The Theme for 2013: The Key of David

Here it is. The theme for this year from Joseph Prince. Revelations 3:7 To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. Isaiah 22:22 I will place on his shoulder […]

Adventures in East Timor – Part 4

It was 4 January 2013, Day 2 of our mission trip. It had rained during the night and the morning air was cool and crisp at Tibar. We convened at the Tibar Resort restaurant for what would become our staple breakfast: two pieces of toast, one fried egg and fruit of some description. One person […]

Adventures in East Timor – Part 3

It’s 3 January 2013 – the official first day of the mission trip. We all got up bright and early, packed our bags and made our way to the All Seasons Hotel restaurant for an early breakfast, before loading up two taxis for the trip to Denpasar Airport. Gary, our team leader, had already been […]

Adventures in East Timor – Part 2

We arrived in Bali at around noon on Wednesday, 2 January 2013 from Singapore. This was our first time in Bali. The airport was crowded and stinking hot. After surviving a long queue to buy an entry visa, we were faced with another queue to clear immigration. We were extremely hot and bothered by then. […]

Adventures in East Timor – Part 1

I have had an amazing start to 2013, beginning with the privilege of serving with an awesome team of people from Faith Community Church on a short-term mission trip to East Timor, followed by a relaxing holiday with some friends in Bali. What I saw in East Timor was eye-opening and confronting. In my next […]

Lift Up Those Hands

I’m in Bali at the moment and one of the things I really hate is the traffic. The roads are narrow, the sidewalk is uneven and there are cars and motorbikes everywhere. Crossing the road is quite an undertaking. What my friend does is that he steps onto the road with his hand outstretched, palm […]

Hungry!!!

When I get hungry, I’m no fun to be around. I get cranky. Real cranky. Just ask my wife. When you are hungry, you are longing for something which is yours to have, but which you may not yet have taken hold of. I’m reading Bill Johnson’s Hosting the Presence at the moment. Johnson observes […]

New Every Morning

Happy 2013 worship revolutionaries! We began the year by locking ourselves out of the bedroom in Ling’s cousin’s house (while the cousin was away in the UK). All our phones, wallets and keys were in the room. We were virtually prisoners in a nice little apartment with a roof top jacuzzi. But that’s beside the […]

12 Fruit for 12 Months: The Year of Unceasing Fruitfulness in Review

So we come to the last day of 2012 and it’s always good to end by revisiting the premise set forth at the beginning. It helps us to see how far we have come and how faithful God is. As I shared in an earlier post, we were at the first and last services of […]

Steppin’ Out: Reflections on Global Day of Worship

It’s now the 364th day of the year (sorry I started writing this on 30th December and I’m only finishing it on the 31st). Today, I was challenged as I went to New Creation Church (I’m in Singapore at the moment) for the final service of 2012. I was there during the first service of […]