Some facts:
1. Currently he is in Vietnam
2. He chatted with Tommy over MSN while in a Vietnam LAN shop
3. He still has 4 more weeks to go before sailing back to the Sunny island of Singapura
4. He has bought a pre-paid card, and expect to get some calls from him anytime soon
5. He missed everyone from church
6. He has had a challenging time while on board, but is grateful for the learning experience he gained.
Let us keep Sherman in prayer!
Tommy
Sunday, August 30, 2009
A short Facebook chat with Pr Eunice
Pr Eunice: "Awe, so sweet of you!!! With love from new haven :)"
Tommy: "Glad to hear from you Pr Eunice! how's Yale?"
Pr Eunice: "Everyone is so brilliant and expectation is unbelievable it's scary! besides that, there's so much to learn here and i'm grateful to God!"
Tommy: "Cos you're one of the brilliant! I'm sure you will do extremely well there! God's preparing so much goodies for you to learn haha..exciting!"
Pr Eunice: "Oh you made me blush! Anyway thanks for your encouragement. Yes, i'm indeed excited that school is going to begin next wed."
Tommy: "Glad to hear from you Pr Eunice! how's Yale?"
Pr Eunice: "Everyone is so brilliant and expectation is unbelievable it's scary! besides that, there's so much to learn here and i'm grateful to God!"
Tommy: "Cos you're one of the brilliant! I'm sure you will do extremely well there! God's preparing so much goodies for you to learn haha..exciting!"
Pr Eunice: "Oh you made me blush! Anyway thanks for your encouragement. Yes, i'm indeed excited that school is going to begin next wed."
Dawn's Concert
Held at Jubilee Hall in Raffles Hotel, Dawn's mini concert was full as friends and family members gathered to watch her perform before she departs for UK. With her flawless performance, she assured everyone that she is ready to embark on her next step in life.
We once again give her our blessings, and may God continue to guide her to greater heights!
Her flight is on 5 Sept.
Tommy
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Church News
There will be a Combined Holy Communion service on the first Sunday of September, 6th Sept, at 10am.
Please prepare your hearts.
Highlights for that Sunday includes:
1. Church Annual General Meeting
2. Rev Sin's farewell lunch
Rev Sin will be leaving us in Mid-Sept to assume the appointment of Senior Pastor of Holy Grace Presbyterian Church.
We give her our blessings!
Tommy
Please prepare your hearts.
Highlights for that Sunday includes:
1. Church Annual General Meeting
2. Rev Sin's farewell lunch
Rev Sin will be leaving us in Mid-Sept to assume the appointment of Senior Pastor of Holy Grace Presbyterian Church.
We give her our blessings!
Tommy
Friday, August 28, 2009
Dawn's Testimony
英国曼纽茵音乐学院是世界极具盛名的音乐学府，尤以培育青年小提琴家为著。我能获得该学院的录取，实属神的恩典。
其实当我在今年六月到达伦敦时，曼纽茵音乐学院的入学面试期早已结束。然而，在这种情况下我仍获得一个学额，我知道这是上帝的安排，必须感谢神。
当初，我到伦敦去是为了参加一个由曼纽茵音乐学院弦乐主任娜达莎.柏亚斯基所主持的小提琴大师班；而决定到英国去，也是因我当时所就读的学校――新加坡艺术学院为了新流感的缘故而取消参加美国的音乐夏日营。在上大师班的时候，老师对我的表现很满意，她甚至告诉我若学院的创办人曼纽茵爵士还健在的话，他也会很欣赏我。
虽然学院的入学面试期已过，老师仍特别为我作了安排，让我参加入学面试。
在神的带领之下，一切都很顺利。我通过了三轮严峻的考验，在学院音乐家的监督之下演奏，最终成功获得录取。我已获得通知，在今年九月六日到学院报到，开始为期四年的音乐专科课程。同时，我也将直接受教于弦乐主任，向这位世界顶尖的小提琴家学习。
在此，我要感谢神一路来给予我的爱与恩典，也祈求祂继续带领与保护我。
阿门。
易彤
It was a miracle that I got in to The Yehudi Menuhin School, a prestigious music School for young musicians to develop their talents in.
The auditions for admission to the school had already closed, and God had amazingly helped me to still earn a place in the School. It was after a master class with the School’s “Head of Strings, that God weaved a way for me to getting a place in the School.
The master class went very well-- The Head of Strings, Professor Natasha Boyarsky, turned out to be very impressed with me. She even told me that, if Lord Yehudi Menuhin were still alive, he would be impressed and like me very much as well! =D
She immediately specially arranged an audition for me to enter the School.
Everything, under God’s control, went very smoothly. With God’s guidance and support, I got through all three tough stages of the audition successfully.
I will be joining the Yehudi Menuhin School in September this year, and God has also blessed me with the privilege of studying under Professor Natasha Boyarsky, who is an accomplished and well-known violin professor.
I really thank God for always being there for me to protect and guide me, and to give me wisdom, strength, and courage in everything that I do. =D
Amen.
Dawn
其实当我在今年六月到达伦敦时，曼纽茵音乐学院的入学面试期早已结束。然而，在这种情况下我仍获得一个学额，我知道这是上帝的安排，必须感谢神。
当初，我到伦敦去是为了参加一个由曼纽茵音乐学院弦乐主任娜达莎.柏亚斯基所主持的小提琴大师班；而决定到英国去，也是因我当时所就读的学校――新加坡艺术学院为了新流感的缘故而取消参加美国的音乐夏日营。在上大师班的时候，老师对我的表现很满意，她甚至告诉我若学院的创办人曼纽茵爵士还健在的话，他也会很欣赏我。
虽然学院的入学面试期已过，老师仍特别为我作了安排，让我参加入学面试。
在神的带领之下，一切都很顺利。我通过了三轮严峻的考验，在学院音乐家的监督之下演奏，最终成功获得录取。我已获得通知，在今年九月六日到学院报到，开始为期四年的音乐专科课程。同时，我也将直接受教于弦乐主任，向这位世界顶尖的小提琴家学习。
在此，我要感谢神一路来给予我的爱与恩典，也祈求祂继续带领与保护我。
阿门。
易彤
It was a miracle that I got in to The Yehudi Menuhin School, a prestigious music School for young musicians to develop their talents in.
The auditions for admission to the school had already closed, and God had amazingly helped me to still earn a place in the School. It was after a master class with the School’s “Head of Strings, that God weaved a way for me to getting a place in the School.
The master class went very well-- The Head of Strings, Professor Natasha Boyarsky, turned out to be very impressed with me. She even told me that, if Lord Yehudi Menuhin were still alive, he would be impressed and like me very much as well! =D
She immediately specially arranged an audition for me to enter the School.
Everything, under God’s control, went very smoothly. With God’s guidance and support, I got through all three tough stages of the audition successfully.
I will be joining the Yehudi Menuhin School in September this year, and God has also blessed me with the privilege of studying under Professor Natasha Boyarsky, who is an accomplished and well-known violin professor.
I really thank God for always being there for me to protect and guide me, and to give me wisdom, strength, and courage in everything that I do. =D
Amen.
Dawn
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Pr. Eunice departs
Pr. Eunice departed from Singapore for USA about 3 hours ago (11.45pm national day flight). She'll be studying at Yale University for 10 months. Plenty of church members were present to greet her bon voyage. May God watch over her!
Tommy
Tommy
Friday, August 7, 2009
Pastoral Movement on National Day 090809
Rev Phua will be preaching at the 1st mission congress of Toong Chai Presbyterian Church.
Pr Luke will be preaching at the Indonesian service today at 8.30am. Please remember them in prayer.
Pr Luke will be preaching at the Indonesian service today at 8.30am. Please remember them in prayer.
Preacher Eunice's Words before her departure
Parting Words from Pr Eunice…
Remember to remember…
I had been frowning at my packing list and growing anxious over the fact that I could never be well-prepared for the next ten months in YDS. God saw my problem and whispered to me, “Why are you more anxious about a short trip on earth rather than your one-way trip into eternity?” This question brought me to my knees. I surrendered my desire to be in control of the future, because it is not in my hands. Since God has prepared the way to eternity, He will surely take care of my present needs. As I turned my bible to Ecclesiastes 12, the word “remember” hit me immediately.
1. Remember your Creator when you are still young (12:1)
For those who think they are still young, God wants them to remember that they came to this world not by chance, but by the deliberate will of God. There is nothing we can brag about no matter how strong, beautiful or smart we are. The moment we were born, we were tagged with an expiry date. Soon, all the excitement and fanfare will fade and life will come to an end. “Then man goes to his eternal home and mourners go about the streets.” (12:5) Before we are fully prepared, our names will be called and we will have to fall in line to enter the gate of eternity.
2. Remember him before you die (12:6)
The second call to remember is issued to people who feel that they still have plenty of time or who don’t care at all. The truth is—we will never know when death will come knocking, and the only chance we have is now! We will never have enough of what we want but pursuing these desires will eventually result in emptiness when God is not at the centre of our life.
The conclusion (12:13-14)
The wise and resourceful Teacher had searched for an answer and this is his conclusion—we will be judged for everything we do: “Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or bad.”
Paul came to a similar conclusion in Phil 2:12-15, “continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation…”
As children of God, we must reflect our relationship with Him in our daily lives. If we are in Christ, we will produce good work that counts towards eternity. Remember to remember Jesus Christ, your way to eternity!
Preacher Eunice
We give Preacher Eunice our blessings and wish her all the best for her studies! To God be the Glory!
Remember to remember…
I had been frowning at my packing list and growing anxious over the fact that I could never be well-prepared for the next ten months in YDS. God saw my problem and whispered to me, “Why are you more anxious about a short trip on earth rather than your one-way trip into eternity?” This question brought me to my knees. I surrendered my desire to be in control of the future, because it is not in my hands. Since God has prepared the way to eternity, He will surely take care of my present needs. As I turned my bible to Ecclesiastes 12, the word “remember” hit me immediately.
1. Remember your Creator when you are still young (12:1)
For those who think they are still young, God wants them to remember that they came to this world not by chance, but by the deliberate will of God. There is nothing we can brag about no matter how strong, beautiful or smart we are. The moment we were born, we were tagged with an expiry date. Soon, all the excitement and fanfare will fade and life will come to an end. “Then man goes to his eternal home and mourners go about the streets.” (12:5) Before we are fully prepared, our names will be called and we will have to fall in line to enter the gate of eternity.
2. Remember him before you die (12:6)
The second call to remember is issued to people who feel that they still have plenty of time or who don’t care at all. The truth is—we will never know when death will come knocking, and the only chance we have is now! We will never have enough of what we want but pursuing these desires will eventually result in emptiness when God is not at the centre of our life.
The conclusion (12:13-14)
The wise and resourceful Teacher had searched for an answer and this is his conclusion—we will be judged for everything we do: “Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or bad.”
Paul came to a similar conclusion in Phil 2:12-15, “continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation…”
As children of God, we must reflect our relationship with Him in our daily lives. If we are in Christ, we will produce good work that counts towards eternity. Remember to remember Jesus Christ, your way to eternity!
Preacher Eunice
We give Preacher Eunice our blessings and wish her all the best for her studies! To God be the Glory!
Lyrics, Gonna Catch Em' All!
On 2 August afternoon, Synergy organised a follow-up event to the Parables Camp called "Lyrics, Gonna Catch Em' All".
More than 40 people turned up and participated in the exciting event that had many 'hidden talents' revealing their vocal skills. Despite experiencing some techical difficulties, everyone thoroughly enjoyed the singing and supported their individual group representatives.
Ranging from oldies but goodies to billboard top 40 hits, the participants spared no effort to hit the right tunes with the correct lyrics!
We had a few new and old friends turning up, and indeed it was a great time of fellowship together!
Tommy
More than 40 people turned up and participated in the exciting event that had many 'hidden talents' revealing their vocal skills. Despite experiencing some techical difficulties, everyone thoroughly enjoyed the singing and supported their individual group representatives.
Ranging from oldies but goodies to billboard top 40 hits, the participants spared no effort to hit the right tunes with the correct lyrics!
We had a few new and old friends turning up, and indeed it was a great time of fellowship together!
Tommy
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