Prayer Retreat

hey yo,
Friday after work, I went up to Fraisers Hill. Some of the YF leaders was there, including YA people. All we knew was that it was a YA retreat in Fraisers and it was gonna be based on the road to Emmaus la...Luke 24:13-35 and the speaker is Alvin Ung.

When we arrived, Mr Alvin welcomed us and told us the schedule aka rhythm. Then only we found out it was a prayer retreat.

The schedule was interesting. We learnt and gain super loads from this retreat. Very enriching. Here are some of the things we did there.

Our camp Goal was R.E.S.T. Reflect Energize Savour(means Appreciate/ menghayati) Trust
The camp tools of transformation were for Reflect was JOURNAL for Energize was SABBATH BAG for Savour was TABLE OF BLESSING for Trust was CONVERSATION SHACK.

Sabbath bag was a bag where u put all the things that reminds u of work and it is "taken away" for 24 hours. Table of blessing was a table where u put all the things that u find beautiful on it. For example if I see a very beautiful rock, i put it on the table loh..Appreciate God's CREATION.

There was sessions called "Little Silence" and one session called "GRAND SILENCE" Little silence was at night and we were discouraged from talking...only talk when necessary...So, through this we also have to learn how to decide what and when is necessary to talk.

Grand Silence was 2 hours of Silence, No talking. Just time spent alone with God and with God's creation while looking for a tree that represented us. Some of us found a tree and for some of us, it's the tree that found us...For others, they didn't find a tree but they still gained a lot from this session...Everyone benefited from this spiritual exercise of just being still in God's presence...slow walk, prayer, journal, using our 5 senses, savoring God's creation...just taking time off and appreciating everything...spending it with God.

For most of us, the best part of this retreat was the Grand Silence.

It was really a different type of retreat and very interesting. Spiritually enriching. Learning to be aware of God's presence and the God moments in our life.

I also really enjoyed the jamming aka singing songs during our free time :)

We also learn that just sitting in His presence is enough. Sometimes, we serve God too much that we have no time to be with Him.

One more interesting thing i realized was as I gazed upon nature , I acknowledged God the MOst HIgh God, the maker and creator of heaven and earth. Nature was so beautiful and My God is really a CREative God. I'm sure the Life and Plans HE has for me is a Creative and Interesting one too :)

Experiences fades with memory cause didn't savour or reflect it. Keep remembering so that that experience will become part of our life and not fade away.