We've Only Just Begun...Again! (August 26, 2017 Kickoff!)

Written by Eunice Tan

Without a doubt we all agree it's been a while! We've struggled through exams, school projects, and activities these past few months. And finally, we meet again!

Ladies and gentlemen, it has begun!!

Welcome to ICC Words A.L.I.V.E 2017-2018!

In the comfort of the all too familiar Kota Kemuning HQ, we began our new year with hope and anticipation!

If you want to get a peek into what sort of crazy activity we did to kick off our reunion, watch the video below!

Filmed by Coach Choong Ming

The most important factor of a team is this one single thing: a vision. Beginning our meeting, Coach Joseph rightfully took the time to set our purpose as a chapter straight. We purposed as a chapter to take OWNERSHIP of our actions, set aside our own desires for the good of the group, and to set our eyes on Jesus. A profound illustration of setting our eyes on the right target is the story of Matt Emmons which Coach Joseph shared with us! He had scored full points on his last round of sharpshooting in the Olympics 2004, but, to his utter dismay, had hit another lane's target!

This is a vivid reminder for us to get our goal straight with God and pursue His will for our chapter and not our individual desires. After all, we may have our own wants and visions, but the only vision that really matters is God's supreme plan!

Another vital highlight of our kickoff meeting was an arrangement that will forever change the course of our new chapter year.....

Announcing... the Appointment of the All-New Student Leadership Team 2017-2018!!!

We were so honored to have this wonderful opportunity to serve under the Sponsor and Assistant Sponsor for this new year! One by one, Coach Joseph declared our respective roles as follows...

Ranen Chan- Chapter Chair
Ian Chan- Community Ambassador
Toh Jern Ling- Chapter Coordinator
Jonique Chan- Assistant Chapter Coordinator
Eunice Tan- Media Historian

Each of us then took about 1-2 minutes to share with the chapter our three-point action plan for the year!

Photo by Coach Choong Ming

Undoubtedly, we thank the Lord for teaching us more about servant leadership through our appointment as SLs! Praise be to God for the helpful and essential mentoring we've received from our Sponsor and Assistant Sponsor team! It is because of people like them that we've gone this far!

Coach Joseph also announced the roles of our ex-SLs (now GSLC and ASLC!), Charis and Jern Yoong, in our chapter! Now that they have passed the stage of student leadership, they will be taking on a role of guiding the younger, up and coming ones in our chapter! 

We can't wait to see what God has in store for all of us in our different roles!

As the 4:12 Conference draws nearer and nearer, we ended the meeting with a discussion led by Coach Michelle about the necessary logistics and promo plans for the conference! 

To find out more, please go to: http://wordsaliveicc.blogspot.my/2017/08/412-save-date.html

And that's a wrap! We're in our third year of journeying together as a chapter, and we can hardly believe it! And without fail, we are all reminded that we've only just begun on this marvelous trip... again.

Till next time! God bless.