Super Weekend, a small disappointment

Going Community, 24th July

2 months ago, I was asked to help in the marketing of Going Community. Going Community is a kick-start event to help our youths become more community-centred. Let's face it, we live very comfortable lives, and I live a super comfortable life. Ps Daniel decided that we should go out into the less fortunate community and spread some love, in this case for Going Community: clean one-room flats that elderly folks live in.

Lo and behold, after driving there from YOG training and a short choir practice, I found my cell members stranded at the void deck because the flat owner apparently is a very healthy old woman who cleans her flat regularly and she didn't want our help. So my friends and I were asked to clean equipment from the storeroom. To sum up 24th July's Going Community, I helped cleaned 1 chair and 10 colourful plastic balls. I reached there at 1.30pm, left at 2.30pm and had wasted 1.5 hours of parking coupons.

But to chip in a more positive note, only 2 cells were affected like that. The rest of the youths were cleaning flats. Before I left, one girl came down asking for more bleach and soap. So on a whole, people were blessed and that's more than enough.

The Island, 25th July

In celebrating our Youth Alive's annivarsary (there is no specific date, just the July-August period that marks our birthday), a youth-oriented service was held. In it, there were a youth band (called 365, which I have no idea why..) who led the praise and worship, a skit presentation and special speaker Chris Long from Malaysia. The school hall was very well-decorated. Who's in the full decor team, anyone knows? Well done, you guys!

The Skit. Well, I must say that there were some powerful lines in the skit that touched my heart. Potentially, the skit could have been a really powerful thriller drama. (To Royston, you wrote well) But, it felt like it was written like a movie script, where there are many scene changes. One scene can have 2 lines, which is like huh? But my biggest gripe is the technical errors such as microphones not working. Anyway, that can't be helped as without our own church building, we have to make do with what equipment we have.

So there you go, that was "Super Weekend"

Pastor Daniel just smsed me "Good thing are happening", as a result of this weekend. Despite my feelings, I sincerely hope so. Maybe God is just speaking to me about how I should treat everything with right attitude, or maybe how we need to have open spiritual eyes to see what He can see, that truly good things are happening.

P.S. I understand that perhaps some people may not take so well to this slightly negative review about the Super Weekend, especially since it's a church thing. (All church things SHOULD be rosy and well right?) But hey, I believe in saying what it is. Have a great week ahead!