simple music

Just want to blog about my fiji mission trip last year and how I discovered the power of simple music.

It was really a wonderful experience for me to go for this mission trip with Jeremy Gan, still remember the nite before the trip, I was packing my bags and making sure that I got all my medication for my skin. When I first touch down at Fiji international airport, I discovered that the airline company lost all my bags, together with all my medication ......

I sms my friend back in ocf, who was all in winter camp, they prayed for me, and thanks God I managed to find a pharamcy in Fiji and got most of my medication back.

Throughout the trip, we (Jeremy and i) had a chance to went for the leadership training course with some youth leaders at the local church in fiji, We also had a chance to visit some of the primary school there and tell the kids about God etc.

Everyday morning, we started off with a worship, then continue with the sermon for the day, the amazing thing is that, there is only one guitar (a very old guitar), but the worship was just so good that even can compare with the hillsongs worship. The people there just sing with their hearts and souls, and the most important thing is that, they know who their audience is.

they did a special performance for us, "One way" the Fiji version.

the guy holding the guitar in the pic, he is SO GOOD, with just one guitar, but makes me feel like i am at sydney hilsong conference

everyday after lunch, we will just sit by the sea, look at God's creation and sing a song to Him.

You do not need to know all the chords on your guitar, or every single technique that you require to make the funny cool sounds, what you need is just your heart for music, ability to connect yourself with the guitar, and knowing that God is the only audience. It is not easy to do that, I would say that it is a gift from God for thosewho can do it, and I can never do it....ha

So .... I really respect those who have the gift.

Jason Marz with just one guitar to capture the attention from the audience. (just fast forward and start watching from (1:30 sec)

"A song should be one that without lryics, the melody speaks"

Winter camp (clayton) 2008

I was meant to share this after winter camp, but I thought I could just wait until I shared in the retreat camp.

Winter camp for me is like a stopping point, after 3 yeas in OCF, I must say that it is really tired to server in ministry , together with studies, sometime I just feel very stressful, and when you got too busy with stuff, it is very easy to forget the reason behind of your doing.

This year winter camp is like me driving a car, running out of petrol and needed a refuel, till now, this verse is still always in my mind:

Psalm 27:4

One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek:

that I may dwell in the house of the Lord

all the days of my life,

to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.

I guess God spoke to me in this verse about three things:

- If God is standing right in front of me now, and grant me anything I ask for, the first thing that came to mind could have been: please make me the greatest person in the world, or something like that. I remember when I first led a bible study, it was so difficult for me, and I kept trying to be someone else because I just felt that other people is always better than me.

but in verse 4, "One thing I ask for, this is what I seek" . it just makes me realised that is not about who I want to be, but What I am seeking . The best leader should be one that can be yourself and influence others with the real you inside. God make everyone of us unique. All I need is to dwell in the house of the Lord and understand His way.

- "that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life" .........This is my last semester, I do not want it to be the end of my christian walk. To dwell in the house of the Lord all days of my life, not part of life.

- "to gaze upon the beauty of Lord"...when i am too busy in the ministry, we just forget that God is always there for us, and we become too lazy to seek Him.

for the rest of my semester, I just going to try my best ( in my studies, my project, ocf etc), and believe that He has got the best plan for me to maximise my life and time.

"Your name high" Hillsongs 2008