Grooving Hard

I was chatting with my manager and I think we both feel a little punctured after the adrenaline surrounding last week's event - the adjectives we came up with were "dreary, under the weather, punctured, near-hibernation etc.

This slightly bleah week had its highlight though - Yesterday evening was spent meeting with a few members of soul2soul, the upcoming forerunner artiste, at Timbre! The band isn't at full strength yet - the drummer just passed the audition - and we're rushing to tie down the rehearsal dates, but all of us present were familiar faces, and I'm so looking forward to kicking off this new project to reach the many young adults that are sliding away in the workplace.

God, I'm glad You allowed our paths to cross :) The thought that advancing your work in such a fulfilling (and downright fun) way can't help but bring a smile to my face :)

As one of bro P's church mates remarked - "May the kingdom be multiplied through your "version of discipleship",
which is creative and rockin' cooool :)) Our God is a creative God --
there's definitely more than just one way of spreading the gospel!

Whoo hoo.. yess! :p

:)

Anyways, pubbers we aren't (I ordered my usual cuppa), but its a joy to take in good live music, which often serves as inspiration to develop our programs. On this occasion, EIC was playing, and man, they were grooving hard! Full band setup, using gd ol' miked fenders, marshalls and ampegs, tight drum and bass and fronted by the charismatic rjc-teacher-by-day.

As the night whiled away, the Timbre owner joined them for a jam and played the most killer blues on an acoustic guitar and harmonica I've heard in a long while. A little later, our band manager's friend was invited upstage to take a few keyboard solos which left most of the patrons bobbing to the music. And over the course of the night we enjoyed the innumerable little things that would make the heart of any muso glad - the volumes of silent communication that passed easily among the band members, the full 6 piece outfit grooving in unison, the near-perfect house mix, the personality of each band member shining thru the way they play and the musical moments that gave our ears sheer pleasure.

I like :)

Of Pastors, Principals and Patience

I just want to thank God for the past couple of days... its been really blessed. On friday we held an event in a hi-rise sky terrace which could easily turn out to be a washout - but I asked God to hold the weather from 4 pm until the end of the event, and He did :) It was raining throughout the whole morning, but it stopped at about 3.45 :) Awfully nice of Him :)

I was late for Saturday's meeting with Pastor B because of rehearsals, and by the time I arrived, He just left due to a last minute appointment back in Perth. I did get a chance to talk to some of the marketplace people though, and it was just nice to meet fellow believers who, by day, are teachers, accountants, project managers and the like. Saints in long sleeve shirts :p

Of special note was a sister whom believed in Christ because Pastor B personally shared christ with her. Through many doubts and questions, Pastor B persisted. Really warms my heart to see Ps B not just preaching from the pulpit, but also walking the talk. Good man, that one :)

I also ran into a couple of CEFCers (strange how they seem to be everywhere this season), and took the opportunity to talk to them about church. That conversation eventually brought me back for another visit on sunday, where a whole string of events took place. A conversation with a kindly man turned out to be from a bible college, and when I asked about cells in the east, he laughed - apparently I bumped into the principal of East Asia School of Theology, (aka... EAST). To top it off, true to his namesake - he was also the zone pastor of the east zone of Singapore and started introducing me around, telling other church staff about our little divine appointment.

It has been quite an interesting weekend, another mark on the journey :) It is very reassuring to know that God has prepared a place for me.

Gotta digress and say this. Deep down, totally inadequate though I am, I also feel I cannot ask for less than seeing this nation saved and transformed, and the hope, freedom and peace that comes with that. I only hope God will give grace and courage for whatever part each of us may play in this task.

For now though, it will be back to nurture patience. Theres work to do for upcoming events, tomorrow S2S meets for the first time, and its time let a few more people in raffles place know its christmas :)