Holiday mood in PhotoBooth

This past Saturday ... We were too much on a holiday mood (plus our boss was not around)... ended up ... we were on PhotoBooth ...

Squeezing the heads in Photobooth ...

... and more ... 

(George's eyes ... were like ... Momo signature facial expression)

Hahahhaaa ... I bet our boss would in the picture if he were there in a kawaii pose ... hahaha ...

I guess more crazy pictures to come ...

The night with Timothy Fellowship

YAY ... 

"All papers are gone, I've been set free ... "(In the melody of Chris Tomlin's Amazing grace) ...

Handed in the paper early in the morning ... went for a whole day of appointments all around town ... still had to speak in a youth fellowship at night. I was quite tired by the time I parked my car. I was a little early, and I prayed in the car ... "A peaceful and powerful heart I grant you, go in My Name" ...

The very moment when they start their worship time (Very nice coordination with using CD to lead fellowship worship), blew me away!!! It was a rather mini-size youth fellowship with about 12 kids?! ... It was like 50 people singing altogether!! One song is from their summer camp and the other is Hillsong's "Worthy is the Lamb" in Mandarin. Oh boy! I sat in circle with this cozy group of kids. They were so responsive! I prepared for 5 pages of notes for an hour of talk, but I think I have just finished 1 page, at the most. We chatted, we asked questions, we reflected, we shared some of the life ponders as we pondered on how God created man and woman in Genesis. Such beautiful passage (well ... esp when I haven't got time to get to the fallen part yet!)!! You are just see in some of their eyes with great reflection about intimacy in their lives. 

After fellowship ... a few kidos lined up to ask questions ... to ask me to pray for them ... on some of their brokenness. Ended up, I didn't leave the building until 1045pm. Very tired, but time well spent! I love working with young folks ... full of courage, full of life, full of hope, full of beauty ... can totally see God's amazing creation in lives ... It feels soooo good to see lives crying out for God in tears ... this is what genuine lives are ... If I can choose, I'd want to work with youths forever!!! But I guess diff life stage would have a slightly diff wonders to it ... hum ...

I guess I will go back to speak for a few more times ... hope we can get to the Fallen part in Genesis next time :)

一同事奉

剛從staff retreat回來 ... 這幾天一同相處，一同玩wii，一同開會(from dawn to dust) ...

其實，我覺得一同事奉合作最美的就是要懂得走位，

意思就是說，我見到你有不足，我就補上；

我有不足和乏力，你就走上來補充。

一同事奉，不一定是同聲同氣就一定行，

相反，因為在team裡有好不同的想法才會令圖畫更豐富。

一個看macro的，另就看micro; 

一個看事，另一個就看人；

一個看夢想，另一個就看有多實際。

要有這種合拍不一定單是用時間就能孕育出來，

卻是加上對自己和彼此的認識和信任並由聖靈帶領來成就的。

因為我們很「肉緊」這的世代的年青信徒能否作一生跟隨上帝的門徒 ...

我們在使者就是這樣事奉了 ...

突然掛住我的好同事們 ...

（話說回來，我跟Ken的'partnership'也好像如此）

Glory In The Thorn - 恩召

This is not only a work-event, but a chance to foster transformation of lives and make people more in tune with God's very own heart. 

For I heard of many stories that have been going through the Jubies' lives during these months of practice, the worship experience was absolutely abundant. One prayer I constantly made whenever I prayed for this team was that the Holy Spirit would melt these melodies and lyrics in the things that each of one have been going through. Each and every of their worshipful soul is beautiful and shinning!! I am just proud of each one of them and I thank God for answering the prayer. 

A lot of things are knocking at my heart ... 

Folks, this is only the beginning of a transforming process. press on ... for God is with us every step of the way! 

螺絲天氣

螺絲天氣即是報告天氣時食螺絲也！

話說，電台有位DJ要放假，我就由做她的嘉賓變成她幾天的替身。
好病唔病，我要開咪前一兩天就開始感冒了！
又發燒，又頭痛，真要命！燒到我面紅紅 ...
我一早到電台時已經有「小小暈」，可能是吃過藥吧！

當我報告天氣時 ...
「2007年11月5號天氣報告, 今天有小小'雲', 主要天晴 ....」
講完我真是有小小暈！累得我看天氣紙也眼矇矇唷！

還是喜歡做訪問多過一人不停的說唷！
做DJ也很好玩 ... in some ways, it's an outlet too ...

謝謝好朋友May來做我的嘉賓唷！

做完已後趕快回家，吃過藥就快快睡了 ...
可是我的發燒老朋友也未肯走 ...
我也是早點睡為妙！

我愛上班

「我愛上班」這四個字對某些人來說比「我愛你」更難說出口。

要說「我愛上班」比「我愛這份工」更難！因為，要愛上班就是不單愛這份工，更要愛一同上班的同事們和clientele (i.e. 我們所愛的學生們）！有一班好同事亦好不容易，因為不是一個人努力所得來的成果，而是我們能夠毫無保留地彼此分擔生命中的事情，又一同有同一夢想去愛上帝所愛的人！不是我們沒有遭遇困難，反倒多的是，而是我們肯一同承擔，一同守望，一同掙扎！我卻為每個人的不足之處感恩，因為我們的天父知道我們有不足，我們才在一同工作上更看見我們如何更互相保足！

I humbly come before the Lord and said a prayer (as I was half dipped into the Jaccuzi in our Whistler Retreat with a sip of Jackson Trigg in my mouth) ...
"My Almighty Father, I continueously give thanks to the fellowship in our team for you put all of us together for purpose. I am thankful for our imperfectness for we experience you in our shortcomings. Lord, each one of us is unique and I pray that you teach us to have an open and a sensitive heart for your voice. Teach us to love each young life you bring to us. Mold us as we serve your, mold us to be Godly servants who go after your own heart .... .... ... " ... on and on I pray for each one of them ... What a blessing to pray for people ...

小小生命

Welcome, Baby Koen Chan!!!

We can't wait to visit Koen and May during our lunch break.

Inspired by young lives ...

I stepped into the camp with a prayerful heart that God will use our workshops and sermons to touch many young lives in the CCM youth leadership camp 2007... and God really did ... in the weekend of August 3-6, 2007 ...

My heart is moved ... so are theirs ...
I am so alive among them ... I become some 'long-ish' in the camp ... just being me ... just being the Long that God created for and called to serve ... perhaps ... a long-lost Long ...

I am amazed by their youthful energy and creativity ... they can basically turn AIR into fastinating toys and tools ...
I am amazed by the speaker's gifted preaching to youngsters ...
I am touched by the youths' pure faith in our Lord ...
I am amazed that I can still communicate with a 12-yr-old and engaged in pretty deep talk about their faith in our Creator

Words that have been hanging in my hearts since the camp: love mercy, act justly, walk humbly with our God, Micah 6:8, compassion, servanthood, life manual, apprecation, apology ....

Physically drained after the camp ... guess I am young no more ... though a little kid asked me what grade I am in ...! hahaha ... totally made my day! hahaha ...

Ear infection and fatigue ...

thoughts are as fragmented as this entry ... yet ... heart and soul is so inspired and ready to prepare for the busy rounds of walk in the upcoming few months ...

Depriving for sleep ...

I need quiet time to rest and to think over my planning for the coming 3-4 months ... hum ... Extrovert is now needing time to develop her introvert characters ... so that she has good discernment from God ...

I still remember a few days before I started in AFC ... I prayed in the dyke ...
God kept reminding me to practice good 'self-care' as a part of my ministry in Him ... I will kick that in moments like these ...

Rest and quietness seem to become my piority these days ...






















I pray that all these vibrant lives will keep on growing in The Truth ... and that they keep on learning to act justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with Our God ...
You guys are just so amazing ... beautiful and precious creations of our Lord and our Creator ...

咖啡屋

過去一個星期去了兩個coffee house ...

一個是AFC





一個是NRAC ....

Jubilization II ﹣眼淚

有人很怕流淚，有人說自己沒有眼淚，有人覺得眼淚代表不堅強...

眼淚是人生故事的宣告者 ...

有開心的眼淚，有苦澀的眼淚，有懊悔的眼淚，有失望的眼淚，有懊悔的眼淚，有悔改的眼淚，有生氣的眼淚，有激氣的眼淚 ...

在Jubilization 前前後後也見到很多眼淚。

他們的眼淚好像要告訴一些untold的故事。

不要以為眼淚流出來是無聊事，每一滴流過的眼淚，上帝也知到也看重，更為我們好好保管。

每滴眼淚也是滿保貴，比鑽石更保貴，因為tears are mini bridges that connect us back to our innermost true being ... gradually closer to the true self that our Creator designed us for at the beginning ...

有感受過眼淚嗎？
是暖暖的還是燙熱的？
是一滴滴流出來還是湧泉般走出來？
是什麼味兒？
有見過當眼淚遇到光時的refraction嗎？

不妨問問眼淚有什麼要告訴你！可能你會對自己多一點發現和認識，更會跟天父多一點體會！

為人祈禱真是一個蒙福的職份

Jubilization I

Without having a lot of musical talents, like the lovely Jubilant; Without any knowledge about the sound-system, like Matt and Drew; Without having a gift in preaching, like Pastor Wilbur ... I just brought a prayerful heart to tonight's Jubilization ... and that is what I offered wholeheartly for the use of our Lord. I kept praying that God would use this evening to mend a lot of broken hearts, to heal many broken relationships with Him, to touch many bleeding wounds from human relationships. This is what I kept praying for since the beginning of the week. Sometimes, I find myself almost forgot to bring all those technical-needs (i.e. smooth rundown, the out-of-order projector ...etc). My faith is purely grounded on His Almighty power that goes beyond our inadequacy. How many times I felt inadequate in my counselling sessions, but in turns ... how many times I have experienced the enduring power of God's prescence that brings changes to lives?! Not that we don't strive for perfect, but we are so imperfect that flawless outcomes seems out of reach many of the times ... after all ... Our Lord oversees all and still love each of us. All I know is that if we are inadequate or insufficient, that His power won't be hindered nor delayed ... that He is much bigger than all those ....

When did I last saw so many young souls gathered together? Tonight's scenes totally reminded me back in those days when I served in the Vancouver Alliance Youth Conference (in Yr 2002/2003). Hundreds of young lives being touched by The Truth ... especially the grounp of us who served together over the 2 years. I remember I was on the stage being laid hands and prayed for. Tonight's Jubilization isn't not one of those emotion provoking revival conferences ... but creating a safe place where tears, yearning from the hearts and confession are allowed. "It's ok to allow our fantasies, our hurts, our struggles appear as we bring our inner being into solitude in His prescence ... It is ok .... It is ok" Pastor Wilbur said.

notes of Jubilization will continue ... ... ...

校園民歌日

實在太太太好天了！ SFU校園團契決定在露天唱唱詩歌，談談天，祈祈禱！ 簡直有點Albert Au民歌的感覺唷！我們也分享了一些我們對SFU校園的負擔和夢想。突然覺得這個我好不熟識的校園好親切也好美。May their lives be channels for our Lord's blessings in this body of students. Let's start slow with passionate hearts ...

想嘔的講座

上星期六下午要講講座，可是前一晚Bed time時就開始肚痛，作嘔！整晚來往bathroom次數多得我也忘了多少。我差不多早上六點才睡！真的要「多謝」晚飯時吃的青口先生！哈，無錯，還有要講講座！起來時好了點，但是還是覺得怪怪的。 弄來弄去也嘔不出來，結果也上班去了。一直在祈禱 ...

好有趣，當我一開始講時，一兩分鐘後，我完全好像忘記了不舒服的感覺，全情投入了。但是，當分組討論是，我不用說那麼多時，我又想吐。 結果也平安渡過。真是感恩！講完後二十多分鐘才吐了出來。哈哈，在想，如過當我講解時吐出來，那就「經典」了！

說起講講座，我一向比較喜歡互動，又要我多用immediate response那種！但是，我發覺我也不价意講lecture那種！在想 ... 不如讀一課講道學的課。看看吧！