Woke up around 7am. Getting ready for gym time (don't misunderstood, it's devotion time), I went to join my teammates in the dewan makan for devotion time. The other 3 teams were there too. Took abt an hour to discuss abt the great race. Run in such a way as to get the prize (1 Corinthians 9:24). People run to get a crown that will not last forever, but we're competing for the crown that last forever (v25). Therefore, do not run aimlessly(v26).
After devotion plus breakfast, Leg 2 began with Fast Forward (ice breaker by Alex Foo). Then, Daniel Chi led the worship session before Bro Joseph stepped in for his sermon. This time, he did a recap on the previous session where faith interstimulates conviction and the need for spiritual food. Then hepreached on conviction and in his sermon, a case study on Stephen was studied. A man full of faith of wisdom, Stephen defended the Gospel by handling entire crowd all by himself but eventually he was stoned to death. At the end of his sermon, Bro Joseph mentioned a few names and asked us do we know them, then he explained they're Christians too. Among the names mentioned were Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton and Josh McDowell (I'm the only one heard abt this name, thanks to my participation in CF Heroes of Faith camp held in CheFoo Methodist Centre, Cameron Highlands last yr). Then, a shocking discovery: MAS CEO Datuk Idris Jala believes in Christ as well. I don't and CAN'T believe it!
After that, time for lunch. Then, everyone was supposed to wash their own plates and cups they've used after finishing their meals every time. But, Bro Joseph shared abt his love story with his wife (FYI his wife's a Chinese) and several members were listening to his romance story. Among them were Shirley, Patty, Pei Lee, Eugene & me. So Daniel, who was passing by, helped picked up and washed Eugene's and my plates. Thanks for the help, Daniel!
Group photo session. Wee... took out my phone to snap some photos. Snap, snap, snap.. apart from me, Shirley Lee was the other photographer. Took lots of photos during the session (check out my Facebook for those photos ok).
After that, all the campers were given some time to rest cos all of them were tired after yesterday's obstacle race. Some even went for jungle-trekking at nite. Then, we gathered again, this time ready for kayaking. This is my first time. Most of the campers were doing it for the 1st time too.. hee. After briefing by experts abt how to wear the safety jacket and do the kayaking properly, we started our race. Since there were 4 teams, 2 teams went into action first, followed by the other 2. The race was done in relay style, where all the members of a team were divided into 4 pairs (my team line-up: Patty-Jimmy, Alvis-me, Irena-Alex, Lishia-Mikey). Objective: to get into one side, then U-turn and get back to finish line. 1st team to reach the finish line 1st wins the round.
Courage (my team) was drawn to face Faith first, which means Hope engaged in another battle with Perseverance. The race began. In our race against Faith, we came from behind to win the round. I screwed up a bit and didn't follow Alvis' order, thus we're trailed behind Faith. But the 2 pairs after us managed to catch up and overtake them. In the end, by the time our last kayak reached the shore, the 4th boat of the other team had not leave the dock. Victory!
Hope vs Perseverance up next. This round was to decide our opponents in the next round. But Perseverance has only 6 ppl for this race (with Jack and Sin Yee not taking part). So KLynn helped out and John participated twice. Both teams were equally good but in the end, Perseverance pulled away and eventually won the race.
Then, came the final showdown: Courage vs Perseverance. This time, Perseverance imported Richard Ng from Faith and Eugene Goh from Hope for this round. At the beginning, Courage raced ahead. By the time the pair of Alvis-me reached the starting point, the 2nd pair of the team has not reached the other side yet. This time, I got it right and worked well with Alvis to give Courage the lead. But when I'm getting out of the kayak, suddenly Krak!! The sole of my left shoe almost came off. Oh dear! Guess I'll have to wear my sliippers for the rest of the camp.
Back to the race, after Irena-Alex gave our team a confortable lead, it's time for Lishia-Mikey to wrap up the race. But somehow, they couldn't co-operate with each other and squandered away the lead by allowing Yu Hsia-Richard and Eugene-John to catch up. It was a close fight in the end but Lishia-Mikey steered the kayak the wrong way, allowing Perseverance to edge Courage for victory. Anyway, well done to all 4 teams!
Perseverance won the kayaking race! Congrats!Then everyone went back to the dorms for a short break before moving on to the next event: Dunking Time! Wee... we're gonna have fun in a waterfall nearby. But before that, water baptism. This time, we have 3 candidates: Irena Chua, Chong Jialing & Charmaine Lok. PC and KLynn conducted the water baptism, then Bro Joseph prayed for the 3 sisters. Speaking abt water baptism, I was baptised 6 yrs ago in Emmanuel AOG Ipoh. The water baptism was conducted by Pastor Wendy Ching on Christmas Day.
1st candidate: Irena Chua Su-Yin
Look how happy Irena was!!
2nd candidate: Chong Jialing
3rd candidate: Charmaine Lok Jin Nee
Bro Joseph praying for the 3 sisters 
The 3 sisters: (L-R) Irena, Charmaine & Jialing
After baptism, time to have fun in water!! Weee... all the ppl who witnessed the event went for a dip in the cool, refreshing water. Then, everyone started heading back to the campsite for a shower, preparing to have dinner.
Later, time for Leg 3. This time, Richard was in charge of the ice-breaking session. Then, Jessie took over the time for worship. This was the 3rd time she became the worship leader (she told me this when I asked her). Afterwards, Bro Joseph was back on stage for his message of the session: the importance of pit stops in our life. While running the race of life, sometimes we need to take a break and reflect on the past events, then plan strategies to continue the race till the end. The purpose of pit stops in the end of every leg of the race in the reality TV programme (hosted by Phil Keoghan) is to allow participants have a rest and strategise how to race to win the race and claim the prize.
After praying for several brothers and sisters, Bro Joseph prayed for Sis Ping Chin and Sis Kaye Lynn. God have indeed blessed us (CGBC Campus Connect) with these 2 wonderful sisters. With tireless efforts, they had planned and organised activites and events with great care. Bro Joseph said they were like mothers caring for their children. I really thank God for allowing me to get to know them. They've offered me valuable advice whenever I encounter problems. Their presence filled my world. After prayers, all the campers said thank you to both of them. Thanks for everything, my dear 'mamas'!!
What's next? Prize-giving ceremony. Time to announce the winners. Which team will emerge victorious? Faith? Sorry. Hope? That's not it. Perseverance? They could be the champs if there were more competitions. But too bad, they weren't either. And the overall winners were....
COURAGE
We were announced as overall champs after finishing 2nd both in the obstacle race and kayaking. Each one of us received a small clock as a reward. Sweet!! Not only us, the other 3 teams were winners too by joining the camp to know how to be a winner in the race of life, though they didn't win the race of the camp.
Supper time followed and then into the dreamland. Tomorrow last day. LIGHTS OUT!!!
Oh ya, I'd like to wish Calvin Nanthan a happy blessed birthday. Glad to have the chance to know u. All the best in everything u do! Take care & may God bless the sesat guy with great abundance!
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