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The Rise of The Js

Posted on | December 4, 2009 | 1 Comment

I think ultimately the best thing that anyone can get out of this is finding and realizing who they really are in God. And that alone is the factor that changes lives completely

Oh, finally! I'm back in action from a 4 day trip to Chiang Mai. Frankly, it was just okay, couldn't wait to come back, haha! Malaysia rocks socks okay! But of course I have to be grateful that I even have a chance to go on a holiday. In fact there was something God wanted to tell me through this holiday but I'll leave it to another post to talk about that.

Now to my post today! =) I am already starting to feel guilty for my previous post, so 18+ rated, haha! But it's funny. Anyway, I'm out of topic again! Wow.... On a random note, did you know that Malaysia just trashed East Timor (yea I know.... like where is that right? haha!) 11-0 in the SEA Games football preliminaries? haha! Can't believe I am out of topic again! =P

As my butt continues to ache throughout my northern Thailand holiday, I just can't stop thinking about the whole short but fruitful and fun Prima Selayang trip we had with the Form 1s and 2s. The complaining of the work, the saboing of each other, the Johanan-where-the-heck-are-you, the awesome buttball session (yes, amazingly... like how your legs can ache after games of football, my butt ached after buttball! lol!), the fun in rain and most importantly, the lesson we all brought back about poverty and the need for a helping hand in this society we're living in.

Other than that there was this bunch of crazy and passionate (If I may put it) form 2 people, I call them the Js (yes, just came out with it! haha!). Til today I have no idea how I came to know them. I think I knew them as individuals first before I saw them coming together to take over the world, haha! So there's Janice (whom somehow is widely agreed to look like me, NOT TRUE), Jaclyn (used to know her as Dylan's sister), Jedida (used to be known as Jemimah's sister), Justin (used to know her him also as Alicia's brother), Selena (we'll just take that she has a 'J' somewhere in her name), John (also known as the small John Lim)... and some more... but yea, you get the idea of why 'The Js'. And I've come to know most of them better than I used to lately.

Looking at how they are all fired up for God with the desire to start serving really brings me back memories. As Alex puts it,?I had my fair share of Slim River mission trip and that WAS a life changing one, not just to me, but I believe also the whole bunch who went. We came back CHANGED (and our beloved Missions Director was one of them too, hehe).

Ahh can't believe it was 2 years ago. 2 sharp years man! dude I'm getting old! It was 2 years ago when it all started for me. I wouldn't wanna go into the loong story again but it was also the end of Form 2 when I made my decision to give up everything that I had and start to follow after God and everything that He had in stored for me. It was a tough decision, but He kept coming up to me til I said yes okay God I'll do it, I'll quit this thing that supposedly has a promising 'future' for my high school life and I will serve You. And man, although it's just 2 years, I can say my life could never be as awesome if I had not obey God at that time.

So from a shy-sit-at-the-corner-in-church dude to a lame-leader-dude-that-looks-like-Janice I became in 2 years... hahaha! Not exactly that. But anyway, I was changed upside down if I could put it that way. I dare to speak my thoughts, I dare to do stuff (which has nothing negative in them please) and I made an enormous bunch of awesome friends that I never could have known. There are lots more that this article is not able to contain, but all I can conclude is that coming out of comfort zones and trusting in God played a very big role. Something that is also very encouraging to see new people going to mission trips and coming back with.

Yea, after that form 2 year end and that ultimate decision made. Form 3 was legendary, despite PMR, definately. (Which reminds me, I'm looking at SPM in the coming year already, gosh). Thank God for the awesome group of friends I?served with the whole time, we had different stories but we started off at almost the same time. We grew in God together, experienced God together and we encouraged each other though not directly but by looking at how each other are doing. Yup, we grabbed every chanced we had to serve as well.

Well, this post is not so much about me but I really wanna grab this chance to encourage these awesome bunch of Form 2 peeps (that reminded me of us the not-so-oldies) to not stop serving. This is just a starting for an awesome walk with God ahead that you would never ever regret. Lots to learn, lots to see and most importantly a long way to go/grow. Oh, and Welcome To THE LIFE, people! =D

I think ultimately the best thing that anyone can get out of this is finding and realizing who they really are in God. And that alone is the factor that changes lives completely.

John 10:10 (Amplified Version)
I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of.

And as Malaysians who are proud of their language

Yohanes 10:10
Aku datang supaya manusia mendapat hidup, iaitu hidup yang kelimpahan.

I should change the title to The Rise of The Js for the glory of the awesome J.

Nowonder Js rock la... Someone had it first. hahaha! Not to mention 'another one' *points to self* too. hehehe....

JoFan. Told ya Alex... haha! Too awesome.

PS: If you are wondering what happened to the gang of people I 'grew up with' in the past year, well... still kicking and rocking da house down. Example, quote Jemimah, 'zkay is in DA HOUSE'.

You guys are right, this IS the song of the season. Brings to real tears.

I search for You God of strength
I bow to You in my brokenness
And no other King could have so humbly come
To save my soul and heal my heart

I have nothing more than all You offer me
There is nothing else that?s of worth to me

I love You Lord
You rescued me
You are all that I want
You?re all that I need

I pray to You God of peace
I rest in You my cares released

In Your freedom I will live
In Your freedom I will live
I OFFER DEVOTION, I?OFFER DEVOTION

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  1. Selena
    December 13th, 2009 @ 8:25 am

    Figured I'd be the first and leave a comment! :D I liked your post, btw! I'm SO going to share it on Facebook. Thanks for the encouraging post here, JoFan! (And if Alex is reading this, thanks for the email!)

    man, I have so, so, so, so, so, SO much more to say here. But I have to go.. For service today (see time and date)!

    Thanks HEAPS! I absolutely LOVE In Your Freedom! Janice and I were singing it non-stop that Sunday.

    P.S. I will comment again. Till then!

    Peace!

    - Selena :)

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