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Yvonne Ng
Jedi 2
March 09
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How I came to Know God
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I came to Singapore 8 months ago. Everything was so new to me and I had a hard time settling down. I miss my family and friends back home, not used to the people and culture here I was very fragile. Worse still, I had my BGR (Boy Girl Relationship) crisis with my boyfriend and we broke up.
I was devastated, totally lost in life. Career, relationships with others, purpose of life, financial security etc, all seems so bad to me at that point. I then remember what my ex-boss who’s a Christian told me, that ‘Seek, and we shall find.’ I wasn’t impressed at that time because I think I can also seek Buddha and I should also be able to find. I tried seeking for Buddha as I naively want to prove him wrong, but I failed. I then started my prayer to God, that I will try seeking Him whole-heartedly to see if I can really find Him. I prayed that He will reveal Himself to me.
God is good. He is not mad with me on ‘testing’ Him. He revealed Himself to me through whispers in my heart and friends. I was fascinated by how God can ‘talk’ to me through different ways… And truly believe that “Seek, and we shall find”. I find peace in knowing that God is always good and God is always in control. I then choose to follow Him and be lead by Him. I have changed to become a less worrying person than I used to be because I believe that God will provide comfort regardless of situation we have to go through. I am also happy that I finally found my purpose of life, which is to bring Him glory. With God, I know my life will never be the same again.

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Tithing Testimony
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When I first tithe, I did not expect God’s blessing on me. I tasted God’s goodness and would like others to have the opportunity to experience Him as well. Not able to contribute much yet, my only mean is to tithe. Of course, tithing will also show our trust and obedience to God, and our gratitude to God to be able to enjoy what we’re enjoying now.
However, I still have mental obstacle when I first tithe. My family financial situation is quite bad after the 1997 financial crisis. My dad has a bad investment and was deep in debt due to a wrong investment in 1.3 of commercial property. 1.3 comes from 1 lot he bought, and 0.3 he shares with my uncle. The contractor ran away and the construction was on hold while my dad still have to pay mortgage on the commercial property. He exhausted all his savings and retirement fund, and has refinanced our house just to pay for my study and the property loan. Not only that, his business is also running worse with more competitors. I haven’t seen him smile that much since this huge burden on him started. Thinking of the financial responsibility I have to my family makes me feel reluctant to tithe as I feel guilty to my family.
Nevertheless, I still started tithing. I tithe without expecting anything from God as I personally dislike people to tithe expecting God to bless them with financial prosperity. I was just hoping that God can use my tiny contribution to expand His kingdom in a great way.
To my very surprise, within a month after I first tithe, my family told me on the phone that my uncle has agreed to buy the 30% shares my dad has on the property. My uncle and my dad bought the property before anything was built. Upon completion, they found that the shop house has 7 steps of stairs in front and this greatly reduces the commercial value it has. The area has also been underdeveloped and perceived by many to have bad future prospect. Also, the shop houses have been abandoned for so long that they’re already aging. It is such a miracle that my uncle is willing to buy the property although the property is already proven to be bad. He did not even bargain on the price my dad asks for.
My dad is so relieved after he managed to reduce his debt to a more manageable level. He is finally smiling more after so many years. Can really see how the burden is reduced.
God is amazing and He always has His plan. His plan is always well above our normal human plan. I was worrying on some tiny monthly amount while God provided my dad with just the right thing to reduce his burden.
I’m thankful to God for His blessings which extend to my family.
As a personal word, I’d really advice people to tithe and trust that God is in control. He would not let us bear more than what we can bear. Having said so, please don’t tithe with the expectation that God will bless us financially when we tithe. Tithe with a willing heart and God will carry on His will.

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Sally Goh
Jedi 2
March 09
Testimony: Kenya mission trip

Intro:
- Jambo. My name is Sally. I’m from the vibrant and exciting group of JEDI.
- Background of myself: I am a Malaysian, previously studying in Aus and now working in NUS.
- What do I see mission trip previously as: Street EVAX & street preaching
- Well, God really enlarge my thinking and view on mission and building up His church
- This trip coincide with the Hope Nairobi small retreat
- Besides spending time during the retreat, I have the opportunity to visit different places in Kenya such as the children orphanage, animal orphanage, Crescent Island, Great Rift Valley, volcano creak, etc
- Well, it’s exciting and fun isn’t it?

Main:
- One thing that I learn is stepping out of my comfort zone
o Learn to relate with the Kenyan- Talk to them, know more about their culture
o Limited talent but still can serve in other form:
 helping in the kitchen and cleaning up
 Assist in games
 Teach them how to cook instant noodle as it was the first time for them to try something new
- It was really great fun and learning from one another
- Gain a lot through the mission trip
o A) See that the Great Commission is so alive in the Kenyan people’s life. Bro & sis in another part of the world fulfilling God’s vision and commission in their life.
o B) Encouraged on how much they love one another and Hope Nairobi- committed to one another. Helping up one another even in their least. One example is that one of the brother who is tutoring even give most of his students to his sheep so that he will be able to earn a living. Heart of a shepherd
o C) Encouraged by the 2 sisters, Lisa & Li Chuan that start the work in Nairobi, they persevere on for quite some time and now we can see the fruit of their labor. Indeed they do not labor in vein when doing God’s work

1Cor 15: 58 “Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”

o D) Their eagerness to share and to learn from teaching to P&W to cooking

Conclusion:
- Mission trip really enlarge my view on mission, encouraged to see bro & sis in the other part of the world having and fulfilling the Great Commission.
- Lastly, encourage all of you to at least go for a mission trip and I can assure that you will gain more insight of other culture and also the heartbeat of God.

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James Ray
Jedi 3
April 09
Healing of Mum from near-death

Dear brothers and sisters,
This is a testimony about how my mum was healed by God from stroke and left-brain damage that threatened her life. My God is real and I found that He was with me throughout my mother’s situation. Moreover, I also experienced warm hospitality from brothers and sisters in Christ from Jedi group. Yes, it is all about asking Jesus for healing when we prayed together.

My mum was admitted to ICU when she arrived at TTS Hospital on that day she suffered the stroke. Her condition was life threatening and the scan result confirmed she could pass away anytime. What was worst is I had no idea what to do and could just wait for her to pass away within a few days. Doctors further confirmed that she would pass away within a few days. She had no response and was not able to open her eyes. I was very weak and deeply disappointed about the situation. I asked myself, “What should I do now?” I thought what I could do was just sit beside her and look at her pass away. I felt I must do something about it. Yes, I remembered I still can put my hope in Jesus who healed people in the Bible – the blind sees, the dead rises from dead, etc. If these people could be healed by Jesus, there is no reason my mum cannot be healed by Him. So I started to pray to Jesus, my God, with all my heart. My caregroup people and my family also prayed for my mum every minute, every day, every time with faith.

Brothers and sisters! God answered our prayer. My mum’s condition slowly improved. Her high blood pressure gradually decreased, the swelling of her left brain stopped, her fever was gone and she started to breath as normal. Day by day she was getting better. She was able to open her eyes and started to focus on people who visited her. Then, my mum also received warm welcome, encouragement and love from family members, visitors, Jedi care groups and other Hope Church members. It was amazing and it was all about our almighty God.

As my mum was saved from life danger and her condition improved, she was approved to move to normal ward. After that she could shout and make sound to communicate with us. Finally she was able to sit on the wheel chair. Brothers and sisters! God knew my financial limitation. He not only saved my mum but also improved my mum faster. In this way she could fly back to Thailand to recover at home with more affordable medical expenses.

When my mum was in the hospital in Thailand, her cousin, my uncle, who had the same condition as my mum but he passed away three days later after he suffered a stroke in the brain. Without God my mum cannot be saved.

Recently, my mum was discharged from the hospital and she stayed at her home in Thailand. She is able to feel the pain at her right hand and leg (the left side of her body was paralyzed after the stroke hit her). She can stand up some more. She enjoys what is happening and watches movies at home. I really want to thank God for giving me the understanding of having faith in Him. We did exercise faith and we received it! I trust that God is faithful and this is a miracle from Jesus, my God. Believe it and receive it!

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Luciana
Jedi 3
April 09
How Christ changed my understanding of love

I grew up in Christian family. Only I have a problem in my thoughts. Before God changed me, I was hungry for love. I wanted a perfect love. I was selfish, stubborn & bad tempered. I served God because my Sunday school teacher asked me to serve, I didn’t have a heart to serve Him. When the sermon started my thoughts were everywhere. I did not want people who loved me to love someone else, like my parents, I did not like them when they loved other people. And because of that, I felt alone. I felt that no one loved me & I thought of killing myself & tried to take revenge on my parents. So I hurt them a lot through my attitude & my words. I hurt them for so many years. I thought to myself that as long as I didn’t do BIG SIN like kill someone or be a robber it was ok. But sin is still sin, there’s no big sin or small sin. They are the same in God’s eyes.

Then one day God touched my heart through a sermon that we only can get perfect love & true love through Him. When we walk, He does not walk behind you or in front of you, but He stands just right before you. And when you are tired, you only need to rely on Him & He will carry you.

My parents still loves me so much even though I hurt them so much. I don’t know how to say sorry to them. I feel guilty. They can forgive me, but I can’t forgive myself for what I have done before. I prayed to God: Lord, I do not deserve to serve you, I do not deserve to receive your love. Once again He spoke to me through songs. And one of the songs is:

“You’re so precious for Him
Nothing unacceptable in Him
He created you like His own image
You really so beautiful for Him
He gave His love for us
He gave everything for us
He died on the cross to redeem our sin
Because your life so precious for Him
When ur weak, He never break you
He will make you more beautiful & more precious
He will use you to glorified His name”

Since then I have joy, I have a hope in my life. God renew me everyday.

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Christerson Poon
Jedi 2
April 09
How I got to know God and how He’s changed my life

Dear friends,
At the time of Easter, Christians celebrate with joy the resurrection of Jesus Christ. And it is this joy that Christians around the world make time to share to their loved ones about.
My name is Christerson from Jedi 2. Today, I’m going to share with you about how Jesus eventually found me after a whole life of searching.
When I was growing up, I followed my mother to Church once or twice. After those few mornings, I told her that I didn’t want to go anymore. It was boring, I didn’t know what was going on and worst of all, going to Church meant that I had to miss my Sunday morning cartoons. So my mother didn’t force me along with her anymore.
When I was 17, I started having questions about why I was alive in the first place and what I was supposed to do with my life (I don’t know if any of you have asked yourself such questions before but I they used to appear quite frequently in my mind.) Then, a friend from school invited me to Church. I accepted his invitation and tagged along. But, he did not explain anything that was going to me, before, during or after the service. In the end, I ended up leaving with more questions than answers.
Then, I entered into university, where things became even more meaningless. Suddenly, I found myself in the midst of some of the smartest people in Singapore. My life became focused on getting top grades. It was the only area in my life where I felt I had an edge over others so I made sure I did better than others. Grades were my source of joy and what I wanted others to remember me for. However, the joy from such achievements was always short lived.
At the end of my second year, I finally had enough of the meaningless chasing and applied for an overseas exchange to escape reality for awhile. By God’s grace, I found myself in Australia where I met some Christian friends in school who invited me to Church. After mixing around with them, I started to see how real God was in their lives. On my part, I started to seek God more by reading the Bible and praying.
Finally, I decided to accept Jesus into my life. It actually felt weird at the very start but as days went by, God started to reveal Himself to me in more ways such that I truly cannot deny His presence in my life anymore. From changes in habits (I quitted smoking by God’s strength), to changes in attitudes to having joy even in the worst situations. So many things that God did for me just to tell me how real He is in my life.
Even though I’m having my exams next week, this time I don’t feel as if they are weighing me down anymore. Rather, I find joy anytime I feel stressed by remembering what Jesus did for me, which is what we have gathered here today for.
I would really like to encourage anyone here who does not know Jesus yet. Open a little bit of your heart to Him by reading the Bible and praying. Please pray for yourself and for answers to the questions you are having and also for an increase in willingness to put your trust in Him.
I leave you with a verse from the Bible.
“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.” Romans 10:9-10
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Rae Hong
Jedi 3
May 09
How God answered my specific prayers for my new job

Less than a year in the hospitality industry, i was ready to bow out. I left my job at Royal Plaza on Scotts in marketing communications without any backup plans, which according to all whom i mentioned the decision to was a silly one as the economy in Singapore was slowing down. Reason was even though it was a five-day work job, i found myself staying back till late everyday and even going back on Sunday to clear my work. Many times i missed out on care group because i needed to work late or i was simply too tired. Relationship with God suffered as i did not spend time with Him and it affected other areas of my life as well. Stress, unappreciative boss, lack of work-life balance and the non-existence relationship with God finally pushed me to quit.

After leaving the job, i spent more than a month lazing around, doing nothing and even though i told people i was looking for jobs, i definitely was not looking actively. But during this period of time, i prayed to God to prepare the next job for me and i listed down the criterias i wanted for the next job.

During one of the praying sessions in my caregroup i asked God for a job again. it hits me then i kept asking God for a job but i wasn’t doing anything, as if a job will just fall onto my lap. So i started my job hunt. Not finding anything in the classifieds, i trawl the internet and send my resume to a few of them. About 20min of sending the resume, one of them called but i didn’t pick up my mobile in time. As i did not recognised the number, i didn’t call back. Then the person messaged me and said she found me appropriate for another job. As i was on my way to prayer meeting, i messaged back i would reply her the next day. She was quite persistent and kept messaging me details until we finally arranged for an interview the next day. The interview was later postponed twice due to timing on the interviewer’s part and i was questioning God if this job was really for me.

The interview with the interviewer (my boss) and the General Manager went well and both mentioned they had seen a lot of people and would give me an answer in two week’s time. I remember telling God, i did my best and i leave the rest to Him. Around five in the evening, i received a call saying i got the job which was a really nice surprise as i did not expect to get an answer for two weeks or perhaps not even an answer. How i know this job was provided by God was through the prayer points i had below.

Next to each prayer point, written in brackets were how God answered my prayer and the words in bracket were the reason why i set the prayer point.

Prayer Point:
1. At least 30% increment from my previous pay. (i was offered close to 50%)
(I want to give my parents and Him more)

2. Work place must not be further than City Hall. (My workplace is in Bukit Timah, 20 minutes by bus)
(I don’t like to waste time on travelling)

3. I don’t want to travel by more than one mode of transport to work. (i have two direct buses from where i stay to my workplace)
(Waste of time and money and i am lazy!)

4. I don’t want to work Saturday. (We don’t work on Saturday officially but we are on rotation to attend to calls or walk-in which sees us on duty every 1/2 year. This will be removed when we move to the new campus.)
(I want to be able to spend time with brothers and sisters in Christ if there are activites.)

5. At least 14 days leave. (This may come as a shock but officially i have only 7 days but during school holidays, we are on rotation basis, so totaling up, i get more than 20 days off)
(I need the leave for camps and mission trips and getaways.)

6. My boss must be Christian. (She is)
(My previous boss was not and she force a lot of her belief on me, see point 9.)

7. I’m fine with working hours of 8:30am – 6pm (my previous job’s working hours) but no overtime. (My working hours are from 8:30am – 5pm and no OT is required)
(i want to go to caregroup.)

8. Company and bosses must respect work-life balance. (My general manager said she values quality work over quantity work. People here knocked off at 5pm sharp and bosses go off too.)
(Related to point 4 and 7. The weekends belong to me.)

9. Company and bosses must respect individual’s faith and i don’t want to do anything that is against my faith. E.g. lying that someone is not in because the person don’t want to answer the phone when he/she is standing right in front of me. (GM said that this is a school of multi-nationalities with people of different faith and we have to be very sensitive to each and everyone’s need so they definitely are with me)
(Workplace is where we spend majority of our time in and i don’t expect bosses and colleagues to be Christians even though that would be nice but i definitely want to practise my faith in my workplace too and not have to switch if off during working hours!)

I believe it as we honor God and choose to put Him and His kingdom first, He will surely bless us and my current job is a testimony of that.

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Eliza Ho
Jedi 2
May 09
How God provided me with a new job and spoke to me during my trip back to Australia

I graduated from Australia in 2008 and started working in Singapore in the later part of the year. I was happy to have had a job, especially since the period was during the economic downturn.

But before long, I started having problems with the tasks and with my superiors in the workplace. Things eventually took a turn for the worst and I decided after 3 months that I wanted to stop working. Throughout this period I was very confused and very worried for the future. Many times I asked God for a solution to my problems, and I also questioned God why He put me in my workplace to suffer. God never answered my questions of “why”, and for a while, He did not give me solutions which I had yearned and been praying for.

Finally, after four months, I was able to leave my job. Hence, I had to start all over again looking for a job in the midst of the worsening employment/economic crisis. I started the job-hunt with much fear and trembling – fearful that I would be black-listed by my previous boss, and thinking that it would be impossible for me as a fresh-grad to get a job. At last, after 2 months of anticipation, God answered my prayer and I was successfully recruited.

Through the period when I was switching between jobs, God also blessed me with a trip to visit my friends and family in Australia. During the trip, He spoke to me and reassured me that “the old (past) has gone, the new has come”. Upon returning to Singapore, I knew that this trip was His way of telling me and that He will come and restore my confidence and trust in Him again.

Now, when I asked God why the circumstances unfolded as such, I was reminded of His sovereignty through His words in the bible:

“As the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are my ways higher than your ways
And my thoughts than your thoughts.”

Isaiah 55:9

Praise be to Him!

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Christine Hartono
Jedi 1
May 09
How God changed my life & spoke to me during my trip back to Australia

I am writing this as I just finished the Planetshakers Conference 2009 and would like to write whatever God has spoke and done in my life. God spoke to me a lot and I would like to share with you guys my testimonies. I believe that testimonies build our faith.

Ok, I will start on how I got saved. I was saved in an Indonesian church in Singapore when I was 11. By the time I was 13, I was already serving in church. I was so on fire though actually I didn’t really understand what is salvation is all about. It was more like the social I was seeking, like friends, companions, etc.

I was I was born in above average family of 3 older sisters and an older brother. My Dad worked hard to make sure that we lead comfortable life. We used to have condos in Singapore, all of us were sent to Singapore and The States to study. Basically we had almost the best of everything, a big house in Indonesia, education overseas, maids, drivers, cars, holidays overseas etc… He worked really hard that he had forgotten to take care of his own health. He was diagnosed with high blood pressure and began taking medicine. Slowly, the medicine starts to complicate his other part of the body, which is his kidney. At 46, he got to go for kidney transplant in China. The surgery and treatments after costs us a huge amount. The surgery succeeded but the other parts of the body like liver starts to have complication I was believing that God would heal him as I still need him. But God decided to take him when he was 48 years old in Singapore. I was 14 years old then. I was devastated, upset and angry with God. I didn’t really have the basic root in Christianity that He has good plans for us and not to harm us and it is all part of His plans. I was disappointed that God didn’t heal my dad. I stopped going to church, and been asking the same questions around. If God really exists, why He makes my life so painful? Why He took one of my parents while I still need him? I made up my mind that I don’t need God and I will lead my own life the way I like it. I will work hard in my studies and will make sure I will make it. When I graduated from secondary school, I was expecting to be sent to The States like my other siblings. One day my mom called me from Indonesia and told me that my family can’t afford to send me to The States. My family financials had been down all the way since my Dad passed away. So, she gave me 2 cheaper alternatives, Australia or Singapore. I was ready to make a change in my life then and would like to move away from Singapore (back then, I never really like Singapore). And if Australia, only Melbourne! Not Sydney. Take it or leave it! I wanted to go Sydney cos my good friends all went to Sydney. I remembered I was crying on the phone. I was so angry that life wasn’t fair. But decided to go on with it anyway (better than nothing rite.. hehe..).

I went to Melbourne shortly after I turned 17. Back then, under 18 you need to live in a homestay with a guardian. So, it would be a year before I can live in my own. So the education agent enrolled me to a TAFE (diploma school that help me to go to 2nd year in Monash University) and homestay. I went on to learn Computer Studies Engineering, which will take me 3 years (means I would have graduate when I reach 20) My mom went with me to Melbourne to make sure that I will be okay. I was okay until she left. I never felt such loneliness in my heart. I was in a foreign land, alone with a major that I wasn’t even sure that it was the one for me and had a bad houseparent. I was crying to sleep for 2-3 months. Until one day, my housemate asked me out to go shopping with her friend. This friend goes to church and she excitedly invited me to her church. I began going to church and I knew that I need God again. So I start going to church again. It was an Indonesian church in Melbourne. God has brought me all the way to Melbourne, not The States to bring me back to Him.

Then, something happened with my studies. I managed to get into the 2nd year Engineering course in Monash. Half a semester is what it took to realize that I hated the major and don’t want anything to do with it even if I happen to graduate in that major. God spoke to me that I should do what I really love to do, which is Art and Design. I saw a course in Monash College that will get me a diploma with a guaranteed place in 2nd year University course. I thought it was such a good course so I began to pray about it. My family disagrees with it as it can be quite costly to redo another degree course and I have wasted 1 and half years in Melbourne. I remembered that God spoke to me that He will bring me through all these and I will graduate with the course that I like. I went back to Indonesia for 3 months without knowing if I will be able to go back to Melbourne. Through all the struggles in Indonesia, I managed to convince my mom to send me back to Melbourne to study again. With the agreement that she only pays for my school fees and I will pay my living expenses.

October 2003, I went back to Melbourne with high hopes of a new study course. I had to work 30-40 hours a week while studying full time to cover my expenses. His grace never fails. Every time when I feel like giving up, His promises became my strength. I was promoted to Assistant Manager in my workplace though I was just a part timer. I know that it was God! Study was great for me. I love my new course and got into a graphic design course in the university. However, I was spiritually dry. One Christmas, I brought my Vietnamese friend to church to outreach her. The service was in Indonesian and she couldn’t understand the message. God stirred my heart. If I want to make impacts to the people’s life, I need to start with myself. I had the urge I need to find an English speaking church (that was around the same time as Planetshakers planted a church in Melbourne). I went church visiting. And I landed in Planetshakers City Church. The funny thing is, I thought the church is crazy, they jump, they danced like crazy, they screamed, they were like a rock concert, but I keep coming back every week and became one of them anyway . And a friend actually accompanied me every week in and out even though he attends his church’s own service on Sunday mornings. And another funny thing is, he stopped going with me after I was planted in Shakers. I began attending the church’s courses and Urban Life (CG). I was part of the core team in UL. I was so hungry of Him, wanting Him more every single day, couldn’t wait for church, ULs, etc. I would go to church 30-45 minutes earlier to pray and chop seats. God builds my spiritual life incredibly. I witnessed people’s coming to know Christ, get healed, received miracles, even for myself, I do live in miracles and wonders. Even though financial situation was hard on me, I witnessed that God is the provider and He never shortchanged you. So… don’t ever skip ur tithes k… 

It comes to the time when I finished my university. Finally… God had fulfilled His promise. His word is yes and amen and always come to past cos He is faithful.  But I began to worry if one day I got to leave Melbourne. I couldn’t bear to think about it. I love Melbourne and church too much. So, I took another step of faith. Ok, if He wants me to stay in Melbourne, I won’t apply for PR but I will apply for jobs. What’s the point of having a PR without a job? And it is possible to get a job with employment visa. I always believe that wherever He brings you, His provision is always there. He will bless you wherever you go cos you are called to bring down heaven on earth (and I don’t believe that Christians should live in poverty, but in blessings so they can bless others). I quit my part time job even though they offered me full time cos I know its not the industry that I want to work in. I stayed back in Australia for another 3 months after my graduation. Those 3 months, I indulged in His presence. I prayed, fasted and read a lot of books. Door did opened in other parts of Australia but I was believing its either Singapore (cos my family is there) or Melbourne. I went to 5 interviews and all doors were shut. I was living spiritually rich but in poverty physically. I stepped up as an assistant leader in the UL even though I didn’t know if I would go back to SG. My leader told me to make those 3 months the best month that I have stayed in Melbourne. And it was indeed the best 3 months in my life there.

Jun 2007, I went back to Singapore. I was really sad that I couldn’t stay. Slowly, God made me realize that all these times, I have made the church my God. I have made the church as an idol. I have sinned. He brought me back to Singapore to make me realize that His blessings are not only in spiritual life but also in other areas (work, family, etc). By going back, I spend more time with family and I witnessed my sister received the gift of HS (she was so against it) & the other sister came back to Christ (she backslide) & even to see my brother passionately seeking Him. God spoke to me by Jan 2008 that He would bless me. So 2008 was my year of blessing. I got a new job (2nd job since my 1st one was horrible) . My job is definitely beyond what I could ever imagine. I found a church too, Hope Singapore & also an interesting ministry (a group that most people that went overseas to study & come back to SG to work). His grace is really sufficient enough. Somehow I couldn’t feel the spiritual breakthrough like in Melbourne. The enemy lies got me like… I will never have the spiritual breakthrough in SG cos there is no Planetshakers. I tell you, I really hate the enemy for his lies. God spoke to me that I would have a breakthrough through the church prayer meet in January.

I am now in Melbourne and just finished 4 nights and 3 days Planetshakers conference. I had been absent from this city for 22 months and God spoke to me… a lot…  I know why I never had a spiritual breakthrough in SG. I was holding on to Melbourne so much that I couldn’t focus on what He has in store for me. By coming back, it has made me realize that my heart is no longer here but I keep holding on to it cos it is a beautiful chapter of my life. Funny, but I see the faces of Hope people in the Shakers conference. God stirred my spirit tonight. He told me to say goodbye to Melbourne. It will be a fresh season, a fresh page that has yet to be written. I am going to go forward and push through on everything that He has for me. I don’t need to be in Planetshakers to be passionate cos I will always be a Planetshaker. I need His presence, His guidance, His wisdom, His vision, His revelation, His voice, His love, His words and most important his Holy Spirit. I am moving forward and I want to rise up to be the woman that He has called me to be. Amen….

Those in SG… I can’t wait to see you…. =)
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Kae
Hope Thailand
March 09
Testimony of how God watched over me in Singapore

Hello Jedi!!!!!

Time is very fast!!!!!! I stay in Singapore around 4 months. It was a very nice time for me. I thank God that led me to know all of you. You know the first time when I came in Singapore I feel lonely and scare but when I see you all I feel warm and save. Before I came in hope church Singapore I had a chance to talk with some sisters brothers in Jedi group through email, it was amazing that I felt worm and close event if I never see them before. I feel good that I know God who led me to know all of you. Although, we speak in different language but we have the same God and the same heart. Initially, I worry so much about my English because I never study in a specific or took any special English courses before. I don’t know how to speak or write correctly and sometimes I don’t understand what you said, but I always thank God. Everyday, I had to contact with a foreign organization, surely it was too hard for me. You know before I will start to talk with them I had to walk around their office and pray to God and seek his helping. And thank God I can through that problem. Sometimes I feel amaze in my mind that what did I say and why all officials they understand me? Unsurprisingly, that the miracle thing is happen in my daily life, not only my life but it will happen in all your life too. Because God is alive, I believe and I trust in this truth. Sometimes I feel downcast because my language and no one can help but God he always on stand by and wait to answer me. I learn that God never leave me alone event if other will leave or hurt me but God he always heal me.
However I thank God for my English that it’s not quit well because I will see what God will do in my life. And I really believe if I believe and without condition surely I will see the miracle thing. God is not looking that what language you can say? How much money you have? Or what you can do? But God is looking in your heart, how your heart? Do you have a big heart or small?
So I don’t know what bible says much. But only one thing that I know is God he alive and he love us so much. God is not only God who created the whole world but he is out Daddy who always helps and support and encourages us. Notice sometimes you may forget him and leave him alone; don’t talk with him or don’t worship him, maybe you have done wrong and act wickedly but when you turn back to God and seek his forgiveness he always forgive you and without condition.