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dear Godchasers,


time for an quick update. =)

lately, we've witnessed real
life heroes and heroines in
Godchasers.

we always think,
"that would never happen to
me, it only happens to others."

but hey, it's reality.
it happened to our cellgroup
members, to one of us in Godchasers.

real life hero 1 :

Baoqi, our 14 year old brother,
was persecuted by his mum and
stopped from coming to church.
He was forced into attending a
foreign church near his place
instead. He called me up and
told me that he was confused
and was extremely fearful of
his mum. I prayed for him and
explained to him that he needs
to make his stand. So i asked
him, "Do you want to continue
to be with us?" He said, "Yes,
i want to be with you all".

So i encouraged him to make his
stand for what he knows is right.
Though he feared his mum and
what entails behind(the beatings)
greatly, he made his stand and
told his mum that he wanted to
come back to be with us. She beat
him and asked if he still insisted
on coming back. He said yes and was
beaten up again. After beating him
up for the second time, she relented
and said, "ok, attend the nearby
church for 2 more weeks, if you
still think it's not suitable for
you, then you may return to the
former church."

I asked what if she changed her
mind and went back on her word.
He said he will still insist on
coming back, "afterall, she had
already beaten me this much, what
more should i not endure?"

that, to me,
was a HUGE encouragement.

real life hero 2 :

Rebecca, our 15 year old sister
and Jiayin, our 14 year old sister.
Both of them were caught in a
difficult situation during a band
practice on a saturday. Usually,
band practice ends at 12pm and they
woukd make their way down to church.
However, it was extended to 4pm that
day. Deep down in their hearts, they
wanted to come to church. But they
were confused and pressured into
staying behind because of the people
around them. Then, Laypeng and Stef,
their disciplers, went to the school to
look for them. They met each other
at the school gate, after praying
together and receiving moral support
and encouragement from their
disciplers, they walked in, got
their bags and left school. It was
a nerve-wrecking and traumatising
experience as they went in to get
their bags.

"It felt like i was walking into a
prison", explained Rebecca. Both
girls walked out in tears as people
crowded around them, giving them
further pressure. Though many might
blame them for their decision, they
knew that they had made a decision
that was right in the eyes of God.
And they had His approval.

real life hero 3 :

Hester, our 21 year old sister.
She had been with us for close to 6
months. During this 6 months, she grew
in God's wisdom and stature. Slowly,
God began to speak to her life. Hester
wanted to live a life pleasing to God.
God had spoken into an area of her life.
She had a non-christian boyfriend. She
knew that it was wrong as God had
specifically told us in 2 Cor 6:14,
" Do not be unequally yoked together
with unbelievers." (NKJV) and in
2 Cor 6:15, " How can a believer be a
partner with an unbeliever?" (NLT).

She knew that God wanted her to put a
stop, a clean break from that ungodly
relationship. After much encouragement
from her discipler, she decided to make
her decision to please God and end that
unwholesome relationship. She came to me
with good news 2 weeks ago. She admitted
that the breakup was much easier than
she expected. After she gave this burden
to God and made her stand for Him,
things became easier that she thought.

Praise God! =)

In our walk with God, we will be tested
to make our stand for Him. Each time, we
decide to make our stand for God, we pass
a chapter of our walk with Him. And our
faith increases by a fold. We are reaching
another level in our relationship with God.

last 2 weeks, we learnt about witnessing
to the world, to our world.

what is a witness?

a witness is someone who speaks
the truth and gives an account of
what he/she had seen and
experienced.

last week :

Kenneth, felt God's prompting to share
the gospel with his classmate's friend,
someone whom he just met a few minutes
ago. He didn't even know this guy.
Despite all fear, he shared with him.
Though that person did not receive Christ,
Kenneth had obeyed the voice of God and
shared. He gave his best shot at witnessing
to this stranger.

Jiayin, Siyin and Daziree had a sudden
urge to do street evangelism on monday
afternoon. They never done this before,
and they smsed me and asked if they
could do it. I guided them with the 5
questions on "share Jesus without fear".
Armed with that 5 questions, newlife
chapter 1 and courage, they obeyed
God and went to the void decks in their
neighbourhood and started scouting
secondary school girls to share the gospel
with. They allowed the leading of the Holy
Spirit to guide their steps. Though the
girls did not receive Christ, it was good
enough in God's eyes.

why?
Because they obeyed God when He spoke.
They shared despite all fear and worries.

success is not determined by the person
receiving Christ, though we would really
want them to receive Jesus into their lives.

success is simply obeying God's voice,
and doing what He tells you.

there's a saying,
"you will obey who you worship".
have you obeyed God today?

I challenge you all to share to 5 persons
this week. Share to them what you've learnt
in church, share how God has changed your
life, share a time when God answered your
prayer, share the gospel, share your personal
testimony, offer to pray for someone who is
sick or is facing problems and INVITE THEM
to church this week. SHARE.

pray for them.
pray like never before.
pray until something happens. =)

2 more powerful testimonies :

Minfang, our 15 year old sister.
She received Jesus into her life about
6weeks ago. Though she feared her
parents who both came from a strong
buddhist background, she knew she
wanted Jesus in her life and accepted
Him as Lord and Saviour. On that very
day when she got home, strangely, her
parents who usually don't question her
whereabouts, came up to her and asked
if she went to church. She was shocked
but answered honestly, "yes".

Straightaway, her parents banned
her from going out, especially not
anywhere near a church. She was upset
but we encouraged her not to give up,
but to cling onto Jesus. We met up
with her for regular disciplship and
her hunger for the Lord caused her to
grow strong in Him. We fasted and prayed
together for a breakthrough. Week after
week, she would ask her parents for
permission to attend church. Slowly,
we could see God working in her parents'
hearts. Finally, her parents gave in
and allowed her attend church.

Our God is awesome yeah!

Dororin, our 15 year old sister.
She had received Jesus into her life a
few weeks ago. She had not told her
parents about it for fear of rejection.
She had been praying that God will soften
her parents' hearts so that they will
accept her becoming a christian. Last
wednesday, after our Nation fast and
prayer service, filled with the Holy
Spirit, she went home and shared the
gospel with her mum and openly shared
that she is now a christian to her family.
And her mum was open to her being a
christian and now she can openly place
her bible and discipleship materials in
her house.

see how God answers our prayers when we
P.U.S.H. pray until something happens.

our God is one who hears and answers.
He is faithful and just and will never
leave us or forsake us.

we are the apple of His eye.

in 1 John 4:16, it says,
"We know how much God loves us,
and we have put our trust in His love.
God is love and all who live in love
live in God, and God lives in them."

and in verse 18, it says,
"Such love has no fear, because
perfect love expels all fear." (NLT)

come on Godchasers!
Let's turn our world inside out!
upside down!

we wanna rock our schools, our family,
our neighbourhood, our workplace and
our world with the love of God! =)