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My Day 1
Hey people, thanks for visiting my blog. I will try to blog as often as i can on my south america trip. It has been a God sent trip for myself. On this trip, i'll be staying mainly in chile, but the trip will take me to peru, argentina and hopefully brazil as well. This trip will last for 6 weeks and hopefully it'll be a life changing experience.


Changi Airport

Align Centre

On Our 34 Hr flight round the world

Eelee and her hand of Midas



Me Transiting @ the Joberg airport


Our third transit @ cape town

My first day has been well about adapting to the changes.

The weather here is terrible. Its so cold. hazz.. for those who know me, you know that i can't take coldness. So now i'm comfortably seating on my bed trying to keep myself warm. The temperature can drop as low as -5 degrees.

When we touched down last night, we had a home-cooked meal and the chile team namely david, prisee and cindy took us on an orientation round the house. Eelee and me had to learn everything from scratch i guess. From how to operate the heater to how to keep ourselves warm to which toilet is used to urine and which to do ur big business (suddenly think of my cg member) hahaa... yeah.. In the morning, made myself as well as eelee a home made roti john.. hahazz.. its was still really cold, didn't want to get out of bed. A bit of jet lag as well. Its 12 hrs difference. Literally day and night.

My deepest thought till now is that it is really not easy being a church planter. I mean sometimes people always think that they are serving God like crazy and have given everything to God already but when i see how these people serve God in such conditions, i am truely humbled. Really.

Let's say for example eelee, she had everything going for her in singapore. A good ministry, a good job, serving God, loving Dmm, a nice warm house @ home and waiting to get married? hahaa.. why should she want to subject herself to such drastic changes @ this stage of her life. It just does not make sense yeah? the only reason i can think of is that God and the Hope Vision subject people to do things beyond logic and simply put it - extraordinary. Looking @ her packing her stuff, sweeping the floor, washing the plates, struggling to communicate with the people, trying to help to cook in the kitchen, carrying a carpet here and there (haa.. guess what, she banged her head on the wall while she was walking for.. err.. no reason.. somethings never changes..) I'm truely amazed. She doesn't have to do this but yet for God, she chose to do this. I salute u, girl.

In the evening, we had a matthew caregroup. The turn out was quite good. i think 10 plus of them turned up. We were the attraction i think cox i think only 2 of them were regulars. The rest of them are 1st time visitors or irregulars. Oh well, at least i am of some use. heh.. i was exibit A, Eelee was exibit. B. Haaa.. the pp here are quite good looking.. haa.. guys and girls alike.



The bible discussion class


The food after the bible studies session

Just mingling around

Some of them could converse in English, so i could speak to some of them. yeah. they are generally very busy people who have problems with commitment. Eelee and me will be follow upping on some of them this coming week, so hopefully, we can help them to commit more.
The bathing almost killed me. Its so cold. The washing of the dishes also. Imagine soaking your hands in ice cold water and wash dishes. agg... ur hands will come up numb and red.

The most hated sink in the world



That's all, tmr we will be visiting a new house that the team is thinking of getting. so yeah..

Worse of the day: Being in a discussion in spanish with a nice warmer beside you. Have to fight the zzz monster

Best of the day: Being able to talk after the matthew event. I'm sang.

Joke of the day: Cox in Chile, they greet each other by the cheek to cheek greeting. Den i didn't know that guys greet guys is not cheek to cheek but jst a hand shake. Thank God i reacted fast or else sure malu.




Eelee @ her desk...


And Finally.. My Bed...

See ya! Take care!!

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