Anyways, i'm very thankful that things worked out such that i was able to go for Urbana, for at the end of the day, it truly was a very enriching experience for me, and i took away a lot from it (in all senses of the word - not only spiritually, but physically as well in terms of the stuff that i bought which i now have to create a miracle in order to fit them into my bag...) There's way too much to put into this one post, and to recall as well, so i'll just provide a couple of snippets here.
It was truly amazing to see 22000 people gathered in one place for Urbana - have never been at such a big thingy of this kind before. It struck me especially during the worship sessions, which were very powerful times. Liked especially when we sang songs in other languages, both at the general sessions and the international students' track. (MZ be warned!) Couldn't help but be reminded of Revelations 7 when that happened... Well, in short the worship sessions were very effective at ministering to me, and i'm pretty sure this went beyond the mere emotional rush that came with it...
Met many great people there too. It's a comforting thought that since this was a Christian convention, everyone is at least sorta nice by default. Yup but even with that the Lord provided opportunities to meet with many other like-minded brothers and sisters in Christ from all over, which was a real swell experience to say the least...
Some of the Singaporeans at the international students' track at UrbanaThe many speakers at Urbana were also a very anointed bunch. They gave me a lot to ponder upon in several areas, including my walk with God in general as well as specific areas of ministry too. At the same time, the Lord also provided me with some idea of what He may call me to in the future, yup but still am praying about that, and probably will be for some time to come...
In the midst of Urbana there also were some opportunities to relax a bit. One such opportunity that afforded itself was the visit that some of the S'poreans made to the White Castle just beyond our hotel for lunch. I'd actually already been there before, but since the others wanted to go, and i didn;t mind eating there again, i went along... Somehow after things transpired i decided to share a box of thirty burgers with another S'porean guy (of course, these burgers are small, around half the size of my fist). Just a little heads up, White Castle has just about the greasiest, most gas-inducing food around... So you can imagine how i felt after downing a total of 16 burgers... Needless to say, will probably never eat at White Castle again, and i also wonder why Harold and Kumar decided to go there in the first place...
In the midst of Urbana there also were some opportunities to relax a bit. One such opportunity that afforded itself was the visit that some of the S'poreans made to the White Castle just beyond our hotel for lunch. I'd actually already been there before, but since the others wanted to go, and i didn;t mind eating there again, i went along... Somehow after things transpired i decided to share a box of thirty burgers with another S'porean guy (of course, these burgers are small, around half the size of my fist). Just a little heads up, White Castle has just about the greasiest, most gas-inducing food around... So you can imagine how i felt after downing a total of 16 burgers... Needless to say, will probably never eat at White Castle again, and i also wonder why Harold and Kumar decided to go there in the first place...
The crave case (box of thirty small cheeseburgers) that i shared with KaiWell, after Urbana, took a 14-hour bus ride all the way back to Durham - it actually seemed far shorter than it was - i guess American countryside is far more enjoyable to watch zip by than oil palm and rubber plantations. But anyways, at the end of it, i write this now finally back on the Hill (well, Carrboro, just next door, actually, but close enough). Think it's also pretty neat that my time at NC has both started and ended at this house...
Anyways, these two days here have been/will be spent going around UNC for the last time/meeting up with whoever i know who's around/packing (i'm so gonna be overweight man). Feeling pretty ambivalent about going back, especially with the latest bombshell that my mother just dropped on me when i called back this morning - more on that another time. But in any case, will be trying to have as great a time here with whatever's left...
Anyways, these two days here have been/will be spent going around UNC for the last time/meeting up with whoever i know who's around/packing (i'm so gonna be overweight man). Feeling pretty ambivalent about going back, especially with the latest bombshell that my mother just dropped on me when i called back this morning - more on that another time. But in any case, will be trying to have as great a time here with whatever's left...
Dan, thanks for the great recommendation =p mmm...
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