One of the holy grounds in school.(:

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HAHAH today we were at golden rooster, then for some reason we were talking about calling peoples' homes or something. so Kelly said, "even when the person who calls is polite, my mum will scold her if she doesn't jiao4 auntie, for example "hello qing3 wen4 Kelly zai4 ma1?" then my mum will say "mei2 you3 jiao4 auntie?"

and weelic cleverly inserts, much to our laughter and amusement, "so next time i call i must say qing3 wen4 Kelly auntie zai4 ma1?"?"

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YOYO HCCG! this blog is going to GG soon if no one is going to revive it. AHA. lets keep this place alive & kicking alright! such that we can bless ppl with our lives & thoughts, believers & non-believers alike.(:

anyway, this is just week 2 of school! & i see ppl dying alr, falling sick, tired, stoning & being sian. think school’s been hectic for all of us, lots of tutorials, struggling to keep awake during lessons, forsaking sleep to cheong hw.. to this, God’s answer is in

[matthew 11:28-29]
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”

AND AND! besides God’s presence, He has blessed us with a family of God in school! lets treasure this okay, its really a privilege to have a community in school leh!(: this week, ive repented & decided to hang out more with CG ppl! cos alot of times im with oac/class ppl.=P so if you see any yhope face in sch, smile, offer to pray a prayer for them & say HI! LOl. all of yall are great reminders to each other that we have God with us & that we shld be salt & light!

coming few weeks are going to be crazy, crazy, CRAZY! here are some ppl who will probably have very hiong schedules so be a support to them kayys! Yinghan, aspiring director, has huangcheng! oac ppl got to prepare for our orientation hike & yltc. choir ppl starting to prepare for concert! then the rest of the ppl also got stuff to do one la. HAHA. so simply, lets carry each others’ burdens!

not forgetting the J1s, welcome SHARLENE, VALERIE, LOUISA & AARON boyboy to the big hwachong faaa-mily! *CLAPS* yall may probably feel fearful/apprehensive about joining us but rest assured we’re fun & harmless ppl! AHA. J2s, lets do our best to integrate them & be super WELCOMING kayys!:D

WOOHOO! WE WILL SURVIVE! & WE WILL LIVE VICTORIOUSLY!:D:D thanks everyone for serving in this team together with me.(:

with love,
asha(:

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Verse of the day

Just some cute pics to brighten up your day/ night.

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hello people!

just have something random to say here as usual.

hmmm today as i was trying to revise for prelims and all the weird weird concepts, i prayed to God for wisdom and sustainance la. then God reminded me that its not just me in this battle with all the crazy books and notes, but my fellow brothers and sisters as well. so yeah, hopefully when you guys take a break from mugging for Os, promos or prelims and see this, remember God's with you and jiayou okay! and Father i pray that you will bless all these fellow brothers and sisters wisdom of course to understand whatever concepts they are grappling with and be able to apply them, and yeah most importantly, bless them with your blessings of good health so that everyone will be well enough to study hard and glorify Your name! (: the weather's been bad recently and God i pray that you will protect them with the super high immunity so none of them will succumb to illness! and in jesus' name i pray, amen (:

yay tomorrow is saturday and i'll see you guys!

have a good friday night!

love,
eunice

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YAY

hi people! tmr is our wonderous UNIT OUTING!!! its our VERY FIRST unit outing so let's all try to come okay!

MEET: 11 at habourfront
TO: have lunch,
PLAY: then go to SENTOSA to play!


HOORAY I AM SO EXCITED MUAH-HAHAH

anyway, here's a task for you!

dechiper this phrase and I WILL BUY YOU SOMETHING!

I LOVE MY HWACHONG CAREGROUP!

((:

luurve, seokh!

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Ezekiel 37:1-10

The Valley of Dry Bones

The hand of the LORD was upon me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the LORD and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry. He asked me, "Son of man, can these bones live?"
I said, "O Sovereign LORD, you alone know."

Then he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones and say to them, 'Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Sovereign LORD says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD.' "

So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them.

Then he said to me, "Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, that they may live.' " So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet—a vast army.

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While i was up late last night doing a paper, i heard Michael Smith, the lead vocalist of Delirious? deliver this prophesy to the people in the united Kingdom. The message was strong then, that God wants this revival to happen.

For some of us, this message might be targeted to your own heart. You face dryness, you don't know what to do, you are slipping away from God subtlely or otherwise and you are lost. But take comfort, for it says "I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life." God will raise you from the dead. He will give you breath that belongs to Him and him alone. Trust in Him and seek His word, God wants to speak to you and is smiling over you all the time. Seek this revival.

For some of us, it might be mediocrity. We just live everyday, growing bit by bit or not growing at all. Maybe sometimes we just live life as it is, normal and boring. Maybe everyday may seem sian to you. But in this passage Ezekiel prophesies, "So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet—a vast army.", a pile of bones uncovered by flesh was not only restored to life but restored to become an army, an army of God. Maybe today we can once again have a revival in our spiritual lives, decide to overcome odds to shine God's light. It may be difficult but in all things God works for the good of those who love Him. Believe in Him and ask Him! For "God alone knows".

For us as a group, let us work to live out and to create a revival in HC! J2s it's the last stretch, although we're as busy as nuts but let's do our part, any part we can, it doesn't matter because God sees every effort, every piece of work that you do in His name. He will honour it. J1s, jiayou coz you will be able to continue this revival in the school!

HC jiayou :) Though times may be tough let's cling onto God and believe in His love for us.

Everyone hang in there!

See you at Unit outing on friday :D

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hey everyone [:

just thought i'd thank all of you for the really sweet card i got (today) [: i do miss caregroup with all of you just terribly much, and i realise what a luxury it used to be, with me breezing through the school gate without any trouble at all - and now we're both stuck in school till late every thurs. ughh. its irksome, but God is still gracious (: i'm still feeling rather sore about us not being able to come for cg, but next week should be one of the only times we'll be able to come (thank God for national day holidays !) if there's cg. okay i'm blabbing. ANYWAYS the whole point of this post was to thank every single one of you for every thoughtful message scrawled onto the cards for us. theyre treated like royalty. hahahahh. God must love me loads and loads to bless me with this opportunity to serve and grow with a fantabulous bunch like you. [:

all my love,
fong

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hello people (:

haha okay this is going to be a super random entry by the super random me. but anyway, i just want to say that i love you guys very very much and i think i cannot thank God enough for putting this caregroup into my life. and the flood of care and warmth, truly God-sent i believe. guess you guys didnt know, but i think you people came into my life when i was going through one of my rougher patches and eh you know like when i first joined church, hmm you dont know many people and things can get a bit awkward considering im not exactly very comfortable with people i dont know very well, but the friendliness and dynamics in this group is amazing and even though times then were quite tough, i think it got me to realise slowly what can God-centred friendships really offer. a life of excitement. haha. and since late dec last year till now, i really can feel God's blessings through you people.

aiya, in short, serving God with you guys is a bonus that i've received and had never expected when i first accepted Jesus into my life. but well its a pleasant surprise! (:

okay whatever it is, eunice loves you guys a lot!

and let's love God together haha.

<3

`eunice

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hello all,

a post to see if anyone still checks on this blog regularly. (:

ess is coming in 5 days time, i wonder if you guys are excited yet, coz i certainly am! even as we go through another week with God, let's really spend even more personal time with Him, to ensure our hearts are prepared, to grow even closer to God so others can come close to Him as well. for the j2s, this may very well be one of the last few ess we can invite our friends for, so let's just do it for God and for the friends we love.

probably you guys might have faced several rejections by now, ( if you've already started inviting ), but take heart, because what matters is that we did try. rejection doesn't feel good at all, i admit. but think of it this way - Jesus himself was rejected by the people He loved, probably 1000000X worse than what we may be experiencing now! what we have to do is just to give people a chance, we can't control their decision. so let's just do our best, let God do what we can't.

i'm sure the whole hwachong group is in this together, amen? (: this 2 weeks, work hard because i'm sure God will bless!

Galatians 6:9 'Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.'

<3fae.

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Happy Birthday Tianruo!

We <3 you! =) And we haven't forgotten about you!

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HEY my beloved HC CG!

hope yall will be responsive to me & jon’s lame attempt at adding spice to service every week! we had a fun time trying to brainstorm for creative themes! there were lots of crazy themes that will really set us apart from the crowd mann! HAHA. but for this coming week, we’ll just start with something simple, also cos we’re going for jc district chalet/bbq! it’s..

POLO WITH TIE!! :D:D

the winner will win a bar of _______! HAHA. & a chance to have his/her pic posted on CG blog as the first winner of OPERATION DRESS! YAY! so hope everyone will really support this initiative & dress according to the theme! :P

& welcome junyao to this family of God! like angels in heaven, we’re rejoicing over you! :D

with love,

asha (:

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Hello CA3-4 ( can i just call us CE2 hahaa)! This is the announcement for a random event that is going to take place on saturdays!

In accordance to the recent fad of having themes for clothes to wear, your "organisers" Li Ping and yours truly have come up with an idea. The fashion show of the week!

Operation: Dress

We shall pick a winner of the best dressed person in the CG! :D Every week a theme will be decided and posted ( well if we rmbr to post x.x which i will try to :D). Any suggestions you can drop an sms to me or just msn me!

Attractive prizes are up for grabs! So please dress up now! HAHA!

Next wks theme is.... COMING UP SOON :)

-Cale

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CAMP'S TOMORROW.

Some crucial announcements -

We are meeting at 9.30am at Woodlands MRT tomorrow. For breakfast! Don't be late.

Pack according to the packing list (click for online version) and include:

- 1 Hwachong PE shirt/HC orientation tee (MUST!)

- As much money as possible (for buying stuff at mama shop)

- The coloured shirt for games according to your house

- Something to give to your shepherd (remember our informal shepherd's appreciation on day 1)

- Birthday cards (if you still owe the respective shepherds who are collecting)

- Frisbees, balls, cards To play in our free time! It's the Singapore Sports School what.

I think you can come in your coloured house shirt for day 1. Because we're playing games right after we check in.

Our caregroup shirt will be distributed on the day of camp itself. (If you haven't paid, please give the money to Fung.)

Part timers - please always check with your shepherd what to wear or bring before you come! Good to join us at the start of the day at 8am thereabouts.

Finally, workshop allocations (DAY 2).

How to grow to 10
Seokhui
Shaun
Liping
Fongyee
Tianruo

Turning visitors into shepherds
Jiexun
Jon
Huiying
Robert
Yvonne
Yongsheng

Forming a community
Fung
Eunice
Suet
Samuel
Lilin
Kenny
Lee Yang
Tracy
With love, Mia.

P/S: Let's really go to camp with excited and expectant hearts.

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courtesy of tracee's blog. (:

MATTHEW CAREGROUP ( 29th May 07 )
time: 2pm at kovan mrt station
what: playing board games at jiexun's house, bbq at night!
bring: $20. $5 for bbq food, $15 for our lovely cg shirt which will be ready before june camp.

for those who check this blog before our event tml-
let's make it a very successful one together! we have quite a few visitors, aim to be good hosts for Jesus, shall we? (= i'm anticipating tml's mcg man.

for those who have not heard -
there'd be a relationship seminar conducted by pastor shirley and the respective district leaders this coming wednesday, 30th May 07. it'd be held either at nexus or one of the rooms ( yet to be confirmed ) from 3-6pm & 7-9pm. it is open exclusively for ages 16-20, that means us! everyone is strongly encouraged to go, will definitely learn much from it! (: any queries, do ask your shepherd/respective CLs.


love, fae.

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Hello people.

I hope you guys visit this blog often, because it's time for some announcements!

22nd MAY Tuesday - Girls caregroup at 4.30pm
26th MAY Saturday - Central E unit meeting after service
29th MAY Tuesday - Combined matthew caregroup
(This will be an afternoon to night event. In the afternoon we'll be going for board games at Minds Cafe. In the evening till late will be a BBQ at Jiexun's place. Take this chance to invite friends!)
1st JUNE Friday - Central service at Nexus

Keep the dates free!

For those who cannot make it for the combined matthew caregroup on the 29th, please inform Yongsheng asap! Thanks.

I hope you had a good week. (: Because I certainly did.

<3, Mia.

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JIAYOU EVERYONE :D
Hey people, its the start of a new week! I know that many of us have 2-3 tests this week so if your dropping by, JIAYOU!!! :D haha! It'll be over in a flash! Rather than feeling flustered over all the studying, let us have peace from the Lord!! :D

I think last saturday, God really spoke through SEED to remind us that sowing and evangelism is our lifestyle and that everytime we share the gospel, we're not simply bringing our friend to church, but we're aiming to save a soul!

Although we've our own schedules and things to do, but let us not forget to CONNECT to people. Build relationships, friendships not just to evangelise but to truly know these people better. Let them see Christ in us and let's do more for the Kingdom of God :D

Jiayou everyone!
To some of us this photo might be familiar :)

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hello (:

im awed at our caregroup size today during the 1215pm service haha! WE ARE 6-PPL STRONG. whoo.

anyway eunice is bored. rah.

so i shall ask a random question.

shall we get a cg shirt? (:

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Hello!

I came to update with some links to resources I found useful in equipping yourself with more knowledge! For starters, go read Purpose driven life by Rick Warren, then read what the critics are saying about the book!

http://purposejourney.blogspot.com/
http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/2003/1-purpose.htm
www.purposedriven.com
http://www.answers.com/topic/purpose-driven

Its so hard to digest so many things and perspectives that sometimes, its hard to see the complete picture. But I believe that God will guide us along the way, and hopefully we can learn more too. There can only be one truth!

-JX

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As i spent time with God today on the way home, I suddenly remembered the lyrics of "One way".

You are the way, the truth and the life,
We live by faith and not by sight for you.

It just so happens i just realised that its also on this blogs toolbar :P

Have we living by faith? Or have we been badly affected by the things around us? I think God wants to remind us that through faith we shall find Him. If we keep on knowing that He is Good and He is our Rock and our Salvation, we will be able to scale every "mountain" and cross every "sea" that is in our way :P. Jiayou CE2!

Remember by faith and not by sight. Because God is always there and He will tide you through :)

-Cale :)

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