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Rain down, all around the world, we're singing...Rain down!

It's been a reaalllyyy looonnnng time since i last blog....
I shall attempt to blog about some stuffs..eh hem...attempt...

1) I had CG today with F22 and it was awesommme! Today's flow was really different and the CG's spiritual atmosphere is turning...it used to so "MIND" and now, it's full of the "HEART". The good news of how other CGs have grown, inspired F22 to dash across the line of mediocrity and now, we want to grow! Gonna double...SWEET SIXTEEN!

2) I have been praying so much for Zone F...it'll be a strong zone, the rain of God will pour over this zone, cultures, characters and hearts will be built... leaders will rise up... life will be oozing out of every person's heart...we are going to breakthrough 200!

3) Pst How's birthday had just passed and the church had a wonderful celebration for our DEARRESSTT PASTOR HOW! It was amazing and mind blowing to see how our youths are just so creative. So many talents and not to say, our very home grown GXT Productions!! Jack Neo should watch this man...needless to say, I was shocked to see Roy acting so well...hahaha. His secret desire really...HAPPY BIRTHDAY PASTOR HOW!!! We love you and we'll keep running this race beside you and build a strong church...towards 1400!

4) My school has started...Corporate Law and Statistics! I'm having night classes every night from Monday to Saturday... wooohoo...it's stretching. Though I mentioned that it seems the same to me, but I am slowly feeling the pressure as the topics get tougher day by day. That means, I really have to study every night and complete my homework on time! No more Secondary School days kind of treatment for myself...this time round, it's real stuff and it's gonna be good! I kind of enjoy studying, esp in two different classes this module. I love it! Haha...the environment, the culture, the people, the lecturer...PGSM is the best! Finally, seeing myself doing well...I am happy!

5) I am going to save up and buy a TAYLOR 514!! Good to post this up! I'm serious about it!

6) It's 1.15am and I am going to sleeeepppp sooon...zzzZZZ

7) I love my bed...and my beloved Sasha beside me...it's a bear!!! Hahhaa

8) Goodnight and sweet dreams...xoxoxo

Love much,
Joanne

F22's first connect group meeting (:

the three musketeers!
Gwyneth & Tessa

Qiao Hui & Yi Jing

Ming Ge & Tessa, our drama queen!MING GE...woohoo

Joanne & Amy <3

Donuts with drinks served after CG!!

Today was simply the best!

We had our first connect group meeting - 15 July 2008!

Tessa, you led a very fun game and can I tell you we totally enjoyed ourselves?

Thank you Amy for the Kinder Bueno!

Qiao Hui, Ming Ge & Yi Jing...what can we do without you guys??!

Aww...

The presence of God was there.

You girls really worshipped and sang your hearts out.

When you prayed, I can hear your heart's cry in wanting to see souls saved!

You really carried the vision of this church with you.

I'm so proud of all of you!

I believe with all my heart - F22 will hit 20!!

With you guys around...a pillar in Zone F!

I so love you all. <3

LOVE, JOANNE

LOVING LIFE (:

Charleston...Pammy...Joanne...and the three of us!

Dom's mushroom...Pammy...Joanne...and the both of us!

Just two random photos we took last week while getting a 10 mins breather, before continuing with work!

Life has been simply awesome and full of surprises!

Met Pastor How before he flys off today and Pastor was very happy because the church is growing in strength.

We had a powerful service yesterday when Pastor How preached about Faith etc.

During the last part, our whole church came together and pray!

It's a strong, fervent prayer of our church.

You could literally feel the whole atmposhere shifting and the Holy Spirit was moving so powerfully in our midst.

We prayed and prayed and prayed...we almost couldn't stop.

The spiritual engine was running faster and faster...Amazing!

How great is our God!

We are stepping into the fourth dimension.

We are going to create the miracle in our mind.

Our church is going to explode...so much so that it's going to blow our minds off too!

Hahah. Personally, I find myself moving on to somewhere bigger...

my spirit's exploding,my mind's expanding, my heart's enlarging.

I am young and energetic...there's gonna be so many things that I can do for God.

Faith and Success!

Zone F...F22! 20!

LOVING LIFE...Joanne

I love Jesus today more than I did yesterday

I am more energized this month than I did last month

I want to do more for Christ

I'm still young, I want to do everything, I want to give everything

It's not because God's Kingdom needs me

It's because I need Him

As I serve Him, I'm the one that gets transformed

The longer I know You, the more I love You

The longer I know You, the more I want to serve You

I'm at the last stage of reading The Fourth Dimension.
Amazing, amazing, amazing...

I love my life.

LOVE,
JOANNE

It's MONDAY!

Woke up at 7am this morning...it's seriously a tough thing to do esp after a hectic weekend.
Two alarms went off at 7am. My eyelids were extremely heavy today, my bed is soooo comfortable with cold wind blowing at me, my thick quilt over my powerless being. I was suupppper tempted to just lie in bed and sleep my morning away...but i dragged myself out of bed and my day began...

Yesterday's service was FAN-TAS-TIC!!!
I'm am just so blown away by Pastor How's sharing on the direction of our church with a newly added dimension.
Prayer, Faith, Smaller and shorter CGs and lastly spiritual adoption.

Many knew that my cousins are all in church and that's a superbly wonderful thing (:
I thought that was pretty cool, but really...I have another 20 over cousins age ranging from 1 year old to 32 years old. That's like a generation, or perhaps two generations, Uut of the 20 over cousins, only four are Christians. And the most amazing thing is, those cousins below 18 years old...they seems more like a stranger to me. That's because we only meet once a year. I have a gigantic family on my paternal side, so huge that you lost count of how many cousins you have and which family my beloved cousins belong to. That's so sad...yet, so comforting. I am so going to win them to Christ.

Some so adorable, some so sweet
Some looks really smart and some mischievous.
I shall bridge the gap between my generation and their generation.
Who knows...I may even lead some to Christ right at my aunt's home.
You bet, it's possible. Fourth dimension.

Here I come, my little cousins...hahaha. Sounds like a big bad wolf huh.
Hahhs. I'm not. Like my Pastors, I'm a repairer of the bridge, a builder of the highway for others.
In Jesus name, amen.

I don't know what else to blog about anymore...from now onwards, everything is random.

Oh man. Island Creamery is awesomely awesome.
Ice cream with Horlicks flavour, Teh Tarik, Nutella, Very Berry...
You have their special MUD PIE which you cannot miss out on.
People, it's the place to hang out. They have a guitar for u to play with too.
I tried once...and I almost ended up worshipping...hahaha. Just kidding.

Rinnah is super adorable.
I played with her today and we pretended to be passengers going on board a plane.
We gave our tickets, order drinks, chose our meal, experience the thrill of the plane taking off and even attempted to order noodle with soup on board...but besides being the passenger, I was also the air stewardess.
It was soo fun! Played for awhile and she waved goodbye to me as she left for school.

I'm having rehearsal tonight. Winnie and Winifred are back. Brilliant.
The singers really add to the team. Next week's service will be great.
FX and Cheryl...they are the pillars of the team man.

Ivan, I'm going to blog something about you.
Hanging around you makes me see things beyond what I see.
Your faith is infectious. I wish that I can hang around with u more often.
Hahhaa.

I love Jesus and I love my life!

LOVE,
JOANNE

FOR YOUR GLORY

Here's another one - FOR YOUR GLORY.

FOR YOUR GLORY

Whatever the call
Whatever the cost
All of our lives
For the King of the lost
Forever we come to bring You praise

Whatever the course
Whatever the way
I'll follow You through the darkest day
Your Word inside is a mighty blaze
All my days give You praise

For Your glory we carry high the torch
For Your glory we live the highest call
For Your glory we bridge the great divide
For Your glory Your light can never hide

You're the voice that stills the storm
You're the Son that breaks the dawn

FOR THIS CAUSE,
JOANNE

Freedom

it's 10.54am and I'm listening to the latest album by C3 - For Your Glory.
Still in the midst of listening, however I came across a song written by Nikki Fletcher and Ryan Smith called "Freedom". I'm absolutely in love with this song now!!! :) :) :)
It's a rock song...here's how the lyrics goes...

Freedom

If not for love
If not for grace
And all the sin You've erased
I will always have reason to praise

It's not by strength
It's not by might
But by the Cross I'm justified
Though all else falls away
Still I'll praise

It's for freedom that Christ has set us free
I live for You and not for me anymore
And Your mercy is new with everyday
No longer will i forfeit grace
I'll follow You and live by faith

You have made a way for us
When You died upon the Cross

If not for love, where would I be if not for love?
If not for grace, where would I be if not for grace?

I love the convictions.
I love the passion.

If not for God, where would I be if not for God?
I'll follow You till the end, and live by faith.

LOVE,
JOANNE

Come on...now is the time!

These are the little lovelies in my life, i shall name them one by one!
Qiao Hui, Amy, Tessa, Ming Ge, Yi Jing, Ying Xuan, Gwyneth, Norries (supposedly a guy) & Abigail <3
They are just so amazing (:

Today, Amy, Tessa and myself had a great prayer meeting! Qiao Hui, Gwyneth, Yi Jing and Ming Ge...we'll have another one for you soon!! But, it was great today. Shared with them about the Fourth Dimension, testimony after testimony of envisioning, praying, faith and blah and blah. While we were praying, Amy and Tessa started seeing themselves doing great and mighty things in Zone F, leading people, praying for people etc. That's the fourth dimension they are talking about. I was just so amazed by everything that happened today.

I am just so excited and glad in my heart.
Looking at them, I realised they've grown so much in their faith.
From someone who skipped sunday service because of homework, she can be turning up for all sorts of events in church now.
From someone who refused to put God first in her life, she's reaching out to her friends in school and wanting to bring about a revival in there.
From someone who's bounded by her bad past, she's now free in Christ Jesus!
They have grown! They have grown!
I am so thrilled in my heart. (: (: (:

God is good all the time.
We're gonna breakthrough 20!!!
We're gonna give Him our very BEST!!!
We're gonna glorify Him and put Him FIRST in everything we do!!!!
Come on...now is the time.

His Spirit shall come upon all flesh.
Young men shall see visions...
Old men shall dream dreams...
Eyes have not seen, nor ear has heard...what the Lord has prepared for those who love Him.

I am going to Island Creamery tomorrow morning!
With Qiao Hui, Amber, Tessa etc.
I'm so looking forward to it (:


Amazing...Amazing...

LOVE LIFE!!
JOANNE

schools seminar

What an awesome Schools Seminar we had!
It's been great having Pst Joakim and his family with us.
Like what Pst How said, somehow they are like a part of our family.
Just this weekend, I had a few encounters with God which aligned my heart and mind into one... and elevate my thoughts and dreams higher than I can possibly dream. It's just so amazing.
Had some powerful insights to myself too.
I'm praying and I'm praying...the fourth dimension. Seeing those things which do not exist as though they did.

Last night, a few of us went out for supper and we had a walk down the memory lane.
Talking, laughing, reminiscing about the past...though the past is good, the future is even more amazing!
Went to the arcade to play Marvel vs. Capcom. I'm amazed that I'm still quite "good" after years off my Sega 2.0 set. Haha. I thought I was good, until I played the game with Daniel. He is the Master of all. Before his e.guit came into his life, Sega was his forte (still is i believe). His Spiderman beat my Ryu!!! AHH. Haha...
It was really fun (:

Then some of them went into a LAN shop at Park Lane...and they started playing Command and Conquer! Oh man.
Just by looking, it looks pretty exciting and fun... Yong Hui was breeding "aliens" and building a powerful and unbeatable empire for his so-called "army". That's disgusting...aliens that looks wriggly and looks like centipede, flying creatures that goes around destroying other grounds. You feel like dropping at atomic bomb on to Yong's empire...and silence the aliens.

Had a good night and today is a brand new week!
I'm excited!!! woohoo!! And I have not watch Kung fu Panda!!!!!
I'm so going to watch it this week!! Muahahahha

OKAY! That's all!!!! Got to go to Yishun now...mummy, im coming...!!

LOVE,
JOANNE

Happy Birthday Valerie!

First of all, I wanna say..."Happy Birthday Valerie!"

Just came back from Swensens, Orchard. A group of us went to celebrate Fifi's 21st birthday and it was fantastic.
It's been 4 to 5 years since we've known each other and I must say, she's really a great friend to have!

Have been on my guitar, worship leading for the past few days...It's really stretch, but I absolutely love it!
It's still nothing compared to what Pastors are doing everyday. I really respect and honour them.
I have been getting into prayer. In fact, everyone is doing...praying 1/2 hour to an hour a day.
I can literally feel my spiritual life going up higher and higher...

Two days ago, I was reading the book of Acts and it was so awesome to see how the disciples were filled with the HS, being constantly in prayer...how miracles came about in their ministry because of prayer and faith.
Just last night, I had a "terrible nightmare"... so terrible till i can't reveal it.
However, this "nightmare" kind of woke me up from my deep sleep.
Many things start to fall into place...everything links and it became one full picture.
Dreams and visions are the language of the Holy Spirit... i love em'!

Alright...it's getting late...got to sleep now...

Joanne

Significance vs. Success

I am tired and weary after a long game with Pst Lia, the female staff and leaders - CAPTAINS BALL.
I am resting, trying to breathe in as much oxygen as I can before I head for a wonderful shower.
Church is so amazing! There's a time to play, to have fun and there's also a time to work, work and work.
If you are a staff on board, let me tell you - this is a privilege.
Thank you Pastors (:

Last night, while I was on my way home in a cab, along the road of Eunos... I thought of Pst Lia <3 She's the most amazing woman in my life, my greatest blessing. As much as I am not a perfect person, I am doing my best to live my life to its fullest. It's my dream to be a little Pastor Lia, in whatever ways I can be. Worship leading, discipleship, in heart, the love for young children, seeing much life and vision in their eyes when these young ones were soaked in the presence of God...and the list goes on. Not to mention, Pst Lia's motherly love and compassion for people.
Immediately, I text Pst Lia and told her that she's my greatest blessing!!!

Whenever I see my Pastor, I see how much more love I need to have in myself for others. Last week, Pastor Lia preached a super duper powerful sermon on Significance and Success. So many stuffs came rushing into my mind. Comparing failure and success, naturally, I would choose success. The feeling of being on top of what I am doing feels tremendously great. The feeling of playing our very best on the worship team and having a power pact service is unexplainable. The adrenaline that rushes to your brain...wooohooo. However, to me, I will choose significance above success. I want to be significant in the things I do. Being a blessing to others, and not just achieving what I want to achieve. When I'm worship leading or playing the guitar on the team, the 'something' I'm constantly looking forward to is not the success of a great, skilled team...but as a team, we can be do what we do to bless others, ushering the presence of God into our place and at the end, people will say this... "Wow, today was such a powerful service, I was so touched by the presence of God that I could not stop tearing because the joy of the Lord seems to come in waves...pouring over me.." Let's be significant to others. This is by Phil Pringle...enjoy!

Possibly the greatest ability all of us have is giving significance to others.

One small spark of recognition can ignite a flame of creativity and drive that releases a person into a collision with destiny.

When you meet someone, anyone, include the 'wow' factor.

Be amazed at their life.

Notice their accomplishments with praise.

Tell others how incredible they are.

Thank them for helping you.

Ask them how they do what they do.

Let them teach you something.

We may have just one chance to change a person's life.

Don't miss your chance today.

Signing off...Joanne

Secondary Schools Camp!

It's 3.14am and our camp team meeting has just started...woohoo
The campers are fast asleep after a hectic and fun day at Sentosa!

Today is the first day of camp and I see many familiar faces.
Faces that I've seen over the weekend at Red Rain Concert!
People like Norris, Cheryl Koh etc.
Welcome to the camp (:

So many exciting things happened in just one day.
From Sentosa to Human treasure hunt to some free time at the beach and it goes on...evans almighty, narnia...
I'm currently into my next meeting for the night.
Camp is definitely fun!
Seeing so many young people planning the games, being in the food department, the logistics etc.
It somehow thrills my heart because this is the action.

I see our faces when I look at them.
How far have we walked in this journey and how much have we experienced in our relationship with God.
It's truly wonderful.

Today, my Pastors came back form Australia.
I really miss them.
There seems to be so many things that's on my mind that I want share with my Pastors.
My convictions, my revelations, my thoughts, things which I've been through this season, things which I need my Pastor's advice in...

Haha. It's getting late. I seems to be going from topic to topic.
Alright, I've got to get some work done. Goodnight people.

Faith & Success,
Joanne

Red Rain Concert #Night One

Red Rain was sizzling hot just now.
Wow. The concert just gets more exciting and thrilling!
From the band to the music, to the lights, to the hype of the crowd and finally to YOU!
Red Rain has been coming since a few years ago...i can't exactly remember when, but I still love them and their music. What's best is their lyrics!!!

There's his particular line which I really really liike...
It goes something like this - Let the love inside you, be the strength that drives you....woah.
Amazing, amazing lyrics.
If you happen to write songs, you'll understand what i mean.
There is a message beneath the lyrics that the band is trying to send.
Haha. Imagine having great music and nonsensical lyrics?

The concert lasted three hours! I believe the people love it!
TODAY IS GONNA BE EVEN GREATER!!!!More big red balloons flying around...

Besides the music, it was great knowing many people.
Hi, I am so and so from this school, Hi I am so and so from that school...
I can't wait for the Secondary School Camp, so that I'll meet the people again!!
If you were there at the roof terrace of Esplanade last night, and you had loads of fun.
The camp will be breath-taking!

We have so many activities line up for you.
From Sentosa to Food Cross to Human Treasure Hunt to Movie Screening to having lots of free time which our people will be so creative to come up with something to play!
Young people are creative. Anything you name!
If you've heard about the camp, I WANT TO SEE YOU THERE TOO!!! - agrees with Ivan!
Imagine 200 people gathering at Sentosa, it's crazy man! But, it's GOOD. Hahhh.

Today is the last day of Red Rain concert, WOOHOO!!! AMAZING!!!!!
Alright, I've got to go..prepare myself for another rocking concert!
SEE YOU THERE...and AT THE CAMP!!!!

Wooooooo....

Joanne

According to your Faith

It was such a powerful service last Sunday!
If it seems normal to you, well it's definitely not the case for me.
Ever since my trip to Korea and now, back in Singapore, God is elevating me to encounter Him in a whole new dimension of faith.

Last week, Pastor How preached on faith and confidence.
During the praise and worship, in the midst of all the singing from our most wonderful and anointed worship team and congregation, there i was standing at the second row...being pumped up in my spirit and building on my most holy faith. No longer do I have the time nor the urge to look at the people around me, God was just pointing his finger towards me, getting myself ready for His Word to enter my heart, like a double edged sword, pierced through it - a rhema word from Heaven.

His Word came so clearly to me saying,

"Every godly desires you have in your heart shall come to existence, according to your faith.
Growth will come, according to your faith.
Success shall follow, according to your faith.
Fruitfulness shall blossom in life, according to your faith.
What do you see - according to your faith."

When God speaks, there must be a response - In the name of Jesus, I call those things which do not exist, as though they did. Amen.

The anointing of God rests upon your abilities and talents, which in turn stand on the foundation of your faith and confidence. How much faith do you have today?

It's just so amazing!
I'm ready for the next hurdle in life...faith will move mountains!
I believe.

Faith & Success...the 4th dimension,
Joanne

Bread, bread and bread...

Wooo...IT'S A GOOD DAY!

I'm with Gwyneth at J8, Toastbox and we had french toast, honey thick toast and butter with sugar thick toast. It's a "bread" day! Then we proceed to Cafe' Cartel because she needs a better place to mug for her Chemistry test! Haha... better do well =P We bought a Snackers set and took some bread at the "Eat all you can" corner. Bread all the way...I'm quite sick of it now. Haha.

So here I am at Cafe' Cartel, blogging.
Gwyneth is studying infront of me...with a piece of bread in her hand, munching away.
Chomp chomp.

Gwyneth is just so amazing!!! I love hanging out with her because she's just so simple as a person. Something happened last night and the first person I wanted to share with is her, because I know, she knows what I am talking about. She understands not just by her mere intellect...but, also the intent of the heart. At the rate she's going now, she's just gonna be fantastic. All the way, Gwyneth!!!

Hahha...i don't know what to say in my entry man...Hmmm...
I KNOW...I SHALL CONTINUE ANOTHER DAY!
One random post. Sniggers.

Love Love Love...YOU!

Joanne

I am tougher than I think I am

Have you ever wonder if something happens to you, how much can you hold?

Often I hear people saying things like, "If this is going to happen, I will really be crushed in my heart..." or "If that is going to happen, i cannot imagine what I'll become..."

Hmmm...sounds like those chinese movie, with girls sobbing away...those emo moments.
Yucks.

But really, sometimes people can have such thoughts and they think this is their limit.
I beg to differ.

I think I am tougher than I think I am.
If situation arises or anything disastrous really happens, I will push on. I will.
Been through 1/5 of my life (haha...i'm going to live till a 100 years old), realized it is so important to keep on going.

It is the toughness in your heart...
The gritting of your teeth, the clenching of your fists, the evaluation of the process etc.
After having a bad day, you ended off saying, "Let's go." and you just move forward.
Then, you begin a brand new start in your life.
It's that simple. Hahhs. Yes it is.

At the end of the day, I know deep in my heart, my Jesus loves me the same.
I am tougher than I think I am...
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

It's a brand new day!

Joanne

No Graduation

It's been a long time since I last blogged.

2007 was amazing. So many things had happened within a year itself.
2008 has just begun and it's already the end of February. Time flies...

I did this once, years ago. But, let me do it again!
I want to start off this year by talking about the heroes in my life.
Every school year, there'll be students graduating.
But in my life, there's no graduation. How wonderful can that be =)
They are the ones who's with you; and will always be.

...Pst How & Pst Lia... I love them very very much. My Pastors, my spiritual parents, my mentor, my role model, my friends...and the list goes on. Many roles intertwined together. That's what makes them special. Hahhs. I do not know how to describe this...it's unexplainable.

...Ivan Poh...He's my leader and my friend. Ever since I came under his leadership, everything changes. In front of a team of great women, there's always a man that's greater. Right Cheryl? heh heh. He's simple, honest, transparent, london...and anything you can name! He shares so much with us, to the point of...testing us of our integrity. We have no choice but to protect him no matter what. Hahhs. Yes, we will. I absolutely enjoy myself when I'm interacting with him and I can be myself whenever he's around. He's a great leader. Someone I will willingly and gladly follow. I love building F2 and Zone F with him.

...Dominic...He's our lao zhong, our zone leader, our WTL and my 'garfield' friend for the past ten years. Ten years is a long time...what I gather about him in this ten years can't be put into a few lines. Good things, nonsensical stuffs, children church, teen cell years etc etc. Too many and too long...But, I must say...he's a person of depth, the best and most anointed keyboardist ever, a great friend to share your heart with, an awesome zone leader and whatever experience you had with him...you name it all. Zone F - 250!

...Pamela Tan... I love her. You see her picture in my mobile phone, my laptop, her mobile...guess what? We are best friends. I love everything about her. She's small, but powerful. We seems to be sharing the same account all the time...i pay for you and you pay for me. Haha. She's simple, pure, passionate, sincere etc. You cannot don't love her when you see her... haahs. Thanks for being my friend (:

...Lynette... My best friend always. There's so much to say. <3

...Charleston...He's an inspiration to me all the time. His convictions, his character, his heart for others, his humility, his openness to our Pastors, his passion, his life. I have so much to learn from Charleston. He's our senior zone leader, yet he is also a friend to many of us. Be around him and observe, you'll see it all. He has taught me many stuffs which I lack in my life. There is so much things which you can draw out from this man of God. I respect him.

...Jian Ming... What you see is what you get. He's that simple. No underline motives, no second meaning from his answers to you, he tells you the truth with strong love. Our Head Usher! I enjoy working with him in Zone F all the time. He adds colours to any conversations, meetings or whatsoever. No longer the boy who saw the table...now, a man marked out for greatness in Christ.

Ahh...I'll continue again..it's never ending...Hahah. Sam, Garrett, Roy, Fifi, Wendy...coming up soon. love God. love people. love life. love joanne