Stepping Out With God - Pasir Panjang Church of Christ Singapore

2010 Roundup
Nat and I started 2010 with PP’s first missions trip to Myanmar with a team
of the best 10 travel companions ever. We took our usual Chinese New Year
get-away to Chiengmai, Thailand soon and then settled down for what
turned out to be a rather spectacular year
Nat is not working much these days. As usual, she is busy reaching out,
visiting and lending support to me and the church like she has always done.
We were glad that amongst those that Nat has reached out to, Phai and
David not only obeyed the gospel but gave birth to a bouncy baby boy who
took the name Nat suggested, Jonathan.
I am thankful that I had a clean bill of health at my annual checkup and
managed to keep my weight at an even 70kg. I have been teaching and
preaching more this year, and enjoying it immensely. One of these series,
"Walking with God", may be downloaded from www.ppcoc.org/walkwGod/
complete with lessons notes, teacher’s guide and powerpoints.
June and Ramesh are a great comfort. We see them at church on Sunday
morning, evening and Wednesdays. They come over for dinner on Tuesdays
and we go for Saturday morning walks and breakfast at the Botanical garden.
June had a promotion this year; Ramesh was away on job training in Norway
for several weeks and ended the year with a new job.
We had a great camp in KL, Malaysia in June with over 350 participants from
PP, plus two dozen overseas guests. Our missions giving and budget continue
to grow - this year, to the tune of a quarter of million dollars. I am excited
about our partnership with Batam, Indonesia and Baguio, Philippines where
we are helping growing congregations to do much more, as they model the
way for the rest of the congregations in their countries. SIBI, our Bible
school is rolling out its 2-year full-time course on 3rd January next year!
The highlight of our travels this year was to the Shanghai Expo, a treat from
our daughter, June. We enjoyed the Asian Missions Forum in Bohol, Philippines
- one of the best in recent years. As soon as I complete my quarterly Bible
series next week, we are heading to Malaysia for a short break and also to
fulfil the long standing request to teach and preach at Wangsa Maju, Selangor.
Before the year ends, Nat and I have signed up for PP’s couple retreat at
Batam, Indonesia.
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