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Burn midnight till eye pop out
Mug mug mug till brain pop out
Climb climb climb till knee drop out
Run run run till leg come out
Get injured still never learn
Prusik until fingers burn
All these memories we hold so dear
Of our ODAC we’ll always remember
Our journeys go back to where
We were once not black but fair
All the S.H.I.T. that we went through
So damn fun and so damn cool
Remember on this track
Trained with pain and sweat
All we heard was “run” and “go”
And “tired also cannot show”
At that spot up there
We pitched our tents with care
“Why here missing 2 pegs?”
“Why feed tent frame so damn lag?”
There we cooked our food
Present must look good
“Your stoveheads all put until where?”
Loghead pullout all his hair
Remember go XP
We swim through all the zup
So smelly so happy
Can rest but don’t give up
We shared these moments
Together you and me
Dreamt for things to happen,
Made them reality
Pushed on together,
One ODAC to the end
hong zhou, jerome, alston, andrew, prashan, joel, yang wei, dominic, david, shu xian, roderick, eugene tan, kar jun, jethro, kannan, marcus, daniel, sam, nicole, chang yong, agatha, lester, eugene lim, eirene, victoria, serenella, joseph, charmaine and IZ LIM!
I wonder, just how big can your heart contain.
How much can you love?
Then that very amount, will be what you will be your flock.
hoe
I was just about to shut down my laptop, when suddenly this entire thought struck me. Once again, it came randomly.
More than those things that we want to do for God and his Kingdom the coming year, have we make the decision to avail ourselves to be used by God in ways that we may not have much personal liking over?
It’s easy to give what we would love to do, however have we learn to give willing and with Joy to those things that which may not appeal to us?
To live a life for Christ, it’s more than the likings but many times you choose to do what will cause you to step out of your boat. 
If the form of rising hands in worship defines surrender. Then i wonder, if we truly have surrendered. Surrender our coming year to him!
hoe
As i glance through the many photos, this is one that brings delight and smile to my face! Though we have only come together as a family for no more than three months, i must say that they have been deeply embedded in my heart! In short, NORTH B rocks!
Honestly, what i am so proud of every NORTHB family member is one simple thing. The fact that everyone learns to treasure and walk right with God! What else than people walking right with God and crossing the line of faith can bring a sense of great euphoria to my heart?
Come 2009, NORTHB will extend the influence of God far greater, wider and deeper in our 7 schools and throughout north and the rest of the world! Our first move to birth out 2 units! North B and North D which will be led by Xin Ru and Wei Keat respectively!
I know we will certainly support our new unit leaders! So let’s continue to forcefully advance the Kingdom of God! We are all KINGDOM CITIZENS!
Lastly, lets’ give our BEST and only our BEST to God in all areas of our life this coming year! More than completing all the seven schools, we want to do even far more greater things for God!
In short, i just want to say that i love this family of God! Watching everyone mature in Christ including myself puts a smile on God’s face!
Have you made him smile?
hoe
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the word humility seems simple and humble at heart.
Yet it’s difficult to attain or even comprehend. Even when you get your hands on it, the tendency for it to slip of those butter fingers are probably faster than the speed of light. When humility lies on you, it makes one glow like never before.
In short, don’t you think humility is like a woman that a man seek to chase after?
Hard to comprehend and even tougher to get your hands on her.
No wonder the word humble is closely resemble to beautiful.
hoe
Filed under: friends
Well, goodbye daniel! This is the last photo we took before we beat Daniel goodbye!
In short, i will always remember this friend of mine who has certainly spur me on in this race! Daniel, thank you! I will always appreciate you as a friend and brother! You have added much value in my life! Thank you for being my listening ear!
Well, all i want to tell you is in that card! So have fun reading and know that God loves you and so do we! You are appreciated!
Till then, no more JJs!
David!
This Christmas i asked the lord for the gift of leadership.
I pray that my gift to the lord for this coming year, will be a greater extent of influence to bring others to the hill of Calvary.
hoe
Just want to share this short story with you guys.
The power of prayer. God answers when you sincerelybelieved and have the faith.
A while ago, i was at Mount E ICU. Well as ICU implies, it simply means that the patient does not have long to race through this entire life! I was there because one of my good friend dad was about to die in no less than 24 hours! The joke was this, when i was there we talked for awhile and within the next few minutes my friend had to dash into the ICU. If that doesn’t ring a bell to you, it certainly did for me. It only can imply that something bad has just happened.
At once, the thought that dashed through my head was this. I have not even shared the gospel to my friend’s dad and he cannot just leave earththat fast. The cranky part of me thought that about what if their parents thought we were a cruse to their family. That moment i decided to pray and asked God in whatever case to extend my friend’s dad life by a little while so that i will be able to share the gospel and my friend with their family will be out by 11.30pm. By11.27pm, my friend was out. Gosh, it could only mean two things. Thank God, they thought that my friend’s dad would be gone but suddenly it was a glitch in the machine that it seemed to be malfunction. If you put logic to this entire situation, how can that possibly be? Well, to me it’s a prayer answered. A supposed to be dead person was brought back to life because of a fault in a machine? hmmm.
In any case, i asked my friend about it. Though my friend dad was not able to hear anything much, we prayer that as God is just he will act justly to my friend’s dad. God will allow a second chance that he will be able to hear the gospel in his state.
Through out this entire situation, it taught me one thing. If we do not build up of this generation of youths well, the next generation of youths will suffer. I will explain that more in mighty 7 meet!
Lastly, david hoe is going to embark on a fast till 30th of decemember 08! Hence do not tempt me with the following:
1. no sweet drinks
2. no meat
Prayer points:
1- God will give me the courage and opportunities to fulfill the great commission as i embark life daily
2- North B will break 60 by end of this year! We shall fulfill God’s calling for us!
Hence NORTH B, 60 for Jesus!
hoe
North B, Camp indeed has been great for many of us! We loved the fellowship with each other and even with Poh Ee, the life changing sermons, God encountering Praise and Worship sessions, the insane games and some may even find great delight in the food given.
No doubt, of the approximately 16 camps that i have been, this is the best of all. Reason being was simple, more than ministering to people, God ministered to me personally! My convictions were made, renewed and rejuvenated through the word centered lessons.
As great as all the teachers of the word were, do you know that all of you have been my greatest teacher this entire camp? You guys that me a lesson that i will never forget.
Remember the 100 rounds which we did after our 2.4km or 1.6km? I believe none of you expected that i would ask everyone to run around the track for 100 rounds. All you guys were dead tired after the enduring run, and the rain was showering while i declare the 100 rounds. The truth was, anyone of you could simply just step out the track. The choice was given, but everyone of you choose not to give up but insist on running until we finished 100 rounds.
North B, you taught me what does it mean to live for the kingdom of God. You showed me what does it mean to put aside all of our own personal concerns and laid our lives for the kingdom of God. You showed me what does it mean to persist on in the race despite your natural circumstances. In short, you defy what most normal people would do.
As good as the 1.6km or 2.4km run was, the 100 rounds run taught me a great deal from your lives. Some were injury, had stitches , never had a sports background, tired, no shoes and no water but you held firm to complete the 100 rounds and all of you played a great part to complete 100 rounds together!And ALL of YOU COMPLETED THIS 100 ROUNDS IN NO MORE THAN 12 Minutes.
Thank you North B, my teacher.
The entire purpose of the run were the following:
1. YOUR BEST (1.6km/2.4km/100rounds)
2. Cheering each other on in the race (1.6km/2.4km/100rounds)
3. It’s not whether if i gain or not, but does the kingdom of God gains. (100 rounds)
Alright, apparently i just fell asleep in front of my computer. This can explain how tired am i. 
I will update the later part again later.
Meanwhile i really need to sleep.
And after 17 hours of sleep, i am back once again!
Once again, i would like to say that you guys have really been a great teacher to me! As we serve God together, i want to encourage of all us to display such attitude that you showed to me during the track and this will certainly encourage not just myself but many others!
Just a few more things:
Remember the brown letter? I bet you do! Where is it now? It should not be too far away from you. Do not forget those commitments that you have made to God throughout this entire camp! Let’s act upon our commitments! Amen?
Last but not least, CG08! Let’s complete all the 7 schools for God alone! I know that it will not be easy but i know God will back us up! Let’s remain humble and be outrageous in our faith to believe and act! This coming week is the first Christmas service which will be at Nexus! Therefore, let’s make sure we complete the 2 more schools!
Woodlands and Northland!
Let’s make our days count for Jesus! Let’s end of this year victoriously with God! 7 schools for him!
The final instruction: All God needs from us is only our BEST! If you cannot define what’s your best, look at the track picture on top. You gave your best in the run, though you felt like giving up.
OUR BEST for him!
*** Yishun and Woodlands- I challenge you to be an official unit on your own by end of December! Both groups are not too far away from it! To have 20 consistent members and two care groups at least! Jia you!
HOE
