some updates from me in this big n boring LAND

2 weeks ago my church had Freshies Welcome where we welcome the 2nd sem pple in. I invited frens to go. in the end only one on the 2 on the list came, however GOD DOES NOT short change us, 2 others came. Praise the Lord.

i remembered learning smtin back in COR yrs ago. Write down 10 names you wana invite, and as we pray, half or less will turn up but there will be at least ONE salvation. so.. the more the better. lets plants seeds and let God go the rest!

love ya all

bren

The Real Me.......

it started even before i entered feetwashers. at that point of time my parents were forcing me down to church as i didn't want to come and gave stupid excuses. i still remember the first time i was in feets, though i knew quite a lot of people but i felt out of place. there was a feeling like everyone knew each other so well but there i was. trying to know you guys better. in church you would see me as a quiet, friendly and happy friend. thats just in church. only on saturdays and sundays. from monday to friday onwards. i was that lunatic person going around cursing and swearing in almost every sentence i would say. i joined a gang in primary 6 and started to learn smoking, drinking(sec 1) and glue sniffing(sec 2). it was kind of a way out of curiousity but still the cat died.. i was hooked and it was quite a suffering time for me. had loads of fights in school and gang fights outside school. stabbed someone in the arm before and it was scary to even see.. won't go into details yea. was ponning sch almost everyday and went only whenever i liked it. my parents got worried coz they thot i was bullied in school or something and talked to my DM.whenever i don't go to school, i would go to shopping centres and waste my time away. i often stole money from my parents. it started when i was in primary 2. that's how bad it was. i think if i were to calculate back, it was no less than 5000 bucks that i've stolen.. from my parents and other people. had loads of handphones and sold them to shops to get money for the fun of it. i feel bad even typing all these out now but i think God wants me to open up and there's nothing to hide of all these. stealing was my job and lying way my hobby and i loved doing them so much that i could lie to anyone and they would believe it. at that point of time, i could be your best friend beside you but actually i was the one that stole your wallet that kinda person.. so i was then an outcast by others. only few who knew me from young stayed close to me..

a few of the cell members may know who i am by now but i'll still go on. there are really loads more of i could say but it's something i'm struggling with now. i want to get rid of those memories coz nightmares really do haunt me and i wake up as though as i just had war, panting away.. the life i lead wasn't pleasing at all.. friends started to leave me 1 by 1.. teachers gave up on me literally telling me not to even go to classe for lessons. it was like the end of the world for me as i barely made into sec 3.. during that year.. it was a life changing one for me as i was totally shattered.. i slacked and play my way through my exams failing everything except 2 subs.. i couldn't go to sec 4 and my dad was ready to kill me.. he kept on scolding me for everything i did wrong and told me to go to ite straight and not waste their money.. i was really terrified and not prepared for this to come. i learnt the hard way of life and yea.. the 2nd year in sec though not alone, it was different.. i tried to avoid the gang i was with and not mix with them. everytime i go home, i would take another route and sometimes when i do get to see them.. i would tell them i needed to go home and they would let me go. so that year, i passed subjects that i didn't even imagine i would, i even did well in them and yes it was a turning point assured for me.

after all these.. i haven't talked about church or God! and so.. as i was going through all those above, every saturday we would be having cellgroup at the prayer room, then we grew and went to the containers, then again to the library and finally kings hall.. it was a great change to me as i saw people started to change too.. God spoke and convinced me that it was time to return to Him after 5 wasted years and i said i would try but slow for a start. things started out all nice and progressively it became much better. i was hiding my past from you guys and the person you knew me was different i guess.. sorry for hiding the true me for so long and lying to you guys like i'm really a good guy then.. i really want to thank God for you guys loads.. some of you may not know but i treasure you guys loads in my life.. God, Family, Church, etc.... the church part really meant a lot to me. you guys were the ones who gave me support and every little thing that all of you ever said to me, helped me a lot in my life changing experince. really thankful for that.

i've been wanting to say this during cell when we had sharing time but then i didn't dare.. it's an encouragement to all. when we were offcially out of feets and had to move on to youth, there was about 13 of us. then our friends started to come and the next 2 generations of feets came along. it is definitely a big jump in number. for 4 years now, elohim has grown to over 60 people i would say? and here's the best thing. God showed a picture me at the start of this year, it was just soon after i joined a ministry to serve Him and yups He came and the picture is still very clear to me. i saw 13 people in a really really big room. and God didn't speak. He just showed me.. slowly 1 by 1 there were people coming in from all sides.. filling the gaps and the numbers wento up and up and up.. the room isn't in the dance room nor kings hall.. it was a place that i didn't even know where it was. and the place was filled.. fully filled.. i could see the smiles on each and everyone's faces as they come in, their faces looked sorrowful and have given up hope.. but as they came and stay awhile, their expressions all changed and were smiling away talking to one another. they sad faces were turning into smiling faces faster and faster as the people continued to come in. to me i think it is a vision that Elohim will continue to grow even further.. and till that day we reach that big big room, we have to continue to encourage all our friends and family members. its really hard to approach or even talk about Christ in front of them as we're scared that they may badtalk or the friendship might be broken but that's what we're all here for. to support one another and to fish the people to safety. i would really really want to see that really big room one that that our cell would be using to praise and worship God and to get to know everyone inside that room. the number of people i saw was amazing =) so yes i'm happy about it but we have to do something and not wait for it to happen.i really do believe that God is giving us loads of opportunities to invite our friends down these few months.. with More To This Life over, our hearts are surely on fire again and next up would be worship conference and outings and Christmas and youth camp. so let's all chiong together to reach that goal and when that day the big room that we are going to use, God will be waiting and there will be miralces. that was writen at the bottom of the picture.

~Do or Do Not, There Is No Try~

To Elohim.. i love you guys loads, it's just that i do not know how to express the emotions i have for this cellgroup. i didn't put in my feelings for "what is Elohim to you" because i was waiting for this day to come. and here i would say, Elohim to me is a family that i can put my total trust in. with problems or anyother things. Elohim will forever be harmless and that is the difference. Everyone in this cell is ready to protect each other. It was God's initial purpose for putting us together and Glorify Him together as one. We are God's people with the strength and wisdon giving to us by His grace..

perservere my brothers and sisters.. =)

Agape,

iSaAc ~G.G~

=P

some updates from me in this big n boring LAND

2 weeks ago my church had Freshies Welcome where we welcome the 2nd sem pple in. I invited frens to go. in the end only one on the 2 on the list came, however GOD DOES NOT short change us, 2 others came. Praise the Lord.

i remembered learning smtin back in COR yrs ago. Write down 10 names you wana invite, and as we pray, half or less will turn up but there will be at least ONE salvation. so.. the more the better. lets plants seeds and let God go the rest!

love ya all

bren

The Real Me.......

it started even before i entered feetwashers. at that point of time my parents were forcing me down to church as i didn't want to come and gave stupid excuses. i still remember the first time i was in feets, though i knew quite a lot of people but i felt out of place. there was a feeling like everyone knew each other so well but there i was. trying to know you guys better. in church you would see me as a quiet, friendly and happy friend. thats just in church. only on saturdays and sundays. from monday to friday onwards. i was that lunatic person going around cursing and swearing in almost every sentence i would say. i joined a gang in primary 6 and started to learn smoking, drinking(sec 1) and glue sniffing(sec 2). it was kind of a way out of curiousity but still the cat died.. i was hooked and it was quite a suffering time for me. had loads of fights in school and gang fights outside school. stabbed someone in the arm before and it was scary to even see.. won't go into details yea. was ponning sch almost everyday and went only whenever i liked it. my parents got worried coz they thot i was bullied in school or something and talked to my DM.whenever i don't go to school, i would go to shopping centres and waste my time away. i often stole money from my parents. it started when i was in primary 2. that's how bad it was. i think if i were to calculate back, it was no less than 5000 bucks that i've stolen.. from my parents and other people. had loads of handphones and sold them to shops to get money for the fun of it. i feel bad even typing all these out now but i think God wants me to open up and there's nothing to hide of all these. stealing was my job and lying way my hobby and i loved doing them so much that i could lie to anyone and they would believe it. at that point of time, i could be your best friend beside you but actually i was the one that stole your wallet that kinda person.. so i was then an outcast by others. only few who knew me from young stayed close to me..

a few of the cell members may know who i am by now but i'll still go on. there are really loads more of i could say but it's something i'm struggling with now. i want to get rid of those memories coz nightmares really do haunt me and i wake up as though as i just had war, panting away.. the life i lead wasn't pleasing at all.. friends started to leave me 1 by 1.. teachers gave up on me literally telling me not to even go to classe for lessons. it was like the end of the world for me as i barely made into sec 3.. during that year.. it was a life changing one for me as i was totally shattered.. i slacked and play my way through my exams failing everything except 2 subs.. i couldn't go to sec 4 and my dad was ready to kill me.. he kept on scolding me for everything i did wrong and told me to go to ite straight and not waste their money.. i was really terrified and not prepared for this to come. i learnt the hard way of life and yea.. the 2nd year in sec though not alone, it was different.. i tried to avoid the gang i was with and not mix with them. everytime i go home, i would take another route and sometimes when i do get to see them.. i would tell them i needed to go home and they would let me go. so that year, i passed subjects that i didn't even imagine i would, i even did well in them and yes it was a turning point assured for me.

after all these.. i haven't talked about church or God! and so.. as i was going through all those above, every saturday we would be having cellgroup at the prayer room, then we grew and went to the containers, then again to the library and finally kings hall.. it was a great change to me as i saw people started to change too.. God spoke and convinced me that it was time to return to Him after 5 wasted years and i said i would try but slow for a start. things started out all nice and progressively it became much better. i was hiding my past from you guys and the person you knew me was different i guess.. sorry for hiding the true me for so long and lying to you guys like i'm really a good guy then.. i really want to thank God for you guys loads.. some of you may not know but i treasure you guys loads in my life.. God, Family, Church, etc.... the church part really meant a lot to me. you guys were the ones who gave me support and every little thing that all of you ever said to me, helped me a lot in my life changing experince. really thankful for that.

i've been wanting to say this during cell when we had sharing time but then i didn't dare.. it's an encouragement to all. when we were offcially out of feets and had to move on to youth, there was about 13 of us. then our friends started to come and the next 2 generations of feets came along. it is definitely a big jump in number. for 4 years now, elohim has grown to over 60 people i would say? and here's the best thing. God showed a picture me at the start of this year, it was just soon after i joined a ministry to serve Him and yups He came and the picture is still very clear to me. i saw 13 people in a really really big room. and God didn't speak. He just showed me.. slowly 1 by 1 there were people coming in from all sides.. filling the gaps and the numbers wento up and up and up.. the room isn't in the dance room nor kings hall.. it was a place that i didn't even know where it was. and the place was filled.. fully filled.. i could see the smiles on each and everyone's faces as they come in, their faces looked sorrowful and have given up hope.. but as they came and stay awhile, their expressions all changed and were smiling away talking to one another. they sad faces were turning into smiling faces faster and faster as the people continued to come in. to me i think it is a vision that Elohim will continue to grow even further.. and till that day we reach that big big room, we have to continue to encourage all our friends and family members. its really hard to approach or even talk about Christ in front of them as we're scared that they may badtalk or the friendship might be broken but that's what we're all here for. to support one another and to fish the people to safety. i would really really want to see that really big room one that that our cell would be using to praise and worship God and to get to know everyone inside that room. the number of people i saw was amazing =) so yes i'm happy about it but we have to do something and not wait for it to happen.i really do believe that God is giving us loads of opportunities to invite our friends down these few months.. with More To This Life over, our hearts are surely on fire again and next up would be worship conference and outings and Christmas and youth camp. so let's all chiong together to reach that goal and when that day the big room that we are going to use, God will be waiting and there will be miralces. that was writen at the bottom of the picture.

~Do or Do Not, There Is No Try~

To Elohim.. i love you guys loads, it's just that i do not know how to express the emotions i have for this cellgroup. i didn't put in my feelings for "what is Elohim to you" because i was waiting for this day to come. and here i would say, Elohim to me is a family that i can put my total trust in. with problems or anyother things. Elohim will forever be harmless and that is the difference. Everyone in this cell is ready to protect each other. It was God's initial purpose for putting us together and Glorify Him together as one. We are God's people with the strength and wisdon giving to us by His grace..

perservere my brothers and sisters.. =)

Agape,

iSaAc ~G.G~

=P

Somebody needs to edit this part. hahas. don't know what to type. =p