Reason For The Season 2012

After weeks of practices and preparations, it's finally the day for Solid Rock's Christmas event - Reason for the Season. I'm in the band and choir, just like last year, and this means double commitment. Choir already took up 4-6 hours per week, and last minute band practices that we hardly get everybody together. Anyway, it's gonna be my last event in UK.

Our band is the earliest to arrive in the hall:

It's the first time ever that RFTS is held in the Great Hall, probably my first time performing on a grand piano as well. We're just doing a medley of famous carols, my personal favorite is my new jazz arrangement of O Little Town of Bethlehem. Spent the whole afternoon for rehearsals, just like the previous year, the Mandarin fellowship and Christian Union are doing some performances as well.

Stage testing before audience start flowing in:

The agenda is pretty much like last year (band > choir > dance > acting > testimony > message > band > choir). The problem is, choir is right after band session, and the piano is below the stage. I ran up to join the choir after band, twice! I'm pretty surprise that we had a full house of audience. Fuh~ I finally get a proper meal at 11 pm after working for the whole day.

Too busy to take pictures during the event:

"For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it."
-Matthew 16:25-

I admit that there are still times that I complain when I'm overloaded with such stuffs. It's obvious that I can handle it physically and mentally, I'd been through worse cases, probably just need to pray for more patience and self-control. Well, at least I know I have to enjoy it while I still have the opportunity to join such events, Amen.