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prayer warfare

dear cell, let's pray against this!

taken from:

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080823/tap-singapore-disease-c3bb44c.html

SINGAPORE, Aug 23 - Singapore is on the verge of a hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak, the Straits Times reported on Saturday, quoting government health officials.

The paper said 553 people were afflicted with the virus last week, up from 415 the week before. Last week's figure was just 12 fewer than the Health Ministry's official "epidemic level".

Hand, foot and mouth disease, which is treatable, usually affects children and causes fever and rashes on the hands, feet and buttocks. A three-year child died earlier this month in the city-state.

The disease has this year killed 44 people in China, 10 in Taiwan and 11 in Vietnam.

A.A.A.D.D.

THIS IS A STORY OF THE COMING OF AGE ... SO PLEASE READ AND DO NOT LAUGH ... HAHAHA.


A.A.A.D.D.

KNOW THE SYMPTOMS.....PLEASE READ!

Thank goodness there's a name for this disorder.

Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D. -
Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.

This is how it manifests:
I decide to water my garden.
As I turn on the hose in the driveway,
I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.
As I start toward the garage,
I notice mail on the porch table that
I brought up from the mail box earlier.
I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.
I lay my car keys on the table,
put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table,
and notice that the can is full.
So, I decide to put the bills back
on the table and take out the garbage first.
But then I think,
since I'm going to be near the mailbox
when I take out the garbage anyway,
I may as well pay the bills first.
I take my check book off the table,
and see that there is only one check left.
My extra checks are in my desk in the study,
so I go inside the house to my desk where
I find the can of Pepsi I'd been drinking.
I'm going to look for my checks,
but first I need to push the Pepsi aside
so that I don't accidentally knock it over.
The Pepsi is getting warm,
and I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.
As I head toward the kitchen with the Pepsi,
a vase of flowers on the counter
catches my eye--they need water.
I put the Pepsi on the counter and
discover my reading glasses that
I've been searching for all morning.

I decide I better put them back on my desk,
but first I'm going to water the flowers.
I set the glasses back down on the counter,
fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote.
Someone left it on the kitchen table.
I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV,
I'll be looking for the remote,
but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table,
so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs,
but first I'll water the flowers.
I pour some water in the flowers,
but quite a bit of it spills on the floor.
So, I set the remote back on the table,
get some towels and wipe up the spill.
Then, I head down the hall trying to
remember what I was planning to do.


At the end of the day:

the car isn't washed
the bills aren't paid
there is a warm can of Pepsi sitting on the counter
the flowers don't have enough water,
there is still only 1 check in my check book,
I can't find the remote,
I can't find my glasses,
and I don't remember what I did with the car keys.
Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today,
I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all day,
and I'm really tired.
I realize this is a serious problem,
and I'll try to get some help for it,
but first I'll check my e-mail....

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*LOL* Funny right? Anyway, I honestly pray that we all would not be hit with this disease :P...

(serious mode now) One verse that strucked me though while reading this was Philippians 3:13-14 "But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."

Are there any past issues and things that we should forget? And what is the one thing that we should all strive towards?

sat service 16aug

hey cell, did u feel an extra strong presence of God during the last youth service? not tat God is not present during previous ones but His presence seemed very strong last week. i was very ministered.

i asked God wad He wanna speak to us abt and He told me Ps 114. i tink the whole Psalm can be summarized in verse 7:
Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord,
at the presence of the God of Jacob,

the next thing i know, Chris led "here in Your Presence" which has the words "tremble" and "presence". still trying to find out wad is God speakin to me abt. anyone has any experiences to share abt tremblin in God's presence? =)

sermon talked abt 17 year old David used by God to change a nation's destiny. the power of God is evident in the fact tat a stone can't really break the bronze helmet of Goliath. David's worship onto God translated to obedience, then servanthood, and lastly to taking a position which no one wanted to take [no one wanted to fight Goliath]. the question to bring away with is "what is my Phillistine giant?".
my giant is tat i lack courage at times to take a position which no one wants to take. but i'm actively learning to lean on Dad and be rooted in His Word. this will allow me to focus on following His heart and not to be intimidated by wad other people may think.
what is your giant? =)

love,
kev

Harvest Haven

A little promo on this Christian holiday place that my parents told me about :) A good place for camps or just to have fun!

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- A new Christian holiday conference centre located on 6.8 acres of land in Gopeng, Perak state of Malaysia. It is in the Ipoh Country Park next to the Perak Matriculation College on the way to Kota Bahru. The building was completed in April 2007 and dedicated on May 27, 2007 by The Founder of Torchbearers International, Major W. Ian Thomas himself.

-ConferencesConferences, camps, seminars, trainings, will be available throughout the school holidays. These will be posted at our website. Churches are welcomed to check on available dates for their own camps on a first-come-first-served basis.

- Accommodation Types and RatesAll rates include breakfast, lunch, dinner, and two tea / coffee breaks. Facilities include accommodation for about 80 persons. All rooms come with air conditioner, fan, and water heater.

Type of Room No. of Rooms Rate / person / day
Double 6 RM 60.00
Quad 8 RM 52.00
Dormitory
for 5 people 2 RM 45.00
Dormitory
for 6 people 1 RM 45.00
Dormitory
for 8 people 2 RM 45.00

Children above 4-9 @ RM 35.00 / person / day
Children below 3 FOC (with separate children mattress)
Extra for Buffet @ RM 10.00 / person (min. 20 persons)
Extra for Barbeque and Steamboat @ RM10.00 / person (max. 40 persons)

Facilities
Swimming pool
Broadband with wireless
Basketball, Volleyball and Futsal CourtField for outdoor games
Jogging track
Table tennis
Library
Dining Hall
Meeting Hall
Lounges

Places of interest and things to do in the vicinity
Gua TempurungKellie’s CastlePangkor IslandCameron Highlands Golfing at the Clearwater Sanctuary Golf ResortGetting wet in the Lost World of TambunOrang Asli villageWhite water rafting and canoeing in Kampar River

DirectionsComing from the North-South Highway, exit at the Gopeng Toll; turn right at the traffic light after the toll, then turn left at the next traffic light to Lawan Kuda. Go along the road for about 5 km and you will see the Perak Matriculation College on the hill. Go another 1 km and turn right at the main entrance of the Ipoh Country Park. You will see the signs to Harvest Haven from then on.
For Information and EnquiryHarvest Haven
Capernwray (Malaysia) Sdn BhdPT 4035, Ipoh Country Park,Jalan Kota Bahru, Mukim Teja,
31600 Gopeng, Perak, Malaysia.
Tel. & Fax. (+605-3593255) Mobile (+6012-4884708) Email: office@capernwray.my

Source: http://www.capernwray.com.my/Ministries.html

Day of His Power!

DOHP was very inspiring.
we had a great time of worship. then prayed for repentance and reconciliation with foreign workers in our land.
Representatives from China, Indonesia, Phillipines, Myanmar, India, Bangladesh, Thailand and Sri Lanka had their feet washed on stage after Singaporean pastors confessed mistreatment of their foreign counterparts and asked for forgiveness on behalf of our nation.

i realised i've taken foreign workers for granted. Singapore is so indebted to her foreign workers. They do a lot of dirty jobs which most of us would shun. Without them, our society and economy probably wouldn't work so efficiently.
i felt very humbled during the repentance part for the foreign workers. now i believe i'll be able to see them thru the loving eyes of Jesus more and more. if u also take them for granted, do repent and ask God for a heart to love them too =)

we also prayed for blessings upon our government. Ps Lawrence then shared wad God has spoken to him. the gist is abt Singapore entering into a 7year period leading up to Jubilee [Lev 25] on her 50th bday. whether the Jubilee year is one tat enables Singapore to bless her neighbours or a year of frustration is up to God's people.
will u commit to be a part of God's plan to bless other nations? i want to. Lord, show me how. i can do all things thru You who gives me strength!

For such a time as this (part 1)

Hey dearly beloveds...just want to share what I have reflected on today :)

Was talking to God about Pray & Bless (by the way, what is your faith target?) and also thinking about Day of His Power...Well, honestly although I am contented with staying here in SG, my thoughts on all these started to wander to 'hey, i'm Malaysian lahhh..why need to be so bothered about Singapore?'. Sigh, even writing this grieves me now but that actually ran through my mind!

God started to speak to me in the midst of falling asleep (and now, I can't sleep) and reminded me of Esther's story. He said that we are all placed where we are for a purpose. The verse in Esther 4:14 says:

"For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father's family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?"

and i paraphrase:

"...And who knows but that you are placed in your university/ workplace/ neighbourhood for such a time as this?"

Let us use the opportunities that we have, wherever we are placed, to pray like never before, and bless like there's no tomorrow.

40day booklet 3aug

Matt 20 [NIV]
20Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him.

21"What is it you want?" he asked.
She said, "Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom."

22"You don't know what you are asking," Jesus said to them. "Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?"
"We can," they answered.

23Jesus said to them, "You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father."

24When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers. 25Jesus called them together and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 26Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,


The passage for today in the 40 day booklet talks abt our fiercely competitive world. The following sentences struck me and it would be very exciting if they came to pass!
“imagine Singapore as the number one nation for philanthropy and volunteerism.”
“ ”
Then a thought came into my mind. I could work as a teacher to gain educational skills. Then when God’s timing come, i can go to poor nations with my lovely teacher gf/wife terri and start schools! Education will help the poor nations to break out of their poverty cycles! With this long term goal in mind now, i have something to work towards to!

anyone have anything to share? =)

Luke 8:15-21 sermon 2Aug

As i reflected on the verses, i looked at the word “persevering” in verse 15.

v15
[NIV] But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.
Greek word for persevering is "hupomone" meaning cheerful (or hopeful) endurance, constancy: - enduring, patience, patient continuance (waiting).
[MSG] But the seed in the good earth—these are the good-hearts who seize the Word and hold on no matter what, sticking with it until there's a harvest.
[ESV] As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.

I find it hard to persevere as compared to retaining the Word. I’m not a very patient person so the implication of patience in “persevere” really stands like a giant in front of me. But i’m determined to face this giant and make it fall coz giants are meant to be defeated. Dad, i pray that U help me to accomplish wad i set to achieve in my personal mission statement and to really hang on to Ya promise of “bearing fruit with patience”.

v18
[NIV] "Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him."

Verse 18’s meaning was imparted to me by the minister during my SOZO session. Since then, i have held on to this verse to motivate myself during “valley times”. I tell myself tat if i dun exercise the gifts which Holy Spirit has given me, i will lose them. Even if i exercise them during my “mountain times”, the situation will not be improved as i’ll lose them during my “valley times”.

Wad did Dad speak to u guys thru the sermon? =)