Taiwan Mission Team Meet Up! (26/07/2008)

Taiwan Mission Team Meet Up @ Marche VivoCityFrom left to right: Tina, Me, Valerie, and Sharon.

Sis Angela was there @ Marche too...didn't get to see her as she arrived late and was not sitting near our group...hahaha...lol

Photo-snapping time with everyone's joyful faces!Roommates @ Chinatrust Hotel, Tamsui, Taipei

The girls acting cute ya? =PGreat friendships are created through this mission trip too...haha...lolKenneth is so nice to burn a copy of the camp video for everyone...with personalised DVD cover!

THANK YOU Kenneth and Nicole for the hard work! =D

Wish to be back serving God together again next year in the camp! *wink* =)

Taiwan Youth Camp 2008 Special!

Haha presenting to you here are the essence of the trip of what's happening behind the scene!

It is always great to remember the good times that have happened in your life so then you will learn to appreciate the things in our lives and treasure them... =)

This cool picture is taken by our photographer Kenneth! Nice view indeed... =))Psalm 95:1-7

"Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD;

let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.

Let us come before him with thanksgiving

and extol him with music and song.

For the LORD is the great God,

the great King above all gods.

In his hand are the depths of the earth,

and the mountain peaks belong to him.

The sea is his, for he made it,

and his hands formed the dry land.

Come, let us bow down in worship,

let us kneel before the LORD our Maker;
for he is our God..."

Walking down the memory lane of Taiwan Youth Camp 2008... Do you see the new generation of Taiwanese rising up? =)

Campfire that warms up everyone's heart in this dark, cool night.Faith is to believe what you do not see;

and the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. ~ Saint Augustine WYZ's members...so many of them came for this mission trip... =)The new generation of terrorist -- JC warriors! *wink* =P

Behind the scene...behind the scoreboard...Mission @ Kaoshiung!

The mission warriors!Have you ever seen terrorists armed and charged into the hall with water guns and balloons?

Well...we are the first ones! *bleh* =D

Very very interesting signboard...hahaha...lolThis is what I called: "Work hard, play hard!" =POur Mr Manhunt of Emerge 2007 -- Edwin Ong!

He is applying exactly what Pastor Kong preached on the weekend service:

"做人爱ZAI! (要酷)"

Thanks to our usher leader, RJ (aka Roberts), for the smooth flow of human traffic for all the sessions in this camp!Lynn Choo: "Let me in! I wanna come in! Hehehe..."Lesson to learn here:

Always remember who's the key keeper...if not remember who is fit enough like Zhenyang to climb through the door window!God's joy is present with all of us always no matter how tired we can get...or cranky...

Funniest shot of DT you could possibly find...hahaha...lol

TFV (Taiwan Funniest Video) contestant #1: Carrot or whistle?

TFV contestant #2: The yummy dumplings

TFV contestant #3: Drinking competition

So pick your vote NOW! =P

“凡事都有定期，
"There is a time for everything,
天下各樣事務都有定時。
and a season for every activity under heaven.

生有時，死有時；
A time to be born and a time to die,
栽種有時，拔出所栽種的也有時；
a time to plant and a time to uproot;

殺戮有時，醫治有時；
A time to kill and a time to heal,
拆毀有時，建造有時；
a time to tear down and a time to build;

哭有時，笑有時；
A time to weep and a time to laugh,
哀慟有時，跳舞有時；
a time to mourn and a time to dance;

拋擲石頭有時，堆聚石頭有時；
A time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
擁抱有時，不擁抱有時；
a time to embrace and a time to refrain;

尋找有時，失落有時；
A time to search and a time to give up,
保守有時，捨棄有時；
a time to keep and a time to throw away;

撕裂有時，縫補有時；
A time to tear and a time to mend,
靜默有時，說話有時；
a time to be silent and a time to speak;

愛有時，恨有時；
A time to love and a time to hate,
戰爭有時，和平有時。”
a time for war and a time for peace."

傳道書 第三章：第一至八节
Ecclesiastes 3 : 1 - 8

Taiwan Youth Camp 2008 > Before Camp Preparation! (30 June)

FINALLY I have consolidated most of the photos we had taken during the mission trip! So now it's the SHOWTIME!!! =DDD

As I have shared earlier on how much the Taiwan mission trip has made a great impact on my walk with God, how I encounter God as I serve in the camp, I guess there will always be a part of me left back in the days of serving in this youth camp. Looking back on these photos will certainly bring me back to the past, and might even be the start of the history of a new generation of future church leaders.

Well...juz sit back and enjoy the ride ya? *wink* =))

Setting off to Taiwan!

From clockwise: Andy Loh, Benny, Me, and TinaI SEE TAIWAN!!!Since the Taoyuan International Airport is located in the suburban area, the land below are mainly farmlands, industrial areas and pieces of undeveloped flatland.

Our China Airlines flight...oh well not as bad as I would have thought from my previous experience with this airline...

Welcome to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport!The Taiwan airport is not as big as our Changi Airport though...but still rather clean and neat. =)

The immigration custom areaTaipei!On our way to our hotel, the surrounding areas from the highway are mostly still undeveloped...well looks just like China though with all the direction and signboards in Chinese.Our hotel!

The church has arranged the coach to pick us from the airport to our hotel in Tamsui. The brothers are nice and gentlemen enough to help us unload all our heavy luggages off the coach.

Nice river view from our hotel room! =DOnce we settled down our stuffs, we immediately gather again and took cab in groups of 4 to the campsite located on top of a hill at Christ's College. Tina & Me!The function hall for the P&W and preaching sessionsMy first Taiwan bento! =D

All our meals are catered in the camp. Yet Taiwan meals are not like those in Singapore where we only ate the usual veggie and meat plus rice packed in the styrofoam boxes. In Taiwan, they called these takeaways "bentos" and they can consist of a large variety like dumplings, cold noodles, japnese bentos etc.

I LOVE TAIWAN BENTOS~! =D

Taiwan Metro Map! We didn't buy the Easypay card (= EzLink), so we juz get the usual one way ticket. Yet in Taiwan, they don't use 'ticket' but a token or coin-like thing to board the train. You just need to scan the coin, like EzLink, on the machine when you enter, and insert the coin to the coin slot when you are exiting from the platform.

It's THAT simple! =) Guess where we are going that makes me so happy? =PIt's the SHILIN NIGHT MARKET! =DD Taiwan is famous for their night markets as you can find the tastiest, hottest, newest, most creative, weirdest,......hot snacks and food in this place! *drool* =D It is like a larger scale of our own pasar malam as there are stalls selling clothes, bags, shoes ets here at the night market. The difference is that the fashion here is more trendy and the quality of the clothes and accessories are generally higher too...and it's cheaper! =DMy beloved SMELLY BEANCURD! =DD

This is the food that I CANNOT afford to miss as I was a fan of smelly beancurd since young...and now I am hooked to Taiwan because of the smelly beancurd! It is just so tasty and delicious and super duper YUMMY!!! =DDD

Oh well...not everyone will like it though...my dear friend Tina dislikes it as she finds it TOO smelly...hahaha...so anyone dare to try?? =P

Taiwan bubble milk tea is GOOD! =D

I am just glad we have the time on the first night we arrived to go to the Shilin night market to walk around and enjoy all the shopping and the good food. The preparation for the camp is all ready for tomorrow. And we are all prepared to work the OT for the Lord's great work in the Taiwanese youth by then...I am just so excited! =)))