another event. The mother came up to me to thank me for the words of encouragement I had said to her daughter (which I had forgotten by then!) and mentioned that her daughter had just graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry. She further shared that my words had impacted them then.
E
ver since I joined Trinity’s cell ministry, I have been thoroughly blessed. Even in the marketplace, I often share about my cell life and the testimonies that come from it to encourage them.
I see caring and connecting as being part of the Christian I was very heartened when I heard that. I never
walk. It is like second nature. When leading carecell, one of
expected a casual word I shared had, unknowingly,
the favourite illustrations I share is that of a sponge.
met someone’s need. It was just a few sincere, honest words from the heart and which I felt
Every member is like a sponge and the more we soak in
was important, but God used it to meet the
the goodness of the Lord, the more we must squeeze out
daughter’s need. This incident taught me that the
in order for others to absorb its freshness. Otherwise we
words we speak can impact a person’s life. We need
will only be a sponge that is stale, lacking freshness in our
to speak more words of encouragement to people
testimonies. By ‘squeezing out’,
when opportunities arise.
I am referring to serving in church. To be alive in Christ is to serve,
Singapore is a blessed nation and we are a blessed
rather than to be served.
people. I’ve always told my three beautiful daughters (one is in DiscoveryLand, one in Pre-
Food has always been the
e other in IGNYTE) Teens and the
trademark of the carecells I lead.
hon onou ourr Him Hm Hi to love God, honour r their rn tthe heir he ir and never turn
Ang My wife, Angela will always explore with other carecell members on various
m. backs on Him.
cook cooking styles and they will take turns to come
We are richlyy
up with a wide spread of supper on Fridays
blessed and
e evenings; these include ‘pig trotters with
are to serve
mee sua’, sharks fin with abalone, ‘basin rice
alongside
with mountains of ingredients’ and ‘crab
God to bless
bee hoon soup’, to name a few of the more
others!
exotic dishes we have had to date. I have not lost weight since leading cell!
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