1ST CG IN SEM 2

It's about time I blog something on our very 1st CG in sem 2 last Friday (not counting the 2 months planning meeting)... I was a bit excited (& nervous) for the entire week then, since all of us have no idea wat it's about except for the word Sharing. There wasn't even a specific topic, or a scope! I was a bit worried at first on wat I can testify about, but I eventually leave all of my worries and anxiety to God's hand and juz attend the CG full of expectation.

The CG dun fit my expectation though... it went way beyond! For the first time since we've joined the CG, many of us actually open up and share on how God has changed our lives. Many unknown secrets about our past were revealed, and I'm really glad that many of us are willing to be transparent to one another now. This is something that I have longed for so long: As brothers and sisters in Christ, we should be totally honest with one another, share our struggles with one another, and encouraging one another, purely out of love for one another. I was amazed, saddened, and encouraged from all the testimonies by my friends, and I would like to say a very warm THANK YOU to Ben Shyen for his attendance and testimony that brought about the momentum. Without his unshakable faith and passion for God, this CG may not be as powerful as it was! Although not all the sharing have happy endings, I am really thankful to God that we can really share secrets that many of us kept it buried for a long, long time! Praise God!

After the CG has ended, I have this strong feeling that I dun comprehend at first... It took me awhile before I finally realized that it was (and still is) LOVE. Love for my fellow brothers and sisters who were there that day. Love for my fellow brothers and sisters who went through much struggles as I did. Love for my fellow brothers and sisters who find peace and hope and salvation in the Lord. Pure, simple love, that trancends all differences we have between us.

I sincerely hope that the future CGs we'll have will be as sincere as the very 1st CG we have. It's a big difference from the ones we have last sem, for although we have learned much, there seems to be a lack of... love. I really can't think of any other word that can describe it. But since we're kinda out of ideas wat to have in CGs now, I guess we really need to pray hard and rely completely on God to come out with more stuff for our future CGs... The next CGs falls on the day after tomorrow, and yet we still dun have a single idea wat we will be doing on that day!