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10 wonderful years!,
originally uploaded by muffyn.

Ten years ago this day was when Lil and I walked down the aisle…! =) Wow! It’s been 10 years! The night before, I was just reminiscing… thinkin’ abt how far we’ve come… feeling thankful.. and blessed!

That afternoon Lil & I received a delievery.. a flower & fruit basket from my boss! What a pleasant surprise… =) Lil at first thot it was planned by me.

I had saved on the cost of flowers.. cos’ we’re goin’ on our 2nd honeymoon next week… to Bali! Yeah… Of course, we’re so lookin’ fwd to it. Thanks mom & dad for helpin’ with the kids! =)

I woke up suddenly at 7am this morning… I just sat up (and could feel my sinuses clearing.. =) ) All I remembered was that I just had a dream… I was standing up, sharing with my family & relatives at some kind of dinner setting.It was quite vivid, I can still remember my 2nd uncle sitting on my left, he had just sat down after inviting me to say something. And so I did.. and guess what? I was giving them a mini-devotion.. from Psalm 40! This was most unusual…

I thot about going back to sleep… but somehow the Spirit prompted me to get up, and seek Him. (This is almost like a mini-miracle, choosing the word of God over sleep! ha ha!) So I obeyed, and got up to read his word.. and I read Psalm 40 again.

“But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you;
may those who live your salvation always say, “The Lord be exalted!” – Psalm 40:16

Thank you, Lord for drawing me to yourself! What a joy it is to dwell in your presence… I couldn’t ask for more! =)

God is looking for our surrender, but instead all too often we give Him our commitment.
He desires for us to be still before Him, yet we busy ourselves with work for Him that we have called ministry.

David got it right in Psalm 40, verse 6 when he said, “You take no delight in sacrifices or offerings. Not that you have made me listen, I finally understand– you don’t require burnt offerings or sin offerings.” (NLT)

Of late with tons of activities going on in my life and work, coupled with sickness, and strivings, and stresses etc… I’ve been made to consider once again if my life was out of balance… Was I more keen to keep my commitments to God, and striving with all my heart to serve Him well (which in itself is not an unworthy task), or have I been truly seeking Him alone, and choosing to surrender my life in obedience to Him, which is what truly pleases Him.

The prophet Samuel told King Saul, ‘To obey is better than sacrifice, to heed is better than the fat of rams’ (1 Samuel 15:22). I need to let these words guard my heart…In fact, I’ll memorize this verse and keep it as another spiritual anchor in my life. =)

Hanging out with Rick Muchow
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Had a chance to meet Rick Muchow last Thursday… In fact, we (7Days) played together with him at the Rick Warren Purpose-Driven Church Conference. Rick M. is the worship leader for Saddleback Church in California.

It was indeed a joy and privilege to hang out with him.
It’s his first time in S’pore…so we took him to sample the local cuisine… and he loved it!

I was blessed by his humility, in spite of the fact that he’s greatly used by God to lead a church of 30,000 people.

June 16th update fr Daniel in Thailand:

Next up was HatYai University. A new, private university with no existing ministry. Through the held of a teacher in the English department, we performed to students who were learning business English. Although we did not invite the students to pray to recieve Christ, the gospel and tesimony were shared. Even though the teacher was NOT a Christian, she was very pleased with the program and mentioned that she would like more performances like these in her school. Besides that, our performance helped the local thai ministry to have good relations with the teachers in that department which would most likely help make things easier when organising future activities.
 
The results :
Of the 120 students present, 74 people indicated that they would like to join the local ministry ‘Campus Student Link’

Here’s the first report from Daniel, our Communications Person with AX, our band touring in Thailand now…

Hey all!
 
Here we are at the Twin Inn in Phuket! Very nice place. Clean. Well furnished. With a small pool (15m) hahhaa…
 
Anyway, time for the real update.
 
Thanksgiving :
 
1. The overweight charge was reduced from a 200kg fine to a 50kg fine. We ended up paying only SGD350.
 
2. We were stopped at the Thai customs due to our large number of pieces of equipment however after presenting our letter from Mitch and checkin Joy’s passport, and also checking ONE of our cases, they decided that we were harmless enough and let us go without any tax charges.
 
3. Just minutes before our OUTDOOR concert set up it started to rain. We had a short prayer and praise in our host church and, thank God, the rain stopped and we were able to set up under a cool and cloudy sky. You’ll see the pics soon! Hahaha…
 
4. Even though we had a LOT of program changes for the 1st concert, the band did extremely well to accomodate the changes. They were very professional and were able to roll with the punches, especially Noel.
 
What the concert was like :
 
The venue was the exact same one that override performed at last year. Smack in the middle of a night market (which incidentally did not distract us at ALL). The stage was HUGE. The hugest we’ve been on so far. The audience was pretty transient and ever-changing but there were pockets of people who stopped to listen.
 
The band managed to use the HUGE stage really well. This concert, we didn’t present the full gospel but we served more as a publicity tool for our host church which is attended by all the crusade staff serving in Phuket.
 
We could not use the projector too! The sky was too bright and even though we tried, nothing could be seen on the screen. This resulted in a BIG change in the program. But still, again the band did very well to cover up.
 
Prayer requests :
 
1. Pray for the students that they will not be demoralised because they had a rather tough 1st audience.
 
2. Pray for our journey to HatYai. Pray for journey mercies and that all will go well. Some are looking to use that long ride for rest so pray they will be able to do so on the vans.
 
3. From Wednesday to Saturday we will have concert everyday in the campuses so pray for good working relationships with the Thai staff. Pray for favour with the campus authorities. One of our confirmed concerts was cancelled at the last minute. Pray also tha the students will have renewed strength everyday.
 
Alritez! I guess that’s enough updates i can squeeze into 30mins. Will continue to find ways to send updates back home. Till the next oppotunity! See ya! Love ya’ll…
 
-dan- (and the rest of the gang)

We sent our TURT team to Southern Thailand ealy this morning..
by the time I’m writing this.. they would have finished their first gig in Phuket!

This is the 3rd year we are sending a student music mission team.. and it’s the 1st time I’m not going. =(
I’ve mixed feelings… Sad I can’t be there, to be part of the action. Happy that younger leaders have risen to the occasion to take the lead! =)

I’m lookin’ fwd to hear exciting stories from the team.. will keep u all updated. Please do keep all 15 of them in prayer as they travel and perform in several universities and schools.

TURT Alpha Thai Nite
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TURT – The Ultimate Road Trip 2006 is in full swing!

For the past 2 weeks..the participants have been engaged in communication classes and drills, memorizing music and lyrics, and enjoyin’ themselves in the process!

Lil got a chance to visit with them.. and hang out with the students on their ‘Thai Nite’ during the Alpha camp. (I tried hard.. but could not get the permission to leave camp to join them.. sigh!)

This an energetic bunch with a strong desire to use their gifts and talents to make Him known! What a joy & privilege it is for us to work with them!