a month and a week...

Time really flies by so quickly, it's already been a month and a week since I arrived in UK, Bournemouth. As mention in all my previous blog, life here has been good so far, really thankful to God for all the experience so far. A little update as to what has been going on.
Since I last mention about what I wanted to do and join, as reality sets in, I am doing none of those things I mention. Haha. Yes apparently it wasn't suppose to be my plan, God plan's is always greater and I'm really speechless when I look back and see how it all fall into place.
I did not join the dance group as it clashes with my Uni's Christian Union (CU) meeting. The christian union meeting is really good, only down side is that it's in town and not in campus so a little far from where I stay. But nevertheless, I decided God before anything else so Christian union over street dance club.  Now I'm getting myself involve in Christian Union events and activities. I joined their tea and toast last friday after my work. Tea and Toast is a event where once every 2 weeks on the friday, a bunch of Christian from CU will gather and serve tea and toast to students who go out partying till late at night. It was pretty amazing. Students just walk past the place, come in and talk to us, or to get a cup of hot tea before they go partying. Then at the morning when all the clubs and pubs close they come right back in slightly drunk or wasted and get another cup of hot drink and some toast to eat. It was pretty scary at first when I started seeing drunk students coming in talking loudly and stuff, but as you serve them tea and toast it wasn't really that bad. They started taking all sorts of stuff and that's how conversation starts. It's also amazing see how some of the drunk can play jenga and stack really high up. I met 4 of my coursemates, I've never talked to them before that day. Now 2 of them says hi to me in sch during lectures. Tea and toast made me see another side of giving and asking for no return. And that when you give wholeheartedly, you will gain more than you ever expected you will. Thank God for the wonderful experience and strength to pull all of us through. Oh did i mention the tea and toast is from 11pm-4am. Yeah it was, gonna do it again next week. It's fun and conversation about God would just start out of no where. It's a really good way for me to build up my faith and challenge myself more in terms of knowing and reading the bible more thoroughly. So i can answers the questions that people ask.
Well other than tea and toast, I've sign myself up for learning to lead in worship in CU gathering. I know I gave up the chance when I was offer in AGPC, but I had my reasons back then. Now I feel that it's time and I should learn how to lead worship. I do pray for strength and confidence as I really can't sing very well and I can't play instrument. Well pray that I'll leave everything in God's hands and I really wish I can brush up on my keyboard skills and singing skills while I'm here in UK. Dear Lord, you are the God of songs, the God of music, I just pray that you will help me in learning how to worship you in music.
Well of course to improve on my music sense, skills and stamina I'm doing things to help myself. I've joined the Uni's contemporary choir and I sing while I walk to school (almost everyday, it's a 25min journey). I know walking isn't really very helpful in stamina but it does if you are walking up and down slopes and singing at the same time. I just joined the choir and the people in it are really good, if it had been an audition I wouldn't be inside but I guess it's just a door that God opens for me to learn as well. So I'll just take what is given. :)
And then I joined the CU in their global cafe activity as well. Global cafe is an activity held by the uni, for every international student to meet people and have coffee, tea and cookie together, CU just go there and help or to meet people. I joined the activity this week and met a lovely gal from Indonesia. It's really nice to meet people from around asia because you can talk about the similar problems we face, the food we miss, and the weather of the country. Haha. I'll be going again next week hopefully can meet for people then.
Ah i realise I didn't mention that the events are all happening on the same day. Global cafe is on wed at 5-6.30pm. Choir practice is on wed 6pm-7.15pm. And CU gathering is on wed 7.30pm-9pm. Yes they are one after another but it all works out nicely in a way or another. I just pray that I can have good time management to handle all the activities.
Well talking about all those opportunities, I had another one, I became the rep for my group. It wasn't by vote, I kinda volunteer it. The thing is I don't think anyone in my group knows that I'm the rep, partly cos most can't be bother and it wasn't announced. But nevermind, I just take it as a training (and to get the purple jumper). I need to boost my confidence and communication skills and I really hope that being a rep can help me with it. So that's something else I need to pray about.
Yupz that's kinda my updated so far I think. I'm really getting involve in CU and hope that I can find a church to settle down soon thou i kinda already have one in mind but I'm still keeping my choices open for the moment. Oh i think i didn't mention it in my previous blog, but I'm really grateful to how smooth sailing things has been so far. I really feel blessed and well taken care of my God. From my arrival in UK, the rush for the bus, catching it 1sec before  it leaves, finding my homestay accommodation, got lost and got send home by helpful ppl, got sent to my new accommodation by my homestay host,  settling in my new house, getting alone with my housemates, making friends in uni, making friends in my course etc. All and all I am so thankful and grateful. Without Him, I wouldn't have come this far, without Him I wouldn't be where I am, and without Him I would be condemn. Dear Lord I thank you for the love you have shown and given me. I pray that you can give me a little bit more strength, faith and confidence so I can go out there and be your salt and light to the world. I love you Lord.

Till next time.