CFC Christian Life Program & lack of time rant

So, I'm currently serving in the mandarin CFC Christian Life Program (CLP), held in Good Shepherd Church, Menggatal. The program started on Thursday, March 15 until Sunday.

Gosh, the program is taking up my time. I have to complete the HIS 2011 extended Special Issue paper by March 20, 2012, but I have so many things to do in the CLP. *Chuckles*

Having less time to complete my paper aside, I've got so little chance to mingle around with the participants. What a challenge I'm having, which is cool by the way. At least I have some new friends that could keep me company. They are still young though, 14 to 19 years old in age, and Stephen just achieved 11As for SPM!! Congratulations to him!

As a brief introduction to what the CLP is all about, I will just quote Couples For Christ's Wiki:

The Christian Life Program (CLP) is an integrated course of Couples for Christ intended to lead the program participants into a renewed understanding of God's call to them as Christian couples. It runs for a total of 13 separate sessions, usually held once a week. Most sessions consist of three basic ingredients: a teaching, a group discussion, and a time for fellowship. Each session would normally last for about 2 1/2 hours. CFC holds the CLP for free; the only investment required of the participants is their time and openness.

The CLP has two basic purposes: evangelism and spiritual renewal.
To evangelize is to take the basic message of Christianity and proclaim it anew so that those who hear it can make a renewed commitment to the Lord in a way which will allow them to receive a fuller experience of the work of the Holy Spirit in their lives.
Spiritual renewal works in three ways:

1. For the individual, it brings a person into a stronger relationship with God by discovering and living more fully the power and gifts he or she received through the Holy Spirit.
2. For the family, it brings married couples to a renewed commitment to Christian family Life and it starts to build up a community of committed Christian families.
3. For the Church, it brings people within a particular parish to a fuller experience of life in the Spirit. Consequently it strengthens and revitalizes community life in the parish.

There you have it. For the full description of the CLP, you can click on this link here: CFC Christian Life Program

Busy busy, got to go back to work. Be posting some pictures soon. Stay tuned.
In the meantime, here is a video of Fr. David's address to everyone present at the CLP (It is in Hakka by the way).