Blessed…

Been awhile since I last blogged… lotsa stuff happened in-between… am now just sitting at home reflecting on all that’s happened… and am feeling very blessed.

I went to Bali in early Feb.  My first visit to Bali!!! It was amazing… i loved the people, the culture, their way of life… totally loved the surf!! was surfing all day, every day for 5 days…wish i had more days!  got to hang out/ quality time with my friends… but also learnt alot about myself… had time to just wind-down, be away from the busyness of life, and just chill and do nothing but surf… LIFE!! I love the way the waves curl, that power turns into white wash, but yet still has so much energy, so much strength. I love sitting out on the horizon, meeting other surfers (love you friendly surfers, dislike the snobby ones), watching the calm in the horizon.  I love sitting on the sand, listening to the sound of the waves ‘meeting’ the sand on the shore.  I love squinting up into the sky, watching the form of the clouds, watching them move with the wind.  I am so blessed.  God created all these! Everything He created… just because He loves me… am so blessed.

Spent 2 weeks in Singapore.  Love my family… celebrated my parent’s 30th Anniversary… I thank God for my awesome Mum & Pa…for never giving up on me, their unconditional love.  I thank God for my bros… for always standing by me, praying for me, loving me.  We’ve been through sooooo much, but I thank God for His love…kept all of us going strong.. Love my family soooo much. As they say, a family that prays together stays together – so true!!! No weapons formed against us shall prosper, and we will refute every tongue that accuses us.  This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is the vindication from the Lord (Isaiah 54:17)… I am so blessed.

Met up with alot of my old school friends, had alot of reunion dinners, caught up with my beautiful ex-colleagues, did alot of shoe shopping, ate and ate and ate…all my fav food: Sup Tulang (bone marrow in gravy), BBQ stingray, Roasted Chicken Rice, Fish Head Curry, Cockles, and more!!! yummy! I thank God for life-long friends!! Doesn’t matter where we are in the world, what season of life we are in, we’re life-long friends…. I am so blessed.

Came back to Melbourne, settled back into work.  I work with an awesome group of people. Even though things are tougher, I love seeing people uniting for the same cause.  I love the challenges that it brings.  It’s all about people.  The right people… makes all the difference… I am so blessed.

Went for a swim with wild dolphins & fur seals! Took the Moonraker Cruise, snorkelled and swam with seal pups and older fatter ones too.  Love the way they circled around and under me.  It was amazing to see them in the water.  There were a few times when a pup came really close, and looked straight into my eyes.  Quite amazing.  Then we were so blessed to have a large pod of about 15 Common Dolphins, i spotted a juvenile one amongst them.  But they were swimming only a metre away from me.  Training dolphins and being in the water with them every day (which i did for 6 years), and watching wild ones in their natural environment is quite different all together.  These animals, so full of power yet so full of grace… never ceases to amaze me.  Swimming with wild dolphins… the exhilaration, the joy it brings to my heart, undescribable… all created by the One who loves & created me… I am so blessed.

I love my church, my pastors and leaders! Am so blessed to have such a ‘family’ that loves, encourages, and believes in me.  Life Groups, Communications team, Conference team… just some of the teams I’m with @ Church… alot of time goes into these… but i love it…it grows me, stretches my faith, equips me… its such an honour and privilege to be able to work with incredibly great minds on these teams… such a joy… all for the Glory of God.  I pray that our church will stay strong and united, that we’ll continue to lead the change & impact people for eternity, that we’ll never give up on people, love on them unconditionally, and may the light of Jesus shine through, so that every knee will bow and tongue confess that He is Christ the Lord! I am so blessed.

Just got home from a meeting at church.  My heart delighted with joy as i saw the number of people who showed up tonight, gave up their time to be there… for a volunteers summit for Activate Conference.  So proud of everyone.  Yes, the reason for the hours and hours of planning and organising for the Rallies & Conference is so worth it.  The reason simply to: Activate the Body of Christ to lead the change in the world.  There you go, made every hour, and every minute worth it.  That’s the heart behind it all.  Well, 2 more weeks to Activate Conference!!!! It’s gonna be awesome!!! Can’t wait!!! I love my church, my pastors and leaders…am so proud of them.  I am so blessed.

May you be blessed too.

p.s. all photos on facebook  [charity faith/ cha_faith@hotmail.com]  ;p

Activate08 Aftermath………

Wow has it been awesome!!!! After months of planning, Activate08 conference finally came & went! It started with a huge bang and concluded on an immense HIGH! Everyone who attended left with their hearts touched and transformed!

It brought real satisfaction and joy to see the vision of the conference coming to pass… altho’ the conference is only gonna get bigger and better from now on!! What I’ve just witnessed is only a glimpse of where the conference could go! All praise and glory to God, for without Him, everything would have been impossible. Yet with Him all things are possible!

I love my God and love my church! Absolutely so proud of my church! See, it’s the people that makes the church. I am so proud of every single individual who calls Kingdom Life Church their home. Without you, church would not be same. It’s the joining of hearts to the Vision. Together we will turn nations back to HIM!

The speakers were fantastic, every word spoke into my heart. Indeed God’s word always accomplishes what it has set out to do, and never returns to Him void! The creative team broke all barriers and took worship to another level! It was awesome to see people breaking free! God inhabits the praises of His people! The volunteers tirelessly worked with smiles on their faces. Whether in word or deed, it was for God that they were serving! I learnt much from them!

Tho’ I was going in and out of the sessions, the message that Ps. Mike Grechko preached broke my heart. The main thing that gripped my heart is this:
In the battle that David conquered Goliath, and won the victory for the Israelites over the Philistines, it wasn’t originally his battle to fight. It was actually King Saul’s battle, but he was paralysed with fear. It crippled him and his army. He was too terrified to go against Goliath. But David stood up and fought the battle for Saul. He knew who he was in God, and that he had God with him. His confidence was found in WHO God is. Because David stood and fight, he claimed victory for Saul, the army and the Israelites.
So, whose battle am I helping to fight? Who do I know that is terrified, paralysed and crippled with fear? On whose behalf can I fight a battle for? Am I willing to stand and fight for them? Will I be just like David, being confident in Who God is?

God is the Great I AM!

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