Words A.L.I.V.E. (ICC Chapter Malaysia): Happy Feet Day!

Written by Nathanael Chong
Edited by Charis Chen

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Greetings, friends! We are back! Sit back and relax as we tell you all that happened in our last meeting!

We were really excited on this particular day for two reasons. The first is that this day was the time for our Happy Feet Competition! Organized by some of our Student Leaders, the activity required everyone to come wearing beautiful or funny-looking socks. A few of us were really creative with dressing up our feet, and we had quite a laugh. The second reason for our excitement is the fact that we had visitors! A lovely family joined us on that day, and we were eager to introduce them to everyone in our Chapter and to make them feel welcome.

We kick-started the meeting with an icebreaker led by speaker Charis Chen. It was similar to the icebreaker in our previous meeting, in which Charis would tell us to form groups according to stated criteria for each group. And we had to group up in a limited amount of time. However, this time, there was an added challenge. A group no longer comprised of people huddled together. "Group" now meant each group member was facing each other and had their hands on each other's shoulders. Those who failed to form a group within the allotted time... hehehehe.... Observation Deck!

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After the wonderful game, we settled down for our time of devotions, led by speaker Jern Yoong. In this great time of sharing, he reminded us about one of our popular ICC acronyms: S.O.A.P.

S.O.A.P. stands for:

Respect for S-ources

Respect for O-thers

Respect for A-uthority

Respect for P-latform

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After devotions, Coach Joseph shared with us something interesting. He pointed out that the problem in many people today is the deficiency in both critical thinking and competency in communication. He also shared with us a quote by Theresa Moon, the founder of the Institute for Cultural Communicators:

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It really set us thinking, as we realize the reality of living in the modern world. If we are not able to both defend our faith and to communicate it effectively, we will likely be shaken in our foundations, as the world bombards us with different ideologies from every side.

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We then broke off into our Portfolio Coaching groups, and we went through our progress in the portfolios. Immediately after that, some of the speakers did their presentations. Speakers Jern Yoong and Jern Ling presented their duo-interpretation on the story "Are You My Mother?" It is a hilarious and cute story, and we can't wait to see the final result of their work! Speaker Charis then did a limited prep speech on the question: "What does God's love mean to me personally?" We all noticed that she had improved so much compared to her previous speeches. Well done, Charis!

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Next was tea break. We had donuts and curry puffs. Yum! I didn't take the curry puffs; I was too focused on the donuts, haha!

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Soon, it was time to decide who the winner of the Happy Feet Competition was! What was also exciting was that we made our visitors the judges. Everyone stood in a semi-circle around the judges and each took turns giving descriptions and reasons why they should win. It was fun hearing the different viewpoints, and we really enjoyed the creativeness displayed there. Finally, the decisions were made, and the winner of the Coaches was Coach Joseph, and the winner of the Speakers was Speaker Ian! Congratulations! The winners received a packet of chocolate!

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After a wonderful time of casual fellowship, we came together again to practice for our Chapter Presentation on the Legend of the Three Trees. We were more focused this time, and we did well. Just a few more weeks to the presentation date! We better be ready!

All in all, it was a fun time together, learning, sharing, and fellowshipping. And that is all from me! Till we meet again, friends!

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