10 days is a relatively long period of time, but it can also be a really short period of time, depending on what's coming up after the 10 days. since last wednesday, i haven't been back to camp. no, i'm not going AWOL or anything, it's just that i was hospitalised and ended up with a wonderful 7-day MC starting Friday. so i had an awesome free week-long break from camp. now i really am dreading going back. i was just getting used to civilian life again and the very thought of having to adjust back to camp life is just depressing.
nevertheless, i guess i shouldn't complain. i guess the heat exhaustion was really a blessing in disguise. i had a 10-day break from camp and it was the most awesome feeling ever. now alas, the time is up and i have to return. i think we should really always thank God for everything that happens to us. sure i could have asked Him, why God, did you allow me to have heat exhaustion and then have to be hospitalised and have them give me IV drips? i think maybe God wanted me to have a break. haha. but i feel so much more refreshed after this week's rest, not just physically but also spiritually as well. despite spending most of the time at home, i managed to do publicity for Livewire's 2nd anniversary, which was a video, invite, poster and powerpoint slides. it was quite a feat and i feel great getting back into ministry work. also, this week coincided with alot of exciting things happening in church: the launch of 3 Life Groups in the Young Adults, and the multiplication to 8 Life Groups in Livewire. it feels so exciting that the church is growing and that i have a role to play in it. i guess the army is not only an intellectual but also a spiritual desert, sapping the life out of you. i dread returning, but unfortunately, i must.
shall end the post here, and i know usually i end by putting lyrics of songs that are stuck in my head for that moment, but i can't think of any song now, but this video is just adorable:
Wild Swans - Jung Chang
The Life You Always Wanted - John Ortberg
21: How Six Students Took Vegas For Millions - Ben Mezrich
John 3:16 - Max Lucado
Geopolitics: A Very Short Introduction - Klaus Dodds
The New Asian Hemisphere: The Irresistible Shift of Global Power to the East - Kishore Mahbubhani
Malaysian Politicians Say the Darndest Things, Vol. 1 - Amir Muhammad
The Post-American World - Fareed Zakaria
Life on the Edge - James Dobson
The Case For Christ - Lee Strobel
International Relations: A Very Short Introduction - Don Wilkinson
Just Like Jesus - Max Lucado
Fireseeds from Korea to the World - Nils Witmer Becker
Prayer: the Key to Revival - Dr. Yonggi Cho
If You Want to Walk On Water, Get Out Of the Boat - John Ortberg
In The Grip of Grace - Max Lucado
The Shape of The World To Come - Laurent Cohen-Tanugi