Wednesday, March 29, 2017

wohooo!!!!

那天去朋友姐姐的家过夜,住在比我宿舍房间还大的房间里,享受剩余的假期。
吃着熟悉的家常菜,满满的感动啊!!!
16th March - 17th March record


Lifegame in San Francisco!!!!

这是在美国的第二场生命游戏,对于自己这次能参与服侍很紧张也很兴奋!
至少有半年的时间没有参与这个事工,一见到同工和朋友们满满的回忆以及熟悉的味道立即扑面而来。
这次的营会在三藩市的一个教会营地举办,很干净,器材很齐全,也很漂亮!
这次除了接下之前都在跳的哑剧之外,也挑战了难度很高的营会导游/主持人。
尽管这次的营会使用华语为媒介语,但对象是台湾和中国华人,所以用词上还是要比较拘谨一点。
深怕一不小心就说出沙巴华语,所以在营会之前不断地练习再练习。
感恩一切顺利,虽然喉咙在第二天和第三天不太舒服,但有大家的代祷,嗓子就这样安然无事地平安撑过去。
这次和我同样从沙巴来的Danny因为碰巧在美国旅行,被我们劝说来当义工,他也义不容辞地加入我们这次的义工团队。
而Joshua因为是总部的代表,所以也过来了,看到熟悉的面孔,亲切的口音,兴奋地不得了!!! 
感恩能与大家一同服侍,尽管很疲倦,但在欢笑与鼓励之中完成这次的营会,实在感恩!
其实在营会中自己不断地被提醒:自己每做的一个决定都会影响自己的未来,不但如此,在生活中活出人生真正的意义其实真的很重要,
人活着要是没有目标,那终其一生都是虚空的。
随后的一天,跟着牧师们一起到不同的教会接洽当地的牧师与教会领袖等,学习怎么将这异象传递出去。
发掘这并不只是宣传而已,而更需要的是有智慧地传递信息。
光是这一天,就学习了不少的新知识! 
傍晚,我们就准备上机场了,在那之前和这次营会的负责人一同合照!!!
牧师们和师母超好相处的,迫不及待下一次的见面及配搭!!!
还有Lifegame的创办人,Pastor John Kwan,之前对他的印象是很有威严,很资深的牧师。
但经过这次的合作与配搭后,真心觉得他真的很没有距离感!!!
在玩乐的时候很疯狂,在谈正经事时很有智慧,真的真的很容易打成一片!!
光是看我们的合照你就可以知道有多么的搞笑了!!
当然,还有不忘了在机场和他那总是看起来很严肃的儿子Joshua一起合照!
哈哈哈哈 
生命不断地被提醒,也不断地被撼动,带着满满的能力回去啦!

22th March to 27th March 2017 record

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Model UN

It was my first time involve in Model UN, excited but nervous too~~~
One day before the actual day only then I found out what should I do....lols!
Partner with Sandra, and I learned a lot from her and gained some knowledge and experience through this,
hahahahaha....that was fun!!
7th & 8th March 2017 recorded

United Nation CSW!!!!!


I truly appreciated the opportunity to attend CSW in New York not only because it was a chance to expand 
my horizon, but also because it helped me to see more possibilities and responsibilities now and in future. 
Everything I experienced and learned throughout those five days is more than I could list down or express
through words. I am thankful for all the meaningful conversations I had with people I met or with my teammates 
during meal times because they helped me developed my thoughts with much more depth. Through all these 
conversations, God reminds me of His plan for me, His promises, and His grace which never leaves me. Through 
the preparation for CSW, I learned how shallow my knowledge was, and I realized I had stayed in a comfort
 zone for such a long time. I thought that I knew what was going on in my country, but I realized I was 
unaware of a lot the issues going on there. I realized that my country women's status in the family is the 
second worst in Southeast Asia, it has the second highest “discriminatory family code” in the region (meaning
women's status are undervalued), women have less than 10% political representation, marital rape is not 
considered a crime in my country, and the government has no plans to change it. Not only that, according 
to the WEF Global Gender Gap study in 2014 shows that my country has the worst gender gap in Southeast 
Asia, and perhaps a lot of this stems from the country's view of women. I realized that things like marital rape 
and other major issues may not be happening in my community, all the aforementioned issues are happening in 
my country. So, this left me with the question: what can I do?



This trip has helped me reflect and start thinking what my church back home can do so that we can reach 
both indigenous and Muslim women and young girls. These are sensitive topics in a Muslim majority country 
because of the many legal restrictions and limitations enforced by the government. So, providing 
government funded education, expecting new government policy, or giving out resources are not likely to 
happen. Also, it isn't efficient or a long-term solution for the church back in Malaysia to simply supply 
economic resources in cases where the government care for women might be lacking. It’s easier to say 
that I'm going to be a part of changing the status quo then to actually take steps to make it happen, but 
attending the conference has motivated me to start planning so that this is not just a unilateral resource 
assistance, but a two-sided cooperation and management, that ensures a healthy relationship between 
church and community that can last to the next generations. This is a never-ending-learning 
process, and I wish that I could have stayed a few more days to learn and absorb. But I think it is more 
valuable to begin implementing the knowledge I do have in my church and community, and to begin writing 
down a real plan and share it with my pastors and church leaders.

Lastly, I am reminded of a quote from Thomas King, “Don’t say in the years to come that you would have 
lived your life differently if only you had heard this story. You’ve heard it now.” We are each confronted 
by pressing issues within our culture and society, instead of simply turning a blind eye, we must each 
identify our role in shaping the future and the change we hope to see.  
10th March - 15th March 2017 record

International Women's Leader Conference in Chicago!!!

花了一个周末到芝加哥参加我所属的奖学金研讨会,与我一同参与的有来自其他国家的女孩,她们都在不同的学校就读。
其实在如此短的相聚时间内很难真正认识她们,但我们还是有许多在一起的欢乐时光,一同分享,在短时间内建立友谊
Spent a weekend in Chicago together with other girls who also under this scholarship program from different campus. 
It just too short for me to really get to know them, but we do have a great time together, learning, sharing, and building friendship together within that few days
其实不是第一次自己踏上旅程,所以其实没有很怕,但我竟然漏飞机,哈哈哈*真笨*
不管怎样,还是搭上了下一趟的飞机,平安抵达芝加哥,也在机场遇上其他的女生。 哈哈
It's not the first time travel to somewhere else, so I'm not that afraid, but I missed my flight randomly, hahaha....*stupid me*
Anyway, I managed to catch on the next flight, and reached Chicago safely, and met some of the girls in the airport. Ohyeah~~~~
搭上酒店的巴士,抵达酒店也就九点了,而和我同房的女生也已经睡着了。
吃了我的晚餐后,就睡觉了!!第二天再认识和我同房的新朋友~!!
Go to the hotel by shuttle and it was 9pm, and the girl I share room with already asleep.
So, after I get my late dinner, time to sleep!!! Meet my new friend in the early morning~~!!! Phephile!!
研讨会包括了团体灵修,认识这个奖学金以及目的,认识文化冲击,认识芝加哥,表扬学历,欢送今年的毕业生等等.....
Conference included devotion, introduction about this program, talks about across cultures, know about Chicago, 
recognition of 2017 graduates and academic achievements, visit ELCA churches, learn about Global Church Sponsorship and more..... 
有机会认识一些所属另一个奖学金的牧师们,感恩能与他们有些蛮深奥的对话。
Met some of the pastors from International Leaders' Program, that was nice, had some great conversation with them. 
哦,对了!我见到Loney!她也来自沙巴,是巴色会国文部的,哈哈哈哈
我们一见面像是见到老友似的,立刻变成了好朋友!!!
蛮好玩的!!!
Ohya, I met Loney!!! The girl who came from the same place as I do from Sabah, hahahhaha....
just like one click, and we became good friend!!!
She is a fun person to hangout with!
我们还有一起聚在酒店房间里,一起跳舞,听歌,享受在一起的时光....
We had some sweet gathering in our hotel room too!!!! Dance and enjoy the time together....

星期天崇拜结束后,有些人先行离开,而我们则有机会到市中心去玩!!!
After Sunday service, some people left, those who remain to get to visit downtown!!!
SKYDECK!!!!!
离别这一天,好不舍得~~~
It's always sad to say good bye!!!




3rd March - 6th March 2017 record