Here I Am (Planet Shakers)

Something in my heart
Burning like a fire
I want to live for You

Need Your touch right now
Fill me with Your power
Power to live for You my God

I will not be moved
I will stand for You

I will go where You send me
Jesus take me now I am Yours
I am Yours

Lay my life on the altar
Everything I give to You alone

Here I am
Here I am

Here I am send me

Hi Guys! This is Guo Quan, Whatever I am going to type, kenna be long winded and draggy but it is mainly for me to remember and recall about the past in the future. My Church Life~~~ =D

   I used to be in Trinity Christian Centre, but I backslided from it when my fire for God grew cold due to tkd. At first, I would not go for youth service, then I would sleep at adult service and leaving early, my fire for God grew colder and colder as time goes by. Till one day, I decided not to continue this way and stop attending church. But shortly I left tkd too.

  During those days, I was looking for another church after awhile and Run Qi invited me to Heart of God Church. At first, I thought that Heart of God Church is just like my previous church, great music, excitement and good sermons. I stayed on and re-dedicated my life to God.

  I remember serving in Building Maintenance team under Jeremy Lim first as my first ministry in Church, then joining also the Usher Team. Both ministry which I started off not enjoying very much, but the passion for them grew as time goes by. It was in these two ministries I find my character being moulded and shaped by God. Yup washing toilet is fun~ And I was assigned to Security Ministry too, I can't wait to get back to these three ministries after my o-level which gonna end in less than a month. I remember Jeremy Lim gave me a sermon cd on servanthood, which from that CD i learnt alot, Pastor  Lia preached on the sermon. A servan'ts reward is indeed seeing those that he serves being benefitted. I remember also ushering at Youth Ignite Conference and also witnessing how Jian Ming protected one of the female usher, my neighbour Jia Xin

  I remember doing Guo Quan Delivery Service, enjoy every moments. And I really mean it. It is really cool to just serve others, to serve their needs, sometimes the leaders and some of your church friends may just be hungry but can't go out to buy food and may not ask people to buy for them, so that's why I would like to help out. I remember going around Church with a paper and a pen and calling out "Guo Quan Delivery Service", haha =D

  Youth Camp 2005 which I started to write my first song Daddy King and started out writing more and more songs, witnessing God in every song writing session and getting amazed by Him every single time. Youth Camp 2005 which every night's session in Church, I get to experience God so strongly, enjoying His presence and getting refreshed, impacted. I remember before the camp, I backslided from God because Adam Khoo Learning Technology, Thank God that my leaders Samantha and Leonard never gave up on me, bringing me back to God again.

  Create 2005 which I learn how to submit to Church leaders and not doing things the way I want it but learning to obey instructions. I learn also how the songs that we wrote are not ours but God's. That was the period I receive discipleship from Pastor How, Dominic, Valerie, and learnt alot from it. I also remembering playing for Pastor Lia on stage during the audition "Thank You" which is a song I wrote for her  as her mum was having cancer during that period. Singing "Daddy King" with my Create Team during the auditions and rehearsal was really great. Although we didn't get to do the song on Create 2005 that night, but the experience is still priceless.

  Year 2006, preparing for O-levels, being removed from ministries because my results didn't meet the mark. Writing six more songs before my O-levels throughout the year. It was a tough year for me as I struggled alot in my area of weakness, it was those moments that I nearly backslided due to guilt and shame but chose to stayed on, maybe one day, my church friends would get to know but not now, but I am glad to say that God stood with me, my leaders and Pastors stood with me, even when I am down, when I did crazy stuffs, their love is priceless to me too, and no where in the world could I find such love except in Church.

  O-levels gonna end soon, and starts another fresh chapter for me, in my life in my future, what I going to do, which I nt entirely sure, but all I know is that I want to live for Him, to do what He wants me to do in my life. Yup, that's all I gonna do =D

Hi Guys! This is Guo Quan, Whatever I am going to type, kenna be long winded and draggy but it is mainly for me to remember and recall about the past in the future. My Yishun Town Years ar~~~

  I remember I was very enthu about National Cadet Corps(NCC) when I was in Sec One, I placed it as my first choice when selecting CCA but they placed me in Choir instead. My school music teacher, Mdm Tang tricked us all during music lessons, making each of us to sing to several notes individually to select people for Choir. So we kinda of forced into Choir. But I begged, made a fuss to make Mdm Tang to allow me to join NCC instead, she actually wanted me to wait for 6 mths probation period to end first but I insisted on transfering to NCC right away, I was the second person who managed to do so, the first guy was Felix, a senior of mine whose father has to come down to sch in order to do so. She made me do some research on NCC before allowing me to join and ask me to promise her to make it as a Staff Sergeant which I failed to do so, that's the sad part.

  In Secondary One, I told I was in "Heaven", I met friends who enjoys my crazy antics and my personality. Especially the girls, they did not reject me like those girls in primary school, but some of them became my close friends instead, haha

  I remember singing the Barney song - I love you, you love me..(yup that's the song) at first, some even joined me to sing it XD lol it was really fun =D Then later on, I began singing pop songs to my classmates which I remember the first song was "May I love You" by Zhang Zhi Cheng, a R&B whom I like alot that time. I would sing during breaks in class, with a duster in my hand as my "mic", I remember sometimes my close friends would join me and sing. My first solo performance was during that year too, "Duo Ai Wo Yi Tian", yup, I remember I was the only solo singer that year, I was shivering and trembling throughout that song, haha. Btw, because of the barney song, my classmates called me barney haha =D

  During that year, in Alpha (NCC), I remember winning the "Best Recruit Award", which was a shocking thing for everyone, I was encouraged by it alot and work even harder to maintain my own standard in NCC. At that time I was so crazy about NCC that I even wrote a thousang times "I love NCC" in school, ofcourse it was mainly during lesson time. My classmates thot I was crazy =D Yup, my first dance was to a girl guide member call Clare during ROD night.

  Secondary Two year was another wild year. I remember performing in old folks' home and in my school's Friends musical. I was made the monitor of the class, which I think I which totally bad at it. I slept in lessons and copy homework, yet I would scold the class when they become noisy. That year was when they come quite agreesive when I started singing. We had lots of clashes. I remember once during an old folks' home rehearsal, I shouted vulgarities and unkind stuffs when they refuse to cooperate with me, especially when some guys went up the stage and play afool, I shouted over the microphone, so it was quite bad. I think I was the worst monitor Yishun Town over had. Yup, and I quarreled with my now good friend, Angelin Chan during that year, she's a great sister in Christ too. Got many times I would be sleeping, then they would wave to the teacher dramatically to signal to them that I was sleeping, haha. But looking back, it is a wonderful memory because from that, I learn to respect others and what true leadership is not to be like, because of those clashes I learn to cherish my ex-enemies, now friends better, btw, quite a number of them become my classmates in Secondary 3 and 4.

   In my sec two year, I became enthu for Taekwondo instead of NCC, and was losing my fire. I won't mention my tkd part, as it is quite personal to be revealed in a blog. But I will never forget Edison Yun, Eddie Tham, Terence, Edison Zhuang in my life, they left good and great impacts in my life, some hurtful memories but most great memories that will warm my heart still. (Sorry, I can't type anymore abt it, if not I'll cry)

  In Secondary Three, I grew fat after quitting tkd due to low self esteem (seem it up with few words), I remember watching so much movies that I watch "My Brother" for more than 4 times? Once a week, I would watch once or twice minimum. But it was then I went back to Church, when Run Qi invited me. It was quite amazing as she forgot that she invited me so when I met her at the mrt station, she was surprised =D It proves that it was definitely God that drawn me back. My whole secondary three was then seperated into singing and church. I joined Channel U Superstar Competition and got kicked out at the auditions and got second placing at Yishun Town Idol, they only have 10 or so contestants for solo items haha. Then, I began to love Church. But Secondary Three was cool as I get to know alot of my classmates better and bonded with them, most of them became quite good friends with me now still in Secondary Four. I remember sleeping alot during Secondary 3 and 4, almost every lessons and getting lots of scolding and meeting parents thingy, I was doing badly for my examinations, but my Secondary 4 Prelim period, I changed for the better and become more focus on my studies, don't sleep in lessons except occasionally and less bored in lessons. I would always remember 3e4 and 4e4 my beloved class, with great and unforgettable classmates like Crazy Gal Laila with her crazy antics and a person who we will share our thoughts and feelings (Nope, no boyfriend and galfriend thingy, she had her love one already), Hilarious Mandy aka Australian Gal Fren, a lady who can write great lyrics and unforgettable laughter, Enthu Gal Angelin aka Singapore Gal Fren who is from CHC and we talk alot about church stuffs, great to have as a fren, she is great support, Run Qi my dear fren who invited me to church, Small Woman Fang Xin who is adorable and cute like primary sch gal =D, Sesame Brocolli, my New Zealand Gal Fren Jasmine who is very close to fang xin and very frank and straightforward, Xiao Qian my Hong Kong Gal Fren, violent, beautiful and violent =D Gal Frens here not real Gal Fren lol =D I will not forget them too =D Those moments, spending time in school completing our art coursework, moaning during sch holidays, crazy time in art camp and art classes, night studies session which lasted till 9p.m, class time which crazy antics happen..yes nelson, angelin's german boyfren, my rival in "love" lol, he is a crazy and funny one too =D haha

  In short, my secondary sch years were awesome, with dedicated teachers like Mrs Ramat, Ms Siti, Mrs Gopala helping me in my studies, great friends, it was indeed fun and exciting. Enjoyable with bits of sorrows, but who cares, it was fun what =D

  Yup, and my last performance for my level was "Our Dreams" written by me for them, love them to bits =D Hope that it touches them and encourage them to believe in their dreams or hold even tighter to them XD

Hi Guys! This is Guo Quan, Whatever I am going to type, kenna be long winded and draggy but it is mainly for me to remember and recall about the past in the future,

  It was really awesome for me in Pri 1 and 2, was in the same class as Jonathan Koh and Lim Gang Yuan, yup, those two who is now in Heart of God Church =D I remember Gang Yuan being my best friend in Pei Xin Primary School, during that time, we were even in the same children church in Yishun Methodist Mission too haha. I can remember Gang Yuan was always bullied by me, being "bear hug" which was squeezing his with my arms and playing pokeman figurines like pokeman game except that I would always insist I win (Yup, ego-istic kid)

  Gang Yuan and me would always hang out together during recess and in class, beating up other same level people and stupid stuffs. Got once, I thought of this genuis idea of "transformer" sort of thing which is I stand behind gang yuan while putting my hands infront, then "attacking" with "four hands", inshort he becomes the human shield la. Then another time, he actually use a sharp pencil to want assault me because I didn't want to give him a fishball, in the end, it was my other friend who was stab by him.

  Ah Cai (Johnathan Koh) is the guy whom I remember always playing the eraser thingy, the game which you need to use your eraser to flip on top of the opponent's eraser, if win you get to have the opponent's eraser.

  I remember fighting a guy whom I refer to as "gang leader" of another group and fought with him, I wish too much cartoons and play too much games and always imagine myself as a hero, fighter. Yup, a kid like me does that. But I was bullied by girls on the school bus, got one girl kicked me so much that it left a way, she was scary...

  But I remember doing something nice too, got one time I bought coffee and biscuits and brought it to my female principal/vice principal ( i can't remember) and want to treat her but she instead took out a tin of biscuits which was gigantic compared to what I can offer and offer me some instead, I think she must have been touched by me that time. =D (Yes, I am bhb haha =D)

  But things in my life gets abit hay-wired when I transfer to Sembawang Primary School when my family shifted to Sembawang area. I remember I agreed to go after crying and making a fuss out of it to Sembawang Primary only when my mum bribe me with a digimon device haha.

  In my Primary 3, I remember having Jun Jie and another guy whom I forgot his name as best friends, pretend to be a gang and play fighting, haha. I remember having this unique teacher call Ms Teo who tells us fanscinating stories about almost everything, =D. She was very generous to people, even offer to treat students with no more to eat to meals and lend money. In Primary 4, I have an amazing teacher called Mdm Suranya(forget how how to spell), she is actually like a tv host, funny, entertaining. I remember that year was my best yr in that school, playing catching every recess and hang out with cool friends. In Primary 5 and 6, I was teased almost every day, called as a Ah gua, dog .etc, there's more but I forgot, I remember being irritating and in need of friends, which i got at the later part of primary 6, the guys begin to befriend me, it was cool, but I was still being rejected by the girls, I remember they played this game called "Guo Quan virus", whatever things/ppl I touch would have "Guo Quan virus" and they have to pass it around, it was irritating and painful as they played it every single day, haha. But atleast my first musical performance was in that school.

  I remember joining quite alot of CCA over those years in Sembawang Primary School. I joined the basketball team, art club, choir, chinese orchestra, rugby, (attempted to join netball, but it is a girl's sport >.<) before, not all at one go, but different stages in the school. I ended my last yr in Primary Sch in the rugby team, nick name is Hello Kitty, lol

  It was very fun because I had lots of friends who was Em3 that time, and making friends and hanging out around them is very fun and enjoyable, atleast they didn't had the air of arrogance which some of my Em1 classmates had. They ain't bad people, just misunderstood. In Sembawang, I met Mdm Tang, a teacher who encouraged me alot and oftens talks to me, she met me feels that I am a unique person and made me felt not alone.

  I am back for awhile, below are three new songs that I've written over this one month, this month is actually my most down season in this year but I am glad that God is still with me and still leads me to write songs.

  "Coming back home" and "Thanksgiving" are christian songs, while "Our Dreams" is actually written for my classmates and my level, just want to give them a present and anyway, i may get some air time during graduation day to sing it and i think i just can say some words like "Your lives have a deeper purpose and meaning" sort of thing, then ev them, muhahaha =D

  "Coming back home" is more of a personal song, written at I think by far my lowest peak in my christian walk. "Thanksgiving" is written after listening to Pastor How's sermon on Sunday =D

  Will be blogging really "soon" XD

Our Dreams

Verse 1:

E                                                    B

In life, we have many dreams and goals

C#m                          B                  A

So beautiful like the stars, but yet seem so far

E                                          B

In life, we all just have one lifetime

C#m              B                        A       

And it passes by like a gust of wind

    F#m             B

So we have no time to waste

      F#m           B

And we got to give our best shot

     C#m              B                  A  

To reach out, to reach out, to reach out

             B         A 

For our dreams

Chorus:

             E               B

We can be History Makers

           C#m          A

We can be World Changers

             E              B                    

We can be all that we desire

        C#m            B                  A

If we just hold on tight to our dreams

Last Part:

              E                   B

So let us reach, much higher

              C#m               A

So let us dream, much bigger

            E                          B

We can be more than we see

C#m B    A   

If we just believe                    

Verse 2:

E                                     B

There are times we may fall

C#m                  B                 A

Those moments we felt that we can't move on

E                                      B

There are times we can't see

C#m                  B                       A

The dreams and visions that we used to have

F#m                              B

But don't ever give up on them

F#m                               B

Just draw strength from within

             C#m                  B                        A

You are stronger, much stronger, you're stronger

                B      A

Than you think

Bridge:

A                               B                              C#m

No matter what may comes, you can take it

                  A

Don't ever doubt

A                                            B

The day will come when it's all worthwhile

      C#m             B

Just believe, just believe

                A

You'll be there

Thanksgiving

Intro: E, B, A, E (x2)

Verse:

                  A

Lord, we come into Your Presence

                  B

With thanksgiving in our hearts

            C#m               

For the things You've done in our lives

              A

For the love You've given us

           A

As we lift our hands in Praise, Lord

          B

We declare Your goodness

           C#m    

For the joy You place in our hearts

                 B

And for turning our lives around

Pre-Chorus:

C#m     B    A

Now is the time

     C#m                  B                A    

To make a joyful noise to the King (x2)

Chorus:

                  E                         B

So as we dance with all we have

             C#m                                           A

We will bring the highest praise to the Lord

                 E                       B

So as we sing and as we shout

            C#m                                  B                               A

We'll proclaim Your wondrous deeds through all the earth

Bridge:

E  B    A

Hallelujah (x3)

Coming back home

Verse:

G                               D        

Looking back on the things I done

C                                        D

The mess and troubles that I have made

G                                                      D

And how I've run away from Your Presence, Lord

C                                                          D

And did the sins which I knew would break Your heart

Tag:

Em

So now I've come

D

On my knees

C                        D 

Confess my sins to You

                       Em  

So won't You turn Your face

D

Away from my sins

                 C                      D

And come back to my life again

Verse 2:

G                                                D

I'm coming back home to Your arms again

C                                        D

I'm seeking back for Your warmth embrace

G                        D

No longer will I run away from You

C                                          D   

Cause only in Your arms, I know I'm safe

Tag:

                   Em                  D

Though the world maybe, attractive in it's ways

                  C                       D         

But I'll not trade You for it again

           Em                 D 

Maybe my eyes will wander again

                  C                                  D       

Won't You hold me tight in Your arms

                     G  D

Never let me go again

  Among all the songs I written thus far, which is not alot, my favourite is Life Supply. It is because I remember just how strong God's presence was in my room when I finished writing it and just worshipping him with it, I remember that I was infact estactic, just so happy and enjoying God's presence. Song writing is really one of the things that always bring me deeper in relationship with Him and to witness His power. These songs I wrote are being able to birth out because God lead me and guide me, if I ever try to do it with my own strength, they usually won't turn out right and it can be so frustrating but yet I knew it was because I didn't choose to depend on Him in the first place. I remember spending few hours writing but unable to get anything right when I didn't depend on Him, the me,myself and I factor was strong then. When I wrote Life Supply, I was stuck at first too, nothing came for the first hour, but I then decided to pray again the same simple prayer that He will lead me and guide my hands as I write, to be with Him and that all the glory and honour will goes to Him, and this time, I say it not like some previous times as a ritual but sincerely. And it was really amazing, I was able to write it within less than half an hour, the inspiration just keep coming in and soon the song is done. If it is not God, then I really don't what is it. That's why song writing has always been one of my favourite activities.

  Anyway, let's talk about today's service!~ Hoot!!! It is just SUPERB!!! Especially the last sermon. Most of us or all of us lives with limps and scars in our lives but it is really amazing how God is willing and is using us. I live with scars and limps too, that's why today service really impacted me alot. I used to thought that God will never be able to use me especially with all my limps and scars, it just seem quite a impossible sometimes. Sometimes I really felt like a social defect, I am not really a guy whom is popular in school, infact, there are alot of people who won't like to hang out with me or have a close relationship with me, I did have integrations whom I am helping to integrate that left Church and it is pretty much and I just felt that I am really just so bad in people work and communicating with others that God won't be able to use me in people work, I couldn't really see myself as team leader in the future at all. I remember during worship I knelt down and felt really sad about it but God told me to "Stand up" which I did but don't know why but all of a sudden, I just felt hope and security in the future and I just know it was God putting that faith in me. God's presence sometimes is really just so awesome. Ofcourse, that's not all that God impacted me during that service but they are quite personal, muhahaha =D

  But one thing I really felt also is that I AM PROUD AND REALLY GRATEFUL TO BE IN HEART OF GOD CHURCH!!! This is a church where the Pastors really love the people just so much so much, all kinds of walks of lives they will and are showing love to them, broken hearts and broken lives they will not leave alone but always help to mend them. This is really an awesome Church~~~

Life Supply

Intro: G, D, C, D

  G                          D

This is a song for Jesus

                   C                   D

From the bottom of my heart

  G                                  D   

This is a song for my Daddy King

C                    D        

No one can replace

   Em

Where can I run to

             D

In the midst of a storm

   C                       D

Other than Your arms

   Em

Where can I go to

                    D

When my world falls down

   C               D

Other than You

Chorus:

    G                          D

I can't live a day without You

Em                       C

You're all that I want

   G                          D

I can't live a day without Your Presence

    Em                           D(C)

Without You, I won't last

                            G

You'e my life supply

Bridge:

Em                                       G

I don't care what the world thinks

Em                  D

I will live for You

             Em                         G

(I don't care) even if my world falls

Em                            C(D)

As long as I've got You