A retreat before the year ends
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I wasn't born in Sitiawan or Taiping but when I do go to these towns, I feel a part of me being connected. Hometown of both my parents. Great towns with great stories. The methodist revival in Sitiawan and the brethren revival so to say in Taiping. Missionaries from overseas came to these towns and preached the word of God.

Lord, do it once again! Breathe upon this nation again. Your Kingdom come, Your will be done in Malaysia as it is in heaven.

Do not forget my family.

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Hills and Valleys
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I love the outdoors and the adrenaline rush that it brings. Yes, which also explains why I can't sit still and love to be on my feet, moving and doing something. The past 2 years has been a time of unlearning and relearning. 

From working in a place where to find a 30 mins of breather in office would be heaven to a place where there are days where it can be a challenge to even find 30 mins of something to do it was a shock. It was hard to adjust but more than that I couldn't understand why. Similarly in every other area of my life I thought that after my "learning" moments in Uni and in what I thought was the construction phase in my life, I thought that it would now be 'D moment' but little did I know that those moments were the 1.0 lessons and I would say now I'm in the 2.0. 

However, two years since I move jobs I can now say that I've learned a lot about myself (strange right? Shouldn't I know myself? guess not... ) and I have learned that it doesn't matter where you are in life, God is there and that is enough. A peace that He is in control. An assurance that I can be in a place where it may appear that I'm stagnant or moving backwards but as long as I am in His hands in His will that I am moving forward. 

Friends have asked whether I like anything else other than hiking. Yes, I do love other outdoor sports but when I hike I feel the presence of God. I've learned so many life lessons and had many revelation moments when I hike. 

During my recent hike up to Fansipan, Vietnam I realised that while I am in the Valley there are times where I can see the summit but there are moments where I can't see the summit. However, my eyes and heart keep looking up for I know that no matter how long the journey as long as I stay on path and keep moving I'll reach the summit. When I was at the summit apart from looking up and thanking God for getting me there, I took the 360 view in. I look down at the valleys that I was at and the journey that it took to reach the summit. The obstacles suddenly seem all worth it, I wasn't tired or breathless anymore. It was a Yay! Awesome! moment. Interesting though, I didn't want to stay at that top but the feeling is like. Time to scale the next one! Bring it on! 

Then it struck me that is how I should view life. Don't just stand on one mountain top. Take it in enjoy it and then scale the next one! There is always something exciting with God so bring it on! 

“I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast! And when I run I feel his pleasure.” 
― Eric Liddell

My quote would be I believe God made me for a purpose, but He also gave me an adventurous spirit! And when I hike I feel his pleasure. - Wen Lin- 

View up at Fansipan

At the peak

Made it in time for sunrise at 6am


Cat Cat Village

Halong Bay

Tam Coc, Ninh Binh


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Sowing and Reaping
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So let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up. -Gal 6:9-

For there must be a distance of time between sowing and reaping; men must not expect to reap as soon as they sow; and therefore should not be weary of sowing, nor impatient in waiting, though they do not see as yet the appearance of the fruits thereof; for in their season they will be seen and enjoyed.
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School Holidays Mid Year 2017
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Travels thus far.

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Good life
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Its not enough to live a good life, I desire a life centered in God.

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Treasure at the end
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River cuts through the rock not because of its power but because of it's perseverance

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God is everything
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God does not want to be your go to person, He wants to be Your everything

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Sing!
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Sing, make melodies in your heart to the Lord!

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Focus, Set Apart
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It's February already and it doesn't look like time is slowing down. 

When the Lord returns again, will I be ready? 

Discipline, focus and lots of the Lord's grace. 
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Ask, Believe, Faith, Receive
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You said "Ask and you will receive"
Whatever you need
You Said "Pray and I'll hear from heaven and I'll heal your land"

You said, Your glory will fill the earth like water to seas
You said "Lift up your eyes the harvest is here the kingdom is near"

You said ask and I'll give the nations to you
Oh Lord, thats the cry of my heart
Distant shores and the islands will see your light
as it rises on us
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Just relax, He is in control
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God doesn’t need your help, he needs your obedience. Your perception of things can never trump his knowledge of everything.

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You are making me new
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All this pain
I wonder if I’ll ever find my way
I wonder if my life could really change at all
All this earth
Could all that is lost ever be found
Could a garden come up from this ground at all

You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of the dust
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of us

All around
Hope is springing up from this old ground
Out of chaos life is being found in You

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In the morning
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Today, Lord, I have an unshakable conviction
    A positive resolute assurance that what you have spoken is unalterably true.
    But today, Lord, my sick body feels stronger
    And the stomping pain quietly subsides.

    Tomorrow…
    If I must struggle again with aching exhaustion, with twisting pain…
    Until I am breathless
    Until I am utterly spent
    Until fear eclipses the last vestige of hope

    Then, Lord—
    Then grant me the enabling grace, to believe without feeling, to know without seeing, to clasp Your invisible hand and wait with invincible trust
    For the morning.

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God's promises
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Promises of God are an invitation to work with Him.

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The God I know
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It's 2017! How fast time passes by. Before you know it another year would have ended.

As I look back at 2016, its one of those years which flew by so fast, so many things happening, and yet at the same time so many things not happening. It's nice to always be able to be in the place where everything seems to be happening, where everything seems to be going on fine but circumstances, moments in life, they are not yours to choose. We can nevertheless choose how our response will be.

2016 started as a year of expectation. With the end of my season with HSBC, I was ready for a new chapter! Excited to see what God would be doing as I kept my eyes focus on Him. My prayer for the year was to be drawn deeper and closer to God. Well the year unfolded and let's just say what I expect wasn't what took place for the year. I ended the year on a low note, dreams and desires not met, looking at the promises which I have written down, kept in my heart which has not come to pass. It would appear to be a year of brokenness, questions, doubt and pain.

But in the midst of all the lows of life, it has also been a year where I've grown in many ways. I learn to take one day at a time. I learn to see the hurt and despair in other people's life. I draw closer to the God who call me His child. I shift my focus on looking out for the gifts that He can gift but to focus on the giver. To learn how to trust and wait for His timing and providence.

So its 2017, a start of a new year and its starting on a low note. A place of unfulfilled dreams and His promises. While, I can't see what lies ahead and what 2017 will hold but this I know that God is with me every moment of the way and that He will do what He has promised. The promises may not come to pass in 2017 but not a single one of His promises will fail, everything He had spoken will come true (Joshua 21:45)

Meanwhile, till those promises come to pass, I will rest in HIM and not grow weary. I will train and equip myself so that when the Chief Commander calls, I am prepared to receive that assignment and would have the skill sets, the character and the experience required.

2017 will be a an exhilarating year for the Joy of the Lord will be my strength!

Genesis 28:15  What’s more, I am with you, and I will protect you wherever you go. One day I will bring you back to this land.  I will not leave you until I have finished giving you everything I have promised you.”
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