50 Years Building His Kingdom - Far Eastern Bible College

Life
Bible-Presbyterian
Church
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Lively Teens
Fellowship
“Remember now thy Creator in the
days of thy youth.” Ecclesiastes 12:1
THE LIVELY TEENS Fellowship
had its first meeting on
27 June 1987. The name
“Lively Teens” was given by our Pastor
Rev. Timothy Tow. Andy Lim,
Khor Chiew Ling, Jemima Tow, and
Jeffrey Khoo provided the initial leadership.
The early years of the Lively Teens
Fellowship (LTF) were difficult ones. This
was reported in our 1 st anniversary thanksgiving
bulletin: “One year has passed and
the Fellowship has experienced moments
of ups and downs. There were times when
we had only two persons coming to the
meetings. The Lord knows how discouraging
these times could be. But we struggled
and prayed knowing that the Lord is
real and He has a purpose for us.”
We are truly thankful and grateful to
the Lord for sustaining the LTF till this day.
One factor that has kept the Fellowship
going was God’s provision of dedicated
adult leaders through the years, namely,
Edmund Wong, Mabel Koh, Tay Bee Heng,
Chew Yee Fong, Teong Lai Tee, Julie
Khoo, Quek Keng Khwang, Loi Huey
Ching, Andrew Lim, and Mathews
Abraham (FEBC student). There were
many “graduates” of the LTF like Joy Sng,
Timothy Tan, Terence Lum and Jason Ho,
just to name a few. There were others that
played a major role in the running of LTF.
We also remember Mrs Tan Siew Hoon,
who graciously opened her home at Chancery
Court for special meetings, and Mr
Michael Heng, who cheerfully supplied the
refreshments week after week during those
early and trying days of the LTF.
In June 1998, the adult leader Lai Tee
had a calling to serve in another church.
This opens up an opportunity for new adult
leadership. It was also during this period
that the Church’s Children’s Ministry felt
the call to cater to the teens. Although the
main thrust of the Children’s Ministry was
the provision of a worship for the children
of Life B-P Church, there were members
of the committee who felt it was time to
cater and also look into the fellowship aspect
of the teens development. With that,
the Children’s Ministry, together with
brother Teow Tzing, went into serving the
Lord in LTF.
There have been many changes to the
way LTF functions compared to when it
first started. These are driven by what teens
of today are. For one, the teens today are
more independent and exposed to the
knowledge explosion. Although the age
group of LTF stands at 12 to 16 years, the
teens are precocious and sophisticated.
Herein lies the danger. Can we still reach
out to them The answer is yes, but the
more mature among them must assume this
responsibility. Like the Lord calling the 12
disciples, we too need a core group of teens
to reach out to them. Hence in April 2000,
LTF had its first elected leadership in 13
years. The adult leaders mentioned earlier
have been slowly moulding and guiding
them into their leadership role.
The LTF meets in the Chinese Room
at Beulah House every Saturday at 3.00
p.m. Members meet for a time of
singspiration, sharing, Bible study, and
games. There are also special activities
such as Bible camps, outings, retreats, and
Christmas carolling.
Deacon Joel Seah