I'm back from Church Camp!!! Wish the camp was longer though. It was really fun this year, which basically meant that time flew by at superman speed (faster than a speeding bullet...lame). I was brushing my teeth this morning and then it suddenly hit me, that God wanted me to be there at the camp. If anyone has read the entries prior to this one, they would have realised that I was supposed to be competing in the Inter-Con Swim Meet but then Andy messaged me to tell me that I can't compete this year due to some admin stuff. So Mom called Auntie Alice at the last minute to tell her that I would be going. So at first there was some problems with transportation 'cos our car had no space so I had to tag along in another car. But in the end, Daniel decided to go for his rugby tour in Darwin so I kindda took over his place in the car. Then the day before I left for camp, Andy told me that I could swim again but I told him that I would be going to Malaysia the next day, so Church Camp I went and I didn't regret it. I would have regretted not going instead. Everything worked out in the end and I thank God for it. I would have missed out on alot had I not gone for the camp.
Anyway, camp in short, was marvellous, if I haven't said it already. Ron Bruce was good, and I really learnt alot. Had a good time playing bass for worship, except for the fact that I feel incapacitated without chords and I have to look at the guitarist and more often than not, Zhengqin will be playing some weird chord and I have to pretend I actually know what it is. Had a great time swimming around and playing ball in the salty sourish pee-ish pool. Had a good time laughing about weird body parts with the girls. Had a good time just being crazy. I loved Church Camp!! Wheeee.
One thing I'm thankful for was that I actually got to know more people during the camp and actually talked to people I don't normally talk to. I loved my discussion group, even though it was alot like a Mandarin-Hokkien session, and I'm amazed I actually understood what was being said (signs of aging).
I remembered chatting with someone sometime back and he told me he was an atheist and he seemed really proud of the fact that he was one because he told me that atheists have more fun. That was sad. The fact that people think they find joy in the temporary material things of this world and that this joy is able to satisfy them, is unfortunate. I have found joy in Jesus. For awhile, I was feeling kindda dry spiritually, and what I was seeking from the camp was that it would revive my spritual life, and it did. God never fails and I've really brought alot of lessons away with me and this year's camp felt different from previous years'. Maybe I'm older now and can better understand the sessions. I don't know, but what I do know is that I'm determined to learn from this camp and let God do His work in me. It's kindda exciting to think about it.