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EAST COAST CELL OUTING!~~~

Okay okay; yesterday; our ultra lovable cell met for cycling at EAST COAST PARK! We met at Macs, Jayni, Adriel (Poofy), Eugene (Bumpy), Dan Yeow, Kanggy, Faith, Barney, Fredrick, Bro Andrew, Cheryl and I.

There was quite a bit of hiccups at first; for the outing. For starters; my toe got injured 2 days before, and I nearly couldn’t make it. Then, Faith got this ultra lousy bike; which was so loose and creaky; we all nearly left her behind; but thank God Eugene noticed and looked out for her. I raced all the way back to swop her bike; but I guess it was a blessing in disguise; because we got extra time! Anyway, thanks to the injury; Cheryl and I had our guards up against the enemy; so we had our prayer swords up and ready. Then when I raced back, Faith wasn’t well! So she had to go somewhere with Cheryl to rest; and my heart gripped as I quietly told the enemy to back off in prayer. What’d ya know; shortly after; Faith was alright again! It was God; it had to be.

So we were back on track; on our bikes and all; and we cycled all the way to Bedok Jetty so we could stop under the scorching sun to snap a whole bunch of pictures of us against the tempting sea. Somehow; the sea looks a lot cleaner than it used to. Must be our government at work again; see? That’s what’s great about our country. Well, anyways; the typical “swanners” (our term for “verbal sarcastic attackers” in the cell) Poofy and all were definitely at it with the predictions of what might happen if they threw Barney or me into the sea. So thank God for the scorching hot sun and the cranky fisherman who claimed that we were in his space; the “swanning” had to stop as we scooted off from the area on our scalding hot bike seats. See, the seat is black, and we all know that black is a fantastic absorber of heat right? Well yeah; we had a very interactive science lesson back there; one we’d never forget.

Back at the hawker, we all sat down for drinks outside; and Poofy had to leave for church then; so we continued to goof off there a while more before heading back to return our bikes.

The real fun was when we were back, and Barney got his “Cutest boy in cell” title; awarded by me; for all the adorable little idiosyncrasies you can expect out of him on a daily basis. Like for example; while we were walking there; he wanted to say “dying to try” but he got the words mixed and ended up saying “trying to die”; so we all decided to help him with his request. =P

Later on; my ah boy (a.k.a Kanggy, because he’s my son) swopped slipped with me; and mine was the ultra cute fishy slippers; so I was amazed any guy could fit his foot in my shoe because my feet is supposed to be Cinderella-sized; and the rest of the guys began trying my slippers; and some really could fit! But it was exact fit for them and ultra loose for me. I couldn’t walk for long in Ah boy’s slippers; although I pretty much liked the idea of seeing a boy in pink fishy slippers; but going around in slippers my Dad’s size was like wearing snow shoes; big bulky snow shoes. You get the picture.

After Jayni, Dan Yeow and  Faith left; we gathered by the beach to play Drinking Goggles, and other brain teasers from the guys like Eugene’s “how many meh-meh jumped over the wall” and stuff. It got hilarious; when Ah boy got the forfeit and was made by Eugene to crawl along the ground shouting, “THE NAZIS ARE COMING!” It wasn’t so fun though; hee, when I got the forfeit with Eugene, and we had to do the Titanic scene on a nearby rock by the sea; only that our roles swopped. Then Bro Andrew came back with ice cream from Macs for all of us; and the boys were ultra mean in snapping photos of my unfinished ice cream! Hmph. I shan’t share more.

Going on the beach, we dug a huge trench in the sand which they called, “taby’s bath tub” or “taby-tub” (like; why on earth is everything named after me?) with our bare hands and we had tonnes of fun just scooping out sand. After that, I made mounds of sand to surround the rim of the tub for the sake of it; and it was finished! Once again; it was photography session with our jump shots (mostly unsuccessful ones except the ones taken by Bro Andrew); and God was gracious in holding the rain back for us until the very last jump shot was taken and we were leaving. Although we got caught in the rain; we were one satisfied; happy and hungry bunch of kids.

After lunch; we all decided to pick Net who was to return from Cambodia that day from the airport; so we travelled straight there to surprise her. While waiting; we played Polar bear; initiated by Barney while waiting for Net to return. It was an ultra scheming game; a test for liars; and of course; we all sieved out the capable liars from the incapable ones in that game. There was one really naughty round with Barney played; in which there were no Polar Bears; only hunters; and that cheeky boy watched as we all killed each other in suspicion. Kind of reminds me of how the enemy works in our lives; when he plants his deception and sits back and watches in amusement as we destroy each other in ignorance.

Once again; after that we were dashing down to the arrival hall from the viewing gallery to meet Net; (Tail’s joined us at this point) and because she took so excruciatingly long to get out even after touching down; we were stuffed behind a counter facing the entrance doing a series of squats down each time she passed for fear that she’d see us. Although I doubted highly that that was possible because of the distance we were at; and because she was busy and wasn’t expecting us; so no sane person in her position would scan the entire area of the airport upon arriving. But we were still ducking up and down anyway; for the sake of it.

She came out smelling like the cosmetic shop we watched her come in and out from. Obviously; the girl must have dumped the entire testing bottle on herself for some unknown reason; but it gave me great satisfaction to hug her and rub off my Singaporean scent of perspiration, rain water, and sea water onto her because of that =P. NET WAS BACK! But because she was really exhausted; we had dinner without her before ending heading home.

taby

Okay... This is really late... But; I guess I just had to write it. LAST SUNDAY’S CELL! =P

Why it took so long? I guess, because... I was preoccupied; trying to drown God out in my life by going through the motions of everything I could occupy myself with; frivolous or not.  I needed some time in getting back on the fast lane with God again. Hey guys, can I be honest with everyone here? Yes, I was in a season of doubt in God, due to some setbacks I’ve been facing. Why? Because I’m human too; and I’m prone to disappointments when things I believe in don’t come to pass as I’ve expected. But I just had a good talk with God, and He reminded me of all that I should really be dwelling on; persevering in. So; it’s been some time, but I’m back on my feet thanks to the God whom I love! =D

So; now; for cell last Sunday....

This time; Eugene lead gel by placing a sofa in the middle of the room; with Edwin and I on one side as the "Christians" and the rest as non Christians; who were to climb over to be saved. The catch was; Barnabas; the appointed "devil" was to stand on the sofa and tap people on either side to stumble them. Those who were tapped were to return to their end of the room and touch the wall before resuming their climb over. Strangely; Barnabas only focused on the non Christians; who sat there as a group, completely stunned for the moment before realising that they had to move as a group to distract the enemy. They were all waiting for each other; so of course; onus was on us Christians to pull them over; but they seemed confused or reluctant to even begin. Not quite what we expected? I guess our cell is cute that way. But overall we had fun and Eugene brought across his point of seizing opportunity for evangelism. See? If not our non Christians would be too stunned and shell shocked to come to Christ; LoL..

Then, for glorify, Cheryl began by humbly letting everyone know that she wasn't good with guitar; but she was going to lead with it anyway because God sees the heart. On the whole; we were a little out of rhythm sometimes; but that was okay; because the cell just engaged in worship; and God's presence was undeniably there. It took her great courage; and I know God honoured that.

For grow; I lead for the first time in a long time. We did it on perseverance. By this chap; Noah, who was assigned by God to build a giant ark with limited; ancient tools in the middle of a desert; and then stuffing a pair of every animal on earth into that thing. Sounds like an immense; almost ridiculous project of that time? You bet! But Noah obeyed; no questions; he didn’t even worry about the details! And he did it for 120 years! WOO! Even as I was leading; it hit me; who was I to doubt God’s instruction and will for my life when this guy can work at it for 120 years and be honoured by God?

“But... is it wrong to question God?” Eugene brought up; while we were on the subject. We came to the conclusion that it wasn’t wrong to ask God why He did what He did; but because He was God; He could choose not to answer us, and then the onus would be on us to continue to trust Him; regardless of our rationale. But of course; asking for confirmation and checking with God is fine. Noah must have done it too while getting instructions for his ark.

Finally; Dan Yeow lead us in praying for HOPE, before bring up our CELL OUTING! Okie; HOPE first; I’m sure all ya folks have invited and prayed for your friends right? Hey; feel free to stick any prayer requests regarding oikos up on the tag board; so our cell can keep them in prayer. Remember guys, we’re one family, so when we pray and war; we do it as one. Let’s make it a culture shall we? To keep each other; and each other’s folks in prayer, yar? =)

And...CELL OUTING! In case there’s anyone amazing enough to be unaware, it’s THIS SATURDAY, 10AM, at Parkway Parade Macs; we’re going East Coast for cycling!!! Bring $15, okies?

taby