A testimony to YISS 2006
by Larris Liew

YISS '06

wow. just wow. if you went you would know the exact feeling i am having at
this moment. NEVER before have i been so high on the spirit of GOD'S LOVE. n
i'm lovin it so much that i wana scream that GOD IS SWEET!!! TOTALLY!!! (:

DAY 1.

came for the camp feeling a little apprehensive, cos i was like alone except
for pris, who's a girl, and antaeus, whos a facil. so i was pretty much by
myself i guess. i remember comin for the camp in cheap berms while everyone
was wearing jeans n fancy shirts n i was like, " woah pris, look at them
goin camp or town?" ha. lame rite.

WOAH. the best part of the day was the battle. "WELCOME TO AMPLIFY
WATERWARS." this game of capture the flag where u play combat with waterguns
and MAMA BERETTAS. hahaha, which is the sprays your mom uses for spraying
plants.(: so being the kiasu guy i was i took the second biggest gun. lets
see now. i blasted at least 10 guys n got blasted 3 times that amount before
we lost to the other team.))): wahahahaha.

the skit by walk on waters was damn FUNNY.(: JESUS will make you WHOLE
again. hahaha.

p&w was just so great. i always get the feeling that i'm at a rock gig, with
JESUS playing lead guitar, GOD on drums, the HOLY SPIRIT on bass n all three
singing to me. hahaha. but they were GOOD. i din know casilda could song so
well. carol was so hip n happening. louis was WOAH. n that mr hair n that
bassist with the funny shape bass. WOAH.

ended the day in the adoration room. i love it there. its so peaceful.

DAY 2.

woke up feeling sleepy. haha. who doesnt rite? the climax of the day i guess
was at night. healing. martin was talkin abt breaking free of bondages n
chains of sin that dont stop. n it struck deep deep down. when i went for
confession, i just broke down. i was crying so hard i couldnt talk properly
but the priest alr knew the sin n when he asked me abt it i cried harder. he
told me that no matter what, GOD is there. so after confession, we were
supposed to go up to the session room n wait there, but i felt drawn to the
adoration room. when i opened to door my tears started to flow again n i was
bawling as i fell at HIS feet. n i was just thanking n thanking.

next. after that i went back up to the session room, and the healing was abt
to start, the blessed sacrament was brought there n we worshipped. PRAISE
GOD. then we started praying n i felt very very warm. at that point i knew
jesus was beside me, n when the praying over started, martin (Or was it
freddie?) was using their gifts from GOD to help those whose sins are hard
to let go. and so when he said there are 3 people in this room suffering
from an addiction, i BROKE down. reali broke. i'm still tearing now. thats
the power of the spirit you know? n i can tell you, THAT night. I WAS
HEALED. I WAS SET FREE FROM MY CHAINS. allelluia.

DAY 3.

the day of gifts. they told us at the outpouring of the HOLY SPIRIT we would
receive the NINE gifts. n they talked about it and explained it to us. when
we had sharing i said i reali wanted the gift of prophecy. because i wanted
to be able to help people know that GOD has great plans for them. to raise
them up. you know. leonard said, "the gift of tongues is one of the most
powerful gifts because it helps you get alot closer to GOD. because when u
pray in tongues, u pray in the SPIRIT, the language of ANGELS, the language
of GOD. and praise be to GOD i got the gift over dinner. i was sitting alone
near the field n it came to me. JUST LIKE THAT. isnt GOD amazing?

and so the outpouring session came. but somethin cropped up. even before the
facilitators finished getting ready (during which freddie was talking n
praising) the HOLY SPIRIT was already among us. I COULD FEEL HIM THERE WITH
ME. in my heart. which was on FIRE. it was BURNING. and the outpouring hasnt
even began. then freddie said, "all those who feel a burning sensation and
want to receive the HOLY SPIRIT, come forward NOW." i went forward and he
came to me n held my hand n started crying out to all of us. "HE IS HERE HE
IS HERE YOU CAN FEEL HIM HE IS IN YOUR HEART." and my tongues came forth. i
started praying in tongues and crying n praisng. then i fell. n i saw GOD.
on HIS throne. on a sea of crystal clear water. and he smiled.

after a while the facilitators came up n they weren't surprised that we were
already in spirit cos they could feel it i guess. and so they started
praying for us. carol came up to me. because i was singin in alto i think.
haha. anyway, she asked me what gift i wanted n i told her PROPHECY. she
said that the gifts come as a package n she prayed. i rested in the spirit
again. it was so peaceful.

after the whole thing we were at the food tables there. and i was playing
this stupid game with jovan. whoever gets waved at more wins. so we played.
then i foolishly dared him to wave at the AH BENG for FIVE POINTS. guess
what, the guy waved back. so i lost, who cares?? not me. hahahaha. we stayed
up til three playin stupid games like some finger tapping game. i was first
to lose. before we can play 2nd round florence came n scolded us cos lights
out was at 1!!! haha.tsktsk.
good night.

DAY 4.

we had to leave early cos of john vianney. so sad huh. but before that there
was this super funny guy who had a session with us. all of us are ZEROS.
JESUS is the ONE. so if you put JESUS in front of you, you get PERFECT TEN.
add another person, another zero, you get 100%. add more more more. you get
millions!!! I AM A ZERO N JESUS IN MY ONE. wahahahahaha. after that session
we took photos all n yada yada all the "larris why you have to leave
early??" i was so sad. but oh well. GOD wants this for me.

heres the people who i want to thank GOD for:

- ELAINE & CHRIS: my dear facils. thanks so much for everythin. both of you
have been GREAT. i almost cried when i read the note you gave me. sorry i
din write any for you guys but i'll say it here. i love you two n THANKS so
much. thanks for giving me such an opputunity to meet GOD. thanks for
letting me see that you dont have to serve in one ministry forever.

- ANTAEUS & PRIS: thanks for being there for me man. i would have been lost
without you all lah. hahahaah. i got a new bro alr. how many times? more
than 10 rite?

- GROUPIES: johnathon, rachel, bernard, angel, ernestine. THANKS. you've
widened the smile on my face yah? esp you john. u bloody smartass you!!!
well i'll be seeing you next year!!! SERVICE TEAM YA?!(:

- OTHERS: those other groupie ppl who hung out. nathalie, jovan, the st
stephens servers, oops i forgot your names man. BUT YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. i
love you all.(:

- P&W & SESSION ppl: casilda, leonard, carol, freddie, martin n all the
others. all of you have shown me a new path. given me a NEW LIGHT. wow.
SNAPPLE KIWI STRAWBERRY CAN BRING YOU CLOSER TO GOD. who knew?? hahahaha.

- JESUS CHRIST. i love you. you love me. enough said. THANK YOU.

heres abit of our theme song which i cant get out of my head.

SIN HAS LOST ITS POWER
DEATH HAS LOST ITS STING
BY YOUR DEATH YOU'VE RISEN
VICTORIOUSLY!!!

INTO MARVELOUS LIGHT I'M RUNNING
OUT OF DARKNESS OUT OF SHAME
BY YOUR CROSS YOU ARE THE TRUTH
YOU ARE THE LIGHT YOU ARE THE WAY.

(: come for this. you wont regret. i didnt.

larris.