Sunday, March 2, 2008
this weekend...
was the weekend when youths from everywhere...
came together to fast for the poor...
[ ME + 24 hours ] - FOOD = sacrifice...
yesterday ard 1.20...
met Talia then together...
we head to CHIJ - Toa payoh...
took a while to get there..
got kinda lost...
but ppl ard gave us directions...
so in the end...
we found our way...
at CHIJ - TP...
we saw carrie..
i learnt that her name was...
CARRIE-ANNE...
met her and her brother...
at 3.00 sharp...
we pledged to fast for 24 hours...
wasn't too bad coz we had lotsa activities going on...
didn't feel hungry one bit!!!
we learnt 3 new songs...
#1 - trading my sorrows
#2 - i wanna see jesus lifted high
#3 - Everyday
the songs are so fun!!!
we actually did actions and danced to em...
3 ppl spoke to us as well...
first up was mr Augustine from the catholic youth movement...
he told us abt how we can make a difference...
when we ask christ to help someone...
the next one was clement - an ex-convict...
in his early days...
he's been in and out of jail...
he had a very serious ear damage..
doctors told him that only a surgery would save him...
clement nv really believed in god...
until he gave it a shot n asked god to heal it for him...
true enough...
it happened...
miraculous...
with the help of god!!!
they showed us 2 videos..
first one was abt the burmists monks going on silent protest...
so many were killed!!!
the other was abt ppl in Philippines...
they sleep in cardbaord boxes...
and live on the rich's rubbish...
absolutely sad to see them live in such poverty...
so we...
the youths...
prayed for these people...
that their lifestyle could change...
that they would have more justice...
after all that..
some time ard 9.30 pm...
we had a confession service..
Talia started crying..
i dunno y..
n i felt bad because i didn't try to comfort her..
after sometime..
she calmed down...
this morning...
we packed food into plastic bags...
then hhead down to the elderly residents' block...
the one room flats...
we went to a few units n distributed the food to the elderly...
they were very happy when they saw us...
these ppl's children have left them all alone...
how thoughtless!!!
it's up to us to make a differnce!!!
we ended our fast with sunday mass...
father David came down...
and conducted the service for us...
right after that ..
the whole lot of us head down to the canteen for photo taking and lunch!!!
n there's where it all ended...
Trading My Sorrows
I'M TRADING MY SORROWS
I'M TRADING MY SHAME
I'M LAYING EM DOWN
FOR THE JOY OF THE LORD!!!
YES LORD YES LORD YES YES LORD!!!
YES LORD YES LORD YES YES LORD!!!
YES LORD YES LORD YES YES LORD!!!
AMEN!!!
I'M TRADING MY SICKNESS
I'M TRADING MY PAIN
I'M LAYING EM DOWN
FOR THE JOY OF THE LORD!!!
YES LORD YES LORD YES YES LORD!!!
YES LORD YES LORD YES YES LORD!!!
YES LORD YES LORD YES YES LORD!!!
AMEN!!!
GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME!!!
ALL THE TIME GOD IS GOOD!!!
- Hazell Ray