Exactly 2 Months To Wedding!

Time really rockets, and in 61 days Irene and I will tie the knot on 2nd May. Yeah!!!

I also attached our IQ journey (#2 couple newsletter) for updating you on our ministry.

Prayer Requests:

Please pray for our marriage preparation and support raising of the wedding allowances. And one specific prayer request is for the food tasting at Peony Jade restaurant on 19th March where both our parents will meet to discuss about "Guo Da LI" (some tradition stuff) and certain traditional practice for the wedding. Thank God that my mom was okay with us for not offering joss sticks to the house god, but we are not sure how the discussion at the food tasting will turn out. So pray that Irene and I have the wisdom and courage to say "NO" to certain ritualistic practice that have spiritual implications in the course of discussion.

Thank you for praying alongside with us.

Our First Couple Newsletter

For those who have missed out our first newsletter, we hope to share our journey of how the Lord had been leading us towards our marriage preparation by downloading our newsletter here.

More Inspiring Than Obama's Election Speech

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtweZxNGk1Y

I really cried after hearing Nick's testimony. It's been a long time since I was moved to tears.

Will You Be Good Enough For Heaven?

Do you have to go to church, to do good deeds and try to live a good life to go to heaven? We find out here...

Frustrated About Housing Problems After Marriage

"Irene and I will stay with my parents for 5 years. And we will get our own flat after paying off the HDB loan for my parents' flat in 5 years."

This is my reply to friends who had asked us our housing plan after our wedding, and it's going to be the same reply for those who are going to ask me.

This is the most difficult question... and it doesn't help me by proposing alternatives to our housing issue. I already felt bad that I cannot afford my own flat with Irene. Who doesn't want to have his own haven with his love one after wedding. I do, and I look forward to start a family with Irene raise our kids without our parents' intervention in our very own house we call home.

If only you knew how tough it was for me to make this decision. I would be very hurt if people thought I didn't do anything to move out after wedding...

Have you tried going down to HDB four times just to know how to get my ownership status out of my current flat to purchase a new one?
Have you felt the shame for your aging parents who have to borrow $65,000 from relatives and friends just to help me fulfill my dream to get my own flat after wedding?

Many people suggested for me to sell off my parents flat and my parents can consider purchase a smaller one, and I can get my own flat with Irene. But out of the five alternatives, this suggestion is by far the worst. Sure my parents will agree, but the complications come when HDB will register this as your second purchase. I wish I can explain it easily, but it wasn't the best option considering the costs, and the logistics, and the disadvantage that Irene and I will lose the benefit of purchasing a 2nd flat from HDB. It's too many red tapes and complex... Arrgh!!

It was with much reluctance that I choose to stay with my parents after the wedding. The only thing I can do now is to plan to get our own flat in 5 years. I had arranged with HDB to pay off my parents' flat loan from 14 years to 5 years, increasing the loan repayment from $818 to $1246 per month. I also stop using my CPF to pay for my parents flat, and raise $200 more monthly to pay off my parent's flat.

I don't want to go any further. But that's what I can do now.

Distorted Perception Of Beauty

Here's a link on talking about beauty... http://www.everystudent.com/sg/features/beauty.html

How I Came To Know Jesus Personally

I felt cheated after going through those "religious" questionnaire. Then she flashed out a yellow booklet from nowhere and asked me if she could share this booklet with me.

"Okay," I said. But my heart was saying,"Let's get this quickly and done with! And don't try to persuade me to go to church."

Patiently Yvonne in four simple points shared that:
1. God loves us
2. But we "blew" it.
3. However, Jesus died for our sins.
4. And we must receive Jesus as Lord and Savior.

Then she asked me if I would like to accept Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior. Out of courtesy, I prayed the prayer to receive Jesus Christ into my life with her. But in my heart, I was fearful and at the same time wanting to have the best of both worlds... another "god" in my life to bless me.

After two weeks, I was invited by Yvonne to watch a film about the life of Jesus in a lecture theater in Ngee Ann Polytechnic. Plainly out of curiosity, I came. After an hour and a half, I was quite intrigued by the teachings of Jesus, and how He stood up for the poor, the oppressed and the helpless. I thought quite highly of Him.

But suddenly, there was the scene when Jesus was being betrayed, and being punished and nailed to the cross. I was so baffled why such a good person has to suffer for the good that He did. People spat at Him, ridiculed Him, and some even mocked Him if He was truly the Son of God, then He should jump down from the cross to prove Himself as the Son of God.

It was that one sentence that Jesus said on the cross that won my heart. He said, "Father forgive them, for they know not what they are doing."

A tear trickled down my cheek. From that point onwards, I wanted to know Jesus. I wanted to know why He would love so incredibly for the people who are so hateful and undeserving of His love.

Thank You Lord Jesus for your amazing love towards mankind, and towards me that I should come to taste your love so strong and sweet.

My Favourite Cake Shop Is GONE!!

At the end of the city link mall, I saw this...

The Polar puffs and cakes shop is GONE!! Was there only two weeks ago. Need to find a new sanctuary... a place where I could quiet myself to connect with God.

Sign... couldn't find a better place than this. So quiet and so near the toilet. I could just stay there for hours of reflection and planning.

Red Coincidence

Irene and I came to office on Tuesday wearing Giordano shirts in red.

Try To Embed Touching Video To Multiply

Below is a URL link to a very touching video of a father's love. In short, the father brought his handicapped son to the triathlon. I teared almost every time I watch it.

http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=8cf08faca5dd9ea45513

A Father's Love So Strong

ncredible video about the relationship between a father and son.... and God's relationship with us.

How Connecting Is Naked i Magazine?

As I looked through the 935 feedbacks and ratings about the Naked i magazine, one thing just struck me... They are quite ignorant about sex education.

One consistent remark is the word "INFORMATIVE". Whether it's a polytechnic or university student, they found the magazine very informative and educational. I was thinking "isn't there sex education in schools nowadays". I'm so thankful that the Naked i magazine connects so well with the non-Christian students at large. Most of them exclaimed the realness of the "couple stories" (who are Christians), and it ministered to their hearts.

Well, continue to pray for us to have good follow up with the pre-believers through our follow up events.

Naked i Magazine - A GREAT HIT!

Have you seen this magazine? This magazine was circulated in the universities in February, and now it's coming to the polytechnics. That's around 90,000 copies and still counting being distributed to tertiary students. And here are the results of this distribution:

885 Students' Ratings For The Magazine:
236 applauded "BEST - It's a must read for every student!"
547 exclaimed "GOOD - I enjoy reading it."
96 pointed out "FAIR - Could be better."
6 criticized "POOR - Forget about reading it."

Since Naked i Campaign started on 11th Feb till today, we also saw 19,352 visits on EveryStudent.com from 15,919 visitors. 252 persons indicated decisions for Christ through our website. All glory to God!!

Into The New Internet Ministry

I don't like God's plan... it all came so fast. The internet ministry was supposed to start in September, but God bulleted the process to now. The first campus evangelistic website was birthed within a week... EveryStudent.com/SG

If you type "EveryStudent.com" on Google, somehow it still directs you to Singapore version of EveryStudent.com website. Do enjoy the articles and feedback accordingly.

Parents Of 2nd Korean Hostages Killed Donated Son's Body

Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.

Caught this from a short video I watched... it claimed to be written in the final journal entry of Mary Karen Read, a victim of Virginia Tech shooting tragedy. Google on the internet, and was found to be quoted by Paul Boese. Will do some more search to know who this guy was.

Interceding For The Captured Korean Christians

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/imagegallery/store/newsinpicture/phpDZHlnK.jpg

Please pray for our South Korean brothers and sisters who were captured by the Taliban guerrilla fighters in Afghanistan. Here's the news from http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/289757/1/.html.

Facts Of Prayer Life Of Korean Christians

Most Korean Christians I met at CM2007 are unbelievably prayerful and their devotion towards God. Here are some more observations about the Korean Christians:
1. They woke up as early as between 5 - 7am to pray mostly in groups. I was awakened by the loud prayers of a pastor wife at 4am during a rural mission.
2. Most churches had morning praying meetings between 4 - 5am on Sunday before the start of the main service.
3. Korean CCC "forbids" their students to have BGR until their final year or have graduated from university. What surprised me is that the students are willing to wait until graduation to be involved in BGR, and choose to concentrate on their relationship with God first.
4. It's common for students do their quiet time together, and we did our quiet time together with them during the rural mission, mediating on the same Scripture passages.
5. They build prayer houses for prayer meetings.
6. When they pray, they really pray and intercede with loud voices, passions and even shed tears.

No wonder Korea has been so blessed by God. There are so many passionate prayerful believers in this land.

Interesting Things About Koreans

Dynamic Korea!!

I have attached photos for CM2007 under my photo albums.Do go take a look, and I have also uploaded videos of 20,000 students worshipping the Lord at Busan BEXCO, Korea. Enjoy viewing :)