A New Field Ministry!
Dear Frankelholics,
Nicholas Poa talks to us about a new “mission field” – on the soccer pit! Don’t play, play! These guys are dead serious about scoring...for Jesus (and for BFEC, but of course!). GOAL!!!
By God’s grace we were re-established in 2013 within 7 busy days as we felt led to join in the Crossroad Cup, an inter-church football competition. Emblazoned on our team’s shield was our motto “Soli Deo Gloria” (Glory to God Alone) and we set out with the lofty ideals of using our team as a platform to spread the Gospel, act as an outlet for healthy fellowship and of course TO CONQUER ALL THE OTHER CHURCHES ON THE FIELD!!! Were there hiccups and set-backs? Of course there were and they literally came in all shapes and sizes (for example Benjamin Mak and Gabriel Tan decided to order tight-fit XS sized jerseys and ended up with something which could barely fit a 12 year old girl). There was also the small matter of having to face up to REALITY where we were given a hiding from many of the other churches as most of our boys have never even played an 11-a-side football match, much less participate in a competition. It was tough and our boys really struggled against gamesmanship and rough and tumble tactics employed by some of the other churches against us (don’t worry, the only real injury suffered was our bruised egos). God’s fire is one which refines and purifies. Learning through our tough defeats and the mentorship of our senior members Uncle Lai Yong, Uncle Ngee Koon, Kelvin Lim, Kelvin Ng, Bryan Ng, Ian Koh, Ray Lim, Alex Loo, EJ Loo and Cohen Tan, our young fledglings David Quek, Gabriel Tan, Benjamin Mak, Arthur Liew, Benjamin Chan, Daniel Chew and Dyeo Xiaoen are starting to take flight. Alright...on to the business end of things you sayhave we won anything?! Yes we have! Our no-Christian, which comprises about a quarter of the team, have heard the Gospel a number of times throughout the season and some of them have attended our Church services or are now attending other Churches. We were also awarded the Crossroad Cup’s Fair Play Award and we clinched second place in the Soccertron Bowl Competition. At the time of press, our teams had just placed 5th and 8th out of 16 teams at the Ascension Cup held bi-annually and decimated Evangel Baptist Church 5-2 with Gabriel Tan netting himself a ‘perfect’ hat-trick (i.e., scoring one with his right foot, one with his left foot and one with his head). Moving forward, we aim to organise regular friendly kick-about sessions for members and guests to fellowship in a healthy and edifying manner. For updates on this and more team news, please join
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