Picnic Day and AR 2

Hi,

How are you all after a full day of activities? Feeling tired - especially guys eh? I don't even have the strength to apply shampoo on my head. But today was a great time for me =).

Well, let me share with you all my thoughts about today.

Oh yes, I was scared when I saw the sky this morning. I'm sure you were too. It was windy, and getting darker. It was going to rain. I was scared that our picnic would turn into a real disaster. I thought I didn't pray enough. And I thought maybe I didn't plan well enough.

But in my heart, I just told myself that, being the leader of the group, should I give myself a chance to show disappointment and sadness? No way, I just kept on reminding myself to be calm, to be joyful, and to be faithful, all the time.

I had to make sure that everybody was there on time. The food was ready. Flysheet, songbooks, ball and guitar were prepared. Everything and everyone's there and ready to go. I just couldn't care much, I left it all to God alone.

And when we were on our way there, it started to rain, and it got heavier all the way. I started to give up, fed up... Miraculously, I learned a lot today. Have you all noticed on the right side of the junction before we turn into the road that leads to the park? There's a notice board with written words, "There is hope". It instantly reminded me of the way Jesus calmed the storm. If God can calm the storm, how about a small tiny little rain? It pushed me all the more to trust God fully.



There's always hope.

Now I do not know how God works in this kinda situation. We never understand. We never know, until and unless we do our PDL. But there's always hope. I did enjoy the time from 10-11am where all of us stayed under the building for an hour just to sing songs, introduce ourselves, play some stupid games like the eagle and chickies. And I thanked God for that, because I believe, He just wanted us to be together as a family, never mind what group. He just wanted us to enjoy singing and praising him through old songs, simple music, and some laughter.



Did you find it special when we stood under the heavy rain eating sandwiches? Wow. I would name it as - limited edition.



The rain stopped, and we took pictures (especially girls, you know la), and guys (you can guess what we did, terutamanya when I'm in), football! Oh yes, I love it. Kane prepared for us nice spaghetti as well. Isn't it nice?



Yes, that's what God wants.

And did you enjoy every single moment of the picnic? Well, that's for you to answer.

To cut my sharing short, let me jump into the Amazing Race. I heard from my sister about your part in knowledge and skill. I'm truly touched by it. In skill, Uriah started as the weakest design that can only hold up to 10+ beads. But they never gave up and kept on trying new designs, (but of course with some smart brains too), they finally came out with a perfect elongated bottle thing that can hold up to 90+ beads. Lovely stuff.

How about knowledge? I just heard from her that every question was never a problem to them. Again, smart brains eh. Just that the joker (dice) ruined your chance. But it's okay..

And to the physical side, I tell you, they were robots. Real robots. We actually deserved to win. I shall not reveal much of the controversial matters but all these made all the U-guys lagi robot. I salute them lo.

It's okay to lose, but most importantly is... win. That's what i always mention, right?

Similarly, it's okay to lose the 1st place, or even 2nd place, but most importantly, we win their hearts.

Cyrus,
the commander of Group Uriah
& your brother.