My dearest Friends,

I thought I'd better pen down my sharing before the 'retreat high' siZzles out.

Truthfully speaking, on Friday when I arrived at Major Sem, I really felt kinda strange ... It's like for a moment I don't really know why I was doing what I was doing for the LISS. It's kinda strange but I wasn't really expecting any 'great experience' from God but was just simply prayed for the gift of humility and love for others . I was also hoping to spend some real quiet time with HIM. In fact, because I've had several retreats and camps last year in Major sem, I was not really expecting a different surprise from God. I guess that's my being 'spiritually proud'.

I was wrong. Our God is truly a God full of SURPRISES.

As some of you already know, being a perfectionist in some ways and being super kan cheong spider, I struggled majorly with the letting go and letting GOD take control of the retreat. In fact, in my own ways, I think I was super control freak lah. The first turning point for me was the ministering for facils. I had a real good time sharing with some of the comm members and I think I was humbled by the simplicity , humility and faith shown by them. That was the start of my humbling experience.

As I shared on the second nite, I literally saw the power of God's love unfolding before my eyes during the healing session as the intercessions by the prayer warriors were being answered. On Sunday, I witness another unexplained miracle ... I felt the awesome presence of the Holy Spirit which I never felt before. It felt like 'heaven' when I entered the chapel where the baptism took place .. really leh ... there was a sense of peace, joy ..... which I can't really explain lah, but it was powerful. Like the miracle of the paralytic (Sunday's gospel), I felt Jesus's miraculous power descending upon all the participants just because of the faith, trust and hope shown by all the organising comm, facils, intercessors and helpers. This revelation moved me and I was humbled beyond words.

I don't think I have received the gift of humility and love as I prayed for (not yet lah from the looks of it ;p), but what I did realised was that I'd truly underestimated the power of HIS love and the realm HIS kingdom. I know now .. that when Jesus promised us that our faith will heal us and those around us, HE really meant it.

Just wanna thank you for bearing with the comm's inefficiencies and for being such wonderful witnesses of God.

Finally, THANK YOU for the love you've shown throughout the retreat and for your faithfulness and trust in God which truly humbled and challenge me to a deeper and more intimate relationship with Christ.

Love, Celine Lee