Hello! ok I finally am sitting down to upload the photos into this blog! SAY YAY!! :) Yup these are the photos for the MASS painting session at PIPIT RD!


See you guys at our 4th painting session coming up soon! Visit this website again for more updates! :)

We were chatting with her after finishing the paint job. And she actually broke down in tears when she was reminiscing about her late husband. Ahhhh.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONGJUN!
More photos to come from Huiying and Fungmin's camera! (: Hang out at this blog more often.
Haha! We ended up playing with straws and did dumb things like trying to...

1)Drink from many straws joined up together to form long straws:


2)Drink from multiple straws:

3)Waste straws:

Well it was definitely worthwhile :) haha! We are definitely deprived children... Just one cup of drink can entertain us so greatly... lol... But look at us, don't we look like one happy family? Awww:)

Well, if you were thinking that this was the happy ending of a happy family outing, you are sure wrong... Guess what CUTCAKE (oh my.) suggested when we just stepped out of Carls' Junior, and this is what happened:

(This is my favourite photo! So CUTE! =p)

(This was Ryan's idea for us to look like we were in the Japanese Occupation... er... can you tell? lol! Think we're supposed to look dead. -_-")

Other family photos:

Finally, a splendid photo on the majestic flight of stairs....(at Dhoby Gaut MRT station -_-")... It reads: C A IV (CA4)! It was too difficult to make a '4' with just one person so we decided to use the Roman numeral =p

Yay! I never knew that we would ever turn out to be like this...

And this is just one of the chapters of JCCA4:)

I love this family of God <3
Calling all volunteers!

Date: 24th Feb, Sunday
Time: 10am - 6pm
Each volunteer to bring: Rags and a day's worth of newspapers
Painting at: Pipit Road, Block 90
Meeting point: At the block itself



Click here to find out the buses that will take you there.
My dear caregroup,

I saw this on my ex-shepherd's blog and I decided to post it here. Do read every word of it!

It's just a reminder to all of us to do what really matters.

Love, Mia.

God's Eternal Link

I dreamed I was in heaven where an angel kept God's book.
He was writing so intently I just had to take a look.
It was not, at first, his writing that made me stop and think
But the fluid in the bottle that was marked eternal ink.

This ink was most amazing, dark black upon his blotter
But as it touched the parchment it became as clear as water.
The angel kept on writing, but as quickly as a wink
The words were disappearing with that strange eternal ink.

The angel took no notice, but kept writing on and on.
He turned each page and filled it till all its space was gone.
I thought he wrote to no avail, his efforts were so vain
For he wrote a thousand pages that he'd never read again.

And as I watched and wondered that this awesome sight was mine,
I actually saw a word stay black as it dried upon the line.
The angel wrote and I thought I saw a look of satisfaction.
At last he had some print to show for all his earnest action.

A line or two dried dark and stayed as black as black can be,
But strangely the next paragraph became invisible to see.
The book was getting fuller, the angel's records true,
But most of it was blank, with just a few words coming through.

I knew there was some reason, but as hard as I could think,
I couldn't grasp the significance of that eternal ink.
The mystery burned within me, and I finally dared to ask
The angel to explain to me of his amazing task.

And what I heard was frightful as the angel turned his head.
He looked directly at me, and this is what he said...
I know you stand and wonder at what my writing's worth
But God has told me to record the lives of those on earth.

The book that I am filling is an accurate account
Of every word and action and to what they do amount.
And since you have been watching I must tell you what is true;
The details of my journal are the strict accounts of YOU.

The Lord asked me to watch you as each day you worked and played.
I saw you as you went to church, I saw you as you prayed.
But I was told to document your life through all the week.
I wrote when you were proud and bold, I wrote when you were meek.

I recorded all your attitudes whether they were good or bad.
I was sorry that I had to write the things that make God sad.
So now I'll tell the wonder of this eternal ink,
For the reason for its mystery should make you stop and think.

This ink that God created to help me keep my journal
Will only keep a record of things that are eternal.
So much of life is wasted on things that matter not
So instead of my erasing, smudging ink and ugly blot.

I just keep writing faithfully and let the ink do all the rest
For it is able to decide what's useless and what's best.
And God ordained that as I write of all you do and say
Your deeds that count for nothing will just disappear away.

When books are opened someday, as sure as heaven is true;
The Lord's eternal ink will tell what mattered most to you.
If you just lived to please yourself the pages will be bare,
And God will issue no reward for you when you get there.

In fact, you'll be embarrassed, you will hang your head in shame
Because you did not give yourself in love to Jesus' Name.
Yet maybe there will be a few recorded lines that stayed
That showed the times you truly cared, sincerely loved and prayed.

But you will always wonder as you enter heaven's door
How much more glad you would have been if only you'd done more.
For I record as God sees, I don't stop to even think
Because the truth is written with God's eternal ink.

When I heard the angel's story I fell down and wept and cried
For as yet I still was dreaming I hadn't really died.
And I said: O angel tell the Lord that soon as I awake
I'll live my life for Jesus - I'll do all for His dear sake.

I'll give in full surrender; I'll do all He wants me to;
I'll turn my back on self and sin and whatever isn't true.
And though the way seems long and rough I promise to endure.
I'm determined to pursue the things that are holy, clean and pure.

With Jesus as my helper, I will win lost souls to Thee,
For I know that they will live with Christ for all eternity.
And that's what really matters when my life on earth is gone
That I will stand before the Lord and hear Him say, well done.

For is it really worth it as my life lies at the brink?
And I realize that God keeps books with His eternal ink.
Should all my life be focused on things that turn to dust?
From this point on I'll serve the Lord; I can, I will, I must!

I will NOT send blank pages up to God's majestic throne
For where that record's going now is my eternal home.
I'm giving all to Jesus I now have seen the link
For I saw an angel write my life with God's eternal ink.
Ferrero Rocher flowers selling at $1.50 per stalk! (:


We painted 2 flats, both were dirty but the 2nd flat was the ultimate! (We are not kidding.)

Check out the kitchen ceiling.

Thanks to years of charcoal stove cooking, the ceiling inevitably turned BLACK. The white patch you see in the photo was the result of intense rubbing on that spot.

The walls were coated with such a thick layer of dust and dirt that we could easily use them like chalkboards.

I guess these pictures speak volumes about the condition of their flats. And they're too old to go about climbing and removing the cobwebs from the higher places.

Didn't get to take pictures of the end result, but the flats have received a good cleaning, a whitewash and a new lease on life. (:

Thank you - Tian Ruo, Cherie, Wenrong, Xiang, Fung and Samuel who joined the grads at Boonkeng today.
Date: 3 Feb, Sunday
Time: 10am to 5pm
Location: Either Bendemeer OR Beach Road

There will be 2 flats at each location waiting to be given a fresh coat of paint! That will mean that we will need about 4 x 5 = 20 volunteers.

If YOU are interested to help us, do leave a tag. (:
Finally, on 20th Jan 2008, our very FIRST painting project at Boon Keng was launched! Apart from Ryan our “lao da”, and Cutcake the natural painting pro, the rest of us were amateur painters and only equipped with painting skills attained from our kindergarten/primary school years! Haha but it didn’t matter, because our hearts were all set and eager to help the old folks and bring smiles to their faces :) Ryan’s personal dream to achieve the goal of “ming tian hui geng hao!” was definitely infectious! Haha.

We set off in separate teams since there were 2 apartments to be painted. The first team (6th floor) included Weiwen, Abigail, YanYin and ACB! The second team (7th floor) had Ryan, Cutcake, Suet and HuiYing! Halfway through, Feng Hui also came to participate in this project! Thanks so much for coming! You not only helped us lots, but you also provided lots of laughter and entertainment which definitely brightened up our painting session! Haha.

Below are some photos taken during the painting session:

6th floor team! :)

7th floor team! :)

getting the paints ready!

paint everywhere!

The fundraising efforts on Saturday before and after service were awesome! Shall give credit to dear Feng Hui for contributing the idea of giving out cookies and asking for donations of any amount instead of selling them! People were so much more willing to help in the funding of our project! Heh and we really received sufficient funding for Sunday’s painting project at Boon Keng because of the generosity of the church people! Quite a number of them had no qualms at all about donating $5 without taking any cookie in return. I’m really amazed and touched by how church people are so giving! :) Thanks everyone!
Hello! :)
Here are some photos from our second cookie-baking session at Abigail’s mum’s stall. We doubled the recipe! Meaning that we baked twice as many cookies as the first session. Haha, it was supposed to be about 400 cookies, but halfway it seemed that the cookie dough was never-ending! So to save time, we made some bigger cookies too :)


date: 20 Jan 2008, Sunday
duration: 10am - 5pm
venue: Boon Keng area (Blk 31, the starred block on map)

Come join us in painting the first batch of flats to bless the lives of these old folks. (:

meeting time: 9.45am
where: Boon Keng MRT

Interested volunteers can contact Ryan at 90304245.

(We would prefer if volunteers are able to turn up for the morning shift because we have sufficient manpower after lunch.)
Thanks everyone who bought cookies from us today. (:

Watch this space for more initiatives!
We'll be selling homemade cookies at low prices this Saturday (12 JAN) before service and after service.

Approach any of our team (clad in pink or red) to make your purchases. (: