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417 days ago
"In Calcutta kites were favorite toys, as if somehow those scraps of paper climbing high above the rooftops carried the children's ambitions to escape their lot, all their need to flee their prison of mud, fumes, noise and poverty." City of Joy - Dominique Lapierre
516 days ago
Right now I am standing at a computer at Changi International Airport in Singapore. This morning we are flying to India, but part of me is sad that this leg of the journey is over. I have been so blessed by my time in Singapore... I have been inspired, spurred on and challenged in my walk with God. Trips like this are such faith builders, and I needed a time like this. Among other things I feel like God has really allowed me to learn what it means to trust him for everything again. Of course in my logical brain I always knew this, but living in a western country and 'providing for yourself' persay is certainly different to being completely out of your comfort zone!! I have also discovered I'm not too bad at the big city thing... I managed to find my way on buses and subways (with some help from my friend David of course!) but it was fun! India next... what awaits us I dont know. But I know the God I serve! Lots of Love Alicia
519 days ago
Hi Again! Its hard to explain in just a few short sentences what God is doing... but He really is amazing. One thing I was really praying for was the with our few days before the Forum that God would have set appointments for us... that we would meet people and really just have amazing fellowship with other believers... God is truely amazing and good. Last night I went along to my friend David's small group. Its not really that small, but its a group of young people in their 20s from all over singapore who meet together every Tuesday, worship, share the word and pray for each other. There were quite a few people there (about 30?) and afterwards a girl prayed for me... and man it was good! She just prayed some awesome stuff that I feel like God's been talking to me about... it was good :) I didnt get home till midnight, but it was totally worth it! Today was the first day of the World Outreach Youth Mobilization Forum. We got a bit of an overview of the organisation and their need ...
521 days ago
Hey Everyone! We had a great day yesterday, we met up with a friend of the Davies who came and worked at camp a few years ago. He took us all over town yesterday, I think we walked almost 7kms!! No kidding. We walked from Little India, to the Esplanade to Chinatown. And with a few detours here and there to try the best Singaporean food! We ate 'cake' (greyish moosh with a dark red sauce - you could also add chilli's if you wanted!), drank soy milk (well I did cause it tastes like it did in China and I love it!), and also ate 'Almond Paste', which was literally crushed almonds made into some sort of paste. In true Chinese fashion this was meant to be very good for your skin! We also tried Walnut and Peanut Paste (two different ones!) They pretty much tasted like the nut they came from... :) I have photos of all this but am having some issues uploading them at the moment. After a long day of walking, bussing and MRTing we headed home and pretty much crashed. This morning we are ...
523 days ago
Well we are finally here. I always find it bizarre when I've been getting ready for a trip for quite a while and suddenly its happening!! We arrived in Singapore just after 7pm last night and my friend David met us at the airport and we took the MRT (train) and then a taxi to where we are staying. Yesterday I was awake for a total of 22 hours. We got up about 5.30am and left for Auckland at 6.30am. Our flight left NZ at 12.30pm and we got to Singapore 11hrs later! Insaine day :) This morning we got up and got on the bus David had told us would take us to Church. We kinda didnt know where to get off, and I silently prayed that maybe David would get on our bus. We had already passed the stop he would get on at, but about 10mins after I prayer... guess who got on our bus!!! It was so funny because I had just been talking to Wayne and Katie about how God was challenging me to really believe and trust him for the prayers that I was praying. Infact ...
