jlta 2009, ajtc

jlta 2009. what an experience. from the extreme low of finding out i'm not going for NTC, to an awesome high of seeing God move and touch lives over and over and over again.. words cannot do Him justice. neither can pics. i will endeavour to get hold of pics and post soon.

just some experiences from the camp..

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"wake up.. something's happened to M"

with that, i was jolted awake from my nap. a mad dash to the HQ, where we learnt that M had cut his hand quite badly with a knife. bandaged, but definitely beyond the skills of the 1st aid team.

snap decision made, i was to accompany him to the clinic. cmdr gary from fcbc drove us. along the way, i shared with M how i cut MY hand all those years ago. with an axe, no less. not sure if it helped him to relax, but it was heartbreaking to see him tremble as the cleaning and stitches took place.

uncle chong jokingly said i was the best person to accompany him. it made me think back, how all the commanders through the years have accompanied me, the countless times i 'cut' myself.

it's time to pass it on.

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99 pieces of fruit...
this is the song that doesn't end...

the songs that ring in my head days after the orienteering has ended. it's an incredible feeling when u help push the kids to succeed. tiring though the walk was, it was awesome seeing them work together and push on, despite the fatigue and threat of rain.

the joyous singing at the end of camp was so uplifting, it was enough to make even tired commanders smile. how often do we seek to share in the kids' joy? miss out too often and they might not seek to include us any more. it's truly a blessing to see them smile and trust u. i never wanna lose that trust.

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"T, u're a special kid and God loves u. dun let anyone convince u otherwise"
(one day later)
"eh de.. i shared with T about how special she is.."
"really? exact same thing i told her!"

God moves mysteriously. when i shared with T, i wasn't fully convinced it was God prompting me. the only reason i shared was cos the words given was different from what i prayed for the rest. when norman said he shared the same thing with her, my heart sang for joy.

God speaks. are we listening?

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so many many more in the 4 days of jlta.

God is so awesome. He held the rain and gave it only when it was needed.
God is so good. He moved so strongly in the services, i believe lives were touched.
God is so faithful. some injuries occured, though none in ajtc. He protected lives.
God is so wonderful. He built friendships and blessed the commanders just as much as trainees

need i go on?

kids of ajtc 2009

gabriel tan
kaymond lim
takuya chiam
koh yong en
cheryl lim
glenda boey
crystal seah
shawn lee
timothy chua
gideon goh
jeremy low
davina pang
claudia loh
tifanny poh

u kids are AWESOME. it was a blessing to work with ya, and i believe God has a great plan and purpose for ur generation. trust and grow ur faith and rely on Him; dun return to where u were before the camp, cos u're capable of so much more. i will do my best to keep in touch with u kids, and i look forward to ur growth in the Lord, in church, in rangers and in ur families.

smile!








will post photos when i get them.