When all hope fails...

Remember that I said I wanted to go for a full camp this year without worrying about assignments deadlines, leave application and all? Yea, I have not given up and am I still praying about it.

Sometimes, God works at the most unexpected ways to make a way. Last week, I sent in my leave application form for the church camp leaves. I planned to apply for a one and a half days leave (which was my maximum), allowing me to be able to attend a 3 days, 2 night camp instead of the full 4 days, 3 nights camp. Saturday leaves were considered as a day leave so I could only go for camp on Friday afternoon onwards with the leaves that I was planning to apply.

As I was submitting the form, I was informed that the particular Saturday of the camp was a public holiday. Still trying to comprehend what I was told, I quickly recalculate the days again. It was like BINGO! Now with that public holiday, I have enough days of leaves to allow me to attend the full camp! Weird, huh? Before this, I was calculating, cracking my head on how I could find ways to attend as many session of the camp as possible but all He did was just to smack a public holiday right in the middle of the camp duration and everything was solve!

This really encouraged me. It didn't just happenned. I was longing for a full camp since last year and God had all the details planned for me all this while. So much for trying to find ways to go for a longer camp my own way :)

Next, comes the money factor. Now that I can go for a full camp, means I would need to pay for the full camp. Another new problem? But He never fails...Just a few days after I applied the leave, God provided me almost the exact amount that I needed to pay up for the full camp. Someone was actually suppose to pass me a sum of money that I have forgotten. It was given to me just in time for me to settle the camp fees. Right amount at the right time. Two miracles over a weekend...what else can I ask for? :P When all hope fails, Jesus never fails...

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The Lord is my shepherd...(Psalm 23)

Church camp is just around the corner. The past 4 years, while I was still in college, going for church camp was just craziness as it always falls on my peak period. I have to rush through assignments & pass them up much earlier then all my colleagues just to make sure I can be there for full camps. My only thought from last year was this: "Next year I will not need to go through this anymore as I won't need to rush for assignments again."

Now the time is here. Guess what? No assignments, no crazy datelines to meet. But, this time, as I have started working, I was faced with a new issue: My limited days of leave. I am only left with 1 1/2 days leave for camp and that was definitely not enough if I want to go for the 4 days 3 nights full camp. Feeling quite disappointed, I signed up for half camp. Nevertheless, I was still not giving up, praying, keeping an eye for a chance for a full camp.

Things were just not going my way as I met with an accident just few weeks before the camp. It was a bad one for me as I was burdened with the payment of the damage. God never fails even with all that. In the accident, my driver side window screen (just right beside me) was smashed with such a great impact that shattering glass came flying into the car. The amazing part was this. My face, which was just inches away from the window was barely scratched. I had some scratches on my right hand but my face was protected. What's more amazing was this...During the impact, I was wearing my sunglasses. So, indirectly I had a layer of protection for my eyes from the flying, shattering glass. I believe all this was not a coincidence. God's shield was upon me even I went through the impact. It was to the surprise of many that I was barely touched by the accident but to me it another of His great work of 'art' on me…His miracle of protection.

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