On The Road

Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.
He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.

~ Isaiah 40:28-31

Clara Chung - Heartstrings

Hey baby, it's easy

to believe in you and me

The smiling, the laughing

It's comin' so easily

It's a funny thing, this love thing

It only falls into my arms

When I'm not looking for it at all

Hey baby, you're doing

All the things that make me

Sing sing sing sing sing sing

Untying these heartstrings

That I've been triple knotting

I wanna take it slow and that's okay with you

See, I'm finished making the same old mistakes

I won't let us fall

You put a smile

You put a smile on my heart

You put a smile

You put a smile on my heart

They're coming all undone

My heartstrings

Hey darling, see these wings?

They're not clipped anymore

I'm singing and shaking off

My silence with this voice

It's a funny thing, this love thing

You're always on the

Same page, same line, same letter

We're gonna go far

Though the fig tree does not bud...

I've figured out how to edit pictures and add text to them. Hiyahh!! Stay tuned for more :-).

RQ: Random Quote #14

"I love you every second of every minute in every hour, 365 times a year, everyday."

- God

Reading || Membaca membuka jendela dunia

Mere Christianity: one of my favourite books, by my favourite author.

“The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”

- Dr. Seuss

Psstt.. it's my 100th post :-). I'd really appreciate it if you could leave a comment or two. Thank you for being such wonderful readers, visitors, and even supporters that you are. I love you all!!

What Faith Sees · Max Lucado

What Faith Sees · Max Lucado

INDONESIA: Mission Trip 2011 Day III (i)

Dear my lovely readers,

I sincerely apologize for the lack of updates on my mission trip series. I've been utterly (and honestly) busy with summer school, as it has kept me occupied for the past 3 hectic weeks. Right now I have a little time to transcribe the next entry from my diary onto the blog before I start doing some school work :-). Enjoy!

P.S. Because the entry for this particular day is quite lengthy, I didn't want to bombard you with you with an extensive post. On that note, I decided to divide it into 3 parts :-) and this is the first. Warning: this one is picture-heavy.

Jagalan, Surakarta

Monday, May 23, 2011

One of the things I've noticed from this trip is that with each day, there are more and more activities, hence more amazing experiences. Today we left the house at 7 in the morning and visited a Kindergarten school in Pucang Sawit, called Taman Kanak-Kanak Tunas Bangsa. The school is part of Nafiri Kasih Organization, which was founded and is now headed by Ibu Mary Hartanti. Because Ibu Mary is staying in Jakarta at the moment, the person who currently runs the school is Ibu Mary's sister, Bunda Herti. As the name suggests, this school only consists of two separate classes: a Junior and a Senior kindergarten class. I can't recall how many kids there were in total. When we arrived at the school, the kids were very excited to welcome their unexpected visitors. They were running around, just as kids their age would. The two groups were then combined into one big class for our presentation. Ka Ester shared an interactive story, Ka Elyda taught them a new song, and I had my allocation of teaching them a bit of English. Two kids stood out to me the most: Michael and Moris (unfortunately, I don't have a picture along with them :(). At this school, we distributed books and milk. There was a swarm of warmth sweeping us off our feet to see these kids so happy with what they received. Not to mention, they were bright students! Their English was surprisingly GREAT. They were able to answer me back in English. When we were about to leave, the kids set out to see us off and shook our hands. Some kids had even done it 3 times. I thought, how different the situation would be to that of the city! Rural kids sure know how to put a smile on our faces with their amiable presence and childish, yet genuine disposition.

White Flag

... I'm in love..

and always will be.

Brian Littrell - In Christ Alone

Brian Littrell - In Christ Alone

In Christ alone will I glory,
Though I could pride myself in battles won
For I’ve been blessed beyond measure
And by His strength alone I’ll overcome
Oh, I could stop and count successes like diamonds in my hands
But those trophies could not equal to the grace by which I stand

In Christ alone
I place my trust
And find my glory
In the power of the cross
In every victory
Let it be said of me
My source of strength
My source of hope
Is Christ alone

In Christ alone do I glory
For only by His grace I am redeemed
For only His tender mercy
Could reach beyond my weakness to my need
And now I seek no greater honor in just to know Him more
And to count my gains but losses to the glory of my Lord

What you sow, you will reap

You know, what never ceases to amaze me is the fact that "Karma" always comes back around. I know some of you may not believe in the whole notion of this Karma, just as much as I refuse to. But the bible explains something of a similar idea: The Law of Sowing and Reaping. Like farmers and gardeners, you reap what you sow. In this case, I'm specifically talking about actions. Most of you, my readers, know that when I write my blog posts, I try to be overtly honest. For this one particular entry, please be patient with me as I take you through a journey of my worst vice and iniquity I not-so-rarely commit. I must admit that I am ashamed to write about this, but I hope that this entry might be able to help those of you who are struggling with comparable situations.

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!

HEY GUYS!!!

My album (Psalm 108:1) is now available online at http://hazeltheresia.bigcartel.com/! If you haven't got the chance to procure it from me in person, you can click on the link and find it there :-). Don't worry, it's safe and trustworthy and you have my full guarantee that you will receive the product on time, unopened, unharmed! It costs CAD $9.99, 50% of the proceeds goes to church funding or any charity I've chosen to help (the mission trip is my current project. More info on this later). Feel free to check it out, even if you may not be interested in purchasing :-).

Thank you all for your time and support.

MUCH love always in HIM,

Hazel xx

INDONESIA: Mission Trip 2011 Day II

Jagalan, Surakarta

Sunday, May 22, 2011

I thought I had the strangest dream when I woke up this morning. I heard sounds I would perceive as the excruciating screams and cries of a man being possessed by a demon. It was tremendously audible from where I was sleeping in my pastor's room. Later on in the day I asked Kak Elyda (she and Kak Ester lived in this dormitory several years ago) what those sounds were and where they came from. She casually said they were the sounds of pigs being slaughtered. It would appear that there is a pig slaughterhouse situated right behind the building in which we are staying. Well, that uh... explains a lot.

The abattoir

This morning we were supposed to wake up at 4am for our daily morning prayer and devotions. However, my roommates and I misunderstood the given information and set our alarm to 4:30 instead, so we missed this morning's devotional meeting. The prayer is usually held inside the church, which is located upstairs. The only way to go upstairs is to first go outside, where the stairs are, through the front door. At 4:30, we found that the front door was already locked from the outside. To compensate for our negligence, the three of us did our own prayer and devotion session together in our room.