~ Answering the call.

Today was quite cool, it was a long and fruitful day....though with a bit of mixed feelings....Being attending a Leadership cell for a while now. Didn't realize this on time, until I was deep into it, then I was told that I'm being prepared to lead. Wow!! Was the first expression I could mutter.

Got mixed feelings about it coz I didn't see myself as ready to lead a large group. Well, myself and some others were told about it today, and I realized that I am being called to be a Cell Leader. Anywayz, I believe it is God's Will, and HE who has called me will definitely make all things go according to HIS Will.

Will be going for a leaders' retreat on the 1st of October. Expected to spend abt 3day & 2nights in Melaka. It's going to be fun, planning, & lots of fellowshippping with other leaders of the Campus ministry of Kajang Assembly of God Church, Malaysia. I'm looking forward to it.

~ What a Day!!!

Today was okay...no classes in the morning. First and only class at 2pm (after lunch... ha ha ha). Interesting module (Internet & Web Services), but lecturer....not so interesting. Seeing the same faces that taught me last year...especially the ones from 2nd semester. Well, not that bad...reminds me of the cliche` "The devil you know is better than the angel you do not know"...lol.... I've got to do a lot of studying on my own for this module. It has 100% exam assessment mode, and I've got to be able to beat my target, even if circumstances try to suggest otherwise. I know I'll make it by God's grace.

I can't believe what happened today....I actually forgot it was my only sister's birthday. Didn't get to know until she called me up at night (at about 8:20pm) to ask me why I hadn't called to say Happy birthday. "Oh my God!...I'm so,..so sorry" Was all I could say. I felt so ashamed of myself coz this same thing happened last year on her birthday too....I hope she doesn't feel that I don't care about her. It's never been in my habit to forget the birthdays of people so dear to me...I really can't explain what happened. I changed my phone, and forgot to add the reminder to my new phone. Had a class, but never took notice of today's date. Well, I'm kinda glad that she said she understands. Poor thing...I'll never forget again.

I'll be studying till late tonite...or will I say until morning? I've got to get on the books now...

~ BUSY! BUSY!! BUSY!!!

Finally, school resumed today. It's so exciting to see that I don't have to sit my ass around doing nothing so important any longer (at least for the next 8months...). It was really a hectic day, had 1st class at 9am, so had to get my sleepy head out of bed early enough to get to class. I was just in time for the class as I arrived at about 8:50am...not so early...ha ha ha .

Missing some old faces in my class....Ali Jawad (oh! I miss him so... so much), and two other wonderful ladies...Dulani Samarajeewa & Goh Hui Joo. Also got some new faces in class...1 guy from Indonesia (Harvey Wong), two guys on mobility scheme from our Mother Uni (The UK Campus) and one other Indian guy from......I dunno where...he he . Wondering why there's no Lady among them....hmmmm that leaves us with increasingly more guys in my department coz we are just 6 girls in it for now.

Got my first Coursework today...On Large Scale Systems Design.....not so much of a surprise coz it's the habit of this particular lecturer....can't say what I feel about that method...is it a good sign or not? Well, guess it's good coz it prepares one for what should come, and gears the mind to attentiveness since some of the stuffs we might need will be taught to us as the Semester goes on. And that keeps me busy, busy, busy!!! This semester promises to be a busy one for me, I'll just have to joggle everything up in order to meet my expectations.

Well, let's leave it at this point, and see what the rest of the week has in store for me.

~ MY GOD IS MIGHTY TO SAVE!!!

Hillsongs Australia - Mighty to Save.

1) Everyone needs compassion
A love that's never failing
Let mercy fall on me

Everyone needs forgiveness
The kindness of a Savior
The hope of nations

Chorus:
Savior He can move the mountains
My God is Mighty to save
He is Mighty to save

Forever Author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave


2) So take me as You find me
All my fears and failures
And fill my life again

I give my life to follow
Everything I believe in
Now I surrender I surrender

Chorus:
Savior He can move the mountains
My God is Mighty to save
He is Mighty to save
Forever Author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave (x2)

Bridge:
Shine your light and let the whole world see
We're singing for the glory of the risen King...Jesus (x2)

Chorus:
Savior He can move the mountains
My God is Mighty to save
He is Mighty to save
Forever Author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave (x2)

Bridge
Shine your light and let the whole world see
We're singing for the glory of the risen King...Jesus (x4)


Today was awesome. Lot of things I've got to thank God about. Firstly, I woke up feeling better. Still a little cough and sneezing, but not like the past two days. Secondly, today's worship service was really a blessing to me.

Glad that I didn't have to take any medications for the Flu...I made up my mind to trust God for my healing, and Praise God!!..He never fails...My God is Mighty to save!!! I thought of how I would sing with the rest of the worship team today...felt I would sound very awful, but God intervened and rather than sound very awful, I was very Joyful. One of the songs on today's worship list ministered specially to me. It reminded me of how quick God is to respond to the needs of those who trust in Him unwaveringly. It is a song by Hillsong Australia - Mighty to Save. I decided to put the lyrics before what I have to say today....

The Message shared by our Senior Pastor (Pst. Chan Nam Chen) was Unique on its own. Like the words of a father, the word was kind but firm; piercing through hearts, liberating souls, challenging minds and reforming lives. FAITH, SHORT-CUTS & GOD'S GRACE he tagged it, taking Abraham as Case study (Gen 16:1-16; Gen 21:8-13).

Things I got to learn about Short-cuts:

* Short-cuts are often socially acceptable practices.
* They are often proposed to us by people who love us and mean well for us. e.g Sarai suggested to Abram to take her maid to bed, so they could bear the child that God had promised them they would.
* Short-cut works.

Some short-cuts are harmless, but some manifest negative effects in the long run.Some of these negative effects include:

* It compromises your integrity & destroys your character.
* It can cause more pain to the people we love in the long run.
* It can be disobedience to God.

The easiest way to have something done is usually not always the right way. He that learns it the hard way most of the times learns it better. Short-cuts should be avoided; there are usually consequences after taking a short-cut. We've got to obey God, even if it doesn't seem to be the best thing to do at the moment. Obey God, and trust Him to handle any consequences that seem to come your way as a result of obeying Him.

That the world says it is acceptable, doesn't make it right. God's will is what matters most.

Lord I thank You for the power in your word. I pray Lord, for the grace to stick to what You love most, and not what the world loves!!!

~ FLU DAY!!! ~

Today was a difficult one for me. Not just because I had a lot to do, but also because I had to do so much when I wasn't feeling too well. There seems to be some kinda spread of Viral infections out on campus; a lot of people down with flu. Unfortunately, I now fall into the group. I think mine started like 2days ago, but I never really took note of it. I'm not used to falling ill, so I never let it bother me. Unfortunately, this one hit me real hard. Felt very terrible with a severe headache, clogged nasal tract, itchy throat and chesty cough(so painful) Datz why I tag it "FLU DAY!!!"

Still had to perform my duties at the registration stand. Had a lot of things to do at the same time coz the others in the team weren't really committed to helping out...they were rather committed to wandering about...quite annoying. Anywayz, I put in the best I could, even though I had to do a lot of multi-tasking, jumping from one point at the stand to another. However, I made sure that when I was beginning to feel weak & exhausted, I left for my room. So, on a total, I worked for about 6hrs 30mins, compared to the time spent yesterday, this was less (probably coz i felt a lot weaker today). Got back to my room at about 3:30pm (had been out since 9:00am).

My friend finally left for her country. I feel bad, but didn't shed tears when she was leaving. Just a hug.... though she is worth my tears, coz she is such a nice person.

The rest of the day??? Just okay, though I'll be going to bed with this Flu still making me feel terrible. I hope to be better by tomorrow.

Special Prayer to God:
Dear Lord, please heal me, and help me recover from this Flu that makes me feel so weak. I know that You are The Divine Healer, and that You can heal me. AMEN!!!

~ A NEW ACADEMIC SEMESTER BEGINS~

Expected to wake up very early this morning, but couldn't coz I went to bed pretty late. This week happens to be registration week. The whole day was pretty busy for me cause of my involvement in my Uni's Help Squad.

Wondering what Help Squad is all about?? Well, it's a team set up and controlled by the Student arm of the University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus. It consists of all those who are willing to offer self-less services to ensure that the new & even returning students on Campus adjust quickly to the environment. Our task range from working with the Registration, IT, Int'l Officers, & Accommodation Offices. My task for this week is with the Registration team, will be with the IT Office next week.

It was quite an interesting job, but very stressful too; worked from about 9:15am to 5:15pm (Datz about 8hrs with no pay; just a little plate of rice & some cans of carbonated drinks to go for lunch). I got to meet with a lot of new students who as I expected looked very much confused about what to do and where to go. I had to put them through all what was requred of them, and explain every doubt to them. Some of them could catch up quickly, while others needed me to explain over and over again.

Some of the Students came in the company of their parents. This wasn't so much of a good idea, coz some of the parents acted a bit domineering; they never let the Children do what they needed to do without trying to influence their decision. Seeing the attitude put up by some of the parents almost made me go mad coz they sounded not so different from Racists, and this annoyed me so much.. Why do people not get to realize that there is more to this world than being an unreasonable racist??? All the same, my job went well, and I never got tempted to give anyone a punch in the face....Ha ha ha

One of my friends here is through with her studies. She'll be going back to her Country(Tanzania) 2moro. Had to attend her send-forth get together. T'was kool, but reminded me so much of how I'd miss her when she's gone. She is such a lovely person. Anywayz, things will go well by God's grace.

Final word: Day was Stressful but Kool!!!

~ POWER IN THE WORD~

Today was really packed with a lot of goodies. First, "Wordilicious Investigators", then a power-packed video in Church. Didn't get to wake up as early as I was expected to... ignored the alarm as has been the case for the past few days..., but I thank God for friends who knocked hard on my door when they realized that I was not out yet. They said they knew it wasn't normal of me to miss or be late for already scheduled appointments, and they just felt that I was still sleeping, and Yeah!, they were right....lol...

"Wordilicious Investigators" was organized by Fellowship of Evangelical Students (FES) Malaysia. The name came from the notion that God's word is s'posed to be Delicious to those who hear it and feed on it, so Wordilicious is the delicious word, and the Investigators were those of Us present at the event. Venue was Petaling Jaya Gospel Hall. There was a lot of activities lined up for the day. No wonder the duration was set to be from 8:30am-4:30pm....'twas good though. We were provided with Breakfast & Lunch, so we didn't have to bother so much....Organization was really good; from my view, it was worth more than the RM20each person paid to sign up. So sorry, got no pictures yah!!!

There were 3 sessions packed with practical demonstrations (in a dramatic manner), exploring the book of Jonah. Everything seemed so real, and I thank God for the wonderful opportunity to witness the event.

One thing amazed me so much. The drama presentation. It was so wonderful. Ever seen one person act out all the characters in a play?? There was this vibrant lady introduced as Brenda Lim. A graduate in Mass Comm., and involved in the past 5months in teaching English to kids in Cambodia. When we were told that she would be the minister for the day, I thought in my mind "How on earth would a Mass Comm graduate & English teacher be the one to take the word???", but I was really thrilled at what happened. She not only took the place of about 13 Characters that made up the play about Jonah the Prophet, but she went on to give a clear exposition on the book of Jonah. It was so Awesome!!! There were a lot of questions thrown to her, and she gave very satisfactory explanations...So nice...

The message I got:
1) God is Sovereign, He does whatever He does with whomever He pleases. When God calls a man, He ensures that whatever happens, the man would do what He (God) wants.

2) Jonah, most times we want to run away from God's call for our lives. Pride is most times a reason for this longing to neglect God's plans.

3) Nineveh: As humans, we always want to do wrong. The repentance shown by the people of Nineveh didn't last long. God challenges us. The struggles don't end when you just repent, it starts then. There is no private sin.

4) God sees what you are going through, but He has better plans for you. He wants us to look beyond ourselves.

5) When you are God's Messenger, He'll look out for you; before you teach others, He'll teach you.

6) Very Important: You'll see moments of grace when you stop running from God. He wants us to care for those He cares about. There might come moments when the sacrifices will seem too much to bear, but God will see you through in grace. GOD'S MESSAGE MUST BE PROCLAIMED!!!

Seems very long??? It really thrust me to another level of faith in God and the longing to do what He wants me to. I decided to sacrifice all that I felt was making me reluctant to do certain things that God wants me to. I believe that by God's grace, I'm geared towards being what God wants me to be for Him.

The games later on were equally impressive, and I was opportuned to get the NIV Bible I have so longed for. It's actually more than what I expected, it's an NIV Study Bible...isn't that awesome? God sure answers prayers.

Went to Church pretty late coz WI ended at 4:30pm, so i cldn't get to KAOG until about 6:15pm. Used the train form PJ To KL Sentral, then to Kajang. Quite kool. Service was equally awesome. Watched a documentary on how Christians in Iran were being Martryed for Christ's Sake. The drive to live for God increases with every murder of a Christian or Pastor of the Churches in Iran.

Lord help me to live my life in such a way, that I can be ready to die for Your Cause.

"For me to live is Christ..., to die is gain" - Apostle Paul.

~ BLESSED SUNDAY~

Woke up refreshed today...though after the stress of yesterday and the overnight get together I had to attend (Didn't talk about it in my blog, and I don't think i want to do that) Had to go to Church for KAOG Christmas drama (THE DREAM) rehearsal. Was kool. Did a little shopping for groceries and got back home a bit late.

Emm...what else??? My day was just Kool (though with my Internet connection down for the past 3days)..so sad...had to look out for where to check my mail. Luckily I did that in a friend's place.

Will be going to bed late (as usual)...lol...

FRIDAY...

Friday was really a busy one for me. Pretty busy, but yet very exciting for me. Slept late on Thursday (as usual since this holiday) but had to wake up early enough coz I had driving lessons to attend at 8:00am. Morning lesson lasted for about 2hrs. It was a bit surprising to see that I wasn't terrified....even though I had been on the steering before, I had never tried driving on a road..lol.... Only did it with my premises back home in Nigeria. It was all kool anywayz...My teacher tried to make me feel a bit scared, but I didn't even bulge...lol...

Lots of meetings to attend...Help Squad, SA magazine editorial team e.t.c. Felt like I would faint, coz I still hadn't had enough sleep, and was s'posed to be at the International Concert at His Sanctuary of Glory Church, Kuala Lumpur. Thank Goodness I didn't faint.

About the Concert?? Well, I'll say it was okay, but not to my standard. A lot of things seemed to not be in place, not enough bands represented, and not so inspiring presentations.....But anywayz, it was fun for me coz I got to see my friends from other schools again. Took a lot of photos but have only added a few to this blog.

Got back home pretty late, at about 2:15am on Saturday....Have to wake up before 7am coz i've got to be out of school for a Bible Seminar organized by Fellowship of Evangelical Students (FES) Malaysia.

BLOGGING IS GETTING SO EXCITING!!!

Hey people! I've got a new blog addy now. It's on Xanga.com. I'm so excited to be blogging with Xanga. Stumbled over Xanga in a quest for an interface with more exciting Features, and I think Xanga fits into it for now. Been on blogger(blogspot) for a while now, but haven't really been comfortable with the interface. Guess I'll have to learn to manage two blog addys, they might contain the same stuffs, but they'll definitely not have the same look. So if you want to see what my other blogsite looks like, you are free to go to www.xanga.com/winnieamini.

Now to today's happenings. Today started off quite well, didn't get to sleep last night until about 4:40am today. Had to set out for town at 10:00am, so I set my alarm for about 8:30am. Didn't wake up when it rang though coz i still felt very drowsy...finally got up at about 9:10am(so lazy of me...lol...)

School resumes in a week's time, so I've got to put things together and get ready for lectures again. Decided to do some shopping today(visited Mid-Valley Mega Mall for the umpteenth time in the last 3weeks). Felt very sleepy all the way to the mall. Had Brunch at Nandos- my favorite meal on their menu(1/4 Chicken with 2sidelines...for sidelines, I went for Mediterranean Rice and Peri Chips) with my usual flavor (extra hot peri-peri), all washed down nicely with a glass of Ice Lemon Tea. It was a sumptuous meal, and I must add that Nandos happens to be my favourite eating spot in M'sia. I love it so much and I'm sure those who have been there before can guess why....I'm African....Checked at a plaza in KL called 'Sungei Wang Plaza'. Got myself some nice Exec Shirts & some lovely skirts. I love them so much

Yeah! Now here's the very exciting part of my day...I finally handed over my position as the Vice President of the African Student Fellowship (ASF) in the University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus. Wow!!! I'm really grateful to God, for His Faithfulness and Grace towards me all through my tenure (2007/2008 Academic Session). It was a wonderful handover service, the message shared, made it a very wonderful one for me. Pastor James, from His Sanctuary of Glory Church Kuala Lumpur shared a message tagged 'Starting & Finishing Strong'. He centered on the life of Joseph in the Bible. Haven't put the pictures for this together, will have to upload them maybe when next I blog.

Now here comes the part of my day that almost gave me some kinda emo' problems. Had a little misunderstanding with a friend. I think it was partly my fault, but I never really expected it to result in so much of a problem....U know what happens when a friend feels She/He is not getting so much of the attention needed from you. Anywayz, I don't want to bore u with so much analysis of what happened. Right now as I write this, I think the problem is partly solved. Well, tomorrow will tell...I'll confirm if things are okay...

Special Prayer to God:

Lord, please help me to add meaning into people's lives. Let my friends see Your love extended through me. And may You constantly open their eyes to see how much I care about them. Let my life touch lives for You. AMEN!!!

Starting and Finishing STRONG...

Today started off quite well, didn't get to sleep last night until about 4:40am today. Had to set out for town at 10:00am, so I set my alarm for about 8:30am. Didn't wake up when it rang though coz i still felt very drowsy...finally got up at about 9:10am(so lazy of me...lol...)

School resumes in a week's time, so I've got to put things together and get ready for lectures again. Decided to do some shopping today(visited Mid-Valley Mega Mall for the umpteenth time in last 3weeks). Felt very sleepy all the way to the mall... he he :) :). Had Brunch at Nandos- my favorite meal on their menu(1/4 Chicken with 2sidelines...for sidelines, I went for Mediterranean Rice and Peri Chips) with my usual flavor (extra hot peri-peri), all washed down nicely with a glass of Ice Lemon Tea. It was a sumptuous meal, and I must add that Nandos happens to be my favorite eating spot in M'sia. I love it so much and I'm sure those who have been there before can guess why....I'm African....

Checked at a plaza in KL called 'Sungei Wang Plaza'. Got myself some nice Exec Shirts & some lovely skirts. I love them so much :) :)

Yeah! Now here's the very exciting part of my day...I finally handed over my position as the Vice President of the African Student Fellowship (ASF) in the University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus. Wow!!! I'm really grateful to God, for His Faithfulness and Grace towards me all through my tenure (2007/2008 Academic Session). It was a wonderful handover service, the message shared, made it a very wonderful one for me. Pastor James, from His Sanctuary of Glory Church Kuala Lumpur shared a message tagged 'Starting & Finishing Strong'. He centered on the life of Joseph in the Bible. Haven't put the pictures for this together, will have to upload them maybe when next I blog.


Now here comes the part of my day that almost gave me some kinda emo' problems. Had a misunderstanding with a friend. I think it was partly my fault, but I never really expected it to result in so much of a problem....U know what happens when a friend feels She/He is not getting so much of the attention needed from you. Anywayz, I don't want to bore u with so much analysis of what happened. Right now as I write this, I think the problem is partly solved. Well, tomorrow will tell...I'll confirm if things are okay... :) :)


Special Prayer to God:

Lord, please help me to add meaning into people's lives. Let my friends see Your love extended through me. And may You constantly open their eyes to see how much I care about them. Let my life touch lives for You.

Been away for so long.

Wow!!! Can't believe that it's more than a month i put something up here. Not that i've been too busy, but dunno, i just never felt in the mood to write. I've been doing a lot of blogging, but never really putting down stuffs...so lazy of me!!! Now, there's a lot to talk about, but i just do not know where to start right now.

Life has being a bit two-sided for me lately. Not so boring, but at the same time, not so interesting. Been waiting so eagerly for school to resume after so long a holiday. 4months is no joke, especially with life in this boring Semenyih(sorry to say aaahh)....aarrgghhh :) :).


Come to think of it, i think i need to do a recap on what i did during this long summer hols. Hmmm.....but that'll look like i'm going back to what i've done before, instead of updating...well, guess it doesn't really matter, it's just for memory purposes...lol...:) D) Let's c...i'll have to start out in my next post.