fellowship

well, when i was little (less than ten years old) i attended children's fellowship, which was all in canto. hymn singing, story telling, then craft making/games. when i entered my teens, i participated in teens fellowship. i still remember how it was held @ the state primary school diagonally across from AIC (antioch international church, our old church located @ the corner of beenleigh and pinelands roads). we'd all gather @ the morning tea area, then cross the intersection, someone lugging the keyboard that we brought along for worship.
lol, i can't really remember if i joined youth fellowship; i suspect i did ... :P
once i started uni in 2005, i attended uni fellowship! faith, fellowship, fun, and ... food! :P
halfway through last year, uni fellowship divided into two: the older people who had graduated uni and were now working left and formed workers fellowship. i think they meet every wednesday night ... not sure where, though.
me, being disabled and unable to further continue my studies, stayed with uni fellowship. but @ the beginning of this year, mother told me that i'd no longer be welcomed @ uni fellowship! >< she said, "you're getting too old for everyone there, em." when i pointed out that dr. lee was even older than me but he still attends uni fellowship, mother told me, "yeah, he attends coz he's mentoring some of the younger boys. you don't mentor anyone, so you're not welcome there anymore. besides, the topics they discuss aren't relevant for you any longer either, coz you don't study."
well, dulp. >< did that mean i had to content myself from only seeing my peers (i call everyone @ church my 'peer' now; mother's made it clear to me that i no longer have friends anymore ><) only every sunday, @ church? ><
thankfully, no. enter the chow sisters: vicky, cathy and sharon (smoky). they invited me along to their SHINE fellowship! :D SHINE stands for Seek Holiness IN Everyday, BTW. it starts @ 7:45pm, so a lil later than uni fellowship, which starts @ 7:30. it's only a small group, about ten people, but i guess that varies with the week. the main challenge for me is that it's held in canto! like, i know, my cantonese has improved in leaps and bounds after my debilitating brain injury, but when people are talking about this book of the bible and that book of the bible, i'm left asking, "what's that called in english?" well, @ least i'm fine with being the reason of their good-natured laughter whenever i get stuck on complicated words and phrases. :P
actually, i'm wondering, will my canto reading skills improve slightly after attending SHINE fellowship this year? like, for hymn singing, the songs are usually canto songs, and i know that when michael leung led it once, his powerpoint slides were all in canto, too.
but mostly, i'm just grateful that i'm allowed to have some fellowship with my peers. :) honestly, i'd get rather lonely if i could only see them once every sunday!
anyways, next post should come this thursday - bookclub! :D until then!
cheers,
em. ^^