Rachel

Woo.. Such a long time haven't blog. Am such an unqualified blogger, since I'm so lazy to type out what is happening or what is in my mind.

Nyway, since now my mood is good, might as well just write a lil. Just finished doing my last lab report. Took me 2 hrs. Am in charge of discussion and conclusion. Shouldn't take so long to do. Yet, when I received the data sent by group member, I found out that there's something not very right in it. I know I should finish the report by 5pm today. And it's already 2pm and I'm so tired. So I have 2 choices: Do it first then only take a nap or the reverse. Since I'm always not the hard-working type, sleeping always comes first. Hehe. So I happily took an hr nap without worrying whether I will be able to finish it on time. And yay! At 4.50pm, it's done! Thank God!

What I learn from this small thing is that, when you let yourself rest knowing that your body needs it, the result will turn out to be better. If I continue to do the report with an exhausted mind, I don't think the efficiency will be good. Same goes to studying. When I know I can't absorbed what I'm studying, I will give myself a rest. Of course cant over do it. Too much rest, no study = lazy. Too much study, no rest = crazy. So i need to have a good balance in it since time is such a great gift from God. I want to be a good steward of everything God's given me.

Much to learn yet. And life is always so exciting because you can never finish learning^^ 4 years of uni life - make the full out of it!

Yesterday my heart was a bit heavy. When I knelt down and prayed, I realized that I couldn't form any word to tell God my feelings at the moment. Yet, after a while, it seemed like my heavy burden had been lifted up by Him who is forever gracious. I'm so thankful.

"O Lord, You have searched me and You know me.
You know when I sit and when I rise;
You perceive my thoughts from afar.
You discern my going out and my lying down;
You are familiar with all my ways.
Before a word is on my tongue You know it completely, O Lord. "

My roommate Siaw Ping was worried about me. When I was going to bed, she suddenly told me that she wanted to pray for me. So, both of us sitting opposite to each other, holding hands and praying together. It's a wonderful moment knowing that I'm not alone in this trial. God sends friends to help me in going through all the circumctances.

28/12/09 - The first day of class. Couldn't imagine I actually went to library and borrowed books. Last night I spent few hours doing homework, revising and preparing for 2moro's lesson. It's not like me at all. Must be my last sem's result drove me crazy dy. Lol.

1 and a half month holidays passed by so fast. Besides giving tuition for a few times, going library to on9, shopping, playing keyboard, watching TV, carolling practice,... I didn't really do many things. When I was thinking, "Oh no, my holidays would just pass like that!" - Chee Khoon called me and said he's planning a trip to Langkawi. LANGKAWI!!! It's been 7 years since I been to there.

Let the song do the talking.
"My strength is almost gone, how can I carry on, if I can't find You."

Praise You in This Storm

I was sure by now
God that You would have reached down
and wiped our tears away,
stepped in and saved the day.
But once again, I say "Amen"
and it's still raining
as the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain,
"I'm with you"
and as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God who gives
and takes away.

Chorus:
And I'll praise you in this storm
and I will lift my hands
for You are who You are
no matter where I am
and every tear I've cried
You hold in your hand
You never left my side
and though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm

I remember when
I stumbled in the wind
You heard my cry to You
and raised me up again
my strength is almost gone how can I carry on
if I can't find You
and as the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
"I'm with you"
and as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God who gives
and takes away

Chorus

I lift my eyes onto the hills
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth
I lift my eyes onto the hills
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth

Chorus

Came back to campus from holidays. From my comfortable life at home.
And this is what I got.
Migraine . Vomit . Diarrhea . Flu . Cough .
What happen to my body?
I think it takes time to adjust myself back to the hectic campus life again.. Hehe.

Anyway, by God's grace, I will surely go through it! Am very thankful to my lovely and caring committees who prayed for me before the meeting. Thanks to Loong Wei for helping me to lead also. Hehe.

I realised that it's so hard for me to hide my happiness. My roommate will surely spot it and mengambil kesempatan to laugh at me. Then she will suddenly become worry and ask me not to be angry. LOL! Of course I won't get angry when people tease me (get numb de, hehe), so it's impossible to be angry with my lovely roommate.



I want to learn from my roommate. Every little thing can make her happy. Good! Just like Joy. Are all Sarawak girls like that? Hehe. Am really blessed to meet so many angels around me, no matter in CF, Da Zhuan or other places. I hope I can be an angel to others as well;)

1 senior and 1 junior are worry about my academic. Haha. In order not to let them down, I will try to find back the motivation to study lo. 2 months to go before final exams!! Gambate!!!

My Schedule For 2 weeks:
Wed(26/8)
10am: Chem. Reaction Eng. Test 1
5.15pm: Meeting with HEPP
7.30pm: CF Bible Study 2 at DK11

Thu(27/8)
Environmental Eng. Test 1
8pm: 1 week Fast & Pray at Lembaran Meeting Room

Fri(28/8)
9am: Progress Report on Process Control Assignment
1pm: CF Prayer Meeting at Foyer Lembaran
7.30pm: CF & Da Zhuan Combined Event at Chinese Methodist Church (CMC)

Sat(29/8)
9pm: 1 week Fast & Pray + CF Committees Meeting at Lembaran Meeting Room

Sun(30/8)
10am: Sunday Service at Parit Buntar Baptist Church (PBBC)
10.30pm: Watch Night Prayer Meeting at PBBC

Mon(31/8)
9pm: 30-Hour Famine Camp post-mortem meeting at Lembaran Meeting Room

Tue(1/9)
Process Dynamics & Control Test 1

Wed(2/9)
7.30pm: CF Speaker 2 - "Strange Theology" at DK11

Thu(3/9)
2pm: Separation Process Test 1

Fri-Sun(4-6/9)
CF Family Camp o9' at Christian Convention Centre (CCC), Batu Feringghi



Mm.. Looks like I can't find any;P

30-Hour Famine DIY Camp in our campus had come to an end. Yet I believe it's just a beginning for us to take a step further in involving ourselves in social works.

By the way, I found myself losing 2 kg as I weighed yesterday night. *crying*

2 tests are coming up. Chemical Reaction Engineering on Wed and Environmental Engineering and Management on Thu. I'm not bluffing when I said I haven't studied at all. My roommate sees me going in and out everyday, doing this and that.

Well.. I will do my best, and let God do the rest~

James wrote bout it very clearly in James 2:14-26 , that faith and actions should come hand in hand.

¹⁴What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? ¹⁵Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. ¹⁶If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? ¹⁷In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.

(James 2:12-17) (NIV)

Read about the following post in mugz n buzz 's blog. It really struck me. As tomorrow is the first day of 30-hour Famine DIY camp in USM KKj, I pray that God will show me and all who are involved the urgency of social concern in Malaysia and all places around the world. Move our hearts to take a step forward and touch the lives of others.

I was hungry,
and you formed a humanities group to discuss my hunger.
I was imprisoned,
and you crept off quietly to your chapel and prayed for my release.
I was naked,
and in your mind you debated the morality of my appearance.
I was sick,
and you knelt and thanked God for your health.
I was homeless,
and you preached to me of the spiritual shelter of the love of God.
I was lonely,
and you left me alone to pray for me.
You seem so holy, so close to God
but I am still very hungry – and lonely – and cold.

Below is the comment written by one of the bloggers in mugz n buzz:

I read this in John Stott’s ‘Issues Facing Christians Today’. This poem was written by a homeless woman to a country vicar whose response to her appeal for help was a promise to pray for her. I felt it was borderline hypocrisy, this vicar. Then I thought, “I’m just like him!”

It is a major concern among us Christians today that many of us do not bother about our social responsibilities. Sure we’re very much involved in evangelism. We see eternity as far more important than our physical world right now. Good. But if that means neglecting our social responsibilities as Christians then I think we’ve gone off-balanced! Maybe, evangelism and social responsibility goes hand in hand. Maybe, our idea of missions (and missionary identity) ought to be stretched.

When confronted with the thought of social engagement, it would seem that what many of us do best now is to hide behind a façade of Christian ‘holiness’, hoping we wouldn’t have to get our hands dirty. Hoping a prayer or something will help solve the problem. And if the problem persists, we convince ourselves we have done everything we could. It’s like sweeping things under the carpet so it looks as if we’ve dealt with it, when really we’re just fooling ourselves.

Dear friends, do you think you’ll get anywhere in this if you learn all the right words but never do anything? Does merely talking about faith indicate that a person really has it? For instance, you come upon an old friend dressed in rags and half-starved and say, “Good morning, friend! Be clothed in Christ! Be filled with the Holy Spirit!” and walk off without providing so much as a coat or a cup of soup – where does that get you? Isn’t it obvious that God-talk without God-acts is outrageous nonsense?
James 2:14-17 (The Message)

Come and share, how did we become, as someone put it, so ‘heavenly minded to be of no earthly use’? How have we swept the social problems around us under the spick and span carpet of, apparently, our Christianity? And if you are currently engaged in social issues, come and share with us that too.

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"My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness." (1 Corinthians 12:9)

Today I was the keyboardist and interpreter in my church (Parit Buntar Baptist Centre), and led the 30-hour famine camp meeting at night. Tomorrow have to lead the CF meeting. If God doesn't provided me with all the strength and guidance, I do not know how to go through the day.
Thank you Father, for being so faithful to me. I shall now rest in You.

“God hath not promised skies always blue,
Flower-strewn pathways all our lives through;
God hath not promised sun without rain,
Joy without sorrow, peace without pain.”

“BUT God hath promised strength for the day,
Rest for the labor, light for the way,
Grace for the trials, help from above,
Unfailing sympathy, undying love.”

Understanding Disabled

On the second day, I was blindfolded from morning till afternoon to get a glimpse of the life of a blind. We went out to the morning market and bought ingredients as we had to cook our own lunch. Some of us were wheelchair-bound, mute, no thumbs or one hand is disabled. People kept looking at us, wondering what were we trying to do. (That's what my friends told me, cause I couldn't see;p)

We managed to cook our lunch by helping one another. I couldn't cut food, but I could wash vegetables and did some easier tasks. I had to eat my lunch with the blindfold as well! The food still tasted nice, haha.

When the debriefing session started, we were finally released from all our "disabilities". Am so grateful to be able to see again. There's this thought that kept running in my mind as I was blindfolded : What if I never get to see again?

A sister, Chun Lian, from Double Blessing came and shared with us some knowledge in helping those who are wheelchair-bound. She herself is wheelchair-bound. She has a beautiful smile and I saw the peace and joyfulness in her. Danny who came together with her also shared his journey as he struggled through his life not able to walk at all. He is married as has children. I see how gracious God is in bringing him to know Jesus and transforming his life to be a blessing to others.
Though they have disablities, they never give up and their lives are shining like a light in the darkness. There are so much to learn from them.

The abilities to see, to talk, to hear, to walk, and etc seem very normal to us, yet there are people who never experience it. Do we ever take the time to thank God for these and ask God to use us to help those who are in need?

When I came back from worship practice, I saw a cute T-shirt on my bed. Such a pleasant surprise! Haha. It's a gift from my dear room mate Siaw Ping. She always knows how to make people happy. Really thank God for such a sweet, cheerful, caring and lovely room mate^^

After talking of starting a blog for years, now I finally put it into action (woo hoo!!) ;p
May be you guys are wondering what is my main motivation?? It's ...



Deng deng deng......








SWEEP!!

which stands for "Social Work Exposure and Embracement Program"

I want to jot down the things which I'd saw, people whom I'd met, and the experiences that I'd gained through out the 2 weeks. It's changed a part of me. SO... It's definitely something which I'm eager to share and also for my own reflection in the future.

Before I start blogging about it, I need to do my translation first for tomorrow church service. I'd spent quite some time in starting a new blog: choosing the template, the fonts, bla bla bla. Only a few hours left before I have the worship practice in the church at night. So must grab the time. By the way, you can read Jinny's post about her experiences in SWEEP here.

The second Saturday in the campus is still not a rest day for me T.T