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God is good!! =) I really want to thank God for this retreat for it was such a wonderful and blessed time with one another in this big family! I believed God had planned this retreat to be so divine for us in this year of Sabbath for we had so much rest in Him, dwelling in intimacy with our Father and we had so much fun just sharing our walk and edifying one another as a spiritual family through the time spent together. Like what Pastor Khong has mentioned at the start of this year, this year of Sabbath is a time to remember and rely upon the Lord, delighting in intimacy with Him and it is also a time to restore and rebuild relationships in this family, demonstrating inter-dependence among us, and I believed all these were just so evident in this retreat itself. Even though there wasn’t much activities planned for us, God has led us to fellowship with one another deeper as a family during our cell group time and during the sharing session we had with our leaders and Pastor Roland himself. And God too, has drawn us deeper into His presence and into His dwelling place in our 1 hour of praying and crying out to Him! And I definitely have to agree with Pastor Roland who has shared that the quantity and quality of the fruit we bear has a direct co-relation to our degree of growing in intimacy with Christ! And not to forget all the wonderful sessions that God has used to speak to us. ABIDE in Jesus Christ and Marching as ONE Army! =) Thank you Lord!!

Written By Jia Jin (Jerome’s G12 Group)

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In this retreat, God used people to speak to me. I felt very assuring and it helped me take a closer step to God. I not only drew closer to God, but also the family of God. God is good and I have been very blessed throughout the whole camp. I thank God for his unfailing love and the spiritual family that he has placed me in.

Written By Charissa (Samantha’s G12 Group)                                              

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I went to the camp with lots of stuff in my mind. Through experience, whenever there is lots of stuff in my mind, I know the Lord is going to speak. 

Neither storm nor earth-shakings were experienced as our dear pastors brought us through their teachings (screams maybe as we were in our rooms and showers. Lizards, droppings of all kinds, the super cold water etc…). 

As I sat through their teachings and sharing, I realized they were sharing their real life experiences with us (Pastor’s standard is very high. He still carried on his G12 meeting on Wednesday despite his dad’s condition). 

Battle is real and persecution we will face. What is our response to them? Our response to the battle and persecution is critical. Taking Pastor’s dad as an example. Our natural response should be to postpone the G12 meeting or let the 12 run the meeting. Yet, Pastor chose to lead the meeting and ask the group to pray (Wow, pastor. You are really one kind).                                                                       

The result… Our Faith is strengthened.

The situation looked more like a threat from the evil one. I am not suggesting that we should leave our earthly responsibilities or carrying out our responsibilities blindly (Pastor’s dad situation and carrying out the G12 meeting are our earthly responsibilities). 

Our response should be one with our Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. Recognizing the flaming arrows and respond appropriately. (This kind of response is not easy to acquire. It may take me a lifetime to learn). My heart has been convicted a number of times by the truth through the teachings. 

The more we want to advance His Kingdom, the evil one will also do more to stop us. With the desire to please Him with the works of our hands, we will face persecution of all kinds. Others may see us as crazy, weirdoes or even as illogical; the convicting truth that grips our hearts shall propel us to stand firm. 

It is no easy feat. Yet His love shall be our assurance. Nothing physical has changed. =) My heart has. How about yours? 

Written By Estee (Cynthia’s G12 Group)

Hi all,

My name is Shixiong, from Pastor Danny Lee’s tribe.

I am currently working at
Hitachi, Kaki Bukit, as a Quality Assurance engineer at their material science lab.

I am here to do a sharing of my experience during this season of 100K blessing, at my workplace. As Hitachi is a large MNC, the JTC blocks we occupied have offices and manufacturing floors on every level. Having worked there for the past 3 years, I had the opportunity to work with many different kinds of people.

It has been tough…and many a times I felt swarmed and overwhelmed.

I felt lost, in this sea of people.

I didn’t understand, until now of course, this very “sea of people”, represents the abundance of a harvest field! And like how Ed Silvoso shared from Romans 8:19, the creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed.” The earlier 3 day conference with Jackin Pullinger, also showed me God’s heart and compassion for people.

Even though I signed up as part of the 5000 warriors, I was still quite apprehensive about the 100K challenge.

On the 1st day of the 100K blessing campaign, I took a really long time to get “ready” before I approach my 1st colleague. I was really unsure what will happen.

Was half expecting my 1st colleague to raise an eyebrow and be skeptical. But to my surprise, the pamphlet was very well received by her, and I spend a good 15 to 20 minutes talking to her, about her struggling with her children, coping with anxiety attacks and requested that I “bless” her with peace. Towards the end, I was able to pray for her, right there in my office.

I felt really thankfully that God has used me to bless one person. I thought to myself “Phew…I have at least one now!” I didn’t realize that God would then use me to bless many others….throughout the week. Many of my colleagues were open to share their needs and it is through their sharing, that I got to know the other private side of their lives.

Many were receptive to me praying for them openly, in my workplace. I could sense a spiritual climate change in my office. Being able to pray for so many colleagues, at my workplace, was a true paradigm shift.

However, there was a particular day during this campaign that impacted me the most, which I would like to share.

The story goes like this.

I never thought anyone would reject the 100K blessings, so it is with this thought that I approached this particular colleague. Not only did he refuse to be blessed, but he ridiculed the idea and made many discouraging comments. He criticized the use of some Chinese wordings on the cover page of the pamphlet and went on to talk about how prayers are like a false hope we give ourselves to make things better.

In the brief 5 minutes of talking to him, I repeatedly explained my desire, which is to simply bless him. He ended off by saying he doesn’t need any prayers, and that we should solve things based on what is logically possible. I walk away from his desk, feeling discouraged by his response.

As I went back to my office, I seek the Lord and asked Him what He was trying to teach me. As I sat at my work desk, God impressed upon my heart to Luke chapter 10:1-16.

Luke 10:1-16 1 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. 2 He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. 3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4 Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road. 5 “When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ 6 If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you. 7 Stay in that house, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house. 8″When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is set before you. 9 Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of
God is near you.’ 10 But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, 11 ‘Even the dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you.

Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’ 12 I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town. 13″Woe to you, Korazin! Woe to you,
Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. 15 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to the skies? No, you will go down to the depths. 16″He who listens to you listens to me; he who rejects you rejects me; but he who rejects me rejects him who sent me.”

The Lord showed me that when He sends out the 72, He told the 72, that they will meet two groups of people and He made a distinction between them. The 1st group of people is the “man of peace”, whereas the 2nd group is people who are not the “man of peace”. And Jesus gave instructions on what to do when they met and identified any one of the two groups. The Lord Himself, by this, meant that we will face both welcomes and rejections, as we represent Him.Moreover, Jesus said in verse 6, “If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.”  If your blessings are rejected, it will be returned to us (verse 6). We have nothing to lose. However, it’s our responsibility to continue representing Him. After reading the passage, I felt assured and was encouraged once again, to continue and approach other colleagues. And not feel discouraged and give up.

So in the very same day (afternoon), I plucked up courage again to approach another lady in my office. She is a pre-believer, and a colleague from Malaysia who performs traveling to and fro Johor and Singapore every day.

She appeared very interested throughout my “100k explanation”. She asked if she could bring some of my pamphlets home so that I can pray and bless her family members as well. Initially, I told her that we can still write down the prayer requests for her family, and squeeze them all on a single pamphlet, the one that was meant for her.

However, she was insistent and said it would be good for every family member of hers, to receive a specific individual blessing. So I agreed to pass her some pamphlets and “trained” her in how to do the 100k explanation, and in what portions of the pamphlet to fill up and so forth. In total, she took home 8 pamphlets that day, not including the pamphlet that was meant for her.

After praying for her, I was in awe and asked the Lord again, what He was showing me this time round. He led me again to Luke 10:1-16, but this time to verses 5 to 9. The Lord showed me that when we meet a man of peace, he will welcome you and you are to stay in his house. Staying at his house would mean eating and drinking, with him and with the rest of his family. It would mean having fellowship with the household. As a man of peace welcomes you, you have access to an open door in this man of peace’s entire family.

In a single day, I was shown the contrast between a man of peace and one who is not a man of peace.

This lady colleague from Malaysia, after 2 days, returned all the pamphlets, bearing the names of her parents and her siblings, with every portion filled up. Through her, I was able to pray for and bless her entire family, even though they are all staying at Kota Tinggi, which is across the causeway! Because of the openness this colleague has shown, I was able to proclaim, just like in verse 9, that the kingdom of God has come near them.

I met many other “man of peace” following that day. One colleague asked for a pamphlet to bring home for her husband, to pray for his job; another colleague from Malaysia, also asked for pamphlets for her mother and sibling staying in another part of Johor. Another colleague was very touched when I prayed for her, as she was going through a difficult time in her relationship with her fiancée and they had been recently talking about reconsidering their marriage plans. At her desk, I was able to share with her that marriage was God’s plan right from the beginning and God was the officiator of the 1st recorded marriage in the bible. That God will bring to her, the mate in her life, if she would just trust God, which is the item I prayed there and then.

I want to share with you that when you met a man of peace, God says an entire family or household becomes open to us!

And the rest here are other thanksgivings:

1. I prayed for a two expecting mother colleagues on separate occasions and they were receiving prayers for their unborn child; one of them right in the office, the other on the bus to work.

2. A pre-believing colleague was touched by my prayers that he stapled the pamphlet onto his cubicle wall and said it would remind him the blessings I have given him, when he is at his desk.

3. Some colleagues said “yes” when I asked them the opening question if they have heard the 100k blessing, because word has been going out in the office that I have been blessing people these past few days. Because word has been going around, I had some colleagues who came to my desk on their own, asking for prayers. At one time, I had 5 colleagues who came over specifically to share their needs.

4. I sense many of my colleagues had become open and our relationship became more personal, than just purely a working related.

Till now, I’ve managed to bless 52 people in my company. Indeed church begins on Monday. Praise be to God!

What i’ve learnt being a Frontliner IC is that to not be afraid to speak out and say, “Welcome to FCBC, GOD bless you!” I think a lot of people starting off are sometimes a bit daunted to happily shout this every week. But i realise, it’s important because people genuinely see that they are welcomed and both the shouter and the person he/she is shouting to are blessed. And it is very encouraging when people respond back. So the next time you see someone welcome you, do reply, “GOD bless you too!” 

Samuel Wong (Yong Howe’s tribe)

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Serving in frontliner has opened my eyes wider to realise how I was like every time when I walked passed a person carrying an umbrella and shouting, “God bless you, welcome to FCBC!” I would most probably just smile or say, “Thanks.” And now I realise how much joy it can bring not only to the people walking past me but also to myself! It’s so amazing that I wanted to bless more and eager to speak when I found the joy in blessing others. Indeed it is more blessed to give than to receive. =) 

Seraph (Danny’s tribe)

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This is my 3rd time doing hospitality duty. Serving in hospitality team let me learn that it’s always a joy to serve regardless of where we serving. I always enjoy doing hospitality duty especially doing sector A. It’s very encouraging each time that I see the new believers walking past us to go to the consolidation area. It’s a great joy to see how many new lives are saved and rededicated to God each week.

This time round when doing the duty, I am very encouraged by one old lady from the Chinese service. When we were lining up outside the gate saying goodbye to the people from the Chinese service, there was this one old lady who went to shake the hands of all the people on my side (11 people). To me, it really brightened up my day and made me feel so happy. She didn’t just shake our hands, but she added a bright smile and word of blessing. It made me feel whenever we come out of service hearing those on hospitality duty greeting us goodbye and God bless, do we react to it or just don’t bother about it. This old lady really made me do some reflecting. She really set an example for all of us. Even an old lady like her made an effort to greet those on duty and shake their hands. Why can’t we, teenagers full of energy, do that? To those on duty, a simple word back from the people is so encouraging as it makes us feel that people recognise our effort to serve and our existing.  

Most importantly, it is also a time of fellowship with our fellow brothers and sisters from the cluster. When we serve in the hospitality team, it is not just about serving the people going for service, but serving the others who are in the hospitality team as well. On top of that, it is also a time of fellowship and getting to know people from our cluster. Normally we won’t really notice and say hi to all those in our own cluster, or even to an extent that we may not even know that certain people are around or in our cluster. It made me realise we got to make use of every opportunity and chance to try make more friends and get to know people from our cluster. We need to break out from our own comfort zone to make more friends, what more to say about our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ.  

Lastly i want say thanks to all fellow brothers and sisters serving in the hospitality team, especially the head of each sector as they served for 1 whole month. God bless all of you. And thank God for this wonderful & great family. =]

Soo Boon (Daniel’s tribe)

On the 22^nd of July, the ROLLED cluster gathered in Omega Room 1 and 2 for a time to spur one another to PRESS ON in the 100K Blessing Campaign. One and a half weeks had gone… Some of us had finished blessing 20 people and more. Some of us were only able to bless a few. Nevertheless, all of us had started and were determined to be faithful and finished the race. 

As we gathered together, testimonies were shared and prayers were uttered. It was a time of encouragement. Here are the testimonies shared…

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Matthew 28:18 – 20 (100K Campaign)
Go and make disciples… baptizing… teaching them… I AM WITH YOU…  100K campaign to me was a journey of walking close to God, partnering with the Holy Spirit and understanding His heartbeat and desire to use us to be His blessings. 

From the start, 100K didn’t kick off as fast as I will like. Part of the reasons is that I was trying to overcome my own inertia and partly I feel that I need to start this 100K by praying. Hence at the end of the week, I only managed to bless one person. Nonetheless, the Lord is gracious. As I took time to wait upon Him, He reveals to me the numerous opportunities that He has given to me to bless and that I have completely missed His open doors. One good example is on one occasion, I sms a contact that I knew in my previous job and eventually found out that she is in the hospital. To many, this is an excellent time to share with her the 100K campaign, somehow it didn’t occur to me till some time later.  

Learning from the mistakes the Lord reveal to me on the 1^st week, my prayer to God is that Lord please help me to be sensitive to your leading and prompting. The 1^st breakthrough came on the 17^th August, Tuesday where I have the honor to pray for my younger brother on His 26^th Birthday!! Originally I wanted to share with him the 100K 2 days ago but he was at the chalet without my prior knowledge. When I finished praying for him I realized the significance of why God did not allow me to pray for him earlier but instead on His birthday!! I knew in my heart God care and will be with me in this journey. My faith grew and I began to be sensitive to His leading     The next few days that followed was really Spirit lead. 

One instance is that I managed to pray for a stranger I meet at the bus stop in a funny circumstance and I believe only God can orchestrate this!! There are only 2 of us sitting in the bus stop, one on each benches and both waiting for 196. What happen next was that there came 3 buses back to back of the same route number – 16. Now, how many times does this ever occur to you. The moment we realized this, the only reaction we had is to turn to each other and frown. Knowing in my spirit that this is the prefect opening God has created; I jumped into starting a conversation with him. In the short time we had, I discovered  

- We stay very near one another- He came from the same home town and the same fishing village as my dad- His sister is a Christian – His concern for looking a new job 

And of course I end up sharing the 100K and keeping him in prayer  

Other open doors from God were  

-          Went back camp for 2 hours and managed to pray for my 2 sergeants because it was raining heavily and they decided to wait for me to fetch me out from the camp  
-          Given a sumptuous treat at Chijmes by an ex-colleague and then sharing the 100K with her after the treat
-          Received  an sms from a friend who went overseas since January and never got in touch with me till the very same day I have no one to bless and am asking God for open door   

To end, just want to encourage you all that when we make ourselves available to God echoing to Him our desire to want to bless, step out in faith and be sensitive to His leading. The Lord will be with you and 100k campaign is no longer difficult to accomplish! In fact, this journey will be equally a blessing to you seeing God moved in your life as it is to the people you bless!!! STEP OUT in this rewarding journey for GOD!!       

From Faith to Faith
Jerome (Pastor Roland’s 12, RL Tribe) 

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To God be the glory!

At the start of the year, when I filled out the Warrior of light matrix, I filled up in the family portion, that my whole family would accept Christ and we could all worship God together as a family. I thought it was almost a gone case situation as my parents haven’t been completely open about coming to church. However the 100K campaign proved otherwise and have inspired me to continue praying for a breakthrough in my family.

On the Sunday last week before coming to church, I approached my grandmother and offered to bless her. I was afraid that she would reject me and she would say it’s alright, that she could pray for herself. To my surprise, my grandmother was rather forthcoming and she went ‘WHOA. YOUR CHURCH IS DOING THIS BLESSING THING ARH? OK BLESS ME BLESS ME!’. I went through the list with her, and she ticked most of the boxes including the box labeled eternal life! Thank God! I couldn’t believe my ears at first and had to ask her again and she said yes, she was very sure. Hence she prayed the sinners’ prayer, and I handed the remaining slip to her and told her to pray it every night. When I came home from church that night, she conscientiously asked me how to pronounce every single word and read the whole prayer out asking me whether it sounded alright!

On that same Sunday, I managed to bless my relatives too. I intended to bless my Aunt and cousins but I wasn’t sure when I would see them, so I wanted to do the blessing campaign by phone, however their phones were engaged. I felt like giving up, but on my way home from service, my cousin text messaged me to come home quickly, as they were coming over to visit.

Upon rushing and reaching home, I promptly whipped out my 100K blessing cards, and blessed my aunt and cousin. My uncle wasn’t so open about it but my aunt actually persuaded him and encouraged him to receive the blessing, exclaiming ‘ you lau pek kong, leg everyday pain, let her bless you with health la ‘. Although he still refused eventually, I’m convicted to keep praying for him.

My mum and dad were also open about it, my mum insisting that she wanted more and more blessings, even some which they did not need! My dad also told my mum that he would like to go to church regularly and volunteer in church after he has retired. Thanks be to God!

God has also let the hearts of my friends be open to the 100K campaign. Previously when I asked classmates to go to church, the response would more often be no, or another time. But this time, many of my friends welcomed the idea, and a classmate by the name of Nigel whom I wanted to bless, but he was busy and told me later. I forgot about it until he even reminded me about it! Thank God that my friends open to receive blessings in this 100K campaign!

This weekend, Candy checked with me the number of blessings I have done and whether I wanted more 100K blessing cards. I was afraid and worried that there was no one else for me to bless. But thank God, He prompted me to bless the entire Prefectorial board, and many more others! I intend to start right now, and not rest till I finish blessing the entire Prefectorial board.

May this inspire you to go forth and be a warrior of light. Seize the opportunities to let the world know about God!

God Bless,
Elizabeth Foo (Candy’s cell, DE tribe)

“I think what I caught from this year’s cluster camp is a practical equipping experience from the lord to be a spiritual father, I could feel that right from the beginning, the Lord was putting the love that I had, the love that wants to see my friend come to Christ, the love to see my brothers grow stronger in the Lord, to the test. How desperately did I want that? Desperation was the key.

And that was just what i had asked the Lord for, going into this camp! I was thirsty, craving for the Lord to come and fill me again with a greater measure of his spirit to love the people around me. It’s not easy, you & I both know that its nothing to love the lovable, but I think God has been constantly challenging my love for the “unlovable” as well!

Being a superstar, not by the world’s standards, because God’s standards are way higher than that, and yet…What amazes me is how we can fight to meet the world’s standards and fail but we’re exactly how God likes us, nothing short! We set expectations on others and even ourselves, and the unfortunate conclusion is that the greater the expectation, the greater the risk of disappointment- but that’s not how it is with God! God’s love overlooks our imperfections, He is perfect YET easily pleased!

God doesn’t set any expectations in loving us, giving us His all but expecting nothing in return except that we love him with all we are too. So what gives us any right to do that with others? I know He’s working in my life even now, teaching me how to love just as He did!

Lord I know I’ll falter, but even then- hour hand is steady and firm, a gentle yet powerful reminder that Hou first loved me and because of that, I can love me for me and others for who they are, though we are imperfect- but God You take delight in our imperfections,through which You can be made perfect.  So I pray that in You we will stand tall, Your people will not be silent- like a city on a hill,we cannot hide! We will not hide, so let us burn bright. Amen.”

‘You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on it’s stand,and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way let your light shine before men,that they may see your good deeds and praise your father in heaven.’  (Matthew 5:14-16)

Gifford (Lionel’s tribe) 

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“This is my first ever cluster camp I have ever attended. I was particularly excited since I’ve been hearing so many fun stuffs happening during this camp. This camp was also very different for me, cause as many of you people will know, I have this “Marist ONLY” group and cause of that, I was only close to them and only John came! Xianbin, Ryan (hongchow) and Don didn’t come! Even Lionel was not there! I felt very lonely.  On my way to Temasek, not very sure why, I was praying for the worship not to start without me. I had this urge to worship him. When I reached there, Kenny brought me up to the hall and THANK GOD! They were playing games and worship was just about to start.

During the worship, God said “Be Free. Be Free.” I didn’t understand what it meant at all.  The games were extremely fun! At night, we had a tough time making our “beds”(tables la). We didn’t want to sleep on the floor cause its real dirty and HUGE spiders everywhere. We had a lot of fun deciding who sleep with who and other rubbish. I opened up. I used to think that they were a bunch of very dull people and did not want to be part of them. But I was wrong. They truly are very funny people and people that give their 100% to God.

–Fast-forward to the second night—
Because I had to leave for wedding lunch, I came back just to realize that I had to dance! I was really afraid because I forgot all the steps. I went around looking for the possible dancers and managed to gather a few of my “competitors” and shared about what we know. Oh yes, Candy came to help us after that! Haha… she helped us ALOT. THANKS CANDY! (:  When the dinner was about to start, all the dancers were to gather at the back of the hall. I was very very scared. My group, Group 9, had tambourines and shakers, I think, to cheer on for me. I felt very very stressed that I might not be able to live up to their expectations. At the back, we were arranged according to our groups and briefed about what we had to do. There was this section that’s like free dance- dance to whatever song they gave you. There was even more stress now! I don’t know anything about dance, what will I have to do during that segment!? Yu Ping came to pray of us. I remembered clearly what she said. “This dance is NOT for your group, its FOR God. No matter how lousy it is, just have fun!” At that point, those words really felt senseless to me. I was really very scared. To make matters worst, everyone was rehearsing. Finally it was showtime, the first group came out and the dance was really impressive. The look at how hard the group members were cheering was very stressful. Once again, I thought about my group members expectations for me. I was scared. Before I knew it, I was out. There were many times I struggled to remember the steps but I slowly began to have fun. I slowly began to understand what God had told me initially! Be Free. Surrender all fears to him and have fun. He had already planned for me to dance in front of everyone!! I won the consolation prize (:

There was a skit after the segment. The skit was about someone who has to learn to dance just because his company wants him to. He feels lost, dejected. Then Casey sung “Who am I”, a beautiful song which I have always held close to me. The leaders were told to pray for us. I was shagged by all the things happening around me, I felt very very tired and God gave me rest! Hallelujah!

I LOVE MY BROTHERS NOW!!”

Nigel (Lionel’s tribe) 

“This was the first superstar camp I’ve been to. Thank God that 2 of my friends accepted the invitation to come for this camp. Was hoping that one of them, who’s not a Christian, may be able to be touched by God’s grace through the worship or talks given by the pastors. But they left on the second day, as they were quite uncomfortable and shocked about the slaining. I guess God has everything planned in his time, and I’m glad they came. Was overwhelmed by the activities eg. Amazing race, which were fun and enriching, special thanks to all who helped to organize them. Am looking forward to the next camp ” 

Isobel Nga (Xiangru’s tribe)

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“This is my first church camp. Even though I attended a lot of camps this year, but this is definitely one of the most memorable camps that I had. I learnt many things which I am not able to learn in school. I also meet different people and made a lot of friends. This camp also helps me to understand my cell group people better as we get to spend a lot of times with each other. I treasure these times and will always remember those happy moments I had with them. . This camp also brings me nearer to God. I know more about Him and understand more about His love for me. Overall, I enjoyed the camp a lot.” 

Shuwen (Xiangru’s tribe)

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“Although I attended one day of it, but I know that God is speaking to me through Pastor Roland. I heard about the “Ask the Experts” part 1 and it left me with a great impression. Pastor mentioned that every one of us is a superstar in God’s eyes. In our daily lives, we always try to “overdo” ourselves to be special to our friends. Because we want everyone to accept us. But we aren’t our true self. We are an imitation of others or someone. So, all we have to do is to be yourself. Because God loves us for who we are. Because we are special in our own ways. God created us this way. We need not be perfect towards others, because nobody is perfect at all.  Through the amazing race, I learnt that God has always been very patient towards us. I don’t know why I will think this way. But it’s through the counting of beans that made me realized that I don’t have much patience with others, whenever one committed a mistake or make me irritated. But God, He is different. No matter how much sin we have committed, He is able to forgive us. And He did not want us to change immediately. He gave us time to repent to realize our mistakes. GOD is just so great! (:” 

Michelle Chen (Candy’s tribe) 

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 ”The cluster camp has been a great time where I have learnt more about God, discover more about myself, made new friends, and received the revelation of my gifts and plans that God has for me. Not only that, I also learnt how to deal with the performance trap that is so evident in today’s society. In this year of victory. I want to go deep, look far and ask big, to be that superstar that God has created me to be! I want to be a SUPERSTAR!” 

Sarah Teo (Sharon’s tribe) 

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Let’s look at some great shots of the Amazing Race!

RoLLED Cluster had our SuperStar Training Academy during the June holidays. After 3 days of training, let’s hear what the campers have to say!

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“I was truly blessed by this year’s cluster camp!! Actually, I wasn’t exactly looking forward to it. Yet, I wasn’t unwilling to go either. I’ve been bogged down by a very hectic holiday schedule and before I knew it, POOF, it was cluster camp. In fact, I was shocked. “Huh? It’s cluster camp already?” I went for the camp in a kind of neutral feeling and feeling quite tired. However, throughout the camp, the Holy Spirit was greatly manifested in every worship session and every ministry session. On the first night, He had already spoken to me and touched me. I was refreshed in His presence. God reminded me that irregardless of what circumstances we come from, whatever our present state of hearts are, we should give Him due praise and glory simply because He deserves it. So, rather than bothering about what is happening around us, we should instead focus on the one who gave His life for us, Jesus Christ. The bridge of the theme song aptly describes how I feel and the reason why we should worship Him:

“Not because of who I am
But because of what you’ve done
Not because of what I’ve done
But because of who you are”

The most significant thing that happened to me during the camp was that God healed me of my rejection that He had been dealing with me over the past year. I could really literally feel like I’ve been set free. God took away the pain and replaced it with a heart full of joy (I’m a happy kid!! Lalala.) He took away unforgiveness and filled me with His forgiveness. He put the past behind me to prepare me for His destiny. He took away all the negative things in me and gave me a heart of gratitude, a heart burning with passion and fire for Him once again. Even when worshipping Him now, I can feel the difference. I feel free. I don’t know how to describe the feeling. But I really thank God for what He has done in my life. He allowed me to come to a point where I have to acknowledge that, ”Apart from Him, I’m really nothing.”

God was truly good throughout the whole camp. I believe that each and every single person was touched by God in one way or another. Thank God for His sweet presence!! Definitely, we can see His hand in every activity that was planned; the sunny weather for Amazing Race (hot!) etc. Woots! I also thank God the camp committee for planning this camp. Games, especially, were much more interesting as they were planned for the youths. Personally, I quite like the idea of fishing for the Amazing Race clue (I suspect I’m the only one. Haha.) Furthermore, meals are getting better. They taste better than last year’s food, I think. Plus, I thank God for the mentors for setting themselves apart to be used as an empty vessel by God to minister to His people.”

Jarelyn (Sarah’s tribe) 

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“This is my first time going for the cluster camp and I really enjoyed myself. The activities that were organized were fun and exciting especially the amazing race. But what impacted me the most was not the activities we had. I remembered that on the last day of the camp pastor talked about trust, about trusting in the Lord and being disappointed in him at times. This message really impacted me greatly; it had brought back my trust in him. Knowing that he’ll be there for us and that we should trust him and have faith in him because he’ll never leave us nor forsake us. “Trust the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your path straight.”(Proverbs 3:5, 6)  Through some events in my life, I had doubts about God; whether He’s really there for me… But, all these doubts had been cleared as I am sure that He’ll always be there for us and I’ve regained my trust in the Lord. I really thank God for this camp and for even being able to go for it and not forgetting the big family. I had really enjoyed this camp and of course, making many friends.”

Danica (Sarah’s tribe) 

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“I thank God for this camp as it helped me to understand why being Christ-like and chasing my dreams are important. Holy Spirit reminded me to live a life as a true worshipper and believer of God in all things I do. He said that I could look to Jesus as the perfect example. God ministered to my heart during one of the sessions when Pastor invited us to receive a hug. The hug once again reminded me of the Father’s love; that He loves us even if we fail in everything we do. After this camp, I made a commitment to God and a renewed desire to draw close to Him each day.”

Arel Yip (Jerome’s tribe)

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“During the cluster camp, I learnt the main purpose of coming here and that is to be a superstar for god!! I always felt that I wasn’t especially good at anything so I went on a search of importance for myself. One of them was education and I slowly became addicted to the performance trap. I wanted to ace in every subject except language. Eventually i grew tired and weary mentally. It was through this camp that I found my importance in Christ. Whenever we try hard to be special, it hinders our relationship with God. Hence it becomes hard for God to execute his plan. So seeking God’s presence will seize His purpose in my life and bring out the superstar in me!!!”

Rachel Foo (Candy’s tribe)

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“Cluster camp allowed me to know more people,had a fun and enjoyable time with my group members. Through this camp,God also reminded me that He loves me for who I am, that though Man is hard to please but God, being the heavenly father that He is, loves us no matter what we wear, how we look like etc cause we’re all special in His eyes. =)”

Juliane Lee (Candy’s tribe)

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“During this cluster camp, Renette and I invited Huixin & Marisa to come for cluster camp. At first when I heard that Marisa was in my group, I was rather dismayed as I wasn’t as close to her as I was to her as Huixin. But then, I wanted to work harder to “connect” with Marisa instead to reach out to her.
When I saw that she wasn’t open I felt discouraged, I felt like I’ve failed.  I almost gave up on the second day, but then bit by bit Marisa opened up, she started asking me questions about why we christians did this and that and what happens. During the church service, she was much more on high and open. I realized that it wasn’t a one step thing. That I could just pray and touch her enough to accept Christ & that was enough. Instead I’m gonna press on to continue telling her about Jesus, that one day she’ll come to know Christ.”

Elizabeth Foo (Candy’s tribe)

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“Being a non christian, i didn’t know much about God or about the things that He did, but after going for the cluster camp, i got to know more about Him and that Hhe sacrificed alot for all of us. Even though most of the time i didn’t know what to do, like for example when they starting praying or started singing, i didn’t know whether to join in or just remain silent, but nevertheless, this cluster camp was a real eye opener and i really got to see the other side of christianity.”

Marisa Ong (Candy’s tribe)

I was looking forward to the EJ 288 Re-Encounter (31May-3June)! Not only because it is my first “outing” with the EJ 288 family, but also that I really needed that time with God, especially by the lovely Desaru beach at which I hold fond memories with Gladys, Jessie, Peishan, Jasmine, Yuping and Rachel, and most of all, with the Lord!

Upon arrival on Thursday morning, it was lunch then free and easy! We fully used the resort’s facilities like the pool, tennis court and table-tennis table. It was also a great time of girls’ talk with Xiang Ru and Sam (my room-mates). Haha. The first night, Pastor Eugene shared with us about the leader in us. The leader in me, in the flesh, is Everlyn. I have to lay the foundation of the temple, but only the Lord’s hands can complete it (Zec 4:8) Thus, I have learnt that the true leader in me is the One greater than I am, the Holy Spirit who lives in me! It changes my whole perspective of leading my people.

I also brought back the fact that I need to be able to see that God is moving. He is moving! Be it in my school (TOUCH Youth Learning Centre), Barnabas club or in LF12, despite all my struggles, God’s greater purposes are at work! I have to see that to not get caught in the problems that I will face or entangled in the routine of things! And to see that, I have to walk in the Spirit daily! It is a daily affair! My heart is excited and recharged at the thought of my Sovereign Lord.

Spending time with God by the beautiful Desaru beach overlooking the magnificent sunrise, I was just so awed by God’s love and overwhelmed by His affirmation. We were asked by Pastor Eugene to ask God for a word that will substain me through the 100K challenge. And I felt God telling me this: I have set my people free, No longer will they be in bondage, But they will 1OOK to ME, trust in ME and follow ME. And on a personal note, God affirmed me with “I am HE Who substains u, and lo, I am with u always, even to the end of the age.” I claim that In JESUS Name. Amen.

On the second day, after QT and a sumptuous breakfast, I learnt from Pastor Julie’s session not just to wait upon the Lord, but how to wait on Him. I came to realize that there is no quick-fix to waiting upon Him; we have to come to Him in waiting daily, so that we won’t be distracted by the unable-to-wait spirit in work or personal life. I am convicted!

After her session, we had leaders’ toolbox, which we had a choice to attend a 2-hour session on finance, communication, stress, family, conflict or time. I went to finance. We had a fruitful and fun time of listening then sharing. It is important to be money-mindful (as we need to be good stewards of the money that God has entrusted to us) but not money-minded. At night, we had a session on trust. To first trust God, then people (including myself).

And the next morning and noon, we built sandcastles! It was a lovely and heart-warming scene as we saw all the 12 groups’ sandcastles linked into one. After this “fun time”, Pastor Seng Lee asked us what we have learnt through all the sessions, and most of us cannot remember all the main points. He warned us that no matter how much God spoke to us through the sessions, we must take heed to remember and apply them to our lives. If not, it is wasted! It was a warning that I felt was so needful, to remind me to be sober, to be vigilant, because our adversary the devil is walking around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour!

Written By Shin Shin (Ps Laifun’s Tribe)

27^th May 2007.

The Global Day of Prayer 2007 was held at the National Stadium at Kallang. It was memorable for a couple of reasons. This will be the last time that such an event will be held at the National Stadium before it is torn down and it is always exciting to see and witness the massive number of believers gathering together to pray. In Matthews 18:20 says, “For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.”, well there were definitely more than 2 or 3 but since the numbers had increased by thousand fold, God’s presence was tremendous upon us.  

Well one of the notable difference this year was that, the Youth net didn’t go down in full force as Wang Xing and myself moved into the stadium where FCBC was stationed, it seemed that the number as compared to last year had dwindled. It was apparent for our tribe as well, that Grandpa was surrounded by less than 20 members of our tribe on that day. It was kind of disappointing to see that, as the gathering of believers to pray was to pray for our nation. I certainly do hope that those whom miss this gathering had valid reasons, for those who were not there……. You guys miss big time. God’s blessing was incredible on that day!!!! As I stood there to pray with the gathering of believers at the National Stadium, I caught a glimpse of God’s greatness. He shielded dark rain filled clouds away from the stadium, as His people pray, the Lord’s presence came and I began to feel that it was such a privilege just to be standing there to pray for our nation.  

One of the main verses was from 2 Chronicles 7:14 (New International Version)“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”The event started with worship and soon it progressed into the stage where the people gathered to pray in repentance on behalf of the nation. As the program continued, it progress to the stage where we were praying for healing upon the land. That was when I was reminded that indeed our Church is moving into a spearheaded direction where the 100k Campaign will certainly be used and blessed by God to bless and heal our nation.  

The Lord bless the 5000 warriors and those in our tribe that have responded to this calling to know that truly that God has called upon you and as you humble and seek His face, the land of Singapore will be healed for God will use you mightily, for the Lord will hear our prayers from heaven and soften the ground before us to allow the warriors to move in and bless the nation of Singapore. Amen. 

I do look forward to next year’s Global day of Prayer as when we are there, there will surely be many wonderful testimonies that God will bless us with through the 100k Campaign. Don’t miss both the events!! =)

Written by Bipeng (Weng Cheong’s Tribe)

“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”- Romans 8:28-29 

Last week, God used Jackie Pullinger to speak to me and reminded me again and again that His unfailing love is all I ever needed to pull through the difficult situations in my life. 

Before the Mid Year Exams, I was being placed in tough situations which discouraged me a lot. I know this is a very important year for me because I’ll be having my O’s and I’d been struggling with my studies from the start of the year. Friends, family, teachers and even my principal pressurized me with their expectations of me. Words brought me down and I felt so helpless, tired, lost, and lonely. 

Then one night, I was so desperate for help that I began to question God and asked Him why things turned out that way. I found myself worrying about things I should not be worrying about. God then spoke to me through this verse, “Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.” (Matthew 6:34) Jesus reminded me that worrying will get me nowhere, instead, if I take a step towards Him, He will give me relief from my burdens and strength to overcome anything. 

During Jackie Pullinger’s conference, God reminded me that even when things aren’t meeting up to my expectations and plans (or those of others), never doubt that He will fulfill His unique purpose for me. Instead, I should continue seeking Him and be hungry for Him because He is the solution to all problems. Though I was broken, tattered and torn, I never lost my value in God and He still loves me. That’s the only thing I needed to know – to be loved by someone greater than anything else. 

Life is full of decisions and I’m in the midst of making an important decision that may affect my life in one way or another. Yet God reminded me once again to not fear of what choice to make because whatever I do, He will never abandon me. Since I’d decided to follow Him all the days of my life, I should trust Him to make all things, including the disappointments and struggles in my life, work out for my benefit. 

I will claim God’s promise, “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” – Jeremiah 29:11 

Last week, I received back my results. Though I did not meet the expectations of everyone else, God knows I’d tried my best and He’s proud of me. He will strengthen me and make my paths straight. 

Sometimes we just need to learn to keep our eyes focused on God and not on what other people have got to say about us. After all it’s God we’re living for, not others. 

Studies matter a lot to me, and this must be the reason why God used this to teach me what life is all about. I was trying too hard to live up to expectations, and God made me just the way He wanted me to be, not what people expect me to be. And today I’ve realised that I do not have to live up to the expectations of others. All I need to do is to be myself, do my best, yet keep God in first place, and He’ll do the rest. 

I was afraid, I was scared. I didn’t have the courage to choose for myself because I was scared to make the wrong decision. After these two weeks of claiming God’s promises, I believe I’ll never be alone because my God is Emmanuel and He will be with me every painful step. 

Janice Ang (Gina’s Tribe)