Hi Church,

Greetings in the wonderful name of Jesus!

I am back!!! It is just so good to be back. Actually not quite… hahaha… I am actually writing this week’s Pastor Writes on the plane but because they allow wireless internet during our flight, I am able to write this and send it back to our office at the same time. How cool is that! This is really ‘not-even-the-sky-is-the-limit’.

First and foremost, I want to say a big thank you for your love and understanding for allowing my family and I to be away for so long. I also want to thank Keith and David for holding the fort while I was away. They have done an amazing job! Amen! This trip away is very important for me because it gives me time to think through our vision and strategies for the coming year and come out with new plans as to how we can continually grow and take our church to the next level. Apart from that, my wife too had a great time, being able to catch a musical at Broadway. This has allowed her to dream bigger and do better productions for us in the coming year. Well, to sum it all up, we have been greatly refreshed. I am sure 2010 is going to be bigger and better!

But before we get there, let’s first work on making this year’s Emerge the best ever! I know the competitions and atmosphere has been overwhelmingly amazing so far! Abel and his team has been doing a great job organizing and putting everything together. I want to encourage all of you to join as many competitions as possible. Explore yourself. Do things that you have never done before. Be involved. Participate. And during the conference, bring as many friends as possible to experience the tangible presence of God and the creativity that He has put within us. Church, Emerge is a time for us to go all out and discover the creative side of us. It is also a time for us to engage the world and show them the glory of God through our gifts and talents. So, let’s not just give a 50% commitment. Let’s not even give a 99% commitment. Let’s go all out and give our 110% to God! Let us rise up and transform our generation for the LORD!

I am excited!

KEV

Hi Church,

Greetings from the Big Apple!

Another week has come and gone and I trust that you have had a great one. I was in New York with my family and one of the highlights of our trip was catching a musical at Broadway – Wicked! It was amazingly well orchestrated and performed. From the props to the cast, everything was done professionally and excellently. The whole time I was there, I kept watching and learning how they did the backdrops, the lights, the music, the changing of scenes and everything else, I ended up not really knowing the story! Boy oh boy, were they good or what? It was seamlessly flawless! I was mesmerized to say the least. I am humbled and we really have a lot to learn. Hence, it has given me a lot of new ideas as to how we can do better and improve in the future. I am excited. Our future production is going to go one notch higher! Amen!

On another note, I want to remind all of us that we are in the last lap of the year. In less than 70 days we are going to end 2009. I want us to take this time to take stock and evaluate all that we have done or failed to achieve. In the very little time that we have left, let us do all that we can to end the year with a bang! We still have Emerge coming up and our annual Arise and Build Program. As we seek to build lives, let us not forget to build the house of God as well. Truly, there is nothing more meaningful than living our lives for the glory of God. And I truly believe that this is the only way we can live our lives larger than ourselves! A dream, a vision greater than all that we can ever ask or imagine! What a fruitful and meaningful life that would be.

So church, let us not give up doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. The future is gonna be awesome, if we allow God and His people to mold us and shape us into His image!
Running with you,

KEV

Dear Family and Friends,

Greetings in the mighty name of Jesus!

How are you guys doing? I trust you have had a great and awesome week! My family and I have had a great week with Ps. Kong, Sun and Dayan in LA. I spent much time with Pastor, listening to his heart and receiving from him a greater vision for the coming year. When I come back, I will share more with you.

But all in all, Esther and I have been greatly enlarged by what we saw here. 2 days ago we went to Disneyland for the first time and we were simply blown away by their boldness and creativity. The whole place was so lively and colorful. The cast really brought all the cartoon characters to life! It is indeed The Magic Kingdom! Truly, if we do not put a lid on our dreams and abilities, there is nothing that can stop us. Church, I want us to learn to dream and believe that we can achieve all that God has put within us to achieve.

I want to see City Harvest becoming one of the livelier, more charismatic and more creative churches in the nation. I want us to be daring enough to venture out of our comfort zone and attempt to do things that we have never done before. Do not be afraid of failures. Do not be intimidated by the challenges ahead of us. Learn to overcome them one by one. Take courage in the LORD. There is no guarantee that all our ventures and investments would be successful. But the most important thing is that we learn from our failures and we move on to the next level. God will always be there for us. He will never forsake us. Do not doubt Him. Do not resist Him. Do not take shortcuts. As long as we pursue our work and God with purity and sincerity of heart, I believe He will honor us for our courage and trust in Him.

Church, this is my dream for you. This is my heart’s desire for you. Never compromise even when everything has failed you. Your hope is in the LORD!

Get ready for a great and exciting season ahead!

In Him,

KEV

Dear Family and Friends,

Greetings in the mighty name of Jesus!

By the time you read this edition of Pastor Writes, I would have landed in LA. This time round, I will be away for 3 weeks to spend some time with Ps. Kong, Sun and Dayan and to preach in New York and Knoxville. I would also like to say a big thank you for your understanding for allowing me to be away for so long. This trip is very important for me because I will be taking this period of time to strategize for the coming year and pray for God’s vision for our church. On top of that, I need to design and put our new church system in place. And Esther needs to catch some new ideas for our production in 2010! So all in all, it is a lot of work! But I assure you that we will come back fruitful! ;)

EMERGE RISING!!! Starting this weekend, a lot of the Emerge competitions would have started. I want to encourage all of you to go all out and win as many medals as possible for your cluster. Besides medals and competitions, I want this year’s Emerge to be the largest ever. So, can I ask all of you to bring as many friends as possible to join all the day and night sessions? Since we are having our Emerge in November, I want to ask you to also invite all your friends from other states and countries to join as well. Let’s believe God that on the final night, we will have 3000 people celebrating and worshipping God together. As we continue to do this, I believe we will slowly but certainly transform our generation for Jesus!

I am on a mission. I want my generation to experience God and engage culture like never before. I hate to see potentials buried and talents unrealized. I want to see my generation do all that God has put in their hearts to do and have all the liberty and support to see all those dreams coming to pass! City Harvest, I want this to be your mission as well. I want to encourage you to inspire others to dream, to believe and to make this world a better place!

EMERGE RISING!

KEV