i dont think ive realised how much i missed having her around till today. i mean, it has always been the occasional talks here and there during church, or after work, but i havent met up with her for just shopping/coffee for way too long. i still remember how i used to have a day set aside after exams for the twins. it just stopped, after mg. then again, alot of things just stopped after mg. alot of people disappeared. typical cross junction of your life type thing. owell.
so there. i met ning for shoppping and coffee. shopping for a dress for da ge's wedding next fri. and we ended up at gloria jeans. it was funny, she wanted to say that she was jean when they were taking down her name for her order. haha. darn it, we should have. im certain that we would have gotten a discount. they were clearly overstaffed, but at the very least, service was good. i ordered a pumpkin ravioli mushroom pasta, and he turned to the girl next to him and went,"pumpkin!" and so i burst out laughing commenting how tight they were as colleagues, calling her pumpkin. haha. got everyone there for a bit. nice. my place, my cafe, it had better not disapppoint.
we talked about issues we had about church. it was refreshing to finally find someone who had almost the same sentiments i had about GMC. i mean, yea, our youths dynamic. worships/creative arts ministry is booming. but when it comes to your own personal growth and walk with God, i cant rattle along chanting about the wonders of how the spirit is moving within church. i always had a problem with youth. one of the main reasons why i left cell. and YF altogether. i mean, we all grew up knowing about the common trend in church. how people leave during JC/poly/army, and come back after probably mid way uni. everyone knew it. but i never really understood why till i got there myself. everyone gets so judgemental. and they easily label anyone they wish to. its fustrating. whether or not your brother/sister in christ is doing something that isnt pleasing to GOd, there shouldnt even be that tinge of judgement. of putting the person down. of having that, im in the elite squad, im a good kid, and ure just bad, bad bad. it shouldnt work that way! we're a freaking church, a family. not some organisation or association. we're bounded by God's love, and not by a typical standard-of-living laws you guys set. so its ok if the person leaves church, trusting that he'll come back after he's had his fun? and what if the person never returns? ure gonna lose that one soul just because you think he wasnt good enough? ridiculous. in that case, if staying out late, clubbing, drinking etc. is bad. my as well not watch movies, listen to music or anything at all. banish pop culture in its entirety, why dont you. urgh!
it gets so annoying! even my bestfriend in church left a couple of years back. he turned gay and never returned. so if thats what u want, fine. by all means. having a youth group made up of complete angels is what you desire anyway.
a couple of years back, when i was so bent on changing church, how i wanted to root myself in foochow since ive grown much more than i have ever did my entire life in grace. but something just didnt let me go. personal principles perhaps. never believed that changing church was an option. just like how i was telling wayne and the rest at camp, or how i was sharing with ning just now. and its true! you want the change, spark the change in your very own church. but its oh so difficult. worse still when you dont have a single person to back you up. bahh...
butt..
now ive got ning. very soon, id have en back too. hahaha. we can form an alliance. we shall rule the world! hur hur hur. haha. im sure we will. sigh. we really need to pray. i belive there is nothing in the world that could possibly change the hearts of these people apart from God himself. who knows what the upcoming year holds. i might just start going back to cell. since our batch is sort of taking charge. yay! haha. that would be exciting :) woot!