Church Retreat 2007

I am looking forward to our Church Retreat this year as it will be at Cameron Highland instead of the usual Genting Highland. A refreshing change I hope.... away from the hustle and bustle of Singaporean life. I always enjoy hills and nature that gives me lots of inspirations to write and compose my poem.

St. Michael and Bishan Cells will be leaving on Saturday morning, a few other Cells will be leaving after Sunday Service, while the rest will be leaving on Monday morning.

For the rest of the members, especially the youth who can't join us due to studies, do pray for us to be back stronger spiritually, mentally, emotionally, physically, and more active in doing the harvesting.

Oh yes, not forgetting the shopping activities some of us will have, before and after the retreat. :D

Theme: "All Hands to Harvest"
Date: 4th to 8th June 2007
Venue: Cameron Highlands

Faith and Actions

I was invited to watch a Youth Sports event organized by another Church yesterday. It was the Church's 1st Youth Sports, and the President of the Church's community arm wanted me to meet the RC (Residence Committee) Chairperson who would be there to grace the event.

Well, I didn't expect much before I went there. Yet I was greatly impressed when I saw the extent the sports event was organized. It was better than any school sports event I had attended. The weather was good too. Thank God!

This church has about 180 youth members (secondary to university students) out of a congregation of less than 600. However, they managed to get another 90 students from different schools to join the event. That's 50% of their youth membership size.... quite a lot! Other than this event, the youth workers planned to do outreach in the polytechnics and universities soon.

The RC Chairperson and her team were very pleased and impressed with the event too. She suggested that I look into organizing community programme for her zone, which I gladly agreed. There will be lots of good opportunities for further outreach. Praise God! :D

In addition, I also learned that more than 400 members will be going for their church retreat next month in Genting. That's about 70% of the church membership. I was further amazed.



Reflection:

It puzzled me at first as to how a small church like this could have such great faith to buy a land and build its own 7-storey building for community services. When I first asked its leaders this question, all I got was "God will provide".

Hmmn... isn't it a bit too unwise to just depend on faith and have no concrete plan?

Now I know why "God will provide". I see their faith in actions. I see their enthusiasm in doing outreach in various activities. I see the participating spirit of the whole church. I see the intercessory prayers of its members (especially all the leaders), not just a few members.

Yes, when the Church takes the first step of faith with actions in place "God will provide".

19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.
And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
- Matthew 28:19-20

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