By
Jong Min Park
The
three words “Pause, Refresh, and Play” hung from the rails of the Harbor. With
the purple, green, and orange verbs providing a striking entrance to the
school, they marked the start to a new week.
To
many, seeing this banner meant having a week with no homework at all. But more
importantly, this banner signified a week full of intimate spiritual moments;
it signified Missions Emphasis Week.
The
dance team took the crowd by surprise with a pumped choreography of Francesca
Battistelli’s This Could Change Everything on Monday night,
earning the woos and cheers of the shocked spectators in Harbor Hall. On
Wednesday night, the worship team opened the night with the classic One Way,
followed by I’m
Trading My Sorrows, both of which had the entire room standing and
jumping on their feet. Seniors led the way as they courageously strolled down
the Harbor Hall steps and gathered the rest of the crowd to worship with
energy.
Despite
the uplifting energy, the true objective of MEW shone through in the more
silent moments. As people of all grades shared deep and meaningful connections
with each other and God, the Harbor Hall became a place not only of energetic
singing; it transformed into a place of worship—in every way possible.
Celestine
Teoh (12), one of the main vocalists in the worship team, stated, “I thought
this MEW’s worship was the most authentic, especially for the vocalists as we
didn’t bother to bat our eyes to what others thought. Instead, we all stood
united with the same goal—giving all the glory to our all-deserving God.”
Julia
Jun (12) boldly affirmed, “Throughout the week, I realized that it was really
up to me. I had to take the initiative to invest my time in God to discover the
truth for myself rather than having someone else do it for me.”
Middle-schooler
or high-schooler, worship team leader or spectator, everybody walked through those
doors with the same purpose—worshipping the Lord.
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