I am now writing this update as an Anglican pastor. Hahaha…humorous, isn’t it? And our God is indeed a humorous God. Never did I ever imagine myself to be associated with a traditional, conservative religious organization. But God has His plans, in His way, in His time. I have moved in to the parsonage which was newly renovated a few months ago in anticipation of a resident pastor. Now, as I settle down I need to fill the basic furnishings with things that will make the place more conducive. Not sure how I’m going to do that. After all, I’ve always enjoy the mission field and used to the very basic of living conditions which make this place pretty much a “luxury.” It’s a single story bungalow with three rooms. One room has been converted to the office while the other two is available to house guests/visitors. Each has 3 beds and both have air-con and fan. However, there’s just one bathroom available which may cause a little hassle for big groups visiting. Utensils are available at the very basic/minimal for the moment. Do drop by for a visit. It’s pretty lonely here.
My primary ministry is still the OA community in Perak and I’ll be traveling frequently there. I’m still exploring how to comfortably leave my mom home alone during my travels away from Penang. Kindly advice if you have any suggestions. I’m considering getting a maid. The training ministry in Perak is progressing slowly. Initially, it was planned that PLK will run in parallel with SAM but there’s a proposal to merge these two to form a more holistic feeder school for ITC. Please pray as this school slowly takes shape. There’re available facilities ready in a local church in Ipoh, in anticipation of the establishment of a school. Looks like the Lord has been preparing the way for the ministries within my portfolio. We will pioneer the BM track for ITC and will need about two years before we can be directly linked to a local Seminary. Please pray for us.
March is pretty busy with the task of settling down in this new office. I have a speaking engagement at a youth group in a Methodist church on the first Sunday. The second week I’ll be joining the team of BM pastors from another church for a worship retreat at BHOP in Penang Hill, followed by a trip to Simpang Pulai for a weekend retreat with lay leaders with some BM pastors. That leaves week three pretty free to attempt a lot of desk work for the class in Intro to Christian Missions in Gopeng on week four. Following this will be preparations for Good Friday/Easter weekend and welcoming month four of the year.
Join me in prayer as we anticipate greater things that the Lord has for our nation. Thank you for your partnership in ministry.
