announcement - Church of God of Prophecy

Until now, not much has changed,
and we have witnessed the fluctuation
of membership where people come
and leave just as fast. It certainly
has been discouraging, but through
this, we see the hand of God and His
abundant grace in sustaining us in and
out of season. In spite of the trying
circumstances and many challenges
thrown our way, He has kept us going,
and the Kingdom of God advances.
A member of our church shares with
us her testimony of God’s goodness
and how her life has been changed by
the grace of God:
I would like to take
this opportunity to
share with everyone
my experience with
God and how He has
been a constant
source of strength
and comfort for me.
Growing up in a Christian home,
I was always taught to recognize the
need for God in my life and how He is
the one true God, and there is no other
like Him.
I did everything a Christian would
do. I prayed. I read my Bible on most
nights, albeit quickly. All these were
merely duties I thought I should carry
out as a believer. As a young teen,
I was easily influenced and soon started
to curse and swear in the presence of
my friends.
It was only until I reached the age of
15 or 16 years that I started to hunger
for God. I poured over the Scriptures
and spent my time in His presence,
alone in my room. He often spoke
through verses, and I am very sure He
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The vision and purpose of the Lord for the Church
of God of Prophecy in Singapore is to reach out to
the many unsaved ethnic groups, with the purpose
of touching their lives and harvesting their precious
souls into the Kingdom of God.
spoke because I did the “flick-and-pick”
where I would just open the Bible and
whatever shows up on the page would
be what I needed. True enough, the
words were always what I needed,
and I was comforted.
I never liked studying and did not
do well for my O levels (high school
exams). The only place I could go
was an institution where most of the
“gangster students” or those who were
not academically inclined would end up.
I did not want to go there. There were
no courses that interested me, and I
thought to myself, “All right. I think I
may have to just do without studying
and work at some random boutique
shop for the rest of my life.”
But, no! That was not God’s plan.
A friend recommended I take up a
scholarship to study music at an arts
school where my school fees would be
paid for and a bursary of $800 would be
credited into my account monthly for
three whole years. The catch was they
would only choose 20 students.
I went through the whole process
of waiting for the moment of truth
to arrive in my mailbox, going for
interviews and auditions, and then
waiting again for confirmation to be
accepted into the school. Of course,
God had it all planned out, and I got
in eventually.
My parents did not have to worry
about paying for school fees, and
neither did they have to worry about
providing for me every month because
all was provided for! I got two diplomas
after four years, and it was time to
start working—serving the five-year
bond I was to serve. Yet again, God
showed me His power and grace, and I
was handpicked to go on to pursue
a degree after doing reasonably well
for my diploma. I never thought that
would happen.
During this whole time of studying,
however, I strayed far away from God
in spite of all the miracles He did for
me. I never doubted Him though. In my
heart, I knew He was my God and He
was good, but I felt unworthy to be His
daughter. I failed Him time after time,
and I did not want to enter His presence
because I felt dishonest.
In my personal opinion, I believed
that if a person were genuine, he/
she would never make the same
mistake twice. I felt I was not genuine.
Therefore, I told God I would take a
break from Him for a while. I did indeed
take a break for five years, but during
this time, He still spoke to me in so
many ways, one of which was when an
invited speaker laid his hand on me and
told me, “God says He still loves you no
matter what.” I cried and was touched
beyond words.
However, I could not move on
spiritually with Him. You know how
when a person wants to change, but
due to his or her weakness, he or she
is unable to, though he or she is
sincere? That was me. Weak. Wanting
to grow spiritually but unable to because
of circumstances and my inability
to conquer.
The breakthrough came when my
mother started to share about the Word
of God at home. Apparently, all that she
spoke of came as a revelation, and like
fire spreading, my spirit was awakened.
I made up my mind to please only God,
and whatever circumstance I was in, He
would be in charge. Through this, God