Good evening world... Finally back home from the camp... Its been a blessed 3 days for me... especially yesterday and tonight. Last night we had a time of edifying and encouraging one another... Because the bible says, "...encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness." | Hebrews 3:13 | and "Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. | 1 Thessalonians 5:11 |

So anyway, we had this time where we split up into groups of 7 or 8 people... Then we encouraged one another... I found myself loving each brother and sister more and saying the truth about their strengths... Even to a brother I thought that I would have trouble speaking good things about... Gods love was just coming out through my mouth. When it came to my turn much later, I was surprised by the fact that everyone had something to say about me... I never knew that the change was that obvious...
I remember things like:
1) The changes can be seen... Sad to say its after you and Eileen broke up but there have been changes. Don't stop... (Nathan)
2) Grown a lot ?spiritually... (Yoong Soo, Roy)
3) Willing to learn, accepts corrections. And he improved a lot. 'gave examples of me in the band.' (Roy)
4) Doesn't hide anything from you. If you ask him something, you can be sure that his answer is an honest one... (Gabriel)
5) A lot of potential... Still hasn't been reached... (Nathan)
6) You're like a branch... That has been bent and twisted.. But you will not break... (Wei Wei)

I think I was most touched by Wei Wei's encouragement... She hasn't known me for a very long time and that was the 'impression' that she had gotten from me. I believe that some of the members's eyes have opened. We are now more comfortable with each other... I pray that it will last. My mom also encouraged me... She told me to take the news as prayer requests. I think thats a good idea but I pray that I hear as little as possible...

Met up with Andy at bedok just now... I shared the dream with him and told him about my struggles with my desires to have a girlfriend once again... And I told him about how irritating it was to constantly have all these feelings. Well, we prayed for each other and later met up with Pat, Jackson and 2 other kids. These were Andy's contacts from the Street-E in Tampines... Noisy siblings!! They said something strange when she came to meet us... They said something like, "Your girlfriend ah? Look like your girlfriend..." I was speechless for a few seconds... hahahaha.
Went to watch 'the hulk'... Stupid show... Don't watch it! Seriously!

The later part of the evening was spent chatting with Pat while they had supper... Later on, Jackson and I were supposed to join Ignite for supper at Huaying. He gave me a lift on his bike to Huaying... It was the 1st time since I was 8 years old since I rode on a bike... I can see why people enjoy riding on motorbikes so much. The wind in your face, in your ears. You feel as if you're flying. When we reached Huaying, the band was already leaving... Lamely. Jackson and I sat down and had a drink. We had a very good sharing about our lives and which direction God wanted us to go in our lives... I think I learnt more about him in that hour than I did since I met him...

Found out on Tuesday that CheapThrills will be performing at suntec on Saturday. This will be our first big gig. 45 minute set... which would mean 5-6 songs. Practicing tomorrow and Friday. Meeting our replacement guitarist, Rudy, as well.