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Amazing Race 2

Its been a great time working in church, I've learnt much and I've done much. Its been nothing less than fulfilling and meaningful, and I've thoroughly enjoyed the whole process. But now that that phase of my life is done, looking back and realizing how and why God brings you through all these things is a really wonderful and amazing thing.

The entire journey was sort of like an the Amazing Race, filled with roadblocks, detours and route markers (various projects, programmes and random stuff). I'm really glad that my partner throughout it was Esther; our skills really complement each other very well. There were some moments I was just really surprised at the speed of our combined work ethic, things that people usually complete in a day's work we did in just 2-3 hours. And though we weren't competing for a million dollars, we were doing it for God and that's the coolest thing about it all.

Its customary for me to at least end of each phase of my life reflecting on why God has brought me through it, and what I've learnt from it. So here goes. The things I believe God has given me throughout SERVE is a confirmation and understanding of who I truly am in Him, and that who I am now, no matter how weak, can make a difference in the lives of others.

This has unconsciously infused into how I relate to others: in a more intimate, outgoing and "human" way (I feel that when I approached relationships in the past I didn't assign them similar value that normal people do; I treated them as unimportant), how I pray with a conviction that I never had before, how I know my limitations and weaknesses and embrace them, how I am not afraid to reveal even my deepest and darkest of feelings to others, how my confidence in self allows me to speak in front of everybody without fear and how to draw from my experiences gems of wisdom that can help others in magnificent and powerful ways. And this change in me is wonderful!

Though subtle, these changes show themselves in great and mighty ways, and there are some who've benefitted from those changes or have observed them in me I believe. But most of all, I thank God for continuing to shape me, just like a potter working on his clay, moulding it on its way to perfection.

Why God brought me through these changes I believe was to become a better cell group leader, and to prepare me for the next phase of my life in university, in order for me to continue doing His good work.

Praise be to God, for everything He places in my path has happened for a reason, and I can see Him in it each and every step of the way.

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