I know this has taken forever but its finally here. The photos from our outing in march! Or was it April. Yes. It has taken forever but its here.
West Coast Park April 1st
Okay, let me just say my bit about my Sunday School class. (If you're from my class and you're reading this just take note yeah?) Since January I've joined Uncle Ben's class to sit in and stuff. I'm supposed to be the advocate for the youths joining our church's youth fellowship. That is to say I'm supposed to sell ko yo and try to get these Sec 2 students to join YF. I did my share of "advertising" but I think I've gotten more out of this class than i would have imagined. Its a real humbling experience and I am still learning how best to teach them. Well, fact is I'd be as stoned out as you guys in class if I was your age sitting in. I think I've had 6 to 7 lessons with this class and I have tried ways and means to try my best in getting the class to be as interactive and as engaging as I possibly can. I've pulled up all my tricks and all my qian bian wen da ti in a bid to make the class less dowry.
For example:
1) The Lion's path (disclaimer: Just a logic puzzle. No implication on where you go when you die what-so-ever k)
On the day you die, you go up to this smokey place. As wander beyond the smoke, you see these two stone lions. Each mystical lion guards the path behind him. These two lions look and sound identical, just that one lion always tells a lie and one lion always tells the truth. Behind each of the lion is a path. One path leads to heaven, one path leads to hell. You can only ask one question to each of the two lions and it must be the exact same question. So what will the question be?
or
2)Qn: If Bruce Lee were still alive and happened to be having a vacation in Singapore, where would he be staying
Ans: The Grand Ha-eyyyyy-yat
Hurhur
Ah well, when the novelty of these GEMS (yes, I absolutely adore 'em qian bians and logic questions) fade off, what are you gonna be teaching? What are you gonna say to 14 pairs of eyes just waiting on you to tell them something. Gee.... You would think I have an answer, well actually I'm still finding that out for myself.
Ever since I dropped Sunday soccer with my mates and started sitting in uncle Ben's class, I have begun to know what it is like to serve in a ministry. It is really a very very very humbling experiencing and the few times I've taught the class I have learnt to rely on God's strength and guidance as oppose to mine
I try my best to teach them the truth about God, as limited as my knowledge of the bible goes, and I try my best to empathize with them (you guys) and think about what its like growing up. How it was like studying, schooling, getting teased, being bullied, bullying, being emo, being very emo, hating the way you look, being so conscious about everything (hair, how you wear you uniform, how to have a decent looking bag). I am trying my utmost to bring that in. I always try to tell me class that the chief purpose of man is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever, but I guess and know you've got to learn this the hard way.
I'm not gonna be in this class for long, next year I'll have my own group of secondary ones to contend with. I know there are those of you in class who don't think its cool to come to class and that they Sunday School teacher yaks and yaks away. I would have done what you some of you guys did to be honest when I was your age. I don't know if it was your utmost gripe or reason for being disgruntled, but the thing I was struggling most with when I was a teenager was that no one understood me. I was always wallowing in self pity and I didn't like myself. Looking back, I didn't want to be understood, i wanted to implode. But please do remember that its not that nobody cares, its just that you'll have to give everything a chance. Your parents, your friends, you life, your God....
Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty John 6:35
My prayer for each and everyone of you peeps in my class is that you learn to walk close to Him. Love you guys. Cheers.
