strong yo, I'll see you guys in the many many years to come. Weddings, Families, Babies. So so many things to look forward to!

Ok, think that's about it, ha. This entry's arrangement's a little weird... but it's what in my heart, hope you get what I'm trying to put across, love you all!

C.H.A.N.G.E

Ha, everyone's been blogging, some having inspiring entries, some just having fun, ha. Wells, but one thing's for sure, I got to.. change my blog's layout! Most blog's are looking cool and also, reflecting their personality too! Haha.

Anyways, that aside, was doing duty in camp and was reminded about some songs that accompanied in camp during my BMT days. Those were powerful times, ha. Really experienced God in some incredible ways there, ha.

Anyways, one of the songs that really saw me through BMT was CHC's God of my Forever. It was really a powerful song as when I first heard it, it took me back down memory lane. All the battles fought in my walk with God, all the up times, all the down times. Times with victories with God on the mountaintops and times with defeat and re-moulding in the valleys.

Thinking of it, I'm glad I went through every moment of it. And even at points when I felt like going, I didn't! God's ways are always higher than ours! So just press on! I can't wait to experience the rest of the journey that God has in stored, the mountains and the valleys.

Just felt like saying that, remember, you're not alone. God's with you!

An amazing weekend....

Ha, read blogs back in camp, and yep. You guessed it, inspired to blog, wahaha.

It's really been an amazing week, having AI conference, which I heard that many people were touched and impacted. That God prospers those who put God first and who honour the Man and Woman of God, our Pastors! I think it's so true, we need to treat the Pastors and the Leaders right, and then, we will begin to experience God! God honours those who honour Him and our pastors and leaders are His representative!

Also was planning in camp, things that I got to do, things that I got to work on and also dreams for the future, ha. Though I've been having a headache the whole day, still planning really made me excited! I just cannot wait to see the future that God has in stored for us!

Anyways, just wanted to say, 'Devil! No weapon formed against us shall prosper! No matter how hard you try, our God is with us, His hand protects and guide us. You are too late, because we have damaged your kingdom, and grow the kingdom of God!'

Also what made the weekend amazing other than the service was the amazing conversation Ivan, Ernest and myself had on saturday night. We were talking about Henderson, and how things were in the past, and what was done that made the first batch of us strong! I really hope that you guys could just experience what we experienced. I believe it really would change your life and rever God and Pastors at a whole new level!

And lastly, it was worship team meeting on sunday. It was just great as it was my first meeting for the year! After the nation took me, I've not been able to attend any meetings. So you can guess, that meeting was real important to me, ha. I just can't wait to come back, it's going to back to basics, just alot of presence and anointing, while working on skills at the same time!

The future's going to be amazing...

Building/ AI, not artifical intelligence....

Ha, back to blogging for a bit.

Heard that the AI conference was great. Am just so excited at the thought of that. That through the sharing, seeds sown and people start to see that God is a God who prospers His people! And it puts the saying, "As poor as a church mouse" to shame!

It's going to be an exciting weekend, everything's going to build up to the grand finale on pledge day, I seriously am just waiting in anticipation to see God move the hearts of man. To give and build this church like how Pastors and the leaders have been doing.

Because we're building not just a church, but a house of the heavens! A place where every individual comes and touch God, a place where heaven comes down to earth and a place where angels come too!

Just 1 and a half day more to go, saturday's going to be a blast! Can you feel the mountains tremble? The gates of heaven are opening!