Thursday, November 09, 2006
im back im back im back!
im not delighted to be, but im back! i miss the ship ALOT. but as darius said, i do thank god for the opportunity to be on the ship! there's MUCH to do, and alot to feel now. im terribly sad i dont get to see my friends on the ship anytime i want to, but that's life aint it? the most horrible thing is my world keeps bobbing up and down! ITS REALLY IRRITATING! cos i didnt get sea sick at all, and now i get land sick?! it was due to the voyage i guess!
i'll put up MORE pics next time cos im running short of blogging time! (: my brother has this new com, over the time im gone, and he put some stupid password to prevent me from using the com. my mom's planning to get a wireless router or whatever that is, but i think its a waste of money! i mean, i'll be gone soon anyway!
most of the pics here are from talent night. we were really lucky cos jiaminjie said that the ship only has it like trice a year. TALENT NIGHT IS SO COOL! cos the ship has many sections and each section would really dress up! there's main street, and sections 1-5. we stayed in section 5, as guests(: section 2 was the BOYBAND section, section 4 was the YMCA guys, section 1 ,i think was the MATRIX, section 3 was the SPICE girls, main street's theme was starwars, and our section was princesses. there was also a pirates section, and everybody did dress up!
but back to life on the ship, THIS IS JONATHAN. (: he's really fun! and i miss him alot! he's a great budd and realleh wise! i like talking to him and seeking his oppinion cos they are REALLY wise! lionel and him taught me to play the guitar better! and now i can play BETTER(:his section was the matrix thinggy and that explains the outfit.
his from msia. cool huh! never tought id have a great friend from msia! (: our neighboring country! i miss jonn! RAHH.
and then there's jiaminjie, you gotta say the jie like zheei u know, the laohong way, but yea, she's really cool and fun! she's so nice, like some bestfriend you've known since forever! she has taught me so much, about missions, and just by watching how GOD has impacted her, and her life, she's truly awesome! (:
we were eating wanton mee at a market in cambodia, (: it was so cool! the market was so, ancient, the kind that u'd never find in spore, as i sat in the market, i imagined mummy scolding me like mad, about watching wad i eat. but i wanted to trust GOD, and it was the first time i ever said grace totally trusting GOD not to give me diarrhea, cos i have like a really weak stomach, and you know what?! WE DIDNT GET FOOD POISONING LAR. any way, we had to make the injections we took worth it RIGHT? (:
i still rmb waking up at like 5+ to go to the market! some people just overslept. LOL. 
this is lionel, he's also from msia. looking at him, u'd never know how much GOD has worked in his life. never ever be able to see what kinda past he had, but through him, ive amazed even more at how magnificent our GOD is!
then there's GLEN! the fire man! omg, i loved the south africans and their accents! glen told me his testimony, while i was working with him and it was so so
encouraging! he's really cool, and AH. everybody on the ship has a story, one filled with GOD's perfect planned sprinkled all over it!
and there's rowand and bj! they are awesome awesome man and woman of GOD! bj is the pirate, and rowand is the dancer! he break dances, and dance really really well, FOR GOD, with a broken thumb! he has 2 bones broken in one finger i thing? i dunno what that means, but yea! i got to know all of them while working on the deck, as a deckie(:
it was really tough, but BOY, very encouraging, somethings you guys will hear me say when i share on stage, YEP. dont wanna repeat everything i say, THAT would be a bore.
working as a deckie is REALLY tough job, and i depended on GOD alot, through every department i worked in, or just GETTING through the day, you talk to GOD alot, and he was really MY source of joy, strenght and perseverance! i dont know how i stayed sane through all the slight conflicts but i did,
doulos, is greek for servant. everybody on the ship has a wonderful story, everybody has a past, everybody has a well crafted future ahead, as long as we surrender all to God, we'd be able to see that being stubbon is of NO USE! the ship has taught me far to much that words cant compare. GOD's love is as vast as the ocean, and his mercies goes beyond one's imagination. some of my friends have the most horrible past anyone would ever wanna have. drugs, gangfights, parangs, parents death, horrible desires, horrible past. but you know what, that doesnt matter because they turned back. THEY REPENTED, they accepted god as their savior. its really touching and warming knowning how deep GOD's love for his people is.
my past isnt too bright either. i do regret stuff i did before. people make mistakes. GOD forgives, we look to the future, and how we'll act in future, and not the past and degrade thyself. ALRIGHT. if u believe in jesus, u'd know clearly well how much he loved his son, that his son died for us, JESUS's BLOOD washed away all sins. and therefore, we shouldnt keep condemning ourselves. IM REALLY SORRY, but i feel very strong about this.
because the ship has taught me so much about that. the ship has taught me about grace, patience and love, and about judging others. i thank GOD for all my experiences and i stand in awe of him. i really wanted to come home and tell my mom that i wont be studying next year, and that i wanted to serve on the ship cos i would be of legal age next year. but then, i realised even more that i wasnt ready. GOD had other plans. i guessed i achieved what i set out for myself at the beggining of this trip.
i wanted to hear GOD clearly, and to wait on him, and not be impatient and head strong. ive learnt how to surrender to his plans, all for his GLORY, and one day, we'll see his face.
come ask me how my life was changed on the ship, there's alot more to this entry. or u can wait till the first sunday of dec, and 23rd dec when NATTY ask me to share for worship night. i've learnt alot about his glory, and not mine. I WANNA JUST TELL THE WORLD THAT THE LORD IS GOOD,
ALWAYS AND FOREVER
