Sunday, 9 January 2011

THANK YOU

T H A N K Y O U

by Alice Weng Yin Chan on Sunday, January 2, 2011 at 4:50pm
2010 has finally come to an end. I feel blessed in 2010 because through few incidents I get to experience God's grace greatly. I thank God for such experiences, because it is through such circumstances and obstacles we are able to see His great work and be thankful for what He had done for us.

In January 2010, I was admitted to hospital due to dengue. I sent a sms to a sister and she helped me to spread the news to others to keep me in prayer. I guess that was the first time I experienced warmth from this F.A.M.I.L.Y. in greater depth. I was touched to see this F.A.M.I.L.Y. visit me at the hospital; their visits, calls and sms touched me greatly.

In February 2010, I attended a Praise and Worship Camp and God had touched me greatly. I met with a Sister-in-Christ and she shared her experiences with me and I gained a lot from this Camp.

Next, was the road accident I met in June 2010. I was on my way to an evangelistic event and such incident occurred. I questioned God why did this happen because it was a "right" thing to do. Somehow God has His reasons for everything that was happening. I thank God that I was not hurt at the accident, and to think about it, God had protected the motorcyclist whom I met the accident with and myself, as there were no other cars behind us; I could imagine, if there were cars behind us, the motorcyclist's life would have been at stake. Also, I was excused from being summoned due to the circumstances of the situation, Praise the Lord! From this incident, I get to experience the warmth from this F.A.M.I.L.Y. once again. Also, I could see how God lead me through; the peace that I felt deep inside my heart was inexplicable. He is just so amazing!

My heart, once was hard but now melted. In July 2010, I started to have burden for this place. When I go to work every morning, I pray in the car for the place and from there I knew, God has His reason for putting me here! Wow, I must say, just let go and let God and He will lead us all the way through! Amen!

In September 2010, I attended the Church Camp and get to experience God once again. I have learnt to build a relationship with God at all times ~ Kingdom Online! I also thank God that He did not give up on me, as I was reluctant to attend the Camp at initial stage.

In September 2010, I was jobless for few weeks and once again, the support and encouragement that I received from the F.A.M.I.L.Y. really touched me a lot. I think during this time, when I was "free" at home, I had more time to think about everything that happened. God is great all the time, and all the time God is great!

In between this period, I also witnessed the UNITY in the F.A.M.I.L.Y. and this had inspired me to serve the Lord wholeheartedly.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the F.A.M.I.L.Y. for all the love, supports, prayers and encouragement throughout 2010; you guys are great! I am blessed to get to know all of you and once again, T H A N K    Y O U =)

p/s: My apology if I missed out any of your names here :)
on F.A.M.I.L.Y., please refer to my previous note on this =)
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    • Andrew Tan It is indeed an inspiring thanksgiving testimony. You're right. Everyone of has a role to play. God puts us there for a reason, any many times, we don't know what that role is. Keep up the good work and may the Lord showers His abundance blessings as you walk with Him faithfully.
      January 1 at 11:25pm · · 2 peopleLoading...
    • Kit Thong Alice, Thank You for the great sharing and encouraging. Gambateh, it'll be a better year in Jesus Himself! Definitely! Amen.
      January 2 at 2:41pm · · 1 personLoading...
    • Marilyn Law For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous..· Psalm 1:6
      Keep up sister! God is good all the time, and all the time God is good.Amen
      January 2 at 9:07pm ·
    • Cho Poi Yee THANK YOU sista, u & others bro & sis are my family too! Great sharing :)
      January 3 at 12:52pm ·

Just Love ~ Jaeson Ma

Love is true.

Love is painful.

Love is not easy.

Love can be messy.

Love is powerful.

Love can change you.

Love is difficult.

Love is commitment.

Love is what hate is not.

Love learns.

Love always listens.

Love doesn’t hold onto the wrongs.

Love overlooks the sin. Love looks into the heart.

Love can be gained. Love can be lost.

Love is possible.

Love forgives, every time.

Love doesn’t lie.

Love is always worth a try.

Love makes you laugh. Love makes you cry.

Love hurts so bad.

Love can’t be explained, but love can be felt.

Love knows.

Love is unconditional.

Love accepts you just the way you are.

Love protects, defends and fights to the end.

Love prefers.

Love will sacrifice all for the sake of another.

Love is not afraid. Love is full of courage.

Love begins with God, then it starts with you.

Love takes time.

Love doesn’t make sense sometimes.

Love is beautiful. Love can be ugly.

Love shows kindness.

Love is not blind, love sees.

Love is compassion.

Love can be desperate.

Love is discovered when you are broken.

Love is in the little things.

Love is caught in the most unseen moments.

Love is deep, never shallow.

Love lends a hand.

Love feeds the hungry.

Love doesn’t think of itself first, but always others.

Love doesn’t demand it’s rights.

Love trusts.

Love lets go.

Love doesn’t blame others.

Love takes responsibility.

Love doesn’t hold grudges.

Love doesn’t compare.

Love always believes.

Love is risky. Love is worth taking the risk even if it means being hurt.

Love is a lesson.

Love is all we have.

Love feels.

Love is distant. Love is close.

Love is in every heart.

Love dreams.

Love encourages.

Love is crazy. Love makes you do crazy ridiculous things.

Love sucks. Love is a drug.

Love is everything.

Love bleeds.

Love was hung on a cross for all our sins.

Love doesn’t see fault.

Love gives you what you don’t deserve.

Love hates. Love loves.

Love is madness.

Love is lonely sometimes.

Love speaks. Love is silent.Love is loud.

Love is discipline. Love is uncomfortable.

Love is humble.

Love enjoys. Love has fun.

Love eats. Love sleeps. Love is an adventure.

Love brings peace.

Love doesn’t judge.

Love embraces.

Love gives big hugs.

Love smiles.

Love dances.

Love is always down to help.

Love is there for you when you need it the most.

Love cares.

Love is alive.

Love is full of tears.

Love makes the heart heavy, like right now.

Love will heal with time.

Love doesn’t need an answer every time.

Love prays. Love hopes. Love never ever gives up.

Love is repentant. Love is sorry.

Love gets back up again. Love tries.

Love pushes you to your limits.

Love is scary.

Love doesn’t work out always.

Love can teach you a good lesson.

Love is better than lust.

Love gives everything it has. Love doesn’t hold back.

Love is not cheap, but costly.

Love is a choice. Love is not forced.

Love doesn’t take advantage. Love respects.

Love always seeks for the best interest of others.

Love is giving up what you want, for the wants of another.

Love is a promise unbroken. Love is your word.

Love doesn’t play games. Love is serious.

Love isn’t learned in a day, but learned in a lifetime.

Love will make you get on your knees.

Love waits.

Love moves on.

Love is hard.

Love is generous.

Love kills. Love brings life.

Love doesn’t point the finger.

Love looks within.

Love always wins

Love grows.

Love is example.

Love is faithful.

Love is understanding.

Love is full of grace.

Love is truth.

Love gives roses.

Love is finer than wine.

Love is found in Paris.

Love is lost in life.

Love is creative & love creates.

Love is a struggle.

Love comes and love goes.

Love gets mad.

Love sometimes yells.

Love is brutal.

Love is affection.

Love transforms.

Love is sex done God’s way.

Love is pure like a newborn baby.

Love is childish. Love is mature.

Love is being yourself. Love is loving yourself.

Love can.

Love is freedom.

Love is radical.

Love is rad.

Love can lead to war.

Love will defend the poor.

Love is just. Love always does what is right.

Love is coming clean.

Love is new every morning. Love is there every night, you just have to look for it.

Love is in the darkness. Love shines like the dawn.

Love is warm. Love is cold too.

Love repents. Love is willing to change.

Love does what is necessary.

Love doesn’t just talk, it walks.

Love can feel like a jail cell.

Love comes in different forms is expressed in different ways.

Love is a language.

Love serves.

Love is quality time.

Love is a gift.

Love is heard.

Love is physical, don’t be afraid to touch.

Love plans. Love is also spontaneous.

Love is a surprise.

Love is wise.

Love can be learned in every life experience good or bad.

Love makes the heart happy.

Love can’t be taken away, unless you let it.

Love is something else. Love doesn’t focus on self. L

ove is God. Yes, God is love.

Love yourself, then you can love others.

Love is a golden rule for life. Love is life.

Love is family.

Love is true friends who love you not for what you can do, but for who you are.

Love is what we were created for.

Love is big.

Love is not noticed.

Love is stealth.

Love is all around.

Love is a song.

Love is a presence.

Love is worship. Love gives glory.

Love always has a story to tell.

Love looks like Jesus.

Love doesn’t always feel good, but it is good.

Love is fearless & faith-full.

Love is drama haha.

Love takes two.

Love is infinite.

Love forgets.

Love is not full of itself.

Love is not addicted, love is self controlled.

Love hates evil.

Love will not boast or brag.

Love is the kindest person you will ever meet.

Love is real. Love keeps it real.

Love is truthful, it doesn’t beat around the bush.

Love is in the eyes.

Love can be painful to look at.

Love makes priority.

Love is not the shape of a heart, love is in the form of a cross.

Love isn’t a job. Love isn’t a project.

Love just is.

Love is who we are, love is what we do, love is perfect even though we are not perfect.

Love knows no excuses.

Love doesn’t live a lie.

Love is a raging fire that can’t be contained, neither explained.

Love is worth it all, love gives it all, love is all I want, love is all I need.

Love is everything to me.

Love I’m still learning.

Love I’m still failing.

Love you force me to keep going, even when I mess up.

Love messed me up.

Love is simple & complicated all at the same time.

Love is tiring. Love also energizes.

Love is up. Love is down.

Love makes your heart pound.

Love is magical.

Love is passionate.

Love hurts like hell. Love can feel like heaven.

Love makes mistakes. Love is failing, but learning to try again.

Love is willing to suffer. Love is willing to lose it all to gain it all.

Love is death. Love is resurrection.

Love is to die for. Love I could keep going, but I will stop here. Just love.


For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Saturday, 1 January 2011

F.A.M.I.L.Y

F.A.M.I.L.Y.

by Alice Weng Yin Chan on Monday, December 27, 2010 at 12:52pm
I do not know when did I start to fall in love with them, but I did.

This year is the third Christmas that I celebrated with them. The first was in 2008, and it was a big celebration; it was quieter in 2009 and this year, I would say it was in moderation. Hm, out of the three, I think this year is the most meaningful to me.

In the first year, it was about excitement. It was my first celebration with them and I was so looking forward to it. We went to Genting to watch New York Harlem Singer's performance on Christmas eve, and thereafter had our main celebration at Church on Christmas day itself. It was my first time taking part in the preparation for the event, as previously I was just an audience or guest. I believe all of us had a great time back then, it was fun and something new (to me). We stayed back late at Church to do cleaning up, chit chatting, having suppers etc. I still remember I had so much energy to go round places to buy them gifts, as giving out gifts is my language of love. When I saw them making use of the gifts, I felt so happy because from there I knew that they liked the gift and appreciate it. That was my first time having a sense of belonging after joining the Church service since 2006.

In the second year, I have started serving in the Praise and Worship Ministry and to assist in playing the Piano at Children Church. There was reluctance in me and I was in dilemma. I wanted to back off, but there was a magnet that pulled me back. I still join them on a regular basis, but the sense of belonging subsided; and I really do not know what to do. Day after day, week after week, month after month, we entered the the third year; and I am still here.

This is the third year. My responsibilities have increased. I do not know how, but I agreed to assist my group leader; and agreed to teach children tambourine. I joined them on regular basis for casual outings, but seldom attend the Youth Fellowship. I do not remember when, but I started joining again after "resting" for few months.

As I prepare my students for their Christmas performance, the burden I felt for this place increased. I started to like this place and fall in love with the people here. As I join the youths and the young adults more often, the relationship with them becomes closer and I think from then, I  have started to fall in love with them. It is not easy for me to fall in love but when I do, I will love with my ALL.

Christmas time, I received a sms asking whether I could assist in the preparation for the Youth Christmas Party. A sense of reluctance filled my heart because I was not ready to commit as I had doubts on adaptability to the culture here. In the end, I reluctantly agreed to help out in Ushering.

After the tambourine performance I had more time for the preparation. I do not know how but God must have His way to work things out; and I start to put some effort into the preparation. Back in 2008, I was doing it half-heartedly because it was more about excitement instead of commitment. This time, the feeling is different. I was ignorant and indifferent in 2008; but this time I realised that I want to do more and share the burden with them.

We faced obstables and challenges during the preparation, but again, God has His way in making things work. I do not know how, but I felt that I am with them. I could feel and see the unity in them, and how they (we) discuss to work things out in a peaceful manner. I am not sure about them, but I do not feel offended in any way, instead, I sense the urge to be a team player at this point of time.

We had the Youth Christmas Party on Christmas day. It was not perfect, but there was LOVE to accept imperfections, JOY to work together, PEACE to work out on the solutions, STRENGTH to be united as ONE, WISDOM in solving the obstacles and challenges; and ALL these are possible only with the presence of the HOLY SPIRIT.

We learned our lessons and turn it to be valuable experience in order to make things work better in the future. We worked hard together after the event to do cleaning up without major complaints (although we do whined a bit here and there :p). We work together as ONE, and treat everyone as family. I believe we enjoyed the process and had a good time =)

From now on, I know I have found my F.A.M.I.L.Y.

F.A.M.I.L.Y., I love you ^ ^
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    • Yk Loong Great sharing from the bottom of your heart. You are a committed n good leader, yet caring as well.Your team makes all the new comers feel warm n welcome. I m glad that I in the family too ;) I believe God was pleased that night, as we glorify His name! Jia you n continue to enjoy the greatness in Him!
      December 27, 2010 at 12:18am · · 2 peopleLoading...

    • Jocelyn HuOy Yes!! So glad to see that u feel warm and no more saying not belong to us! As Yew Kee mentioned: When we gloridy God's name, He'll bless us always! Jia you and i agreed that u r a good leader! ;) ♥♥
      December 27, 2010 at 8:31am · · 1 personLoading...

    • Andrew Tan Heard so much about you guys. Great job and well done to all of you. Ganbatte, keep up the good work. I am sure many hearts were touched and inspired.
      December 27, 2010 at 9:26am · · 2 people