The day I turn Eighteen Is….

The day I woke up and found myself,
The day I expect but haven’t ready for it.
The day I smile and never want to stop doing it.
The day I feel wired for people call me adult,
The day I feel getting old but also growing.
The day I pray and give thanks for everything above.
The day I remember the moment but not the day,
The day had not change but carry this cross~


"This is the day the Lord hath made:
Let us rejoice and be glad in it."
Psalms 118:24

College Encounter Meeting~

The college counter week end in this morning, there is so many people graduating eh~ I realize the light in this room is so bright… The World is going to be changed in this very generation~ Do you believe you can be part of this? Praying, praying, don’t stop praying~ The Sound in this room is strong, and mighty~ there is something here in this room… just amazing!! Well, I’m not a college student but there is so much I had learn just sitting there~ Learn to have fun, they made the "fire-tunnel" well, I should of have my camera with me Lol The song we sing…I think it call "Song to nations" It is such a powerful song! There are so many needs out there, to the world, there are children dying of hunger, diseases… ya I know people will say well, it is not we don’t want to do something…but~ Hey stop there, this is not a generation just sit and watch, something must be done! Jesus had not come to be part of the World; Jesus had come to save the World~ the Mighty Savior!! The question is… Would you be part of this?

Leadership Meeting plus weekend report~

It been amazing week, well I haven’t really learn a lot, trying to express a lot~ I don’t even know where to start here Lol I think I’m really tired of living here in this place because of the "environment" here… Well, I know I shouldn’t lose heart, but just for awhile… I want to go out have some fresh air eh~ it is the Thursday and I know there is a leadership vision meeting at church. I really want to go, but really…I’m pretty close to broken…don’t have any much money *Well, I can’t move the saving in the bank*~ I can only make two trips to the church, so ya~ and I know for sure my dad is not going to drive me. I phone Lois, I said I’m coming to church but I don’t have a way back~ *ya, I know that’s not really smart~* I’m thinking should I ask him to let me stay over-night at the college place. But well, I shouldn’t…so ya I said, I’m coming anyway. So I’m all ready to go…. And the phone ring again, Lois ask me if I want to stay at his place~ Hey, thanks God! I haven’t been wanted to go to church so bad for a long time Lol~ ya, I just want to come… There is a lot of people here eh~ I’m little late but thankful Lois save me a site~

Well, I just know it is a leadership meeting, but I didn’t really know wt’s about Lol well…leadership~ Yeah, Pastor Brian said, ‘You’re right, it is all about leadership Lol’ I had always amazed how they started the church, it is really start with impossible and become the Hillsong Church today~ The leadership is really important, the key to united~ The vision of the church must be clean and united, so that every part of the church is united together. The power of leadership is far more than imagine. Jesus talks about if there is divide against its own Kingdom is not going to stand. Vision is important, the one direction the way to goal. But in the same time if there is more than one vision can make the unity depart~ it is needed to have the vision, together we have power, to make a different!

I think to be a leader doesn’t really have to be "oh~ see that guy from the top…" A great leader never control people, a great leader lead people~ There is something special about this guy, ya~ there is something you can follow, and that’s what Jesus is like~ There is something about this man… There is something about the words he spoke… There is something about the works he does… what is it made people to follow? I will tell you what it is…It is Love for Love is the greatest~ In 1 Corinthians 13, it said "Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoice whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never losses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance…Three things will last forever- faith, hope, and love- and the greatest of these is Love. Whom I trust? Trust in the Lord! What does my hope came from? It came from the Lord, the Maker of Heaven & Earth. What is Love? He is Love!! And God’s Love is the Greatest!! See people follow, caz they needed this unfailing love~ Yeah! Come on~ As we grow in the relationship with God, you can be a leader too, caz God’s Love is in you, and people can follow~

Well, I’m not going back for the night, so I go with Lois~ Jonathan made us a really great meal for supper~ Thanks you Jonathan! We talk about a lot of stuffs that night, about what’s been happen at my dad’s place… ya~ that’s don’t turn out so good, and we talk about college… that one I really had some good advise from Jonathan and Lois~ Some of the things I really want to share with you guys~ For those don’t know my stories I been really walk this Christian life just about two years… It been really amazing years I would say… my life had totally changed around and I really thank Jesus for all the things he had done! I think as a Christian our focus had always and will be always focus on Jesus!! It is true that you’re going to Heaven through Salvation in our Lord Jesus Christ but you must change your mind set~ Paul said in book of Romans, the transforming of mind-set, and I think that’s very big part of our Christian walk…to my life~ See you made your choice to follow Jesus, and that’s a moment your new life~ But Jesus also said, "Take up your cross and follow me… that’s a matter of daily" Do you still remember that moment God given to you? And what happen next? You just hold on your life until you go to Heaven? No~ I don’t think so… Have you forgotten something? We are called to follow Jesus and not just that moment but everyday of our life! Friends~ Take up your cross and follow Him!!

Well, I think I changed the topic Lol Anyway Lol… Jonathan talked about listening to the voice, the true voice of Jesus, maybe there is things you miss understand, maybe it wasn’t the right timing, I know what’s he is saying really~ I just don’t understand sometimes what do I really want? Ya~ I know bible college is the way but if right I didn’t have peace to do it yet maybe there is things you need to deal with~ Of caz I known, God is not a god that help you escape; God is a God stand with you with the mountains! Few days ago I receive my PR proved letter… *for those don’t know my stories, my dad went to Australia two years ago and get re-marriage, he told me to come to Australia, but I refuse to…so many times, but finally I end up coming~ It take far more time than I expect to get the paper work done…* And now, just holding that paper, I really said to myself, same like been so long…long long summer~ Is there wt I’m looking for? No… I know there are like million and million people from China want to have a chance like me, but to be honest I can give it up~ I can not change the name on that paper… well, God have his plan, and no one can change that~

This morning we have Hillsong Men and Women happening in the two buildings~ I don’t really remember what I did Lol ummm I read the Words that morning~Reading the Words Andy… The renewing of mind is from studying the Words~ Well, to me something reading seem like ummm just reading~ like not thinking Lol Well, today I spend my afternoon reading the New Testament, from beginning and go through the chapters… As I really read the Words, I realize there are things I never notices ummm I think most the people looking for answer while the read the bible, but I think I’m more looking for a question~ Come on it is hard to understand every part of the Words, but remember the time will come for you to truly know what it means~ Well, A question eh~ What is it really? In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. The Word gave life to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. (John 1:1-5) Word is the Jesus, his Word is light~ It said if there is light…there is not more darkness, so the question is do you want this light? In time you feel down, darkness is surround you…Is your heart open to let this light shine through you?

To the Kingdom of Heaven~

I was watching the DVD Bonus of the Hillsong Mighty To Save, Worship Creative Pastor Darlene Zschech. Ya~ She is really amazing singer, I remember the very first time I seen her singing, I can feel the passion through the songs she song…. Something more than just a song~ She talk about the topic of Worship~ What is Worship? What is it really, it seems like is on every Christian lips, we sing songs, we dance…. What is it? It has always be a heart issue, in Old Testament, God told Abraham to offer his only son… Can you imagine, with such old age, and now you going to offer your only son you been always dreaming of? But Abraham is a true worshiper, he obey God’s will, that’s what the heart of worship~ David talk about all the creations will come together and worship our God~ It is not an experience, not a feeling, it is something you’re create for. Every creations is mean to bring Him Glory~

Not a song, not just a song…it is far more than a song, it is not about how great the ministry look like, how great the music sound, or to show off your talent~ Worship had always been and will always been about Jesus, Jesus taught us to serve, to be a servant~ Your have gifts, you have given so much~ and now go and serve~ Jesus, Serving, God’s glory is always part of Worship, it is a moment where Man & God can be share to joy, the glory~ I think we are so easy to stand in self-center, ‘This is my Church, This is my ministry, it is mine~ mine…’ No no no~ Remember who you are, as a Children of God, as a servant~ To bring him glory, to worship Him~

I went over to the field tonight, to the place I can sing some songs, to worship my God~ In the middle of the city ya Lol I buy a jar of Coca-Cola with me, I think I told people about me drink Coca-Cola while I’m sad… today is different, today is time to renew the mind~ There is lot more to do but it all start with a decision to make! I know I have a lot of things in mind, over and over again I been down, up, down, up~ I want to find out Who I am…I know, but I want to be more than just knowing. I want to stand~ Here is my heart again, my mind, my soul, change me by the Power of the Living Spirit! The Power that breaks through depressions, evil thoughts, the Power bring healing to the sick~ The Power that rise Christ from the Death! Be sure of Who You Are~ take up that Cross and follow!

This Coca-Cola Lol ~ To the Kingdom of Heaven, His will be done~ On Earth as it is in Heaven!

Don’t prayer…just receive it~

I remember the guy speaking at the meeting, talking about the Holy Spirit~ He said, don’t prayer…just receive it~ The very first feeling to me is like, not to prayer eh~ what did he mean by not praying?? I really confuse here Lol I know the Spirit live in us, but what is that mean? Back to Genesis, before the world was form there is the Spirit of God, it is here at the beginning…it always has~ Jesus said, I given you the Spirit, he know everything from God, hey so can you said you know everything through the Spirit from God? Yeah~ You got it! And you don’t have to do anything, you just have to receive it~ Don’t prayer, just receive it~ here I’m not saying not to prayer… I think he is saying ‘just take it’. It is the Spirit chosen you, and come to you! God your father had always been a giver, he give you health, give you riches, give you the friends you need….so as the Spirit~ As you receive it, you can give it to other! Life is not the matter of how much you taking in, but how much you giving out~
One of the topics here really remains me…. Since you receive the Spirit of the Lord, you’re given a new heart~ new creation! But it is only a new beginning; there is more to do, more to work on~ Paul talks about this in the book of Romans. Spiritual mind is life and peace. You have to renew your mind; your heart is good fill with the Spirit, but your old mind set will lead you into the same problems over and over again~ So once you mind has been renewed, you will see God’s brightest further for ya!

I had always wondering why is it so hard to take the things from my head to my heart~ See I might be confusing you but there is what happen… You know about the bible, you go to church… sound like something in mind…in the head~ But God is not looking for that, he had always been looking for your heart~ The Spirit lived in your heart, he will guide you, he will show you the picture of ‘The Holy One’. So many Christian been limited here, they said things like ‘Oh~ I wish I can be that great preacher but I don’t think I’m brave enough to do that or I wish I can be that person go on a mission trip but I don’t got the money’ No no no~ You don’t have to look far See if you understand who you are, and truly believe the Spirit of the Living God lives in you! Is in you! You’re like wa? Lol If God place your passion to become a youth pastor, you don’t have to look far, don’t compare to people out there, or lack of anything~ Because if God gave you that passion to serve the youth…Is In You! The youth pastor…The Great Person you want to be…The Living Spirit is in you! Don’t look out, but look in~ Your heart- To where your passion is, to where Jesus is~ To be like him! Never even let anyone take away that passion from you, Never even trade that to money, to what’s worldly, because this is not about the world, it is about You& God, Go for it, moving on~ I prayer you will find out that person in you~ everything through your passion…In your life~ that you might show the glory of God!!
~ Love God, Love life, Love people~

College Meeting

Today I went over to the church early morning, I woke up about 6 a.m. it is like the earliest in the record Lol Well, today there's a meeting for all the college student, Tahiti told me to come over so I went there~*I'm not even a college student Lol* Oh well, it been fun joining them anyway, sing some songs, dance around Lol To tell the true I don't feel totally into it~I don't know why...sound like something missing, like fall back to there again~I'm confusing you? You're right Lol Well, I don't really pay attenation to the speaker really, he talk about the Holy Spirit, tak it and releasing of the Spirit~First I'm like wt is this guy doing? Caz he is actually blowing and pushing people, ask for the Holy Spirit?? So confusing, wt's he talking about?? I'm like not in a good mood, falling asleep~ By the time he speak of healing, he asked if there is anyone here being heal by God before, there is five people went up there, and one of the girl catch my attention, she injured her back badly and arm before, people told her she will never be heal, but she did~ He speak of the true there, no one want to go back to the 'time' of pain, stress, darkness~And now God heal you, there is sth in you, and as you recieve it~you give it away! So he ask the other five people need healing, and they pray for those people. People had been heal now pray for those need heal~The moment of pain, the moment of stress, I heard people crying out, crying out from inside...it keep hitting me, there's something in here~I seem like understand wt's he is saying~The Holy Spirit is here! No matter how you feel no right, your mind is mess, your image is not clean... The Spirit is here, as Jesus promised. The Spirit is with you Always~

Evening Service

Well, I don't really remember wt happen that day, but there is a moment I went up to the stage, they'll praying for people breaking through depression, rejection...a lot of request, and I went up, these days I would say it is hard to focus on the main things, or maybe there is too many things to focus on~I realize I'm so easy to fall into the thinking part...it is not bad to think but the point is not trap by it~So ya I went up there, and after the service there is baptism, again I seen people making their desicion here, one of the thing is...there is wt's about~the passion, the life-changing~!

Sunday Afternoon~

Well, it is a burning hot out there~ I go with David *the guy drive me to church* for lunch, we went over to the Westfield *the shopping center* we meet some people from church too, and I go with the other guy I knew before. It is kinda of random me sitting there~ oh well, I end up doing window shopping Lol ya fun~ but not unless playing soccer all day yesterday...so sore here Lol out of shpae...caz I'm fat isn't it Lol Ohhh~ ya and we drive to church for the evening service.

Week review

Sunday Church~

Well, this time I woke up so early and it should be good Lol I walk down the train station and the door is shut, is shut~~ Ohhhh, they close the station for repair Lol Bus, yes bus~ Ohhh so slow Lol Finally took me to Parramatta. Today I'm going to check out the Chinese Extention Service, they have different Service like Spainlish, and Japanese. I contact the Pastor there and one of the guy going to pack me up from Parramatta. So I get there, and it is funny seeing Chinese writing again, I don't think I been to a Chinese Church like that before Lol Well, the more surprise would be the song is in Chinese, Ohhh~ funny but cool Lol Well, they have translation to the words here, kind of confusing to me Lol Well, it was cool being here anyway~

Casting Crowns~ Praise You In This Storm

I was sure by now

That You would have reached down

And wiped our tears away

Stepped in and saved the day

But once again, I say "Amen", and it's still raining

As the thunder rolls

I barely hear Your whisper through the rain

"I'm with you"

And as You mercy falls

I raise my hands and praise the God who gives

And takes away

I'll praise You in this storm

And I will life my hands

For You are who You are

No matter where I am

Every tear I've cried

You hold in Your hand

You never left my side

And though my heart is torn

I will praise You in this storm

I remember when

I stumbled in the wind

You heard my cry

You raised me up again

My strength is almost gone

How can I carry on

If I can't find You

As the thunder rolls

I barely hear You whisper through the rain

"I'm with you"

And as Your mercy falls

I raise my hands and praise the God who gives

And takes away

I lift my eyes unto the hills

Where does my help come from?

My help comes from the Lord

The Maker of Heaven and Earth

I really love this song, because it talk about how I really feel through the hard time, the time nothing seem right, I found myself in this storm... I pray to God, but it is still raining. Nothing seem changed, I'm about to give up... I barely hear Your whisper through the rain..."I'm with you" Friends I want you really listen to the song and read the words here...
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Week review~

Well, I haven’t really been typing these days Lol Being lazy here~ I think I will just talk about what been happen these days…The last weekend was Men’s Conference and that was amazing, thousands men gather, *kind of like promise keeper~ together we speak of how to be a great~ Friends, Husbands, and Fathers…the more how to be a great Men that God call us to be! Kevin talk about The Boldness of Men, speaking of boldness, did you know there is a different between being aggressive and being boldness? Boldness does not mean being loud, it does not mean living over power or living with angry. Bold is strong without being aggressive. A aggressive man act with fear, frightening women & children, they quick to judge, sound loud but when it come to problem they more like saying things but not doing it. *To tell the true here, for one moment I think he is talking about my dad…*

Bold don’t mean loud, it leads without being aggressive, bold enough to live! Bold is pro-act and many men could do so much to change but they didn’t. Women does not respect aggressive men, caz they’re boring *OHhhh Burn Lol* It turn out they are more like your mother than your husband~ A Bold men is ready to go to war, fearless to fight. Communicate, decision to make~ To fight for your relationship, to fight for your family, to fight for your job, to fight for your dream, oh~so many things you can fight for. Being Bold, make clean from negativity. Isn’t that all the Father want to do that? Protect our family from negativity, there is so many things going on out there the world, so stay for your boldness, to show them a better way with the Words of God, being a bold men, the Man of God~

I remember one of the night my auntie*my dad’s step wife’s sister...so complex lol* phone by, she want to talk to her sister so I hand her the phone…as I look into her eyes I know this is something not right~ I heard her said something about the bible…something Jesus, she said she didn’t know about it, so I signal and reach for the phone, she give it to me *But one of the thing I really get uncomfortable is that she said in front of us, ‘Leave this to the professional…’ whatever that mean, I don’t like people saying that~* So I pick up the phone and went to my room, she want to know the verses where Jesus talk about if a man lost one of his sheep, he will leave and looking for the losing sheep. I look for my bible but I couldn’t find it…To tell the true here, I don’t really know where it is in the bible. Lol*And all the people say, Oh~Andy Lol* Well, what should I do here, pray Andy Pray, to tell the true, these days I been struggle with the Words, because I couldn’t really say I believe in the Words, but the question is, how would you believe in the Jesus but not the Words? I have this conversation with my friend, the Words is the living Words, and there is the Power in the Words. In the book of John 1:1, it said, ‘In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God. And the Word was God.’ The word was God eh? My friend said, it is the living Words, it is not that the Words limited God but the Son of Man spoke in Power of Spirit so that the Words can be the living Words. I really don’t know what’s my struggle is, but that moment I know she been through some hard time here, and she need my help. So I pray, I pray that I will find the Words, the Living Words. I believe in the Living Words so I might help the need. As I turn to my bible, I find it! It’s in Matthew 18:12~ I pray for her after, and really I’m not any professional, I’m just a servant~

I start to get little sick here, not good~ Catch a cold or something, ya…not good Lol I got a lot of things done, well to me ya, finally get my bank account here, I apply for job at the coffee house, but haven’t hear from them reply yet. I find out information about the colleges and schools online, I might take part time college here, and full time bible college. So ya, that would be really busy if I go that~ But well, somehow I lose some motivate, but thanks for friends here, and their encouragement~ Just yesterday I’m being sick, killing my voice… ya not good…people pray for me, somehow I don’t really feel good, just one of those days. Later on, I go online and talking to my Cousin and friends, I found out they were not doing so good neither, but I know there is a way here. I wrote to them, I spoke the Words I know, no matter how my mind confuse, how my mind mess up. I know the Words, I know my Faith, from the very deep of my heart~ In time I’m not sure, in time I’m down, I know who’s had told, I will praise you in this storm~

Men's Conference~ Day 1

Morning~ Parramatta

I woke up early morning and went to Parramatta, the city center. Okay today is a new day, and there is so much to do ~Fire On. I went over to the immigration office, do that, and they said my name is on the computer, hmm good news but still got to wait till a month or so to get the actually P.R. So ya, I got my tax number done, which will send to me in a week, and I visit an other the bank. Well, pretty much the lady there think I’m twenty something again*the joke never get old Lol* well they said the same thing after all, *need money for the starting account~ No money no talk Lol Well, that’s not so bad overall, I got a lot of stuff in today Lol

Today is Men Conference, it is like a event just for men Lol Friends, Father, Husband gather together~ I suppose to get something from the church, but seem like I got a problem here. Few days I ago, I phone over and check with the office, but they didn’t have my name on the computer. So sound like there is a problem and I might not able to get in Lol Well the conference start at night, at this point I just wondering around Parramatta, as I walk by the town hall, there is a guy playing his guitar. Oh~ I know that songs, it is from Casting Crown Lol I sat down and listen~ and there’s an other guy came to me, “Hey I’m here to share my great friend Jesus Christ to you~” That’s random Lol but I’m 99% sure they’re from Hillsong, and I heard the college student get to go down to street like that before. So ya, his name Oystein from Eupore. First year bible college, really cool guy, we have some talk, he pray for me after~ * Don’t you think it is good idea to go down to street and talk about Jesus?* I think it is hard, because most the people don’t want to talk about God, and is hard for you to really see whom to talk to~* There is an other to guy here & Sky is the one singing with the guitar.

We have some stories to share~ one guy speaking to two men and talk about God, and the two men smiling and said, “We’re police.” He is like shock …Lol *Caz they not wearing uniform* that’s very funny Lol But he continuous, you know even they’re police~ One of the guy talk to a woman, she is with her son, she said she has lost everything; her husband broke in her house and stole everything from the house. She could go to sleep at night because she is fear of losing her son…one of our guys give her five dollars, she doesn’t want that, but we told her just to take it, for your son~ Well friends, one thing I know is true, you will always see the poor out there, but are you willing to help these people. Is your eyes open?

Oystein took me to the church, well, I don’t know if they will let me in Lol I went to the front table and check with the people there. Hmm we don’t have my name… Grrr the whole story come with me handing the application in the wrong table. And I lose the receive Lol Oh man~ This is not good and I really want to get in… There is like an hour before it starts and Sky introduced my some new people. One of them is a college student here~ Fun people. My cell phone ring, and the lady speaking, said they might find something from you here. *Oh~ That’s good news* I finish up my super and went up there. Oh ya~ The youth group people finally found my data… the very last minute Lol Praise God~ So ya, I seen John there and some other people, yeah~ I got reserve seat Lol It is pretty amazing, thousands men but ya hmmm wired because you don’t see girl around Lol

Men's Conference

The conference started~ I really like the stage design there Lol Christmas theme with Green & White Hey~ WCC Lol The opening is so cool~ Lighting & Fire, they really put a lot of time to put this all together Lol So ya, the two speaker here is amazing Lol Kevin & Casey Treat from Washington~ These guys were so amazing~ Leading church of thousand people eh? No~ there is something more than that, it is their mind set~ Casey is speaking tonight and this guy, the very first time I heard him from before hmmm his voice is …funny Lol hey com on~ like monkey Lol Okay trying to be serious here Lol* He talk about the book of Romans. In Romans 8:5 said, “Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit.” So here, if you stay with your fresh, your sin nature, you’re controlling by desire of sexual, anger… and these things lead to death. But live by the Spirit gave you the things that God instead for you, is sacrifice, serving, loving~ for sinful nature lead to death but the power of Spirit lead to life & peace! Paul speaks about renewing your mind set, your soul by the power of the Holy Spirit. Mind set is important, because as Christ said, “Spirit is willing but body is weak.” So here, questions like why would bad things happen to Christian? Why would he do such and such…? Don’t you think that’s something related to you? Is your mind set in the right thing?

In the story of Luke 15, a son took his father’s properties and gone, to have fun~ and he spend all his money…and end up sleeping the pigs~ In verse 17 it said, “when he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, at home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger!” Came to his senses eh? And then it go on the son go back to his father, and the father welcome him gladly, the joy of finding his son, in verse 23, “Kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast, for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life.” So here the father said his son has dead? No he’s still living, why would he said he has dead? To be death~ to be separate. Separate from the father. Here what do you think causes the son go back to his father? It said “when he finally came to his senses…” He came to himself, to his right mind~ When you come to right mind, you start think how to go with life and that’s the time things started to change. Sinful thinking~ Sinful life- Death; Spiritual thinking~ Spiritual life- Fullness of life!!

What change can you made? Have you even ask question like that? That’s not a question you ask, that’s would be a question for the animals~ Why? Because the dog will always be a dog, act like a dog, eat like a dog, but they never ask why they doing this Lol But man~ you’re not a dog Lol you can change!!! How sad if you see a man never wanna to change…*to tell the true here… that really made me think of my dad~* In Roman 12:2 Paul talk about transforming, you being transform, to change the way you think, that’s made you the light of the world, that’s made you the salt of the word, that~ make you the Man of God!!

Here is the point he said, “It is one thing you love the Lord and you went to Heaven; But also…it is a totally other thing how you use your gift on Earth~” I can tell how many people will say things like, “see that Christian eh~ he shouldn’t done such and such, that’ had sin against God…” Why? Why so many ‘good’ Christian sin? Bad things happen to ‘good’ Christian~ They didn’t take the change, God saying ‘come on, there is more I’m going to show you’ But they’re like ‘no~ this is what I want~’ They never want to change, because they had set their mind wrong, trying to look for a way out, a way out of God’s will. When it come to change, it is a thought, and it comes to decision, a motivation, that God telling you, you can go close~ you can do it, there is more to see, come on Friend~ Believe God…one more time~

Friday~ Castle Tower

Well, I slept through again as my alarm clock ring three times in a roll Lol I watch at the clock and it said 0845 a.m. Oh my…not good, the service start at 0930 a.m. so I quickly pack everything, one thing in mind is like, well…should I ask my dad to drive me, here I’m really not in a purpose of him driving me to there, but more than… hmm well, I asked and he totally reject me, so ya I leave straight to the door, he just yell *ya I know that’s no good start~ bear with me* “Don’t give me that attitude, you go back Hong Kong or Canada if you want!!” *Oh~ Please I don’t want to take that with anger but think about what you still said…*Silent here, keep walking* I leave, I’m not going to continuous with this kind of mindset and I think that’s the best way to do for now…so ya I quickly get on the train, *oh well, that’s unbelievable fast for normal train-line* but I got on the wrong bus timing so I got to wait at the bus station for like 45 min *Grrr~ not happening Lol*

Well, I finally got there about 10:40 a.m. I walk into the room and…hmmm sound like they just start it Lol Well, I just find a sit there, the speaker this morning ummm I don’t think I know him. But his message is really good, being a great friend, great father, great Husband…and more being a great man~ Man of God. So for most relationship I think it can really bring you joy, happiness, you know all kind of things but also can bring sad, depress, pain… But the true is, it is need to have relationship, no matter what you been doing through, you need this relationship with God! The key is God given you all these, and he promise he will~ the very first feeling I have is that, I want to do that, follow that~ So I phone my dad and said sorry for the attitude, he didn’t say much but I believe there is always peace.

After the service, Tahiti got to go and I walking around the building, well… I should of find something to do here, look for a job~ find more information~ …a lot to do maybe I should go to Castle Tower *shopping center* To tell the true I don’t have any plan for that Lol But how I get there...hmmm I don’t know the bus-line, so I ask the lady at the front table. Her name is Amy, and she is from Hong Kong Lol Pretending not speaking Chinese Lol Well, I’m thinking to walk there *about an hour walk* but here is the guy come in with some boxes, so Amy ask the guy “u going to Castle Tower? Can you bring this young man there?” Opps I end up going with him Lol His name is Jason and he is from Beijing *oh well, what a day meeting all the families back to the country Lol* So his job is like goods express? Ummm kind of like FedEx Lol I have some chat with him; talk about family, jobs, life Lol It is cool knowing him~ I got off at Castle Tower, well walking around I try to find a place with internet, they have a machine or sth, but that’s cost money Lol I look for the library, but I couldn’t find it Lol Well well well…. Lunch time~ yes I wondering why all the stuff so expensive Lol okay I finally got something, don’t ask Lol

After lunch I look for the library, come on there got to be one here~ And I find it! Yeah~ but they don’t accept my library card Ohhh~ *The library here is so… Grrr just the fact that you can’t use the same library card in different part of the city* That’s not smart…. so what can I do next, bank account~ I went to the bank, ask the lady, she said I need to start with $1000 for opening a saving account *How the world I find $1000 dollars Lol* Well, normally for new visitor, you can apply bank account with your passport in six weeks time, well… after you enter the country. So I got to do it before the 5^th of December~ Well and I’m not over eighteen yet, “not eighteen?” The lady said Lol Oh my… why Lord Lol I realize one thing is true, since I came to Australia, NONE of the people here guess my age under 20 Lol… ya I’m old, such an old man Lol

Ya~ seem like everything is not working Lol I heard about the TFN, it is like the number you need before you work. Something about the tax, but I got to find out where to get it. Well, people told me to check out the post office, I went there but they said they don’t do that service for a long time. Oh my~ I don’t think I really did anything much Lol So I end up walking around the street, park Lol On the way, I seen a lot of youth people, ya~ is school time Lol Hey the whole street you see these youth people smoking, and really don’t know what they’re doing. The fear comes to me, *hey come on Andy, you can’t be scare because these are the people you going to save~* A hero that no one will notice, but only the Lord will know~ I don’t seem doing anything so I took a bus back to the church~

Well I’m back again, sound like a pointless trip Lol~ *come on take it as vacation Lol* But I do need a job here, I’m spending money everyday here… as Tahiti said, “Don’t get lazy here~” Ya, I know keep moving~ I went over to the bus station and there’s a woman sitting there. She asked me if I’m a college student here, “well...not really.” Her name is Joy, ya good name, happy person Lol This is her third year in college, she is going to finish her agree here. So an other year or so~ We talking about God, life, and stories… all the way from the bus station~ on the bus, to the train station~ on the train and finally end up getting out of the train because we want to finish it Lol I told her I’m been struggling, because I don’t know if I truly believe into the words of God. See I know how people believe in God, but seem hard to believe in Jesus, or the words from the bible. But how would that make sense if you believe in Jesus but not the words? I don’t truly know, and I don’t know a lot of things Lol And more about the Spirit, see when you get baptize your sin is wash away with the water, and the power of the Spirit, the power that rise Christ from the dead will live in you. The words John the Baptist said, “I come to baptize you with water, but the one come after me will baptize you with Spirit. But I remember when I got baptize I didn’t really pray for the Spirit but then I believe that’s live in me…*well Andy doesn’t it matter here? You know that’s no matter because it is God that baptize you not human* It is the Jesus baptize you with his Spirit~ So ya* I think that’s the answer through the conversation~

One of the topics we share is, the speaking of new tongue, it said in the book of Act. Jesus told his discipline, “Do not to leave Jerusalem until the Father sends you the gift he promised, as I told you before. John baptized with water but in just a few day you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” The gift of Spirit, the gift of new tongue, is it really a new language? I really heard people doing that? But really a question to me, because as I always think, the speaking of Faith, it what ever things I speak, in the name of Jesus. That’s what I think is the speaking of new tongue. But here, hmmm new language… What do you think about this?

Selfless Faith~

Here from one of the book I been reading, It’s not about me by Max Lucado *ya that’s from Dj* Copyright by Max Lucado

It said below~

Do you have “pure grace faith”? Before you are too quick to answer, make sure a “Jesus + religion hasn’t crept into you faith.

Jesus + evangelism: How many people have you led to Christ this year? Or :

Jesus + contribution: Are you giving all you can to the church? Or:

Jesus + mysticism: You do offer penance and pray to the Virgin Mary, don’t you?

Jesus + heritage: Were you raised in the church? Or:

Jesus + doctrine: When you were baptized, was the water running or still? Deep or shallow? Hot or cold?

Legalism. The theology of “Jesus +.” Legalists don’t dismiss Christ. They trust in Christ a lot. But they don’t trust in Christ alone. We’re tempted to dismiss legalism as harmless. After all, legalists look good. They act religious. They promote morality and decency and good living. Is there any harm to their teaching? Paul responds with a resounding “yes!” He reserves a biting tone of the legalists, those who were demanding that people had to be circumcised to be saved. “Watch out for those who do evil, who are like dogs, who demand to cut the body” (Philippians 3:2 NCV). Ouch! Can you hear the intolerance in those teams? “Evil.” “Dogs.” Why the intensity? Why so harsh against legalists? Simple. Self-salvation makes light of our problem.

What is it really important here, if you think salvation is just about you getting save, I think you miss something here. Jesus said you're no longer slave of sins and now you're free, since you believe in Him, so now serve as a servant. I believe faith is about Jesus & You not "Jesus +..." Make me a servant Lord as you are, to have selfless faith here~

The church that I see~

The church is a place full of cares, active, Spirit…& Love~ The church is my home, a family where you can share your heart. Church is not a matter of big or small but always loving people, Loving God, Loving Christ~ The church is not a organization, or work for the government; it is the House of God, the place full of Spirits. There is not a church said they’re the ONE church, because they were just parts of the body, and The Church is review to all the churches based on the Rock of Jesus Christ~ That’s The Church, church is the people, it is the people gather together made the House of God. The church is not a place of poor, but the place of rich because it is full of the Spirit. The church is always on the mission of preaching the Gospel to the world. It is Christ that present justice, the bodies of Christ do the same, fight against the injustice, in the Name of Jesus! Life is made of choices, and I believe everyone had that choice to believe or not~ The church I seen in Jesus Christ alone is the place where the new generation stand in their faith, rising and take their place, with Selfless Faith! It is not the decision about religion, it is not about the decision about policy, it is not about how much you can pay here. It is about willingness, are you willing to accept Jesus as the Lord~ it is about are you willing to show the world there’s a better way, it is about willing to receive for what had given to you.

Night Conversation~

Well, somehow I got into an augment with my dad here~ it is like late at night and he gave me this piece of newspaper and said ‘I want you to apply school there!” I said I’m not going there, because I know where I’m going next year. I speak about going to college for a year, and seem like all the people think that’s not a wise idea, to tell the true here in the past months, I hear so many times what to do, where to go, I really getting tied of it~ It is not that I don’t want to do it, but seem like they’re not seeing why doing it~ I know this don’t sound very positive here Lol Well, let’s clam down and think about it. I told my dad, “I’m doing this because I want to show the youth people about this Christ, I know you going to use your own view point and said there is stupid but I’m saying that’s what I’m doing.” He pretties much saying that’s more than stupid… to extremely stupid~ *I can’t think of the words worse than that…* I really try to say all the things I got here~

His view of Christianity: My dad doesn’t believe in God, he does agree there is a God, but he choose to reject from knowing Him. He think of Jesus is just a “policy thing” for the Romans to control their people. Those Christian, the good people will died but the bad people always survive. He been to the Hillsong Church, he said all the youth people is there, I see it ya”~ he said, “the leaders of the Church is just using them, just like the revolution back to Chinese history, the Jesus thing he see it as the “brain-wash” to the youth” “Of caz they welcome the youth caz is easy to do it when they’re youth…you guys can died for your Jesus” He said he had seen too much things about the world, the church is just a place you went there, if you give the money they will be happy with you, and church got to be deal with business, if they have a business guy sign them a check, how blessed is that, and all the church people will worship that guy…” “Church is just about the pastor, pastor is just about money, if you pay them they’re be happy. I’m really not happy if those people lying to those followers, people give them the money but they use it for themselves, see I have justice in my mind, I didn’t do drugs, I didn’t do such and such~” “I have seen too much people talking about this Jesus, see the people all dying for him, see all the religions out there, they’re fighting for so long for that Jesus, the flooding, the earthquake, all been happening…what’s the point here? Why wouldn’t I care if I’m going to Heaven or not? I just said I’m not ashamed from all the things I did.” Down to the conclusion he said I’m happy to know this religion, the point of all the religions is to teach you good, but just don’t go too deep into it. Think about yourself first~”

It is like a painful twenty- five minutes I would say. It is not because he had totally reject what I said, it is because the sadness of given up~ Life is made up of choices, and I think he had given up on life~ Some of the things he said about me is true, I’m bad in managing money, time and stuff. I had so many bad habits that are true, and you’re welcome to correct me. But most the time I don’t want to listen to you, I gave you this attitude. AHHhh~ caz I don’t like seeing people given up on life like that, and that’s what all the people said about my dad, I’m the one believe there is hope for him, and that’s why I’m here in this place again, I’m the one believe he need forgiveness, I believe…everyone does, and I don’t want to give up on anyone here~ It haven’t changed my faith in Jesus after all, I still believe, have faith~ All the way!

Here I’m not sharing this because I want to show my attitude here, instead I need you to pray for my dad here. I believe the Power of the Holy Spirit, I believe the Power of Prayer here, so friends~ Join me here!

~The Rain comes down~

The Rain comes down…

Middle of the night, rain comes down.

Down to the city, down to the ground.

The place been dry, the house been left out.

Seeking for sorrow; seeking for cries.

A lot has seen you, but fews had felt you…

Rain had come, but hearts had hidden.

You had lost; you been waiting.

And the rain comes down,

Middle of the night, rain comes down.

The Rain comes down…

Middle of the night, rain comes down.

Down to the country; down to the field.

The forest been burn, the grass been step on.

Fall on old trees, watering the soil.

Looking for cares, looking for heal.

A lot has come; you fill them with your heart.

You been here, you are Loved.

And the rain comes down,

Middle of the night, rain comes down.

The Rain comes down…

Middle of the night rain comes down

Falling to a place, to where I am…

The soul been thirsty, the cries been down.

Fall on my scar, deep to my heart.

Filling with warm; filling with Love.

The hope been lose, you had come.

You been broken, now you’re heal.

And the rain comes down,

When the heart go cold rain comes down

It been long time I haven’t really go under the rain, so cool, so amazing~ I waited at the front of the mall, hoping to get in Lol I put down my stuff on my floor, nothing much to do here~ I open up my cpu’s case, where I put all the cards I got from graduation. Ya~ I seem long time ago…I really thank for all the people wrote these to me, Mrs.G, Mr. Vance, Jesse’s parent…all these people mean so much to me, thanks for the encouragement, I carry it anywhere I go~

I went back to the church at 6:30a.m.and meet with Tahiti. We started to put everything up, and finally get it all ready. People start to come in, there are going to be a lot of people here~ The Worship & Creative Art performance is part of the classes here I think, they can choose to sing, play instrument, dance… I really amazed by these people’s gifts, some people there had such a great voice, play good guitar Lol The performance go from 8am until 5 pm I would say I never seen that much music thingy in a day Lol I’m kinda fall asleep in the afternoon… opps too tired Lol We put back everything after, and finally get all the works done, it been really a long day eh~ I’m no school student or staff people here, but I’m glad to be part of helping here, Yah I got free pizza~ Happy Lol

Serving~ Sleeping the House of God?

Oh well, right after the service I walk around and looking for Tahiti. I found him at the stage. He been here long day long setting up this stage~ I was really amazed by the works he put in the church~ *ya Tahiti you’re rock~ Lol* So here I was first looking him for some picture data, but he accidentally lose it~ That’s okay, so I am thinking of helping here~ There is for the performance of the Worship & Creative Art 2006. So Tahiti is in charge of setting all these up~ He have some cool design here and I really like it~ We only allow to work till 10 p.m. so we finally get most done but more to go Lol So we got to get here early morning and finish up~ So ya I really want to help here, I’m not going to lie here we’re thinking of staying over-night here~ Hehe Lol So we waited for everyone leave, we get into the Stair way, it is always open, and it is good enough to have something cover. That was a pretty cold night~ and I was wearing short Lol Sleeping on the floor is okay~ but it is kinda cold Lol *Come on~ aren’t you glad you’re in the House of God tonight Lol* Well, there is nothing to be proud, and we were just doing this once, no next time, really…~ Serving is the First ~

So that’s not a really good sleep, but it is pretty fun over all~ We woke up at 4:30 am in the morning, because Tahiti had to ride his bike back home first and come back at 6:30 am. One of the thing he found out is his key is missing~ so well, I gave him my keys for a try * you know how some key holes works Lol* So I said a pray for him and he take off~ I didn’t went back to sleep, just wondering on the street… This is my first time walking down the street in Sydney…4:30 a.m. in the morning Lol Rain come down…silent, cold wind bowing~ So nothing much to do here~ I walk to the gas station, I kinda talk to the guy working there and buy this cup of cappuccino~ Oh ya, this is such blessing Lol HOT HOT~ cappuccino Lol

I stopped by the mall, it is not open yet, I drop my bag there, and I went out to the rain…Rain eh~… I like raining, I love being under the rain~ Just looking at the rain comes down, so many memories come across my mind, what I had go through the past years, so amazing~

Evening Service~

The speaker here tonight is pretty funny, not the funniest one but one of those Lol But most the jokes I just don’t get it~ Lol It is funny how he told about his story of childhood, when he first became a Christian, he never really know what’s a miracle like, he try to command devil to leave, even there is not evil Lol~ But the a boy very same age like me back then… a lot of things in mind, *It doesn’t seem like working here…the prayer I said, have you ever really heard it? The little works I do, have you really come and see it? Am I not good enough or what? God is not going to a boy like me?* Didn’t you all have question like that, even you were told you’re so wonderful make by God, you got so much from blessings from God…such and such~ Still… you feel lack of something? What is it? When you look at the words of the bible, what did you see? Why wouldn’t you believe there is something beyond the words? I will tell you what is it~ There is the Power in the words, there is Power about that name, the Name of Most High~ Because we all had fear to speak of the words, we fear of rejection from the world~ But have you even truly understand there is the Power in the words & this Name? In the bible Paul is a man preaching the words of God, he don’t just preach the word, he did it boldly~ Caz there is Power in the words, there is something beyond that Name, the Name of Jesus! He seen the words as grace~ it about Love, is about Faith, is about Salvation!

You seen some great people like, David Yonggi Cho, Brian Houston, Jeanne Mayo… all these people, what did you see? The great works they had involved? The Ability they have? What is it, there seem like there are things they have but you don’t? Is it really that hard to become like them? Understand here~ they were never great but just because they understand the Power of the Lord, and great is the Lord not them~ So here friends, do you want to be one of these people, it is not that you seen these people from way down and said I wishes… Come on~ you’re no more a expecting, you’re servant, and that’s what you are~ I pray you will be free, free from what holding you back from doing it~ And when you do it, do it all the way~ Make you conviction right with Jesus!

Sunday Service~

I finally get off my bed after my alarm clock went off five times Lol~ Well, I really expect my dad going to drive me to church but he refuse to, well the he was talking on the phone and saying the his related Aunt* she is like my dad’s step wife’s sister* been to an small accident or sth yesterday~ her car is not working but she got to go to work. So ya from what I heard her work place is close to the church, my dad is like you will go with me to her house, fix the car and she is gong to drive to you to church, I’m not going that place.” Oh whatever~ I wonder who’s the person promise before going to drive me to church on Sunday, wait, think of the whole he never say that ~ it was my grandma request him to do that, and he just said a “Yes there”… Grrr!…I’m going to be late anyway, fine! * I’m kinda mad~ so there!* So we got there, and take about an hour to get going. Her sister drives me to church, on the way we have some talk. I kinda talk about how I think about church and belief. She told me she been to the Hillsong Chinese Extension Service. She knew Hillsong? Well, that’s wired, Anyway I hope you got what I been saying Lol I got to church at the very end of second service so ya pretty much I miss most of the part, but still make it to the very end Lol The guy said a prayer at the closing srevice, “Do not lose your passion from what you be call to be, to have faith~ to be sure of where you going, and knowing the Hope you have here!

It wasn’t that bad over all, and good that I got a lunch box today, my dad gave it to me~ that one I will forgive him Lol Well, really shouldn’t spent too much money here, and these days I really hoping to find a job~ I stay at the mall most of my day waiting for the evening service. Just sitting try to get the wireless working here~ ya it does works for awhile Lol But my batteries about to died, so ya doesn’t stay long enough~ I some good talk with Jonathan, he teach me how to speak his language~ it is so funny because his lip didn’t move at all, and I have no idea how he do that, he just keep that smile on all the time Lol Oh it took me a good half hour to learn two sentences Lol Well, we kinda share about life there, it was good knowing him~

Power House~ Youth service

Finally, I’m back~ I seen Lois, and he is so surprise I’m here Lol Well, I say hi to people and I took a good hour looking for Tahiti~ Yah and here is the guy wearing white shirt Lol He is so excited that I’m here ya good to see you Tahiti~ Lol So wooahh~ Praise & Worship music, time to dance and sing for the Lord Lol~ The moment of life, the Source of soul.. To worship Him!

I’m glad I got to sit in the reserve sit Lol Thanks Tahiti~ The lady was speaking tonight~ the foundation of the Hillsong Youth eh Lol *Sorry I can’t really remember her name here~ bad in memorize Lol* But it is not the name that define you…really it is your testimonies~ your stories define you eh Lol So ya, the words she spoken tonight really hit me so deep~ Speaking of Christian Life, it is always easy to stay in the comfort zone, but really in the bible Paul talk about this is not going to be a easy life~ There will be people reject you, there will be things turn totally against you! But the devil will always try to “keep” you in your zone eh~ he don’t really have to do much, he is doing a good job if you not doing anything~ So Friends, do not let your enemies get you~ be strong here, there is always something you can do, to serve for God~ there is always opportunities~ You been waiting for one? Open your eyes, It is right next to ya~ you might said, “well Andy… that’s not what I want to… Wala?” Ya it might not be the thing you want to do, but my friends, that’s what God want you to be doing Lol There is always a way, if you truly seeking here!

The most topic touches my heart tonight was that moment she said, “Here I want to ask you a question... For those answer “Yes” right the way and those “waited, and put it as a trying days” I want you to listen to the question here again, “Do you truly know the cost…to follow this Christ?” It is true that Jesus freely given the life to you and all you have to do is receive it~ But here I’m asking you… “Do you know the cost it had pay on that cross?” Do you truly know? Not just saying yes, there is something beyond that answer… don’t you think so? Are you truly willing to give up everything you have to follow Jesus? Everything ya~ how about your mom, *Hey that’s not a joke People Lol~ But that’s funny Lol Aha, okay the jokes never get old Lol okay…trying to be serious here* What if it is someone close to you, how about your boy/girl friend? Your loved? Something you own? Are you willing to give up? The Cost…Friends, it is so much more than you can imagine! I’m here in this place for a reason, and sure I had given up something to be here, but think about the cost that Jesus had pay…I think about how people had blessed me to become the Andy I AM today…! Sound like some big questions? It is not just something you heard in a Sunday, it is really related to you, every signal day through your life~ friends! Think about it, and how you really do with the gifts given to you~

Back to Sydney~

It was raining outside, hmmm not good~ my dad came and pick me up, I got back to the apartment. Good to see my sister again, she is still pretty shy eh Lol~ Oh well, as I unpacking I start to realize things I missing here eh~ *ya that’s what happen when you try to pack all the stuff in two days~ Oh, Andy~ Lol* Well, one of the most disappointment is I missing my Tim Mcgraw CD~ Hey where is it~ OhhhHH NOoo~ And later… I find it in my other CD case Lol Praise God Lol The first bad thing happen to me that day would be my missing cell phone here~ I think I drop it in the stairway~ well, I suppose to write a “missing note here”~ My cell credit is out and its battery died Lol So people properly think somebody don’t want this cell phone~ If that’s a nice guy or lady I suppose, he/she should charge the battery, look into the phone book and cell my dad’s number there Lol I do believe there is some people out there like that~ But if that’s not a nice guy~ I don’t expect you will give me back the cell phone~ But I really pray that if you got a chance turn on my cell, and read the note there I wrote, “Jesus Loves You!” I believe if that’s you, your life gonna to change eh~

Flight to Singapore~

Hey somehow I need to fly to Singapore first before I head to Sydney~ So ya on the way I fly to Singapore, something amazing because I saw the woman sitting beside me is reading the bible… hmmm Well, Her name is Jenny~ opps that’s my sister’s name Lol so ya we start a long conversation, Andy just talking to everyone Lol We talk about God, faith and she gave me some good advises here. This moment really remain me years ago my flight to Canada, I got to know Auntie May on the plane Lol And I found out later she is a Christian~ It is amazing how God connecting people into your life~ Well, we arrived Singapore and She asked me if I got any money~ Well I said I have some US dollar *my mom gave that to me* but she just gave me 20 Singapore Dollars there~ Well, I will take i

t as

a blessing Lol Thanks Auntie Jenny~

Flight back~ Farewell Hong Kon

So ya last day in Hong Kong, I spend very last hours to get everything in the suitcase Lol~ Finally It been an amazing blessings happening in the past months, I really seen God working through my life~ one of the thing I still remember from Jeanne is that, “Before you do anything great for God, your dream… You always have to go back and deal with the things you fear of first~” So ya, I think that’s the reason back here and the four weeks trip to Australia before~ I fear of hurting people, I fear of a lot things in the past… But now is a new beginning and I believe that’s how God started my new pages here! Let there be light, and it was~ So here, It was always good to have some people with you to the airport, my cousin and related came with me. My mom & sister gave me a lot of encouragement there~ I know where I’m going~ I know what’s is like now, caz You had showed me! So here, I remember how I leave years ago with no tears, but this time as I walk pass that door, I look back once~ this is for the people I loved~ I can’t let you girls see me cry Lol So here I go~ Here is the new pages of my story!

Sunday Service~ The Vine Church

The service was cool~ I found out the Vine church is pretty similar to the Hillsong Church, the style of Worship, the way they preach, and through the prayers. But the most important thing and it been always is, they are all body of Christ~ The topic is about Baptism today, What is Baptism? Question time~ yah you know waterà peopleà into the water Lol Is this all it about? To me I remember talking to my friend, baptism is like a promise, a commitment, a conviction to God~ It took away the power of death~ your sins was wash away and the Spirit come into you~

Speaking of water, in the Old Testament God used flood water to destroyed the world in Norah’s days~ and he make rainbow as a promise, that He will never destroy livings with water again~ So there is some connections, Life & Death~ Water. But if it is just water it won’t do anything much~ John the Baptist said, I’m baptizing you with water but the one who come after me will baptize you with Fire. Fire eh~ that’s powerful, yes that’s the power rise you up from the death! There is power in the water~ The Spirit.

After the service they have water baptism~

It was a bright sunny day~ I’m like ohhh wow~ beach yeah, *well Andy how many times you been here Lol* Hey~ trying to have fun here Lol Well, it was always great to see people making decision to give their life to Christ~ I’m really glad to be part of that~ OH wow, I been to so many baptism these days Lol

Here is the other part of the story Lol I suppose to go lunch with Ev. But Andy is not very smart here~ oh well, as usual Lol I looking around and I couldn’t find her after the service~ So I got on the bus and went to the beach with the group, but I found out she is not there~ NOT THERE Lol *OhhHH~ Andy!* So ya I talk her after and she thought I detach her Lol~ my bad~ Soorry

Back to Hong Kong~

I miss Sunday church, that’s wasn’t so good Lol Well, that’s true from what she said, it is heart that matter Lol Anyway~ The Australia governor post something about the new policies here, so I might have to fly back to Australia soon before November. So ya, I book my ticket on the day of 30. Hey Halloween~ I like cowboy better Lol So ya, little say caz I would really want to stay longer Lol Well, I got to hung out with some people that’s good…I don’t really know when will be the next time I seen them again~ I went over to the second time youth service the other day at the Vine Church, they were doing the cell group thingy again *Forgive me that I forget the name of it oppps Lol* Anyway, it is good to meet with these guys again, some new faces..*well… Andy you’re pretty new too, Ya I know that Lol* Anyway Lol it is cool that got to do some Praise & Worship songs, I really like it~ It been awhile since I did *it is really only five days Lol yahhh* Yeah Come On~ We Are Hungry For You Lord!!

Back to China~

I got back to China with my mom… finally~ whatever that mean Lol Well, it was good to see some people, some of my relates like my uncle, cousins there. But once again I can feel that distance just sitting across the table with everyone there. I don’t really know them~ I never truly got to know them… I heard about the stories in between, everyone seem like just doing their thing, their life~ It is not that I want to say bad things about them~ but something is missing here, is this really a family here. I been always have a feeling ~My family is pretty broken~ The voices around me is kinda saying, “com on…Andy, you just have to stay in your box, they are not worthy for you to care about eh~”; “Because I can…” *And the Devil said “Wala? Lol*~ What did you say…?” I said “Because I can here!” Come on people~ is this worth to do all this? It says in Psalm 24, those have pure hearts and clean hearts will see the Glory of the Lord! Who is the Lord? The Lord is strong & mighty~ The Lord is the one gave you a plan, a life for you! And When the Lord stand…Tall trees and mountains bow! This is light in me, I believe the day will come and these people will see the Glory of the Lord! It is going to shakes the Earth, and I will say, “This is the Savior In Me”~ Rise up, Rise up~ History Make!!

Day 4 Hong Kong~

Days kinda go boring through the weeks Lol So mostly I stayed home, talking to people on msn~ Well, not a good sign staying online all the time here, get burns out Lol Come on~ Andy Lol Well, it is Hong Kong, is not Canada you can ride a horse, Lol hmm~ soccer ball Yeah~ Wait Lol~ what about your injure? Aah, wala Lol Not know Not know Lol, I did end up hurting it a little Lol *All the people say OHhh Andy~ Lol* Well, I hang out with friends, but there is really not much people I know here, two of them is in school. I found out everyone is so busy now, my cousin Yes is you Hoovy Lol~ is studying hard, Dj~ you’re crazy busy with school Lol, and all the people back WCC is so ummm Well, just me here eh~ Listen to my song: When the stars go blue; where do you go when you’re lonely~ Yeehah Cowboy Lol Well, I need to go out for a walk~ ya Dj that’s for you~ just randomly. But Lord… Once again, I’m seeking for You~

The Flight 8->5->->2 Youth Service

The Flight~ It is the youth service of the Vine Church here. Somehow I was looking at the internet, checking about the Hillsong Live and across the title of “Hong Kong Live”, Oh? They been to Hong Kong? I didn’t know that Lol Anyway, through the link I found out the information there. So randomly I send an e-mail to the youth pastor, Matt there. And he replied and welcome me to join the group~ So here I go Lol Well, I having a little problem here searching in the city Lol *All people will say, I thought that was your home-city? Andy, “Hey, Shut up Lol~ I’m country boy Lol* Anyway Lol, I finish got there, *woo all sweaty Lol* I got to know some cool people there. The usual will have band music for Friday but these days they’re doing something like a cell group, talking about life? Big Questions eh Lol Ya~ it was fun, and I’m glad to be part of it~ I got to talk to a girl named Ev. She is funny Lol~ *okay ya Andy said that all the time~ All girls is funny *Hey~ keep your mouth shut Dj Lol* Anyway she got a lot of energy and I can see her light shinning Lol Praise God~ It was good to know more people~ and really cool to be in a youth thingy~ Follow through my passion~!

Flight back to Hong Kong

Oh man~ that’s a long flight for me, the fact that I can’t go to sleep at all Lol What kind of World First class Airline is that ~OhhHHH BURNS Lol Hah, I’m happy now Lol Anyway Lol It was actually lighting going outside Lol so the plane was kind of jumping up and down Lol So much fun~ I was looking at that my left wrist, and there’s the words across my thingy Lol Hah~ it said, “Cultivate Peace” Peace that from inside, no matter what’s going on out there, here is your heart~ the Peace of the Lord within!

First Day Hong Kong~

It seem so long since I leave to Australia Lol Well it is only four weeks Lol I don’t think I really explain this to you guys, I’m getting my immigration done in Australia but for some reason they need me out of Australia and re-enter the country with the visa after. Plus this trip back I would need to pack Lol First back to Hong Kong Airport again~ Lovely Lol I meet my grandma there, she looks doing pretty good~ We have some conversation going on there~ Part of the stories about my dad, what been happening in the family, and my thoughts there~ Here again, I have no right to say about people’s family or marriage~ But still I believe is needed to speak up for faith! So ya~ I been really pray for the salvation of my dad and his family there~


Well back home~ Nothing much change here Lol I got to talk to my mom & sister, my mom looks pretty good that day, but my sister kinda have some skin problem or sth in the side of her eye~ Well, It is good to be back, overall I still remember why I’m here again. I say this pray to show your glory! Everything about you Lord~

Sunday Church~

Morning service~

It is the Sunday here, and All the friends here suggest me not to stay for evening service caz I might miss out my flight Lol Well, it is not going to be that late right people~ but well, I will listen to you guys~ Lol Anyway, last Sunday service before I head off to Hong Kong~ I thoughts Brain is speaking today but the other two youth pastor is speaking~

Love God, Love People~

Had you even been to a “Dry Time”? That’s the question for all the Christian today~ I think all the people been to, time that do feel doing anything, losing the passion of being in church, thing don’t seem important, just not moving~ you’re in the time of searching God but not seeking God. What is missing here? I think to myself I asked this question million times Lol In time that, I kinda asks myself, why am I doing this? What is it I’m doing? And it is so easy to fall into self-center thoughts there~ and really NOT GOOD at ALL people~ Lol

In Psalm 51~ after David had committed adultery, David pray to God, “Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow”… it goes on and said, “Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.” The Joy of Salvation that David cried out for~ Don’t you remember that joy? Have you forgotten that passion? Have you forgotten how it all begin? Are you in one of these “Dry Time”? To me is like ya~ I been there times and times.. Should I stumble again? I remember what’s important here, It is not my busy works out there, it is not the thing I pretend to search for God but not truly seeking. I remember who’s my first love truly is~ Yes, Remember friends~ The relationship with Jesus is the First. It is not about outside, it is ALL about inside!!

Encounterfess ~ Closing

Hey friends,

Thanks for the patience reading all these Lol HereI really pray you will get the messag and encounter your life , and I really believe God has a plan for you~

Blessings & Peace~

Encounterfess Day 3

Evening Service~ What's your dream?

It finally goes down to the End of Encounterfess 2006… Going to church four days in a roll~ Lol that’s the first. Well, It is not the matter of going to church, but the matter of being parts of the church and that’s like what we should be doing everyday. I’m so amazed what God been showing me here~ It been really a blessing to me to be part of this, encountering God… the more encountering Life~ So Big Sis’ going to speak tonight. Speaking of Big Sis’, I found her story is so similar to me, born in a non-Christian Background. When she got a chance get into university. She rather goes to a bible college. The very same question been asked, Why bible college? What is that dream you holding? That’s the question she asks tonight? Dream, to be a dream got to be something bigger than you, right? It got to be something you had never done before. When I first got to Australia, there were so questions in my mind, what can I do here… what you showing me? If that’s the way to youth ministry, where’s the path?

She spoke again, “What is your dream? “Do you have one? You been forgotten? You been given up or is it because of other people said about you will never make it? What is your dream... the Words came across again and again... I got a lot of dream about myself, mean a lot I don’t even really remember... I don’t know~ But I know you Lord... “Isn’t the answer already given to you?” You’re here again right, aren’t you? And you’re here for a reason Andy! Like you always question yourself, WHY YOUTH~ why not really listen to people out there to aim something high… like making millions dollar? Have lives most the people dream of? Dream of making you feel good. Well, it would be lies if I said I never think of doing that, but every time I knee down and listen to my heart here… I don’t want that~ It shouldn’t been just me, there is something more than just me. Well, Andy if that’s not about you, it got to be something big~ Listen here again, “If it is not about you, it got to be something bigger! High Above!!”

“If you don’t have one, I will give you one, how about to know Him more?” To know this God, not just look at Him from distance but truly come, and have that relationship with God!” I think that’s best for me, I want to know Him more~ Jenna said a prayer that moment, she said, “Rise up our hand… think of the dream you really want God to show you, hold your hand tidily, that’s your dream you holding~ I see it there, it is the room full of people *I couldn’t really tell that’s a room or what…just so many people~* And I seen me walking through the people, there is people I know, I seen my mom, my sister, my dad, I seen you guys WCC people, I seen a lot and a lot, I seen you ALL, Friends!!~ And you guys make a way for me, I walk pass it but there’s something holding me back… the fears… the Darkness is close again...

That’s the moment I stop there, “Come on, keep moving, there is something up there. Not the time to stop here, don’t look back here!” But it is so close to me to not see it,*Don’t u guys feel like that sometime?* and I remember it, I heard the voice … “Do you believe?”Ya~ The very first question I being ask before, over and over again… but this time is different, it is not that I heard it… It is in my heart! You were speaking to me Lord! Yes… I do believe, I been hold on to the answer so many times before, but this time.. Today is the day, after today is no more today~ Today is the Salvation!! And I want to tell You, I do believe in YOU!! I got away and I start to run, there is nothing, nothing going to stop me! And I see a stair, a stair that’s shinning with bright light~ I seen light, I follow and I went up there! There is You!~ The Light, I went into the light, and the whole people follow… become light… The light across there shinning upon me... seem like saying “This is the One~” That’s not the words I can express what I seen, I don’t know if that’s just the thing I think of, or people must said, “Andy you’re on something?” Lol~ Well, I don’t know, but one thing I know is... I’m following that Light~ The Light that indescribable, it will always take away Darkness~ unchangeable… It will always be showing the way~ The light that not just shinning today but eternal!! That’s the dream, not my dream, but His dream!!

Here I really pray for those been in the darkness, you might be never seen this light before, you might be searching for but you give up, but the true is the light will never given up on you~ and I pray you will find this light~ The Hope of Nations ~

Encounterfess Day 3

Soical Justice Project~

Today we were going to do something amazing out community. Social Justice Project~ Yeaahhh Lol We were going to rebuild one of the Public High School here, I’m so exciting about that LOl Jeanne said when we’re out there, we going to show people we were church, church is not the place you when to every Sunday sing some song and then go home. Church is not just inside of the building but also out reach to the community out there. We going to show people church can really make a different out there. The Church with Hope; the Hope of Nations! This project involved thousand numbers of volunteer, included school teachers, even some of the people from outside of the community, a guy who was a cook came over and made lunch for us Lol There is some governor people here too, and they were all amazed what been happening here. The little thing we do really matter, it might not matter to most people, but God was watching it even the little thing you do. I’m cleaning up the garden with Tahiti, and I found out those dog’s booboo~ ahhh *All the people said..Ahh* Lol Tahiti said, “What you doing? Pick it up man~ For God’s Kingdom Lol Okay I did it~ OhhHHH Lol The works is tiring, and there is always a time feel like ahh I don’t want to move~ but more I give up thinking of other thing, that’s the choice I made there. I thank God, I have a chance… To do What I do! ~ Yeah Alan Jackson Lol

Encounterfess Day 2

Evening Service~ The light of the World

It was such a powerful night form what I remember… Speaking the Light, one of the first thing cross my mind is, Light again~ Lol oh well, I think I know what’s he going to say pretty much, you know the bible say..” blah blah..LOl~” And that’s a bad example right there~ OhhHH Burn myself Lol Okay getting serious here Lol But really I think I’m not the only one feel that, why it comes to God’s words, sometimes we were like “OH well, I heard that before… oh well, I can speak better than that, thinking of other things. But think it back, is that really me think that? That’s so ugly..OHhh Burn again. *Okay… come back Lol* that’s such a bad attitude there, but why do I still have such thoughts. It is the darkness in my mind, the human nature~ Just listening to the words been spoken, the thoughts just blows away. All I have is… Light ~

See if there is light, there is no darkness~ well, and people might say Andy we all know that, and what does it mean here? The bible talks about Jesus as the Light of the World, being light to shine. And people will say well, that’s your job right Jesus, how that related to me? But Jesus told you it is also your job~ See when Jesus leave, he gave us the Spirit. For those believe in the Son of God and his words will receive his Spirit and become light. In a simple word, God had place a light in you, and he now told you to shine this light to the world. Church is a place full of Lights, full of Spirits. But it is not always necessary to shine the light if light is already existed. So friend now shine it to the darkness world. It could be your family, it could be your work place… it could be your school… Shine your light~ The words of the Lord tonight is “it is not the darkness in your heart that fear you, not the light in you is so bright, so great that you fear of showing it!”

Just that moment, they play a song~ I don’t think I know that one. There is something about the song, it is not just the words, it is not just music, it is not just song… It is the light within, the Power of the Spirit. People walk in the room with candles, they light it up and put it on the stage~ Everyone with light, and it is the light in them as the House of God! There is something I can do, but I don’t have anything in mind… and here, there people stand up. I hold for a second… Andy you know what to do here… so I stand, yes I stand up~ and I seen people beside me follow, and stand up~ All the people stand, stand for what they believe! The Spirit of the Lord is Here! Everyone behold their light~ The light of the World… Tears just came down~