Adventures at a Youth Retreat

Mama and I followed Papa to the Year-End-Youth-Leaders-Retreat at Changi from 13-15 December 2010. :p



Make-shift bathtub



Jungle Walk



It was my first camp experience as I also had to adapt to the 'harsh' living conditions and participate in the activities. *phew* But I was able to 'survive' the retreat and I got to know many Kor Kors and Jie Jies there! :)



Retreat was tiring! *phew*



Me crashing the meeting



 Maybe when I'm older I'll enjoy the adventure more. :)

Tripping to KL with Mom

Mama wanted to send Grand-Aunty Christine (Mama calls her Ai Ayee) and Aunty Cheryl off cos they were heading back to Sydney so I accompanied her back to KL from 7-9 Dec 2010.

Can you find me? :p

I got a fair share of pampering when I was back in KL from all my Ayees and Por Por. :)

 

 

 

 

FLY Youth Camp - Live Out Loud!!

Attended the youth camp (3-6 December 2010) and woohoo!! I feel young again!! (NOT!) :P

Such a blessed time! The face of youth ministry has changed much. I've got a lot to learnt; a lot of names to remember; a lot of praying and seeking the Lord as to what I'm here in Frontline Youth for in such a time as this.

But one thing I'm already burdened for is that I see how they respond during camp and can't help but feel that it might be temporary. I question hpw many of them would still be 'on fire' for Jesus say in March? Sadly my cynical mind tells me this is just a 'camp high'. I broke down pleading that it would last.. this feeling of being close to God.. Lord burn deep in their hearts and be ever so real to them..

Lord these are the young ones that ypu've entrusted into my care for the next few years. May I be able to lead them in the way of the Lord and help them step into their spiritual destiny of sons and daughters of the Living God!

What would 2011 bring? Lord lead on... show us yor wonders... take us to another level with you...

Faces of the month - November 2010

So fast its November liao!!

Here are the best of Nov's collection. Enjoy! :)

 

 

 

 

 

It takes 2 to ...

It's not rocket science:

God intended that it takes 2 (a man and a woman) to MAKE a baby.

It's no wonder :
It also takes 2 (a father and a mother) to RAISE a child.

Already having Fannie as my teammate in this child rearing business is tiring enough. Hats off to all you single parents out there for whatever circumstances, you have to do it alone. I commend you! You are doing a great job in doing whatever you can to provide for your little one. Keep pressing on. Their bright futures would be your reward! It'll all be worth it. :)

My Full Month Celebration (Kuala Lumpur)

Por Por wanted to throw me a full month party for her family and friends so Daddy and Mummy brought me up to KL= I got to travel out of Singapore! :)

There were so many people like the one in Singapore but I had a little more rest so wasn't as cranky/unfriendly as I was for my previous party. Was able to take some photos with some of Por Por's family and friends too. To be honest I could see that they were getting all goo goo gaga over me but it's ok, I'll get used to it (I hope!). In any case, I feel special being loved by so many. :)

Here's some of the pictures of the party:

 

 

That's the way they communicate...

I have to admit I have had times when I get frustrated at the little one for his constant crying and I have to firgure out why he's crying and how to make him stop. I find myself losing my anger at him at times too. :( But a light bulb went on when Fannie shared these simple yet profound truth about the crying...

"That's how babies communicate dear. They can't talk and tell us what's wrong and the only way of telling us that they're hungry, the temperature is not right, need a diaper change, scared, need a hug, unwell etc... is by crying. And so as an adult who can communicate and understand, we shouldn't expect a baby to 'tell' us how they feel. We just have to figure it out and attend to him accordingly."

I paraphrased but the important thing that helped me deal with the crying is to know that that's how babies communicate! (Like duh!?) And I never got angry when Caleb cried again! :)

Such wisdom my wife has...

First time at Church!

Caleb's entry: My parents brought me to church today. My first time to church and meeting SO many people! They all seemed excited to see me and reacted as though they've known me for a long time. Hello? I'm only like 1 month old? Cut me some slack will ya? :P

Daddy's comments: Caleb slept through the worship part even though the music was blasting at the back. He only started to cry when he became hungry which was when Fannie and I started to panic and went to the holding room to hide. Heh. Nonetheless, an adventure to be out of the house with the little one. Something which we got to get used to sooner or later I guess. Lord help us! :)

My Full Month Celebration (Singapore)

Mah Mah and Gong Gong threw me a Full Month Party at their place. Lotsa people came and ate the delicious food. Mostly Mah Mah's family and daddy's ex-colleagues from MCYS came. Not forgetting PorPor, Aunty Jessica (Momo) and Grand Aunty Magdelene were there too! :)

 

 

 

At the end of the day I was dead tired from seeing so may people and being carried a lot that I started to fuss at the end of the day. So daddy and mummy quickly brought me home to rest. We all knocked out after that! Too much for a full month old baby like me..*yawnz*..

Meet the Manns...

What a way to start the month with the Mann family (Dave, Heather, Jonathan, Ethan and little one in the tummy) coming over to visit. :)

Its nice to see little kids (especially Ethan) showing such love and care for a baby (a crying one for that matter). Caleb got hungry/cranky after awhile and Ethan was desperately looking for and pulling out tissue to comfort him. He even pulled a chair along side Heather so he could climb and wipe the tears from Caleb's eyes. Ethan also wanted to hold and have a picture with Caleb just like Jonathan did. It's so nice to witness such genuine love from a young heart such as this. :)

Here are some pictures of their time here:

 

 

Faces of the month - October 2010

At the end of every month, I (Kevin) will attempt to post some the month's collection of pictures of Caleb with my favourite one right at the bottom.

Let us know which is your favourite and why. :)

 

 

 

 



  

 



Kevin's Favourite of the Month!



This picture was taken a few hours after his birth and it portrays a very peaceful sleep in the midst of a choatic world. Also cos its the first few hours since I got ot see him 'live' in person. *hugs* for his cuteness! :)