This morning we went to a Good Friday service at Pentecost Methodist Church just outside of Pasir Ris. One of the volunteers goes to this church so we thought we would give it a try and we all enjoyed it! Before the service even started we got introduced to the pastor and associate pastor. It seemed that everywhere we went we had to be introduce. It was cool but I felt that we didn't need to be exposed as much. I guess that is part of there culture for encouraging us and we are Americans.
Worship was great, since Singapore is a English speaking country the service was in English which was nice, it was good to get our hearts prepared before the message. After worship, the head pastor did the privilege and introduced us to the whole congregation. Starting to get used to this I guess. The message was then preached and even though I was not feeling good, I was able to pay attention and was really blessed from it.
After the service we headed to lunch, I didn't eat because I just couldn't do it. I had a power bar to hold me off and just drank a lot of water and 100 Plus, which is their Gatorade over here to stay hydrated throughout the day. After lunch we had the choice to go souvenir shopping at this really cheap tourist spot or go to Marina Bay were they have the three towers with the boat on the top. We decided to shop instead because we thought later in the week would have time to go there at night, which I hope we can because the building is sick!
I started getting better as the day went on. We got to the souvenir place and it was packed. I got all my shopping done during this time which was nice but it looked like one of those streets in the movies where you are just packed in. It was a good experience to say the least. Another thing was Gangem Style was playing everywhere! I've really learned to hate that song on this trip which is pretty funny.
After getting a coffee in me, we headed to the SCAPE event for the evening. The event was outside and once we got there it had rained pretty hard just before hand. Once the court dried though we were able to get started. Some of the team managed to get locked in a janitors closet so that was pretty funny. Once I got dressed I heard kids yelling my name. This meant that I had made an impression earlier in the week, or the just love Jordan as in Michael Jordan. Either way I will take it.
For the event we all got placed with three kids and played a 3 on 3 tournament. My team consisted of kids named Nat, Ian, and Gary. It is crazy to see Asian kids with English names but I really like it so I can't complain. It makes it easy on me. We ended up winning the tournament because my team was studs. I was feeling a little better but i let them do most of the work. We had the opportunity to share our testimony with them near the end of the event which is always a positive when we can point to Christ with everything we do so I like that.
After the event we went to Toast Box for dinner. Their are a lot of these over here, it was good too! We happened to befriend three kids at the event that followed us everywhere afterwards. They wanted to be Facebook friends, exchange phone numbers and Skype info. It was so cute. Of course I couldn't do phone numbers with the international rates back in the states but I was allowed to do Facebook and Skype. I think once I get back into the states I will be keeping in contact with these individuals or should I say they will be keeping in contact with me.
We returned to Pasir Ris for the night and would have yet another busy day the next morning. Rest has become my best friend to say the least. I love serving but I am looking forward to sleeping in a little bit Sunday morning or Monday morning whenever I can. The trip is coming to a close and again I continue to be torn. I miss America but have made get contacts over here. One thing is for sure is I will be visiting Singapore again someday. I don't know when but I am going to make it happen. UntIl next time, God bless
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