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i cannot help but to be inspired after reading the book, you the leader. 
Therefore, i will just pour out some nuggets of truth that satisfied my hunger for inspiration and learning’s. However, such nuggets has devastating effects for good.
Firstly, the hunger just keeps deepening. Secondly, it’s like taking darts and throw onto the board. And guess who’s the board?
God desires leaders who are sold out for Him, for it is these leaders who can change positively change the world, impart vision, create new and recreate the old, mentor and empower those around them, and spiritually inspire those they lead.
In short, it’s about ownership. This ownership comes when one has caught the vision of God, and how do we catch the vision of God? Well, for one simple fact, catch his vision by being close to him. We need leaders that are totally sold out for him and not half hearted leaders. If we are going to change the entire world, dream on if we are going to do so by a bunch of half hearted leaders. Personally, i am very practical about this. It’s either we are all out for Jesus, or not. No Luke warmers. Come on, we only have one life to live. So for you life sake at least, don’t waste it! If this Jesus is real, then live as if he is. Either we be totally sold out for things that are temporal or something that is eternal.
Personally, one of my conviction if this. Give something that you cannot keep to gain back something eternally.
Becoming a leader is not all sweetness and light. The making of a leader is a mixture of triumph and failure, blessing and pain. It takes longer than anticipated, costs more than we want. and takes us on a journey through far more trouble than we ever thought we could manage. God,the ultimate Leader, entrusts leadership position to those who have been tested fire.
Leaders actually conceive realities within themselves befoire the events have happened.
hoe
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Leaders don’t find their foundation for influence in themselves, but in God. Without God they forfeit their destiny and the destinies of those who follow them.
Seeking God and his will ensures HIs blessings over our enterprises. Seeking God is a principle that knows no partiality for position. For every level.
In the nutshell, talking to men for God is a great thing, but talking to God for men is greater still. So have you spoke to God for man?
I cannot help but to always reckon that relationship with God comes before the ministry.
david
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I belong to a desperate generation who is desperate for God and man
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in hindsight, REFRESHED was a success because people met God and we clarified the win.
If there was a word that everyone left being certain off would be DESPERATION.
Honestly, we have sense generation of people who were willing, faithful, hardworking but still we have yet seen a generation of people who have such awesome desperation for God and the lost.
I cannot seem to find those right words to paint the picture of refreshed to everyone of you, but only to say that it was awesome! I am indeed impressed by every single one talents through this refreshed!
all in all, i give credit to God and all those who made this event possible! An event that marks a milestone in the ministry of North B! Desperate people!
‘Upon this moment, we shall be called a desperate generation…’‘
May you never forget that we choose to raise our hands on our own accord.
Lastly, i am part of the desperation generation.
hoe
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refreshed was simply about living a life of DESPERATION.
no doubt, we have seen a generation of youths that are willing, faithful, full of dreams but after the refreshed, with my very own naked eyes i saw a generation of youth that were desperate for God and his people.
The results of desperation,
the lost came to know God (One care group was established as of today)
the way we live our lives were never the same again
What else can i say, but only to be proud that i am part of this generation of desperate people.
Desperate for God and the lost.
I seen a man who seeks to change the entire world, but i reckon that it is temporal. However, i believe that the entire world can be changed if we can build a generation of youths that are totally desperate for God and the lost. Think about it, the impact in the long run. Such youths like me and others, Willl move out of this land and take a country on our own. By doing so, the whole world will be changed by his love. Hence, Jesus has 12 guys to influence the world and we have much more than that!
One man can change the world.
Alright, i better turn in to bed like now.
hoe
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Once again, i have regained my liking for long runs at night. Running makes me ecstatic.
In any case, of all the runs i had recently, today’s run was definitely one that is the most enjoyable. Even as i was trying to find the adjective that would merrily paint the run while running, i cannot help but to only refer to the word enjoy.
Logically speaking, i think the word love for run seems to be an overestimation. Till date, i have yet met any person who can honestly tell me that they love running. Frankly speaking, i think notion of love only happens after the run or when the momentum has built up. However, for all passionate runners that i have met thus far, it’s discipline over love. I wonder who actually starts every run with a sense of relish, even not so for myself. Every initial start of the run brings about discipline, and the each stride preceding requires a higher of discipline. However, i shall not venture further into the concept of each stride.
God taught me a valuable lesson while we were taking out strides. As mentioned, running can mean discipline as we focus on reaching the end point. However, how many of us actually considered that running can bring us great amount of joy? This happens when one allow himself to coincide and enjoy the wonders of the creation of God. You see, this entire race is not a sprint but a marathon. I pay homage to those who are extremely determined to complete it by only chasing towards the end point. However, to some extent i think that they have missed out the entire point of this race. It’s not about sprinting, for when you sprint you only have a distinct end point and all else beside you will seem to vanish to thin air. However, this does not apply for the long haul.
To sustain through this race, it’s not about how much you can endure, but how much joy can you find in such a long haul run. Honestly, to only endure, i question how long will you sustain. Moreover, this entire race that God has set for us only has one prize. This prize is not who is the fastest to reach the end point, if it’s so then i think we can just stand in awe of the prize. However, the prize that God has is for those who have completed the race. So even if you go slightly slower but take delight in the race, you will still get the prize. So, why the rush of dashing through every area in your life but it’s time to enjoy your life with God.
Enjoy your ministry with him, enjoy your daily frustrations with him, enjoy your daily happenings, in short, find the joy in living life with God.
One may be so focus on reaching the end point, but without taking a stop to enjoy the moment i come to believe that he will not sustain.
God, help me to enjoy this entire life with you.
PS: i am not advocating to a life that you forget about the end point, but as you run towards the finishing line, take delight in each step.
hoe
21schools!
This happens to be my first pile of papers which later ended up at some black trash bag!
After much hardwork of packing, unpacking and thrashing things around, i finally sorted out all my sermons and lesson which happens to be what ya just saw!
Despite throwing all things, i decided to keep some books! 
Well, this is another pile of papers and whatever you see there!
Apparently, i threw away approximately 6 full trash bags filled with papers and books only. Gosh, then i was having some small talks with my dad while disposing all irrelevant stuffs in my current stage of life about how much papers i have used ever since i went to JC and i was deeply astounded by such horrendous heaps of trees. All in all, i have finally cleared all those useless materials. Honestly, i am glad about it! At least, my room doesn’t look like some jungle!
I have been wanting to make the following post that you are about to read since at least 6 months back, but due to the dominating A levels it hindered my progress. More like, i felt that it was not a worth opportunity cost!
I shall be entitled my JC life :
If i were to describe my JC education life in a short pharse it would be, a love-hate relationship.
Amidst all my education life till today, i think JC experience would be one that i truly enjoy and appreciate. Life in CJC and ODAC definitely taught me lessons where i may not be able to get from elsewhere. I fostered friendships of a different kind such as IG30, T29, T20, ODAC and not forgetting SC! Honestly, all the friendships fostered taught me a great deal in comprehending how people feel, understanding what’s in the world, experiencing the enjoyable side of life and not forgetting the laughter’s! Of the many memories created, what is deeply embedded in my heart would be from ODAC and IG30! Surely, the have left great imprints on my heart! Let me first begin with ODAC. ODAC was one of the motivating reason why i choose to stay in CJ despite the other choices, for it’s a CCA that i have all along wanted. I always desired for greater challenges- which means putting my life at stake, and running long distances! I would confidently say that CJC odac is no doubt the best in Singapore not only because it has won many medals but Mr Lim taught us such valuable lessons that i doubt others will. To be frank, i find that he’s a teacher that goes beyond his job descriptions because of all the exceptionally long letters he typed for all of us which vents his frustrations and sharing his joy with us! If there was one word i would use to describe him would be, passion. Till date, i haven’t found any teacher much more passionate them him. He loves mountain, taxonomy(which i detest), earth history and so much more. More than a liking, he expresses his love by sharing such lessons with us. His love pushes him to seek for more sights by bringing us to many expeditions. Every expedition cost him his family time with both his wife and two children, but i believe it is passion that pushes him to give up his precious time to us. I doubt he will ever read this, but certainly he is one teacher that has impacted my life.
If i were to summarize what i can remember off hand about what he has taught us:
CAMC- CANNOT ALSO MUST CAN
Odac is like a bed of roses (Carefully infer)
The more you know, the more you know you don’t know, then the more you know you need to know and the more you want to know. In the end, you will know more
Determination
Discipline
Humility
And so much more.
More than him alone, SC has been a great bunch of friends towards me in the entire course of ODAC. Gosh, i cannot imagine my life in ODAC without such people! Running would have never been great without them! I will always remember the SC run back from CCAB while it was pouring heavily! Crazy people! Those morning runs- which i sometimes fail to attend because i overslept, level runs, bukit timah, EXPEDITIONS (HOW CAN I LIVE WITHOUT THEM!!!), runs to CCK, grandstands training, 40 stories sprint and so much more! SC have made my life in CJ enjoyable. They are a huge portion of my motivation of going to each training, though i usually fall asleep at a certain part. In any case, it has certainly been the most enjoyable part of my JC life. Well, some may say that CCA hinders you in JC life but i will say it enriches my life not shit (another ODAC quote). Simply put, ODAC has been the BEST CCA in my life!
Next up, IG30! My first social interactions friends begins here. They are my first orientation group mates, and i can always vividly remember that we were the FIRST AND ONLY IG that went out during day one! How cool can that be? We bonded extremely well! More than that, can ya believe this IG30 though only lasted for 7 days has maintained our friendship till today! While most other IG has eroded. 
But honestly, i love this group of friends! It was in this IG where both ups and downs were made in my life, but certainly it has formed priceless memories for myself! Come next week, we are once again having out IG30 outing!
The rest of the memories happened in the T29 and T20! Oh yeah! How can i forget my beloved CLB CLASS! Gosh, way fantastic people! Birthdays are the only reason why the class has full attendance! Every lesson with LAO SHI was enjoyable because we were fools! Ponning CLB is rather common and usually we get caught by LAO SHI. Dennies was certainly the BEST CLB rep! Sadly, she left like in J2! But i must certainly give her credits for all the efforts she made for our entire CLB class!
In short if i were to list out the names of people who made my life in CJ so enjoyable it would be as follows:
CJC BATCH X ODAC (Everyone) – i am not kidding!
Agatha, Andrew, Alston, Bernie, Chang Yong, Charmaine Daniel, Eirene, Eugene Lim, Eugene Tan, Hong Taa, Hong Zhou, Jethro, Jerome, Joel, Joseph, Jun Khiang, Kannan, Kar Jun, Lester, Marcus, Nicole, Roderick Samantha, Serenella, Shuxian, Victoria, Yangwei
SC: Agatha, Alston, Charmaine, Eugene Tan, Joseph, Jun KhiaJoseph, Jun Khiang,Kar Jun, Lester,Samantha!
IG30:
Evadne, agatha, shu xian, keley, hayley, li hui, nerissa, mei, joe, dominic, shiyu, jon, algae, jason, alston
Special thanks to Evadne, Joe and Dom who has certainly made it much more enjoyable!
For the rest who made my journey in CJ much more sweeter:
Alfred (HF), Clarance, Hong Chow, LULU, Elaine, Shu Hui, Jon Ng, Jane, Li Lian, Ben Wong, Zhou Yang, Denies, Nadine, Darly, Chester and Gerald!
For such a LONG post i only mentioned about the LOVE portion.
Now for the HATE relationship:
I totally abhor and hated the academics competition and stress induced by teachers and the surrounding environment. Frankly speaking, i would never want to touch A levels AGAIN in my life. In short, i had enough or more than enough of it! The accumulating stress has done her job to kick my butt and fried my mind with garlic and veg oil like no one else business. Well, at least now it’s over! Phew. This is the ONLY thing i hated about JC life. However, my love portion made up for it! Cheers!
I think life in JC taught me few other spiritual truths:
Firstly, it taught how to take ownership of the decisions that i made. Secondly, it enabled me to grow closer to my relationship with God. Thirdly, it surely have helped me to learn to depend on God more. I thank God for placing me in CJ and allowing me to experiencing such moments where i may not be able to get it elsewhere.
Lastly for the entire portion about examinations:
I guess every examinations that i sat for in CJ has prepared me for the A levels. I would say that going through this entire A levels was a success not because i maybe able to do exceeding well but i have learnt how to trust God in the midst of bombarding stress and tension. Honestly, this entire A level examination would not have been possible without the following people:
NORTH: The entire NORTH leadership who gave me your cheers and support in this period of my life. Surely, all the EX NORTH C PLM people! Gosh, i wouldn’t have been more touched than all of your little acts of love with the overflowing exam kit! Not forgetting my beloved MIGHTY 5 and entire NORTH B! Without your prayers, i think i might be as well DEAD. Lastly, MY DMM (Shar, Joyce and DK)! Thanks for understanding and supporting me all the way!
JC: Jon, Ariel, Grace, Sandy, Tim, JASMINE LOH (for your belief and support man), Mila, Pete, Mervin, Mel, PW, LM and the list goes on…
Central: I really don’t know how we ended up as friends.. haha. 
Keef, Wei Jang, Issac and Daniel Liang
East: DLCK
West: Ting
All in all, the groups of people have surely sustained me throughout the entire period! Thank you all! If there was another lesson that i will take with me from this entire exam period, it would be that friends are an imporant motivation to last through this race, though the are not the penulitmate but certaintly important! Thank you friends who were able to tolerate my irrational behaviours and cheering me on! I really appreciate those friendships formed and those sustained throughout years!
Alright, here comes to an end of my short evaluation! So on and therefore, for i look forward to my next stage of life in the POLICE FORCE on the 6th of Jan 09!
hoe
kMy reconstructed table!
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EXAMS ARE OVER!
MORE UPDATES WILL COME IN LATER, FOR NOW I SHALL BUZZ OFF!
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DATE: 24/11/08
TIME: 1.30PM-4.30PM
VENUE: AMERICA ROOM
THIS REFRESHED IS MEANT SOLELY FOR THE ONE AND ONLY NORTH B PEOPLE!
YOU WILL NEVER WANT TO BE LEFT OUT IN OUR FIRST OWN REFRESHED!
MISS THIS OUT, AND YOU WILL BE MISSED!
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LOVE
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LOVE
LOVE
LOVE
LOVE
LOVE
IS THE ONLY DEED THAT CAN GO BEYOND SKIN COLOURS, RELIGION AND
ALL OBSTACLES
have we been loved and love?
hoe
