*Coughs coughs*
So dusty here. O.O

Okay ppl i'm here to revive this dead blog. Find it easier to communicate with you guys. So help in reviving this dead blog too! hehe.

Okay, so let's see.
We're in the middle of the year, and yeah, most of us are gettng busier and busier each day (as for me, maybe slacker? hols are approaching right after exams!).
We have the secondary & poly students havng their exams soon, 'N' lvls and 'A' lvls, and we have Christabel going to start school soon.
And Poly students having tons of assignments and of course study and study for all of us. Gideon being busy with all the admin stuffs (hahaha).

Despite our busy schedule, lets not forget to pray for one another and encourage one another yeah?

We have a few people who cannot come to church on saturdays due to parental objections and tuitions.. do u know who? hehe

Okay, so here's the deal.
Let's all be praying for each other..

1) Xingya.
She'll be having tuitions on saturdays weekly now hence unable to come join us in the house of God.
Let's all continue to pray for her as she just told me that there are chances that she could change her tuition timings and lets pray for that to happen so she could come on saturdays!
Let's even continue to encourage her yeah? Just talked to her, and yes, really cool to hear that she's coping well (studies, spiritually etc.)
Despite what's going on, yet she's holding on and standing firm in her faith. Commendable!

Pray also for her shoulder. Apparently she hurt her shoulder and it seemed to me quite bad. So be praying for her!

2) Dorin.
She has been having objections from her dad to come to church.. and I heard she is being banned to even go out and such. So be praying for her. She could be coming this saturday as her dad will be away and lets pray that she'll continue to stand firm. We all know it's not easy yeah.
Do enourage her along the week too k?

3) Christabel.
Our dear friend here is going to start school @ SMU soon (i think mid-aug). Let's be even praying for her too and that she'll use these weeks to prepare herself for the new phase of life. Pray that she'll remain focused in God.
Do encourage her too!

4) Anthony.
We all know how busy anthony is with his DNT and his school work that he have to stay back daily till late evening. (poor guy ):) Do pray for him in terms of discipline to study and maintain QT. Keep encouraging him too even in the midst of his coursework and all.

5) Renee.
We know that she has been facing some objections from her mother in coming to church too and lets all keep encouraging her in her walk with God and be praying for her yeah?

6) Tiffany.
Even as she is being busy with school projects too, let's pray for her too for God to give her new strength each day. Apparently, she fell ill last wk or sth and just recovered. Let's pray for good health yeah? and her grandfather who was admitted into hospital on recent saturday and has been just discharged.

7) Michelle Lo.
Her prelims are approaching (in August too if i'm not wrong) and yeah, then 'A' levels. We all know its not easy studying for 'A's huh. And lets all keep encouraging her and praying for her.. praying for her even in time management and her studies! That even through her results God will be glorified!


Okay I'll stop here. Will be back with more.

But yeah, I'm not putting these up here for fun.
Let's even be supporting each other in areas and ways we can yeah!
It's as easy as ABC.
It all begins with you and me.
How?
Dropping a text message to one person in CG a day wil be a good start yeah?

:D

& I'm so excited for Friday's gathering!

"For in fact the body is not one member but many."
-1 Corinthians 12:14 (NKJV)


Saw this verse on my windows gadget.
And i thought it was the verse for cg in this season.
Oikos ain't js made up one member, but of everyone of us.
Everyone of you are who makes up Oikos - family.


Don't underestimate your importance in cg.
It can makes a whole deal of difference.


See you guys.

Hello OIKOS! from calista (:

Just here to keep this blog alive.
Anyway, its the month of February and we're coming to an end of the month.
Okay, that's not my point.
My point is,
let's even remember to pray for one another.

I believe it's been quite a week for many of us.
Not a really good week; a tough one instead.
But let's all even press on and push push push push.
GOGOGO EVERYBODY!

This week we learn about praying in faith.
And let's put it into practice by even praying for one another in the cg in our daily lives.
So, you want the full list of the people who's in Oikos?
We have..

Gideon, Renee, Evan, Mich Lo, Tiffany, Christabel, Waikiat (coming back from Brunei soon!), Xav, Me, XingYa, Anthony, Evangeline Leow, Evangelina, Eileen, Clifford.
We also have someone back with us.. Karen.

At the same time, we don't want to forget the others whom we have nt seen for quite awhile..
Yiqi, Christine, Shuling and Dorin.

Yeah.
It's nt a really good season for few of us I suppse.
But let's all even begin to PRAY IN FAITH.
Because we live by faith, not by sight.

Okay? Hao ma?

Okay, next up is actually Oikos Outing.
We're coming to the month of March..& there'll be a 1-wk hols.
And i was actually intending to plan an Oikos outing.
Hmm, preferably a picnic?
(ANTHONY CAN PREPARE THE FOOD.
MUAHAHAHAHA.)
No la, but yeah, i thought it's been sooooooooo long since we have such an outing.
So throw in any suggestions if you do have.
I'd prefer a picnic or something because we can have more time to interact and sit together.
Everyone can be included and i thought it'll be a great time to bond together. (:

Thirdly,
created a blog oikos-weshare.blogspot.com.
Basically, i actually created it for it to be an avenue for us to share our daily qt.
It's like really dead there right now. And i'm actually confused if i should just shut it down.
I'm not sure if it works and such.
Right now, i've only granted authors to Huiting Mich Lo & Evan.
So, now i would like your opinion.. if do you prefer it to be an entire oikos movement?
HAHA. MOVEMENT SEH.
alright, i mean, yeah.
If you think it is a good idea to share there and you want me to grant you authorship, do tag here or let me know okay?
I thought it's a good idea raised by Mich Lo, that can even help encourage one another..
Creative. lol.

OKAY, and please, do tag to show me ur response. If not i'll just delete it alr if i see its redundant.



That's all folks.
God bless.
See you all soon (:

Hello oikos!!! I'm here to share a super duper uber good news!

Yeah, few months back, if you could rmb, i went for my Grade 6 Piano Theory Exam.
Remember remember? That saturday? I still can remember what i wore la!
The week when i was so stressed up by it especially when my confidence was crushed after my own teacher 'criticised' me like saying she's disappoint in me and such.
The below is an extract out of my online journal that i penned down after my exam.





Okay, so guess how much I got???
I got my cert and result slip and i got 81 marks out of 100!!!
And it is not a just pass. the passing mark is 66. It is a Merit which i never thought i could at least get an 80 la!

Praise God man!!!!!
We all know who's behind the scene yeah?

//edited.

One thing that i learnt just now as i was thinking about this thing.
And that is . "Do not let what others' words limit what you can do."
Because i rmb, my first theory teacher for grde 6 actually said i was stupid and slow and such b4. and plus my 2nd and last teacher for grde 6 who actually said she was disappointed in me and that she said i can never pass that way.
I was so discouraged, so upset. That i felt like just giving up.
But in that instance, there was something tugging my heart that said,

"I shall prove them wrong. I shall prove her wrong. I can do it with Christ who strengthens me. Nothing is impossible with God."

And true enough. If i had allowed what my teacher said to affect me; if i had chosen to believe what they said about me and dwell in it, i doubt i would even have turned to God and asked God for help.
All the more i doubt i'll even get this results i want.
My response might have been..

"Since i am so lousy. I am a good for nothing. Might as well just don't take the exam anymore. It's pointless. I don't think i can do it. I don't think i can even pass. Why waste my time?"

Do not listen to what others say about what you cannot do.
But listen to what God says about what you can do.
For it is written,

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
Philippians 4:13

So yeah, let's always depend on God in all things, be it school, exams, work, family.. EVERYTHING.
Because we know, God never fails us. (:
And we are all capable!

.:Untitled:.

In this world that surrounds us,
We sometimes brake down and fall,
Those who stand above us,
Can make us seem so small.

We tremble under the weight,
Of the sin that hold us down,
And when we start to collapse,
There seems to be no one around.

We try to fight in this world,
That always seems to fight back,
Sometimes we’re not strong enough though,
There are too many things we lack.

We’ll hide away in corners,
Put upon ourselves pain,
But there’s no escape from this life,
We all think it is the same.

But although we may struggle,
And yes we all do fall,
I’ll stand by your side,
I’ll stay with you through it all.

And if you start to tremble,
Or even brake down,
I’m your shoulder to cry on,
I’ll always be around.

If we stick together,
No matter whats to come,
With a little faith and hope,
Anything can be done.

We all get those bad times,
Each and every one of us,
But I promise it will get better,
Just don’t you give up.

But when you feel like you want too,
Please just remember this,
You can die at any time,
But it takes a strong person to live.

.:LGLG:.