The value of godly, genuine fellowship
I'm back from the VCF FOC! Wow it sure was a great camp! For me, there was so much to take away from this camp.
One of the things I've learned is how much I've taken life in Singapore for granted. Maybe being able to carry a Bible and go to church on Sundays has become such a common part of my life that it's difficult to imagine how great privileges these are. During the VCF Camp, they showed us what life for Christians in some countries was like. These Christians are persecuted for their faith, so they can't openly go to church. In fact, they can even be arrested for possessing a Bible! Yet, they treasure God's Word so much that they've resorted to memorising Bible verses. How much more we who can just flip open the Bible and refer to it as and when we want!
The greatest takeaway from this camp, though, was experiencing the true value of godly, genuine fellowship. My orientation group was called Jacinth and we only got to know each other on the 1st day of the camp (none of us knew each other beforehand). The group was quite bubbly, cheerful and energetic though.
As we continued with the various sessions in the camp (such as the theme talks), we became more comfortable with one another. During some of the sharing sessions, the group began to share more openly about how some of the things that we learned during the camp were applicable in our own lives. It really amazed me how we could share so openly even though we had only known one another for such a short period of time.
On the last morning, the group woke up early to watch the sunrise. As we sat together and chatted, we also had a long time of sharing during which we shared about some of our personal stuff and some struggles we were facing. Experiencing this time of fellowship where each of us could open up our hearts to one another was a very moving and encouraging moment for me, as I realised how valuable it is when brothers and sisters in Christ can come together to have a time of godly, genuine fellowship, getting to know one another beyond just the surface level.
I pray that this is the kind of fellowship that I can eventually experience in church.
One of the things I've learned is how much I've taken life in Singapore for granted. Maybe being able to carry a Bible and go to church on Sundays has become such a common part of my life that it's difficult to imagine how great privileges these are. During the VCF Camp, they showed us what life for Christians in some countries was like. These Christians are persecuted for their faith, so they can't openly go to church. In fact, they can even be arrested for possessing a Bible! Yet, they treasure God's Word so much that they've resorted to memorising Bible verses. How much more we who can just flip open the Bible and refer to it as and when we want!
The greatest takeaway from this camp, though, was experiencing the true value of godly, genuine fellowship. My orientation group was called Jacinth and we only got to know each other on the 1st day of the camp (none of us knew each other beforehand). The group was quite bubbly, cheerful and energetic though.
As we continued with the various sessions in the camp (such as the theme talks), we became more comfortable with one another. During some of the sharing sessions, the group began to share more openly about how some of the things that we learned during the camp were applicable in our own lives. It really amazed me how we could share so openly even though we had only known one another for such a short period of time.
On the last morning, the group woke up early to watch the sunrise. As we sat together and chatted, we also had a long time of sharing during which we shared about some of our personal stuff and some struggles we were facing. Experiencing this time of fellowship where each of us could open up our hearts to one another was a very moving and encouraging moment for me, as I realised how valuable it is when brothers and sisters in Christ can come together to have a time of godly, genuine fellowship, getting to know one another beyond just the surface level.
I pray that this is the kind of fellowship that I can eventually experience in church.
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