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why i love Holy Covenant
Our publicity team visited Holy Covenant MC on Sunday. Yup if you've been keenly following this blog, you'll know that my church teamed up Holy Covenant to go on a mission trip to Buru last year. It felt kinda different from my visits to the other churches as I felt really at home there! Coz like last year we actually organised some captains ball friendlies together, so like some of the guys said, "Hey i recognise you!", then I was like "Yeah we played captains ball together last year!". Wow they actually remembered me haha.. There were also people in the camp com like a guy called Jun An, who was so helpful in giving out the brochures and encouraging the youths to go for the camp. So like it was really encouraging to have people help the publicity crew.
"why do we need to connect?"
clearly enjoying our video!
Also met the lovely Pastor Cynthia, who's been so instrumental in getting speakers for the workshops. Seriously, its a really really impressive list of speakers, so please come for the camp and listen to them share!
yeah, we also had lunch together, and I got to talk to more people (esp the youth advisor Guowei who was sitting next to me. found out a lot about their youth ministry from him!). really felt great as I really managed to CONNECT with them even though their from another church. They made me feel like part of their family even though i wasn't from their church.
And I guess that's the beauty about connecting, you kinda realise that apart from your church, there are Christian youths out there who are just the same as you. And it even more beautiful these friendships start to develop.
I guess that's the purpose of this year's CONNECT! camp. To form the first contact so that in the future, even 10 years down the road I can go to another CAC church and say "Wait a minute, I know you... and you... and you!!!" And like we could just go to each others churches once in a while and say hi to each other and ask how each others youth ministry is doing and stuff like that. You know then things like AWE Worship and Big Hooha won't feel so awkward anymore, coz we'll all know each other, and truly be one big family for Christ.
the form is in your hands. all you have to do is fill it up and come for the camp!
Posted by prayerdinator at 5:45 AM
Sunday, April 27, 2008
ecclesiastes 4:12
Posted by jeanlee at 8:08 PM an encounter with God
this morning, before we publicized , dancia prayed :)
she prayed for the sharing that was to be made regarding CAC Camp, among others,
she also prayed for the other two of us to have an encounter with God at the camp.
i've always really enjoyed camps like church camps actually =) because they kinda take me out of the busy-ness of daily life, remove me from the tendency to schedule and compartmentalize life. they usually bring me to surroundings unfamiliar to myself (e.g. not at home etc), they take me away from distractions that i easily fall to on normal days at home (e.g. the computer especially), and my focus is turned towards God.
and each day we have fellowship, praise God, worship Him, give Him thanks, pray for each other and together, chances to reach out and chances to love our brothers and sisters in Christ. and yes, we'd have loads of fun and laughter (i realized that when you put a whole lot of young people together, we can usually be super crazy la!)
these things make camp special :)
and more so, when we encounter God in these few days :)
(even even more, when it doesn't die off after those few days, but is transformed into daily encounters with Him :) )
mm just wanted to share :) this is one of the things that i'm looking forward to this coming june - an encounter with Him.
and another thing i'm looking forward to,
possibly getting to know you, someone who is reading this and is possibly praying about whether you should go for camp :)
what about you?
Posted by jeanlee at 6:37 AM
Thursday, April 24, 2008
God gave me a really good friend through CAC camp :), a really fun and encouraging group; while at the same time reminding me of the wonderful brothers and sisters in Christ that He'd placed in the same church as me
heh, i know it sounds pretty childish; but i guess i couldn't find another way to say it.
i was in pretty bad shape at the time of the camp. i'd just returned from kuching (went there with some others to build/paint a house), where i'd gotten really little sleep (about 3/4 hours per day over a week). there were also common tests coming up 2 weeks after all of that (which i would later on fail badly). things were happening and i'd really been a complete wreck.
in a summarised version:
i'd refused to eat my meals (during dinner on the first night i just didn't want to eat anything at all) -- but my friends from hakka noticed and made me eat and went to pile my plate with food and brought me a drink too (i'm not sure if they still remember this :P)
i'd refused to sleep (and ended up sitting at the corridoor with my bible, trying to pray, trying to hear God's voice again) -- it's funny how my group friend happened to see me there, the she came next to me, and sat next to me, and we spoke only once in a while (compared to during the day activities in which we talked a lot :P), but it was amazing how her silent company that night spoke volumes.
later on i found out she actually thought i was super enthusiastic about God's Word, reading my bible during early unearthly hours :P it was funny when i eventually learnt what made her come sit next to me. but i thank God for sending her that night because i look back and realized that i would have broken down if i'd continued to sit there alone.
and the group i happened to be in (haha 1 qcmc, many many sengkangs :P, 1 grace, and 3 hakkas; i guess cannot say names la :P coz i haven't asked them for their permission yet) was one of the most enthusiastic and encouraging and hilarious bunch of people that i'd ever met. they were either super lame, and well, super encouraging (especially when we had to climb up the steep slope at the bukit timah nature reserve)
the prayer labyrinth was also God-sent, because it was like a journey for me, God helping me to find my way back to Him, which eventually ended up with us having to write our annoymous prayers down on blank jotter books (and to my horror find out that they did take some of what we wrote and published it annoymous :P) but my horror turned to a clearer understanding, that perhaps what i'd written could be an encouragement to someone who happened to one day, find that particular CAC newsletter, open that particular page, zoomed in on my prayer.. (well, it's an exaggeration la, but sometimes, you'd never know how God works :) He works in ways that we often cannot fathom)
HAHA, should i end with, "GO FOR CAC CAMP"?
heh; i think we have to start praying for people to blog in chinese
Posted by jeanlee at 6:47 AM CONNECT! 2006
The last CAC camp was a rather short 2 day 1 night affair. I can't really remember most of it, so i'll only blog about a few things that are still in my memory!
Ok, we had this really "Amazing Race" around Bukit Timah Road from like Newton to Upper Bukit Timah. It was amazing as we managed to zip back and forth numerous times in just one afternoon! In our groups we travelled by bus from our campsite at Bukit Panjang Methodist to the various checkpoints where station masters where there to test us out! Sweaty business but still we had a lot of fun! =)
I felt that this was the time where I really managed to bond well with my fellow groupmates. Ok, my group was really diverse in nature. Haha I only had one acquaintance from my own church in my group (I call her an acquaintance coz I had never spoken to her before in church! oooops shame on me!!!) But praise God we become really really good friends during the camp. Most of the ice breaking was done on one unforgettable trip up Bukit Timah Hill where I literally dragged her up the hill (it was more like back breaking than ice breaking! :P). And like on the long bus rides we were able to share and get to know one another even better!
My other groupmates were really cool too. Can't remember all of them, but I remember that our group leader was this really serious guy from Sengkang who was very good and on task. Then there was a girl from Sengkang who was my long lost kindergarten friend (our mums are good friends apparently!). Then there was this very cool tennis dude from Paya Lebar, and a very hyperactive little guy from another church. Ok, its quite disgraceful that I've forgotten all this but the point is that I met a lot of people!
At first I was a little apprehensive on going for the camp, as I didn't know what to expect.. especially in terms of meeting different people from other churches. Coz I was afraid that we might have different ways of doing things like worshipping, praying etc.. and it might feel awkward. But I guess most of my fears were relieved as I found that in my group itself, my groupmates from other churches were just like me, normal youths trying to live for Christ! So it actually turned out to be really good.
On the morning of the 2nd day, we had this very long prayer labyrinth. I found it very meaningful as even though we all did it like on an individual basis, we did it together! (I mean like its between you and God.. but all the other youths are doing this spiritual journey with you too) Felt great to see all the youths just quieting down and coming before God to reflect and think about their lives and rededicate everything to Him. I guess that's what makes this CONNECT! camp so wonderful, it doesn't only allow us to have fun and play games together, but also allows us to bond together spiritually.
ok will blog about my other camp experiences in subsequent posts, but for now let's see some photos! (if any of you guys have any pics please send them to me!)
Posted by prayerdinator at 5:09 AM
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Jigsaw
If the word "CAC" still puzzles you, take a look at this puzzle!
Yeah guess each CAC church is like a piece of a jigsaw puzzle. Each piece has a position and place which it can fit into perfectly, just like how God wants each church to fit perfectly into his plan for Singapore. Its only when all the pieces join together, that the whole picture can look complete and beautiful.
So let's join together as one CAC body and form a complete and perfect family of God!
Posted by prayerdinator at 5:58 AM
Monday, April 21, 2008
Different flavours of the CAC
Being in the camp's publishing committee gave me the privilege of visiting various CAC churches to publicise the camp. And from the last 3 weeks of visiting, I've realised that each church has its own unique characteristics and features!
Queenstown Chinese with its cozy, dark gathering and the cool breezy "Attic". Ang Mo Kio with the narrow winding corridors and their unique Holy Communion. Grace with its rock band and majestically carved out wall in a shape of a cross. Charis with its beautiful pavillion and classroom worship. Geylang Chinese in the school auditorium and babys in the crowd. Hinghwa with its coffeeshop exterior and wooden interior.
At each church we were greeted by friendly, smiling faces. Each church has its own distinct flavour, a flavour which tastes really good.
I believe that if we put all these different CAC flavours together, the taste would be even greater!
Posted by prayerdinator at 4:07 AM
Posted by jeanlee at 12:18 AM
Sunday, April 20, 2008
one body in Christ =)
Haha, this is to accompany the post below, the whole power ranger thing =P
The picture's taken from the Connect! Camp 2 years ago in 2006 =)
Posted by jeanlee at 8:21 PM
Saturday, April 19, 2008
but why CONNECT?
It took me awhile to realise the significance of being part of the CAC (Chinese Annual Conference). Whenever someone talked about the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12), I kinda assumed that my church, Hakka Methodist was the body and I was maybe.. the hand. But when the concept of having a CAC conference comprising of 16 brother and sister churches came to mind, it seemed that the CAC was the body, Hakka the hand, and I probably a finger or something. Yup its a pretty weird way of illustrating, but hope you get the point.
How about this, don't know how many of you have watched the kids TV series called Power Rangers. (haha when I was young i used to love it!) You know each power ranger had his own robot thingy called a Zoid. The zoid was quite small and could do little things like fly or shoot small projectiles. But whenever the enemy transformed into "Godzilla" size to destroy the city, the zoids would combine into this gigantic Megazoid and give the bad guys a good thrashing. You see, on their own the little zoids wouldn't have been able to do much against the enemy. But when they combined their efforts together, they became so much more powerful.
I guess its the same for our CAC youth. Like in our own youth group sometimes we feel a bit constrained due to the lack of resources, manpower or what have you. I dunno about you, but in my church you can really feel that problem sometimes. But like if we come to realise that each CAC church has its own strengths and special abilities, we can help one another and do mighty things for God. All we gotta do is to contact one another, get to know each other, and from there a strong and vibrant working relationship can bloom.
So please do sign up for the CAC camp and make that first contact. And I trust that God will help this grow into something wonderful for His kingdom.
Posted by prayerdinator at 5:40 PM Welcome!
Hey, welcome to the CAC CONNECT! CAMP 2008 blog!
Trust that if you've come to this blog, you've already heard about the CAC CONNECT! CAMP. But the purpose of this blog is to tell you even MORE about the camp!
We'll be uploading videos, pictures to this blog to make it more interesting. Also, we'll have our team of bloggers share about their own personal experiences from past CAC Camps, Captains Ball, CONNECT! missions, Big Hoooooooha, AWE worship etc etc etc....
So yeah, hope that you'll continue to visit this site as often as you can!!! :)
God bless,
CONNECT! blog squad
Posted by prayerdinator at 5:21 PM