Lean Choo and I are back from our trip to Australia. We left on Thurs, 11 Oct (night) and came back Yesterday (early morning). We went to three places in Australia which are Brisbane, Gold Coast and Melbourne.
We really thank God for giving us a very fruitful trip.
We had three objectives for our trip. Firstly, we would like to build relationships with our brothers and sisters in Hope Brisbane and Melbourne. Secondly, it was a time for our annual retreat. Thirdly, we would like to spend time with my siblings and their families in Melbourne.
As it would be too much to blog everything into a single entry I am going to do it in four parts. I will do this chronologically.
We arrived in Brisbane on Friday (12 Oct) morning. Ps Wenan fetched us in the airport. He drove us to our hotel and then we spent some time together. At night we had dinner with Ps Wenan before we joined a student care group (they call it "life group" there).
........................Some scenic views in Brisbane....................
On Saturday we had lunch with some student leaders (mostly unit leaders). At night we had dinner with some brothers and sisters in which some of them are returning/going to Singapore soon.
........Lunch with Sarah, Evelyn, Kelvin, Chia Yen, Han, Joy...
On Sunday morning we joined a young working adult DMM meeting. Then we had a quick lunch before we joined a WFL class (they call it CDS -Christian Development School- there) After the WFL class we attended the afternoon service (for students and young working adults).
In the service, they showed the video clip of our Young Overseas Graduates and Internationals Ministry. We managed to produce the video clip just in time for this trip. We didn't know that Kelly was very popular in Brisbane. People really cheered when they saw her appearing in the video clip. Eugene Chong was quite popular as well. :)
After service, we had dinner with some young working adults before we moved to Gold Coast. After that, Eddy and Boy kindly drove us from Brisbane to Gold Coast.
..................Eddy's young working adults group and us.......
We were really touched by the warmth and hospitality we received in Brisbane. From the time Ps Wenan fetched us in the airport to the time Eddy & Boy drove us to Gold Coast we felt and experienced Brisbane hospitality all the way through. We received many meal treats and they kindly brought us around Brisbane in their cars. This experience has challenged me to up my hospitality level down here in Singapore. Hospitality is indeed one tangible expression of love and care. I believe that sometimes or often we underestimate its power in touching hearts and lives.
Besides hospitality another thing we saw in Brisbane is that the vision was very much alive there. It is so gratifying to see like minded people in other parts of the world. Though we live in different parts of the world we share the same heart beat and passion.
Well, I shall end the part one of this blog entry here. To Ps Wenan and my brothers and sisters in Brisbane, thanks much for everything. We had a great time there with all of you. To my brothers and sisters in Singapore, it was a great trip and it is good to be back. See you around again soon!
4 comments:
Hi michael, im the anonymous who left comments previously. Actually i helped out in office for a period of time before but im not sure if u rmb me. Welcome back from your trip and do remember to msg me the taxi driver's no if u dont mind cos i will need it soon. Thanks! 94892644
Thanks Dehui. May God be with you in everything you do for Him. :)
Welcome back! I'm sure you had quite alot to share! Hear from you in Tertiary service then.
Thanks Jas. See you on Saturday. Won't be sharing a lot about the trip there though. :)
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