A week have past, a week to Phuket, Khao Lak Thailand. A service-learning (SL) trip with Team Temasek, T2, with Temasek Secondary 3 students. A batch of exciting and interesting students that bring so much dynamics to the trip itself. As this is my second humanitarian-typed trip to Thailand, first being to Lampang, Chiangmai. This trip differs in terms of the role I played. In Chiangmai, I just played a worker role. In this trip, I played a facilitator role, to facilitate learning while serving. The most surprising thing is that I was among the team of 4, not SL trained, and neither CL trained or has any cell-leader blah blah blah experience. Thankful for a crashed course of 15+ minutes by Ps Lily at Macdonald, Parkway Builders enlightened me a little into the SL world. The 2 weeks runway was weeks of anxiety and heavily rely on the spirit……it was really taxing and draining for me….thank God there were no other issues on hand…no M S distraction (or I just too busy to be distracted by it). Thank God too that though with the stress that I strafe away from him at a moment, he allowed mi to recognized immediate return was applied. After that, anxiety was not longer in mind. ??? ?.... 2 Team meetings….but God is more than 2 (actually 3)…..so in every meeting, there were 7 present. So 7 brains at work. Short runway but all things in the all-knowing God. Upon the start of the trip, after having interacted with the students beforehand on Wednesday (thank God I was not working yeah), with that good impression in mind, it helped me to put more faith in the 4-team and also less tension = not strangle God too tightly…… hehe. The real thing comes to experience at the school. First night was quite neutral and haphazard, as didn’t really have a good satisfying ice-breaker, though the students were in very welcoming high note. Highly energetic, I begin to feel the 2x effect. But well, God is great and instil strength….though I am still that blur blur one. Upon arrival at the school……woah….after a long 1st night + debrief (double blessing) with minimal rest…….a school tour and a first meal at the school canteen. In the afternoon, work started. Glad that I am in the painting side……no need to sweat out…… shelter….laze off mi man. :p…. ….. But in all, the favour that I always like to do, affirming people…praising people. As much I could offer, as much I could help, conserve energy and observe more. Conserving energy for the night debrief is an important aspect for me, the focus of my service. My service this time is not primarily to help to paint the classroom, but to help the students learn and take home a lesson that they will remember and apply. Perhaps too focus on my service and narrow-minded, but interaction with the students was really a great joy. The different kind of students……silly ones, blur blur one, mad ones, honourable ones, rocky ones, initiative ones(easy to relate who they are and neither do I wanna to used coded msg)…..well….who will read this blog ho…..yeah yeah. ??..:) ;P wink wink …..fa tien. 3-4 hours rest everyday on hard ground…..yup have to admit that I am already……2x …but God is good, he brought mi thru these time. Yeah first team briefing = devotion for us…….all thanks Ps Lily…..mi no need to share word. Yeah yeah. Hehe . but anyway, it is tiring, physically, mentally, soul-ly and spiritually…thank God for his presence there with us and affirming his presence. It is another wonderful experience for me. Things I personally learnt, listen, watch, and be bold. Objective is to impact and impart life experience….for good and for good. One can give without caring, but one cannot care without giving. Getting back to shape is highest priority after the trip as I am trying to do now….updating blogs, reading the word, reading the book, praying more….tiding up lost prayer knots.. Prayer have being the sermon topics for the past 2 weeks already….woah. Prayer works….I remember one night, it was raining heavily…..then I started praying in tongues when waiting for YL and L to finish bathing….then once they are done…..the rain reduced to a light drizzle. Woah…..The move of God…what an affirmation. Also whatever high S, I, C, D blah blah blah, yeah mi high F….flexible yeah. It is great to have survive thru this….also to understand more about working with LC, and also building an easy working knowledge for future projects. A trip this is indeed one that make a difference in my life. After this trip…..woah a great opportunity for me to rely on God again…..as the previous encrypted msg was decoded, so this type I will use a different encryption code again…..for those who wish to challenge again…here it is ……a statement that I know….uhemm uhemmm….. “Wms zpb Q F zpc amknzrgyjc”, the essential key to the code is the person who made this comment. The system of encryption….sorry cant tell….but ask and it will be given to you. Happy decryption….but such a statement really have a great impact on me…..till now…..still have not fully breakthrough from such a statement….it is not to blame the person, but I believe this statement was God-allowed and God-still-in-control. Just the rest is up to me…..my surrendering and reliance on God’s grace……also had a great blessing and grace from God……surprising…..managed to call GG twice within 2 months…..a miracle to me that have not happened the past 2+ years ever since BU. And after each, was a peaceful, with God assuring presence. Just a normal chat…..Thank God….I know you are in control…you have what the best for me…I believe.
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