Combined Cell

Hey all, as you know this coming Friday, 23rd of November, is combined cell ! Hope you all are excited about it...Although exams are around the corner, I hope that you guys will be able to make it for that night, fellowship and spend time together (:
Just to let you guys know about the details for the combined cell.

Venue: Mount Claremont Community Centre (Banksia Room)
Time: 720pm for 730pm start

If you don't know how to get there, just click on the following "Direction" link ! Any further information, just give Eunice a call =)
[Direction]

See you guys there ! At the mean time, have fun studying and prepare yourself for the awesome Friday night !!! (:

God Bless you !

Agape,
Venny

operation christmas child

elo elo :)

mmm u must be wondering. since it is the mid of assignments, test and exams why i blog about christmas.. welll i juz tot of this simple activity we can do as a cell to bless less fortunate kids overseas.. if u wanna read, more info can be found at http://www.operationchristmaschild.org.au/ but if u're lazy, u can just read on. haha..

operation christmas child is (i shall quote the next bit)

"Together with the Christian aid organization Samaritan's Purse, Operation Christmas Child provides an opportunity for you to pack a shoe box with essential items and suitable toys for children suffering from the effects of war, natural disaster, poverty or neglect.

Operation Christmas Child sends a message of hope to children in desperate situations around the world through gift-filled shoeboxes and Christian literature. This program provides an opportunity for individuals of all ages to be involved in a simple, hands-on missions project that reaches out to suffering children while focusing on the true meaning of Christmas – Jesus Christ, God's greatest gift. "

yupyup.. as i was driving today, i got this sudden conviction to really do it.. it wont cost us much work.. for sure. and i know its exam time.. but it'll just take 10 mintues of your time at the store to get 1 item each.. then we'll put it together as a cell and send it off.. what say you? hehe. i'm doing one box on my own now. and i'm super excited :)

i'm listing the items below here, and if you can get it, please do tag on the board and bring it on friday :) we'll pack the box then, and i'll send it to the drop off point during the week :) i've taken the liberty to choose what age group to pack for.. so we'll do for a boy from age between 5 - 9 years.. k? so if u buy things, please cater in that direction :) they've given us some directions so it should make it abit easier..

alrighty.. heres the list..

something to love
- a teddy bear or stuff toy
something for school
- 2 exercise books =paul
- pencil case with pens, pencils, eraser, colour pencils (up to you what you want to include) =paul
something to wear
- cap/shirt
something to play with
- cars
- tennis balls
- skipping rope
- any other toys
something for personal hygiene
- toothbrush =henry
- bar soap =henry
something special
- a photo of us! :) [venny will help us develop one]
- stickers

*most stuff can be gotten from broadway fair or in the guild :) *

let me know what you can get :) if you have a shoebox @ home that you can spare, please let me know too.. lets continue to be a blessing to others in d midst of our busyness k? :) jiayou guys!!

Exam Exam !!

Hey guys, how's everyone doing recently ? I'm sure all of you are busy with your studies right now as the semester is coming to an end and exams are around the corner !! Here is the list of the exam timetable for our beloved cell members...Just keep each other in prayer during this period of exam ya ! (:

22nd Oct

• YueXing ~ Human movement prac

29th Oct

• YueXing ~ Human bio prac
• Eunice ~ Exercise Rehablitation

31st Oct

• YueXing ~ Psyc 1102
• YueXing ~ Neuroscience
• Shumin ~ Psychology

2nd Nov

• Henry ~ Mechatronics system
• Yvonne ~ Project management

3rd Nov

• Venny ~ Modelling and computer analysis for engineers
• Henry ~ Modelling and computer analysis for engineers
• YueXing ~ Human movement theory

4th Nov

• Lucas ~ Marketing and Society
  

5th Nov

• Eunice ~ Exercise science and disability
• YueXing ~ Human biology

6th Nov

• Eunice ~ Human functional anatomy
• Venny ~ Geomechanics
• Yvonne ~ Consumer behaviour

7th Nov

• Eunice ~ Ex prescription for social pop and circumstances

9th Nov

• Jennifer ~ Pro analysis
• Henry ~ Intro to offshore engineering
• Paul ~ Plant and animal biology

10th Nov

• Jennifer ~ Pro heat transfer
• Eunice ~ Human functional anatomy prac
• Venny ~ Engineering structures
• Henry ~ Heat and mass transfer
• Paul ~ Biometrics 1
• Wincy ~ Auditing

12th Nov

• Jennifer ~ Thermodynamics
• Paul ~ Earth & Environment: Terrestial Ecosystems
• Wincy ~ Finance principles

13th Nov

• Yvonne ~ Jap beginners 2
• Yvonne ~ Information systems management
• Shumin ~ Jap beginners 2

16th Nov

• Jennifer ~ Chemistry
• Wincy ~ Accounting decision analysis

There you go...please keep each other in prayer ya !! Leave all your burdens and worries to God...seek Him and you'll receive His blessings !! (: God bless you ! See you all soon (: Enjoy studying for your exams hehe...Before I stop, I just want to leave you all with a verse.

"Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Selah." [Psalm68:19]

With His love and mine,
*Venny*

Hi my dear cellies,

How’s everyone week going? I hope it’s going smooth for everyone!
Ya I know that the assignments datelines are coming nearer & nearer and some of us are super busy too!

Let’s relax on the Friday afternoon!
Awwww~ It's our LAST cell for this Sem!!! Really hope all of you could make it for our last cell! =D
Eunice is thinking, if anyone wanna go for a GOOD dinner out? or just go for Spring Feast? or cook at home?
Pls let us know!! :) What you all prefer! :)
Let's Vote!!

Curtin's Spring Feast will be on 16th Oct 09. We can have our refreshment there before cell!!!

For those who aren't familiar with Spring Feast, it's when students set up stalls to sell food.
Anyways, we'll be leaving for Curtin around 5pm. We will grab some food and get back in time for cell.

Cell for this week will be at 8pm! And also, we will buy back some food for those who cannot make it to the Spring Feast as refreshment after cell. :) Of course, we can buy back some food for ourselves too!
Hope you all get back to me soon! Those who are interested to go Spring Feast! Need to arrange transport. :)

And as the exams are coming SOON, do keep each others in prayer!
For those who haven’t given their final exam timetable to YueXing, pls forward to her. :D

See you all on Friday!!! Have a blessed week ahead!


With His love & mine,
Yvonne

Hello once again my dear cell members,

I just want to thank you all for coming to my baptism and supporting me through this important moment in my life. It is a memory that I will keep for the rest of my life and will be reminded of daily. And to be honest, I couldn't have done it without God as you all/most of you know I'm not the most eloquent speaker. As it came to my turn to speak I was really nervous but in my heart I was praying, "God, Your will be done and not mine" and somehow the fear was just gone. God answers prayers in ways that we don't expect and often leaves us in awe of His greatness. And just as Josh (Lim) shared in service, "the greatest miracle is a changed life".

And God just reaffirmed to me just how powerful prayer really is. The ability to heal, to encourage, to break down walls, to change a life! And as I write this post, I'm opening this blog for you all to submit your prayer requests. As a cell to keep each other in constant prayer. It could be something that happens to you over the week, someone you talked to? Anything you feel you need prayer for, can I encourage you to put it forward?

Eunice(Mummy)-

Lucas(bottomless pit)-

Venny(Geng pianist)-

Yvonne(Miss artistic:)-

Wincy(Sabo gamemaster)-

Janice(Ms. gentle hearted teacher)-

Paul(Tall and composed)-

Jennifer(Geng Kuih maker)-

John Lee(skaterboy)-

Jon Lim(aka salsa King)-

Yue Xing(Miley Cyrus fan)-

Demie(Miemie)-

Shumin(Crissan)-

Charmaine(Hardworker)-

Henry(Baptised! Hehe)-

Let our love be reflected and demonstrated during the week and in cell as well by lifting those people whom we care about up in prayer!

God bless,

Henry.

My my, It's been a while since the last blog post.

Hey Cell troops,

Henry coming to you from 1/7 Princess Road where food can always be expected to be plentiful and all is quiet at the moment(housemates asleep! sssh...). It has come to my attention that this week is extraordinarily busy for everyone. Present company included. I was in uni today and it only dawned on me that I have 1 assignment and 1 progress report to hand in on Thursday. So long to carefree nights.

While troubled with thoughts of submitting homework and meeting deadlines, I always look forward to cell. And seeing as we're all Chinese here, I assume that you all are aware of what's coming up this week. THAT'S RIGHT! MOONCAKE FESTIVAL!!!!!! More specifically, it is on Sat., 3rd October. So I finally get to fulfill one of my years-long(not lifelong) dreams of making mooncakes. The three flavours I'll be making for Friday are lotus seed(lian rong), sweet bean(dou sha) and taro/sweet yam. It's gonna be awesome I know it! In the spirit of things, I thought it'd be appropriate to set the theme for refreshments this week as 'CHINESE CUISINE'!!! Let's really show off our culinary skills and showcase the 5000 year old legacy passed down from our greatgreat......greatgrandfathers. All chinese food is welcome. I was planning on 4 dishes but if there are visitors coming, we might upgrade to 5. CALLING FOR WILLING VOLUNTEERS!!! This excludes Janice and Lucas who have work and thesis. No favouritism here:) Let me know what you think, if we have shortage in man power, I will adjust accordingly.

Also, I am happy to report that I'll be starting my One-Man-Assignment tomorrow. Please pray for me and my cousin, Jia Xin(the One-Man subject). I really hope to build a closer relationship with my cous. On that note, I hope every one will hold true to their word and really act on LOVE. I was reading the book and the something in the passage struck me. Jesus left us a new commandment to love one another. And I was thinking, what's so new about this? Didn't God give us this commandment way back when: Moses who received it on Mount Sinai and subsequently passed it on to the Hebrews? Reading on, in John 13:34 it says "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another." What struck me was as if God was telling me, "Now, I know how much you all like rules to set your life to, but it seems you have a tendency to break them from time to time. I created you not for rules, but for relationships and LOVE." And Jesus is the greatest living example of that.

"The Power of New"- A call to reject the habit of doing a set amount of things just for the sake of filling up a day and to inject a fresh new attitude, excitement, enthusiasm etc. into what we do everyday, because it's just that important. Think about it, you could be an educator and what you prepare on a daily basis has the ability to make or break some kid's interests in learning and education. An engineer who thinks daily of ways to improve the way things are. There's a saying that goes, "Things are only new for a day" and I agree with that, but you know what I say to that, "Renew your convictions, your vows, your relationships and your LOVE daily". Think back to your favourite show, how it makes you laugh and you find yourself saying, 'Ah, that never gets old'. Why's that? Simple, you love the show. Life should make you say the same.

Okay, enough blabbering from me. I reiterate, let me know who's bringing what. If anyone is interested in going for Perth Royal Show, let Paul know. And Paul, could you get the details like prices etc. It's hard to decide when we don't know all the facts. Keep each other in prayer for strength, wisdom and health. That in our weakness, God is strong to not just get us through our assignments but to do it excellently. Face it, "I can't do everything , but God can."

That is all. Until we meet again, continue to sharpen your instruments of LOVE- axe(acts) of love and kindness, a-mace-ing grace, spear(spare) of forgiveness. Ok, lame I know. I challenge you to think of more!!! Haha. Zhai Jian!! Zhai Jian!!

God bless,

Henry.

Don't Give Up

Here is a beautiful short story...would like to share with you guys ! Hope you enjoy it (:

One day I decided to quit...
I quit my job, my relationship, my spiritual walk...I wanted to quit my life.
I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.
"God", I asked, "Can You give me one good reason not to quit?"
His answer surprised me...
"Look around", He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?"
"Yes", I replied.
"When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them.
I gave them light.
I gave them water.
The fern quickly grew from the earth.
Its brilliant green covered the floor.
Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo.
In the second year the fern grew more vibrant and plentiful.
And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo.
He said, "In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed, but I would not quit.
In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. I would not quit." He said.
"Then in the fifth year, a tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant. But just 6 months later, the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall.
It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive.
I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle."
He asked me," Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots."
"I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you."
"Don't compare yourself to others."
He said," The bamboo had a different purpose than the fern. Yet they both make the forest beautiful."
"Your time will come", God said to me.
"You will rise high."
"How high should I rise?" I asked.
"How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return.
"As high as it can?" I questioned.
"Yes." He said," Give me glory by rising as high as you can."
I left the forest and brought back this story.
I hope these words can help you see that God will never give up on you.
Never, Never, Never Give Up !
For the Christians, prayer is not an option but it's and opportunity !
Don't tell the Lord how big the problem is, but instead tell the problem how great the Lord is !

Friends, God is telling us...Never give up in anything ! Although it may seems difficult or impossible at times, but, just trust in God...pray to Him ! I guarantee you that He can make everything possible ! Hope you will continue to seek for Him and have a better and deeper relationship with Him...God bless and see you around ! *Hugs*

~Venny~