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gracegeh — 2024-01-06 09:46:27 UTC

In 2023, I thank God for…
I thank God that in / bcos of YD, I/we…

Caleb

2024-01-06 12:48:01 UTC

In 2023, I thank God that I am identified as His child. That this identity is not because of who I am or what others think of me, but because of who He is.
I thank God for the spiritual friends in YD, that genuinely care for me, who are unafraid to be real with me.

Malcolm

2024-01-06 12:48:22 UTC

Thank God for letting me learn to be satisfied with what he had planned for me and for guiding me and helping me remove distractions in my life and slowing me better things to do in my life.

Thank God for a community that helps keep me accountable and for showing me a few other Christian communities

xiao Grace

2024-01-06 12:48:24 UTC

in 2023, i thank God for the people He has put around me. ive gone through the worst of the worst pits in my life but have also seen the most beautiful and loving rallying of people around me. i thank Him for the new friendships i have formed, and the beauty and joy He has shown me through personal conversations and sharings, through strange comfort that people are all journeying through their own pits of darkness and trying. i also thank Him for the deepening of the friendships i already have, unlocking new levels of connecting and empathising with each other even if the nightmares we face are all different, taking comfort and displaying solidarity in the fact that we are mere mortals on this big big earth, at the mercy of the unpredictable and scary tides of life. the only thing we can do is hold on to each other as we try and steady each other in our own rocking boats, and find comfort in the fact that all our eyes show fear and trepidation even as we try and smile and give each other strength.

i thank YD for being one of those constants, that even when i feel disconnected from the larger group of YDs as a whole individual people reach out to me and remind me that i am loved and treasured, even when i feel like im going through life alone physcially (none of yall r in the same life stage as me :,(). from new relationships forming and old ones being fortified and strengthened as they stand the test of time and differing opinions and differing methods of showing love, i can see God's hand in it, mending the cracks that show here and there and even unearthing issues to mend even when the surface seems shiny and smooth.

special shoutout to the CD girls, who have shown me true girlhood and solidarity and what it means to support and love even when we can't exactly understand each other all the time. from the support and love shown, i learnt what it means to be true friends who love each other through thick and thin. we wont be the same anymore with a big pillar gone (ahem) but i believe God has done it before, so He can do it again. im afraid but looking forward is sometimes the only thing we can do :,)

Qi Yang

2024-01-06 12:50:17 UTC

In 2023, I thank God for blessing me with many many opportunities to learn and grow, spiritually and mentally, and for the many people around me. I thank God for opening up a window for my career, in the SAF
I thank God that because of the YDs, I am able to share freely my emotions and to always know that you are all there for me in the highs and lows.

Teo Jia Chen

2024-01-06 12:52:08 UTC

1) I thank God for not abandoning me in my darkest time in 2023.

2) I thank YD for the Godly fellowship and encouragement, even if I didn't manage to know everybody as well as I wished

Ben

2024-01-06 12:52:41 UTC

In 2023, I thank God for giving me this job that I’m currently in & through this job, I learnt that He is my Provider, the One who has called me, my Master & that there is nothing I wanna do with my life other than being in full-time ministry.

I thank God for the YDs, that I was able to see how you guys have grown, not just individually but together as one community. You guys give me hope that this is what the Church is intended / supposed to be like. I thank God that a major bulk of worship is being helmed by you guys & you guys live out I Timothy 4:12 to the rest to the church. ❤️ I know that you guys will continue to do so (both sustaining your friendships & being an example) in the new CGs. Love you guys very much 🙆🏻‍♂️❤️

Jieyi

2024-01-06 12:54:28 UTC

I thank God for…

I thank God for sustaining healthy and stable friendships/kinship throughout 2023, for bringing me out of my fear of deepening friendships through my cell members genuine and heartwarming love gestures and words.

YDs have been my comfort zone for the longest time since I was aware/unaware. To break this cluster into sub cluster does indeed make me feel unsettled and confused, but I thank God that I’m still able to be connecting with the “Merdeka Gen” YDs through lunch after service and the spirit of fellowship that makes us want to continue meeting up and caring for each other. May God keep our hearts closer to Him so that we never would break this sibling hood, this unity in His love.

Guys we old, but we ok!

Russ

2024-01-06 12:59:04 UTC

In 2023, I thank God for really allowing me to taste His Goodness for myself; that He gave me such a clear vision and plan after NS. Though I may have lost sight especially towards the later half of 2023, becoming unmotivated and perhaps even more introverted after the loss of a loved one, I can still take comfort that His Goodness was and remains to be real; that regardless of how inadequate and undeserving I thought of myself to be (especially in the contrast of the compliments of people), God has used me mightily as a testimony; to my mum, my AHS juniors, and people around me. I thank God for placing a purpose and vision in my heart (at least for 2023); that I know my Shepherd will guide me even if I wander off and become lost for a period of time.

I thank God that even though I am not a OG YD member, I have been welcomed warmly by these wonderful people whom I can call brothers and sisters in Christ. I still recall how the initial period was still a bit awkward, but I recall slowly I joined more hotpot dinners and became closer with yall. I thank God for a constant community that I can journey in faith with, and a close group of people who are always there to encourage one another. Special shoutout to BDS for sanctifying the house during our DM session; I think mum will be pleased to see the house used to host guests and temporal sojourners down the line for Godly fellowships, even if she isn't here to physically join us :)

Somadongxi

2024-01-06 13:00:06 UTC

I would like to Thank God for constantly not giving up on me as there are times when I actually want to like avoid him in my lows but he will always come closer to me through people and situation.

I would like to thank all in YDs for having the kampong spirit to care for each other ,endure and love each other despite our differences. I would like to thank the DAOSHIs for taking care of us throughout the YD era, showering us with love. You guys are totally emitting the light and love of Jesus towards us. Really grateful to have yall :)

GGDS

gracegeh — 2024-01-06 13:02:35 UTC

In 2023, I thank God for opening my eyes to the needs of the community, giving me a burden for them to experience the love of Christ when they need it the most. for giving me a purpose where I can be His vessel.
I thank God for the relationships and bond we have in YD, especially given our differences. I learn that no matter how different ppl can be, there can be unity if there is love. There is love in YD because there is love in each of us. I also thank God that there is a spiritual appetite for God in YD. As iron sharpens iron… or as a good appetite can influence and spur others on, I see this in YOUNG Disciplessss and am all the more greatly encouraged. Do not look down on yourself because of your youth, but continue to set an example for others (no matter how old they are), in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity :) YD will forever be irreplaceable in my heart ❤️

Jie Qi

2024-01-06 14:14:47 UTC

I thank God for His steadfast Love in 2023! In this year, I gained a deeper understanding of what love is whenever I hit the lowest point and when I was just about to give up, He shows me that His love never fails, It never gives up, It never runs out on me. His willingness to love me despite of my state helps me to understand how precious and special is Gods love for me.

To my second family! I really thankyou for the past year that we can grow together despite of the many many barriers which can stop us from gathering tgt (e.g. church location) All of your presence means so much to me:)

No words can express how grateful I am to be able to see everyone in cell and church every week.

Withdrawal syndrome
Reason to persevere
Love, so let go, and choose to grow🪴
(Ironically) Choosing to let God in

Cheers to the years to come🫴