Songs from Good Friday Musical

African-American spirit in today's Good Friday! :D

Keep your lamps trimmed and burning (3x)

The time is drawing nigh

Children don’t get weary (3x)

Till your work is done

Christian journey soon be over (3x)

The time is drawing nigh

Everytime I feel the spirit                              

Moving in my heart, I will pray                   

Everytime I feel the spirit                              

Moving in my heart, I will pray

On the mountain my Lord spoke

Out his mouth came fire and smoke

Down in the valley on my knees

Asked my Lord have mercy please

Jerdon river, chilly and cold

Chills the body not the soul

All around me looked so fine

Asked my Lord if all was mine

Ain’t but one train on this track

Runs to heaven and right back

St. Peter waitin’ at the gate

Said come on sinner, don’t be late

With my love and my sadness I come before You Lord

My heart’s in a thousand pieces Maybe even more

Yet I trust in this moment You’re with me somehow

And You’ve always been faithful So Lord even now

When all that I can sing Is a broken Hallelujah

When my only offering Is shattered praise

Still a song of adoration Will rise up from this ruin

I will worship You and give You thanks

Even when my only praise Is a broken Hallelujah

Oh Father, You have given Much more than I deserve

And I have felt Your hand of blessing On me at every turn

How could I doubt Your goodness Your wisdom, Your grace

So Lord hear my heart In this painful place

When all that I can sing Is a broken Hallelujah

When my only offering Is shattered praise

Still a song of adoration Will rise up from this ruin

I will worship You and give You thanks

               Even when my only praise Is a broken Hallelujah

In de mornin’ when I rise (3x) Give me Jesus

Give me Jesus (2x) You may have all this worl’ Give me Jesus

Just about de break of day (3x) Give me Jesus

Oh, when I come to die (3x) Give me Jesus

We shall walk through the valley in peace (2x)

For Jesus Himself will be our leader

We shall walk through the valley in peace

We will meet our loved ones there (2x)

For Jesus Himself will be our leader

We shall walk through the valley in peace

There will be no trials there (2x)

For Jesus Himself will be our leader

We shall walk through the valley in peace

We shall walk in peace

Birthday in Holy Week 2013

I think I love my birth date, 28 March, because it usually falls on Holy Week. I did not observe Holy Week until I was studying in TTC. Here, during Holy Week we would have chapel services from Monday to Thursday and we are encouraged to meditate more.

And the past three days (Monday until Wednesday) have been awesome. I feel blessed by the songs we sang in chapel and the sermon preached. I would take note on the sermon, went back to my room, copy my note to computer and take time to reflect. It's deep and profound. The preacher talked about the "Tears of Peter" when Peter disowned Jesus for three times and how it can happen to us who are VERY COMMITTED Christians, but... in the end there is always an opportunity for reconciliation. On Tuesday he preached about the "Anatomy of Bertrayal" of Judas and how Judas' initial enchantment of Jesus as Messiah turned to be gradual disappointment when Judas saw Jesus not being the "liberationist" as he expected. And we all know that Judas' ending was a sad ending. On Wednesday, in a sermon titled "A Thief in Paradise" he preached about the request of the thief, who was crucified next to Jesus.

Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."

(Luke 23:42)

And today is quite special because it is Maundy Thursday. In Maundy Thursday we usually have foot-washing ceremony and stripping of the altar. Foot-washing ceremony reminds us of Jesus who washed His disciples' feet. Imagine, a teacher who washed his students' feet. What a profound symbol of humility, servanthood, sacrifice, and love! And stripping of the altar symbolizes Jesus that was stripped of his dignity at his crucifixion. Those ceremonies are meaningful and they never fail to touch my heart.

Another thing, today we have Holy Communion. And during Holy Communion the ordained minister, who is also one of my lecturer, after he handed me the wafer he laid his hands on my head and said, "... and blessing on your birthday". Wow, I really did not expect that! I knew that he realised today is my birthday, but I just did not expect that. Very touching. A special blessing by an ordained pastor on my birthday!

Teens Ministry (Feb '13)

Where am I now?

I thank God for my Field Education Placement Coordinator (FEPC). Since our church started this ministry to Indonesian secondary school and Junior College (JC) students in Singapore, my FEPC has been with me, monitoring the development of this ministry from a distance. As student, I am asked to submit reflection papers twice a year. My FEPC will the return the reflection paper with useful critiques, comments, and questions, those  that prompted me to evaluate further what I have been doing and what I should do next.

End of last year, she suggested me to start training some of them to be leaders. I pondered on her advise and came to agree with her. There are a couple of reasons. First, this ministry has been going on for 1.5 years. We have had more people and several potential leaders now. Secondly, I'm graduating this May and not sure what will happen to me. There's possibility that I will go back to Bandung. It's high time to pass the baton!

So now, I'm trying to equip two volunteers and eleven students to be leaders. I have been enjoying the process: looking up some resources (books, websites, articles), meeting with them and mentoring them in a small group or one-on-one, delegates LOTS and LOTS of responsibility to them (which is the best part! Haha...). 

I want them to stop needing me. Hopefully that is the case, especially when the time comes for me to leave Singapore.

Look at the World - John Rutter

Mission

Berjalan di jalan Salib Mu, Ku akan ikut Dia
DarahMu tercurah bagiku, Ku tetap ikut slamanya
Rintangan bukit luas samudera, ku ikut Engkau selamanya
Tuk jiwa yang mau dis’lamatkan, Ku persembahkan hidupku

O Bapa utuslah daku, Ku mau serta jalanMu
Ku’kan memberikan hidupku, Tuhan utus aku

Meskipun dunia membenciku, ku tetap mengasihi
‘Tuk jiwa-jiwa yang tersesat, ku rela jalani
Meski ku korbankan jiwaku, KasihMu tuk s’lamanya
Terimalah aku yang hina, demi kasih padaMu

主耶稣走过的十架路，  
我也愿跟随流出宝血牺牲的道路，  
我要跟随到底險峻的山嶺也無所謂，  
天涯海角我也願跟隨為了拯救失喪的靈魂， 
 我願捨棄寶貴生命父啊，
求祢差遣我！ 
 我要奔走十架路不惜犧牲我寶貴生命，
求祢差遣我世界雖無理的仇恨我， 
 我仍然以愛相待成就世界靈魂的十架，  
甘願走上這路甚至為了我犧牲生命， 
 你愛我竟愛到底求祢接納這微小的我， 
 獻上我的愛情 

To walk in Your path of cross, I will follow Him

Your blood was poured for me, I will follow forever

Though challenges ahead, I will follow you forever

For lost souls to be saved, I offer my life

O, Father, send me, I want to walk with You

I will give my life for you, Lord, send me

Though the world hates me, I still love

For lost souls, I’m willing to go through

Though I sacrifice my soul, Your love is forever

Accept me the despised, I love You

Our God is in Control

I would like to share a song. I heard this song from TTC Chapel yesterday. This song really minister to me as part of my life is somehow out of control right now. I'm having problems with my plan for internship this May-June. I'm stuck in between three parties. Things get complicated and I'm so afraid that I will disappoint people. When I heard this song, I was comforted. I'm reminded by the truth: God is in control.

After chapel we also had our class group. We were divided into pairs and we prayed for each other. I paired with one of my best friend. I told her everything. When she prayed for me, I was also strengthened. 

I'm grateful to God, I thank God for my senior who preached and introduced me to this song, and for my best friend who prayed for me. 

This internship issue is not settled yet, but I am relieved and surrender everything to Him. Whatever decision made for me, I will accept. I might not understand now, but I believe someday I will... because God is in control... of me... of my life.

Anyway... what I'm going through now is nothing compared to the story behind this song. My senior who preached yesterday shared the story. You are, of course, welcomed to donate through the organization. Be blessed and be a blessing!

Songs in This Holy Week

Were You There?


No Greater Love