Thank u Hope

tis was taken after i ord..was in pre-teritary ministry..took care of e jc n ns bros towards e end when i cleared leave in ns until e end of my 1st yr in nus..it was a difficult time for me..transisting to a student life n having to worry abt finances n ministry was overwhelming for me initially..yet experienced how we wanna present ourselves for e Lord to use to extend to jc students despite coming from diverse backgrounds n experiences..some of us not on campus,some still were..tis was e time when i seriously contemplated abt my faith..moving beyond zeal to understanding why i was doing e things i do..tots of going back to my past life-pursuing after worldly success became so real to me..hardly resolved..giving up worldly status to serve God? got to take care of derek n a few others..had a great time getting to noe him n seeing him grow as well..before i moved to nus..and e rest is history..

it pretty sums up God's work in a veri ordinary guy like me..i was veri much a typical n as predictable joe u'd noe..who was tempted in every way to wanna achieve success in studies n get on e fast track..not dat i achieved much in dat..thankfully didnt but discovered dat sthg is missing in my life..want a new identity..wants to be who I am..not afraid to stand up to ppl instead of being moulded into what others tink of me..needed forgiveness n peace of mind from all e past hurts i went thru

experienced how God gave me a new mindset..live life more purposefully..much lesser self-centred,taking away horrendous pride n competitive spirit dat had stayed w me all tis while n gave me a new heart filled w His love n humility..gave me all things as he said in His Word, not juz His son to solve e problem of sin n spiritual bankruptcy but family of believers all tis yrs..ppl who r like-minded n wanna to pursue God's best for their lives..n still am..thru e ministry learning abt being balanced,outward looking,building relationships..excellent in taking care of ppl,not blurred..corrections to bring me back when i was off-track or could not see my blindspots..

i pray dat Hope w'd ctd to be such a place for more ppl out there-average joes like me even high-flying ppl-scholars,foreigners who can stay here as well not juz visit..we'd definitely grow bigger n more diverse but hope we'd not lose ourselves amidst in a large church..everyone can be diverse and different but we can be united w e same purpose n vision..we'd ctd to be socially relevant..

dat's wat i like abt Hope, other than e ppl n serving..e leaders r willing to be open-minded n want to change n adapt to new trends..retaining our values still..tis is impt as can see from my frenz from other churches how they exp difficulty in sharing e gospel..not putting them down..they r as fervent as we r..but e mthds might not be relevant as before..tink it's e same w us everywhere..e universal church has much to do to play catch-up when other new age religions seem to be taking e central stage more n more..crafting a unified response, learning abt wat Christ w'd say..in tis age..we dun exercise our minds so much or even spend solitude time, caught up w all e things we have to do all e time..consumer n individualistic culture is prevalent..but we can definitely take heart..Christ has overcome e world..we can find e victory we need provided we dare to believe n remain in Him..tough times ahead but opportunities for Christ to show forth His great glory as well!

had fond memories after i got enlisted despite being in jc gp for a while..e times when e ns ministry went thru valleys-barrenless for extended period of time..how everyone was tested n pruned..yet God was faithful to us when He inspired us to ctd to go to Him..experienced wat did it mean to ctd to serving Him when majority don't in yr camp..how to be resilent despite unfavorable circumstances but thankful dat God gave us gd shepherds-shenteng,dingting n zhongyao to guide n set gd egs for us to follow..i was thrilled n wanna do my part to extend His glory in my airbase which i did..yup..the two guys look familar..dont there? haha..how we managed to pioneer an army n airforce cg n just support bros from other churches as well..have a common desire n zeal to see His will done in our airbase..tink similar to how guanrui,jacky n aeron experienced in their airbase..
never reali posted abt church anniversary..just stumbled acrossed some classic photos..haha..prob w'd give thanks thru them..tis was e day i received Christ on 8th October 2000..tis coming sun..i turning six man..tis was my first cg..known as e SA cg since most of e ppl r studying in SA dat them..knew God thru my close sec frenz dat time..e one standing beside Chryst..started my relationship w Him just after my prelims..before i got enlisted..thankful for e love n laying e foundations for me to understand aby my faith though elementary..