Thanks for being there for my 29th Birthday

I planned to post this on my birthday but was delayed as last month was just too pack with stuff. So here goes:

For someone who help plans others birthday celebrations it doesn't come as a surprise to me when people plan for a Transformer 1 screening at the Loh's house I kind of expected it, but there are times where by I can be caught off guard too, like last year.

So when I got the email from Jo-Lyn, I asked Evelyn. Of course she didn't tell me but I kind of guessed it. So I told her not to find out from them abt the details cause she herself know she cannot keep it from me wan.


Taken at the Loh's place.

So I actually try my luck to get the old-young people to go for a mid-night Transformer 2 Movie at West Mall which I thank all of you who made time to come.


Though I am quite disappointed with T2, but did enjoyed the time together. One thing for sure is that all of us old-young people really can't take too much mid night show liao. I am glad I did not push my luck further for KTV session.

I also remember some of them are late for EE the following day, hahaha!!!

Thanks for your love guys. Looking forward to turning 30 next year.

God is in control, always

The main reason we share about Evelyn's pregnancy is so that you whom we know can share our joy and pray for us cause you have been part of our life and there's no reason that we should hide anything from you.

We were told that she is much more stable on Saturday but she still have to watch out and take care of her self. Eve is currently warded, just a little unstable.

Please dun get too worried for now all things are in God's hand. Both of them are in good hands, real good hands. If you trust in the same God as me I trust that you too will pray for both Evelyn and our 2nd baby to be well.

There are things that I feel might not be good to post on my blog now so just keep us in prayer.

God is in control, always.

Could have used a MPV, but a saloon will be enough

Just in case you got worried by my last post, Evelyn is 7-8 weeks pregnant.

Pray that God will watch over her health, she got the flu from Amos, and her body will be strengthen day by day.

Wonderful work place

My bosses and colleagues has been very understanding during this period.

It's really difficult to kick start my engine to focus on work. Pray that I will put up along the way.
Pray for Evelyn as she is physically not stable yet, not able to step out of the house.

Why pray?

Different people have different ideas on prayers and methods to pray. At the end of it we pray that we will pray according to His will and He will answer our prayers.

But I am concern abt our attitude towards prayer. God's prospective on prayer never change, it's us who are changing.

Pray that we will guard our hearts with God's word and truly treasure this privilege that God has given us and not take it for granted, or even pray for the sake of praying which we are in danger of doing so.

Our God is a loving and caring person

How great a God he is. Giving us encouragement and care at the right time.

Thank God for the Walking with God Series on our church website. Thanks for the encouragement.

Take things seriously

One of my weakness is that I am more concern on things that my naked eyes can see and sometimes dun take facts seriously, specially those that I can't see.

Pray that I will take things seriously and my God answer our prayer for there are things beyond our control. All is in God's hands.

David and Andrea Wedding Dinner. 1 year later.

They got married last year in the States and finally they are back to host us.



This Wedding dinner is the best I ever had in all the wedding dinners I been to. Pork Ribs lah, Crab Meat with Mun To lah and the Chocolate Pudding!!! Watch out for the pics from Eve's Facebook.

Pray that both David and Andrea will continue to glorify God in States and that we who are in Singapore will help him to care for their parents here in Church.

Hope to see you guys around in the future.

On the way to Doctor this Morning

Brought Evelyn and Amos to see doctor this Morning:

My 2 dearest sick in the taxi.


At least Amos is active enough to play with the weighing machine.

Turn by Turn

Now Evelyn is having flu, will I be the next?

Pray that the Lord will heal both Amos and Evelyn, and strengthen Evelyn's body day by day.

Knowing vs Trusting

"We may not always know but we can always trust"

From ARPC's 4th online podcast Walking with God: Suffering and Friends 3 on the book of Job

Specially when things don't go our way, we tend to question God and at times demand for an answer from God. But it's not always possible for us to know God's plan but the one thing He has shown us is that in Him we can trust.

Pray that we will remember to always trust Him and not doubt Him in a circumstances, specially when it's seems the toughest.

HA HA!! HA HA HA HA!!!!

Why? I am trying to keep a cheerful heart in facing the reality of many many work!!!!

Very tempted to work overtime the next few days but I know I can't put myself to do it (me where got so hard working wan.)

But will very likely to bring things home to do or I really don't know how lah.

Pray for all of us even as our work demand increases our time with God and service for others will not decrease.

It's hard but possible, with God's help.

Be responsible

Whether you agree or not after reading this post, please note that this is for us to remind ourselves to be responsible God's people and not to get angry or blame others about it. Do what's right:

Amos got flu. According to Evelyn it's because one of the little kid in Children Church last Saturday spread to him wan.

Was wondering is it too much to ask the parents to be loving and bring their kids away if they are not feeling well or the concern that they might be offended that we don't tell them to do the right thing.

Pray that Amos will recover and that people will be more loving towards others.

Guess for us either we advice the parents about it or we have to let Amos skip the session.

Sometime it would be more beneficial for Amos if I were to bring him up and down the 4 storey steps through out the service.....

Substitution

"The concept of substitution may be said, then, to lie at the heart of both sin and salvation. For the essence of sin is man substituting himself for God, while the essence of salvation is God substituting himself for man.

Man asserts himself against God and puts himself where only God deserves to be; God sacrifices himself for man and puts himself where only man deserves to be. Man claims prerogatives which belong to God alone; God accepts penalties which belong to man alone"

From The Cross of Christ by Jon Stott.

It's serious stuff when I read this. We always think of our rights, think it's a very self-centered mindset, but at the end if we wanna talk about rights it is only God who who can claim that.

Pray that I will always remember God's love, the Great substitute He send for us.

A thought-full weekend

A part from Saturday working from 1PM to at reach home after work close to 2AM, it's really been a very thought-full weekend.

Thank God for Mike spending time to teach and remind us how we should live as God's worker.

Been thinking a lot. Pray that I will be more serious in handling God's word in the days to come.

Are you ready to face the unknown?

It's really funny to hear the young adults, as I wait for Evelyn to finish her dinner with friends after picking up her books, about taking courses they like and in the future they can go into a career they like also.

As I think back now I didn't really think of that but I do have some fear and uncertainty abt my then future.

What I am trying to say is as much as we try to prepare and plan ourselves to faced the unknown future, we can only know whether our past preparations or plans succeed anot only when we go thru it.

We always hope for the best and hate failures. But being one year short of 30 tells me that it's not about trying to avoid failures and always winning but how we prepare ourselves to face whatever will come at us, whether good or bad, that's important. This is what He had taught me thru His word.

Thou at times I will still be worried abt things that might happen in the things I do but I know that as long as I know whose the king of my life, nothing in this world will affect the one certainty in my life, His 2nd coming.

Amos' 1st art-craft

Amos did it, with the help of Evelyn of course, at his very 1st children church on Saturday:

Lost NS, found Light

I always knew that a part of my life is missing. My NS days. Why? Cause I am not really in touch with the people that I've been thru thick and thin with.

Thou it's almost 10 years ago but having got connected with some of them thru facebook, seeing them having outings and overseas trip shows how far apart I am with them.

NS to many men in Singapore mean a big deal. For me as I look back the things I gain are totally different.

During that 2.5 years is a period where God slowly draw me to Him. It's really funny that during the weekdays I am a solider and by weekend am a Church goer(not Christian yet). And for those who had journeyed with me thru those earlier years must have been worried for my occasion no show, going to Just Looking for at least 2 times.

But thankfully by God's grace He found me. Turning from darkness to light. Thank You for finding me.

Almost got burnt

The forest almost got burnt today. Thanks to the timely shower of blessing.

Pray that I will be watchful of my actions and remember my every move should glorify Him and Him alone.

Pray for my wife

She has not been feeling well for the past many few days. Headache, sore throat and flu. Pray that she will recover soon.

God knows our heart

Was praying with one of my DG member after DG yesterday and was sharing with him my thoughts on how we should live our lives as servant of the gospel.

It's never about how much you do but how best have you done.

God made us all different and for different purposes. We should see in our current situation how best do we managed our time. God, others then self.

A job that requires us to work long hours or lots of flying around doesn't it's a bad job or a wrong choice, but it's to ask our self how we can best serve God. Of course the wise thing is not to work in jobs that takes up lots of our time but in reality most of us really don't have a choice.

People do make decision. Whether to quit to serve God better or choose to remain and continue to serve God to his/her fullest, of course must watch out not to lose our focus on God.

Pray that we will search our hearts and be truthful to God. Not to show others but to show God who we truly are.

Life's like Running 2.4km

I used to run 10 minutes but today I ran 12.29 minutes. I started off fast, cause I know I can't pick uptowards the end. Along the way I slowed down, felt like giving up, but I didn't stop cause from my experience on running 2.4km if I start to stop I will surely fail. Maintain my speed, step up a little along the way, endure to the end and managed to pass.

Think my walk with God is more or less similar. I started off with a lot of energy, wanted to do this and that but along the way will feel a bit dishearted and thought to myself should I carry on. But never once did I give up, praise the Lord, and I just kept going, with God's help.

I will never know how many times will I slow down or will I be able to speed up, I just know that as long as I run the race for God, never to give up, I will make it to the finish line when my track ends.

In Him alone we trust, no matter what type of road you are running on, endure and press on. All for the kingdom of God.

Another Year of IPPT

Thank God that I cleared mine this morning. Age is catching up. Really need to start training to prepare for next year.

Adam Road Presbyterian Centre New Website!!!!!

It's finally up!!!



Heard the wind for quite awhile and it's finally up!!!

Do visit ARPC website to learn more about God.

Duty knocking on the door.

NDP duty is knocking on my door now. Looks like I am gonna be delpoyed all the way until the actual day.

Peace

"It is not the absent of conflict but the presence of reconciliation." From last Sunday's sermon.

Think we sometime deceive ourselves thinking that everything is fine but actually the issue has not been solved yet. Think a part from opening our mouth to say sorry we really have to ask God to help us to change our heart to forgive and to reconcile with others.

Thankful for a great end to a long day.

Never had the feeling that today is gonna be a good day after knowing that I can't claim off tomorrow due to work. But, things may not always be what we think it might turn out to be:


Bought fruits for Evelyn


Amos taking a nap while we eat


Finally woke up just after we ate


Having fun playing with him


Thank God for how He end my day on a wonderful note. Surely tomorrow will not be any different. Pray that you have a good day too.

Our SOM standard

This is how our DG clean up for the SOM this month:







Thanks Danny and Audrey and the rest for serving. Looking forward to this coming Saturday right?

Break from Campaign

Just finished a campaign on Saturday. Now sitting in the office thinking should I take leave tomorrow. Think I might need to rest some more to recover.