Rachel

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.

Posted by mugz-n-buzz

"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