New year...

Tues FT meeting, Uncle Ivan said...
"we should greet each other - Happy New You, not just New Year..."
that caused me to think.. when did this New Me started?

It goes all the way back to 1991...
it wasn't beginning of the year, in fact it was end of the year...
I went to a last gospel camp of FGC...
invited by my good friend - CC...

for the benefit of those who dunno me...
I disliked Christians a lot...
(ha, if FB was invented by then, i'd have 'dislike' all the christian side...)
so why i went to a church camp?
coz that year i failed to get my long-haul-liked-girl to be my gf...
(very long story, i'll spare u...)
anyway, so because of all the disappointment and loneliness...
i went...
also because i din know it was a church camp...

to cut the whole story even shorter...
after all the games and makan, we were asked to sit in a hall...
that hall really looked like a typical church in the movie...
they acted the prodigal son story...
and there and then i felt all the 'dislikes' left...
i only had a voice in me 'this is what i need...'
love - no string attached, totally for me, accept me...
i accepted Jesus on that faithful night...

that was really a New Year coz i had a New Me...
i have been touched, changed and transformed since then...

Ha, i am really an old man - keep telling story of the past... ha...
But it was really a good story, powerful story...
without it, i dun think i can ever enjoy life...
with it, i can really have Happy New Year, each year...
Thank You Jesus...

Wish you a Happy New Year, everyone...

2 goals at one go...

woke up around 5.30am.. after sending Angela off...
i decided to pray for a while...
then around 6.40am, i changed into jogging gear...
then i went to church - my 'favorite-jogging-field-for-now'
ha...
anyway.. i started running...
i didn't think much..
i just knew i wanna make it for May's 10km marathon...
then when i hit 30mins.. i felt something different..
so i kept running...
then i hit 45mins.. i kept running...
then i reach 55mins.. alright, i just gonna keep running!
then by 1 hour 1 min 30 seconds....
i reached 10km!!!
WOW! i couldn't believe it..
i mean, i felt i could do more...
but i better stop and don't overdo it...
one of my goal this year - reach 10km
another goal - run a full 1 hour...
Thank God, past 2 days were really good...
Thank God today i reach my goals for the year!!!
WA HA!!! praise God..
i just wanna keep running

13 March 2009 - that's when i started...
i ran 1.25km... took me almost 15mins (i think i did 13...)
hmm, i have come so far...
thank God for helping me to persevere...!

keep running

testing my new app

Well, juz downloaded an new app to write blog, let me try if it works..

Seems working.

Happy only B-)

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I'm the boy.. saved by that boy...

Last Sat was a real test of my self...
will I look to God? or my own capabilities?
will I give God the glory when it's good?
will I give thanks to God when it's not good?
will I be proud when many respond to the call?

2000+ years ago, i think that little boy came without all these thinking..
He only had one thing in mind.. to save those who are lost...
to show the love of God and to sacrifice Himself...
When He said He's the way, the truth and the life...
He didn't say it, He show it...
He gave up His life for it..
So that those who are lost - can find the way...
those who has been deceived can learn the truth...
those who desire to live a real life.. can finally live...
He came and gave...

Thank God, many responded...
When I think it over...
nothing of my sharing has much impact...
it's His work, His grace, His power, His love...
I was just there to simply... witness all...
Thank God...
Thank You Jesus...
Thanks for Christmas...
Thank You...

less I forget

It's part of the lyrics of an old hymn - lead me to calvary...
that's right, we should never forget..
all the good things that God has done...
in our lives and through our lives...

i think it's about 2 weeks ago...
angela hurt her foot and that night she asked me to pray...
well, i prayed
frankly...i was just trying to concentrate on God - He's the healer
but also a bit gan jiong...
and praise God, after 2 times of praying...
she felt so much better...
one day later when i ask her...
she said 'totally well already!'

then last Fri went to Kota Masai to preach...
sermon was ok.. but it's the 'aftermath'
an old auntie came and asked me to pray...
the most 啼笑皆非 is what she said...
"pastor, you preach with so much joke, so humorous...
sure got the Holy Spirit, so can you pray for me?"
??? ok, i prayed nonetheless...
and .... she was healed instantly from her pain (due to rheumatism)
God is so amazing...

weeks ago during staff meeting,
someone said "hey, you are the 'orthopedics'...
all the leg problems all seems to get healed after you pray...
LOL... God is humorous...
and God is...
so amazing

God is in the house...

Tonight's cell is wonderful... Because God is in the house!!!
Supposed to meet @ Tim & Yean's house but last min they can't make it...
then wanted to go Jeff's house.. he also can't make it...
so I decided to meet in church instead...

when i reach church ard 8.55pm...

saw a man with 2 ladies and a kid looking into church office...
after asking, found out that they wanted to go for PHD (Prayer, Healing, Deliverance)
coz the wife (one of the ladies... the other lady is her younger sister) hurt her back...
she has seen doctor and even pain killer won't help...
i went ard to find out and realized they cancelled tonight's PHD due to Baptism ER...
then i said 'since you are here, can i pray for you.. if you dun mind?'
the husband was quite happy to hear that (when i first saw him, he looked distress)
so i got everyone involve (husband lay hand, the rest pray together)
(including Jin Liang and Michelle)...
after prayer, she said she felt a bit better...
so prayed again... then i asked how is she...
she said '1st time about 40% healed, 2nd time about 70% healed...'
so i said 'let's believe a 100% healing' so we prayed...
after prayer she straight away stood up from the chair...
with a smiley face and she said, 'i think i'm totally well!'
even the husband and sister exclaimed 'look, she could stand up so fast'
we didn't stop there.. we prayed for her leg because i guess she has long short leg
then while praying, i could feel her left leg grew..
so i asked, 'did you feel something?' 'i felt my left leg grew' she said...
they were so happy...
they came in distress, they left with total joyful face...
then we continue to have cell group, wonderful worship, word and works...
God, Thank You! You are so amazing!

Thank You for arranging all these...

Even though cell had only 3 persons...

But it was really a wonderful experience...

God really really really so interested in meeting needs...

are we?

Meetings....

Life is about meetings...
seriously...
meeting up with friends, family, colleagues, boss, strangers...
formal, informal...
serious, relax, business, casual...

every meeting is an opportunity...
opportunity to know others and ourselves...
how others think, how others response to how we think...
how we response to how others thinks, others responses...
it's always learning curve..
knowing how far, how mature we have become...

was having a rather serious meeting the other day...
then i almost lost it...
but praise God i decided to stay calm, keep my cool...
though i felt terrible after the meeting..
but Angela told me (after everything ended)
"You did well, i really think you handled the meeting well"
really? i couldn't believe... i guess... i have grown up...

i think when i was young (still young) my skill in handling meetings...
were really bad...
not that i have become so good at it...
but i really thank God for helping me...
i have changed.. i have grown up..
i have learned to hold a meeting...
hopefully it was an enjoyable one...

trying

recently has been trying...

trying to be keep up...

keep fit, stay vigilant, be on guard...

tried to be hard working..

tried to be friendly...

tried to do a lot more...

it's like, if there's only 1 little of oil...

i am letting it burn more, burn harder...

is it in a way shortening my life?

dunno, juz trying.. trying to do more...

so that i won't regret because i wasted opportunities...

watched the show 'In Time'...

then realized, ya.. we cannot waste time...

people in the show know how much time they left..

sometimes, i really hope to know how much more time for me...

so that i won't waste time..

i won't waste time on unimportant thing...

i won't waste time to do things that is wasteful...

but i guess it's blessing not to know when our time is up...

we just live day by day...by His grace..

with our best, to glorify His name...

so... i think, better log off now..

:) do some meaningful thing...

Nice song...

really salute this guy - Steven Curtis Chapman...
wonderful life, good testimony, fantastic voice, powerful songs...
Thank God for him..
here's his latest song - Do everything


the inspiration behind...

变通

tried google translation - the meaning is alternative...
somehow it didn't give the correct meaning...
i think it's more like adapt to the situation by changing styles and patterns...
ha, can it be simpler?

anyway.. why this 'word'? bcoz this is what i did to cell today...
seriously, i don't have magic tools to make cell better...
actually i don't think i have full understanding for cell..
nor do i have any capabilities to make one cell successful...
i know top 2 qualities of a growing and successful cell leader, i.e. close relationship with God..
and pray for cell member frequently...
i guess when one is close to God and keep praying for members...
he/she will know exactly what to do, how to care, right time, right way...
so instead of focusing on how do i change cell styles to make it appealing for members...
which i think it's a wrong footing to start with...
one should think how to 'feed' the lamb, what are their needs...
then the cell will be appealing to people..

not saying i have all the answer but i tried today....
i felt that cell members needed visitation, just care for them...
don't talk too much of teaching and correction..
care should come first...
so i arranged everyone to visit Marcus and Faye...
well, it went pretty well, good time of P&W...
then updates from everyone..
then end with prayer for one another...
for the first time, cell took less than 90mins...
we left the house before 10.15pm...
from there 3 of us (Chong, Patrick - new friend and myself)
went for supper and we chit chat further...
was it good? i can't say for sure but i hope it brings some fresh breeze to cell..
i am not worried if cell needs to close down (for whatever reason)...
i only desire to make sure that everyone is cared for...
so i guess, 变通 is a good way..
hopefully we 变 and more areas will be 通...