Hey Guys!!

So sorry I couldn't make it for cell yesterday, heard it was great! Haven't talk to u guys in quite a while and i honestly miss all of u!

Haha anway, just wanted to send out a reminder of my 21st bday party!!! haha can't believe its here alr man.. so fast.. Lol..

Its just going to be a simple casual makan party at my house k, nothing fancy.. So i really hope all of you can make it!

The details are below..

Occasion: Jeremy's 21st Birthday Celebration
Venue: 50 Chestnut Drive (S679296)
Date: 2nd September 2006 (Saturday)
Time: 7pm

Just come wif an empty stomach k?! Cause i promise u tat there will be lots of food! haha and if u could pls kindly rsvp wif me by 27 Aug k?

Hope to see all of u soon.. Take care of urselfs yup and continue to live in the Spirit! God bless..

Jem

Dearest Magnificents,

Seems like the baton is being passed around for individual updates, so here's mine! 1st official day of sch for me was actually today cause my lectures only started today, and all in all it was a fruitful day. Had 4 hrs of lecture back to back, which was really draining esp since I havent been using my brains for the past 2 yrs thanks to the army, heh.

I totally agree with Van that it seems like a decade since i had a decent conversation with a fellow Magnificent! Thus i'm keeping my update short cause the other magnificents should update! Haha my life is boring la i wanna hear about yours, yup so those who have been swarmed up with work/sch/misc stuff, pls do take some time to post an entry so at least i know that you're still alive k? Haha an alternative would be to come down for cell on Sat to have fellowship where we can have endless updates about our lives!(heh as you can see this is a desperate attempt to promote this Sat's cell)

Wishing all a blessed week (even though it's mid-week already),
Russ :)

Hey there everyone!

I've been wanting to blog in here for so long, but just haven't gotten the time to sit down and do it, til now. Well anyway, how are all of you?? It feels like a really long time since I actually had a decent conversation with any one of you. Sorry I cudn't stay for the sharing last cell session, I was super tired.. but that "Tongue" topic was so interesting, so I din fall asleep. yay :) Thanks Paul & Becky for that enlightening session!

OK updates on my life?

This past month or so, I've been really busy with the school orientation camps and all, especially with the planning for my uni's Catholic Camp.. really really praise God cos it was a blast..!! :) And I've really learnt a lot from this experience.
Besides that, I've been busy looking for a house.. if everything goes well, I'll be moving house tmr. I'm really excited!! :) sorry, nic, jeremy, pris, no longer gonna be a westie no more. haha.

Also, how's school been for the freshies (i.e. Becky & Russell)..?? For me, it feels kinda wierd not being one of the "freshies" in school anymore.. but I guess "sophomores" dun sound too bad either.. (haha..)

OK, so anyway, school's gonna be starting next week for me. I foresee a busy me again.. but I really do hope that we can still keep in touch! I guess (like what Paul said) that's the purpose of this blog yeah? Ppl blog more! Wanna hear more of your lives! :) For now, take care & God bless, friends!! :)

Luv,
Van

hello to all my magnificents, hows it going? how are all of you? I know i should have mentioned this a week earlier, but anyhow, i'd like to tell you people that giving the session on last week's cell was so exciting. Do you know that as i looked up to speak, you all looked so eager, it just gave me the confidence to go on. Really, each and every one of you. =) Wow, i really loved cell last week, from the songs to the food, everything la. Oh Nic, thanks for playing the guitar, such a special touch.=)

Well for me, school started last week. I know this is overstated, but its really important to ask Jesus to be with you where ever you are. Prior to Monday (the first day), i had all the usual fears and jitters (will i not know anyone? what am i gonna do in my 3hour break? how if i get lost? will i attend lectures alone?) Sure i was all excited for uni, but as monday drew near these fears increased. So monday morning came and i received a message from Paul (thanks!=))with blessings and asking me to find strength through Jesus. And i asked Jesus to be with me. You know, through the day, i didn't have any of the insecurities i was fretting about. Seriously, amazing. God just filled my time and he sent people to me throughtout. Hah, i had fun! And you know, for my last lecture i had to go alone cause none of my friends were in it. At that point, i was totally fine about going in alone, i was learning and listening. Then during the break i glanced round and i saw Winston who had an empty seat next to him. Wow, i didn't ask for it. I didn't ask to know anyone, and there was Winston sitting a couple of seats in front of me in the huge-est lecture theatre. =) =)

So now, week two is coming and though more fears are coming (what if i dunno how to do my work? how if i cant finish my readings?) i'm gonna keep asking God to be with me. For when i ask, he pours.

Oh and Russell, you're starting school tmr right? Well, may Jesus be with you throughout. Count on him always.

For everyone: Have a blessed week magnificents! I love all of you. See u next cell.

Love ya,
Becky

Heya Magnificents,

Hows the going man? I'm back in the airforce for bout slightly more than a month, adapting quite well and definitely God's favour has been upon me. Its amazing. Well, haven't heard from all of you all in ages man. Come on guys blog your thoughts down so all of us can keep in touch heee.

Well, Russell thanks for being so honest with your feelings and what you've been going through, don't fred, sometimes these "guilty" feelings are signs from God to tell you to get your engine roaring. Along our christian walk we stumble and get consumed with the world's ideals and expectations. We need to identify ourselves in Christ! Only then can we really understand ourselves fully. Living a day to day life without Christ can be very "dangerous" caz we'll start moving further and further from Him. We start leading our own lives instead of allowing God to lead us, something many of us made committments like such to God during YISS :" God lead me , guide me , walk beisde me." We need to be serious with God, start taking out the Bible , read it . meditate on it and make small committments along the way to God. eg" God from today onwards i wanna love the people around me , starting with my family" as small as that, it'll go a long long way really ! Russ, you're a great friend and a child of God , do not be discourage , pick yourself up and move on. I got a verse for you 2 Cor 12:9 "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." So i pray this verse would take life in you to have the power to change you and make you whole again in Jesus name.


Agape,
Love you all,

Paul

Hi my dear brothers and sisters in Christ!

I am so sorry have not been able to attend any amplify prayer meetings or cell group meetings. There were always something going on during those times.

Hmmm what have I been busy lately? I am still doing some prayer rally stuffs...final report, getting testimonies, fundraising, evaluation, etc...Then I am also involved in representing my group to be in youth council and there is a youth camp coming up. I am planning the programme. It is my first time planning for a spiritual camp, so pretty excited. This coming Friday, which is actually tomorrow, is my group's retreat and at the end of the retreat we are electing a new leader to lead Maranatha. Well it can be me but no matter what, it will be a challenging future for me, when me and the younger ones take the leadership roles. Yup so do help us pray for a leader who is bold, courageous, humble and Spirit-led to lead the group.

Yup so that's life after YI for me. Beginning the real journey of serving God! Oh ya also not forgetting my school too..working towards the goal of healing the sick people out there. Dont worry Russel! At least you are realised that you are saying busy as an excuse, so do something about it? I know how you feel becuase sometimes there are just so much things but if you list down everything and realised is not that bad. What I am doing now is to follow the personal timetable that I created or else my life will be in a big mess and also being discipline to read and reflect on the Word everyday! I was sharing with Becky last night that how fortunate I feel that I am doing the most meaningful thing than any other thing and that is to serve this marvelous God that we have. So be grateful and inspired to do a wonderful job for Him because He is watching you all the time!

Anyway thanks Jason for organising the outing last night! We had so much fun screaming away, even though it was a bit ex but it is worth spent just to spend time with you guys! Oh and there is good news from Jason, regrading his future happiness. Hmmm can I say? Nah I think I let you say la! Jason? Hehe! Hope I can see all of you soon!

Take care lots! and Jia You!

Lynette MARIE Chen

Been spiritually absent the past 2 weeks. It's sickening how I get so self absorbed with my daily life that I forget about spiritual input. I mean ok I've been saying my grace before meals more often now (it was a resolution i made), and just last Sunday I took back a great message from the Gospel, but still... I'm like living a Sunday catholic life now, and i know that i can be so much more pro-active about my faith. And i'm just using my busy schedule as an excuse... Sorry for not turning up at the last cell group and prayer meet, feel bad especially after telling some of you that I'd be going... Anyway it's just a phase that i'm going through, wanted to blog about it to give myself a chance to think things through, and sort things out. Hope you guys have been doing alright, see all of you soon ya?

God Bless,
Russell :)