Had a quite fun time during long termers’ weekend away.. Got to know few people better, got to learn few things, got to see what Wollongong is like..

Things that I learnt:

• From Scott’s talk I learnt from Ephesians 6:11-18 about the Armor of God. Scott explained that the armor is there for defensive purposes. Scott then explained what is it that need to be defended and from whom do we defend it from. Find out the answers from the passage! Scott also gave very interesting illustration from Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. He even suggested that our enemy is worse than Orcs and Uruk Hai!!!
• From Mun’s talk I learnt from Proverbs 19:21 about “Human’s plans and God’s purpose”. Mun firstly made us to memorise the verse. He pointed out that in this early time of the year, we might have made plans for the year (New years’s resolutions). But from few passages like James 4:13-16, Mun pointed out that we shouldn’t be boastful about our plans, but remember that it’s God’s purpose that prevails. But what is God’s purpose for us? First and foremost is: us being His children, His people. This should take precedence in our life than our other plans.
• From Seminar led by our pastor Joshua Ng I learnt about rest from work and minstry. There are a lot of practical applications discussed like: How can we give rest to the wives (if you happen to be married :)), Can ministry be a burden, How do you deal with people burdened with ministry, How about working on sundays etc. It was very good to hear real life experiences from people who have kids, from people who are working, how they struggle putting God’s principles above all else..

Special thanks for Scott and Vivian for working so hard to make this weekend away happens.

ps: I was surprised to find out that Scott can hit the tennis ball so hard..