.. I LOVE Adelaide! ..

Really really thankful that I can have the opportunity to re-visit Adelaide!

If not for the financial breakthrough that came with the sale of the Mountbatten Suite, this wouldn't be possible. :)

God is good, and I am just so thankful that He granted the desire of my heart, once again...

Had a great great time catching up with many of the friends...  Many of them will be graduating this year.  Beside those who are rooted there, and a few who will be graduating in another year, I guess it will be very different feel if I visit Adelaide again the next time, with so many people not around any more!

Hmmm.  Maybe the next time when I visit Adelaide...  will be April 2013?  Haha..  For Janice Chiang's graduation!!  Janice, if you are reading this, hope this will bring a BIG WIDE smile to you! :D

Also had the opportunity to visit Sydney for the 1st time!  It's a.... HUGE city!  Everything is....... SO expensive there!  HAHA.  After visiting Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne & Sydney, actually I feel living in Adelaide is the BEST of all.  I really love the peace, the serenity of the place...  :)  Maybe because as I aged, slower pace is more lovable for me...  Wahaha...

But of course... Sydney trip would not be great, if not for EVA!  Appreciate her hosting me, bringing me around...  Taking care of me, even though I am so many years her senior.  Hee hee...  Had a great time catching up with her!  EVA!  I will keep you in prayers!  Don't give up trying!  God will surely provide...  A great job opportunity for you & Derrick!

It has been a great year thus far!  Though it was challenging, God has brought me through day by day.  His goodness & faithfulness has never failed indeed.

I am looking forward to 2012...  Believing it will be a year of greater breakthroughs!  It's so exciting!  Life is so exciting!  So fulfilling!  Really feel I'm living in the prime years of my life right now!

:) :) :) :) :)

.. The Last Quarter ..

Time flies, really flies this year!

It's already... 20th Oct! 6 more mins to 12 midnight..

I am getting ready... to hit back the office this coming Tues! :)

Feeling much better... and much stronger.

Gonna end the year well! The latter shall be better than the beginning indeed!

AMEN! :D

.. No more sorrow, No more pain ..

Yesterday I was startled, and very much saddened by a piece of news that I heard from a sister very dear to me. Her mum who was suffering from depression, committed suicide & died on Wed. This sister was holidaying in Taiwan, reached Taiwan on Tues and supposed to come back on Sunday. But she flew back on Wed late night.

When I saw her SMS and returned her call, I knew something must be wrong. Her mum's death was really something that I could not expect...

I teared. I asked God to strengthen her. And me. It was at that very immediate moment, I was reminded of this song by Chris Tomlin. I will rise. I wasn't even very familiar with the song.. But the few sentences just ministered to my heart...

I will rise.. when He calls my name.
No more sorrow, no more pain.

I am really looking forward to the day of His return.

In heaven. No more sorrow, no more pain, no more tears.

I happened to chance upon this short video posted in FB. CNN Heroes. Never heard about it before. But when I watched the clip, it blew me away. I went to the website & watched the various nominees, their lives are so so so inspiring.

While it disgusts me to see & hear about how the world is suffering because of evil-ness & sin, it is comforting to see & hear of the different creative ways that people are doing so that they can be a blessing & an impact to the world & society.

I can see Jesus in the works of their hands. I am really really stirred, comforted, inspired, encouraged. These people are indeed demonstrations of His hands, His feet, His love.

The work of Christ must be done, ONLY by His grace & through His grace.  It can never be by human effort.

I am seeking for an even greater significance to my life. Life should not be enslaved by the culture of the society that we are in.

Let us be people... who will be a blessing to the people who are suffering today. Be His hands, His feet and His love. And I am really looking forward to the day of His return, so that the promise of no more sorrow & no more pain come to pass.

The Love of Christ - Hope of Eternity.  Let it be in every heart......

.. Jehovah Rapha: He's our Healer ..

Went back to SGH for follow up over the last 2 days...  Praise God my blood count is recovering well! He is indeed our Healer! :)

Met Prof Tan on Thurs.. He was the one who operated on me. The first statement he made when he saw me was, "So you are the one who made many people so worried that night"..

Basically he explained to me what happened that evening in the operating theatre... When they made the abdominal incision, and upon removing the fibroid, they were shocked to see lots of blood inside. They need to extend the length of the cut so that they can check the source of bleeding. Prof Tan was initially worried it could be liver rupture or something like that, but thankfully it was not so. So after checking, they could not determine the source of bleeding. And since the bleeding already stopped, they decided to just close up the incision, put a tube in my stomach to drain out the blood.

I lost about 1/3 of the total blood count in my body.. The bleeding most prob should be from the fibroid, could be some vessels burst or something like that. Prof Tan extended 3 more weeks of my hosp leave.. I was actually looking forward to go back to the office!.. Felt really bad that I have to be away for soooo long....

Drew some blood again to check on the blood count. Today when I met Dr Ong, the general surgeon, he told me that my blood count is recovering very well. :) Thank God for the tonics & fish essence & DOM I have been feeding on.. HAHA..

What an..... experience indeed.

Looking forward to be back, jumping & full of energy, to serve God and the people..

Indeed, 休息是为了走更长的路。。。

.. The Emergency Op ..

Wow, it has been more than a month since I last blogged!  It's really quite time-consuming to keep blogging.. I wonder if I will be able to keep blogging from now onwards...

Thankful for a successful op 2 Saturdays ago...  Though the cause of the bleeding in my stomach still unknown..  Removed a huge fibroid from my body.  Scary how it can grew to be this BIG...

It's really quite a.... scary experience.  When I was in the operating theatre, I hoped, yet I knew it was not a dream.  But everything just happened so sudden...  I was happily celebrating Vic & Roger's ROM just in the day, and then an emergency op in the evening.

I'm so sorry to have caused worry especially to my family..  But I am really really thankful for the support from them...  By the time I regained consciousness, it was 11pm plus (I asked the nurse what time it was)..  When they pushed me out of the theatre, I could hear those familiar voices.  It brought me so much comfort, knowing that I was not alone...

Stayed in the hospital for 5 days...  Many people visited me.  Really thankful for their visits, prayers, gifts, flowers & all those tonics...  Thank you sooo much, from the bottom of my heart...

Pst Kong & SUN visited me too.  Wow..  I was really blessed by their love & prayers.

I just felt everything is like a warfare...  Spiritual warfare.  But I know, greater days are ahead.  Greater days are coming.

I need to pick myself up.

I will get back soon.  :)

 This bear from Angelin was my "best friend".  It came in so handy when the doctor removed the tube from my stomach...  It was soooooo painful. :(

 Thanks for all the gifts & flowers!  :)

 My adorable nephew Daniel visited me..

 The fibroids removed from my body....

 Cute Papa Smurf from Jialing! :)

Yes I will...  Get well soon.  :)

.. I Love My Family ..

I love my family...  :)

Can never thank God enough, for His grace that has seen us through evidently over the last 12 years.. Ever since we came to know Him.  :)

God is good, all the time.  All the time, He is good.  :)

.. The Great Bunch ..

Love this bunch of people with all my heart. :)

CHC celebrates 22nd Anniversary as we COME TOGETHER as a great spiritual family... to celebrate this joyous occasion!

12 years in CHC!  Saved in 1999 through a touch by the Holy Spirit...  It has indeed been an exciting journey.

I am thankful to God for opening the door, and giving me the opportunity to serve God full-time in this spiritual family..

6 months in full time ministry, seen a bit more, experienced a bit more.

And I seem to be able to understand, and empathize about certain things... as I myself went through the experiences over the last few months.

I am praying... for a breakthrough.

Went on a Desaru tour today, and it was really a great fellowship! I wished we can have this kind of fellowship as often as we can! :)

Serving God is great. But the journey is made even more awesome with a great bunch of people serving together with you. 

I am thankful, that I am blessed with such a bunch....

.. Déjà vu ..

 Today is a HAPPY DAY! :)

Many years ago...  We have a dream.  A desire...  That we will take a family portrait together, in our convocation gowns.

Today, it really came to pass.

It was really like a déjà vu moment... As we stood there to be dressed, to prepare ourselves for the photo shoot...

I am really in awe... of His goodness, and His faithfulness...

And..  To make the day even sweeter.  Fetched Dad to grandma's place to pick Mum..  Mum finally agreed to come home today.  :)

 

Looking forward to see the family portraits we took today...  Gonna pin it onto the wall!  Yay Yay!!

Been a tough one month...  But praise God, things ended well today.  Love indeed covers a multitude of sin...  Love is the greatest.

God is good, all the time.  All the time, He is good.  :)

.. A New Beginning ..

Today's meeting was really awesome.  Once again, so blessed & ministered by the Word.  Indeed the Word is life, and the Word gives life.  :)

I came home, really desiring for more of His presence.  It has been a while, since the most challenging moment of our lives took place.  Mum is still away at Grandma's house..  I really miss seeing her around.  I hope she will come home soon..

It has been 6 months of full time ministry.  Things were going really great.  We sold the property, that was really the highlight of our lives.  It means clearing the debts that we have, & living a debt free life.  For me, it's definitely a relief to clear the study loan debt I had incurred for the last 2 years.

Yet, deep on the inside, I was actually a little uneasy...  because I thought, things can't really be that "smooth"?  Was it a wrong thought that I had, that I shouldn't even think about it at all?...

Because, really.  Right at the next moment, woke up the next morning.  Heard of the incident that had happened.  Mum left home.

I felt everything just happened too sudden.  Out of nowhere, and it happened.

It was really a hit to all of us.  Family is very important, and indeed when the devil strikes, he always strikes at the thing that is most dearest & precious to us.

It was at this point of my full-time ministry, I got really frustrated at a couple of times.  There were still counseling cases going around...  and my personal CG, which I just took over, wasn't going very smooth for me.  Sometimes, thoughts like, I am already at my weakest, and I still need to talk to/counsel people etc etc.

But.  I checked my heart.  I guessed it was wrong.  Perhaps for the last 6 months, I have been relying a lot on my own strength.  I was reminded, I cannot do it like this anymore...

I really desire a breakthrough for my full-time ministry for God.

Today.  It shall be a fresh new beginning for me.  I have a new vision.  And I desire for really great things to happen in the zone.

The more the devil wants to hit at us, the more we have to bounce back.

The more he wants to depress us, the more we will smile.

The more he wants to discourage us over the things that are most precious to us, the more we will not be moved.  Our faith & trust is in the GOOD GOD that we are serving.

God.  Give me the kind of joy, and faith, and peace, and energy that I always desire to have.

Touching lives.  Impacting lives.  Reaching out to lives.  I want to do all these.

6 months.  A good check for me.  I thought I was alright...  But today I am reminded, not by might, nor by power, but it's by the Spirit of God.

I commit my parents into His hands.  No matter what the outcome will be, one thing for sure.  I don't want to allow it to affect what I can do for Him.  There is so much, so much more that I can do & plan...

This Sunday, we are going to take a family portrait.  I pray that we can talk to mum, and ask her to come home.  My prayer is still that, our parents can reconcile...

But whatever it is, I will CHOOSE to rejoice.

A new beginning.  A new day.  Let me start afresh all over again.

Loving God, loving people.  Let this passion be renewed.....

.. Hong Kong ..

Visiting Hong Kong with Mummy & Wen this Sunday!

陪妈妈去散散心。。。

Praying that it will be a good trip for Mummy...

And Dad & Mum can have a good talk after that....

It's our first visit to HK too..

Looking forward to it. :)

.. 妈妈好憔悴 ..

It has been a week since the incident happened.  And it has been a week since Mum moved over to Grandma's house & stay over there...

It's amazing...  The day when Mum went over, it was also the first day that my uncle rented a room to this Chinese lady.  She happened to be a Bible School student here, and she has been really a great encouragement to Mum....  She talked to Mum, prayed with her, brought her to prayer meeting...

Mum shared with us that her 意志力 has been very low...  Thankfully this sister was there to be a companion to her.  Seems that God has placed her there...  For such a time as this?

Went to JB with Mum & Mad today...  Mum looked so haggard.  Her eyes....  Must have been crying a lot.

有家归不得 ... What nonsense is that ...

Dad is still the same.  Been trying to talk to him...  Sometimes I really dunno what is he thinking of.

Just felt that we should settle this whole thing soon...  Why should Mum be the one avoiding us & leaving home, when she isn't even the person at fault?..

爸爸。。。 您对妈妈好残忍。。。

Divorce?

Reality sets in...

Mum wants a divorce.

Dad is unrepentant.

I thought we all have grown up.. I thought I can accept this..

But as e reality sets in, Mad checking out on e law firms that we can engage, it dawns upon me..

Is e family going to be separated from here?

How will things be like from here?

I don't want to be separated from Wen.

I don't want to be separated from Mum.

Though v upset with dad, Christ's love is already so deep rooted, that I can't choose to be so upset to leave him by himself.

I still love dad. I don't want to be separated from him.

Will dad just choose to humble himself... Admit his mistakes. Dun do it again.. They can still reconcile.

Dad needs God.. He needs to see that he needs Him.

Father God.. I just commit this to You. Indeed You know how much we can bear..

Papa. Pride won't bring you anywhere. It destroys your life. Choose love..

We love you a lot...

.. God of the Generations ..

What an awesome word it was from Pastor Tan yesterday!

I was totally blown away....  At the last part of it!

The Bible is indeed credible, the Word from God that we can put our trust in.

God is indeed the God of the generations, seeking to bless His people.  Everyone who chooses to turn to Him.

I am full of hope, and expectancy, to see the great & mighty things that He is going to do through our lives, individually, as well as a church.

God...  You are so good, so good...

.. Childlike Faith ..

But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.” And he placed his hands on their heads and blessed them before he left. ~ Matt 19:14-15

Recently I had this encounter with Samuel, which I felt really blessed by it..

I brought him downstairs for some cycling activity... and I was so proud of my nephew that he can cycle on his own now!  When he first started, he had problem peddling..  But that day, he was able to!  So I just asked him casually, Wow Samuel you can cycle now!  Who taught you?

Initially he responded, "I teach myself..."  So I said "Wow, so clever huh"..

But then after a pause, he actually said this: "Jesus teach me.  I pray, and He teach me."

And he went on singing this song we always sang in the children's church & JAMs church.

God is so good...  God is so good...
God is so good, He's so good to me!

Honestly, I was a little surprised by him!  At this young age, he already knew how to give thanks & give all glory to God!  He is only 4!

I started to ponder..  Children like Samuel, perhaps they themselves have very real encounters with Jesus in their personal lives..  Could they have seen or even commune with Him?

I remembered Yan Yan, my ex-Citi colleague, she shared with me about this story.  A 9-year-old boy was cycling on the road, and he was almost hit by a van!  But miraculously, he was saved.  When asked about what had happened, the boy replied that 'Jesus saved him'!  At that very brief moment, when he was just on the verge of being hit, he cried "Jesus"!  There was this invisible "force" that came & stopped the van in time...

To some people, this is ridiculous?.  We are living in this age where people just want to rationalize everything.

But, for me, I guess, I want to live a life that gives all glory to God.  Keeping a simple faith, a childlike faith..  I think, living this way will help me to keep my heart right..  Always thankful to not just the big things, but also the little things in life...

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God".

Let us not allow the "intelligence" of this world, to take away the credits that actually belong to Him.  Let us not forget that in the first place, all intelligence, all technology, everything & everything.  God is the Creator of them all.

I believe.

.. A Chance ..

We just want to be good shepherds for the Lord...

Can you just give us a chance?

.. Matthew 6:33 ..

"Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and He will give you everything you need."








This verse has always been the foundation of my life.  My life is built upon this Word.

Perhaps, all these years, 12 years as a Christian, God has never ever shortchanged me.

As I make a decision to choose to seek His Kingdom first... Thus far He has never failed me.

Though there are (so many) times that I failed... He never fails. :)

Though there were very stretching moments at times... He always walks me through.

Last night during the leaders' meeting, as we were praying.. I just felt the HS putting into my spirit man...

Why is it that this verse has to be spoken by Jesus, and recorded in the Bible?

For us, living in this world, in this fast-paced society.. I guess all of us will want to strive to succeed.  And there will always be so many temptations that will come along the way, creep into our lives... 'Convincing' us that we are too busy to serve, too busy to care...

Seek first the KOG thus often gets neglected, and overlooked in our lives...

When we were younger, we served to the best of our ability...

When we stepped into working life, very often we ended up consumed by the cares of this world...

I just felt this verse really serves as an encouragement... a reminder... and an affirmation to everyone of us...

He will take care of us.  As we seek to take care of others...

I'm very thankful to God that all these years of walking with Him, I am blessed with good role models in my life.

They showed me what is meant by seeking the KOG first...  They already have a family of their own.  With kids & career, yet they juggled so well with their ministry too...

My prayer is that, more people will truly discover His grace, that is always more than sufficient..

My prayer is that, I will continue to be a good shepherd to my people..  That is really the cry of my heart.

.. Ezekiel Wenzel Ng ..

My 3rd nephew is born!  He is such a lovely boy!.. :)

Thankful for these 3 little angels... They brought tremendous joy into the family! :)

.. LOUD Camp 2011 ..

Campers from AZ District

LOUD Camp 2011. A camp for the youths in CHC.

WOW! What a journey it has been! :) :) :)

I think this is the FIRST youth camp I attended, in a sense, getting really involved in it... Helping with all the coordination & stuff.. So much frustrations at the very beginning... Going into it with a really really unwilling heart. LOL.. My oh my... I need to repent! :P

It's really not easy to work with the 3 other zones.. I guess when we hardly knew each other, different flow, different style... Working together is really not easy. I felt totally displaced in this camp. Thoughts like "if it wasn't for my zone & members, I wouldn't want to be here" keep hovering in my mind..

BUT. When I saw the power & presence of God that really came. The way He touched the spiritually hungry youths. The way they were ministered by God. I teared. I was so impacted.

In the midst of having fun. The most precious of all is really His touch from heaven.

I felt God really challenging my heart... to have a heart for the youths. All these while my heart is more channeled to young adults. I felt God stirring my heart.. Not just the young adults. He wants me to enlarge my heart capacity for the youths too. Perhaps that is why He is adding on Ai Hui's & Mark's members to me? :)

I am definitely challenged, yet encouraged. This life that I live, I want to live it according to how He wants me to.

His will, and not mine...

Thank you Jesus. For renewing my heart & passion for the young people once again.

This full-time ministry journey is really getting more exciting, meaningful & fulfilling. :)

I love serving God. I love serving His people. I pray that I can be a good shepherd to the people.

Another precious thing is definitely... the opportunity to work with Catherine's people & getting to know them! Very thankful for these new friendships built.... :) :) :)

At the end of the day... Love is indeed what we choose!  So excited for all that God is going to do in CHC and in our lives! :)

.. 肥佬ship @ Xin Wang Cafe ..

Had a Dinner + 肥佬ship + Short Sharing with EC zone leaders & helpers today...

It was really a great time!  Really enjoy spending time with this group of like-minded people... with a heart for God & His people!  :)

Greater & greater days ahead I'm believing!  Thankful to God for this awesome bunch of people to serve God together with.  :)

.. Awesome! ..

Full time ministry has been....  really awesome! :)

Loving it! Every bit of it! :)

Definitely not everything is perfect.... but when you see lives getting changed, getting touched & transformed by the power of God, everything is just so worth it!

It's been nearly 4 months... and praise God, I had already passed my probation, so now I'm a confirmed staff. :)

Means... I can apply leave now. But I also really like the flexibility of the working hours... Not those rigid 8-5 kind. :)

And I am..... planning to go back to Adelaide in late Nov to visit my friends there. Missssss them loads really!

Wheeeeeee!

.. The Undented Dent ..

I just want to testify this amazing thing... Miracle or not, I still wanna give thanks to God! :D

I drove quite a bit last Sunday.. being my sister's "chauffeur", fetching her & Samuel to Toa Payoh, and then to some other places... by the time we got home, it was about 8pm, and I was quite tired actually... I dropped them at our block downstairs, and then I drove to park the car at our HDB carpark.

Then! I found a lot, and it was at a little weird angle... so I drove up the slope a bit, and reversed the car. THEN! I didn't realised there was this kerb! And the right side front of the car HIT the kerb! :(

AHHHH!

I drove up the slope and parked the car at the next level. When I got off the car, I saw some orange-y coloring.... and this DENT! My heart sank! Imagine! The whole day you were driving and nothing happened.... and when you parked the car at the end of the day, this accident happened!..

AND IT IS NOT MY CAR! :( :( :(

I confessed to my sister when I got home..... Was so apologetic.... Told her I will foot the cost of repair... $200 maybe?... But I really felt a bit sianz la... Such a silly accident that could actually be avoided...

Today! When my sis & bro-in-law got home, I asked them did they see the dent? Both of them said that they only saw some coloring, but did not see any dent leh? I say huh can't be??? The dent was so obvious, and though I tried pushing it back into position, it wasn't successful. When I last saw the dent yesterday, it was just so obvious... how could they not see it??

So just now, I can't wait anymore.. I asked Wen to accompany me to the carpark. We went to the car... and YES!!! THERE WAS REALLY NO DENT?!! I CANNOT BELIEVE IT!!! :) :) :) Just some coloring & scratches... but NO DENT! :D

So now, just need to do some repainting on the scratches.. My sunken heart was restored & rejuvenated! HAHA!!

Just want to thank God for this!! YEAH! God is good, all the time! All the time, He is good!! :)

Wheeeeee!

.. S.O.L.D! ..

This is the property that my sister and I had invested 2 years ago...

Mountbatten Suites.

And we finally sold it! :) :) :)

It came really as a blessing...  and we are just so thankful for it!

God is really good.


Praying that the process will just flow smoothly for the next 3 months.

"I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. 
Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!" ~ Ps 27:13-14

.. My Adorable Nephew ..

This is my very adorable nephew... Samuel!

Played nanny to him yesterday...  Picked him from MindChamp and brought him to play the motorbike at Toa Payoh Central.  Then drove & sent him back home..  But, AGAIN!!  Went the wrong way..  Haha..  Ended up driving towards PIE towards Changi, where I should go PIE (Tuas).  Thankfully I got an iPhone now!!  :P  So can use the google map to direct me back to the right path....

Samuel was sitting beside me...  I told him that Ah Yi went the wrong way...  Need to find the right way back home...  Then he said in his very Singaporean English, "You know how to drive or not......"

LOL!  This sentence really made me laughed.  He is turning 4 years old..  It's a fun age because we can have a conversation with him now.

Thank God!  With e iPhone..  Managed to get back on the right track.  From Ang Mo Kio area, managed to find the right path back to PIE (Tuas)...

Thank God for journey mercy...  Thank God for technology!!  :)

.. EC Zone ..

Finally! Had our zone outing for the very first time... and it was a great start!! :)

Weather was great! But sun was very HOT too! HAHA.. Guess we prayed too "powerful" that it will not be a rainy day... Must remember to be more specific with our prayers.. To pray for good weather, SUN will be there, but to be covered by clouds! HAHA..

Many of us are burnt! :P

This outing will be "perfect" if more people can come.. It's always hard to get everyone to come. Nevertheless, glad to have a first session with the leaders & key helpers. :)

Definitely... Wanna thank Pok, HL & Ng for helping me with the planning for the games... The outing wouldn't be possible if not for their support!

And Wen Wen, Shella & Vic for helping with the refreshments!

2 and a half months of full time ministry! Hmmm! It has been... a great experience. Ups and definitely downs.. But learning day by day to overcome the downs part... Sometimes I would have a thought, how long will I be able to stay in this? Then I would remind myself that this didn't come easy.. I can't just give it up so easily.

That's why am really really thankful & grateful for the few who have always been by my side.. serving together with me. It is them who give me the extra strength that I need. When I get really frustrated, then I would think of them, then I would tell myself. I must hang in there because of them...

I need to pray more... So many burdens at times. At the end of the day, I felt it's also a matter of how much I will pray & cast them all to Jesus. I can't do it by myself... I need more of Him..

Jesus always encourages.. I will jia you!

Loveeeee this song!  Sang it for the first time in service last week. First heard it while I watched Presence online... thought the song was really powerful! When we sang it, it really ministered to my heart so much!

Be really blessed as you listen to it... :)

So faithful, so constant, so loving and so true

So powerful in all You do

You fill me, You see me

You know my every move

You love for me to sing to You

Chorus:

I know that You are for me

I know that You are for me

I know that You will never forsake me in my weakness

And I know that You have come now

Even if to write upon my heart

To remind me who You are

Verse 2:

So patient, so gracious, so merciful and true

So wonderful in all You do

You fill me, You see me, You know my every move

And you love for me to sing to You, Lord

Chorus:

I know that You are for me

I know that You are for me

I know that You will never forsake me in my weakness

And I know that You have come now

Even if to write upon my heart

To remind me who You are

.. April Fools' ! ..

Happy April Fools' Day!

Haha... I must be really wu liao to blog this up... :P

It's April already! Wow... First quarter of the year is gone!

.. A New Day! ..

I really love our new place....

SUNTEC CITY! :) :) :)

Though the first weekends services were a little overwhelming, in terms of the crowd & the number of ppl who were turned away...

I'm sure things will pick up so much better in the days ahead! :)

God is indeed faithful to us...  Believing for really exciting & greater glorious days ahead!

Woohooooo!

.. Let Him Be Lifted Up ..

Hosanna
In the Highest
Let our King be lifted up
Hosanna

Really love this song a lot. Speaks a lot to my heart...

Desire of all that we do? That Jesus Christ be lifted up in all that we do.

It's already March 2011. And praise God we will be moving into Suntec City this week! :)

Though not in CHC since 1989 when it was started, it has still been a very memorable 11+ years of my life. Pastor Kong preached a really good message yesterday. Restoration of the different areas that we need to do as a church, as an individual. Though he had preached on the gates of the temple before, it was great hearing them again.

So for now, I am really excited, for the move to Suntec. It is indeed a new chapter of our lives.

A few hoo-ha again in FB recently.. Which caused me to really wonder, what is the "forceful increase" all about. Since I came into CHC 11 years ago, what had made me stay till now, is, love. Even till today, I believe church is all about love.

Why blame the system, when it takes 2 hands to clap? It takes an individual to choose how he or she wants to respond to any situation in life.

Let's all move on in life leh. We want to move on. Can the people out there, please stop criticizing us? Ironically, very often it's not the non-Christians who criticize us.

If you believe in grace, and keep talking about grace, then can you please practice it also?

We are all believers, in Christ Jesus. We are brothers & sisters. All churches serve the same purpose. To lift Jesus up in all that we do.

Please stop talking about the past & move on. Do what God wants you to do, ok?

We want to. :)

.. Significant 33 ..

33 is a significant number.

To the Christians, it is the age where Jesus Christ was crucified.  He died on the cross for our sins. But praise God that Jesus did not remain in the tomb.

He died, He was buried. But on the third day, He rose again! :)

I felt it was like the same for my parents too.  Early this year, they went through a really really tough patch, where I thought this might just be it!  My mum who has been praying for my dad's salvation, though discouraged, she will still keep believing & praying. And her heart has always been willing to be softened by the Lord's prompting & leading.

But after an incident early this year, she was so so angry & disappointed in my dad that she told us some of the plans she had in mind.  Though we tried to talk to her, she is very stubborn and insistent in her ways. She even mentioned that who knows, maybe this is what God wants her to do, so that our dad will change & cherish her more.  Because she is so firm in her decision, we felt that there's nothing we can do.

And I thought, well, if she really wants to do it this way, we should just respect her decision... Right?

So began a period of cold war between the 2 of them that really lasted for quite a while... But, God is always an amazing God. Though we can't see it, He is always doing works of restoration & reconciliation that we can never fathom.

My mum had 2 encounters with God that really "crushes" her stubbornness. When she shared with me the encounters, I was just so touched, and amazed of how God can really turn things around.

Many times we often come to an end of ourselves because we know that it is not within our control. But God wants us to know that, just commit these things to Him. He will work it out for us.

My parents' marriage is one that, we know that it is only because of God's grace, that it can come so far. There are too many occasions that divorce is just the next option for the both of them. I'm thankful that, they are still together today. And still want to believe that, dad will receive Christ someday. I want to see my parents going to church together, happily loving God and serving Him.. together... A godly, loving couple. :)

.. Goodbye Expo! SUNTEC here we come! ..

Just had our last Expo service yesterday!

And 2 more weeks of 6 services in JW... and indeed, SUNTEC CITY we are coming! :D

Believing that it will be such a new beginning... Moving on, to greater heights and glory!

Hasn't been blogging as often as I used to do!.. Time flies! Stepping into the 3rd month of 2011 already!

I am really loving serving God full-time. Enjoying very much. As I met up the different individuals, caused me to also ponder upon lots of thoughts recently..

Honestly, so much has change over the years.... As people grew & matured, leadership style also has to change.

But, at the end of the day, these basics still stand. Loving God. Loving People. Meeting the needs. Building relationships. Making a difference. Making an impact.

Most importantly, bringing Jesus into the hearts of people.

God is really a good God. His love is overwhelming. His grace is always there.

Not a perfect church, but we are learning to be better. Believing God greater days are indeed ahead. A brand new chapter in the history of CHC, and also our lives.

.. First 2 weeks ..

It's been 2 weeks of full-time ministry...

and it's been really fulfilling. :)

Met up many people, though still a lot a lot more to meet up! HAHA...

But I really enjoy it... Building relationships with the people.

Also the flexibility of the time to start the day...  Though it may mean that I have to work everyday in order to accommodate to the schedule of others. But I guess as I get busier in the days ahead, will arrange for at least a day off so that I can have time to myself, and my family too.

Pastoral duties. It's such a broad term? Haha... Will just do the best that I know how. Cause it's really about doing this together with God.... :)

Met up some leaders and helpers at Suntec office yesterday for a time of devotion.... Hope it was a good meeting and a word of encouragement for all of them! Really love this group of awesome people... Some have been with me for the last 6-7 years already. And new people whom I have the opportunity to start serving together with. Really praying that as a zone we will always stay connected and united.... Loving God and people will be the core of our hearts.

Our love for God must be translated down to the love for people. Praying that God will help us to be better shepherds as the days go by.

28 more days to the BIG SHIFT. God is really good. He's always faithful, and true.

.. 2011 新年快乐 ..

Took this picture during the reunion dinner that we had, and it was the earliestttttt reunion dinner ever! Cos Mad + family needed to go back to Kluang 2 days before 初一... so we had our dinner 3 days before the actual CNY.

Looking at the picture, can really see what multiplication is all about! HAHA... From a family of 5, now we have 8! And with Mad's number 3 coming out in June, our next reunion dinner will be 9 people. In fact, 10!! Cos most prob Jason will be joining us for the 1st time.... HAHA... Hmmm... Will it be "11"? HAHA... I hope so???!!! :P

Anyway!! The CNY holidays is over....

and YES!!! I am going into the office tomorrow morning.......

One word.

Wheeeeeeeee!

Been really looking forward to it..... Initially supposed to go into the office on 1st Feb, but changed to 8th Feb cos CNY was just around the corner! So I got to enjoy another week of "holiday" lah. But just so glad that I am going to start my official working life again tomorrow.... YAY!

Once again stepping into the next phrase of life! A dream since 2002 that has been fulfilled. I know that God will walk me through indeed.... :)

.. AZ Zone Thanksgiving ..

Attended AZ zone thanksgiving cum appreciation dinner today at SMU..... Felt it was a really good time! :)

Get to meet new people... Though I am still a little shy to talk more actually. HAHA.. But, still, good to see "old" friends especially some of the leaders...

Felt the best part of the day was the testimonies shared.... Heart-warming moments. BEST of all, will definitely be Pastor Aries' sincere, heart-warming thanksgiving speech!

I am really thankful for this great man of God... He is really such a role model for all of us.

Been in CHC for the last 11 years... Going to be my 12th this year. Changed zone 2 times... Praying & believing that me & my leaders will definitely be planted in this zone forever & forever! :)

Had a great great night..... Believing that this year will indeed be an awesome year for all of us.... the AZ zone! :)

It's been a great month!

Have not been blogging for a long long while!

Waiting for Xuelin in e cafe now.. Am thinking can blog a little bit while waiting for her..

It has been a really good & fruitful month so far.. Birthday is over, praise God for all e celebrations & blessings! Been also meeting up many people, which makes this month even more fruitful. :)

Going to start my work officially this Tues.. Though a little nervous, am definitely excited too!! Felt that entering into this path, though been a long wait, it could not be as significant as now! Really thank God & praise God.. Felt that He is truly guiding my life & steps.

2011 is indeed going to be e best ever! God is indeed good, all e time! :)

.. An Awesome Service, An Awesome God ..

Service yesterday with Pastor Kong was really awesome!

It was not just the word; the presence of God that was there....

The tangible encounter with Him, once again.

Many times, we are really so limited in our thoughts and mind. We thought that we can only do this, but God says, you can do even greater than this.

I am in awe. Also, really excited for the things ahead. This journey with Him.

And thanks W116 for celebrating my birthday! :)

.. Setback ??? ..

Saw this tweet by Pastor Zhuang, and it just hit directly to my heart!

What you thought is a setback is actually a setup for something even greater!


I am excited for the year ahead. Really excited..... :)

More of You, and less of me.... LORD.

AMEN.

.. Ten days have passed ..

Ten days of 2011 have passed...

Been "resting" at home ever since I came back to Singapore... Met up some people, but most of the time have been helping to look after 2 nephews and fetching Sam Sam from school. Especially now that Mad & Ryan are away holidaying in HK.. Been tasked to fetch Sam Sam to MindChamps class, bring the boys out, to church, swimming, feed them, etc etc. Realised that parenting is really not an easy thing. Kudos to all parents out there. You are just so amazing!! :)

Thank God Wen Wen & Siti are around to help too. HAHA.

Mad & Ryan will be back tomorrow night! YEAH!!!

Been sleeping a lot, far too much... HAHA. I don't like to wake up so late actually, felt the day is so wasted away. But well, now that I can "rest", will just rest a bit more. Hee hee... to "compensate" for the busier days ahead. :P

Really hope to have "something" settled soon... Really need to have an idea of what I am going to do so that I can start planning and have visions for the things I need to do.

Yea.. Will keep it in prayers. :)

.. Sing Out ..

Love this song! :)

Misses Paradise worship...

Hope they will come to minister in CHC someday... :)

.. First Service of the Year : AWESOME!! ..

For the last 5 months, I had been catching S4 online services while I was still in Adelaide. Today, finally I get to attend the service, in person. The feeling was really awesome. :)

Had the opportunity to meet up Pastor Aries for a short prayer before the service starts with few other leaders. This man is really awesome. I can't find another better word to describe him. I really look forward to receive and be impacted by his ministry. I want to learn to be pastoral like him. :)

Pastor Kong preached a really good message today. I really love this man. My spiritual father. :) If not for his ministry, I can't imagine how my life will be like. I know, definitely Jesus is the one who has changed my life. But it is through this man's ministry that I came to know God, and grew deeper in Him, thus starts the journey of me finding my purpose in God and in life.

Thank you Pastor Kong. :)

Anyway, back to the message. The main gist of it, there are 5 types of people in the world:

1, Those with no dream.

2. Those with low dreams.

3. Those with wrong dreams.

4. Those with vague dreams.

5. Those with God's dreams.

I pray, we will be people with God's dreams. 

I want to be one. :)

Really believing God that 2011 will really be an awesome year. Especially with the moving to Suntec City in 89 days!!! :) Indeed as a church, we will launch forth into achieving & fulfilling greater dreams in our lives... and for God!

Great start of the year with an awesome service!!! Excited for the days ahead!!! :)