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Welcome

Welcome to the Blog of Shalom Youth Fellowship. We typically meet regularly on Saturdays at 3pm [Sundays for BreakOuts] for these four activities;

Youth Worship: Formal Worship which has worship conducted by the youths themselves followed by an invited speaker speaking on a specific topic.

BreakOuts: Fun activities that are meant to be informal in nature and interactive. Sporty activities are also considered BreakOuts and the youth group is able to let loose during these sessions to just enjoy themselves over games. BreakOuts are also a great time to invite YFer's friends down to YF.

OutReach: These YF meetings are meant to either educate on how to evangelize or to actually practically go out for Street Evangelism. We would normally go to the Pasir Ris area to reach out to the public.

On Sundays, the youth are involved in Bible Study. We conduct 3 types of classes called crosSWORD for the different commitment levels. The 'CROSS' level follows Accent Publishers Material, the 'WORD' level follows the 40-Minute Bible Study program and the 'SWORD' level follows Precept's New Inductive Study Series.

Our church is located at Pasir Ris and we welcome anyone within the age of 13 to 23. God Bless You!

Our Exco

	Benjamin - Currently the Staffworker of the Shalom Youth Fellowship. He has completed his University Education overseas and has responded to the call to serve the Lord in Shalom. He is also taking up a part time course at Singapore Bible College in Divinity.
Zhi Han - Currently studying in NUS after completing his course as an Officer in the Army. Zhi Han is in charge of the OutReach program for Shalom YF. Zhi Han has a strong passion and heart for OutReach and is burdened to see God's Word spread.
	Rui - Has completed his National Service and is now furthering his studies the University of Melbourne. The BreakOut Sub Committee to plan weekly fun, interactive and exciting activities for the Youth in Shalom.
Arthur - Currently in charge of Youth Worship along with Jamie. Arthur is an all rounded youth who goes on regular jogs and cycles much. He is also involved in many CCAs in school like dragon boating and choir.
	Jamie - Currently schooling in Temasek Junior College and is in charge of Youth Worship along with Arthur. She is also heavily involved in dance and balances her time with her family of 2 parents and a younger sister.
Michelle - Has completed her Secondary School Education and is currently awaiting further studies in Singapore Polytechnic. Michelle is in charge of the OutReach program along with Zhi Han and has a vibrant, enthusiastic character that brightens up those around.

14th Nov 07: Ubin Cycling

Monday, November 26, 2007

Sore buttocks, Tired legs, Sweaty bodies. It had to be the result of 4 hours on bikes in Ubin. We finally hit back to mainland at 6.15pm after a gruelling and tiring day at Pulau Ubin. We may call it training for the upcoming YF Camp, but there was no denying that the cycling trip we just finished was gonna take it's toll on our bodies the next day.

12pm at Changi Jetty was the meeting point and time. Opening with a word of prayer, we entrusted the weather, bikes and people into God's hand before bumping off across the river. I must say that for a low price of $2, the boat ride was awfully comfortable. Or maybe I'm just saying that because I'm comparing it to the sore butts we incurred from the biking later on. Haha. Whatever it is, after we got our bikes, Adrian gave us a safety brief, water parade, numbering off and we were set to go. Our first check point, Murai.

All in all, the 16 [with 2 newcomer friends!] of us reached safely and we started playing get-to-know you games. We learnt a few interesting facts about each other. Like how Gabriel's afraid of dogs, especially the one that came to 'disturb' us during the icebreakers itself. Or like how Michelle's friend Jolyn lived in Pasir Ris all her life which sparked a discussion or sharing by some of the older ones that when they were kids, there was no such thing as a developed Pasir Ris. Or that Tricia's cousin Swenson felt the biggest problem facing the youth of his age was 'where to party'. It was an interactive time of learning and sharing that we could all laugh about after.

We then made our way to the next checkpoint which was also another beach for a rest point. The cycling to this part was more bumpy and 'treacherous' but we managed to get out of the forested area unscathed. However, just before we reached the checkpoint, there was a steep downhill which ended in a left turn. Applying our brakes was the best thing to do in a situation like that and most of us managed to negotiate the downhill turn. However, our dearest Michelle apparently lost control of the bike at the bottom of the slope and collided into the ledge. Nick immediately stopped, as he was right behind her, and ran to tend to his sister. It was quite a scary time seeing her wounds and I recall vividly, while helping her up and off her bike, that her lips were slowly losing its colour. I told Nick to hold her steady and scoop her back as she might faint any time. I'd have left her to rest at that point of time so she could get the blood back to her head but her wounds needed washing and so we had no other choice but to slowly walk her to the rest point which had a washing bay and toilet.

So we managed to slowly hobble her to wash her wounds and just before she reached the washing bay, she stopped dead in her tracks. I recall seeing her knees slowly buckling and inform ed Nick to hold her and bring her slowly down to a lying down position. SCARED CAN! She was totally not responding to our calls or prompting and apparently had already blanked out. After the whole incident, she even told us she slowly couldn't see anything as it was all white. Then she saw herself cycling with someone else. But till today, she still doesn't know who it was. Scary lahz! But seriously, thank God that everything's settled and she's fine as I blog this entry.

The day concluded with a nice dinner at Changi Village and we had a blast exercising and working out in the Lord. I suppose if we keep these outdoor activities up, Mt Belumut won't be an issue at all.

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