Hello all,

Whoa. What beautifully heart-warming posts. *blown away!*

To Paul: Thanks for showing us the 'beauty' in each of us... As a group, I guess we could never have grown so close to God and to each other, if not for such wonderful and committed leaders like you. Hey, seriously, you've taught me SO MUCH so far, it's crazy (in a good way of course!)~ And it's been only about 2 months since I've really gotten to know you... yet you've already made such a huge impact in my life... :) Thank You! Your passion to serve God and His people is truly inspiring and exemplary...With all that said, I believe that I not only speak for myself, but on behalf of the rest of Magnificent as well. I really thank God for sending you into our lives!

I dunno if it's me or maybe just the training towards being a future psychologist/sociologist... I can't help but always observe people, especially the dynamics that happen between people in social settings and all. And so far, when I look at the dynamics of this group, I am always amazed at how amazing our God is! We have so many different 'characters' in this group, each with our own eccentricities and idiosyncrasies, yet we still manage to bond so well as a group... and that took like how long? less than 4 days man! And the best part is, our uniqueness-es don't overshadow each other; instead, they become more pronounced so much so that each of us can just be ourselves whilst in each other's midst. And you know, sometimes it is rare to find a group of people with whom you can just be yourself with (at least that's what I personally feel)... and yet we have been so fortunate to have been put into such a group this last camp. I can't imagine what it would have been like if I had gone with my feelings, and had not become a faci in YISS '06. Gee... life wouldn't be as good man.

We've got cool stuff going here man... definitely couldn't have been possible without a cool God.

Lotsa love, Van