Wholly 4 0ur 6od: W406 united as one :)

Sorry for the late post, but anyway...

Congrats to our 2 dear brothers who have been water baptised!

Jeremy Same Goh

and

Wong Hexing Gabriel

Applause and accolade!

Standing ovation!

Men in white.

That's Weipin with Ernest.

Weipin is a W406 pioneer!

Worship.

Jasper, Eunice and Yaozhong.

Weiren.

Where is Wal- I mean Hexing?

Pastor Kenneth leading the ceremony.

Reciting the Nicene Creed, Apostle's Creed or whatever :X

I climbed atop the playground to get a good view of the pool :)

Kit Meng and Berlinda. (N346)

Kit Meng, I baptise you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Whoosh! Bloop.. bloop...

Berlinda's turn.

Down you go!

Waiting for their turn...

Almost there...

Just when their turn was arriving I got chased down :(

Couldn't get a good shot of Jeremy and Hexing being baptised.

Victory!

Wetness.

All smiles.

Cute.

Apple of God's eye.

Salt of the earth.

Arghhh!

Light of the world.

Prayer.

Candid!

Picturesque Shot!

N346+w406 =)

Teh appel... I has nom-ed it

May the both of you have many victories in your life, just as you have identified with Jesus' death, burial and resurrection!

Hi all. Happy New year and Valentine's day to all of u! Wow, truly this day calls for a double celebration as its nt just a day of celebration but a day of love and friendship as well. Aww..so sweet. Lolz

Anyway, i just want to share a story with every1 today. This story is titled "The 3 trees," and it really moved me when i read it. So i hope that u guys (not refering to gender) will enjoy the story as well k?! :)

Once upon a time, there were three trees in the woods. They were discussing their hopes and dreams when the first tree said, "Someday I hope to be a treasure chest. There, I can be filled with gold, silver and precious gems. I could be decorated with intricate carvings and everyone would see the beauty."

Then the second tree said, "Someday I will be a mighty ship. I will take kings and queens across the waters and sail to the corners of the world. Everyone will feel safe in me because of the strength of my hull."

Finally the third tree said, "I want to grow to be the tallest and straightest tree in the forest. People will see me on top of the hill and look up to my branches, and think of the heavens and God and how close to them I am reaching. I will be the greatest tree of all time and people will always remember me."

After a few years of praying that their dreams would come true, a group of woodsmen came upon the trees. When one came to the first tree, he said, "This looks like a strong tree, I think I should be able to sell the wood to a carpenter" and he began cutting it down. The tree was happy, because he knew that the carpenter would make him into a treasure chest.

At the second tree, another woodsman said, "This looks like a strong tree, I should be able to sell it to the shipyard." The second tree was happy because he knew he was on his way to becoming a mighty ship.

When the woodsmen came upon the third tree, the tree was frightened because he knew that if they cut him down, his dreams would not come true. One of the woodsmen said, "I don't need anything special from my tree so I'll take this one", and he cut it down.

When the first tree arrived at the carpenters, he was made into a feed box for animals. He was then placed in a barn and filled with hay. This was not at all what he had prayed for.

The second tree was cut and made into a small fishing boat. His dreams of being a mighty ship and carrying kings had come to an end.

The third tree was cut into large pieces and left alone in the dark. The years went by, and the trees began to forget about their dreams.

Then one day, a man and woman came to the barn. She gave birth and they placed the baby in the hay in the feed box that was made from the first tree. The man wished that he could have made a crib for the baby, but this manger would have to do. The tree could feel the importance of this event and knew that it had held the greatest treasure of all time.

Years later, a group of men got in the fishing boat made from the second tree. One of them was tired and went to sleep. While they were out on the water, a great storm arose and the tree didn't think it was strong enough to keep the men safe. The men woke the sleeping man, and he stood and said "Peace" and the storm stopped. At this time, the tree knew that it had carried the King of Kings in its boat.

Finally, someone came and got the third tree. It was carried through the streets as the people mocked the man who was carrying it. When they came to a stop, the man was nailed to the tree and raised in the air to die at the top of a hill. When Sunday came, the tree came to realize that it was strong enough to stand at the top of the hill and be as close to God as possible, because Jesus had been crucified on it.

The moral of this story is that when things don't seem to be going your way, always know that God has a plan for you. If you place your trust in Him, He will give you great gifts. Each of the trees got what they wanted, just not in the way they had imagined. We don't always know what God's plans are for us. We just know that His ways are not our ways, but His ways are always the best.

Qm's footnote: Wow, what an inspiring story! I guess the moral of the story says it all. We are just lk the 3 trees mentioned in the story, full of great dreams and ambitions in our lives. Similarly, just lk how the story ends, we CAN fulfill those dreams and ambitions if we go about trusting God wholly with our lives. Who can say amen 2 that? Haha.

So once again, here's 2 me wishing every1 of u a very happy and prosperous new year!!! May God's anointing and creativity be upon your life, to take u to greater heights in 2010!!

Kong Hee fa choi and Au revoir!!!

With regards,
Qm