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POP2!!!

I know this post has been a long time coming, so I'd better get it up and going!

Well POP2 was my first major project as a supervisor, and boy was it tough. Well the planning stages were packed pretty tight, and I've never had to work under so much time constraint itself. In a way, its helped me deal with this current semester now that I look back, working under stress and within tight constraints of time. I've also seen that I'm insanely adept at admin and planning details, but not so much with direct hands on management.

First we start up with some pics of POP!


I thought this was a really cool pic of the bass! I really enjoyed playing very very much.


The atmosphere at the stage! 


After awhile it rained so here's the atmosphere at our makeshift playing area.

Well lets go into detail now. The week before POP I was absolutely swamped, going back to church every other day. God was frequently on my mind, and prayer was fervent and strong. I seriously have never prayed so intensely ever since all those years ago regarding uni stuffs whilst I was in NS. But at that time I only knew that we could do it through God. Everything started coming together well. We lacked manpower, but we made up for it with commitment from a few dedicated people.

The day before, I was coming up with a whole series of table lists, preparing my briefing and all sorts of things. The day before POP I'm glad I took a relaxing run... As God reminded me that this was a race with probable prizes in store: seeing new people come to Christ or at least one step nearer to doing so, also God telling us how pleased He was when He's given the glory.

The day itself was topsy turvy. It threatened to rain during the day and in so doing might've delayed our setup but the rain held. Somehow I was never once worried. I knew whatever happened that there was always some purpose behind it. And that day in the evening showed me that. After the helper's briefing, skies were good, but halfway through the performance rain poured. Heavily. Surprisingly I wasn't at all dejected. I just knew that it was God's plan for something.

And it was. We shifted everything in a hurry. Almost everything was impromptu, but God was faithful, allowing us to keep the concert going.

What have I learnt through this experience? Trust. Trust in God and His ways. Trust in the committee and their abilities. Trust in the members of YE and synthesis to pull through. There were been many things to get me dejected, but somehow I never was, because of this trust. Other things I learnt include patience and the power of prayer, and it served me well.

Well hope you guys all enjoyed that evening, and hope that those who came were touched in a way. To God be the glory, great things He has done. =)

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