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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.

BreakOut: Facing the Giants

Sunday, April 27, 2008

This week for YF, we had BreakOut: Facing the Giants. This breakout was an interesting difference from our normal games session. This time around, we all got comfy on the wonderfully comfortable carpet flooring of the chapel as we were captivated and moved by the movie screening. The show Facing the Giants basically told the story of an American Football [or rugby as we more commonly know it as in Singapore] team that slowly changed after it understood that its purpose was to give God glory instead of winning medals. We saw how the coach of the team slowly changed their team philosophy towards Glory to God rather than glory to themselves.

The show was moving and reflective as it made us all think on why we do the things we do. Do we just do them so we can succeed and do well? or do we look at the things we do with eternity's values in view? Do the things i do today matter and count for Christ? We asked ourselves such questions as thoughts like these were cast onto the wall in a video form.

When the show ended, we broke up into discussion groups which were led by Michelle and Jamie. Each of our groups had an enlightening and very engaging discussion about our purpose on this earth. Why were we created and what are we doing now that contridicts this planned purpose for our lives. Moreover, how can we then change what we are doing now to fit to God's team philosophy. We discussed about whether putting studies ahead of God and church was the right thing to do when Singapore demands so much. We talked about what is success to us and what do we mean when we 'rate' ourselves according to the world's standards rather than God's standards. It was surely a tough time of reflecting and finger pointing [at ourselves of course] and we were able to come away with some interesting points of information such as a few good quotes from the movie.

All in all, it was a good learning lesson time for all of us as we pondered some issues that are normally out-of-sight-out-of-mind. I'm confident to say that we all enjoyed the movie and gleaned good topics of interest from the discussion. My only hope and prayer is that we don't stop talking bout such issues. that we keep the topics alive and burning in our minds so that we don't forget what's really important. It's not about getting 100 marks for an exam, not about whether we one day have a comfortable life with all the 5Cs nor is it about how we look in people's eyes of fame. It's about whether we please God and whether He derives and obtains Glory from our thoughts, actions and words.

I shall leave you with a few quotes from the movie that we all felt were good lessons learnt.

'If we win, we praise Him. If we lose, we praise Him.'
'There were two farmers who prayed for rain. One prepared his field to receive the rain. Which of these farmers, do you think, trusted God to send the rain? Which farmer are you? God will send the rain, you just go prepare your field to receive it.'