Merry Christmas!

Kicked off the season with a nice dinner at Hann's place on tuesday and tonight i'm cooking Bak Kut Teh Mee Sua, cause I'm a tad sick of the meats and "traditional" Christmas fare. To think of it, I haven't eaten a single sliver of turkey, well thats cause I have a disdain for that ol bird.

Spent the morning doing my annual shopping and came home and cleared out 3 big bags of old clothes. Gonna have to find time to bring it down to the Salvation Army tomorrow. Tonight after dinner, we're gonna catch bedtime Stories at Downtown East then send Cher and Rach off at the airport. Man this post is so Twitter-esque.

Just recovered from the post Rhema fatigue and life's been looking up. I'm disciplining myself to read my Bible daily and to really grow in 2009. Many things are coming my way next year and the focus will be on reaching and raising. Learning to make evangelism a lifestyle and to share whenever the opportunity presents itself. Will also be mentoring a few key guys next year with Pron, even as he mentors me and we really hope to see the guys built up (haha the perennial hope), but it takes time and this year I'm really thankful for just being able to build relationships with Corn, David and Kenneth. Next year will really be interesting.

I thank God for this year and His providence. For seeing me through and really His strength is made perfect in my weakness. I took up so many things this year by faith and one by one God has accomplished them through me. I stand back at the close of this year and I really marvel at the outcome. There were points when I felt that I couldn't carry on and wanted to throw in the towel but somehow, God always delivered. It has been a year of discovering God, seeing with eyes of faith over the physical, my weaknesses brought to bear, and God's power being made known. Humbly I give thanks and look forward to the year ahead in Christ.

Rested

Back from the blogging hiatus and life has been real rich haha (good, bad all rolled into one, rather complex). Just ended leaders retreat and I came home, spent some time with Ma and knocked out. Woke up with the I miss camp feeling which I havent experienced for a long time haha and just enjoyed the day resting. Went for a walk with the folks at Henderson Waves and we got Ma to stand to watch the scenery from the middle adn she let out a loud "Wa!" haha. Just cooked dinner and waiting to eat.

Hmm, I dun think I could recap everything that's happened thus far, but it was a period of immense stress, physically, emotionally and spiritually. I felt worn down but by bit as I had to juggle work, Rhema, home, leader's retreat and all. To me the biggest struggle through that time was to maintain my relationship with God even through the busyness and heavy spirit. There came a point over the last weekend that I just felt I couldnt go on anymore. I just felt like dropping everything and taking a nice long nap haha. But somehow God sustained me, taught me lessons, exposed my character flaws and affirmed me through the Retreat and it was beautiful, to meet God at my wit's end and to just enjoy Him.

Am well rested and its been a long time I've had such a clear mind and a heart at rest. Am thankful to God for everything thus far. Its been awesome.