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Tuesday, March 17, 2009. 3:09 PM.
Prayer Requests 17 March

Hi folks! Here are the prayer requests for the week!

Dexter: Pray that he will have strength and energy to go through this week despite all the camps and cca that he has to attend. Pray also that he will have time to do homework.

Tai Wei: Pray for wisdom and God's favour upon him. He has 3 presentations coming up.

Glenn: Pray that God will keep him safe during his sailing competition this week.

Jasmine: Pray for the childrens' VBC (Vacation Bible Camp) that starts today. Pray that all will go well.

Shi Juen: She has Chinese Orchestra SYF coming up in April. Pray that her school will be able to do well.

Kasia: pray that she will be able to cope with her homework and CCA, which are really tiring. She also has test when school starts.

Timo Ang: Pray that he will be able to finish his homework and revision during the holidays.

Kok Hiong: Pray for him as he has a driving test this Thursday.

Isabelle: Pray that she will be able to finish all seven (!!!) of her projects.

Serene: Pray that her dad will be blessed with good health. Pray that her tuition can be changed to another day so that she can come for YPM on Saturdays.

Estella: She has a lot of work to do evey night and hasn't been sleeping well due to stress. Pray that she will be able to get a good rest every night.

It's the holidays for all of you in Secondary school! Whee! =) But from the numerous prayer requests, I can see that all of you still have a lot of work and school activities to attend to. Don't be stressed or upset! God knows you need rest. Even He rested on the 7th day after 6 full days of creating the universe! So do not worry. Trust in Him to carry you through.

Jesus said in Matthew 11, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." But He also said, "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." So don't forget to take God's yoke upon you daily and learn from His word. For there, you will find rest for your souls =)

Have a wonderful week!

Love as always,
Estella

Tuesday, March 10, 2009. 8:42 PM.

Hello citizens of YPM David,

Greetings!

I was watching a bollywood movie for my communications project and the lead actor made an 'inspirational' speech. One sentence struck me:

‘They say if you want something with all your heart, then the universe will work in every way possible, to help you get it."

Taken from Om Shanti Om. It's a really nice show to watch. One of the top grossing films in Indian film history.

I was talking to one of my Christian friends and he was sharing, and I paraphrase, that sometimes we become arrogant when we achieve what we want. A belief that "I earned it with my bare hands what." He felt humbled by God when he came to the realization that what we achieve is not solely because of our own 'hard work' but because God allowed it.

So how does this tie in with the quote from the bollywood movie?
When we want to achieve or attain something, we work hard for it, maybe with all your heart. But unlike what is suggested by the movie, wanting something with all your heart is no guarantee for success. I think we have to understand that God is in control. Being the sovereign Lord, he gives and takes away as He deems fit.

So what are we to do? In addition to working hard, we should not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present our requests to God. Then the peace of God which transcends all understanding, will guard our hearts and our minds in Christ Jesus(adapted from Philippians 4:6-7)

From Heb 6:17:
God also bound Himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be PERFECTLY sure that He would NEVER change His mind. (NLT)

Ok. So let's always remember to pray and here's the prayer requests for the week:

Estella: She has a pretty bad back pain for a few weeks now. Please pray that she will be healthy and healed as she doesn’t want to see a specialist at the hospital.

Glenn: That God will keep him healthy.

Marcus: For a good conducive learning environment in school

Jasmine: That she won’t procrastinate and leave her holiday homework and projects till the last minute, coz she has lots to do.

Timothy Ang: He has a test this week.

Dexter: Pls pray that God will guide him through exams this week and give him motivation to study.

Faith: Pls pray that she will have the strength and energy for this friday's cross country. She just finished a camp and has CCA till late at night on thursday.

Tai Wei: That God will grant him more wisdom and strength.

In his love,
Tai Wei

P.S. It's cell group this week! =)

Monday, March 9, 2009. 8:32 AM.
Video of Glenn at ECP Outing

Due to popular demand and request by Glenn himself, here's the video!

Glenn and the Frisby!

And there's a small part of Faith trying to imitate him. Very short only la. Haha.

ENJOY =)

Wednesday, March 4, 2009. 10:50 AM.
Pictures from ECP Outing

Hi folks! As promised, it's Wednesday, so here are the photos!! Enjoy... =)

Here we are, setting off on our cycling trip. The sky looks really dark and ominous!

The girls. We all started off a bit wobbly and rusty.

I don't know if you can see it here but I'm grinning goofily =D Oh! Tai Wei's taking the photos so you might not see him much! Haha.

Tai Wei's Video commentary.

He's not bad! He can cycle, take a video and talk logically at the same time! *applause*

FOOD!!! After 30 minutes of cycling, we got tired and decided to eat. Haha. We are hungry people la.

Smiles all around!

Yay for Marcus! He valiantly roller bladed the whole way while we happily cycled along. I think that's why he's resting here. It's tiring!

Frisbee!! Or is it frisby?

Special thanks to Tai Wei's friend, Su Ling, for lending us her fun-filled frisbee/frisby! =)

All of us!

Praise God for the wonderful weather! There was a slight drizzle, but that didn't spoil the outing. If anything, it made it better! Cos the weather was so nice and cooling. He really protected us and enabled us to have a great time together. Everyone! Say a prayer of thanks to God k? =) To end off, here's a picture of the spot we picked to rest and play frisbee. It looks wonderfully peaceful and green.

All things bright and beautiful
All creatures great and small
All things wise and wonderful
The Lord God made them all