Monday, September 22, 2008

Recap : H1 duty

Hotel 1 duty ... in short is so cool....



being given an opportunity to serve in a "high-risk" positions really is a an honor! :) for a person with a low-risk appetite ( meanin to say .. im more of a play-safe kinda guy that enjoy simple taks and duty ... ), taking a post like H1 is really kinda like a big step of faith! but my mentors told me b4 when i became a Stage1/2 that expecting the unexpected spices up yr duty. It also shows how ready you are to serve ... to meet the challenge that God puts there at your feet. :) so its really an experience last duty.


Hmmm i would say i was really nervous at the start... but Yonghui reminded me to be calm and cool as a leader... so yea really thank God i was feeling 'zai' through the duty.... even when i see worrying signs of rows of empty seats in the hall.... haha i think its really just the grace of God. In fact i think God really expanded my faith this year. I never believed i can do positions like that in the past. never believed i could lead people.. i could speak to crowds in briefing. My mentality used to be - "forget it ... i'll never stand there to speak like him.. or make decisions like her" when i see hw my leaders operate... but now its really different. i know the strength really comes from someone indescribable .. uncontainable.. and yea! He completes my life..... and my operations. :)



i think the things im really happy about the last duty was :

1) The ICs working with me really worked as a team. im impress my the teamwork and their dedication to help each other through the duty. It wasn't a perfect operation but what i look for is teamspirit. and its all there!

2) That my first briefing was good :) i really din noe what to share. asked yh thenight before duty and he told me to rest 1st and think abt it the next day. and for what it's worth... i think its really God's grace! because when i start to speak... the crowd seems so eager to hear... they were so hyped up with all the *yes* and *amen!* alr! ha makes my job alot easier! thank God they enjoyed the exercise i gave them... and then i started to talk abt my testimony of hw i join usher and hw i rise up here. And lastly i remembered callin out a boy outta the blue and i start telling them even if ya a small boy like him... do not fear cos we are called and chosen by him (john15:16). and i see lots of their eyes beaming :D :D ... lol quite interesting sight. Thank God i can inject some passion into them through this briefing


3) i receive feedback from zone ICs that their ushers take more initiative to serve... and they are more fervant when they serve. when i heard that i am really happy!!! that's really kinda like the thing i was lookin for in our duties that i felt was lacking. that passion. that omph. that drive. that heart. you know... its good!



Things to improve:

1) to make my briefing alittle shorter... the ics have only 10 mins to brief their ushers -__-... but im not really to be blame actually! cos we have bday celeb and support ended late! so to those who think im very long-winded and lor-soh .... i think im actually quite short and sweet that day :) :) lols

2) to be more more sharper on comms.. alot of times i struggle to hear what the other party is saying. having a more discernin spirit is impt too! cos the HS is a more dependable tool to work tog with in duties.

3) to be able to fill up zones A,E,W b4 worship... so that ushers do not need to move around too much, hence disturbing the crowd. They can have a time of their life worshippin too :) and adding to that .... to have less than 5 loopholes in A,E,W after P&W. we don't needa fish alot after that :)

4) to be more mindful of attendance of hall.

5) to make my debriefing shorter yet still fun ^^

6) more attention on leader's behavior and what they did right or did wrong. YH pointed alot of things in debrief that i did not notice at all.. and i tink its useful to note that so that we can all improve.




overall ... thank God for this opportunity!
i learnt again ... that ..... when the goin gets tough... the tough prays.
(girl im nt bein flakey :):) ...)

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

mistakes..

everyone makes mistakes in life...



I received this revelation on Sunday morning



Even if you are not the best among your peers, the most talented or skilled, God believes in you so much that He is patient enough to see us through all our mistakes.. so that we can be more perfect in character, so that we can be released for His righteous works.





Jer29:11 - for i know the thoughts i think towards you... thoughts of peace and not of evil ... to give you a future and a hope.




That's part of the hope of Christ. Renewal..