Sunday, September 12, 2004

what a great day!!

physically i'm drained, aching and i've got a headache. but spiritually, i'm able and stronger then yesterday!!

i reached church at 7.30am and managed to meet some other security guys along the way and they bought me to the store, where our stuffs would be kept. in there, i met quite a number of our team members and got introduced to one another~ sadly, i don't remember all their names, except the important ones~ hAhaz=X

we had a breifing and we were informed that Pastor Kong would be laying hands on the congregation!! i was pretty excited and scared when i was told that everyone is to catch the people.

i've seen security guys in action during laying of hands and they were running all over the place, catching one after another in a very fast pace. teamwork and coordination is very important. so, many things were rushing in and out of my mind. i was afraid that i couldn't keep up with the pace, but thank God. the other security guys assured me that during the laying of hands, things would be extremely messy and all we can do is to pray in tongues and flow with the Spirit.

that, really saved me.

service 4, i was assigned to AirBorne. met up with my IC and he placed me at the right side of the auditorium. simple task. i was just told to keep a lookout of my sector, make sure that no one trys to do something funny, wears cap, or carries unauthorized objects like babies, cameras, food and drinks=)

then towards the end, before Pastor Kong started laying hands on people, the security guys were already lined up by the side, waiting for the que to move in. well, as a newbie, i was pretty blur~ so i got mixed up with the ushers and when Pastor Kong was starting to lay hands, i was still standing happily with the ushers.

so, i sensed that something is wrong and i started to squeeze to the center. viola! the Holy Spirit guided me and i was back on track! ahazz=) started to line up with the other security guys and the first person for me to catch is an indian guy.

well, i was standing pretty close to him, praying in tongues, and when Pastor Kong laid hands on him, his arms started to "fly" and it hit me on my face! my specs went crooked, almost slid off my face and i had to endure the weight when i caught him.

cool experience from the first guy.

so, i was a little discouraged, but when i continued to pray in tongues, i felt a sense of confidence back in me. i told myself that its okie, as long as i tried my very best. so, off i went to the next person, after jumping over many bodies~ =P

the next few people i caught were pretty fine. there were good catches and some really bad ones, like when they just drop straight to the ground, leaving us with a fraction of a second to catch them~

so, after rushing around and jumping, trying not to step onto other people, it has ended. but, we didn't leave immediately. we continued singing songs and manz, the presence of God was so tangible. i didn't feel empty, but i feel filled of the Holy Spirit!

then, we laid our hands on the shoulder of our neighbours and started to pray. if i wasn't wrong, it was in service 4 that sister Charmaine held my hand! lolz~ a pretty girl, holding my hand~ woah~

okie, back to the topic. the presence of God! thats what made everything so worthwhile, made all the running, catching and tireness worthwhile. it was so satifiying and comforting. that everytime we stopped, the presence of God falls and we get charged up again. even sharper, even stronger and even alert.

service 5. i was standing in front of the nursery, with a bird's eye view of the entire auditorium. well, pretty cool huh? but i was alone up there. so it got pretty cold and standing there alone feels weird. you feel like as though Pastor is staring at you whenever he looks in my direction~ loLz=P

when Pastor Kong laid hands, this time, i was much more alert and i simply flowed with the Spirit. kept praying and praying and looking out for Pastor Kong, filling up gaps, rushing from person to person and often jumping over bodies, again.

service 6. this time i was assigned to be a ranger, which simply means patrolling around the church, making sure that there isn't any suspicious materials or characters in the church building.

our first mission - we got radioed and instructed to proceed to b1, immediately. there's a person using a laptop in the carpark and he has been there for around 15 minutes. so, daniel and i ran down to B1 and found the person seated on the floor, using the laptop. daniel approached him nicely, took down his particulars and asked him nicely to leave the premises~ lolz=)

i wonder why would someone sit in a stuffy carpark and surf internet? o_O

next task - we had to collect the offering bags in the business center and proceed to B4. we overlooked the collection of the offerings and made sure that every single envelope was kept in the bag and sealed up.

i felt like santa claus when i carried the offering bag=)

afterwards, we did some patrolling around the church and nothing much exciting happened. except the fact that we had to be on our guard, as anytime soon, we had to rush down to B4 to do catching, again.

went down and did the same stuffs that we did earlier. the same presence of God was present, the same power and anointing touched the hearts of many people~ many people were crying, it almost seemed like an deliverance service.

but, it is this presence of God that makes things possible. its this presence of God that gives power, strength and anointing. i'm really blessed to experience it 3 times.

i thought its the end of the day. but when our section IC asked if we want to continue serving in the chinese church, as Pastor Kong would be preaching there too, i volunteered as i had nothing on later in the day~ i wanted to experience more of God's presence~ i just simply wanted to dwell in His presence all day, all night.

we were briefed that when we're doing catching for the people in chinese church, we have to be very careful. there are many elderys and if they suffer a bad fall, thats it. we're gonna be responsible. so, when i was catching the people in chinese church, i made sure that there was space, and i used my body to hold them and bring them down to the floor slowly~

there are so many things i've learnt today. i've learnt to be sharp, sensitive and alert at all times. i've learnt that if i were to just depend on my own strength, i would be "lost". i needed the Holy Spirit in my life, to guide me through the crowd or in my journey.

i've learnt that God never forces His will on us. but, when we ask for it, He gives it to us. the power, anointing of God, is the beginning of anything great to come=)

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