The launch at the airport

Mercy and friends at the airport 5am.

Mercy finally flew off to Hong Kong for a new chapter in her life with God, of which even so in the early hours of 19th Jan 2009, friends close to her came to send her off and i think it means a lot to Mercy.

Cards for Life Line!

Some of the cards i have designed for print for our Church Ministry……..

The Sovereignty of God

The Sovereignty of God is what we Christians ought to believe in, and all we need to be careful is ‘disobedience’.

Planetshakers @ Singapore Expo Pavillion

Went to the Planetshakers concert at Singapore Expo last night. Mercy and I were late and I ain’t in a mood to be late for something so there was something really wrong with my attitude i guess. As soon as we got it, i felt like it is another of these concerts where people get so hyped up and all, but i think God gently rebuked me and I began to repent and started worshiping.

Man, it has to be the best worship I have ever been to for a long long time, and frankly, no churches in Singapore can ever be compared to this. No regards of personal decorum, just outburst of expressions in worship and I was almost dancing, except for the short gap between the chairs that i am ‘stuck’ to the ground.

It was totally engaging, totally outpouring of ourselves in adoration to the Lord, to the Cross, and as we ‘surveyed the Cross’, let our pride be smashed at the foot of the Cross where the expression of God’s love in shown and demonstrated!

There is a new site WORSHIP CENTRAL, a resource for all worshipers, musicians, and worship leaders by the Planetshakers Ministry

New hive of activities!

We are scheduled for a move in on the 1st week of May, pending some minor renovation, slight decoration of the place from a rustic colonial house to a comfortable and exciting place! Below are some of the photos for the new place!

The area for our mugging! Well The windows will be covered with IKEA’s dark coloured blind, which i feel maybe black? The light outside will be fixed to allow orange light to come into the area in the evening to make it warm and i think it is going to be quite a place to work!

The overview of the hall and part of it will be partitioned out for the chill out zone! Check out the next photo!

This is the Chill Out Zone! Pardon my bro, Mr ‘possy’ in the photo, he is helping to do some measuring of the place for our deco materials. The wall behind that TV will be painted in dark Grey and the shelves removed of course, and we got 2 two-seater Sofa in ORANGE! haha. Yea, from IKEA and in the middle with a squarish coffee table and a very old-school rug and not forgetting two IKEA standing lamp with orangy light. And we will have a TV there too! This is our Chill Out Zone with PS2, Cable TV where we can catch some Football action too!

This is the small garden from the gate of the house. WE will have some wooden bench, some outdoor light installed and a perfect place to chill out if it is not raining cos the foot path will be flooded if it is pouring. Anyway Mercy will be planting some flowers to beautify the place too!

The small gate and our newly acquired Belingo, the red vehicle, and even a private drive way to the place. And we might need to clear the tree on the right because the roots are kinda cracking up the pathway. And maybe getting an outdoor swing will be nice.

Ok, a sneak preview of our new place! Will update more photos when the renovation and decorations are done up!

A crazy feel of order

Imagine a world without chaos, without order, life wouldn’t be life as it is. No more striving, no more endless pursuit of meaninglessness in objects that consumes without feel nor mercy. All of the senses are in conflict with what matters more in eternity than the physical, and as if the very energy is being drained on the frivolity of the rat race in the endless maze after a piece of cheese.

One of my favourite books in the bible, was written by a wise man in his closing years, perhaps after a life long of rebellion, and pride, that he left his thoughts on these eternal pages that can only be inspired by the Holy Spirit.

In my futile life I have seen everything; there is a righteous man who perishes in spite of his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in spite of his evil. Do not be excessively righteous, and do not be overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself? Don’t be excessively wicked, and don’t be foolish. Why should you die before your time? It is good that you grasp the one and do not let the other slip from your hand. For the one who fears God will end up with both of them. Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers of a city. There is certainly no righteous man on the earth who does good and never sins.  Ecclesiastes 7:15-20

In this short passage of my morning devotion, is the answer to the many questions I’ve asked God. Why does He allow good people to die when the wicked lives long? Is there justice to when old people being abandoned on the street begging for food when the rich merely walked past? I know now, the anger came from my own righteousness, which this passage speaks about, do not be overly righteous. Am i more righteous than God that i think my anger of this injustice over-rides His? Certainly who am i to assume i am wiser than Him? It is about achieving a balance, and it is good to say, live as He lived. Too many times have we look at the world through our own eyes, and chasing after what that will perish, but have forgotten what’s the eternal that we ought to pursue and chase. Lord help me look at the world and the people around me with your eyes.

The breed of evil

The truth is that so often, Christians are numbed to wrong doctrines and teachings. As my eyes caught the title of the Elijah List newsletter this morning, which reads two articles

Kingdom Wealth
Ahwatukee (Phoenix), Arizona
With Patricia King and Joshua Mills
Worship with Steve Swanson
God’s promise is to meet all our needs exceedingly and abundantly beyond our ability to ask or imagine! He is a God without limit, and in Him there is provision and blessing that we have not even begun to tap into. Join Patricia King and Joshua Mills as they teach, preach, and prophesy the bounty of God into your life. You will learn to position yourself to see ever-increasing manifestations of the Lord’s plenty not only in finances, but in every are of your life. Come and learn to grab hold of Kingdom Wealth as you never have before!

and

The New Mystics
Phoenix (Mesa), Arizona
With Patricia King, John Crowder, Jamie Galloway, Jason Westerfield, and worship with Steve Swanson
There is a new breed of believer being raised up in this hour. One who is willing to embrace the mysteries of the Christian walk to wander deep into the heart of God and the power of the cross. This new breed is a generation of seekers who have said yes to all God has, no matter what the cost. It is not a generation based on age or experience, but one based on hunger. Do you long to be a member of this new breed God is establishing? If so, join this gathering of prophets, preachers and teachers as they delve into the secrets of God and see the Kingdom revealed to us all.

The two very teachings that have subverted the churches today with Lust of Greed, New Age teachings that on the surface, seems all godly and right, but ask the question. Is the Kingdom of God about wealth? And what about Mystics? Are we to go back to Merton’s Catholic mysticism that is enwtined with Eastern paganism?

Question is, what is the Gospel? Can the above two teachings co-exist with the Gospel of Jesus. In very short summary, can wealth and mysticism, be part of a gospel that is Christ-centred, NOT man, and the ultimate fulfillment of our being can only be found in Christ, not wealth. When preachers and teachers twisted the Word of God to words that people want to hear, they diluted the very central teachings of the Gospel. It is a message of God’s Love for us that He sent Christ to die for our sins, and through that we might find Salvation through Christ’s substitutionary death on the Cross and through His resurrection, a Hope that we will be too, be resurrected in glory with Him. It is all about the message, and let’s not divert from it.

I have put here a video, and which Mercy and I had a rather huge disagreement about his overly emotional outbursts.

Tell me what’s wrong?

Water’s Wedding Dinner @ Marriot Hotel

Went to the first wedding of 2008 of a friend – Water Tay,I knew about 7 years. At the wedding dinner, met up with some old faces mainly nick “Wildcat, Reality, Moi, and Snowman”. Well they are the group I used to hang out from the Pacific Internet Forum. It was a good dinner, except for a minor incident I was quite disgusted about a really rude and immature reply from someone when i asked what he is working as, and the reply was “I am a drug pusher”. I was like “Whadda hell, what kind of !@#$%abcde reply is that?” Anyway other than that, the overall experience of sharing the joy of a friend’s wedding is immensely enjoyable.

The food was so-so in my opinion, but the company was priceless, and looking back from the days we used to hang out, everyone has changed, except for that particular immature fella, and of course Moi, who has not changed except that in the short period of months, he married twice, and divorced twice. I feel sorry for him, that he has a good heart, but misfortunes and Jesus eluded his life too many times. Maybe Mercy and I should go and visit him more often. He is always the most misunderstood bloke and frankly despite his obvious shortcomings and flaws, he is pretty amicable chap with the usual attitude.

The Weekend knots

Visited Cornerstone Community Church on Sunday, and as I missed the 10.30am service, i went to the Youth / Young Adult Service at 1pm. It was a good service, not that I feel extraordinarily old and out of place, but the vibrant youth in their abundance of energy. Not to mention the fair share of ‘childish’ behaviour of some of the youths, reminded me I was once like that.

Pastor Daniel, the Youth pastor for Cornerstone, preached on Nehemiah 2. It was a good sermon especially when it comes to building a firm foundation for the youth ministry in years to come. The key is gaining favour from God, and through the tests God set us up, is not to fail us, but to promote us. There was so much to take away from that service, and I really learned lots of things.

After that, went over to Eagle’s nest and meet Mercy. Had a long chat with Pastor Sally, till about 11pm and about marriage, about rock music and many many more. Guess overall, this Sunday was especially great, and i thoroughly enjoyed it.

Nostalgic times.

I joined the Facebook group for 19/95 OCC in my OCS days, ah I am getting nostalgic from looking at some of the photos of me in it. I was so goffy, thin and dark! My gosh……

I am the only one in “Smart 4”. Think i am alot thinner then…….

When we were about to book out. Guess it is one of those emotional book out after a long week?

Guess this is where we are waiting for PC to clear us to book out. See all the eager faces….

Ok this is my first Taiwan trip in our Professional term in the OCS. How did I ever get through those times?

Ok. This is 19/95 OCC, the first batch of OCS Cadets in the new SAFTI MI.

Embarrassing or Innocent mistake?

This is a COFFEE seminar organized by STARBUCKS. Note: COFEE, repeated at the next line Cofee Tasting. I wonder, is this embarrassing or just merely an innocent mistake?

My beloved Vodka

This is my beloved Vodka. Even tho I have not being spending time with him, he has always been a great example of faithfulness and love. I was hugging him last night and just spending time with him and i must have figured how much more it delights my Father’s heart when i spend time with Him in the same way, despite God knowing all our weaknesses, His Grace and Mercy shall never end, and in our fellowship, He delights in us just as I delight in Vodka’s  fellowship.

Two wrongs don’t right a wrong

In order to erase off the memory of a guilt of the past by another act that’s equally wrong? This generation or rather the world has influenced the very misconception of moral truth. In order to right a wrong, is to give it to God, whom by the very act of Christ’s redemptive death on the Cross, that we are being made righteous.  That includes even the memory of the past when it seems to haunt us, by giving it up both emotionally and mentally. Too often, we deny the fact we do love to hold on to those memories, but i felt we refuse to give them up to the opportunity that through the power of the renewal of our mind by the Word of God. Are we holding on to what the remnants of our past is, that we refuse to move on proclaiming and declaring the freedom for which the Gospel of Jesus is specifically set to do – to open blind eyes, to set the captives free. If Christ has set us free, we are free indeed, or have we really give our flesh up to really give Christ the chance to set us free?

New member of the family – Heidi

My brother Samuel has a daughter – Heidi Ho. She’s born on Valentine’s Day, 14 Feb 2008. She is adorable, tiny and beautiful.