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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.

BreakOut: PlayStation 260108

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Amazing fun we had didn't we? The YF had some fun games during the last saturday in church. we arranged to meet at 1441hours and we had what a wonderful turnout.
Didja know? We had a total of 33 people turn up for the breakout that day! woah. haha we managed to get 27 youths split into 3 teams by a great time of icebreakers led by Gabriel and Jamie.

After that, we went around the church compound playing some wet and lesson based Station Games. a brief summary of each station is listed below...

Jamie/Chelsea's Station about Communication:
One of the stations was named 'Broken tele-verses'. This game was led by Jamie and Chelsea and it was played at the playground. The game basically had teams standing in a single file facing one direction. The first person was then told to turn around and they were given a Bible verse. They then had to tap the next person and when they next person in line turned to face them, they had to act out the verse without noise. So on and so forth till it reached the last person. The last person would then be faced with the task of guessing what the first person's verse was. This taught us the aspect of Communication. It showed us how easily a message can be distorted and messed up. It also reminded us that in order to please God, we should always be in constant communication with him because communicating shows and builds intimacy with our Creator God.

Michelle's Station about Trust/Obedience:
This station tackled the aspect of trusting God and being obedient to His voice and Will. A Leader was chosen from each team and the rest of the team was subjected to a world of darkness through blindfolds. The leader would then have to lead the team through a series of obstacles that involved not only ducking under tables but climbing chairs and avoiding a spray of water. The game was engaging and it made the team trust and rely on the only one who could see the way. Much like our Christian life, we sometimes are blind to the future or the things and circumstances around us. All we need to do is trust in God and obey His voice, this in turn would please Him, seeing His children listen.

Rui's Station about Dealing with Temptation:
The team was split into teams of 2 which consisted of a devil and a pilgram. The objective of the game was for the Devils to tempt their pilgram into doing things that were wrong without the pilgrams getting suspicious or rebellious towards the devils. You should have seen what some people were doing just coz their devils suggested it. We had people skipping from one end of the room to the otherside... even some who went down on all fours and said "I ain't nothing but a hound dog!" haha. it was hilarious. But the main point of it was to learn how we should tackle, deal with and overcome temptation in our life. We should always frustrate the devil [Satan] by using the Word of God against him. If we know the Word, we won't be tempted so easily.

Gabriel's Final Station about Caring for Others:
The last and final station was the bomb! literally! We had a crazy mesh of waterbombs flying everywhere and people willingly putting their bodies in the line of fire. Why? Well, each of the 3 teams were given 2 t-shirts to put on 2 people. Objective? To keep the people and t-shirts dry as best they could. As the bombs flew, many people were physically blocking their friends and ensuring they got wet instead of the free given t-shirts...

What resulted was a drenched group of teenagers who had a blast. It really was a great breakout and we had 6 new friends which was super encouraging! Thanks for all the fun and support shalom YF!