A summary of my week

This week has been a stressful week for me. The main thing I worry about is my work. I have been delaying the job for one week. Although my boss did not say much about the deadline, I still feel guilty over my lost of credit to my boss. I have promised him to hand in one of my submission on last Wednesdaybut I fail to do so. Since I start the job, I pray that God will let me be a great helper to my boss. But now it seems that I am a big burden to my boss. It has been 3 weeks now but I still struggling with only one project. Whenever I meet difficulties in my current project, all my past failure in my previous work will appear in my mind.

However, thank God for His faithfulness, He helped me to complete the project by today and I am learning new software to prepare myself for the next project. I am quite nervous and afraid that I will not do a good job for God. I have less confidence in this new project.

The rest of the days were quite ok. I manage to watch the movies "The Secret" with some of the brothers and sisters in the church. Personally I love the story and the plot very much. I think Jay Chou has the potential to be a good movie director.

Just now during the time of CG, I actually want to share something about the salvation of our people around us. But I did not have the courage to share it out. I am afraid that I will say the wrong thing and made the whole atmosphere become very weird. After the CG, I felt a bit down because of this. I kept asking myself,"Why I don't have the courage and faith to say it out? What happen to me?". But I know that I cannot let this negative thoughts dwell into my heart. I must overcome it by the power of Christ.

Saturday evening I have a gathering with some of my secondary school friends. It is at Coastal Sand in Pasir Ris. Actually I am quite reluctant to go. This is because I do not have the courage to face the question like, " How have you been doing? What is your salary? Did your boss increase your pay? When will you get married? When will you get your 1st house?" I know that it is not biblical to think lowly upon myself. But I really don't dare to face them because I am so called "Insignificant" to them. During the praise and worship time, I pray to God and asked God what to do in this situation. God speak to me that, "Remember you are the servant of Christ." at that time I did not understand why I have this impression. Just now I read devotion and this verse got my attention. It is Galatians 5:13, "For you have been called to live in freedom – not freedom to satisfy your sinful nature, but freedom to serve one another in love.” Is that God wants me not to think too much about my "insignificant" among my classmates but "to serve them in love"? I believe it by faith and I want to apply it during my meeting with them.

In conclusion, indeed in a lot of areas I need God's love and strength to help me to deal with. I really have not much confidence to face the challenges in my life. Pray that I am assured by my identity in Christ and let me trust in Him more and more in overcoming those obstacles.

NB party during National Day

Dear all,

We will be having a New Believers Party for Yanting, Joanne and Xunhao this Thursday afternoon. We are meeting 230pm at outram mrt and will be eating at a number of places at chinatown area. We can invite friends to join us too. It is something like a matthew party with a mini celebration for the NB in the evening. I have invited Guobin and waiting for his reply now.

Another thing to note is that the donation card is due this Sunday. Please bring the donation card with the money and pass to me this Sunday. Thank you.

My trip back to Malaysia ( August 2007)

1. Thank God that my sister is being sowed by her Christian friend in KL! She gave my sister a gospel movie as her birthday gift.

2. The relationship between my parents still stagnant. I pray that God will help to reconcile both of them.

3. My dad has been asking me to tithe less to the church and save more money for future use. I pray that God will help my family financially as my dad is not earning much and me myself save a little bit of money every month. I pray that all of my family members will not have any major illness or any tragedy happen which will cause a lot of money.

4. The trip has been quite ordinary and I did spend some time with my family. Thank God that my mum did ask me something about Bible. She has read an article talking about one ex-criminal who confess and repent and follow Christ in the prison and he become a counselor when he get out from jail. She wondered why Bible so powerful that it can change a person. I pray that God will show her the reason and show her that He loves her very much.

5. For myself, I have been strugglling throughout these few days. I have a deadline to meet on next Wednesday. So pray for me that I will get the help from the Lord and complete the report by Wednesday. Pray that I will focus on the Lord rather than the deadline itself.

Change of venue for cg

Dear all,

River valley ministry house is not available for cg this friday as other cg is using. We have changed the venue to a room in Joy Fellowship, a church somewhere in outram. Let's meet at 7pm outram mrt this friday and go there together. In case some of you are going there directly, the address is 21A/B Keong Saik Road.

Those interested in badminton can come and play this Sat evening at sports school. We will be there from 530pm onwards in sports school. We can invite friends who came for the previous 2 ESS and friends who are interested in playing badminton.