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Boot Camp

Well, it all passed by in a flash, and I enjoyed it thoroughly.

My group won overall for the camp games and amazing race, and also joint top for the dragon boat race! Yay yay. Got 12 $5 starbucks vouchers as a result. That is despite the fact that we were the most relaxed and laid back group. Haha.

Things we did include:
A treetop adventure course
Dragon Boating
3 sessions by pastor Glenn Lim on God's nature and character
2 sessions of team games

But above it all, I've been encouraged by my group members, who have shown me that no matter what the circumstance, what our backgrounds are, how our walk with God has been, He still uses us in awesome, mighty ways to show each other His all encompassing love. Even though we are all sinners, He still shows us His presence in our lives, and that should be more than enough for us.

All around us, the other groups were being so enthusiastic, so hyper and so excited about everything. That in itself is great, but I love what my group did instead. We focused more on what was important, and that was the voice of God, who was telling us things each and every step of the way. And so my role as a group leader I believe, is not just to rally all of them, but to lead them to hear that voice every single day when they come to learn.

I can safely say that I learnt lots of things not only from the sessions, group time and things like that, but each and every activity, just because we calmed down and saw everything with a different perspective. And that, IMO is the most beautiful thing about it all.

SERVE 2010. Full speed ahead. In the name of Christ.

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