praise God!

today marked the culmination of 2 months of preparation and 6 concerts (pre-e). about 20 non-Christians turned up for our full-e concert this afternoon - each one truly an answered prayer.

it was pretty nerve-wracking just before the concert, cos we were really sounding pretty bad during the run-through time, cos we're way out of practice for some of these songs. also i tend to go flat, and what with the different acoustics of the stage, afternoon sleepiness, and sheer inability, i went flat quite a lot! so i was pretty anxious. the musicians were also not playing very tight for similar reasons... so... yeah...

but i really am so grateful that i could enjoy a brief moment of solitude just before we were due onstage. i really cried out to God. i really felt like, at that point, no way can i go onstage on my own - God you better be with me or i die type of feeling. there was a moment of total helplessness and terror - yes terror! - and i was reminded of the verse "not by might, not by power, but by My Spirit". that helped calm my nerves and assured me that God was in control.

the concert was far from perfect. we made quite a few mistakes, forgot lines, went off key at some parts etc. but oh, thank God for working through our weaknesses! 6 youths indicated that they prayer to receive Christ into their lives =) and another 13 are interested in knowing more.

after the concert, i was given the tremendous privilege to share with a sec 1 boy. that whole experience was so amazing for me as i look back. i will share more abt that in my next newsletter =)

after tear down and loading up the van, we adjourned to holland v for a humongous dinner ( were starving!) of katong laksa (with no tao3 ge2 and extra hum2 for me), followed by drinks at essential brew - i had ocean mist, a very yummy and refreshing minty tea.

mmm mmmm... =D

looking forward to my four day break which starts... tomorrow! =) haha