MONDAY IN CHIANGMAI/BANGKOK
We had a time of encouragement before we flew back to Singapore. I was slightly disappointed at the things they said about me. Things like I was a good dancer, cool, willing to teach dance moves, etc... Very much things on the surface. Is that how I come across? Is that all people see me as?

Before that, Commandant Joseph knelt beside me after worship and prayed for me. This is a rough recollection of what he said.

A storm. You are about to walk into a storm. A storm which will challenge the way you think, the way you speak and the way you behave. You will be challenged spiritually, mentally, morally & physically. You have to ground yourself in the word. Let God drop an anchor in the bedrock of your heart. So you will not waver. You need to prepare yourself so that you become consistent.

There will be times when you are down and you will hear God speaking to you and comforting you. But there will be times when you won't hear anything. It doesn't mean He's not there. This is when you just have to cling to Him. this storm, this fire is a purifying process so that when you get out of it, He will be able to use you.

There is a group of people God wants you to reach. People who are not in the mainstream. People like yourself and if you're not ready, they will tear you apart.

Strong words. He was referring to army. But if my God is for me, who can be against me?

::: Verse of the Day :::
I, the LORD , have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand.
I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.
| Isaiah 42:6-7 |