the end of an era is the beginning of another. same for camps, yawn. JYC's over. enter VBC and SYC. same for school. sec3's gone, time for the dreaded sec4 torture.


JYC was pretty cool. games comm and all, you basically plan people's fun. if they don't like it, never mind. if they don't like you, never mind. musks will get my drift. if you don't like them, RESOLVE it. HAHAHAHA im sorry couldn't help myself there. camp comm knows what im talking about. anyway, be it a wonderful camp, or "the worst ever" as some might put, i trust that God worked throught the camp, and for me that's more than enough. i don't care what you think. apprehension, hidden agendas, insinuations, backstabbing, split personalities. what a plethora of things that plague us. yet, look through it all and focus on God. for if what you're doing is right, you have nothing to fear. stand up for what you believe in. anyway, i present to you, the JYC camp comm.



ah, what a wonderful committee. seemingly cold at first, we're now probably the most bonded JYC comm i've ever been in. ah, the jokes, the laughter. number 10, secret pals, the craziness. oh, and btw, i hope my secret pal liked what i did for him/her. MUAhahaha. kudos to rachh for her help.

i felt that the worships pretty much ministered to the people. my lead and pedal tone has improved tremendously from it. so has my drumming, i THINK. could be better. but PTL for the hiccup-free worship in which i had to play drums. and to my VIC FIRTH sticks. it's wierd ain't it. we are so puny and incapable, we depend on the Father so much that we still need His help when we praise Him. yet im glad it's this way, because it truly brings you to Him. ah, the truly wondrous works of our Father.





what the world will never take.

you know, a lot of things we take into our own hands; a lot of things we blame on stuff like band cohesion and inexperienced musicians (i am one of those). yet worship is about a totally different thing. many a time we gauge whether or not it is a 'good' worship by the number of hands raised, people jumping etc. yet it is all not true. it is so different. take an example. united live, in their "best friend" album. it's pretty old, back when they were still a relatively "inexperienced" and not as "musically-inclined" band as compared to the quality of the music they play today. some of the songs aren't as catchy, or pertain to many people, or could be played better. yet, look at track 9! Jesus, Lover of my Soul. i got a shock when i first heard it. okay, to be frank, it's a pretty old song right. as in it was written by someone else pretty long ago. look at how they played it, how TIGHT the band was, how it really speaks to one's heart. i chose to think that the quality of a worship is not measured by the people, not by the number of people crying, but by the presence of the Holy Spirit. this is one thing our worship team needs to look and concentrate on. its not that Hillsongs are a "damn pro" band, not that their guitarists have extremely diverse and extensive pedal boards, not that their drummer is freaking pro, but that they are very ANOINTED. what we need to do is to get closer to Christ first, before we do anything else. draw nigh to Him, and He will draw nigh to you. praypraypray.

JYC draws near! just two days away. campers, look forward to a fun time! committee, pray like never before! woohoo.



Jesus, the Lover of my Soul.