I just went to IPC retreat 2006. Will post some pictures later on ...
IPC is my home church and this is maybe my last major gathering that I will do with my church family in 2006, I will soon fly away to Holland for exchange study ... Well, yes I said IPC is my extended family coz deep in my heart I really feel that way ... Even though I don't know everyone in the church and my church is not perfect, but this church has been nurturing me ever since I came to Australia. All my friends are there and we have shared a lot during these past years ... I can feel that I am growing as a christian and I would like to thank God and IPC for that ...
Leaving them for 1/2 year would be a bit hard kali yah ... Yesterday, during worship in one session, I was looking around and saw many people and close friends and thinking "I am soooo blessed with this big family in Australia and how can I thank God more" ... I was feeling anxious leaving IPC ... But after thinking about it more, it's just for 1/2 year ... hehe ... Maybe as time goes by I will be able to manage it ... Om Joni said that pasti ada rencana Tuhan kenapa I can go to holland .... Nanti kalo ngeliat ke belakang maybe I will know what it is ... I am keeping my option open for ministry over there as well ... Who knows what will happen .... So I have decided to go with a cheerful heart ...
I learnt so many things in the retreat ... The preacher is TOP quality .. :) ... Somehow he reminds me of my former flatmate ari, I don't know why ... Putting that aside, one important point that I learnt from retreat is God loves His Church and He is with His church ... If God is among us, first and foremost is we should ALWAYS be conscious of His presence .. It will affect how we worship at church, how we treat one another, how we treat preachings no matter how boring it is, how we should live our life outside weekends (coz we are the invisible church inside the physical church), etc ...
Overall, it was an excellent retreat, lots of fun ... hahahha .. I laughed so hard during games time at retreat ... We played so many games. One of the funniest is a game where people made circle, then taking turn and trying to make each person in the group to laugh while that person tries not to laugh ... hahaha .. It was UNBELIEVABLE ... FUN FUN FUN ... Gaya2nya gile gile ajeeeeeee .... I am definitely getting the video to Holland ... nanti diliat liat lagi kalo kangen .. hehe ...
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