Ah, I finally got down to pen a few updates…It’s been a relaxing, smooth ride into the new year, at least for me. Christmas was a blast. I had a wonderful time spending Christmas morning in an English service of a Lutheran church, the church that launched me into active ministry and hence, the start of yet another nostalgic moment for me. On Christmas afternoon, I was with a Bahasa church in Bukit Mertajam, being ushered in into a community of closely knitted fellowship of tribal hospitality. Christmas brought a love so deep and divine that I was a bit reluctant to go to PJ to spend New Year with my family there. Yet I know I have to. If not, taking up my new ministry commitments, I will have to be in church for all Christmas/New Year to come. And it was a wonderful time with my nephews. They grow so fast…
I came back to Penang on the 7th Jan. My nephew asked me why I need to go home so soon and I have to simplify a reply that there are people in Penang paying to hear me talk (I have a preaching engagement). Anyway, it has been a wonderful, fantastic, and fulfilling week as the Lord enabled me to minister across denominations. On 10jan I was ministering in the Lutheran Church, on 13jan I was with the FGA BM pastors, on 16jan I was with the youth in a Methodist church, and on 17jan I was sharing about the OA work with the Brethrens. Amazing isn’t it? That’s beside the in between fellowship with fellow believers from the Baptist, Anglican, etc…I think this is what I really enjoy most, ministering to the universal church of God, where the wall of denomination does not exist.
I am also glad that the last couple of days/weeks, I had the opportunity to meet long lost friends in Facebook. Schoolmates, classmates, collegians, course mates…and catching up on old times like what old people usually do. Ah…the joy of walking down memory lane, recalling those sweet, innocent moments. Unfortunately, I seem to have some corrupted memory files in my head disk drive and that made me missed out on some old adventures.
I realized I’m a bit addicted to Facebook and I forced myself to quit all games (except Mafia Wars). I’ve been sitting on my research proposal for about three months and I need to discipline myself back to my studies. And yes, quitting those games does help a bit. I’m revising a large portion to date. Stuck on a section which needs a little input from my supervisor, so, waiting for his reply will give me an excuse to indulge in Facebook for awhile.
Ministry is progressing well, slowly. A meeting is planned for various church leaders this 1st Feb. Please pray for us. We will meet to discuss how to plan/develop the training/teaching ministry to lay leaders in the interior, and also the possibility of community development and church partnership for various projects. We hope to share resources and save time/effort while being able to bless all concern. In the meantime, I’m being anglicanized, so that I serve from the platform of the Anglican church, ministering to the OA community. Please pray also for the advance training we are planning to establish in Ipoh town. We will work with a local seminary to offer degree/advance degree programs.
CNY is right around the corner, so, allow me to be the first few to greet you with a very happy and blessed Chinese New Year. Kong Xi Fa Cai…
