Combined Adults Service (31 October 2008)

On this coming Friday (31 October), the adults will be having a special service at the Singapore Post Centre.

It will be a great time for us to come together for worship and hear the timely word that God wants to deposit into our hearts during this turbulent time.

It will also be totally wonderful to invite our friends, colleagues and relatives along as well. They will certainly be blessed to know that there is Someone greater than themselves that is in control!

Do pray and come prepared for a refreshing and renewing time.

Hope Johannesburg Video

This is the church video clip done by our Hope Joburg team on Hope Joburg.

I was deeply moved by the work and their determination to be used by God for their world. When I serve alongside them, their resolve to make their lives count strike a very chord within my heart.

Thanks people for impacting the city of Johannesburg, the country of South Africa, the continent of Africa and all over the whole globe. Thanks even more for impacting me!

Hope Johannesburg

It is always wonderful to be able to spend time with the team here. Pastor Henry and Lerato have been doing a great job here. As always, we laughed and ate and prayed and ministered together.

The church has grown quite a fair bit since I was here last year. The youth and women groups have developed quite significantly. There was also a concerted effort to reach out to the families too.

We had a seminar on Saturday to explore on the whole topic of being more organised. I taught several lessons with Henry as we spoke honestly and openly about the biblical perspective of being organised down to the details on how we can be organised and well-planned in practical areas like finance and the usage of time.

Being organised is a key foundation that Henry wanted to build strongly into Hope Johannesburg.

I also preached on Sunday on the importance of getting involved in the church. My aim was to mobilise all of our people to get in the game.

In between times, I spent most of my time sharing life and doing life with Henry. It was very enriching as I imparted biblical values and truths.

As the plane landed back in Singapore, I am completely spent on the outside but totally renewed on the inside. Once again, I have a first hand experience on the power and potential of the local church. I am reminded of why Jesus gave his life for His church.

Below is a clip from some of our people who sang at the bible seminar. Like I have said before and shall say again, Africans can really sing!

Good News

As a Singaporean male, when you receive a letter with the Mindef Singapore Letter Head, it usually caused your heart to stop for a few beats. By the way Mindef means Ministry of Defence which means army and the rest of the marching and national service stuff.

It has been a long time since I received any letter with this Letter Head. But one came today and it brought a big smile on my face!

The letter was about the completion of National Service. It reads…

“ I am pleased to inform you that you have reached the statutory age, and are no longer liable for National Service….”

Other than the best-est news of Christ, this has to be rate as one of the other best-est news. We can surely do with some good news with the economy in such chaotic stage at this moment.

Anyhow, memories of Nee Soon & Stagmont Camps will linger on for a long long time…