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Saturday, June 03, 2006 ♥ 10:20:00 AM
Good morning people!
This is Eric reporting from the aftermath of the second day of Emerge 2006!
Emerge is an annual youth conference organized by my church, and it is a freaking huge event with delegates from around the world attending it!
My God, the first day of Emerge was nerve wrecking and earth shattering!
I queued like crazy wearing my formal attire totally out of place and was sweating like a fountain before I even entered the great auditorium in my church!
Had a small battle with some cell group over seats.
Man the cell group leader even threatens to call security!
Of course I raise my hand showing her the way to security!
It’s ridiculous giving up my seats when my cell group members are right outside the doors just a few meters from coming in!
SO WHAT IF YOUR CELL GROUP IS BIG AND CAME FIRST!
I mean too bad if the place that you choose couldn’t accommodate your size man, don’t come poaching from others!
Anyway my cell group leader intervened and the matter was resolved, I came hungering for God’s Word not for a verbal war.
The whole meeting was excellent I can say!
With the parades of schools and all the fancy fire-works, my eyes were getting dazzled by the effects and bodies being thrown around.
Pastor Kong preached about the importance of reaching out to schools, and I got on fire to reach out to those in my school!
I mean, what Pastor Kong said was true, the youths are going to be the next generation of leaders, and getting them grounded in God’s Word and experiencing Him will change their life forever.
For the better in fact.
I sat at my seat listening very attentively to what Pastor said and the keys to reach out to the youths.
Thank you Lord, for prompting me to come for the opening night, the message truly blessed me.
Alright here comes the report for the second night!
It was even crazier!
First the amazing dance by O School and followed by raw muscle power in an arm wrestling match!
Even the pastors came for a match in arm wrestling!
Wow!
And it doesn’t even end there!
My church, listen, MY CHURCH, invited the winners from Campus Superstar to sing for us!
OH MY GOD!
I’ve never expected my church to do that!
It was amazing!
And my Pastor Aries acting as emcee told us after their performance, “After the Chinese singers, how can we not have the English side too!”
And GUESS WHAT!
That Singapore Idol guy Taufiq came on stage to sing!
OH WOW!
We cheered like crazy I tell you!
Those stars shared how they accomplished their dream and it really inspired me, especially Taufiq’s.
Don’t bother what others said, if you have a dream, run for it till you accomplishes it!
Praise God for inviting them to church.
Sometimes I as an individual need others to show me the correct way and attitude to a fulfilling life in Christ.
Praise God for using every single person to teach me be it directly or indirectly.
After those crazy stuff and surprising appearances Pastor Kong got us into the Word.
The presence of the Holy Spirit was so thick!
The message Pastor shared was on Spiritual Hunger.
This message touched my soul like never before.
These past few months of dryness makes me realize that my hunger for the Lord has dimmed a little.
Thank you Lord, for this timely message.
Now my spiritual hunger has kicked into overflow, and I thank You that I am able to walk even closer to you again.
OH YES I JUST TURNED TWENTY!
Praise God for this wonderful 20 years on earth.
All the things You’ve done for me, Lord I thank You from the bottom of my heart.
Thank You for all the wonderful friends I’ve made from church, school, work and play.
Thank You for blessing me with a good family!
Thank You for your amazing grace.
Can’t wait for the next 20, 40, 80, 100, 200 years of walking with You Lord!
Alright, I need to stop here now.
I need to go do some work now!
Thanks for reading and God bless!