BenLow's blog

Got pretty bad ulcers on my tongue (which is a first for me)... Reduced to eating soupy stuff for the rest of the week until it heals. Had a taste of the makeshift cookhouse tentage the past week. Like it much more than the cookhouse itself. At least you have no fear of stepping on bird crap, its well ventilated and has a nice outdoor feel to it. Looking forward to meals more often. Have a lot of things to do for worship min... Thinking through it carefully. Lately I've been feeling helpless when it's come down to stuff about the ministry. A lot of things are out of my control, really up to the members themselves to do. To coerce them or force them doesn't seem right to me, and I have no intention of setting harsh rules and maintaining them. Only God can change them... I know that, but it doesn't help me feel any less helpless about certain things. My next range, the combat shoot 1 is coming in 2 weeks time. Will be spending this coming weekend in camp, so see you all i...

Oho so Man U lost to Everton on penalties in the FA Cup... Interesting. So the finals will be Chelsea vs Everton. Looking forward to it. Hmm its kinda tough not understanding how your friends and family truly feel isn't it. Sometimes you wanna help make things improve or patch things up between people, but you just don't know enough to be of use. It makes you feel really helpless. I hope things end up ok... Especially the fight between my bros. But knowing them, it should be ok. How long can bros be angry with one another, right? Well Sherine and Sophia came over to COGs on Sunday... I was pretty glad that some of my friends took an interest in what my church was like in comparison with theirs. That shows a great deal of spiritual maturity, even though Sherine's pretty new to Christianity. I hope that seeing another church's service strengthened their faith. All the believers out there aren't so different after all. And of course, my church is always open to anyone...

Its quite a different experience spending a Good Friday and Easter Sunday in camp. Spent a bit of Easter sitting in the manning room with Weiliang listening to Christian songs, reflecting about all the good things that have happened. Knowing that no matter how big my sin is, Christ still triumphs over all of it overwhelmingly. Even though I was "not worth it" or so to say, He died for me. Thats more than enough for me. Everything else pales in comparison. Thank You for the cross, Lord Thank You for the price You paid . Bearing all my sin and shame In love You came And gave amazing grace. I suppose the reason that God chose for me to spend this important occasion in camp was not only to make it fresh, but also give me sometime alone with Him, in silence. Todays the first time in a long time I manned the office overnight... Couldn't sleep much, but with His presence so strong I couldn't help but indulge in a time of lengthy prayer. Well besides that, completed Rurouni...

I caught a cough somewhere, I don't know how. Thats the second sickness in a month. No matter. I'm really really happy now. Praise the Lord. Yesterday went pretty smoothly, and I was glad it did. Everything fell into place, and I just wanna thank all those who helped out. I couldn't have done it without God, and without any of you. Thanks thanks thanks once again. Oh and I was really impressed with Man U's come back win yesterday. When they were 2-1 down and I was reading the match commentary, I had no doubt in my mind that they would lose. It seemed that they were playing really badly. But, the unexpected happened, and they turned it around at the death. Thoroughly impressed. Well its my bro's birthdays. Happy birthday to them. Of course there are quite a few of you with the same birthday as them, so happy birthday to you as well. Also, happy birthday to those celebrating tomorrow. Shu En, the 2 YYs (Yee Ying and Alvin Chew) I know, and Hui Hui. That makes a total ...

Driving to Changi was pretty tiring... The main thing that made me sleepy was the 50km/h speed limit + having air con and a comfy seat. If not for Richmond's strepsils I'd be asleep at the wheel. Not much else this week... But the exciting thing will be coming on Sunday for me. A bit nervous, but I guess its to be welcomed. Ok going to prep stuff for tmr and sunday! Later.