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Some of you might notice songs on the blog aren't working for a while now. I know it too, and I will fix it.. I promise. Also if you want to share any praise and worship songs to play here, please send the song to yaf4christ@gmail.com Thank you all and May God Bless you all!

YAF 2007 Christmas

On the behalf of YAF I would like to say "Thanks" to Saya Lone Wah and Sayama Jae for opening their heart and house for YAF to gather and celebrate 2007 Christmas. The evening started out with wonderful dinner dishes, fellowship with brothers and sisters that we loved, opening presents, singing praise songs, dancing and listening Saya Lone Wah's messages. I believe all the YAF will agree with me when I say Whenever we visited to Saya's House it give us strength to moves forward from our daily life struggles, being loved, and it's a place for us to restore our spiritual strength whenever we're weak. Thank you Saya and Sayama!! God have give us many blessings for us this Christmas and thank you for being part of it. Please check out our slide show :)

Oh, HOW HE LOVES US!

I have to share this with you all.....
Take your time and watch till the end.
I've been watching this video again and again....I feel so BLESSED when listening to this song!
Hope you all will get something from this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWnvBM40xxw


Lyrics:
http://tarabruce.theworldrace.org/index.asp?filename=oh-how-he-loves-us

Roselyn Said ...

Roselyn said, “I forgot to take it out the gray...” as crossing her both arms so tight. This is the first word from her when I showed my two daughters the update pictures from “Christmas Concert” last Saturday. And she kept complaining about being only standing there with others and not wearing the white top. Here is the best part, “I had white inside … Susan, Kelly, Aw Aw forgot me…” hahahaha(her teachers are in trouble, aren't they?)… My husband and I laughed so hard that we almost lost our last breath.

What she didn’t know is … she was not even in the list of dance group. Due to Jade’s missing, her teacher had no choice, but put up the wondering one (?)on the stage for matching headcount … Unfortunately she never buy the true … and took quite a while to accept the apology from her Mom for the ignorance.

Her laughing with her sister from the next room comforts me many ways. How easy to forget they are… how easy to forgive they are… If I could be just like them, how simple and happy my life might be … no wonder Jesus said "... whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven..."(Matt 18:4)

I am so exciting about YAF Christmas Gathering this Friday. Forgive me if I act and laugh like the preschooler and kindergartner … I hope you don't mind to see someone looks like losing her mind ... And I am truly looking forward to meet "the little girl and boy" inside you ... once again ...

Christmas or Xmas??

Something has been confusing me about usage of Christmas and Xmas. I have seem people writing Xmas as a signature or it seem like shorter version of Christmas. I remembered my High School teacher teaching about Malcolm X. He said "Malcolm doesn't want to used his slave last name so that he replaced it with X as a last name which mean unknown." So I looked up the dictionary about what X mean. "An unknown or unnamed factor, thing, or person." I also see when we uses Xmas the word Christ was lost. So I started to wonder was Xmas created by someone who was ashamed to uses Christ so that replaced by X. It has been so common in outside world that I go by
Unconsciously using it too.. What do u think???

In my struggle times

I'm scare ...
scare of who I become and how I changed
changed from the one who thinks everyone is good to the one who doesn't trust anyone
changed from being patience to the one who got mad at every little things
changed from always keeping my word and my promises
I'm so scare ...
so scare of how my heart become harden
so scare of trusting... loving
so scare of living my life in a way I'm not proud of myself
so scare that I have lost my hopes and dreams to live
Finally... I closed my eyes and let it go...
I fell... I bruised, I bleeded
I'm still here
I can't get up
I have no strength left
then... how come I can still see the light?
the light that shine over the darkness that I choosed
the light that told me to follow
the light that holded my hands and pulled me up
I wanna stay in the darkenss
I choose to stay in the darkness
but I wasn't allowed... I wasn't let go
I was saved...once
I was loved...once
I was happy...once
I once died and was born again
I wasn't allow to die again
I wasn't allow to let go
He choosed me... He holded me
I'm His...
I no longer have a life of my own
My life is in His hand
In His hand... why am I worried, why am I complaining?
In His way... I live
Why am I loosing faith?
In His way... I live
In His way... we live
He gave me a gift
A precious gift that gave me new life
He gave all of us a gift
A gift for each of us... every one of us
Are you worthy of it?
most of all...
Are you willing to accept it?

Surprise! Surprise!

Impressive blog! Keep it up with your spiritual insights and good news of our Lord Jesus Christ. It may be a little thing for you but could be great thing for others to hear it. So tell at lease one friend about your blog, our web, etc. and invite them to our church.
For this winter, shall we go this place? May be Jan or Feb.?

I was sick ...

I spent most of time with pajamas yesterday ... Once my two daughters learned their mommy is not feeling well ... they started directed their father how to care for their mom ... "Dad ... cook soup for mommy ... so she can be strong ..." I tried so hard to stay on the bed .. so that their mission (?) could be accomplished ... how cute! ... Hearing their tiptoe around my bed ... feeling their tiny hands on my forehead ... Oh ... dear ... I never feel blessed to be sick such a way ... Though I got to finish the mysterious (?) soup with big smile in front their own eyes ... though I had to chaste after their daddy ( he didn't want to share the gem) for "thank you kiss" on his check according to their request ... I didn't mind at all ... and I will do again if I have to ... Truly I enjoyed their taking control my life such a way ... Because ... I feel being loved ...

It reminds me .... what is really matter ... when I try to serve Him and His people ... We all have been puring our heart and time to prepare for events after events ... It really moves me .. because you all never stop loving Him and His people ... I am looking forward for coming "Christmas Dinner" event to share the lesson that I learn from my daughters .... I have no doubt we all are standing right behind each other to prayer for our love ones ... so that one day .... they could meet the True & Light of their life. May the Lord continue to bless you and your heart to love His people as loving Him more....

what is the best thing about caroling for you?

If you had asked me what is the best thing about caroling before yesterday, I would have said "Food Food Food" by years of experience. Well, that changed yesterday when i joined my first time caroling with OBMBC....
On the way, I even told Nway and Aw that we might have Thai foods coz Aung Shwe told me so.
My mind was filled with foods. But after singing and walking through house to house,climbing through stairs from one apartment to another, my foot became wobbly. I first thought it was because of the height of the stairs but i heard the noises in my tummy. I'm sure everybody must be hungry too. But they all look so energetic, singing louder and louder throughout the night with smiling faces. Plus some of us were carrying rice bags and gifts for the host families.
What touched me most was when i heard a house wife mentioned that she was sorry for not having anything to feed us. And then She ran into her room and came back with some money in her hand and said this is for the offertory and gave it to us.
I'll never forget the experience i had yesterday and the joy and the smile on the faces of the host families. From now, i say the best thing about caroling is spreading the good news to the needy.
I also learned the true meaning of X'mas. GIVING.

Prayer Request!!

As I was watching little kids practicing for Christmas dance I saw their compassion and dedication that are put to serve our God. As we put pressure and force them to focus about the dance moves and they wouldn't complain. When it come to celebrating and praising the lord even the little ones have such a big heart. Please remember the teachers and children in your prayers for the Christmas concert on 15.

Also pray for the youth that are in the Christmas Drama. For Our actions and saying are only to used for his glory so that, whoever witness the drama will have a sense of who is our lord and savior. For Saya Lone Wah and Aunt Jae who put their times and dedication into the Christmas Concert and everyone that will be involved in it.

Lastly, Please pray for the students that are in the mist of final exams. To give strengthen and knowledge while studying and taking final exams. To give a good health during the season since most of the people are catching cold due to change of weather.

Thank you for remember us in your prayers

thank you...

You supposed to be at library or at home to study for the finals...
You supposed to be at home taking rest from hectic work schedules...
But you all were there to practice for x'mas play, praise songs and sunday school dance.
I can see how much you love HIM.
Thank You and May God Bless You All!

xoxo
1love

(one suggestion. Is there any way to send email and let everyone know when someone posted a new post?)

bz...bz....bz

Life seems to be pretty busy with work, studies, social life, and SHOPPING.
In the midst of this extreme busyness, I sometimes feel the need to escape, to decompress.....
We all need retreats in our lives!
In our fast-paced days, it is essential to find a place of solitude, a place of quietnest, near to the heart of God....

xoxo
1love

No one is writing. Guess everyone is busy with job, shcool, and many activities from church. Or some may busy with relationship (kee keee :>)
Hummm..... we will have the first time YAF service/bible study this Sunday at church. Are we all excited about it? You better be... LOL

YAF seems not quite connect with new commers. Many Chin and Karen youths are at Chruch.We need to unite with them, so YAF will grow and can serve HIM more efficiently.YAF service/bible study will be our first step. Many many more will follow....

Do we all agree?

Life is not easy. Struggling with many obstacles: school, job, family, friends & so on….
How will we survive in this world? Are we scare and worry?
Of cause we scare and worry all the time. Sometime we are lost……..
Just remember!!!!!!!! HE is always there for us….. knowing and believing it will gives us strength.
HIS Grace is sufficient for us.
Suddenly, the world seems beautiful, so.... calm, with the sound of nature……
HE is guiding us… Our paths are more and more clear…
HE said come near to HIM and HE will come near to us.
What a promise we have from the highest?
Are we still fear? Do not worry!!!!!
We will fall again and gain, but we will keep going……
With HIS love and the loves around us……..
“Come near to GOD and he will come near to you. James 4:8 NIV”

Who We Are and What We've Done.

This is a little peek of who we are and what we have done to serve our Lord. I just learned how to create this video a few days ago and I'm very liking what I've done.

I think most of us (YAF) including me are scare of posting here because this blog will go to our church web site. I really like to encourage you all to post your daily life and testimonial here. Your testimonial might touch our heart and give us strength to move forward. We can grow together from each other's experiences of school life, work places and even the way we live in our family.

News:
We are going to have monthly YAF service on every second week at 11:00 a.m. at OBMBC, 534-22nd Street, Oakland, CA 94612.

Welcome from YAF

Matthew 7:7
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: