yay! 1000 visitors

Yay! My counter says 1000 people have visited my humble little blog! Ok admittedly, 1000 people isn't that many - but it looks pretty cool hehe.. And plus, I am aware that a lot of these 'people' are me clicking back into my blog to write a new post or to make changes etc to the layout, but there are some crazy people out there who actually reckon my blog is worth them reading it! - so cheers you guys! and thanks for stopping by!

paul washer weekend

Paul Washer is a beast (as Timbo would say). Last night and this afternoon, I had the blessing of listening to two Paul Washer sermons - one for Regeneration and one for EVEReady Workshop. Both were really good. The Regen one was about marriage - and although it was mainly directed at the fellas, it was still very interesting and mentioned a lot of points about the marriage relationship that I never really thought about before. My first thoughts following that message were : 'Man, men have a LOT of responsibility in marriage!' and 'Thank God I'm not a man' hahaha... But I think the challenge for the girls (especially the girls like me) is that we have to submit, be gentle and love at ALL times... Sometimes it really feels as if God put these challenges directly aimed at the things I find hardest to do!

The EVEReady sermon was awesome too. For those who missed out, please take the time to listen to this sermon - it will only take an hour of your time, and it may be the difference between you going to Heaven or Hell (just cause you think you are a Christian, it doesn't mean that God sees you as one). The main point of it was that many people reckon they know Jesus - but the real question is does Jesus know them? This sermon convicted me quite a lot - and I just pray that I will really be able to make my life more like God would want it to be.

and just like that she was gone

I just said bye to my cousin Jie Aom. I can't believe that a year has already passed since she came over. We had dinner earlier tonight and we were just thinking about all the things we did when she first came to Perth and it seemed so long ago. But tomorrow at about lunch time, she will be on a plane heading back to Bangkok, and as quickly as she had come, she will be gone =( It never ceases to amaze me how people can spend such a short time in your life yet leave footprints in your heart that will remain forever. I thank God that He gave my brothers and I the blessing to really get to know and love one of our cousins who we never knew very well at all.

Jie Aom is leaving Perth as a non-Christian, but I thank God that she came as someone who didn't know anything about God and left knowing pretty much everything she could possibly know (with all of her questions answered by so many brothers and sisters here). I will keep praying for her, that even when she is in Thailand, and the odds are against her becoming a Christian, she will still have that faith and courage to put her life in the Lord's hands and become reborn into His kingdom.

Matthew 19:26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Acts 16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.


Jie Aom, if you read this, always remember what you have learnt in Perth. We all love you very much and will keep praying that you will one day come to know and experience the most pure, true, genuine and eternal love of Christ, and that you will accept Him into your heart as your personal Lord and Saviour, and then introduce Him to our relatives back in Thailand. See you soon!

EVEReady

OK blog-readers, following a challlenge from my bro to use my blog to publicise evangelism events - this is just a quick plug-arooney for the EVEReady Evangelism Workshop that is coming up THIS Saturday, 2pm @ Church (27 Ullapool Road, Mt Pleasant). The evangelism committee have organised a workshop on writing our own testimonies as well as an awesome sermon by Paul Washer.

Before you tell me you have more important things to do, or that you have already written your testimony before, or that you have heard Paul Washer's sermon before, or that you have too many assignments or tests, or that you haven't registered, or that you need to stay at home and do housework (I've heard them all before hahaha)... Please do think about going because:

1. There is nothing more important than doing God's work and trying to do it better is part of being a Christian
2. Even though you have written your testimony before - is it something you can use to witness to others? and has God not done anything more since you wrote it out the first time?
3. You can listen to your favourite song over and over again - so why not listen to a sermon a few times through (plus, you can discuss with other bros and sisters what you've have learnt in the sermon)
4. God honours those who honour Him - so invest some time for God, and God will invest some brain power for your tests and assignments!
5. You can still register now!! And even if you read this at 1:30pm on Saturday and you still haven't registered, your presence there is way more important than whether we know you are coming or not!!!
6. Housework, schmousework... Plan your morning to get things done and just GO in the arvo! A little dust never hurt no one anyways (except asthmatics!)

And in addition, it's gonna be great anyways! See you all there!!

her last week in Perth...

My cousin Jie Aom (her name is Aom, but I call her Jie Aom cos she is older than me - 'Jie' means big sis) will be leaving Perth on Thursday. I will be really sad to see her go back to Thailand because in the past year, my family and I have gotten to know her so much better. It was awesome to have her come over because we have been able to show her our life here in Perth, and we have also had the priveledge of bringing her to our church and sharing the Gospel with her.

I still remember when she came along to the National Youth Camp last December, and pretty much every time there was free-time there would be someone different sitting with Jie Aom talking about Christ and trying to answer all of her questions, and other brothers and sisters seeing this and then promptly going to a corner to pray for her - this is something that I will always hold dear to my heart (The love that so many of you have showed my cousin has been an encouragement to me and I am sure it has been an encouragement to her too). I loved how for the Amazing Race, out of all the people in her group, she was the one who had to teach her new team her theme verse!

I think Jie Aom is at the stage where she knows all that she needs to know - and is just waiting on God to give her the faith to believe and the courage to return to Thailand as a Christian (if she makes the decision to receive Christ). She has told me (and many others) that she only wants to believe in God when she feels that she can - and did not want to make the decision to do so for anyone else except for her self.

My burden for her salvation is so strong because I know deep down in my heart that she is the best chance that we have to reach out to my unsaved rellies in Thailand, and I am convinved that the reason why she came to Perth (whether she knows it or not) was to take that big step closer to salvation. I really believe that if she becomes a Christian, she will be used by God to evangelise to so many people in Thailand. If you have had the blessing to meet her, I think you will also see that she is really likeable but also smart and observant - which I reckon will make her an awesome witnesss for God.

I really thank God for working in her heart, because even in the last few days I think He has shown her many things that have helped her step closer and closer to Him. But at the same time, I am starting to wonder why God is taking so long with her too! I have to keep telling myself to wait on His timing and that He makes all things beautiful in His time. I just really keep hoping, praying and trusting God that He will bring her to come to know Jesus as her personal Lord and Saviour soon.

Psalms 27:14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

Please keep praying for Jie Aom's salvation and the salvation of my relatives in Thailand. Pray also for Thailand as a whole - that God will send a great spiritual revival.

happy mother's day!

To all the mum's out there - especially mine...

Happy Mother's Day!

My mum's an awesome chick! She is godly, beautiful, wise, loving, the BEST hugger, prayerful, funny, cute, easy-to-talk-to, elegant, friendly, caring, awesome-at-cooking (especially yummy thai food), forgiving, humble, honest and so much more! I love her heaps and while she's not here with me for Mother's Day (she's in Sydney right now) - I just wanna thank God for the coolest-mum-in-the-world!

A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ~Tenneva Jordan

The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness. ~Honoré de Balzac

I regard no man as poor who has a godly mother. ~ Abraham Lincoln

Boyz II Men - A Song for Mama Lyrics

You taught me everything
And everything you've given me I always keep it inside
You're the driving force in my life, yeah
There isn't anything Or anyone that I can be
And it just wouldn't feel right If I didn't have you by my side

You were there for me to love and care for me when skies were grey
Whenever I was down You were always there to comfort me
And no one else can be what you have been to me
You will always be - you always will be the girl in my life for all times

[Chorus: ]
Mama, mama you know I love you Mama,
Mama you're the queen of my heart
Your love is like Tears from the stars
Mama, I just want you to know
Lovin' you is like food to my soul

You're always down for me
Have always been around for me even when I was bad
You showed me right from my wrong
And you took up for me When everyone was downin' me
You always did understand
You gave me strength to go on

There was so many times looking back when I was so afraid
And then you come to me and say to me I can face anything
And no one else can do What you have done for me
You'll always be You will always be the girl in my life

Never gonna go a day without you
Fills me up just thinking about you
I'd never go a day without my mama

girls day out

This morning, the girls of Regneration and Youth180 took to South Perth in the morning to have brekky on the foreshore. It was a beautiful morning spent with even more beautiful sisters! Here are some pics!

The brothers had their own breakfast an hour earlier hosted by my brothers. You can see what they got up to here or here.

Psalms 133:1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

For anyone out there who is interested, the latest Sola Fide Newsletter which was distributed at church last night, is also available online here. Happy Reading! And thankyou to all who contributed!