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Update from Thailand (11/07/09)

Posted by Covenant Youth & Young Adult On 2:10 AM

Heyhey! The YA TMT team '09 is in the house! (Pastor Eng Kiat's house). Thank God that we have arrived safely. (The take off was rather rough but the landing was great!) - ONE PIECE WE HAVE ARRIVED, and on to MACDONALDS for dinner!

Tomorrow will be the start of our real work here. There will be back to back activities as we will be conducting services at both Tachang and Thanpraporn churches. Pray for
1) Divine strength from God, to keep us going for the whole day
2) Courage as we share our testimonies and interact with the Thais
3) Unity as one body, encouraging and edifying each other
4) God's love to shine through us, that we can be sensitive to the Holy spirit

Ok. Check out this site for daily updates (hopefully) on the status of this trip and be the first to find out about the awesome work God will be doing in Thailand! Nights.

This is Joyce and Neo - Your correspondents from Thailand ^^.
Out.

TMT 2009 Thanksgiving |

Farewell Jessica n Jaclyn

Posted by Covenant Youth & Young Adult On 12:28 PM

Number 6:24-26

[24]Thee LORD bless you and keep you;

[25] The LORD make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you;

[26] The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.

Healing Testimony from Jia Wei

Posted by Covenant Youth & Young Adult On 9:25 AM

I just want to thank God for the miracle and healing over my left leg. My legs used to be of unequal length and the difference is quite significant, about 1.5cm. So my left leg is shorter than my right leg by 1.5cm. I first realised this condition during my SISPEC (Army) training when I got injured while doing the Standard Obstacle Course (SOC). The Army doctor and Podiatrist at Alexander Hospital certified that my left leg is shorter than my right leg by 1.5cm which was quite severe, that was about approximately 1 year ago.

On 04/07/2009 (Saturday), Pastor Derek Hong came to our church for the Prayer Servant Training. God gave him a word to heal those with feet problems, as mine was a leg issue, I didn't really think that God was referring to me. But I wanted to get healed so I ask Â some of the Young Adults to pray for my condition at the back of the YA room.

And God was truly Good and Awesome, He not only healed me that day but also risen my faith level and the faith level of those around me. They checked my legs and they are of the same length now !

Praise Jesus for the love and compassion that He has shown me... Amen!

Testimonies |

Thailand Mission Trip (11-19 Jul)

Posted by Covenant Youth & Young Adult On 6:41 PM

Dear young adults,

On behalf of the Young Adults TMT '09 team, we would like to sincerely thank you for your contributions for our trip. Our team had a fund raising event last Sunday and the response was fantastic. With your help, we have raised a total of $437 which would go a long way to blessing Pastor Eng Kiat and the church in Thailand. In addition, your generous donations of stationery would greatly bless the children over there. Once again, thanks for all your support and do remember to keep us in your prayers as we go forth to bless the people of Thailand.

The group of 18 (Henry, Carol, Wan Hsi, En Min, Eunice, Charissa, Clarence, Mark, Alvin, Lydia, Yingqi, Shi Wei, Jacob, Andrew, Joyce, Kirstie, Gabriel and Keryn) will depart S’pore at 6.20pm on Tiger Airway flight TR108 this Saturday. The following day, we will serve at the children sun sch, youth sun sch and worship service at Tachang church and Thanpraporn Church.

From Mon to Fri, the team will be running 1 English Tuition club, 4 Children’s Clubs, 3 Evangelistic Concerts. We will also be doing 7 visitations to church members and 2 cell group meetings. The final event is a full day Christian Youth Discipleship camp on Sat 18 July. The team will leave Bangkok on 19 Jul for S’pore on flight TR103 (8.20am) and flight TR105 (12.35pm).

Do look out for periodic updates on the mission at our YA blog http://yagers4christ.blogspot.com/

The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,
because the LORD has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners

We are claiming Isaiah 61:1 over this trip. We would really appreciate your prayer cover over us. Thank you.

Serving Our Saviour,
Henry and Carol

P.S. This photo was taken at the open field next to COOS - really looks like the Lord's hand, I feel that God will unveil things from His heavenly realm that are beyond our imagination.

TMT 2009 Thanksgiving |

YABF This Sunday!!

Posted by Covenant Youth & Young Adult On 4:42 PM

Angels

Posted by Covenant Youth & Young Adult On 11:27 AM

So, you attended Sarah Yang's session during YaYA Camp about Angels. You think you felt something, or maybe you didn't - you're not sure. You haven't seen anything, or have you? What do angels look like? What are they supposed to do? Do they get squashed when we walk into them?

Whether you've been Googling to find answers to your burning questions about angels, reading Scripture after Scripture, book after book, or simply brushing your questions to the back of your mind after Camp - read the following FAQ about Angels to find out more.

Q: What do angels look like?

A: They are Spirit bodies with limbs, eyes, voices, wings etc. [Revelations 4:8]

Q: Can someone who looks like a human being be an angel?

A: Yes.
- 'Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it' [Hebrews 13:2]

Q: Do angels get married?

A: No.
- 'When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven' [Mark 12:25]

Q: How do angels speak to people?
A: There are many ways which angels speak to people - appearing to them in human form (strangers), appearing to them in their angelic form, or appearing to them in dreams. [Matthew 1:20; John 20:12]

Q: Are human beings of higher authority than angels?

A: Angels are subject to God, and are of a lower status than human beings. Therefore, we should not worship angels.
- 'Áre not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?' [Hebrews 1:14]
- 'At this [John] fell at his feet to worship [the angel]. But he said to [John], "Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God!"' [Revelations 19:10]

Q: How many angels are there?

A: Countless (though, of course, God knows how many).
- 'Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand...' [Revelations 5:11] [also, Luke 2:13; Hebrews 12:22]

Q: What are the roles of the various archangels (highest rank of angels)?

A: Michael is the warrior angel, and Gabriel is the messenger angel.
- 'And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back' [Revelation 12:7]
- 'Then Michael, one of the chief princes came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia' [Daniel 10:13]
- 'while [Daniel] was still in prayer, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice' [Daniel 9:21]
- 'In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph...' [Luke 1:26-27]

Q: What are angels like?

A: Intelligent, meek, joyful, modest, holy, glorious, immortal. [2 Samuel 14:20; 2 Peter 2:11; Luke 15:7; Luke 20:36]

I hope this has answered some of your questions, please respond using the chatbox on the right column; if you want more, or have questions, don't be too shy to put them there too.