gtf camp testimony
i'm humming to: Yield Not to Temptation -Horatio R.Palmer(gtf camp theme song 2004)
i praise and thank God for being our Chief Camp Master! with little time in our hands, i thought that this camp would not be that interesting and not many would sign up. i prayed that God would bring some youths outside gtf, especially since gtf's theme for the year was "Reaching out to others". i'm grateful to God for answering my prayers by bringing meijun, charissa ho & priscilla to join us.
we tried "new" activities this camp and i'm amazed at how God can turn our little ideas into really meaningful activities. tracting was a good experience as i worked with rev ong. i learnt that even when people reject the gospel and close their doors on us, we ought to pity them and pray for God to break thru their hearts. having a night walk with a purpose of getting to know each other allowed me to learn something about each camper i walked and talked with. instead of walking in our own cliques, we walked in pairs and swopped partners every ten minutes. the walk around pandan reservoir was really a great time of bonding and sweet fellowship.
during these 4 days, God taught me precious lessons thru precepts and situations He put me in , like when i kept praying for Him to stop the rain so we could have our bbq on the roof garden on wednesday night. God showed me His way was always best when the camp"fire" in the mandarin worship service room turned out very well and better than i expected. thru precepts, we studied the life of King Josiah and the choices he made that pleased God. i learnt that children do not always have to follow their parents' choices. even if our parents have made the wrong choices in life, we can always seek to do what is right and glorifies God. an impt reminder was "God means what He says and does what He says". so don't ever challenge His laws and think we can get away with it.
i thank God for the many, many hands that have contributed to keep this camp going. i'm grateful for those who perservered even in tougher times (like getting burnt while preparing meals!). i pray that the lessons learnt frm this camp will stay with me; for God's grace and strength to execute them. may He also keep the zeal of serving Him, in our hearts!
i'd like to thank God for friends He gave me:
1. charissa, for being such a blessing to me. am glad God allowed you to enter into my life :D
2. cher & rev ong, for always patiently being our supervisor & advisor
3. youren, for being a responsible camp master, it's been fun working with u as camp mistress (cos most stuff were done by you!)
4. lydia, for helping me set up the camp"fire" & for chairing the whole thinggie with me, am thankful to Him for your enthusiasm!
5. fiona, 4 perservering in preparing meals for us with us even tho u burnt yourself a couple of times! and daniel, for being such a great chef!
6. dear & josiah, for all the exciting games you've planned for us! congrats to being the BEST 2 gamesmasters! (on gwyneth's list, heh)
7. ss, for helping out with tracting and the night walk, and for being such a joke and making us laugh all the time :P and of cos for being my beloved!
8. meijun, for being an answer to my prayers by coming to camp :)
9. my bro(darrell darling), aixin, johnathan, reggie, eve, jess, jaime, adeline (& all those whom i've missed out without intention), for signing up for camp!
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