Today's only Tuesday??? I've had one lesson over the last two days of each of the four modules I'll be taking for this sem, but 😱😱😱😱 its been really traumatizing. Workload is really quite crazy and the amount of readings, assignments and research in my opinion,  is very inhumane. 

Probably need a lottttt of discipline over the next 6 weeks, and hopefully, you'll still see me not as a dead fish at the end of the school term. But anyway, it's been refreshing being back in school, meeting people, sitting in a classroom, listening to lectures, and being inspired once again to be a better educator and teacher. I'm hopeful for a good time over the next two years, for a period of growth, and the nice feeling of well... just being a student 😊 #exciting2yearsahead

Sitting in the salon now, so I might as well haha (after opening facebook and insta one after another for more than 10 times) I've successfully survived 3 weeks in China. Still remember those days I can't sleep cause I was too worried about the trip. But now I'm back, safely thankfully, feeling very humbled, rewarded, challenged and inspired. It was an eye opening trip, to see faith in action, insatiable hunger for God, genuine emotions and the power of prayer. 

So let me introduce myself first, because for three weeks of my life, I was called 小安. (Actually miss being called that, cause it's a name that invokes endearment. You can try saying that, and you'll know what I mean.) 

I spent the first five days in China, in Chengdu, and my primary duty was to look after Shimu, and her little daughter. Armour Bearing was an interesting experience for me, I've learnt a lot like being observant, taking the initiative, taking responsibility and apologizing when I make a mistake. First time armour bearing and definitely still lacking in many areas, but I understood the heart of a armourbearer, and the basis of it is humility, and a servant's heart. I also saw how the people were thirsty to learn more, and I asked myself if in my walk with God I've lost that desire to learn more and go deeper. I also made friends with the team, whom I'm extremely grateful for, Liuqing Jie, Waileng, Marshall, Huiwen, Hanbin ge. Like I penned down in my card for them, these people looked out for me, ran after pastors with me and definitely made the start of my 3 weeks stay in China a lot more comforting. 

I went on, alone, to a place in the Guangxi region of China. Stayed with two pastors, and did stuff like teaching in the classes, reviewing classes, explaining art lessons, decorating the classrooms and corridors. (: the children there were warm and friendly, my memory of them would be endless hugs and kisses, bear hugs, koala clings, random kisses. I thought a lot about how our fates can put us in different places, and how our lives can be so different because of that. I thanked God for the things I had as a little child, I thank God for the education I had, I thank God for the country I was born in, I thank God for the comfort of my living, I thank God for many many things. And this reminds me of what my brother said to me once, "it doesn't mean they live unhappily just because they're less privileged, it's all about how satisfied we are with our lives." It's true, for the two weeks, I lived with people who are pleased with what they have, thankful, more thankful than me, for what God has blessed them with. And that simple joy we are always in search of, I saw it the lives of the people I met in China. 

I received a lot, more than I could give, and I thank God for the amazing opportunity. People ask me if God has given me a heart for the nation, I'm not sure, but one thing I know, is that I want to become like them, people filled with faith, love, joy, thankfulness and the Holy Spirit. 

Today's only Tuesday??? I've had one lesson over the last two days of each of the four modules I'll be taking for this sem, but 😱😱😱😱 its been really traumatizing. Workload is really quite crazy and the amount of readings, assignments and research in my opinion,  is very inhumane. 

Probably need a lottttt of discipline over the next 6 weeks, and hopefully, you'll still see me not as a dead fish at the end of the school term. But anyway, it's been refreshing being back in school, meeting people, sitting in a classroom, listening to lectures, and being inspired once again to be a better educator and teacher. I'm hopeful for a good time over the next two years, for a period of growth, and the nice feeling of well... just being a student 😊 #exciting2yearsahead

Sitting in the salon now, so I might as well haha (after opening facebook and insta one after another for more than 10 times) I've successfully survived 3 weeks in China. Still remember those days I can't sleep cause I was too worried about the trip. But now I'm back, safely thankfully, feeling very humbled, rewarded, challenged and inspired. It was an eye opening trip, to see faith in action, insatiable hunger for God, genuine emotions and the power of prayer. 

So let me introduce myself first, because for three weeks of my life, I was called 小安. (Actually miss being called that, cause it's a name that invokes endearment. You can try saying that, and you'll know what I mean.) 

I spent the first five days in China, in Chengdu, and my primary duty was to look after Shimu, and her little daughter. Armour Bearing was an interesting experience for me, I've learnt a lot like being observant, taking the initiative, taking responsibility and apologizing when I make a mistake. First time armour bearing and definitely still lacking in many areas, but I understood the heart of a armourbearer, and the basis of it is humility, and a servant's heart. I also saw how the people were thirsty to learn more, and I asked myself if in my walk with God I've lost that desire to learn more and go deeper. I also made friends with the team, whom I'm extremely grateful for, Liuqing Jie, Waileng, Marshall, Huiwen, Hanbin ge. Like I penned down in my card for them, these people looked out for me, ran after pastors with me and definitely made the start of my 3 weeks stay in China a lot more comforting. 

I went on, alone, to a place in the Guangxi region of China. Stayed with two pastors, and did stuff like teaching in the classes, reviewing classes, explaining art lessons, decorating the classrooms and corridors. (: the children there were warm and friendly, my memory of them would be endless hugs and kisses, bear hugs, koala clings, random kisses. I thought a lot about how our fates can put us in different places, and how our lives can be so different because of that. I thanked God for the things I had as a little child, I thank God for the education I had, I thank God for the country I was born in, I thank God for the comfort of my living, I thank God for many many things. And this reminds me of what my brother said to me once, "it doesn't mean they live unhappily just because they're less privileged, it's all about how satisfied we are with our lives." It's true, for the two weeks, I lived with people who are pleased with what they have, thankful, more thankful than me, for what God has blessed them with. And that simple joy we are always in search of, I saw it the lives of the people I met in China. 

I received a lot, more than I could give, and I thank God for the amazing opportunity. People ask me if God has given me a heart for the nation, I'm not sure, but one thing I know, is that I want to become like them, people filled with faith, love, joy, thankfulness and the Holy Spirit.