Tuesday, December 06, 2005
♥ 11:45
Camp is finally OVER! It was a successful camp, as in really successful because lives have been changed. Though the game didn't go as planned, though the programme didn't exactly flow smoothly, the Lord is Great.
Well lo and behold the YZers were early for the first time! The registration didn't take as long as the committee had expected and we had to set up the registration booth early. Well, because they were early, it seemed like they had nothing to do and so we had to get the group leaders to excite the campers and send them for lunch. But of course, the camp committee (i.e. me and rachel) had MacDonald's lunch bought by Jason.
Oh MY! When we arrived at PHS, there were so many people in the schooL! The sun was blazing hot and really, all I wanted to do as the admin person just to sit in the shade and not do anything! We played some ice-breakers and all, which helped the campers to be more enthu. Well then we sent them up to the classrooms to their bunks. Though no beds or air-conditioning, the campers didn't complain, moan or groan.
After dinner, Julia led us in a time of worship. Not bad for a first timer. It was a ministering worship because we felt the presence of the Lord in the room. Kay Huat, the speaker for the camp delievered a poweful message that caused many of us to cry and realise how unworthy we are of God's love. Over the course of the next two days, Kay Huat continued to deliver wonderful messages. The Lord had really use this guy to speak to us.
The highlight of the camp would most probably be not the games but the structural experience and the ministry time. During the SE, we were shown how we would suffer in hell even though we may be Christians or serving God. Though I knew what exactly was going to happen because of all the planning, I was still shocked by what I heard or even what I imagined from all the shouting and screaming in pain. Even the wrap-up for the SE was life-changing. People were crying and praying. Never had we seen such a scene on Sundays. The next day, we had a time to pray for each other and commit our lives to the Lord. Commit everything, our sins, our relationships eg. People just knelt down to worship and crying telling the Lord that I want to be Your child again. So many lives were changed. So many and I am grateful for that.
Well, though the camp was a successful one, it had also caused problems with our group again. It seems like God is ever testing the friendship that we all share and it seems to be wearing us down instead of building us up. I really can't help but feel tired and discouraged because people are saying that I'm not doing enough to help my two friends. What else can I do? What can I do??? I'm tired, I'm exhausted. Does anyone understand? EVEN YOU! YES YOU!! HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT I"M NOT DOING ENOUGH TO HELP EN AND JOCELYN? WHY ARE U EVEN DOUBTING ME? 52623, I'm disappointed and hurt that you think that I'm such a person.
I really don't know what else I can do. I feel tired, I feel exhausted. I am tired being the strong and stable one that would help them because it seems like it isn't helping at all. All I can say is that we are in no position, absolutely no position to judge people because we ourselves are not worthy. All we can do as their friends is just to pray that the Lord will talk to them individually and help them realise the importance of this friendship. Nothing more that we can do because the whole crux of this problem can only be solved by them.
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