more.than.a.song.

2008-11-21T09:35:00.003+08:00

hey girls!

hows everyone? why no one except janice replied my email? ):

anyway, im so excited about the camp, i hope all of you are! those who havent signed up -ahem-, pls faster go sign up cos early bird ends this sunday!! im trying to help you all save money here.. hahaha...

oh ya, amelia is going off this sunday, lets all pray for her trip okay?

cheers everyone!
Jiamin

2008-11-14T00:31:00.002+08:00

Os ARE OOOOOOOOOOOOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!

hahah, damn happy la, as yall can probably tell. and YEA! my friend's coming too! and another friend (another one of the 3 i'd been praying for) also replied and confirmed that he's coming(:

i've got a real newfound repect for God's timing. really. He's really so so awesome man. first i was wondering why He was giving me all these rejections when i'd been praying and waiting on Him and then all the amazing blessings just came pouring in. and that just made me feel really really great honestly.

so well, THANK GOD for everything He's done once again.

please keep the camp, camp comm, and breakout in prayer yea(: thanks girls.

seeyou tmr at the corporate prayer thing!

love, tab

2008-11-13T00:09:00.001+08:00

hey girls.
janice wld like all of us to attend the prayer meet this friday in church!
oh and great news.
tabby's friend who we've been praying for is coming for cell!
THANK GOD!!
:D:D:D:D:D:D
take care girls.
love,
amelia

2008-11-03T01:00:00.003+08:00

hey everyone!
thanks amelia for the prayer requests!
all the best everyone! :)
the weekends'll be here soon :)
we'll be praying for each other yeapp :)
take care and God bless!

"I can do everything in Christ who strengthens me"
- Philippians 4:13

much love
may-en

2008-11-02T23:32:00.002+08:00

hey girls.
im here to update about our group!
let's start with mayennn
alrights.
holidays have started for her!
pray that she can start her revision and complete her holiday hw soon
start going for your extra lessons girl!
hahaha.
next.
tabby
exams have been awesome for her.
she's having a christmas partyyy in dec.
ask her about it!
pray for her upcoming papers.
social studies, music and malay on mon, tues and wed respectively.
yupps.
and for janiceeee
pray for her BB boys that she brought for breakout,
that God'll continue to work in them and that she'll know the right ones to invite for camp!
and for meeeee!
well,
really wnna make use of my holidays.
needa study!
and yea.
have been busy with camp stuff.
so pray for me on that.
as for jiamin and angel,
pray that God'll continue to sustain them in their busy schedules, that He'll give them tt extra portion of grace to get past this season in life.
yupps.
tt's about it.
have you signed up for camp?
go now!!!
early bird ends 23 nov!
www.mcioverflow.blogspot.com
we need need need to have your cell outing soon.
and please update!

love,
amelia

2008-11-01T22:12:00.004+08:00

heyho everyone!
annette is down with bronchitis:(
miss you guys! i wanted to surprise y'all with ice-cream from work this saturday, but i'm so sad i wasn't even allowed outta the house. everyone take care alright? cause some pesky germs have been floating around and destroying everyone's emune systems.

congratulations, tab!:) about your exams and stuff. blog about it sometime, so i can hear about it!:) and- haha. sorry i haven't been around to return you your money. yes, yes, i'll return it soon so that you can feel rich. =b

and may-en! you haven't been blogging either! how's exams and stuff! you've been mia-ing!

meliaaaaa~ the greedy cookie monster! haha. i miss talk to you D: school been extra tough. can you believe it? third week of school and i've two cas and one test. roar! haha. but you're having hols now right! lucky thing! how're your results? =D

angel, jiaminnnnnn!!!!!!! angel's been ignoring my messages, and i haven't talked to jiamin for so long! haha. i'm loosing touch with everyone, oh nooo!

blog soon, everyone!
love, nette!

P.S. GO CHECK OUT http://mcioverflow.blogspot.com OKAY!!! i made the blogskin and everything!:)

2008-10-21T16:36:00.002+08:00

hello!
haha.
great to hear that tab!
seems like you're on the right track to doing well!
haha.
as for me,
my life's pretty in a mess.
think ive been too slack.
procrastinating.
tsk.
gotta work on it.
oh yea.
the camp blog's more or less up.
go check it out soon!
www.i-am-overflowed.blogspot.com
it's gnna be happening man!
hang in there girls.
the weekends are almost here!
LOVE,
amelia.

WHOOO(:

2008-10-20T20:25:00.002+08:00

hey all(:

so. my first paper was done today! chemistryy. it went awesomely well. srsly. all glory goes to God man. i'm so happy. sosososoooo happy. relying on God's a whole lot easier. while doing my part of course. and my prayer for wisdom when studying? it totally got answered. like, i just happened to study the chapter on Air and the environment aloooot even though not many would really concentrate on it considering its a chem exam? and there was a whole huge qn on that. and thats just one example, so basically, now. i'm in awe. of God's amazingness. feels great:)

so well, now i guess i'm off to prepare for english tmr. memorise formats and what not. plus do some amath. please keep me in prayer yea guys? need a good topic for compo tmr! this is it. finally, everything's ending. well, this chapter of my life at least.

love,
tab

helo everybody!

2008-10-19T21:51:00.003+08:00

the deed is done!
haha. i've been trying to make the skin look nicer, but i really don't know what else i can do to it. =/ MAY-EN! HELP! (and- WA LAO. where have you been man!) hahaha. i need your blogskin-making skins. mine ain't that good. D:

anywayyyyy, oh man, amelia! i wish i can join the camp com with you, but i'm really so so so busy, i can't stand it. it's the first week of school, and everything's already going crazy. I REALLY NEED PRAYERS! :(

still, haha. melia's right. i do appreciate our bible study time. they always remind me of a lot of things. andand! thanks tab! for like, haha. don't know, being such a fun idiot, ganging up on meng with me, AND giving a response on the blogskin! =D anyhow, if there're violent objections, i'll gladly take it down. HAHA! (MAY-ENNNNNNNN!!! I STILL NEED YOUUUU!)

LOVE,
NETTE! :)

2008-10-19T15:48:00.002+08:00

hey girls.
ah.
WE HAVE YET TO GO FOR OUR CELL GROUP OUTING!
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
help
haha.
ive been real busy
gnna be busier.
ohyea.
i joined camp committee!
haha.
publicity.
ah.
was actually looking forward to cell this week so i cld share with you girls about my week.
but there wasnt any bible study.
boo.
this week has been tiring.
with OP yet AGAIN.
still not good.
a lot of tension in my group.
but you know what,
someone i feel like what ive learnt in the eph study was put to good use.
esp the verse on "do not let the sun go down when you're angry"
or sumtg like that.
haha. yea.
and it helped me to control my negative emotions about PW a LITTLE better.
haha.
well,
another week is ahead of us.
chinese As coming up soon.
i think im pretty dead.
eeps.
alrights.
off to do more PW.
start posting girls!
Love,
AMELIA!

new blogskin!

2008-10-16T16:31:00.003+08:00

haha. i was inspired by all the discussions that we've had lately, and because of m&w sunday. even though it's quite long ago. heh. ^^; shows how busy (slow) i am. =b

tell me if you like it? then i'll change the blogskin for us. if not, then it'll be a nice wallpaper. :)

LOVE!
nette:)

(HAHA! i FINALLY updated kay! :) andandand! ANGEL! WE MISS YOU!:)

2008-10-14T21:07:00.001+08:00

hey
i feel really bad for not coming for about 4 consecutive weeks
hope you girls are doing well
will be praying for y'all yea :)
all the best!!

see you this sat!
god bless
may-en

thanks

2008-10-11T23:59:00.003+08:00

thanks for updating amelia(:

thanks for bothering.

thank God for Janice joining us.

thanks girls for sharing so honestly, i felt something different today.

thanks for being focused too, for the most of it. its really appreciated, you have no idea.

thank You Lord for answered prayers.

night girls.
tab

2008-10-11T23:21:00.002+08:00

hello.
im UPDATING.
HELLO!
HAHA.
alrights
shall
type what was share during cell tdy(:
let's start with ANNETTE
just a few words and u shld know what i mean about her week
MAD RUSH
MAD RUSH
MAD RUSH
haha.
yea.
tt was about all that she said.
MAD RUSH
but she's thankful for God being to provide for her every step of the wayy.
sch's starting on monday for her.
and start studying annette!
next up..
TAB
about her work.
tt she can study efficiently.
her science SPAs went fine(:
JIAMIN
pray for her hectic sch schedule
many projects.
and that she'll not feel that sch's a dread.
alrights.
shall add janice's one here too since she's in our gp now.
haha.
pray that she'll know the right ppl to ask from BB to invite for breakout sat.
and that she can work and mark efficiently.
yup.
it's MY TURN!
haha.
it's been a busy busy week.
and so will the following week.
it's a blessing to step out of training alive.
3 hrs, 4 times a week.
help.
and i still gotta work on my OP.
yup.
so hope that God'll sustain me through this comin week.
yup.
tt's about itttt!!
angel,
if you're reading this, you can update us about sch and work here!!!!!
haha.
okays.
love you girls.

be imitators of God.
live a life of love(:

friday.

2008-09-26T11:12:00.002+08:00

gosh, i realised its friday when i typed the title in.
time really flies and i feel that i just wasted my whole holidays.

the first few days i was trying to catch up on my readings.
den i had to do this project that took up two whole days and im still doing it!
i have no idea how i am going to study finish for my tests next week with this project to complete by this week.
bleah.

anyway, i think amelia finished her exams already!
haha..
so its time to blog okay?

dont abandon this blog ):

haha..
see u gals soon.

`Jiamin

2008-09-14T22:10:00.002+08:00

hello.
im here to update.
haha.
alrights.
maybe prayer requests tt ive gathered from cell?
yup.

ANGEL: that she can cope with work and sch. i guess it's gnna be really tiring. but pray that God'll give her the strength to pull through.

JIAMIN: her sch test and driving test!

ANNETTE: her very busy busy busy schedule. pray that she can take time to spend with God too.

TAB: STUDY STUDY STUDY! haha. pray that she can study with the right attitude and study for God(: think her music prac is on the 24th sept? and chem and bio prac's comin up soon.

MAYEN: that she can complete her revision on time.

as for me,
yea. pray for my promos. my walk with God hasnt been the best too. but yea. hope that i can get back on the right track and hopefully not fall sick. havent been feeling well recently. yea.

alrights then.
i believe we're all really busy with our own lives.
but hang in there!
it's all gnna be over soooooooon.
weekends are comin!
haha.
love,
amelia

wednesday

2008-09-10T09:35:00.003+08:00

oh no, seems like everyone's not doing very well recently.

I just got back from YMLC.
miss u gals badly.
Had a good experience there
He reminded me that whatever things i have and hold dearly is all from him.
He is the real joy-giver.
but i wish i could have gotten more from God.
and i wish that u gals could go one day, cos it's really worth the going.

school is starting to pick up really fast.
and im still way behind on my readings and i dont understand much
my first test is next week!

really waiting for sat to come fast.
then i can see u gals and seek refreshment from God again.
oh ya, there's a special presentation this sat too!
(:

see you gals then,
`Jiamin

2008-09-09T22:13:00.002+08:00

Hey gals...im finally blogging again...
Ive been v bz and caught up w my own life lately...juz to update u guys, I juz got back my exam results...i didnt manage to pass...so it means i nd to take another of studying...
I was pretty angry w God...i still dont understand y it happened to me...Im still in the midst of sorting out things w God.
With tt said...im now takin part time studies, means im workin and studying...which means saturdays i hv classes too...
I hv to stop leading a grp on a regular basis...it upsets me...all these changes....

Do kp praying for me...I hope to see u gals soon

guilt.

2008-09-06T00:37:00.003+08:00

Help me, Lord, to develop a strong prayer life. I know you desire intimacy with me, and you want me to watch with you and pray (Matthew 26:40).

Yet, I never seem to find the time to pray in a deep, fervent, consistent, persistent way. What draws me to my knees the most is when I have a problem, when I want something from you, when I need your help.

I’m flipping through my calendar, stressing with commitments, and you just want to hang out – with me. Help me turn my prayers into conversations with you that keep flowing throughout the day, an on-going communication where I never say “Amen.”

Keep me close to you, no matter what it takes. I’m not sure I really want to pray that; I have bruises and scars from “whatever it takes” discipleship, but, then again, I confess the crush of these moments have taught me to throw myself on the stone before the stone falls on me.

And that has moved me closer to the love that compels my obedience, closer to becoming one with your heart. So, I’m asking that you change me until my deepest want is to be with you.

With this I pray that you will create me worthy of my calling and that your power will fulfill every good purpose you plan for me and energize everything I do in faith.

My prayer is that your life will emerge in my face and in my hands, in my thoughts and in my words. I know your grace will make it so (paraphrase of 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12, NIV).

night guys, love tab.

2008-09-06T00:12:00.002+08:00

hey.
how's everyone?
i have a feeling this blog is gnna be dead soon
haha.
jiamin's off to YLC
let's pray for her and the rest of the youth min's that there alrights?
haha
oh wells
it's the end of the holidays for mayen tab and i.
annette's having her LOONNNGG break.
boo.
haha.
the weekends are here.
yay!
take care everyone!
not cell this sat. make good use of it!
LOVES
ameliaaa

tuesday!

2008-09-02T23:03:00.002+08:00

hey gals!

i know it's the exam period that's why less blogging nowadays.
but no matter how busy, still have to remember to spend time with God.
haha, i know.. easier said than done.
but let's all try our best!

school has been picking up for me,
along with piles of readings and projects.
i hate reading!!
but i guess i have no choice.
haha!

yup, that's all from me for now.
take care and God bless!

(:
`jiamin

whoa.

2008-09-01T22:30:00.003+08:00

HELLOO EVERYONE.

tab here.

well, i dont know what i'm thinking right now. i've got a lot of studying to do, which i really dont feel like facing, though i'll eventually come to the realisation that i have to. and then there's this big fat thing that'll be on my mind FOREVER. yes, i'm quite distressed abt it. i know i shouldnt be cos its all in His hands, but i'm only human arent i? but that shouldnt be an excuse cos i'm a human who's got the Almighty God on her side.

well, i told angel and melia and now the rest of you, i'm going for the mission trip to chiang mai this november. the deadline was ytd. so i had to make my decision. no, it wasnt the deadline that drove me to making the decision, but i guess, now i can say for CERTAIN that God really was behind that decision. typing this out now really makes it seem alot nicer and easier to handle. if God brings u to it, He'll bring you thru it wont He? yes, He will.

i'm not making a huge drama out of this seemingly small thing...really. i just..dont know what i'm getting myself into, thats all. the biggest fear factor i guess is the fact that i dont even know who i'll be going with. i've just been secretly hoping some other youth signed up for the trip quietly too, but i'm quite sure that's not gonna happen.

so well.. let me tell you guys the reason i'm doing this. i know its not the 'youth mission trip' and its really near youth camp too which means i'll probably not be as involved this year? i dunno. but well, i guess i just had to do this. its not really an explanation i know but i dont know how else to put it. when i was first announced, i looked at it in the bulletin and just said out loud, to florence i think, that i wanted to go for this. i made pathetic attempts of praying about it. journalled about it once or twice then just conveniently forgot abt it. i guess now that i think about it, i was afraid to make such a commitment, esp since it was to the biggest, most important guy in this world, in my life. God.

so yes, when i found out ytd that the deadline was ytd, i knew i had to make the decision and by the end of the sermon, i was convinced. it was a spur of the moment decision, as i've said. but i guess i was really encouraged by the speaker. All her little stories, no matter how strange, how unheard of, she was obviously telling the truth and that truth was that God was always there. He didn’t leave or forsake her. Ever.

And that was my reassurance you could say. I was going with unknown ppl, alone. But I knew who was always with me. I had never done this before. But I just know He will help and guide me. I’ve always prayed for an opportunity and here’s one, right smack in my face. If I don’t take it now, why bother praying in future?

Alright, enough heavy thinking for now. Night guys! Just rmb who we’re living for and we’ll be alright :) love.

saturday's cell

2008-08-28T12:40:00.003+08:00

Hey girls,

as u all know, there's going to be a pot luck this coming saturday.

our group has been assigned to do sausages!

what i suggest is:
let's all do some each.
cut the sausages into 3 parts (easier to eat)
prepare for around 20 people.
(but not altogether 20 sausages because we all know people tend to eat more than 1 sausages, esp ~~some~~ people in the ministry. (; )

let me know what u girls think ok??

`jiamin

2008-08-27T16:08:00.002+08:00

helllllloo!
it's midweek!
couple more days to the holidaysss!
maybe it's time for angel to be a tab bit jealous of us?
hahaha.
oh wells.
hope you girls have been coping fine.
here's a little something that might be of some encouragement to you girls.
"God has not promised that our your life will be easy. indeed it may not be. but He has promised to sustain you in your struggles and uphold you with His mighty arm. if you trust Him, He'll empower you to make your way bravely through extraordinary difficulty with faith, hope and love. this trials God permits in your life will lead to His praise and glory,if only you abide in Him. when the lesson has been learnedm when the revelation of God's glory is complete and your soul has been tried and proven, then God will raise Him hand and save you. He will say "no more""
read this in the daily bread on sunday and thought it would speak to you all too.
haha.
alrights then.
need to go work on my project work.
and rmb girls,
whatever you do,
dont forget to give thanks!

love,
ameliaaaaaaa

2008-08-26T08:50:00.002+08:00

hey everyone,

sorry i havent been MIA recently.
lots of things have been happening lately.
not really, but things are not very good.
life is becoming dreadful.
and i totally can relate with amelia.

hmm.. i guess that's all.
i'll blog again if there's anything.

`jiamin

2008-08-24T18:49:00.002+08:00

hey girls!
it's the end of the week.
kinda dreading this week.
quite a bit of stuff to get done.
feeling pretty off.
i dont feel joy in the things i do at all.
and now ive got a bit of family stuff.
my mom's quite angry at me at some stuff so im like yea..
just feeling helpless about 101 things.
hope i can make it through.
i need to get a life!
ahh!
oh wells.
shall update as the week goes by then.
all the best tab for ur prelims!

love,
amelia.

2008-08-24T18:17:00.002+08:00

heyy people
here're the prayer requests from yesterday:

tab
- pray for strength to study for her prelims

amelia
- pray that she'll find joy in studying
- pray that she'll find purpose in the things she does
- pray for her friendships (patience)

annette
- pray that she'll be able to focus on her studies
- pray that she'll be able to find time for her QT
- (soften her hardened heart)
- pray for strength in her daily life

angel
- pray for strength
- pray that she'll be able to juggle between church and life

and for myself,
pray that i'll concentrate on my studies
and start studying! 'cos i'm still slacking though
i'm aware that my endofyears are 31 days away.
pray that i'll start studying smart and stop falling asleep in class.

alright. take care everyone. God bless.

toodles
may-en

2008-08-21T22:43:00.006+08:00

hello people :)

good news is that all my 7 tests (+ 1 last min retest) are over

but bad news is that none of them went well but oh wells

it's over already and there's no point crying over spilled milk!

learnt my lesson not to do last minute revision and to start studying smart.

and my EOYs are in a month's time! have to mugggggg a lot.

well anyway how is everyone?

it has been ages since i've gone for cell!

will see you guys this sat hopefully :)

take care and god bless everyone :)

God above all the world in motion,
God above all my hopes and fears,
Well I don't care what the world throws at me now,
It's gonna be alright!

may-en

WOW! :)

2008-08-21T00:27:00.002+08:00

A Mutual Dependencyby Rick Warren
I mean that I want us to help each other with the faith we have. Your faith will help me, and my faith will help you. Romans 1:12 (NCV)
*** *** *** ***
In authentic Christian fellowship people should experience a mutual dependency. This mutuality is the art of giving and receiving; it’s depending on each other.

The Bible says, “The way God designed our bodies is a model for understanding our lives together as a church: every part dependent on every other part” (1 Corinthians 12:25 MSG).
Mutuality is the heart of fellowship: building reciprocal relationships, sharing responsibilities, and helping each other. Paul said, “I want us to help each other with the faith we have. Your faith will help me, and my faith will help you” (Romans 1:12 NCV).

All of us are more consistent in our faith when others walk with us and encourage us. The Bible commands mutual accountability, mutual encouragement, mutual serving, and mutual honoring.
Over fifty times in the New Testament we’re commanded to do different tasks for “one another” and “each other.” The Bible says, “Make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification” (Romans 14:19 NIV).

You are not responsible for everyone in the body of Christ, but you are responsible to them. God expects you do whatever you can to help them.

ehh. quite wow right? i just thought so. like, rmb FOP? talk about relevant man. this is just really cool. and it kinda ties in with jiamin's point too? so yes. this is awesome. and what's going on here, this group, is SO part of God's plan guys. isnt that nice to know? i've been having an okay week. finally started doing some serious work. need to get used to this much of focus and discipline. well, i'll be off now. night.

loveyouu,

tab

You're the reason that i live

the reason that i sing

with ALL i am.

love You Lord.

...encouraged...

2008-08-20T14:55:00.002+08:00

Hey gals...im so encouraged to see all of u bloggin here...i think this blog does indeed keep us connected to 1 another in a way...
How have all of u been?
Last week was not a easy week for me...but aft Sunday's sermon, i was refreshed and inspired to have a better week.
U noe i was watching Oprah...and there was this Pastor who started a movement in his church.
He bought wrist bands for his congregation that said "A complain free world".
So the congregation had to wear the wrist band and not complain a single bit for 21 days...but if they complained in between, they were to switch the band to the other hand and start all over...
I thought tt was interesting...cuz its real to us! We do complain a whole lot!
So instead of complaining, let us all focus on the positive and gd things God has given us...And if our situation is bad, stop sitting on our butts, get up and do something abt it....haha.

love,angel :)

sisters in Christ

2008-08-19T19:10:00.005+08:00

hey gals,

looks like everyone had, or is still having a tough week.

but im very encouraged that we're all here for each other. and we all agree that we are together in the same cell group not to keep track of our own spiritual lives but to build each other up too.

it's really great to have such a cell group, isnt it? knowing that there'll be sisters in Christ who are always there to listen to our troubles and pray for us, sharing our burdens and never cease to encourage.

i think God is really pleased with us! (:

so no matter how hard the week is, remember that God is always there.. and u've got this cell group to rely on.

amelia, u may not know it but God really taught me a lesson yesterday when praying for u - trusting in His spirit to move in the prayer and sharing the burden of a dear sister. glad u're feeling alright now! (:

let's all trust God is this tough week ahead!

love,
`jiamin

2008-08-18T00:16:00.003+08:00

hey girls.
thanks for today.
really.
it wouldnt have been the same without you all(:
im pretty much fine now.
yup.
read the daily bread today and it talked about church and how eager some people are to go to church.
"a good indicator of our spiritual temperature is our eagerness to worship God"
so yea.
i think we should all be thankful that we get to go to church sunday after sunday alrights?
dont know how else to elaborate on this but yea.
annette,
if you're reading this,
im glad you came today.
keep working at it.
God knows your heart(:
anyway, you know,
today, when sat through the service and even after service, i was reminded about how refreshed i was at the end of it.
it's that peace that God put in me, that God puts aside our differences and bring us tt sense of joy when we step into His house and mingle with His people.
get my point?
haha
yea.
i always look forward to attending church service to be fed by God(:
oh and tab,
i havent really said it,
but thanks for sharing ur testimony on saturday.
it did speak to me and im really encouraged by your love for God.
really.
and thanks for posting that post.
i got it!
haha.
study hard girl!
and angel,
have fun at work.
real glad for u that u've found a good job and thanks a lot for this weekend(:
jiamin,
hope this week for u in sch would be a better one.
listen during lectures!
mayen!
all the best for ur 6 test.
i know how it is.
but it'll be over in a blink of an eye.
i think.
hahahaha.
alrights then.
tt's about it.
have an awesome week girls.
WEEKENDS ARE COMING!!!
HAHAHAHA(:

oh.
my prayer request.
to TRUST.
i know that God's plans for me are the best and i couldnt have asked for more(:

hmm.

2008-08-17T23:57:00.001+08:00

Life Together: A Shared Life by Rick Warren
How wonderful it is, how pleasant, for God’s people to live together in harmony! Psalms 133:1 (TEV)
*** *** *** ***
God intends for us to experience life together. The Bible calls this shared experience fellowship.
Today, however, the word has lost most of its biblical meaning. Fellowship now usually refers to casual conversation, socializing, food, and fun.
The question, “Where do you fellowship?” means “Where do you attend church?” “Stay after for fellowship” usually means “Wait for refreshments.”

Real fellowship is so much more than just showing up at services. It is experiencing life together. It includes unselfish loving, honest sharing, practical serving, sacrificial giving, sympathetic comforting, and all the other “one another” commands found in the New Testament.
When it comes to fellowship, size matters: smaller is better. You can worship with a crowd, but you can’t fellowship with one.

Once a group becomes larger than about ten people, someone stops participating—usually the quietest person—and a few people will dominate the group.
Jesus ministered in the context of a small group of disciples. He could have chosen more, but he knew twelve is about the maximum size you can have in a small group if everyone is to participate.

The body of Christ, like your own body, is really a collection of many small cells. The life of the body of Christ, like your body, is contained in the cells.

For this reason, every Christian needs to be involved in a small group within their church, whether is it a home fellowship group, a Sunday school class, or a Bible study. This is where real community takes place, not in the big gatherings.

If you think of your church as a ship, the small groups are the lifeboats attached to it. God has made an incredible promise about small groups of believers: “For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst” (Matthew 18:20 NASB).

that was my devotional for tonight. it spoke to me. cos it made sense and i just wanted to share it. night.

love,

tab.

thanksgivings and prayer requests(:

2008-08-17T22:11:00.003+08:00

hey guys, so here's this week's (a) thanksgivings and (b) prayer requests. please update as they come up and also put them up if you weren't at cell on the 16th. thanks!

Angel-
(a) thankful for a very PATIENT BOSS :)
(b) needs to be more alert in her work. and blog more too!

Jiamin-
(a) thankful that she got through her first week
(b) needs to better adapt to uni life (friends, work, focus, etc.)

tab(everything was pretty much in the testimony but here are some others)-
(a) english orals went pretty well!
(b) wants QT to go on smoothly as it has been for a few weeks now, and needs to be more focused in studying. prelims start on the 26th!

Amelia-

said she'd like to put up hers on her own.

TOODLES GUYS! HAVE A GOOD WEEEEEK(:

2008-08-17T19:43:00.003+08:00

hey guys. i'm dyingggg. like really. i'm not sleeping every night just to study for exams.

here're my exam dates, please pray for me:
19 august, tuesday - principles of tourism and hospitality
20 august, wednesday - principles of accounts
27 august, wednesday - fundamentals of economics

love,
annette.

(here, jiamin! i blogged. :)

heyheyy

2008-08-14T22:51:00.002+08:00

hello everyone!

tab here :D smile's on my face melia! thanks for the reminderr.

alot's been going on. my O lvl english orals are tmr. please keep me in prayer. besides that, yea, alot's been going on. and just to let you girlies know, i'll be sharing a testimony at cell this sat. yea, just sent it to angel and serene. so yep, i just pray that it'll be an encouragement to all who hear it(: God's been really awesome.

off to more work now. toodles!
lovelove.

2008-08-14T22:11:00.002+08:00

hey everyone!
ive been studying for my promos which are about 5-6 weeks away!
ahhhhhhhhh!
yea.
and now my body is aching really badly from overexertion.
haha.
oh wells
the weekends are coming!
oh. dont know whether you girls know.
i joined the live music workshop held by truth min.
and yea.
it's every friday for a mth.
haha.
lessons are kinda scary.
pray for me.
guitar has become alien to me after a while.
haha.
REMINDER!
do eph study!!!
HAHA.
oh and the Olympics are really excitinggggggg!!!!
wheee!
see you girls on saturday and put a smile on your face!

love,
amelia!

lecture.

2008-08-12T08:54:00.003+08:00

hey gals..

having lecture now but yea, im here blogging. not very good i know.

yes school has started with lectures. boring. no frens. not a very good life. anyway i still have alot of things to settle. -sigh- depressing.

- jiamin

2008-08-11T23:09:00.002+08:00

Hey gals...looks like everyone is bz??
Well i need to let u gals noe tt this sat we are hosting!!!
Tabitha has kindly volunteered to do announcements.
Let me or jiamin noe if u guys hv any ideas, on how we can make the youths feel encouraged or more welcome for our cell meetings!

--angel

I miss u gals...

2008-08-06T22:15:00.002+08:00

Hey gals...how are all of u? Since FOP, i have not really spoken to each of u...this saturday there will not be cell,bcuz of National Day...
Juz a quick update, I was sick today, took a day of MC. So i had a whole day of rest, haha.
Anyway, how was FOP for all of u???
I thought it was a true blessing...everything to the sermon i felt God teaching me, and giving me answers that i needed...

Wanna encourage all of u...to hang in there this week, no matter how bz or tough our days get...lets spend that time for our God. He deserves that time from us...
Without God, we wont be able to pull thru this week...so lets give thanks for having such a great God!!!
Juz like amelia posted, i was doin my QT with daily bread yest, this spoke to me : An honest talk with God is the first step in finding peace of mind.
For those of u, who are struggling with ur walk with God, i strongly recommend the psalms. It helps us see things in perspective, Juz like the sermon in FOP, switches us fr the negative emotions channel to positive emotion channel!

Any prayer requests from u guys? Since no one really posted, let me start k?
Do pray for my health...
And also i wanna give thanks for the worship meeting, i think for this ministry it is slowly moving, we have taken the 1st step as a ministry...continue to pray for us.

2008-08-05T22:45:00.003+08:00

hey girls.
whee!
more posts!
im sick!
went to the doctor's today.
head feels really heavy and all.
guess i need more sleep.
anyway,
just wanted to share sumtg from the daily bread again.
"do you fear the gathering clouds of sorrow?
tell it to 'Jesus, tell it to Jesus;
are you anxious what shall be tomorrow?
tell it to Jesus alone-rankin"
"an honest talk with God is the first step in finding peace of mind"
i think this is quite true
go ponder about it.
hang in there everyone!
the long weekends are coming!!

love,
amelia

p.s
someone shld post prayer requests!

2008-08-05T17:30:00.003+08:00

hello people
just want to share some good and bad news
good news is that i passed my physics (!!!!!!!!!!!!) and ss (!!!!!) tests!
but bad news is that i failed my geog test very very terribly with 3.5/15
well i have to buck up and please pray for me that i'll start to focus more on my studies already cos i'm still lazing and fooling around all day and stuff

and fop was great!! :)

take care all!
may-en

.tuesday.

2008-08-05T12:31:00.003+08:00

hey girls

im really encouraged that all of u are making the effort to blog, and i think what amelia said is right. let us keep on encouraging and account for each other. and this blog is a great platform for us to do so!

today is tuesday and im still idling around, to the extent that im playing neopets (can u believe it). school started for most of my frens cos they are in all other uni-s except NUS. it's quite difficult to be in a new environment and u know ur frens are not there. yup, so school starts next week. yet im still waiting for my lessons to be confirmed. it's in this state of uncertainty where im still just waiting and waiting.

the only thing im looking forward to is my driving test this thursday. it's at 8 in the morning (so early!) and i really really desperately want to pass. and i've got to rmb that it's God strength not mine. so pls pray for me. if i pass, i promise i'll take u girls for a ride (: argh!! so so scary!!

anyway at the end of the day, we all believe that God is in charge of our lives and we just have to live our life the way He wants us to. and God is so good to us that even if the people around us decides to forsake and leave us, God will still love and care for us. According to pastor's sermon on sunday, He is the alpha and the omega, His love for us will never ever change and let's all be encouraged by this! (:

- jiamin

2008-08-05T03:13:00.002+08:00

YAY, i'm in! i actually forgot the username and had to go through my chatlogs. lucky i didn't have to dig too long. anyway, this line has been echoing in my head for quite some time, i think it's about time i put it down somewhere.

"only when God is all we have left that we realise that God is all we need."
it speaks volumes. and the scary part is i think God wants me to learn this. haven't been able to talk to y'all lately, but i've been so far from God. so far that i really don't feel like i'm a christian. it's so hard to struggle with being one when i'm constantly surround by non-christians, or christians who only call themselves christians. kinda like what i am now.

basically, it's been hard, living without a purpose and doing things only because time doesn't stop for me. i've been sleeping like past three every night lately, and it's really, really tiring. to make it worse, the people i've come to be very reliant on seem to be drifting from me, or mia-ing all the time, or have some disagreement with me.

so yeah, it's been very, very hard. please pray for me! haha. this post sounds so emo, cause i don't know how else/where else to get it out. even my own blog feels invaded, cause it's those people that i just mentioned are reading it.

it's three, and i'm still rushing a project that's due tomorrow!
tired,
annette.

2008-08-04T22:31:00.002+08:00

hey girls!
the weekends are over and it's a new week!
hope you all arent having monday blues.
im down with a bit of flu.
boo.
anyway,
how did you guys find FOP?
i enjoyed myself a lot
and i thank God for the refreshing time that He gave me.
think the sermon spoke to me quite a bit as well,
about how we are responsible to others, but we must be responsible for our own actions.
and at the end of the day,
the only thing that we can control in our lives is ourselves.
but not forgetting that God is in control of everthing.
anyway,
was reading today's daily bread and it kinda spoke to me too.
it talked about.. okay. i shall quote it
"are you feeling a bit panicky about events in your life? maybe it seems as if you're surrounded by the open waters of relationship problems, or money woes, or simply an inability to put your life in order. perhaps you feel as if u're drowning in a sea of trials and trouble."
"REST YOUR FEET ON THE ONLY SOLID FOUNDATION IN LIFE:JESUS CHRIST" 1 cor 3:11
"God often meets our deepest need
with help we gain from others
from caring members of His church-
our sisters and our brothers
-BROWN"
i hope we can continue to be accountable to each others in other areas in our lives.
hang in there girls!
the weekends are coming soon!
(u must believe it then it'll come real quickly!)

loving you all always,
amelia!

:)

2008-07-30T22:08:00.001+08:00

hello folks

seems like everyone's very caught up in their lives

take care everyone! i believe god'll see us through everyday :)

i've not been having sufficient sleep throughout the week!

like less than five hours of sleep, and about half an hour in school before assembly

pray for me!

pray that fop this sat will be reviving

just a quote from someone

"failure is not an option"

haha. it spoke to me somehow.

take care and god bless everyone :)

muchlove

may-en

2008-07-30T19:30:00.002+08:00

hey girls.
it's midweek!
just wondering how QT has been for u all.
has it been good?
haha.
i wanted to typed sumtg i learned from my QT but my bible's not with me. so yea.
maybe the next time.
anyway,
FOP's this saturday!
hope we'll have an awesome time with God and each other.
oh and just a suggestion.
shld we have a late lunch after before going down?
yea.
i think we should.
haha.
see how then.
take care everyone!
love you all!
AMELIA!

it's monday.

2008-07-28T22:03:00.002+08:00

hey guys.

so, the week's just began. hey jiamin, dont worry, we have you back k? will be praying for God to give you his direction..just trust and wait. He'll get to you. in His time, as i've learnt.

well, my olevel music composition thing has begun. it'll continue for a few more weeks. need the inspiration to compose smth good. so yea, there's another thing to pray about. and as for FOP, i just wanna once again pray for the right focus, you cant really ask for that too many times..so yea. and this weekend's gonna be really busy and all so i really need to finish my studying and hw and all in time. cant be rushing it sunday night like i just did.

I REALLY NEED TO BE FOCUSED IN MY WORK. God, pls grant me the willpower and energy to keep going. All glory be to You Lord. Amen.

have a good rest of the week yea guys
<3 tab

another new week.

2008-07-28T11:53:00.004+08:00

hey gals!

how was the weekend? sorry that i din manage to talk to most of u this weekend. so do rmb to blog about the weekend alright?

the new week is here and there's a few things i wanna share with u.

firstly, festival of praise 2008.

Here are the details:
1st to 3rd August 2008
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Rev. Mark Conner, Reuben Morgan, Parachute band

here's the official poster

alright, our youths are going for the saturday one. 4pm meeting in church. transportation provided both ways. do let me or angel know asap if u'll able to make it and tell us if there's any thing u would like us to pray for u about this event.

next, i would like u gals to include ur prayer requests in ur posts since we din have cell last sat so that we can keep each other in prayer.

lastly, about myself. i got my piano exam results today and i din pass. yea, im abit upset but i din expect much since i din practise much anyway. my teacher was talking about retaking the exam, which means i have to go thru everything again. im not sure of what i want. kind of confused right now. furthermore, the vagueness of the details of school is also adding to the confusion. i have no idea what im supposed to do (as in the choosing of subjects) and the worst thing is i have no frens going to the same course, or even the same faculty. i really feel like im lost in a forest without a map or a compass. ya, so pray for me that i'll have God's wisdom and be able to understand what's going on and choose my subjects properly. oh ya, and also the piano thing. the thought of school is starting to be dreadful now. -sigh-

alright, that's all from me for now. do rmb to blog okay? God bless!

- jiamin

Something to take note!!!

2008-07-24T22:32:00.002+08:00

Hey babes,this are the things u need to note for this week's Breakout.

Meeting point and time: Church Social Hall, 3.30 p.m. (transportation provided so DO NOT BE LATE)
Do wear comfortable clothes and walking shoes 'cause we'll be covering quite a distance. Do also bring:
1. More than 500 ml water (no water will be provided - take note!)
2. Money (for dinner, and for the cable car ride as well if you choose this option over walking at the end of the route - cable car ride costs $11 per person)
3. Camera

You can bring these as well - optional but recommended:
1. Sunblock
2. Cap/visor
3. Umbrella
4. An extra T-shirt (if it rains or you perspire a lot and will feel uncomfortable in wet clothes)

The whole walk will end at Harbour Front MRT. If your parents are picking you up straight after the walk, let them know that we'll stop at Harbour Front MRT station at about 6.15 p.m..

2008-07-24T22:31:00.002+08:00

hey girls!
it's gnna be friday soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
anyway,
tabby, i faced a smilar situation last year.
after prelims, i went to appeal to get into SA.
and on my journey on way to hand in my appeal form,
God showed me small signs that i wasnt gnna get the appeal.
i rmb walking through SAS and i saw a verse which assurred me of God's plans for me.
in the end, i didnt get the appeal and months later and even till now,
im still sure that it's God plan for me to be in JJ.
there are times i still dont like sch,
but i know that this is the place Gods wants me to be in.
maybe now you cant see God's plan,
but believe that His plans are PERFECT!
and yea.
for all you know,
you can still get in with ur results.
i know you can and im sure the rest of the girls will agree with me.
ANYWAYS.
haha.
it's a really wet day today.
and i was late for sch.
but thankfully, my VERY NICE principal let us off and allowed us to go for lessons.
thank God.
it's been an awesome week for me and im very thankful for everythg.
wheeee.
i know im ranting away but it's a thursday and it's the perfect weather to sleep in.
cant wait to see you guys on sat.
lovelove!

AMELIA!

breakout sat

2008-07-23T23:23:00.003+08:00

hey gals!

im so encouraged that u all blogged! (:
im excited about the walk this sat. although im not really looking forward to the 9km walk itself, im looking forward about walking with u gals! and the dinner after that!!

yay! rmb report to church by 3.30pm and wear comfortable clothes and shoes (can be sandals or slippers also la, as long as it's comfortable to walk for maybe 2 hours).

i know the week has been tough for u, but hang in there! the weekend's ALMOST here! :D

tabby, maybe God wants to use this time to ask u to trust and have faith in Him. (:
yes im sure he has a good plan for u.
be strong gal!

mayen, it's really good to hear from u, after so long. (:
we've been praying for u and hopefully we can see u back at cell soon!

amelia, jc life is never easy. hang in there alright? God will provide.

that's all from me for now.
take care and GOD BLESS! (:

- jiamin

Thank God...

2008-07-23T23:22:00.002+08:00

Hey gals...first of all,i wanna thank God for this idea of a blog...thanks to those who hv helped with setting up with the blog. I think the theme is very appropriate!!!
Ive been really bz at work...but still trying to hang in there,so i hope its the same for u guys!!!

Dont forget this sat is breakout!!!and we are having dinner together ok?

Btw here is the prayer requests this week (its my turn, whos next?)

1. Amelia : pray for tests (4 tests), havent been passing, lagging in spiritual walk, been slip shot with QT, also pray for enough rest

2. Tabby : pray for tests this week, thank God for consistent QT, pray for strength (tiredness)

3. Jiamin : Pray tt she will use her time and money wisely

4. Angel : Pray for upcoming worship meeting

So gals,i dont wanna post too long...im so happy to see u guys so "ON" abt the blog!!!
See u all soon
Cheers!

2008-07-23T23:13:00.000+08:00

heyy people! :)
may-en here

so sorry i've been missing cell group for three times in a row!
i've been really busy and stuff with all the school programs and tests
the past few weekends have not been very nice to me
and so will the upcoming 2 weeks to come
school work piling up. tons of work are due a few weeks ago
have been procrastinating a lot
pray for me!

hmmmm
have not been doing my ephesians study regularly
have not been doing my qt regularly too
i need to learn to be more focused!

alrights will end here
hope to see you guys soon!(:
take care and god bless

much love
may-en

two more days till the weekend! (:

2008-07-23T21:23:00.000+08:00

hey guys!

tab here. well, i'm really really happy we're trying to gel more as a group, and things are working out too, with His help.

from all the exclamation marks, i probably seem rather excited and yea, i guess you could say so, but i've just had my taste of sad sad rejection..yea, i didnt get into AC. they still consider phase one ammplicants for phase two which is by the 6th of august. so i'm really praying that all God's trying to test me on is my patience now..but i really dont know how it'll go.

guess i dont really handle rejection well..and this hurt pretty bad especially since the only other two ppl who applied from my school got in. and everything just seems totally unfair. but i guess i'm trying to move on. managed to lose half a kg thanks to all the worrying and all. and probably by not eating icecream for a week too, but thats not the point.

just praying hard now that i'll get in. but somehow i feel that its not His plan for me? but i really dont know i guess, cos i'm not Him. got this in my devotional last night too, after getting the news :

"Never forget that life is not about you! You exist for God’s purposes, not vice versa. Why would God provide heaven on earth when he’s planned the real thing for you in eternity? God gives us our time on earth to build and strengthen our character for heaven. "

its just part of it and its so true, isnt it? so yes, i guess all this hurt and disappointment and all the tears its caused (yes, i had a real good cry; only cry abt stuff that really matters to me) will eventually be for God to mould me and it'll be good in the end. it just had to happen the same week of my dad's birthday too (its this sat) but He has a plan i'm sure.

hmm..felt good to let it all out. thanks guys.

loveyouu,
tab

everything in His time.

2008-07-22T23:27:00.000+08:00

hey girls!
haha
i think this is super cool.
anyway,
this week has been fine.
struggling to stay alive.
but God has been gracious.
He postponed a test for me and allowed me to get away with some tutorials undone.
so i guess tt's a blessing(:
hope you girls are doing fine.
im pretty excited for saturday.
hang in there everyone!
weekends are on its way!

love,
amelia!

"And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it in the name of Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him"
colossians 3:17

genesis.

2008-07-21T13:43:00.000+08:00

hey gals (:
yup i've got this blog working already!

thanks to amelia and tabby who suggested this idea of a group blog

im so excited about this!

things to blog about:
` update about ur life ( e.g. tests )
` thanksgiving
` prayer request
` anything that God has taught u in the week
` pictures
` videos
` things that will encourage the group

okay, that's all from me for now. start blogging ! (:

- jiamin