I HAVE RETURNED!!
MISSION SUCCESS - Beyond what we even expected!
The mission to Charis Student Service Centre was far better then our team ever thought, and by God's grace, a total of FORTY NINE (yes, 49 for the analogritates)
Three Cheers for re-entries into the Kingdom!!
sigh... i really miss the kids...
The mission trip has been really a life-changing experience for me.... I mean it. Completely....
Dependence on God, self-sacrifice, working as a team, perserverences and determination...
If there is any "training camp" that you should go to, its a mission trip!
It trains you to be spiritually dependent on God, and it trains you to be mentally quick and decerning, and it trains you to be physically stronger, with greater determination then ever before...
I was called
nua-er during the mission trip... (stop laughing)
That was coz I was always so sleepy.... Hmm.. Come to think of it.. I wonder why on earth was I so sleepy during the trip...
See? The mission trips drains your energy too... zZzz
My 2 favourite kids are
Wen Xuan (altogether now... WEN XUAN!!!!) haha.... and the ever handsome and cute kid
Wei Chong ( or is it Wei Zhong... dunno le... I have a thing with chinese names)
The last day was such a painful day... The whole team and I (of course!) couldn't bare to leave the children.... We were singing a song "Friends" for them, then a few girls started crying, then the so many others started crying too... Boys and girls as well...
It was hard not to shed a tear too... I miss them so much still..
There was a little boy in the second row... And he was telling the others around him not to cry...
something like...
sniff.. sniff... don't cry lah... jie jie and kor kor will come back wan... sniff sniff.... and in a few minutes, he bursted out crying too...
The little kid, Wei Chong loved to poke me and run away to hide... but during the last minutes, he poke me.. then he was about to run... but turned back and hug me and said...
Kor kor don't go can.. please.. I almost cried... but all I did was hug him really tight....
But the time my heart was most pain when I sent Wen Xuan of to school on the last day...
Before he entered the school gates... He suddenly hugged my leg and said "
Andrew kor kor... I love you... I'll see you tomorrow ok? Don't go ah.. Wait for me... I'll want to see you everyday..."
I couldnt bare to tell him I would not be coming back anymore...
... Anymore...
God did many wondrous and extraordinary things during the mission... Like... Healing a boy named Yi Yang from fever which he had for almost 2 days, almost instantly....
and the weather to be good whenever we had games to organize...
I'll miss the kids, I'll miss the team, and I'll miss the mission...
I love children... Just looking and realating to them brings me back to my childhood...
The innocence and the playfulness of everything....
They look at the world through untainted windows... Their curiosity being so lovable...
I still remember... there was a pair of twins... Identical twins... and it was almost impossible to tell them apart, except that one had a small scar on his forehead, and the other lost a tooth...
At the second last day, they told us that they would wear exectly the same clothes on the next day, and they did!
They were jus so adorable...
I love them...
My team mates were really cool too!!
My bunk mate was Joshua... WOO!! He's a GOOD leader!! =D hahah.... but he suffers from lack of self-confidence... lolz... But both of us are crappy... learn crap from each other eh.. LOL.. To top that, he's smart and hardworking too!
There was Tabitha! TABBY! she's kinda cute... lolz.... I think.. coz she can liven everybody's mood up even when peepz are feeling down... She's also very direct and practical... heez.. Thanks for being such a great person!
There was Michelle!!! MICH!! Lolz... Being in the same church, I NEVER EVER knew that she was SOOO FUNNY!!! hahaa... she is the cheer of the entire team! Haha... she makes up to most funny jokes and together with Tabby ( and her soft toys) she can crack you up till you cry! haha!
There was ESTHER!!!! She's a great team I/C ! =D She can be really serious at times, but she is also very smiley and practical as well! Really admire her for her wisdom in situations and sensitivity for the team mates =D
There was JESSICA!!! Woah.. she's SERIOUS!! but she is also very close in her walk with God... But the good part about being perpetually deep in thought is that when you smile, it really comes from the deepest part of your heart.... Take care though... =D
There was JOYCE!!! She's the brains and muscle of da team! According to Joshua, Joyce literally did 90% of the entire work and preperation for da trip!! Woah!! She's very frank and kinda moody at times... But altogether, we would NEVER have made it so far without her! She is da GER!
There was WEN LIN!!! My MORTAL!! lolz... She is a VERY VERY deep thinker.. to the point of talking to herself sometimes... Then everybody would strain their ears to hear her "voiced-out-thoughts".... She is a final fantasy fan too! So extra 10 points for her!! haha!!
There was CAROL!! Soo quiet.... lolz... I didnt really find out much about her even after living under the same roof for 2 weeks... All i know is that she can be a bit blur at times.. haha! But she is also a very careful accountant, weighing all cost carefully... lolz!
hmm.. have I left out anybirdie?????
ME!! ah well.. who wants to talk about Andrew...
hor rite Wen Xuan... =D
I miss Wen Xuan and Wei Chong alot.... I created a house for them in my dream-world for them too.. but the memories will soon fade... and I will not be able to recraft them out so accurately in my dreams in time...
Sometimes I jus stare blankly into space and wonder how they are doing....
sobz.. miss them....
sigh...
God is de best =)
I'm sure our paths will cross one day... Thank God for these kids.... I learnt countless lessons during this trip... too much to write down... but I'll have another blog entry for the mission pictures so stay tuned folks!
1 lesson learnt :
Attitude - The difference between a stepping stone and a stumbling block is how you use them
