The Bamboo Seed

One day, the Lord came up to Jimmy,
He gave him a bamboo seed and ask him to plant the seed.
Jimmy did as he was told.

He waters and cares for the seed every single day.

After a whole entire year, nothing appear out of the soil,

not even a single leaf reveiled,

However Jimmy continued to care for the seed,

through the cold nights and the killing heat.

Another year passed,yet nothing came out of the soil.

Quickly,3 years passed and yet nothing happened to the seed.

During these 3 years,

Jimmy was doubtful about the quest the Lord had summoned him to do,

but he always have faith in the Lord

and continue to care for the precious seed everyday.

Then,like the other normal days,

Jimmy was about to water the seed.

When he reached the place to water the seed,

he saw a really strong and tall bamboo replacing the seed.

Below the bamboo tree laid a letter with Jimmy's name on it.

Jimmy opened the letter, and the letter said:

Thank you my son for taking care of my precious seed.

All this time the bamboo was growing roots,

that is why it has become the strongest bamboo tree in the forest.

And all this time you, my son, did not gave up on the seed.

It is just like Me helping you grow roots and in the end making you strong.

I helped you grow your roots,

I was patient with you,

and I did not gave up on you,

and I never will.

The Lord.

AWWWWWWWWWW............

Cheer Up!

ALL THE BEST

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Here are some comforting versus from the Bible.

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Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him to help you do it and he will.

Psalm 37:5 TLB

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My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.

Exodus 33:14 NIV

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Base your happiness on your hope in Christ. When trials come, endure them patiently; steadfastly maintain the habit of prayer.

Romans 12:12 Phillips

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Do not fear, for I am with you, do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. I will help you. I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.

Isaiah 41:10 NRSV

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God is our refuge and our strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea.

Psalm 46: 1-2

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Here is also something to cheer u up! =)

Watch it a few times, and you will get it! =)

Christmas Season

WOo HOo!

It's 25 of December =)

A special time of the year where everyone including YOU would celebrate.

If it's not a Holy Day for you(going to a church service right now perhaps), it's probably a HoliDay for your whole family. A time of fellowship and opening presents xp.

See? You do know and celebrate Christmas!

Everybody is happy during Christmas...=]

If not, they're probably another spieces of GRINCHES!

Erm, ok.

You don't want to end up like that, do you?

ANYWAY....

This is how people nowadays celebrate Christmas

1. Christmas Trees

Yea! That's the Christmas Spirit!

2. Presents under the Christmas Tree

Thinking about Santa Claus? Ho Ho Ho!

3. Caroling

O.O

And most important of ALL...

4. The F.O.O.D

yummmmy...!

BUT

We are still missing out something!!

Is Christmas just another celebration we can forget after today or maybe for SOME folks who celebrate for TWELVE Days?

Is it all about the Christmas Tree, the xbox some fortunate people got for Christmas? Or the pudding with a Big Cherry on top of it? Does that sum it all about Christmas?

Or...have we forgotten the First Celebration of Christmas many many...wait! 2000 over years ago!

Where Christ Jesus was born in a manger to a virgin, Mary and a holy man, Joseph

Where the shepherds and Wise Men (Magi) were the first to celebrate his birth...to celebrate the First Christmas ever!!

Wow! It would have been a great honour for me to be able to see the newborn Saviour who so willingly died for our sins on the cross.

..Who is actually still alive in our hearts today.

We don't have to wait for another year to celebrate Christmas...

It's Christmas everyday with Jesus!

So open your heart out to him today..and he will willingly accept you just as you are.

DUCF wishes everyone a very Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Good Tidings to you and all the best for a brand new year 2008.

LEO Christmas Party - DUCF's Performance =)

Hey DUCF!!
As some of you might already know, DUCF will be presenting christmas carols during the LEO Christmas Party.

The details of the party are:

Day: Friday
Date: 21st December 2007
Time: starts at 7 pm
[don't be late, we will be the opening act]
Attire: formal/costume
[our colour code will be red. black. white. wear any of the three but try to have all three if you can]
Tickets: RM17
Venue: Taman Tun Community Hall

First of all, our main purpose for going to this LEO party will be to publicize about DUCF, who we are and what we do. So don't complain that you have to pay RM17 or brave the night to go for the party. It's a ridiculously small price to pay in comparison for what He has paid for you =) Fair enough? To buffer it all, we'll be getting Certificates of Appreciation, so no worries.

Tomorrow we will be having our first and final practice.

Time: 9 am - 12 am
Date: Friday, 21st December 2007
Venue: Joel's house - No 36, Jalan BU4/3
[After One Utama, drive past Central Park on your left. When you see BU4 school, turn left. Go all the way straight and take the second turning to the right, just when you see the shoplots]
Tickets: FREE!!
[practice time only mah -____-]
Who's invited?: EVERYBODY!!

This Christmas Carolling would be open to everybody who wants to participate. Just come on friday morning to practice and you'll be good to go.

The songs we will be singing are:
1) Feliz Navidad
2) We wish you a merry christmas
3) Hark the Herald Angels Sing - slower version
4) O Holy Night

Most importantly, we will be SINGING ACAPELLA!! whooohooo =P
Acapella = A song without instruments

Just a little info

Psalms = Songs with Instruments
Hymns = Songs without Instruments =)

I tried timing all the songs and we would technically end under 10 minutes because they are actually quite short =)

Everybody should practice before they come for practice as this would make things a lot easier

So here are the songs, lyrics and the chords.

1) Feliz Navidad

By a school chior


A more professional version


This song is quite simple, and the key will be in G [most probably - to suit everyone's range]. We'll synchronize the key on friday.

Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Prospero Ano y Felicidad.

Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Prospero Ano y Felicidad.

We wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
We wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
We wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
From the bottom of my heart.

2) We wish you a Merry Christmas
-please don't tell me you don't know the song -_________-
Just in case lar, k? =P

Chior version


Karaoke Version for the care - ee - ohh - kee freaks


Lyrics

We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Good tidings to you, wherever you are;
Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year.

3) Hark the Herald Angels Sing
- okay, here will be the tricky part. The key of the song will be G and the boys will be leading the song. The girls will pandai pandai harmonize.

So here's the Kick butt chior version by St. Paul's Cathedral


We will be singing in the key the chior is singing, G.

Here are the chio versions. [We are NOT singing in this key]

By Jewel



By Mariah



Hark The Herald Angels Sing
Charles Wesley, Felix Mendelssohn

Key: G

Verse 1:
 G           D  G/B     D  G/B
Hark the herald angels sing
      C2     G/D  D   G
Glory to the newborn King
               D   Em   G/D C#m7(b5)
Peace on earth and mer - cy mild
Bm  A/C# D      Bm  A   D
God and sinners reconciled
          G/B D7/F#  G   G/D  D
Joyful all ye na - tions rise
            G/B  D/F# G   G/D  D
Join the triumph of  the skies
 C          Cmaj9 C6   E   Am
With th'angelic hosts proclaim
D/C       G/B     G/D D7 G
Christ is born in Bethlehem
 C          G/B C6  E  Am7
Hark the herald angels sing
D/F#  D7/C G/B G  C/D  D7   G
Glo - ry   to the newborn King


Verse 2:
Christ by highest heav'n adored
Christ the everlasting Lord
Late in time behold Him come
Offspring of a virgin's womb
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see
Hail th'incarnate Deity
Pleased as man with men to dwell
Jesus our Emmanuel
Hark the herald angels sing
Glory to the newborn King


Verse 3:
Hail the heav'n born Prince of Peace
Hail the Sun of righteousness
Light and life to all He brings
Ris'n with healing in His wings
Mild He lays His glory by
Born that man no more may die
Born to raise the sons of earth
Born to give them second birth
Hark the herald angels sing
Glory to the newborn King

Verse 4:
Come Desire of nations come
Fix in us Thy humble home
Rise the woman's conq'ring seed
Bruise in us the serpent's head
Adam's likeness now efface
Stamp Thine image in its place
Second Adam from above
Reinstate us in Thy love
Hark the herald angels sing
Glory to the newborn King

only three verses yeah, we will be not singing the fourth one.

4) O Holy Night
- this one also quite tricky. We will also be singing in G, but this time the girls will take the lead =) The guys will harmonize.

Il Divo Chior Version



Nsync's oooh oooh oooh ACAPELLA version =)



Mariah Carey's mind blowing version



Lyrics and Chords

O Holy Night
Adolphe Charles Adam, Chappeau de Roquemaure, John S. Dwight

Key: C

Verse 1:
C                 F                  C
O holy night, the stars are brightly shining;
          Am           G7            C
It is the night of the dear Savior's birth.
                      F             C C7
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
          Em/B           B7            Em
Till he appeared and the soul felt its worth.
  G7/D   G7 G7/B      C
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices,
    G7/D  G7  G7/B     C
For yon - der breaks a new and glorious morn.


Chorus:
Am           Em
Fall on your knees,
    Dm             Am
Oh, hear the angel voices!
  C/G  G7/F  C/E   F  C/E  G7                C
O night,   divine!  O night when Christ was born!
C/E G  G7/F  C/E  Dm/F  C/G  G7         C
O night,   divine!  O night, O night divine!


Verse 2:
Led by the light of faith serenely beaming
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand
So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming
Here came the wise men from orient land
The King of kings lay thus in lowly manger
In all our trials born to be our Friend


Chorus 2:
He knows our need
to our weakness is no stranger
Behold your King before Him lowly bend
Behold your King before Him lowly bend


Verse 3:
Truly He taught us to love one another
His law is love and His gospel is peace
Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother
And in His name all oppression shall cease
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we
Let all within us praise His holy name


Chorus 3:
Christ is the Lord
O praise His name forever
His power and glory evermore proclaim
His power and glory evermore proclaim

Sounds fun right?
That can only mean one thing.
DON'T MISS IT!!
We will be representing DUCF together as a team.
Come tomorrow at 9 am and don't be late.
Everybody is invited.
Also don't forget who we are doing this for yeah?

See you tomorrow,
God bless and take care =)
joel

The Christmas Letter

Ruth went to her mail box on Christmas Eve, and there was only one letter.

She picked it up and looked at it before opening, but then she looked at the envelope again. There was no stamp, no postmark, only her name and address. She read the letter.

Dear Ruth,

I'm going to be in your neighborhood this Christmas and I'd like to stop by for a visit.

Love Always,

Jesus

Ruth's hands were shaking as she placed the letter on the table.

"Why would the Lord want to visit me? I'm nobody special. I don't have anything to offer."

With that thought, Ruth remembered her empty kitchen cabinets.

"Oh my goodness, I really don't have anything to offer. It's already Christmas Eve and the stores will be closing. I'll have to run down out and buy something for dinner right away."

She reached for her purse and counted out its contents. Five dollars and forty cents.

"Well, I can get some bread and cold cuts, at least."

She threw on her coat and hurried out the door. A loaf of French bread, a half-pound of sliced turkey, and a carton of milk...leaving Ruth with grand total of twelve cents to last her until next week.

Nonetheless, she felt good as she headed home, her meager offerings of a Christmas dinner tucked under her arm. "Hey lady, can you help us, lady?"

Ruth had been so absorbed in her dinner plans, she hadn't even noticed two figures huddled in the alleyway. A man and a woman, both of them dressed in little more than rags.

"Look lady, I ain't got a job, ya know, and my wife and I have been living here on the street, and, well, now it's getting cold and we're getting kinda hungry and, well, it's Christmas Eve, if you could help us, lady, we'd really appreciate it."

Ruth looked at them both. They were dirty, they smelled bad and, frankly, she was certain that they could get some kind of work if they really wanted to.

"Sir, I'd like to help you, but I'm a poor woman myself. All I have is a few cold cuts and some bread, and I'm having an important guest for Christmas and I was planning on serving that to Him."

"Yeah, well, okay lady, I understand. Thanks anyway". The man put his arm around the woman's shoulders, turned and headed back into the alley as a gentle snow began to fall.

As she watched them leave, Ruth felt a familiar twinge in her heart. "Sir, wait!" The couple stopped and turned as she ran down the alley after them. "Look, why don't you take this food. I'll figure out something else to serve my guest."

She handed the man her grocery bag. "Thank you lady. Thank you very much!"

"Yes, thank you!" Ruth could see now that the woman was shivering.

"You know, I've got another coat at home. Here, why don't you take this one."

Ruth unbuttoned her jacket and slipped it over the woman's shoulders. Then smiling, she turned and walked back to the street .... without her coat and with nothing to serve her guest.

"Thank you lady! Thank you very much! .... and Merry Christmas!"

Ruth was chilled by the time she reached her front door, and worried too.

The Lord was coming to visit and she didn't have anything to offer Him. She fumbled through her purse for the door key. But as she did, she noticed another envelope in her mailbox.

"That's odd. The mailman doesn't usually deliver on Christmas Eve."

She took the envelope out of the box and opened and read it.

Dear Ruth,

It was so good to see you again. Thank you for the lovely Christmas dinner. And thank you, too, for the beautiful coat.

Love Always,

Jesus

The air was still cold, and the snow was falling even harder, but even without her coat, Ruth no longer noticed.

Dance 4 God

Who says we can't mix hip-hop, jazz, modern ballet and breakdance into our Christian lifestyle?
Most Christian youth use these modern dance moves to glorify God's name with their moves and body.
As Christians, instead of calling it just dancing, we call it

Body Worship Dance

Enjoy =)

You'll have to finish it till the last second cause they change songs =p.
Here I am to Worship - To the ends of the earth - King of Majesty

This is chunted man =D

Every Move I Make in Korean

Check out more vids in youtube.

Just Try Not To Smile =)

Disclaimer: You might feel a lot happier after watching this video. You have been warned.

Enjoy =)

AN INVITATION FROM THE KING

You are cordially invited to...
celebrate Christmas forever!

GUEST OF HONOR
Jesus Christ

DATE
December 25

TIME
Now. And please don't be late, or you'll miss out on all the fun.




PLACE
In your heart. Jesus will meet you there.
You'll hear Him knock.



ATTIRE
Come as you are. Grubbies are okay because He'll be washing your clothes anyway. He said something about new robes and crowns for everyone who stays till the end.



TICKETS
Admission is free. He's already paid for everyone. He says you wouldn't have been able to afford it- it cost Him everything He had!



REFRESHMENTS
Bread and a way-cool drink He calls 'living water'.
This will be followed by a supper that promises to be out of this world.



GIFT SUGGESTIONS
Your heart. He already has everything else.
(He's very generous in return; just wait till you see what he has for you!)



ENTERTAINMENT
Joy, peace, truth, light, life, love, real happiness, communion with God, forgiveness, miracles, healing, power, eternity in paradise, and much more.





RSVP
Very important! He must know in advance so He can reserve a spot for you at the table. Also, He's keeping a list of his friends for future reference.
He calls it the Lamb's Book of Life.





The only way to truly celebrate Christ's birth is to be part of His family.
Take the time to thank God for making it possible for us to be part of His family AND experience eternal life!


(Exodus 15:2, Samuel 22:3-7, 1 Chronicles 16:23)

~ Khristy... =)

Light soup for the humour-starved

Ashley Tisdale's "He said, She said."

Before marriage:

He : Yes, at last. It was so hard to wait.

She : Do you want me to leave?

He : No! Don't even think about that.

She : Do you love me?

He : Of course, Sweetheart,of course.

She : Have you ever cheated on me?

He : No! Ew,what an awful thought.

She : Will you kiss me?

He : Duh!

She : Will you hit me?

He : No way! I'm not such kind of person!

She : Can I trust you?

He : Yes, Darling.

Now after the marriage you can read it from bottom to the top !

lolxx..


Kenny's letter to Santa Claus

Dear Mr.Claus,

I've been a good boy this year and wish to have...... for my Christmas present.

Love,

Kenny


then the letter replied...

Hey kiddo,

You do realize that i only have enough money to buy one present for one kid right??

Love,
Santa

An Interview with God

Want a full interview from God?

Here goes. =]

Zmax Camp - Life.2.D.Max !

" Young man, it's wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do." Eccleasistes 11:9

Zmax Camp - review by Jen Wei

In case no one noticed, I'm not in even one of the pictures in NSCF Leadership Camp 2007 =(
Well, I guess that's probably my fault because I wasn't able to attend the camp. I am so regretting now.

Anyway, I did attend another Scripture Union Camp - Zmax Camp! Living life to the maximum (Heard that some people were promoting about zmax in nscf. lol =p)
It is an evangalical camp, open to all christians and non-christians.

There were 30 campers all together, 7 non-christians, 8 camp officers and.... 9 GIRLS!

I got to know about this camp from my cousin who was also the camp commandant, Sara Kwong or Aunty Sara as the boys called her later on in the camp. (I don't know why xp)
















Aunty Sara

The origin of the name ZMax is from ..
Z = 'Zoe' the Greek word for "Life"
Max = Maximum
So...ZMax = Life to the Maximum!

The Scripture theme for this camp was from John 10:10 (my favourite verse!!)
"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it abundantly."


So on Day 1 (29 Nov 2007) - Quiet Day

Made my way down to Scripture Union office before going to the campsite in Infant Jesus Convent, Cheras.
















After reaching the Convent, we checked- in and had a little ice-breaker. While waiting for the other campers from Batu Pahat to arrive, the rest of us went to check out our dorms.
















the girls' dorm =p

Later on we gathered at the hall and played some ice-breakers and games. We broke up into our groups after that : Group Hidup!!!, Group Life, Group Vita and Group Zoe.


As usual, there would be worship before any other activities.
The Worship Team...from Full Gospel Assembly. =D
















Elena and Levina worship-leading with James (also Samuel) on the guitar and Jasmine with the lyrics.
Erm, Carmen and I were back-up singers.


And right after worship was the first theme talk of the day by Pastor Sern Wang

"You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan."

Basically the talk that night revovles around the Samaritan woman who was drawing water from the well where she met Jesus who later on set her free from her sins (adultery).

The thing is why was she rejected from the society?
It says here from John 4 :4-9 that the Samaritan woman was drawing water at the sixth hour ( 12 o clock in the afternoon) where noone would notice her.
And it was also said in the Bible that Jews had no dealings with the Samaritans because they were "mixed-blood" (not pure).

Why are we sometimes rejected?
Reason
1) Physical appearance
2) Academic achievement (peer pressure from friends and parents)
3) Bad behavior or sin

However, Jesus accepts everyone just the way they are (with sin or no sin).

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Day 2 (30 November 2007) - Sg. Congkak Day !!!

Lol. Everyone was really quiet on the first day but things started to get hyped up once we reached Sg. Congkak!!!

















Group Vita having Quiet Time...
















Three noisy musketeers
From left : Jason Yee, Yuan Yang, Kodie
(On the way to Sg. Congkak)

















Sg. Congkak...! A very very clean river
















The guys chilling out....with ice-creams..
















David and Yong Kee (with the ice-creams) were trying to get away from the camera -_______-















Another ice-breaker.
This was where everyone got hyped up!

















A little Singspiration before the day began.

Next, we were told to built boats as our team-building project.
Boats that can float on Sg. Congkak.
So we were given very random stuff, like ice-cream sticks, rubber bands, celophantape, newspapers etc.
But that wasn't enough. We had to find other stuff from the forest, like leaves and branches.















So ya, the guys went to find the leaves and branches while the girls worked on the boat.
















Group Hidup's boat ! The nicest-looking boat of them all. =D





















And the other group's boats.
Note the first boat (Group Vita's) where there are ice-cream cones and rubber-bands tied on the branches which is supposedly guitar strings.
Well, it was said to be the ugliest (joking) but it won the boat-racing competition.
















Boat-racing competiton. Don't worry. Nobody's getting baptised here.

Moral of the story:

Don't judge a boat by it's appearance.

Lol.

At about 11.30 am, after building the boats, we had free time! which means it was the opportunity to go play in the river..

Yea man.. this was like a natural jacuzzi.
















And the guys ended up splashing each other -.-''

After lunch, we had very interesting games.
















This is the ChuChu Ball Game. Trust me. You wouldn't want to know how to play it.

















Some of them played BeachBall instead.

We went back to the Convent at 3.30 pm.
Really really sad =( to leave this river with so full of lovely memories.
















Upon arriving back at campsite, we had some free time before the 2nd theme talk.
So some of us played beachball again and some of us played indoor games like UNO and Jenga!

Later on at night...

The second theme talk of the camp was

"I have no husband".

It still revolves around the Samaritan woman who hid her secrets (having five husbands and living with somebody who was not her husband).

In John 4:17, she told Jesus she had no husband. She tried to hide her "messy" life.

Same like us, we have done a lot of things or sin in our lives we don't even tell our loved ones or closest friends. SIN is where we don't put God in our lives through our thinking, speech and actions. But Jesus knows our sin and he is willing to forgive us just like He forgave the Samaritan woman.

In addition to this theme talk, it says in 1 John 1:8

"If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us."

During alter call, we had to write down our confessions on a piece of paper and actually nail them on a piece of wood in front of the hall. It was the best and most meaningful part of the night.

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Day 3 (1 December 2007) - Forum and Gila Punya Malam !! =D

It started off with worship first and then to the 3rd theme talk of the camp.

"Please, give me this water".

What Jesus meant when he said, "Please give me this water" is the living water of God. And this living water will become a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life. Sin separates us from God.

Sometimes we feel very empty in our lives and we try to do many things to be able to feel full or happy, like earning MONEY. But Money cannot give us peace, it cannot buy joy and happiness and it certainly can't buy God.

God has specially placed this void in our hearts that only He could fill.

And then we went deeper into who Jesus really is and it says in the Word of God that

1) He is the Son of God

2) He came to pay for our ransom (sin)

3) He is the way, the truth and the life

4) As he took our sins, he took on His life

Jesus never rejected anyone, not even the Samaritan woman who had sin. But many Jews (his own people) and other people have rejected him. Why do we reject "no" to people then?

1) Humans are proud creatures.

2) We think we are good enough.

3) We have big egos, full of pride.

4) We don't need others to help us.

In the end, we still are dependent on people. We have to be dependent on people to obtain success in life. So, humilty is a virtue everyone and every Christian should practise.

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Next was also one of the highlights of camp...the forum of Life and Faith

It was one of the most interesting events in camp. A lot of questions were asked (written on a piece of paper) , like

~ Can we put tattoos on our body?

(States clearly in Leviticus 19:28 "You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the Lord".How would tattoos benefit you in any way?)

~ Is God in control of our lives but still gives us free will?

(Yes. God guides us everyday. He knows what you are going to say or do and He even knows your future. But in the end, we still make the final decision.)

~ Why did God create human?

(God created human for his own pleasure. He also wants human to take care of his creation (Genesis 1:26) and to be able to communicate and worship him.)

~ Is Santa Claus real?

(No, he's not. He's just a fictional character created by mankind. Started off with this fellow called Sir Nicholas who gave presents to the orphans every Christmas Day. After he died, people followed this tradition and created this fictional character Santa Claus)

~ If fortune-tellers aren't from God, how can they predict the future?

(Fortune-tellers predict the future and makes the future happen. Sometimes they call upon the evil spirits to trick people.

In 2 Corinthians 10:13, it says "Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light". Satan (fallen angel) has spent milleniums and centuries on earth and has study the ways of mankind. He can easily trick human into sinning, especially when their soul and faith in God is weak.)

Talking about evil spirits, one of the camp officers shared a testimony about his friend's daughter who is a Christian. Whenever she enters a room with other students playing the spirit of the coin, the coin would immediately stop moving. The presence of Jesus in that girl was so strong it drove away the evil spirits in the room. (wooooow!)

and many other interesting questions...

Bonding during worship. Whoohooo...
















Forum speakers : Sieh Jin, Chen May, Ps. Julie and Ps. Sern Wang


Next in line was the preparation of Gila Punya Malam.
We were then told on the spot that we had to dress up as superheroes. -________-
Every group was also told to make a sketch according to the information they were given on a slip of paper.
















Group Hidup practising for the sketch...!!


Yea that night went well. Didn't take much pictures though.
We had spontaneous performances after that with Edrik, Jerrel, Kevin and Simon shuffling and crumpling.















They were good. =)

The Last night was the best night man...we slept almost at 1 am (lights out at 11.00 pm, by the way). Had fellowship (Girl Talk! ) with the 8 other girls in the girls dorm. Even though it was only three days we got to know each other, we managed to bond and share our problems willingly and they turned out to be really nice and fun people.

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Day 4 (2 December 2007) - Last Day (*sob*)


The last day started off with the last theme talk of the camp

"Come, see a man who told me all I ever did."

Basically, the Samaritan woman just left her water-pot, went her way into the city and told people of Jesus's goodness to her. People saw the change in her attitude and believed in what she told them about Jesus. Many of the Samaritans believed in Jesus because of the word of the woman who testified, "He told me all that I ever did." [John 4: 39]

Pastor Sern Wang, our camp speaker then wrapped up the details about all four theme talks.

He told us to make friends sincerely and try to improve ourselves. If people still reject you or they just simply don't like you, then it's their problem. Maybe they have sin. Confess our secret sins, and God is willing to forgive us.

Lastly, the Samaritan woman made a choice to listen to Jesus and repent on her sins and began spreading the word about Him.

We have made hundreds of choices everyday (whether to brush our teeth every morning when we wake up, or to do our homework) but

What are our Choices in our lives? Are they the right choices?

After that, we had the Speakers' Corner where anyone could just stand in front and voice out anything bad or good about camp.

Well, everyone had superchunted comments about camp though and we started to get a bit camp hang-overish. Almost all the boys went out to the front and encouraged everybody to come back for the next zmax camp next year( in march) because it was just superchunted and amazing!

Right before everyone made their way back home, we took the one and only Group Picture.

wheee ~~~!


Random pictures
















The Punk Group...or wait! is it the Gay Group..lol
















Younger boys from age 12-13. They are just so adorable >.<

Oh, and I think the Worship Team wanted to wish everyone a very early Merry Christmas. =p

In a nutshell...

This camp has literally opened my eyes for once about our world, how much sin in this world there is today. How much secret sin we have in our lives.
This camp also made me realize that Jesus is coming very soon, and there are still many lost souls out there who haven't heard about God's Word or is not living the life a Christian should be living. All they could think is about themselves and about being the best.
The law and act of humility is very important in our world today and we should continue to practise it in our lives starting from this very second....

Good Day and God Bless