Back from camp! =)

I felt like this camp was more 'slack' than usual. A lot of free time in the afternoons to shop and do whatever else you wanted. Heh.

The 8 hour bus ride didn't feel as long as it was. Maybe cos I slept through most of the way. Haha. Or maybe cos the J2s are damn fun to hang out with.

On the second day, they screened " Facing the giants", about an American football team and how they, from being 'ultimate losers' came up top in the state championships. With God's help. Of course. =)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vB59PkB0eQ

This clip is about Brock Kelley, the captain of the team.

This is one of the most memorable segments and it got me thinking a bit about my life.

I would rather be blind to the whole master plan and just follow God's voice. Yeah maybe it'll be painful and tiring at times, but eventually the results would be more than expected and pleasing. God's always there to push you on.

If God brings you to it, He'll bring you through it. But even then, it's the process, what you get out of it and what you learnt that is more important. Not the results.

Another segment at the end showed little David the field goal kicker. When asked to kick a 51 yard goal, he was scared and couldn't do it. Only finally when he took that leap of faith, and put in his best, did he score that winning goal.

Sometimes it's really hard to let go and let God work. Still, letting God work means you have to give your best. Like David scoring that goal, it was "impossible". He didn't have faith, but once he took that step of faith, he gave his best and God did the rest.

It might seem difficult to serve God and sometimes you think you're making a fool out of yourself. But ultimately, it's God's plan for everything to happen and by letting it happen, you're sorta honouring God, you're letting God take control and work.

Really like that movie, I'm gonna find it and buy it haha!

Besides the sermons and worship, one other thing the J2s spent the most time on was shopping and eating. Haha. Studying was left to the hours before bed, when you were waiting for your hair to dry and when you get back early from shopping with another few hours before dinner.

We shopped like MAD. On the 2nd day, at carrefour for food, the 3rd day at Sunway Pyramid for aviators and clothes and on the 4th day at Midvalley for the same. Sunway was a bit disappointing for me, I didn't get anything. But Midvalley was WHOOHOO. =))

Spent about RM 150 just in a shop. 6 tops, a pair of shorts and a belt. Yay! Retail therapy works. Haha. Just visiting the cashier can make a sad woman happy and full of energy again. Haha.

Eating, was done in grossly huge amounts. Pizza, doritos, chips, ice cream, chocolates, 'clown shit', pineapple biscuits, teddy biscuits, instant noodles... I can't recall them all. What did I miss?

Point is. The RM130 we spent on food at Carrefour gave us a FEAST for days. Helped a few stay awake during sermons and was emergency breakfast just before sessions when we couldn't wake up in time for breakfast provided at the victorian ballroom. Heh.

I estimate we spent at total of RM600 at least, on rubbish food. Rubbish food that sorta sustained us. Haha.

Throughout the camp I saw and heard of all the miraculous and amazing stuff God did among our people and everything felt uber cool. There was times when I suddenly had fear in my heart though, about the stuff God is doing and about the future. But after prayer, the fear was removed. =)

I thank God for the fellowship and fun with the J2s, for us being able to be so open during late night conversations HAHA and for all the other smaller stuff that made me feel less lonely on the trip.

I thank God for keeping everyone safe throughout the trip, no accidents, no injuries.

Thank God for prayers and support from church and for showing me that he works in many ways. =)