caroling cheers

went caroling with my worship team last saturday. it was the first time we did this as a team, as what we usually do is just performing on the xmas eve service (which we are still doing. methinks my pastor is overestimating what we can do - hehe - but we will pull it off! and have fun doing so! =)

the 16 of us managed to visit five homes, mostly within sri petaling, although our first stop was in cheras. our last stop was at a cell group xmas party organised by another church. (we were expecting a small cosy group, but it was a h-u-g-e partay - we even had to use the mic! haha..)

initial fears of hunger (my bad really. to keep to schedule, i made everyone go on an empty stomach. well... we were supposed to have a quick bite but there was a change in schedule and we had to leave early.. so yeah.. mm, i can be quite the dictator sometimes. thank God for more caring souls within the team.) were unfounded as we were very well fed. a bite here and a chomp there at 5 places really added up to a very full stomach.

we sang some familiar carols - o come all ye faithful, hark! the herald angels sing, the first noel, silver bell; and some contemporary tunes - christmas isn't christmas, we are the reason.. [i know i'm tooting my own horn but i liked the arrangement of the songs we did. =)] we prayed for each household/host and presented to them a simple token of thanks for having us. i really liked that too.

[oh i also really like the song that we will be performing (re below). it's so much easier to find a song for easter, but christmas.. we have been singing the same songs over and over again i think that they have lost the meaning that i prefer to hear them as instrumental pieces. so yeah, if you know of any meaningful tunes that we could do, please let me know. i don't listen to much new music, hehe, so my exposure quite the limited.]

we also learnt that the acoustics at which places were awesome (condos, homes), and which sucked (pool, open space - we couldn't hear the guitar & each other - it was just awful, and to add salt to the wound, one uncle said that we sounded like kindergarten kids. oh the gall! you try it uncle!)


we were done by 10. tired to the bones (i'm still feelin' it hehe), but whee!

[this was taken at jenny's place. after that, we moved on to alan's > adrian's > cha's > cell party]

follow the star to a place unexpected
would you believe, after all we've projected
a child in a manger?
lowly and small, the weakest of all
unlikeliest hero, wrapped in his mother's shawl
just a child - is this who we've waited for?

'cause
how many kings step down from their thrones?
how many lords have abandoned their homes?
how many greats have become the least for me?
and how many gods have poured out their hearts
to romance a world that is torn all apart
how many fathers gave up their sons for me?
only one did that for me

bringing our gifts for the newborn Savior
all that we have, whether costly or meek
because we believe.
gold for his honor, and frankincense for his pleasure
and myrrh for the cross he will suffer
do you believe? is this who we've waited for?

all for me
all for you

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