happy birthday Mr Nick Ho (:
have a great one! (:
God bless

Romans 12:12

Romans 12:12

"Be joyful in hope,

patient in affliction,

faithful in prayer"

None but Jesus

Why should I put my trust in Jesus? Can He understand what I'm going through?=)



Hebrews 4:15

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are-yet was without sin.



Hebrews 5:2

He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray, since he himself was subject to weakness.



Hebrews 2:18

Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.



Isaiah 53:3

He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces, he was despised, and we esteemed him not.



^^How encouraging to know God not only understands us from the inside out, but is also able to relate to our every circumstance...=)



Listening to "None but Jesus"...The whole song is meaningful but I'd like to put this line on the blog



"In the chaos, in confusion...I know You're Sovereign still..."

There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days, which should be kept from fear and apprehension.

One of these days is yesterday, with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control. All the money in the world cannot bring back yesterday. We cannot erase a single word we said. Yesterday is beyond recall.

The other day we should not worry about is tomorrow, with its possible adversities, its burdens, its large promises, and perhaps its poor performance. Tomorrow is also beyond our immediate control. Tomorrow’s sun will rise, either in splendor or behind a mask of clouds, but it will rise. Until it does, we have no stake in tomorrow, for it is yet unborn.

This leaves only one day – today. Anyone can fight the battles of just one day. It is only when you and I add the burden of those two awful eternity’s, yesterday and tomorrow, that we break down. It is not the experience of today that drives us mad. It is the remorse or bitterness for something which happened yesterday or the dread of what tomorrow may bring.

Let us, therefore, do our best to live one day at a time.

have a blessed day (:

lots of Love,

Pammie (:

AND I SAY STAY ALIVE!

our pretty party for selena!
p/s. sorry guys.. i wish i had more photos with everyone in it. but this is the best i have from my cam. shall make it up later on ok.

once again, the bi-annual event of students is here.
this is none other than exam!


send me your exam timetables (date, time, subject)
so that all of us as a cell can pray for each other (:
i will compile all of them and send it back to you guys! (:


can i have Aaron's potluck + BBQ + Selena's bday photos? (:
alternatively, you guys can post it here! whee (: (:

and the blog is kinda dead. ):

*awkward silences....
anw....
verse of the day (: (: (:
but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.

Isaiah 40:31

joke #8

A priest was called away for an emergency. Not wanting to leave the confessional unattended, he called his rabbi friend from across the street and asked him to cover for him. The rabbi told him he wouldn't know what to say, but the priest told him to come on over and he'd stay with him for a little bit and show him what to do. The rabbi comes, and he and the priest are in the confessional.In a few minutes, a woman comes in and says, "Father, forgive me for I have sinned.
The priest asks, "What did you do?"
The woman says, "I committed adultery."
Priest: "How many times?"
Woman: "Three times."
Priest: "Say two Hail Marys, put $5 in the box, and go and sin no more."

A few minutes later, a man enters the confessional. He says, "Father, forgive me for I have sinned."
Priest: "What did you do?"
Man: "I committed adultery."
Priest: "How many times?"
Man: "Three times."
Priest: "Say two Hail Marys, put $5 in the box, and go and sin no more."

The rabbi tells the priest that he thinks he's got it so the priest leaves.
A few minutes later, another woman enters and says, "Father, forgive me for I have sinned."
Rabbi: "What did you do?"
Woman: "I committed adultery."
Rabbi: "How many times?"Woman: "Once."
Rabbi: "Go do it two more times. We have a special this week, three for $5."

joke #7

One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm a mother was tucking her small boy into bed. She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor in his voice,
"Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?" The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug.
"I can't dear," she said.
"I have to sleep in Daddy's room." A long silence was broken at last by his shaky little voice:
"The big sissy."

joke #6

A Jewish man moves into a Catholic neighbourhood. Every Friday The Catholics are driven crazy because, while they're morosely eating fish, the Jew is outside barbecuing steaks. So the Catholics work on the Jew to convert him to Catholicism.

Finally, after many threats and much pleading, the Catholics succeed. They take the Jew to a priest who sprinkles holy water on the Jew and says, "Born a Jew, Raised a Jew, Now a Catholic."

The Catholics are ecstatic. No more delicious, but maddening smells every Friday evening. But the next Friday evening, the scent of barbecue wafts through the neighbourhood.

The Catholics all rush to the Jew's house to remind him of his new diet. They see him standing over the cooking steak.

He is sprinkling water on the meat and saying, "Born a cow, Raised a cow, Now a fish."

hello

thanks nick. enoch has enabled me to post this on my own 'u'
thanks enoch, for the invite.

Announcements

THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS
For some, it's been a long week, what with assignments and tests and lifegroups and friends and what not. And for others, it's been an even longer week because nothing has happened. Nick casts an eye over the happenings of the group and asks, "has there ever been a busier week in cell?"

(announcements 4 forthcoming events listed at the bottom, so scroll all the way down if u don't wanna wade through all this waffle =P)

SATURDAY-SUNDAY
Saturday night pot luck was a time of eating and hanging out together. And when it came to games, this was a classic medicine vs commerce students clash, with the med students picking up the plaudits. The other highlights included Enoch (and yours truly) actually bringing food rather than the customary drinks and cutlery. Pammie's desserts of course, stood out as usual, with a fruit and custard tart and THAT sticky date pudding.

Weng Yan announces the people in cell going for camp: wengyan, nick, enoch, benedict, amanda, li-yen, jillian, celeste.

MONDAY
The dent students and Benedict are taking the headlines for prayer requests. Tests and assignments for the dents. Benedict has exams the entire week. Nastasha announces that she has been blackmailed into going for camp. Selena is NOT going for camp. Elsewhere, away from the evils of exams and blackmailing, Enoch and Melissa are both sick, with what, no one really knows. But people are still encouraged to pray, of course.

TUESDAY-THURSDAY
Nastasha shows signs of studying too hard - she now cracks lame anatomy jokes. And the occasional spouting of words like "Rectus Capitis Posterior Major". Enoch's sore throat has taken a turn for the worse, and is now only allowed to eat porridge. Jillian bakes a strawberry cobbler that is absolutely fantastic. Shows that there are probably some pros to having lots of girls and only a few guys in cell - lots of yummy food. And Benedict has yet another exam on Thursday.

SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND AND AHEAD

• Last weekend to sign up for camp. According to Enoch, while prices have increased by $10, he is offering a $10 discount to all who sign up through him.
• Monday night (7:30pm, Melb Uni tram stop): Malaymas! An opportunity to eat that elusive 'authentic Malaysian hawker fare'. And if you can make it, do turn up for prayer meet at Enoch's place before dinner.
  
• Wednesday night: IGNITE! Enoch has just started his crusade of bugging/encouraging people to turn up for Ignite. Btw, did we ever hear about Ignite before? He would like to say "do come join us for an awesome time of prayer, worship and receiving God's Word". *clears throat* I would add that the food, available from 7:30pm, is really really good.
• Thursday night: Lifegroup. Enoch would like to remind all that the official line goes "lifegroup is not a substitute for Ignite". Otherwise, he might find himself a controversial figure in going directly against the church vision. Surely no one would want to get him into trouble? Thankfully he isn't Catholic and can't be excommunicated though.
  

The Dr Stash series =P

Anyone know the six most frightening words in the world ??? "The Dentist will see you now."

Patient: Doctor, I am very nervous. You know, this is my first extraction.
Young dentist: Don’t worry, it's my first extraction too.

Bible verse hanging in a dental office:
Psalms 81:10:" . . . open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it."

What does the dentist of the year get?
A little plaque

What does a dentist do on a roller coaster?...He braces himself

After a difficult day seeing patients, most of whom had been children, the dentist's biggest challenge had been getting those little mouths to stay open. To his delight, his last patient was an adult. "Welcome," he told her as he began the examination. "It's so nice to work on someone with a big mouth."

joke #5

THE NEW PRIEST

A new priest at his first mass was so nervous that he could hardly speak. after mass he asked the monsignor how he had done. the monsignor replied, "when I'm worried about getting nervous on the pulpit, I put a glass of vodka next to the water glass. if I start to get nervous I take a sip." So the next Sunday he took the monsignor's advice. at the beginning of the sermon, he got nervous and took a drink. he proceeded to talk up a storm. Upon return to his office after mass he found the following note on his door:

1) Sip the vodka, don't gulp.

2) There are 10 commandments, not 12

3) There are 12 disciples, not 10

4) Jesus was consecrated, not constipated.

5) Jacob wagered his donkey, he did not bet his ass

6) We do not refer to Jesus Christ as the late j.c.

7) The father, son and holy ghost are not referred to as daddy, junior and spook

8) David slew Goliath, he did not kick the shit out of him

9) When David was hit by a rock and knocked off his donkey, don't say he was stoned off his ass

10) We do not refer to the cross as the big T

11) When Jesus broke the bread at the last supper, he said, "Take this and eat it, for it is my body," he did not say "Eat me"

12) The virgin Mary is not referred to as the "Mary with the cherry"

13) The recommended grace before a meal is not: "Rub-a-dub-dub, thanks for the grub, yeah God"

14) Next Sunday there will be a taffy-pulling contest at St. Peter's, not a peter-pulling contest at St. Taffy

Announcements

Yet another week of boring old announcements by nick....who is, unfortunately, unable to make any more jokes because announcements always tend to be the same....

And today's reading is...

DAY 39 - aren't you guys excited??? it's the LAST DAY TMR!!! =)

kan ppl see it? HAHAHA

After seeing Stash's uber colourful email, I felt rather ashamed at my boring ugly black announcements so here goes
(stash...sorry 4 stealing your font and exact layouts =P)

1) Lifegroup today!

2) Pray 4 enoch n melissa who aren't feeling particularly well... giv them a call n ask how they're doin?
3) Ignite camp
- do keep the camp in prayer...30 ppl hv signed up so far, n we wanna see a lot more ppl there! So if u hvnt signed up yet, n dun realli hv a gd reason.... *ahem* *prod*. such s ppl not doing much in their 2 week holiday? =p

4) Do keep each other in prayers...esp if we know there's a particular need in someone's life.

5) Do help me think of more announcements to write, becos a list of 5 seems rather short indeed... =p (n i'm sure i missed out loadz of stuff LOL)

edit: day changed 2 the correct day
sorri nast =p

Joke #4

Here is the LOST CHAPTER IN GENESIS....
Adam was walking around the garden of Eden feeling very lonely, so God asked him, "What is wrong with you?"
Adam said he didn't have anyone to talk to.
God said that He was going to make Adam a companion and that it would be a woman.

He said,
"This person will gather food for you, cook for you, and when you discover clothing she'll wash it for you. She will always agree with every decision you make. She will bear your children and never ask you to get up in the middle of the night to take care of them. She will not nag you and will always be the first to admit she was wrong when you've had a disagreement. She will never have a headache and will freely give you love and passion whenever you need it.

Adam asked God, "What will a woman like this cost?"
God replied, "An arm and a leg."
Then Adam asked, "What can I get for a rib?"
The rest is history..

Announcements!

• Sunday morning massage – 10am
• Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our lifegroup.
• Potluck this Sat nite – join us for an evening of awesome food, superb entertainment, and gracious hostility
• Please follow up on the new people who are not afflicted with any church
• Worship: special thanks are due to Enoch who laboured the whole evening at the keyboard, which as usual fell onto him
• Pastor is on vacation. Massages can be given to church secretary.
• Anyone who enjoys sinning is encouraged to try out for choir on Tuesdays. They need all the help they can get

Joke #3

A new pastor moved into town and went out one Saturday to visit his parishioners. All went well until he came to one house. It was obvious that someone was home, but no one came to the door even after he had knocked several times.

Finally, he took out his card, wrote on the back
"Revelation 3:20" and stuck it in the door.

The next day, as he was counting the offering he found his card in the collection plate. Below his message was notation "Genesis 3:10".

Revelation 3:20 reads: "Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If any man hear my voice, and opens the door, I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me."

Genesis 3:10 reads: "And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked."

Lifegroup Announcements!

NOTE: this is not a joke =P it really IS lifegroup announcements =P

Just a reminder...

today's devotional:

DAY 31

For the rest of da week, brought 2 u by the most happening lifegroup in melb:

1) Lifegroup on Wednesday
- come prepared with open hearts for God to speak His blessing and Word to you =)
- pray for Pammie who's doing Word, and for Benedict huz gonna sing 4 us =p

2) Potluck on sat
- hurry up reply selena on wat u wanna cook/bring =)
- invite your frenz for an evening of awesome food, superb entertainment, and gracious hospitality.

(and church service on Sunday)

Ignite camp will be held sept 27-29
- it's during skool hols so u got no reason not to go =p
- start inviting your frenz 2 come along =)

AND THE PRAYER REQUESTS

Pray for Nastasha, Janice (Lee) and David, who hv a test tmr morning at 10am. And for Li-Yen's and Amanda's test at 12pm! Pray tt God will be with them s they study, n tt he'll just sharpen their minds n help them recall everything tt they've studied.

Pray for those who are busy with uni work, that they won't be overwhelmed with all the things tt they hv 2 get done, particularly Aaron n Adeline n Amanda. N tt they'll alwayz hv time for God. For those who aren't bz, thank God tt u dun hv much to do =P

Pray for those who are sick in our lifegroup n our church =)

PLEASE...follow up on the new people who arent affiliated with any church yet (or someone u havent realli kept in touch with), so tt we can reach out to them in LOVE

on behalf on enoch, who had 2 go out...hence leaving me 2 do announcements =p

Joke #2

Church feuds are not uncommon, especially among cliques in the congregation. But when the pastor and choir director get into it, stand aside.

One week our preacher preached on commitment, and how we should dedicate ourselves to service. The director then led the choir in singing, 'I Shall Not Be Moved.'

The next Sunday, the preacher preached on giving and how we should gladly give to the work of the Lord. The choir director then led the song, 'Jesus Paid It All.'

The next Sunday, the preacher preached on gossiping and how we should watch our tongues. The hymn was 'I Love To Tell The Story.'

The preacher became disgusted over the situation, and the next Sunday he told the congregation he was considering resigning. The choir then sang 'Oh, Why Not Tonight.'

When the preacher resigned the next week, he told the church that Jesus had led him there and Jesus was taking him away. The choir then sang, 'What A Friend We Have in Jesus.'

Joke of da day

A preacher wanted to raise money for his church and on being told that there was a fortune in horse racing, decided to purchase one and enter it in the races. However at the local auction, the going price for horses was so high that he ended up buying a donkey instead. He figured that since he had it, he might as well go ahead and enter it in the races. To his surprise, the donkey came in third! The next day the local paper carried this headline:

"PREACHER'S ASS SHOWS!"

The preacher was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it in the race again, and this time it won. The paper read:

"PREACHER'S ASS OUT IN FRONT"

The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the preacher not to enter the donkey in another race. The paper headline read:

"BISHOP SCRATCHES PREACHER'S ASS"

This was too much for the Bishop, so he ordered the preacher to get rid of the donkey. The preacher decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent. The paper headline the next day read:

"NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN"

The Bishop fainted. He informed the nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey, so she sold it to a farmer for $10.00. Next day the headline read:

"NUN SELLS ASS FOR $10.00"

This was too much for the Bishop, so he ordered the nun to buy back the donkey, lead it to the plains where it could run wild and free. Next day, the headline in the paper read:

"NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE"

The Bishop was buried the next day.

CONGRATULATIONS CHRISTINE!!!

LIFE GROUP TOMORO!!!
=D

Our 3rd week of TWS - Belonging Together!

Let's get hungriieeeeeeeeeee ^^ for the Lord!!
It's gonna be awesome!!! (=

Cheesing your 17th nite away with love,
theratmouse

15th August - IGNITE!!!
nubian gents dance group :)
in church at 730pm!


16th August - LIFE GROUP MEETING!!!
you know the deal *winks* ;)
come and be super blessed by our super God!!!
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
XD

and do you wanna guess what day of reading is today? =P
you'll get a treat from me if you get this right!!!
hehe....

see ya!

lotsa LOVE!!!!!!! =D

Together we stand has begun !!!

and TODAY's reading is .... ?

Not day 1
Nor day 2
Neither day 3
Is it day 4 ?

=p TODAY IS DAY 5 !!

! jia you ! tambah minyak ! press on ! kah yau !

have you been blessed by the readings ?
i know i have ! (will share soon ~!)
but until then, why don't you share as well ? ^^

have a great week ahead !!
what can you do today, that'll put a smile on someone's face ?
lets continue to bless and encourage one another ! (=

together we stand 1!!

hooooray!!

40 days of community has started!!!
i pray the readings are doing us good :)
have you been blessed?
i'm so delighted to know the words are speaking into my heart!

tomoro in cell....
we're gonna look at the first theme!
"What matters most"

come at 7pm
bring your friends
smile at everyone
and open up your heart for the Lord to touch!! (:

remember, the only limitation, is your expectation!!!
so, don't limit yourself from all that God has for you!!

and keep the meeting and everyone in your prayers too!
(especially those who're serving!)

see you soon loved ones!!!

fondue pics

so, here are the pics!! XD
enjoy!!!
and thanks for joining us that nite...
it was an incredibly fun and delightful night! (:

the early-birds who helped with the preparation of food
*except wengyan! =P
thanks heaps all you faithful ones!!! :)

most of our guests :)

adeline and christine having a wild time melting the cheese

another take!

err... i duno what's the suitable caption for this pic!
=P

some of the beautiful girls :)

busy cutting the pineapples

happy belated birthday nastasha!! :)
thank God you're surprised!! =P
have a blessed year ahead!
and may God's anoiting be upon you always!
*love*

blowie candie blowie

cuttie cakie cuttie
and thanks pammie for the cake!! (:

lynsey and pamelie =P

sandwich time!!!
i'll always remember my bun with THE hole
haha... who else ate a bun with a hole? =P

colin and kit mun enjoying a break from food

and so did nastasha and her gorgeous housemate - aliki!

though busy, the kitchen-hands still had time to pose for pics!

adeline and christine melting the yum yum super yum chocs!!
=D

the anjara sisters in action!

when the choc came... everyone was busy again!
(sorry selena ur face's bright here... other pics're too dark!!)

group photo 1

i like this pic!
cos it seems like everyone's laughing heartily at something
:D

group photo 2

what are u doing selena?
tsk tsk... =P

and to CHRISTINE who organised EVERYTHING for us!!!
THANKS GIRL!!!!!!
*HUGSSSS* =D

mr macho aaron
lifting his "weights" after a hard night of eating
=P

oh oh oh !!! forgot to mention...

THIS WEDNESDAY !!!

there is LIFEGROUP !!! XD

with Aaron planning THE ice breaker

Nastasha leading us into DEEP worship

Weng Yan bringing us the AWESOME word of God

and of course Selena filling our stomachs with YUMMY food XD

so yea, it's gonna be fun FUN !!

oh and do pray along (keep those above in prayer), cause it's going to be a FUN time of fellowship, an AWESOME time of worship, a POWERFUL message from God, and then MORE fellowship over GREAT food ! =p

and one more thing, we'll be taking up our first ever life group fund !!! so do PRAY, and seek God, see how much He impresses on your heart to sow into the LIVES of YOUR fellow lifegroup members !! (you're not under any obligation to give ^^)

heya ppl !

how have you been doing ?

hows getting back to study-life going ? =p

anyways.... tomorrow night !!!! (tuesday)

its FONDUE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ XD
(i doubt anyone will see this before then though ^^"

and yea ! the details are !!!

MEET AT FLINDERS ST / SWANSTON AT 6.35PM !!!

(the side next to Federation Square, opposite direction
to church!!)

and i know a few of you all will be bringing your friends
(even if you haven't asked quick invite them !!)

so lets be FRIENDLY & make everyone feel welcome ^^

hello!

just dropping by to say hello

looks like if i dont update this page,
nobody else would
><"

c'mon people....
you can do better than that!
^^

attention my dear ones...
here are the photos of last nite's potluck
dont blame me for the blurness
it's my cam's fault

nevertheless, enjoy the pics!!
it was a superb nite hey?
*happie*

see u again soon in 3 weeks' time
when i'm back in melb!
have a good hols...

p.s. the other guy u see in the pic is Steven! :)

---

pammie's chocolatie treat!

simply divine :D

pammie's tuna puffs
and aaron's "3-hour-roasted" chicken

adeline baked these krispy kreme donuts!
=P

before dinner!

if you weren't with us,
you missed christine's martabak

first group photo at pammie's

aaron, why did u move!?
grrrr.....
=P

:)
so shweet!!

leaving pammie's

the girl who posed at lonsdale street
=P

photo by the river

steven reading..
and pammie acting cute!!
lol... =P

aaron... the guy who wants 200 hits at his friendster page
so, he asked us to visit his page everyday!? ^^"

our second group photo at our second stop

lastly, fruits at adeline's
thanks girl!!! :D

potluck

this thursday, 7pm
at pammie's
see ya!
:)

hello my dear life group members (:
i hope all of you are doing fine (:
i hope you guys are enjoying your hols, knowing that pammie misses you.. (:
(im sure i make all of you go "awwwwwwww" haha)

apple pie recipe (:

Crust:
2 cups plain flour
3 tbsp caster sugar
150 g cold butter (chopped)
2-3 tbsp iced water


process flour, sugar and butter in a food processor until the mixture resemble fine breadcrumbs.
(for those of you who doesnt have food processor, using your hands is fine too.just rmmbr to wash it.keep it cold so that the butter doesnt melt)
add enough iced water to form a smooth dough.
knead the dough lightly, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

filling:
8 green apples, peeled and chopped
1 tbsp water
1/3 cup sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tbsp almond meal

preheat the oven to 190 C

to make filling:
place apples and water in deep frying pan over medium heat.
cover and simmer shaking the pan occasionally, for 5 mins or until just tender.
drain.
cool completely.
stir in sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon.

divide the pastry into two-thirds and one-third.
roll out the two-thirds portion on a lightly floured surface until 3 mm thick.
place in a shallow 24 cm pie tin.
sprinkle over almond meal, pack the apples tightly into pastry shell.
roll out the remaining pastry to fit over the top of the pie.
brush the rim with water, press the edges together and trim.
cut several slits on top of the pastry.
brush with lightly beaten egg, sprinkle with sugar.
bake 30 mins.

(alternatively, make mini apple pies using muffin tins because it is very hard to roll out one big pastry.or maybe it's just me.i dont have the strength.haha)

so yeah (:

ying thai lunch

nyek nyek nyek

whoOOoaaa!!!
the big head monster!!!
=P

selena, is ur friend ian or ivan? ^^"
sorry... hee.. i kinda forgot..





our cg.... finally with everyone present!

so loves!!!! XD

thanks everyone for making it for lunch that day
appreciate it heaps :)
happy holidays and happy studying (for those still mugging)