Monday, June 18, 2007
Hmm...my general impression is the church people are friendly-"definitely"( or else how they attract more ppl to come and visit them regularly for service)
But what i'm impressed by this church which differs them from the waikuong's, was the whole setting and environment of the "church".
The Revival Nation church was small in scale in terms of the place, but they do have a lot devoted believers for Christianity. They really put their heart and soul into the church for what they believed which i need to respect no matter what religion i'm having.
So it all started early in the morning when i'm startled up, worried i might be late for the service, (erm...of coz i tried to reject chenxi's invitation, but u noe la, gal leh, how u win them in arguing, haiz...)
As a new-comer to the church, the treatment from the old Christians from the Revival Nation to another Chenxi's friend and me were almost the same as other churches that i had attended just that it's quite usual for me and know how to reject the invitations of the callings the pastors gave.
What i didn't imagine through today's activity was that the pastor for the Revival Nation was so young and updated! (coz you noe what my impressions of pastors are those old fashion people who dun really know nut about teenagers and dun even expect them to know what activities youth would do during leisure time! And she knew about DOTA!haha.....)
The singing part of the church was seriously high! I mean like they really looked like having tons and tons of excitement in them though that did not attracted me much so as Chenxi's friend for he is a Buddhist! haha...i also dun expect new-comer to a church and also being a non-christian could be enthusiastic about what the others were singing.
In the end, as what i had expected, Chenxi's friend and I, simply stoned there for around 2hours and just could not wait to get out of the cosy room. For the music they having, i could not really take it. It's not for the lyrics but the volume of the speakers blasting my dear ear drums apart!!!! I could not imagine how that person who stood right in front of the speaker last the 2 hours and yet be so enthusiastic.
Actually both of us had a clear mission that is to watch red rain's concert, it's also what our initial motive of going to Kallang MRT. You see, when i saw Chenxi's church friend came up to me, i knew and quite sure---i'm been cheated! A service had yet to be a good experience to me in a new church! yea! I'm just quite okay with waikuong's one as there, not as pressurized what i had experienced in the Revival Nation. I'm not saying that church is no good, but i guess not really suitable for people like me! I'm quite a stoner, not much things can really make me excited(other than watching WCG DOTA finals!)...hehe.....for someone like me, i preferred a quite place where i could sit down(of coz, standing for too long will make my back ache!), close my eyes and feel the ambience around. Tranquil is what i needed and not for all the devotions acquired by Christianity. I guess it's something that my parents had influenced me since young.
After the service, we proceed to the Singapore Post centre where the concert was held, i was actually quite shock to know that the whole place was booked by the Heart of God church and they will take that venue as their church! Seriously, u need to know how BIG it is and why i can get so shocked!
And as usual, i saw familiar people over there, erm..quite zzzzz...coz feel weird ah....or maybe i'm shy? maybe ba...
We had 1 band and a dance group performing before the Red Rain's arrival and also they sang some better known songs that atmosphere rising!
I guessed i got quite high too during the concert even though i only JUMP for a few times after the influence by the church people.
The jumping part was disastrous for it just made my old injuries and pains relapse...zzzzz..
I'm getting tired now----yea finally..so i just cut my long story short
~after the concert had ended, Chenxi's friend and I zao asap!
::6/18/2007 12:47:00 AM