Hi Church,
Greetings in the wonderful name of Jesus!
How are you doing? I pray that this mail finds you blessed and well.
At this point of time, I am really missing you guys terribly much. I miss sharing with all of you, teaching you the Word of God, laughing together, praying, worshipping and all those small little things that make us a family. I miss our Tuesday night leaders’ meeting, CWPM and also all our MNPM! I miss walking around the church, saying hi to all of you and seeing some of you hiding when I walk pass. :) I miss all your jokes though sometimes some of them are lame... I miss our loud praise and worship and the moments where we quiet ourselves to pray in tongues and just love Jesus! I miss HTV and all the funny clips. I miss all the missed shots and all that makes all of us so real and so human. I miss scolding the sound crew... I think I got to get back into the rhythm. I am afraid I may not know how to scold them anymore... I miss Bah Kut Teh, I miss eating at Bawang Merah... and I miss all my ‘makan’ gang. I miss all my staff, all my leaders and all of you terribly much. I just miss being around you guys... :(
And as I have to be physically away to do other things this time round (though I am not backsliding), I realize just how much someone can miss out on the things of God and the fellowship of the saints when they are away the church, the body of Christ. The disconnection is unbelievably great but it should spur us to long for Him even more instead of drawing away.
The presence of God is our source of life and our source of strength. Without which, we will find this journey long and tiring. It is my prayer that no matter how hard it may be, how misunderstanding may transpire, stick close to the presence of God and to each other. We need one another to journey this life together. Amen?
1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
Love you all and see you real soon,
KEV
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Hi Church,
Greetings in the wonderful name of Jesus!
How are you doing? I pray that this mail finds you blessed and well. As of this weekend, it will be the 4th weekend that I am not around. This is by far the longest that I have ever been away from our churc ever since we started 9 years ago.
Initially, I was not sure if I should be away for so long but due to the many changes to our new building and the need to re-plan and re-design our new worship facility, I decided to stay here a bit longer to think through things. I thought being away would help me think out-of-the-box and see things from a different perspective. And it has indeed helped me in that end. Being in New York and seeing a variety of structures, especially the ‘Rent’ style metal decking and fire escape stairs... I have quite a few new ideas for our church and of course, most importantly building it cheaper too. I will come back with lots of new ideas not just for our new building but also for our church as a whole. I believe it is going to be one very exciting season ahead of us. :)
Having said that, I want to thank you for your understanding in allowing me to be away for so long. I never had this opportunity to just be away and think through the works and the ministries of our church in the past. It has indeed refreshed me and helped me a lot. On top of that, I also have ample time to think through my Doctoral thesis, which will eventually help to implement a new integrated management system for our church.
I am very excited about the future. Next year, we will be celebrating our 10th anniversary. On top of that, we are going to embark on a lot of new life-changing and community-transforming ministries that we have never done before. As your pastor, I would like to ask you to pray with me and prepare ourselves for such great work ahead. I believe with all my heart, our work will leave behind a spiritual legacy for many generations to come!
Love you all heaps and miss you a lot too...
Your friend,
KEV
Greetings in the wonderful name of Jesus!
How are you doing? I pray that this mail finds you blessed and well. As of this weekend, it will be the 4th weekend that I am not around. This is by far the longest that I have ever been away from our churc ever since we started 9 years ago.
Initially, I was not sure if I should be away for so long but due to the many changes to our new building and the need to re-plan and re-design our new worship facility, I decided to stay here a bit longer to think through things. I thought being away would help me think out-of-the-box and see things from a different perspective. And it has indeed helped me in that end. Being in New York and seeing a variety of structures, especially the ‘Rent’ style metal decking and fire escape stairs... I have quite a few new ideas for our church and of course, most importantly building it cheaper too. I will come back with lots of new ideas not just for our new building but also for our church as a whole. I believe it is going to be one very exciting season ahead of us. :)
Having said that, I want to thank you for your understanding in allowing me to be away for so long. I never had this opportunity to just be away and think through the works and the ministries of our church in the past. It has indeed refreshed me and helped me a lot. On top of that, I also have ample time to think through my Doctoral thesis, which will eventually help to implement a new integrated management system for our church.
I am very excited about the future. Next year, we will be celebrating our 10th anniversary. On top of that, we are going to embark on a lot of new life-changing and community-transforming ministries that we have never done before. As your pastor, I would like to ask you to pray with me and prepare ourselves for such great work ahead. I believe with all my heart, our work will leave behind a spiritual legacy for many generations to come!
Love you all heaps and miss you a lot too...
Your friend,
KEV
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Hi Church,
Greetings in the wonderful name of Jesus!
First and foremost, I would like to warmly welcome Ps. Andrew Gray into our midst. He is the Senior Minister of Mount Annan CCC in Sydney, Australia. Over the years, Ps. Andrew and I have become great friends... and I am sure he is going to share a great Word with us this weekend. Hence, please make sure that you come to church prepared and ready to receive. I know the Word is going to transform your life.
At this point, let me just give you a little update about New York. Esther has been studying at NYU for about 2 weeks now. She has classes everyday and needs to attend plays in the evenings as well. I would join her at times. But not all the plays are like Phantom of the Opera. Some of them are really pretty challenging... if you get what I mean ;)
Apart from that, I spend my days praying, reading, and planning for the next phase of our church. We are entering a very crucial period in our church life where I have to make a lot of decisions regarding how to expand our ministry and increase the capacity that God has given to us as a church. Thus, I need this time away to pray and strategize. I will be away for quite a while (the longest I have ever been) this time round, hence I covet your prayers and your maturity in looking after the church. On top of that, I also trust that the leadership of our church which is spearheaded by Keith, David and the rest of the team will do a great job! After all, this church is built over the years through the love and sacrifice of a bunch of great people and not just one person... therefore, it shall continue that way!
In the meantime, continue to pray in order to build a strong inner-man. Nothing can help us build a closer relationship with God other than prayer, worship and His Word.
Love you guys and miss you heaps too,
KEV
Greetings in the wonderful name of Jesus!
First and foremost, I would like to warmly welcome Ps. Andrew Gray into our midst. He is the Senior Minister of Mount Annan CCC in Sydney, Australia. Over the years, Ps. Andrew and I have become great friends... and I am sure he is going to share a great Word with us this weekend. Hence, please make sure that you come to church prepared and ready to receive. I know the Word is going to transform your life.
At this point, let me just give you a little update about New York. Esther has been studying at NYU for about 2 weeks now. She has classes everyday and needs to attend plays in the evenings as well. I would join her at times. But not all the plays are like Phantom of the Opera. Some of them are really pretty challenging... if you get what I mean ;)
Apart from that, I spend my days praying, reading, and planning for the next phase of our church. We are entering a very crucial period in our church life where I have to make a lot of decisions regarding how to expand our ministry and increase the capacity that God has given to us as a church. Thus, I need this time away to pray and strategize. I will be away for quite a while (the longest I have ever been) this time round, hence I covet your prayers and your maturity in looking after the church. On top of that, I also trust that the leadership of our church which is spearheaded by Keith, David and the rest of the team will do a great job! After all, this church is built over the years through the love and sacrifice of a bunch of great people and not just one person... therefore, it shall continue that way!
In the meantime, continue to pray in order to build a strong inner-man. Nothing can help us build a closer relationship with God other than prayer, worship and His Word.
Love you guys and miss you heaps too,
KEV
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Hi Church,
Greetings from The Big Apple, New York City!
Hi! How are you doing? I pray that this week’s Pastor Writes finds you blessed and well. My family and I have been here for almost a week now and time really does fly. Last weekend, I went to speak for Ps. Robb Thompson at Tinley Park, Chicago. It was a good experience for me as I learnt how to minister to people from another nation. I have gained much experience as a result of it and learnt how to communicate with them. I shared with them how to discover our destiny in God. I am glad that the message spoke to them. It was fulfilling to see lives touched and changed by God. I spoke again on Sunday evening and this time to a larger crowd. It was the main service of Family Harvest Church. This time round, I shared with them the need to be servants in the house of God, of how we should serve willingly and cheerfully. I feel in my heart that this is the missing link in many of our churches today. A lot of people just go to church to perform a duty. To be able to serve God is a privilege and we ought to realize this. God does not owe us anything. We should serve out of gratitude. Amen?
After that, I came back to NY on Monday. The whole week was spent with my wife and David, talking about God, church, ministry and life. I have been praying and thinking a lot. When I come back, I will share with you from my heart, the many new things that God has put within me. It is going to be one new exciting season for all of us. I want us to grow as a church but not just numerically. I want our lives to be enriched and empowered so that we can truly add values into the lives of those we minister to. I will share with you some exciting thoughts that most of us would never think of. It will bless your heart and our community.
Church, let us strive to be a blessing and be an asset in the place that God has called us. Let us use our gifts and our talents to transform our world for the better.
Serving with you,
KEV
Greetings from The Big Apple, New York City!
Hi! How are you doing? I pray that this week’s Pastor Writes finds you blessed and well. My family and I have been here for almost a week now and time really does fly. Last weekend, I went to speak for Ps. Robb Thompson at Tinley Park, Chicago. It was a good experience for me as I learnt how to minister to people from another nation. I have gained much experience as a result of it and learnt how to communicate with them. I shared with them how to discover our destiny in God. I am glad that the message spoke to them. It was fulfilling to see lives touched and changed by God. I spoke again on Sunday evening and this time to a larger crowd. It was the main service of Family Harvest Church. This time round, I shared with them the need to be servants in the house of God, of how we should serve willingly and cheerfully. I feel in my heart that this is the missing link in many of our churches today. A lot of people just go to church to perform a duty. To be able to serve God is a privilege and we ought to realize this. God does not owe us anything. We should serve out of gratitude. Amen?
After that, I came back to NY on Monday. The whole week was spent with my wife and David, talking about God, church, ministry and life. I have been praying and thinking a lot. When I come back, I will share with you from my heart, the many new things that God has put within me. It is going to be one new exciting season for all of us. I want us to grow as a church but not just numerically. I want our lives to be enriched and empowered so that we can truly add values into the lives of those we minister to. I will share with you some exciting thoughts that most of us would never think of. It will bless your heart and our community.
Church, let us strive to be a blessing and be an asset in the place that God has called us. Let us use our gifts and our talents to transform our world for the better.
Serving with you,
KEV
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