I'm sorry for late updates because I've either been busy or I just don't quite feel like blogging at all. Well, my week has been pretty good.

Got to know my LEADS friends quite well and it's just our 4th week studying and working together. This is probably one of the first rare times getting to know people so quickly. We went to celebrate Reuben's birthday the other day. Blindfolded him and some of them led him all the way from church office to Dhoby Ghaut. It was hilarious, especially with his "crown of shame" as he describes it. It's a board that declares it's his birthday and at the back "Give me a kiss". Thanks to ym's creativity. (= Then this group of guys at Cathay went, "Hey zachary! Your kind leh. Give him a kiss!" which reminded me of Lewis and gang when they used to keep fooling around. Haha. I personally feel that I took quite a while to open up to my friends though. This two weeks were better. Just somehow, I can't be myself so easily in a different environment. Sometimes I'm quite amazed by how some friends can be so adaptable. But I've grown to accept that we all have different characters and it's really alright.

Christmas party with cell was great. We're all splitting/multiplying next year and it takes quite a while for me to reconcile with the facts. We invited our future cell leaders, which I thought was really a nice thing to do. Sophia's and Joyce's friends came along too. (= Oh anyway I'm glad that my second attempt at making sushi turned out quite okay. Wooh! Cell evaluation was good. Maybe because I love to share and hear from others too. I think we'd really miss each other.

Cycling with evelyn and rach was great and we covered quite a long distance! Feel the sense of accomplishment but I don't think I'd touch the bike for a few months. It was so tiring! Hehe. Thanks evelyn for the treat! I'm really glad to meet up with you girls and talk about some pretty deep issues. (=

I can't believe I'm missing prom. )= It's okay, I'll invest the money on other things.

2 simple reminders:
-We can never try to feel bad/repay for every wrong thing we've done.
-And precisely because it's too much for us to bear, Jesus came to take the weight of our guilt!
Life was never designed to be bitter.

Good week but rather tiring. I'm praying to be more observant and to gain more insight on things, knowing that two months will fly by quickly. Attachment at Youth Office has helped me to overcome my fear of phone calls. Haha!
Oh but I'm pretty sad that I missed out on clique's gathering and prom. Two good times to catch up with old friends. Hope we can meet up real soon again. (:

"When I go down the mountains, and get back to my life,
I won't settle for ordinary things"
-Show Me Your Glory by Third Day (of course (;)

This part of the lyrics really speaks for me even as Youth camp is over. Just want to really thank God for being with us, which we felt very strongly during camp. I agree that the second night was awesome, but I would really say that God is with us all the time! I guess camps really help as a form of retreat from whatever we're doing.. It's a good draw-away from life, and a good time to "go up the mountains" and seek Him in a deeper way! And indeed there was a lot of prayers put into the camp preparation.

Anyway, there were many breakthroughs, for example, for the hurting. I really experienced the healing of emotional scars/hurts caused by circumstances or people around. With deeper conviction that God is able to heal us.. because He has died on the cross and rose on the third day victoriously. If He can overcome death, how immeasurably more can He heal those who are hurting! (:

Even as we "go down the mountains", may we always choose not to settle for ordinary things. God has plans which will prosper us and not harm us! If we will choose to be led.