photos!

hey people, i know everyone wants a piece of the pics of our beautiful st. johns, so i've taken out about a hundred pics and chucked them on gmail for those who can't wait till next sunday, when i'll have some disks with the cleaned up photos.. i haven't done anything to these yet, but they're pretty good liao compared to some others.. haha..

anyway, to access the photos, you'll want to login to Gmail and sign in with the same username and password as the blog =) that's right, we've got an account as sbbcyinc@gmail.com..

the zip is about 30mb, so it shouldn't be too much of a problem to download, hopefully.. didn't dare to make it too big in case people with slower connections can't complete the download.. so.. enjoy =)

yinC Forum

Hello all im back to Rock yinC ...

I just setup a forum for yinC ... so pls do go register it and update the member list ...

Adminstration right will be given ...

Pls contribute ideas for forum topic ...

Junoir Camp News will be posted it there ...

I wanna Thanks God for providing this free forum ...

Link - http://members.spboards.com/index.php?mforum=akalawoo

lawrence Chua

hey sept holidays is here

Yo Yo any suggestion what to do for yinC during this hoilday ?? any places that you guys love and like to go ... and anything that u guys like/love to do ?? hmm come on let give some ideas ... hehe ... hopefully ppl still visit this blog... keke

Bridge Builder

An old man going down a long highway
Came in the evening cold and gray
To a chasm vast and deep and wide
Through which was flowing a sullen tide.

The old man crossing in the twilight dim;
That swollen stream held no fears for him;
But he turned when safe on the other side
And built a bridge to span the tide.

"Old man," said a fellow pilgrim near,
"You are wasting your strength with building here
Your journey will close with the ending day;
You never again must pass this way;
You have crossed the chasm deep and wide-
Why build you this bridge at the eventide?"

The builder lifted his old gray head.
"Good friend, in the path I have come," he said,
"There followeth after me today
A youth whose feet must pass this way.
This swollen stream which was naught to me
To that fair-haired youth may a pitfall be;
He, too, must cross in the twilight dim;
Good friend, I am building the bridge for him."

many thanks to everyone who's been a help and a teacher to any one of us over our times.. and i pray we may someday help others who follow even after us =)

Modest Proposal

I like the T-shirt idea. Have you asked around to garner support for the idea? Bottom line is....more people buy = cheaper T-shirts. We need to put together a small group to design the T-shirt and see to its completion. Any volunteers?

Got a few questions before we dive right in....but too lengthy to ask in the blog. Let's form a team for this first...probably 2-3 would be sufficient. Volunteers plsss..... =)

Outdoor games

Hi,

As the badminton game is cancelled, let's have outdoor games instead @ WCP this coming Sun.
So bring your gear and see you then.

Thanks.
On behalf of Qinglong,
Fei.

:) A Modest Proposal.

HELLO!!`

i've come up with a modest proposal.. haha..
no, not the one tt jonathan swift wrote in satire & suggesting canabalism..
no no.. hmm, i know for every proposal.. there must be an aim.. a hope in achieving a goal..

well, my aim is to bond the church youth together.. & for people to feel part of the yinC, i guess we need something wherby people can link themselves with..

& i was thinking of designing a church yinC t-shirt.. ermm.. well, the shirt shld contain the youth's names.. maybe to feel exclusive..? i dunno. i thought it would be nicer with the names. haha.. and i guess this shirt should be sold only to the youths..? cuz the whole idea is to have something for them to link with. & if everyone has it, it would just be another church t-shirt..
i dunno really know how we are going to identify who are the youths and who are not..
as in, age limit..

but err, i haven't done my research, as in surveying who will be interested in buying the t-shirt but i guess nobody will object to this idea? haha.. hopefully, this proposal will be approved.. & mayb with a few designs [ from the church youth of course].. orders can be taken. material of shirt can b chosen. & the t-shirt making would be successful..

:) eh, just my suggestion lahh..
Have a great week ahead people!!`

lots of love,
Amanda Lee.

Youth Camp

Making Peace with Your Past Part 2

for you people before it comes out of the bulletin..
take care and enjoy yourself for the camp..

cheers,
fei.

Making Peace with Your Past (Part 2)
2 Cor 1: 3-4

To recap, the 1st key to healing is to know who God is. He is the Father of mercies and the God of ALL comforts.

The 2nd key to making peace with your past is to know What God Does Through Us (v4).
“… that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble…”

Knowing the dimensions of pain is important because God comforts us to comfort others. When we know how painful it feels, when we know the meaning and extent of pain, we can feel how painful others feel too. When we are in pain, it is so much easier to hide in our corner or pit holes and just rot in self-pity. However healing does not come from hiding, but from serving others. God deposits an amount of comfort in our lives so that we might be able to comfort those which are in any trouble. The world and psychology talk about drawing our inner strength in the healing process. But we have an additional source of strength; we have our hope, which comes from our Comforter.

Here are 6 steps we can take in making peace with our past. Of course, they sound easier said than done. I know because I am still learning.

1) Change our patterns in dealing with life’s problems. In the past, we might be running away, but now we can turn to God for help.

2) Take a walk to the cross and lay down our pain at the cross. Sometimes we think we are really suffering a lot. Yes, I don’t deny it, but I also don’t deny how much more Christ suffered at the cross. Think about it and turn to our High Priest.

3) Make today THE day of reckoning. Live as if today is the last day of life and then we need to give an account to God. With this perspective, we will want to live life abundantly and to serve God productively.

4) Stop feeling sorry for yourself.

5) Put joy and thankfulness in 24/7. Give thanks for everything and every time.

6) Choose to forget when forgive. When we say we forgive, we also need to forget. It is a choice that we can make. Healing won’t be complete until we choose to forget too.

A Fresh Start means the old self must die! Unresolved dreams and unfulfilled wishes will still be there in our lives. We need to live with it and move on. It is not easy, but we will have to. In God’s presence, we WILL be comforted.


I OFFER MY LIFE

All that I am, all that I have
I lay them down before You, O Lord
All my regrets, all my acclaim
The joy and the pain
I’m making them Yours

Lord I offer my life to You
Everything I’ve been through
Use it for Your glory
Lord I offer my days to You
Lifting my praise to You
As a pleasing sacrifice
Lord I offer You my life

Things in the past, things yet unseen
Wishes and dreams that are yet to come true
All of my hopes, all of my pains
My heart and my hands are lifted to You

What can we give
That You have not given
And what do we have
That is not already Yours
All we possess are these lives we’re living
And that’s what we give to You Lord

Singlish & Hokkein Da Vinci

Some post Da Vinci fun for everyone... http://www.syfc.org.sg/events/dvc/cinema.html =.="

Uncle Ho

Youth Camp

Don't forget to sign up for the camp. Cheap cheap only!!!
Closing date is 28 May.

Making Peace with Your Past (Part 1)

Hi,

As usual, yinc pple get it 1st.. before the main crowd..
Contribution from me.
A bit long but take your time to read.
Hope it will minister to you.
___________________________________________________________________

2 Cor 1: 3-4

For some of us and for most of us, the past can be very painful. We might be hurt deeply when we were betrayed by our loved ones. We might have an abusing father, an unloving spouse, or uncaring friends that have hurt us before. Nobody likes pain and so was Jesus, but yet He still chose to go to the cross and went through the pain of physical suffering and emotional pain, just for you and me. What we have been through in the past will help to give us a new glimpse of ourselves, of our God and of our future. If we don’t deal with our past, we will not be able to move forward and let God use us.

There are 2 keys to making peace with your past – found in Paul’s words in 2 Cor 1:3-4.

1st key is Who God is To Us (v3) which will give us a New Hope.
“… the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort…”

The 1st key to healing is to know who God is. He is the Father of mercies and the God of ALL comforts. He is overflowing, overwhelming with mercies and forgiveness. We have a God that bothers about us, a God that is near to us, and we know that God is actually involved in our pain.

Here are 4 steps we can take in making peace with our past. Of course, they sound easier said than done. I know because I am still learning.

1. Accept the reality. We need to know that we can’t change the reality. We can’t pretend we don’t have abusive parents, we don’t have unloving spouses and we live in a bed of roses. We can’t change the circumstances, but we can pray that God can change us through the circumstances.

2. Feel the loss. We need to come to terms with it. We need to tell ourselves that it is alright. Staying angry or bitter will not help. It is not simply deluding or bluffing yourself that I am alright, but it is a volitional choice that we can take. We can tell ourselves “it is well with my soul”.

3. Live with it. In this life, we may never get the answers that we want and our dreams may never come true. But there is no point in escaping, running away from it. We can change churches, but the problem will still be there. It means living with the pain and the thorns in it.

4. Re-invest your love and loss in God. He knows all our future and what He can do through us. It is not whether does God comfort us, BUT whether we allow Him to comfort us, whether we allow ourselves to move on. Of course, we might be thinking to ourselves that is ridiculous. Of course, we want God to comfort us. But God wants to comfort us through serving Him, the question is are you then willing to serve? And how does God comfort us through our service to Him?

Look out for the 2nd key to making peace with your past – What God Does Through Us (v4) in the next ... week..

Trust His Heart

All things work for our good though sometimes we can’t see how they could.

Struggles that break our hearts in two sometimes blind us to the truth.

Our Father knows what’s best for us; His ways are not our own.

So, when your pathway grows dim, and you just can’t see Him, Remember He’s still on the throne.

God is too wise to be mistaken.

God is too good to be unkind.

So when you don’t understand, when you don’t see His plan,

When you can’t trace His hand, trust His heart.

He sees the Master plan. He holds the future in His hands.

So don’t live as those who have no hope. All our hope is found in Him.

We walk in present knowledge, but He sees the first and the last.

And like a tapestry, He’s weaving you and me to someday be just like Him.

God is too wise to be mistaken.

God is too good to be unkind.

So when you don’t understand, when you don’t see His plan,

When you can’t trace His hand, trust His heart.

Yongfei.

yinC / DVC Part 3

Hi people,

finally, our 3rd session on Debunking the DVC..

When: This Fri, 19th May, 7.30-10pm.

Where: Bro Bern Yap/Sis Audrey's residence. But let's meet at Jurong East Mrt Stn Ctl 1st at 7.10pm, as per the last yinC session. Qinglong has kindly agreed to meet you people there. Please let Qinglong know who's coming or who's late so that we will wait for you. So please either email/call/sms him to tell him you coming anot!!!
And don't be late!!

What to bring: Your questions to bombard our 3rd speaker for the series, Bro Joshua. We will be covering the identity of Mary Magdalene.

Extra: Those under 16 yrs old, pls inform your parents verbally, okieeeee...

Xinyi will also be refunding the $10 to you for the movie. Please get from her this Fri. Movie outing is cancelled. Well, we can wait for the VCD/DVD and all watch together (and don't let the movie earn so much money from us). You can also use the $10 to sign up for the coming Youth Camp.

any questions (from you or your parents), attendance, later-comers, pls sms me 90464266 or Qingong 98007829.

be sure to be there, see you!!

thanks,
fei.

Arise and build

Youth camp is here!

Theme: Arise and build, Nehemiah 2: 20
Date: 7-9 June
Venue: BB/GB Sembawang campsite
Age: 14 years and above
Fee: $10

Closing date: 28 May

Sign-up list will be up next week. Do pray about it (i.e. please, less holiday homework), and bring your friends along.

Cheers,
Jamie

yinC / DVC movie outing

hi people,

i have decided to cancel the DVC movie outing, so for those who have paid, I will ask Xinyi to refund you back..
but of course, you can use the money to sign up for the up and coming Youth Camp!!!!
Stay tuned for more details.

Cheers,
Fei.

Silkscreen printing trial

Hey guys, me bought the material for silkscreen printing. Anyone wanna try it out this Sun after church? Not much time left to camp.

I would need help to prepare the stencil for yinc logo. Anyone can spare a white T? I used to have one but dunno if i can still find it at Clementi. I got a black T to try the printing on. I'm quite excited leh =)

Shall we try the yinc "eagle" logo? The one on the blog....more chio than "English" logo, right? (if u know wat i mean)....but higher difficulty level.

Games @ WCP

Thank God for the weather and for all of you who turned up for the games. It was a very nice and pleasant surprise that so many of you made it in spite of the looming exams.

All you out there mugging for exams....will be remembered in our daily prayers.

At Mac, was talking to yongfei that perhaps during the sch hol, we could organise a games session at sentosa, at one of the beaches. What say ye?

yinC / DVC Part 2

Hi,

2nd session on Debunking the DVC..

When: This Fri, 5th May 7.30-10pm.

Where: Bro Bern Yap/Sis Audrey's residence. But let's meet at Jurong East Mrt Stn Ctl 1st at 7.10pm, as per the last yinC session. Please let Qinglong know who's coming or who's late so that we will wait for you. So Your RSVP is REQUIRED!!

What to bring: Your questions to bombard our 2nd speaker for the series, Sis Audrey. We will be covering the Authencity of the Bible.

Extra: Those under 16 yrs old, pls inform your parents verbally, okieeeee...

Xinyi will also be collecting the $10 from you for the movie. Please pass to her this Fri. Movie outing is tentatively on 27th May (Sat), around town area. timing will depend on whether is there choir. if there is, then will be around 6+ or 7+ show.

any questions (from you or your parents), attendance, later-comers, pls sms me 90464266 or Qingong 98007829..

be sure to be there, see you!!

thanks,
fei.

Sun Outdoor Activity

Hi People,

Just to inform you that we will be having an outdoor activity this coming Sun, 30th April, after church service, since the next day is a public holiday.

Come, come and join us, don't study too much, take a break with us.

Most prob will be at West Coast Park.

And if it rains, then we will have "outdoor" games in indoor, i.e. church building.

Your RSVP is strongly appreciated!! You can contact either me or Qinglong. Pls also help to spread the message. Qinglong will follow up with a mass e-mail. But nothing beats the individual sms or calling up. :)

Thanks,
Fei.

Hey you guys,

How are you all? Just dropping a post to find out how all the past events have been? Cantata, then DVC, Easter, etc.

The students must be busy with school now yeah?

Well, I've been reading Psalms and came across this verse that touched me and was hoping to share:

"For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?" Psalms 56:13

Hope that all is well back home.

Till we meet again, eat some chicken rice for me!
Love always, becky

Cantata

Please pray that the SBBC Cantata will be a time of blessing, and that people will come to know Him.

ps, I woke up with a sore throat today, please pray for me too. That I wouldn't start coughing vigorously on stage or go severely off-key, haha.

Jamie

The Most Important Question

members have its privileges..
yes, you yinC people.
you get this 1st before anyone else does..
read and reflect..
fei.

The Most Important Question

Have you ever wondered what is the MOST important question that God will ever ask you? To the unsaved, He asks “Do you want to accept me as your personal Savior?” But what about to us, the believers? Do you know what God is asking you?

“I’m going fishing.” Do you know who said that and under what circumstances?

Let me share a true story that happened many many years ago. There was this man named Simon Peter, an experienced fisherman. He gave up fishing to follow this man called Jesus and became his disciple. But something happened and he gave up and went back to fishing.

A few nights ago, Peter, a great and fervent disciple of Christ turned his back on Jesus and denied Him thrice. He was expecting Jesus to set up an earthly kingdom here and Peter would be the right hand man. But what he saw was a crucification of Jesus. His hopes were dashed and his dreams shattered. He even remembered how he had failed Jesus by denying him. He was not worthy to be a disciple anymore. He was not worthy to serve anymore. So he went back to fishing.

But what happened that day changed his life forever. Peter and his brothers were fishing but they just couldn’t believe that they had not caught a SINGLE fish at all! They were experienced fishermen who knew where and how to catch fish and yet no fish at all. Then came a man who suggested to Peter to try cast the net over the right hand side of the boat. Peter could be thinking how would this man, a non-fisherman, even dare to teach him how to fish. Nevertheless, they tried and lo, and behold, they caught so many fishes and it was a miracle that the net was not broken.

Peter and his fellow fishermen knew that the man was none other than the Lord Jesus. Peter, being the impulsive one, as usual, just jumped into the water and swam to the shore where Jesus was. When he reached there, Peter remembered and was ashamed of his failures. He remembered that he was not worthy to be called a disciple and serve anymore. He was expecting Jesus to question him why he had denied him not once but thrice. He was expecting Jesus to ask why he had given up the faith. He was in fact expecting Jesus to scold him for being useless.

Then Jesus just asked him this question. The most important question that He would ask a believer, you and me.

“Do you love me more than these?” (John 21:15) “Do you love me more than these?”

After that day, Peter became a changed man. A man fired up for God. A man who was willing to give up his life for God.

Jesus is also asking you today this question. “Do you love me, even though you have failed me before?” “Do you love me, even though knowing there will be persecutions?” “Do you love me, even though people will despise and revile you?”

“Do you love me?”

That is all Jesus is asking you today, “Do you love me?”

DVC Activity Update

Hi

for those who have signed up for the DVC activity.
thanks for your responses.
sign-up registration has closed.
we have about 20 people all together!!!

i will collect the money from you on our 1st meeting.
by the way, attendance for all 3 sessions are "compulsory".
this is to make sure you dont go away still confused.

things you can do to prepare yourself.
1) remember the dates and "chop" it on your diary, PDA, handphone, whatever.
2) go read the book as a break in between study and write down any questions you may have, then you can ask the questions to "tekan" the speakers.
3) dun get stressed by your exam preparations.

alright, that's all from me.

anything just email or sms me will do.

cheers,
fei.

Sign Up

Hi yinC people,

for those who haven't signed up for the DVC activity, you still have a chance to redeem yourself!!!

pls sign up with Qinglong at tonite's yinC session.

just give him your name, contact (hp/email/msn) and your parents' contacts.
money will collect later.

for those who still need flyers to give to your friends, pls get from Jamie.

sorry will not be around to make it for tonite as I still have my class.
but YEAH!!! my last Fri class..

so have fun tonite.

cheers,
Fei.

OooH Praise God

Thanks God that you have protect jay's friend from serious illness... yup... you are the best... hope to see jay and his friend soon... haha i still stuck in taiwan...
I also want to thanks God for keeping me save here in taiwan ... Earthquake struck my area... yup... i dont really feel it but my friends all felt the shake ...

see you guys soon ... i will be back on 14/04 hehe...
any present request?? haha

Prayer Request

Hello all!! This is Jay here. Mmmm just wanna make a prayer request for my classmate Joel, and share some thoughts and reflections.

OK, here goes. Joel was fine and happy till about 3 weeks ago, when he started having these intense headaches. He, initially, had to be sent home from school quite a few times. ( And no... He isn't the type who pon school. )

Yup, and he didn't go to school for about a week.
He later called to say that the doctors he had seen attributed the illness to brain tumour. Everyone was thoroughly shocked, including himself, of course. Like O_o... Everyone in class prayed for him, and all of us made prayer requests to our respective churches.

Praise God for his mercy and grace. ( God might like you better if you didn't pon school so much. (: )

THE DOCTORS WERE WRONG!!!

He, after the terrible diagnosis, then went to see many other doctors and went for extensive MRI scans. It was later concluded that the really intense headaches were caused by a severe case of migraine. Now, his brain blood vessels are kind of close together, and might lead to complications like haemorrage and tumour, for real.

So it isn't really tumour, but could develop into one? Hmmmm... He still can't come to school, cos any bright light or noise could spark off another bout of headaches and migraine. It's so bad that he can actually get blinded during a relapse. Like a whiteout so bright he can't see a thing. He experienced this on the bus while coming to school, and had to go home himself (sending the other commuters into paranoia at the sight of him so sick and delirious as well).

Chinese sinseh says he's suffering from nerve problems in his shoulders as well. It's made worse by emotional problems; he's an introvert, rather shy and finds it difficult to express himself. Think he's riddled by these psychological problems than physical. Or both actually. :/

Therefore, I really thank all of you for praying for him (God works miracles!!) and please continue to do so as I try to bring him to church. (:

Some thoughts. Every cloud has a silver lining. And don't assume the worst in all things. Pray, trust in God that He will see you through in all the trials you face. Keep the faith. Remember the famous story of Job who kept faithful to God even though he was plagued with many problems and illness.

I'd like to thank you all once again for praying for Joel, hope we can all get him to church and yinC.

Last words. A line from a song:

"And we shall ever shine like stars, through trials of fire and strife"

Inspiring huh. And remember kids, there are people who can't go to school like Joel, and here you are ponning lessons. Be grateful for what you have, good or bad.

PS Sorry for making this so uber long. =P

Jay

DVC Activity Promo

Beneath That Smile:

A Christian Response to The Da Vinci Code
The Scriptures exhort us to be like the men of Issachar, and know our times. We are living in days that fiction can be substituted for truth.

"The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, to keep them from understanding the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God." (2 Corinthians 4:4)

In May 2006, the movie "The Da Vinci Code" will take the world by storm. The movie trailer (already gaining hype on Channel 5) ends with these words: "It will rock the foundations of Christianity." We must ask ourselves one pertinent question: "What am I called to do as a Christian?"

Our Response
It is a wide open door for Christians to engage pre-believers to intelligently and objectively investigate the reliability, accuracy and foundations of the Christian faith! Join the movement!

YinC proudly present:

DEBUNKING THE DA VINCI CODE (DVC)!

Join us for 3 sessions starting from 21st April discovering the truth!
Plus a movie outing to watch the DVC with fellow Christians.
All these just for $10 per person!!!

Sign up NOW!!!

For enquiries, pls. contact Bro. Yongfei at bluefreud@yahoo.com or 9046 4266 (mobile).

Greatest love

Have you guys ever feel lonely ??
Have you guys been serching for love?
who do you love the most ??

well... i use to done all the above b4... keep on searching for love ... feel lonely... but hey !! actually love is there .... inside us ... the Holy Spirit ... yeah God is the greatest love that we have been searching for ... i just realise it not too long ago... He write the greatest love story... the Bible ... we wont be lonely as He is our best friend and comforter too ... yeah!!

He there for us ... we just need to trust Him and open up our heart, mind and soul to Him ... we will have love... and all the qualities of love...

love is kind, love is patient, love is ...

Dont feel left out if you still single...
Develop urself / talent for God ...
Your love will find you one day ...
God love you most and he will prepare the greatest gift for you...

i may not be the best person to share this... but i really hope that you guys will understand what im trying to say... not thru me but thru God... may peace and joy be with you guys...

hello darlings,

how is everyone doing?
i guess many of you must be in the thick of your school term, with loads of projects and sch work and stuff.

but don't stop updating!! love to hear from you guys :)

spring has officially started as of yesterday 1.26pm, but it's still snowing here in ithaca. which kinda is a bummer cause i want to wear flip flops very badly.

i am also getting fatter by the day although i try very hard not to get fat, but i think i can't help it cause the food here is poisonous.

heard that darren is playing guitar for sunday school now. ooooooh. lovely! and ruth and amanda lee wearing contacts. ooooooh. see u guys must update, and not let me find out through secret sources. now everyone is going to be grown up and gorgeous when i come back and i need to be warned!

in any case, i still love you guys heaps, and i hope that all of you are doing well, are happy, successful in whatever you are doing, etc.

Isaiah 40:31

love always,
becky

ECP Photo Up

click the photo to enlarge it for own saving ...
law

Ubin X ECP meet at 1030 at mac

hey ,

ubin has been cancelled ... so uncle joe and i suggest going to ECP.... meet at the mac there at 1030... so if you want to go ... just let me know by friday tml 2359... sms at 97647177 to inform me thanx...


law

yinC outing Ubin

Oh yeah!!! yinC outing this coming sat at Ubin ... R you guys looking forward to ... i guess so bah ... haha i also looking forwards to this coming Sat ... yeah... have fellowship with God and one another ...

oh ya meet at Tampinese mrt station at 9 k ... dun be late ... = p
Erm... pray for me that i wont get E - mob on Sat ... if not i have to be back to camp to report ...

law

yinC

Today bible study scripture - Roman 4:1 - 4:12

save through faith but not through work

erm... any question pls email QL
today we discuss about this coming sat outing and possible timing and place for the next few yinC meeting ...

any suggestion pls put it in the comment box
thanx

law

phoToS

click the photo to enlarge it for own saving ...
law

TGIF!

I think Fridays are good.
If Saturday is such an inconvenient time, then we should try to move the days and times around.
Still, one more session tomorrow. Let's talk abt it then.

jamie

yinc meetings

Hey people, 3 girls asked me last sun if we could make the switch to weekdays - fri evenings. Seems to me that they really want to join. I know TY will say if people want to join, the day is irrelevant and there are also pple who turn up on sat but can't make it on fridays. Any feedback from the rest of the people.

Remembered Jamie had casually asked the kids during one of the Junior Chapel session and the general response was that most preferred Fri evenings.

Any opinions???

Missions Month posters

Hey Amanda & gang....thanks for putting up the posters on sun morning. Me and TY went there early to put them up, but you guys were earlier.

Sat yinc

And guess who's leading songs this Sat. It's Mr. Ho!!
So come and support him. Comm members, pls stay back for a short while after yinc to discuss what to do for the next coming yinc as it's sch hol.

Im back!!!

Hi everybody... please make use of this blog hor... it become quiet again... you can post whatever question or interesting topic on the blog ... hey becky i will go take the banner... so stay tune on singapore saturday ... hehe... how life in state?? oh ya im going to taiwan soon... haha yeah travel again ... so happy ... hey you guys out there take care ... And ya ... this week the lucky people to do the refreshment go to Miss Jamie and Amanda ... Saturday(11/03/06).

law

BANNER PAINTING-

HELLO. e banner painting materials haf been bought today... =) yeahhh...

well... a gentle reminder that there would b banner painting this Saturday during yinC...
1:30PM at church...

Have a great wk ahead people... cheers!~

-amanda lee-

His banner over me is love

Heh.

No problem, I'm free this week, and got the shopping bug anyway.

Til Saturday then!

Jam

Banner Making

Jamie, Thanks for organising it....getting the people, getting the point across to them, meeting them to get the material. I'm all excited abt it, this Sat!!! Can't wait to start.

Long

Hi all,

where's the request for materials and the design ideas?

It's been quiet.

Jamie

Thailand

hello to all the yinC's ppl ... im flying to Thailand le ... Dun miss me yo ... haha ... have fun doing the banner and poster k ... when i come back i wanna see ... ho ho ho !!! oh ya ... refreshment thingy --- the next meeting will be *Uncle Ho Tze & Mr Long* (25 of feb).... oh ya happy birdday to bro Fei Fei ... dunnoe how old are you leh >>> wish to tell us ?? .... happy V day + Friendship day .... to everybody .... cant bare to leave you guys .... byebyess.... TAke caRe ... brb on 2 of march ... Weee... gone....

happy Chinese New Year / Event ??

Hey Law, how's the response? I apologise that me and Julie can't make it. Still got visitation. How was the game you played during Junior Chapel last Sun?

happy Chinese New Year / Event ??

Hey happy new year to all .... where is my ang bao hehe = )

okay ... just wonder you guys out there wanna go out have fun on tues with yinC family ??
i come out with some interesting place to hangout ---- ice skating at JE ?? movie marathon ?? sing song ?? go east coast park inline skating ?? go makan steambaot at marina / seoul garden ?? .... hehe ....

so please give me comments ... if the response is low ... den nth will happen gaga... see ya

law

lovely people

HELLO LOVELY PEOPLE OF SBBC

greetings.

how are you guyssss?

just dropping by to say hi, and to wish rowena happy birthday!! 15!! that's a great age, cause it's one yr before 16, which is the greatest age to be. hope you have a good one!

how's yinC doing? keep me posted you guys.

my msn is beckythinkofprettythings@hotmail.com, would love to chat with you all. and those with webcams, even better! i show you snow!!

thinking of you all. i have pictures of you guys on my wall next to my bed. and everynight before i go to bed, i thank God for the lovely people on my wall. Wall flowers :)

so keep in touch yinC-ians. hope all of you are having a good time in sch, at work, and at church.

Lots of love,
becky.

Birthday Girl

Hi,

Just in case you people dun know..
today is ROWENA's birthday!!
so quick quick wish wish her her..
she said it's boringly nice, so go excite her abit lah..

fei.

yinC

gotta make it a habit to sign off man...that was me. - ying

yinC

hey pple...went walking ard in chinatown and tasted some really good muah chee from taiwan. go try! =) let our speech be as sweet this chinese new year! get your parents to stick some tracts in their hong baos together with the moolah. dont let this chance slip through our fingers. no pun intended. one last thing, take it easy on the sweet stuff and drink lotsa water pple! happy chinese new year!!!!!

Next Session

Actually i was thinking of shifting it back by a week since it falls on CNY eve.

Long

Next session

Hey... I've already asked Sis Karen to publish details of the next session on this Sunday's bulletin...

YinC
Time: 1: 30pm
Venue: Church

Afraid may be too late to change... can meet in church before proceeding anywhere?

Uncle Ho

CNY celebrations

Hi team,

this next session will clash with CNY, and I'm afraid attendance will suffer.

Instead of having it in church, how about make it like a visitation, (maybe my place?) and have Bible Study there.

Same goal, different approach.

tell.

Jam

In a nutshell

We discussed Romans 1:18-32, once again in a breadth rather than depth lesson.

Some thoughts to ponder on:
1) Are we moral beings, or does our morality come from being Christians? Can non-Christians be moral as well, and if so, then how are we different?
2) The wrath of God emerged from non-Christians' denial of the truth. Yet, there is a NT verse that says God will never forsake you. Is there a way to reconcile the two ideas, besides what we see in Ezekiel 20:25-26?
3) Is there a way to balance personal rights, and serving God? Or does the verse "No man can serve two masters" apply to this?

Comments please?

Jamie

Being Appreciative

Yup yup....i can't help but agree with whoever-u-r (who posted the prev comments. Got a feeling is Jamie). It's time we stopped taking things for granted.... be it with our parents, siblings, friends etc etc. No one is borned with the rights to be treated well, but we have the rights to treat others well. So if you adopt this mentality, you will be truly blessed and appreciative when someone did some nice things for you, no matter the size of the tasks e.g. parents folding clothes 4u, friends giving u a nice little card to encourage you....Also, learn to give, don't always take. Reciprocate.

Summary in 5 words: "Never take things for granted".

Uncle "Sores"Ho, I totally agree with your counselling pts. All from your notes one, right?!! hehe. It's good material to share for Youth Camp, if we have 1.

Hey!! Any1 out there got FM 2006?? Mine cannot work leh. I'm still on FM2005...outdated liao...

Long

Launch

I'm abit worried, so I'm going without expectations.

May God bless this new initiative.

-

Just came back from a funeral. Friend's dad passed away suddenly. It was a stroke. He was 56.
It's moments like these, that I wish we could be more appreciative of what we have.

jamie

Best Tip for Counselling

Since I'm at it, I might as well offer some counselling tips for the benefit of everyone reading this...

People in real pain want to tell others HOW THEY FEEL, so if ever you are talking to someone in pain, whether physical or emotional, just do this one thing....

1) SHUT UP AND LISTEN!

then ask only ONE question...

2) HOW DO YOU FEEL?

If the person does not want to tell you anything, he's not ready to talk so you should not even start your long speech... But you can try to EMPATHISE with him by reflecting his feelings CORRECTLY...

3) You must be feeling irritated, angry, frustrated etc...

Once you identify his feelings correctly, he will be more likely open up to you because he thinks you can understand.... but don't ruin all this rapport you have built by giving advice...

4) GIVING ADVICE? DON'T DO IT! PERIOD.

At best you irritate the guy by forcing him to do things when he's not ready... At worst, your advice turns out to be wrong and you made things worse! Because we're individuals, what works for you may not work for others...

Ok, enough for now... Cannot teach you all everything lah... I 'tan jia' (make money) one leh, pay hundreds of dollars to learn this, now teach you all free leh... Haha...

Anyway, don't believe me? Ask any husband whose wife have given birth before...

P.S. No gender discrimination here, the use of 'he' is generic...

Uncle Ho

Weather, sores and prayers...

Wah, Yingyi... Shopping is the last thing on my mind now... Weather is messing my body up big time... mayb it's the weather, mayb stress or what I dun know... Anyway, developed painful sores, one below my ear as you all can see, another at my hip which make leaning against seat very painful... Need prayers for speedy recovery and no need surgery... And also for A LOT of patience because ppl are saying the same thing repeatedly and its getting ON MY NERVES... eg.

1) What is the cause?
(Frankly dear, I DON'T know... Doctor only said it's swollen lymph node...)
2) It's getting worse...
(Oh really? That is NOT something I like to hear, u know... And I prefer to hear a professional opinion...)
3) It's because of your diet... I told you so....
(Is that so? Mr Diet Expert...)
4) You should do this, do that, eat this, eat that, drink this, drink that, see this, see that.... (Thank you for your suggestions, but I think I'll finish my course of antibiotics and consult the doctor again on Sat morning on the next course of action, unless any of you are lymph node experts...)

Since ppl only say these 4 things, no point talking... so to make myself feel better I decided to read Job again... Hmmm... Feel better to read that I only have two sores while he's covered from head to toe... Heez... Anyway, see u all on Sat then...

Uncle 'Sores' Ho

ice skating

Hi... everybody have fun today FALLING DOWN... haha
Im one of the few never fall down yo...

quite alot of people join the activity... about 12+
here are the name... ME , dill , friedemann, Big and Small Darren, CArlos, Amanda, Rowena, shoula, ruth, socks, Uncle Joe + his FAM...
Oh today the ring have many many people lor...
Is like having a big traffic jam...

The photo will be up soon so @@

Oh ya ... Becky have fun and take care... hope you have a nice journey and when you see this post you will be back to your normal hyper self haha... ALL the best ... =P

law

ice skating TML

GREETINGS PEOPLE!` tml is a public holiday... (letmme hear u scream...) diaox... anyway, i was thinking of organising a youth activity tml. haha. i know it's so last minute. apologies... erm... would u guys lyke to go ice-skating tml...?? it's INDOORS(escape frm rain)... and, FUJI ICE PALACE CLOSING SOON LAH. so sad... =( erm... i was thinking of meeting at 1pm at Jurong Entertainment Centre Macdonalds... well... hope u guys can go loh... erm.. pls msg or email or post me to confirm if u're going. if nobody go arh... then i cancel e activity. lolx... well... happy holidays.. please fwd this email to whoever is frm SBBC n interested... thank u!~ byex... take care.. =)

amanda

yinC

i'm here!!!! *hops ard* btw, doesnt that yinC on the blog image mean ying wen as in english? instead of hero?- ying

Presentation

Thanx for the presentation, Di... The mission statement came as a surprise... Did u come up with it? Thought it was quite good, so can put it up here, Law?

Thanx,

Uncle Ho

Guerilla campaign

Great work with presentation, posters, and all the PRa-ra stuff.

Now, we pray, and drop reminders to the kids about the session.

Rosters soon please. Need to know who's doing what.

Lovely start to the new year =)

Give thanks,
Jam.

Yeah Thanxs God

Finally i got the comment up and running hehe ... yeah

law

Comment

Hey guys the comment link will have to take abit longer to put it on...

I have seen the code le... it seem okay to me ... but i dunnoe how come it cannot... not even the link... i still puzzled ... nvm ... i will still try ...

Oh ya becky i may try to a new layout so to put in the comment ... just to let you noe... dun worry i will save the code first before i do any changes ...

: ) law

I'm here.

Hi people,

Good to see that things are moving...
With Tze Yee and Qinglong, you are in safe hands...


Cheers,
Fei.

Hiyee

Hey Guys i just put on the Tagboard as what Becky you want... hehe ...
If you want to open an account for SBBC tagboard pls tell me so ... if not this tagboard will be using my username and password...

Oh ya ... i will try to put in the comment soon... cos comment part abit troublesome...
Have a happy days guys

Uncle Ho ... hope u can find the delete link haha :P

law

Way to delete

I guess a picture will speak a thousand word...

By law

How to delete post?

Ok... figured out how to edit post... U must say click on the 'Small Yellow Pencil' mah... But still dun know how to delete post...

Uncle Ho

RE yinC

Uncle Ho argh ... u just go to the delete button to delete lor hehe
very easy right ....

law

???

Eh, How come u can remove things one?? How?

Uncle Ho

take away the power by tag

hey hi ... great layout... oh ya becky i take away the powerby tag ...

law

Numa Numa

Hi everyone, how's the first day in school? Anyway, what's hot now? William Hung is so passe, so u guys numa numa yet? Haha...
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/numa.php

Uncle Ho

Wow Wee

We are in biz.

Greatly encourage by all the initiatives, ideas & commitment. Keep the momentum up!!!

Testing

I 'tao zi pai' (first time) do this... so testing here too... BTW, I prefer the 'Eagle' logo, esp. with Pastor's favourite verse... What do the rest think?

Uncle Ho

I'm excited, are you?

I'm thankful for the level of support in this new undertaking.

Pray, pray that it'll work to serve Him.

Aiyo, poor Julie.

- Jamie

yinC

yinC
Testing 1-2-3
Hey, pls pray for Julie. She sprained her ankle while blading....pai kar now...heh heh...

intro.

This blog is open to all youths in SBBC on one condition that you write nice stuff!

Mail me at beckythinkofprettythings@hotmail.com for the username and password so that you can log in and post

Also, for html gurus out there, feel free to make changes to the layout of this site, but let us know first before doing so.

Love,
Becky

smile.

the blog is launched!