Nats Card

Happy
Birthday
DS4
DS2 & DS20
D R E A M M A K E R
E D I T I O N
Nats
DS6
DS Zone

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DS Zone All Rights Reserved 2020
DS Zone is part of Heart of God Church
which can be found in Imaginarium,
located in Paya Lebar, Singapore.
First published in Sep 2020.
It is a compilation of heartfelt messages
from members of DS2, DS20, DS4 and DS6
written in thanksgiving and in celebration
for their dear friend and leader, Nats B.
Portions of this book can be stored,
captured and reread in any form or by any
means - electronic, photocopy, scanning
or other at any times when necessary.
ISBN: 0209199222046

you
A L O N G W I T H
Thank
D A R R Y L , O U R
L E A D E R S A N D
P A S T O R S Y O U
M A D E M A N Y O F
O U R D R E A M S C O M E
T O P A S S

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DS2 -------------- Pg 1
Content
DS20 ------------- Pg 8
DS4 -------------- Pg 16
DS6 -------------- Pg 25

Chapter One:
Peace to Build 30
“Don’t be afraid of the enemy! Remember the
Lord, who is great and glorious, and fight for
your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your
wives, and your homes!”
Nehemiah 4:14
DS2

I W A N T E D T O B E A B L E T O G I V E F O L L O W U P T O A
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E W B E L I E V E R W I T H B O L D N E S S A N D F A I T H . N A T S
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A T I E N T L Y P R E P A R E D M E F O R E V E R Y F O L L O W U P
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E S S O N , S H E A L S O A L L O W E D M E T O S I T I N A S S H E
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H A R E D S O T H A T I C O U L D O B S E R V E A N D L E A R N
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R O M H E R . .
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M Y D R E A M N O W I S T O B E A B L E T O L E A D A
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R O U P O F Y A W H O W I L L H A V E T H E S A M E
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A S S I O N F O R G O D & S O U L S , H O N O U R F O R
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A S T O R S , A N D V I S I O N T O G I V E G O D T H E I R B E S T
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S O M E T H I N G S A R E C A U G H T , N O T T A U G H T "
Happy birthday Nats!!
Thank you for leading the zone with such a fight
and a faith. You have been sowing into our
individual lives all this while, in the way you love
us, believe in us but more importantly, in the way
you lead and live your own life. In you, i see how
I can have such a great honour and love for
Pastors, I see a fight of faith that doesnt give up
easily through your previous job and its crazy
work hours, through your mum's past health
condition, through your journey of becoming a
writer, through building the zone, growing
leaders and loving ppl.. In every battle, you
turned them into a praise and testimony for God.
Eph 6:10-13
In conclusion, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the full armour of
God, so that you may be able to stand up against all the schemes and the strategies and the
deceits of the devil...Therefore, put on the complete armour of God, so that you will be able
to resist and stand your ground in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm [in
your place, fully prepared, immovable, victorious].
This verse reminds me of how you are so strong, and how your strength comes from
standing firm, immovable and victorious in God.
Thank you for not judging me at my weakest, believing enough to journey with me and
pointing me to God. You have impacted me more ways than you could imagine. It's my
privilege to build the zone alongside you, Darryl, Pastors and our leaders! Believing for
greater breakthroughs, there is so much more to come!
Love you Nats!
Jasmin Foong
Y E A R S ! "
1

Happy Birthday Nats!
Thank you for always looking out for everyone in the CG, the zone
even though you have so many other things to think about and attend
to. I really don’t know how you do it, it’s just incredible. Thank you for
also looking out for little me, when times are hard for me financially. It
was really unexpected and I’m really touched.
Even though we are the same age, you share so much more wisdom
and have such a heart for others. Thank you for sowing into
everyone’s lives! It mustn’t have been easy but thank you for being our
leader!
On your birthday, I wish you more happiness to come and for God to
guide you on the path He has for you! May He be your strength when
things get tough and for you and your family to be safe, strong and
healthy under His protection!
Take care! Respect you very much!
Jasmin Ho
Happy birthday Nats B!!
One year wiser, and one year mightier! ☺ But thank you
Nats for always carrying every single one of us on your
heart every day. While the zone got w, you still continue to
be relevant and connect with every single one of us.
Helping us along and setting us up for success. Thank you
for remembering our milestones and getting us little gifts
to celebrate these moments with us!! You’re so consistent
in your character since the first day that I have met you,
and I’m so amazed by your love for others!! So inspired by
your heart to always grow and learn, and always being so
relatable to everyone. Thank you Nats for being our
amazing leader, and that will continue to keep you in
prayers!
Ong Loo Xin
2

serve the Lord, with
"To
passion & fire, to
more
having that some
keep
for others. To have
heart
increased capacity to
an
able to love & lead
be
remember when I was in between ministries, Nats you
"I
around the ministry open house with me to see if there
went
any ministry I was interested in. To be honest, I really
was
sure where to go, I enjoyed talking to people but I
wasn’t
really feel I was cut out/bold enough to be a host.
didn’t
under your encouragement I decided to go for it
But
I felt it was a place that I could grow in boldness &
because
step out of my comfort zone"
to
genevieve tan
Happy Birthday Nats!! ❤
Thank you for sowing into my life & also to those in the zone! You are
patient & you always choose to believe in people even when it may not
be easy. Even as the zone grows bigger, you still look out for every
individual, be it keeping us in prayer or going down to find someone
just to encourage or love them. You’re always finding ways for us to
grow & serve in the zone/church, be it the newer members or
veterans. Your heart for people has always been the same, you would
literally go the extra mile to love somebody. Thank you for all the time
you’ve taken to disciple us, train us & impart your wisdom &
experiences with us. Ultimately, thank you for always pointing us back
to the Lord. You are real & relatable as a leader, you lead by example
& you’re a role model to us (: It’s my privilege & honor to have you as
my leader! Love you Nats!! ❤ Thanks for always believing in me!
others."
3

dream that Nats helped made come to pass:
A
the catalyst ministry
Joining
Esther Ng
Hello Nats!! Happy happy birthday to you! Another year has passed but you still
have the same heart for God and for others, and you lead the zone with such
wisdom and grit

T O G E T H E R , H A R R Y A N D I W A N T
"
O K E E P O N G I V I N G T H E B E S T
T
E A R S O F O U R L I V E S T O G O D
Y
N D F O R G O D T O G U I D E U S T O
A
S E W H A T W E H A V E F O R T H E
U
L O R Y O F G O D ! "
G
Happy birthday Nats :)
Thank you for leading
and guiding the zone.
You have sown so
much into our
individual lives and
always leave us feeling
faith, hope and love.
It’s a privilege to be
standing with you and
building God’s
kingdom along side
you!!
Harrison &
Esther L
I recalled how you had
prayed for me (Est)
during a CG one day
and how “Now you
carry the vision, but
one day the vision will
carry you” and it really
ignited a love for the
youths and next
generations from then
on! Thank you for
speaking into my life!
6

Dear Nats, Happy Birthday! Thank
you so much for being such a great
leader and carrying us on your
hearts all the time. You've really
sown so much into our lives, and I've
personally been very encouraged
and felt very very believed in by you.
Even though I'm lacking, you still
believed in me and encouraged me. .
Throughout the DG sessions held earlier this year, I've really learnt a lot
from the insights and personal reflections that you've shared. One area
that I've always been struggling in is feeling very that I'm not ready and
that I do not have the skills to do the things entrusted to me. I still
remember very clearly, how you shared about how it was like when you
first went in to lead the writing ministry and how you overcame it. I felt
very inspired and encouraged (though I am still very much a work in
progress). Thank you so much for everything!!! And have a great birthday
:)
Sarah Ong
Blessed birthday Nats !!
Your heart for others and hunger for God amazes, encourages and inspires me.
Through your fear and love of God, I see His wisdom in your guidance. In every
conversation, you build, strengthen and draw us closer to God and His word. Each
time when we speak, you would have a verse, a testimony to share or a book that
would speak to my situation.
You show what it means to give your best regardless of your season and
circumstances. Even as you were adapting to On-Air at work, you made time to hear
our dreams and draw us closer to pastors.. You blessed us with handwritten
messages to affirm our destinies in God and church. I feel so loved and believed in...
Thank you for making my dreams of giving follow up come to past.. it is a privilege to
learn about the heart of follow up, hear how God has moved in your life and be able
to grow another's altar stronger in Him as well. I have been greatly blessed and I can't
wait to dream and have bigger dreams for God!
Love and honour you!
Valerie Yeo
7

Chapter Two:
DS20

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATSSS!! :)
thank you, thank you & thank you. tho
you're leading a zone, you still make
your presence felt in each & every of
our lives, esp so in times of need. I'm
holding onto the fox plushie you & ziyi
gave me as I type this. :')
Fiona
it's a simple token, but the love in
action speaks volumes. it was the
night after my grandma's wake
concluded. you traveled down to my
house w ziyi late at night, just to be
there for me knowing it's been tough.
I'm sorry I couldn't receive it & hug
y'all in person. thankyou for waiting at
my void deck to try & catch me :') you
didn't have to, but you did.
also, am privileged to complete follow-up under your guidance. you knew I
wanted to complete it in 8 weeks & took time out just so I could achieve it.
more than that, I treasure the quality conversations we had and am grateful
to hear your life encounters up close.
& just recently, you supported me as I shadow peck lian in EC, trusting that
we've everything in order, even checking on how my EC experience was.
thankyou for having others on your mind tho you had to take on a few
segments yourself.
w everything you're doing, am always amazed at how you find time to dive
deep into the WoG, never being complacent about knowing enough, always
reading up on new content. everytime you share about your current read, it's
always of a different title!
thankyou for your leadership, & we love your infectious laughter! hehe :)
" To baptise my family in the Holy
Spirit, for my household to be planted
& serving in the house of God. "
8

Happy birthday Nats!!! Thank you for
seeing us as who we are, but always
choosing to look at the best of us, and let
us work out the rest of us. Thank you for
being humble to work through us, even
when you can do many things on your
own. Thank you for your grace for our
mistakes and your encouragement for our
breakthroughs. I will always remember
how you prayed under my office earlier
this year during a time that I desperately
needed prayer. You remind us of how God
sees us and how we too should see
people. You inspire me and many others
to follow in our Pastors' footsteps to be
more and more like Christ each day.
It was very precious to me that you helped make my dream to preach in
CG come true last year. Sometimes, we don't know how small the
window of opportunity is, it was shortly after that covid hit, there was
much from that first experience that helped me through this storm.
God's promises always come true.
My Dream now is..
To make the dreams
of others come true.
Ernest Chen.
9

want to lead the children in worship!
"I
least once!"
at
Nats helped my dream of finishing
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up come to pass!!

on full-time, sharing my
Coming
to the zone, opportunities to
testimony
dream is to be able to love, grow and
"My
more people both pastorally and in
lead
draw closer to Pastors and the church.
Happy Birthday Nats!!!!!
Thank you for always carrying each and every single of us on
your heart. Thank you for always asking and caring about what is
going on in our lives, finding out about our dreams and to make
then happen. Thank you for always sharing about your
experiences and your discipleship from Pastors and leaders to
grow us and draw us closer to the man and woman of God. You
inspire us to be better Christians, better stewards and better
leaders through your servant leadership. Words just can’t
express my gratitude for evrry single thing you’ve done for us!!!
So happy and excited to be able to run alongside Pastors and
you to build the church!! Love and Honour you always!c
ministry to their destinies"
Xin Chen
11

a better TL with both success & significance, worship
Be
preacher, leading 40 ppl to Christ - so tt each leader
lead,
the zone will have at least one of these 40 to lead!
in
HOGC 4.0 while at the same age as SPs when
Pioneer
Blessed birthday Nats!!! ❤ ❤
Thank God for you!

Dear Nats,
Blessed birthdayyyy!!! <3 Just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you
for all you've done for me!!
Thank you for loving me - I was really very touched when you checked in on
me during my tougher seasons & blessed my fam & I with food T.T Thank
you for celebrating my breakthroughs & for constantly encouraging me as
well!! Though you lead a zone of over a hundred people, it's amazing how
you always take such an interest in each one of our lives, and how you're
"never too busy for people" (in your words) :')
Thank you for inspiring me - your rock solid trust in Him, rootedness in His
Word & reliance on Him constantly challenge me to keep growing in my
walk with Him. Am very inspired by the way you lead as well; you lead with
such a balance of boldness & sensitivity + truth & love, and most of all with
spiritual discernment. So grateful to be under your leadership!
Thank you for believing in me - though I've fallen short many times and still
have so so much to grow in, thank you for calling out the best in me,
affirming me in my strengths & most of all for discipling me! Through your
discipleship, you didn't just point out areas I could grow in but showed me
how i could grow in them, and it's through this that I managed to break
through in certain areas of my character/leadership this year :) I promise to
work even harder!
I pray that in the coming year, as you keep giving your best to God and the
people around you, He will continually strengthen & refresh you, and that
He'll enlarge your capacity to lead, love & build. Forever grateful to be on
the same #teamJesus & #teamHOGC as you, Pastors, leaders & everyone -
there is truly no better cause to live for, and am ready to do this for
eternity :)
To go on a mission trip, to intern in church & to be
able to lead a CG one day - these are some of my
dreams that you remembered, and played a part in
making all these come to pass :)
My dream is For DS20 to be 50 strong, for a
healthcare revival, & to one day open my
own clinic (that I can practice my Christian
faith freely in)!
Celine
15

Chapter Three:
DS4

Hi Nats, happy birthday!!
Thank you isn't enough for how I'm humbled by your
response and decisions I've seen you make ! You choose to
have more grace than what you feel, you choose to have a
simple heart to honour and celebrate, you choose to work
hard and work harder on yourself than give excuses and you
always choose to love, build and lead in and with faith despite
the discouragement / disappointments !I think many times we
thank you for looking out for us, but I think one thing I can
grow in is to learn to look out more for my leaders too.. Thank
you Nats for pointing us to God and Pastors always.! Want to
grow to have a heart that honours and hungers for
discipleship ! Love and respect you Nats!
my dream: To use what I have to
support SPs, our leaders and the
youth, and build the church
together with the team
Y U E B I N
19

Hey Nats! Happy birthday to you!
Thank you for always being around to build the zone, the CGs
and also every single one of us all these years. I could never
forget how when I was new in my faith, you would come all
the way with Daphne to whereever that was convenient for
me to have follow up lessons with me; speaking every truth in
love through those session and always pointing me to God.
You celebrated and encouraged me through many different
seasons in my walk with God; and all these really meant so
much to me.
You have led me to keep looking in God's direction, and
keeping my faith in all good and bad seasons. Thankyou for
loving me and believing in me through these years. You have
inspired me so much in what it means to live a life for God, to
pray the hardest in the hardest season, to keep giving and
serving God in every way I can. I thank God for you and look
forward to the many years I could rise up to serve God
alongside you, building the lives of others with you :)
my dream: To serve God in a greater
capacity in church, and also to bring
more of my friends, family, colleagues
and patients to know God.
R E G I N A
20

Hi Nats! Happy Birthday:) We have
known each other for 9 years now! Wow,
time really flies! I still rmb that when I
started to come to hogc you made my
my birthday cake and celebrated with
me. I was so touched and felt very loved.
Fast forward now you are still constant
and still the same Nats I know that love
and care for the ppl you are leading. You
have inspired me in many ways and told
me that I can be a better version of
myself. Even though maybe you cannot
personally talk to everyone in the zone,
you will look out for us and see if things
were alright! I am so blessed to have you
as my leader and so excited for the
years to come! Once again Happy
Birthday Nats! Love you very much:)
Love, Kumi
dream: step out of my comfort zone and be a
leader of small groups that has gone through
similar experiences as myself
K U M I
21

Happy Birthday Nats!!
Thanks for always building the zone with
your 200% and looking out for every one
of us. You think of macro plans for the
zone and in micro details for the
individuals, and are always loving people
in ways big and small. Even as the zone
grow bigger, the zone feels closer than
ever because the leaders and you pull
us ever closer. Thanks for looking out for
me when I expressed my interest in
writing for church, and when I was
behind a mask for a few weeks after the
wisdom tooth surgery. Your heart for
others inspires me to look out for others
even more and help others grow in their
strengths. Appreciate you a lot! Have a
great birthday!!
X A V E R I E
Happy birthday!
Very thankful for your presence in the zone and in church
in general. I know we have not interacted much but I
understand that you have been making alot of decisions
and coordination of the cg and the zone, making sure
that we are given the optimal situation to encounter god
day to day. Have a blessed day and year ahead!
R O C H E
22

Chapter Four:
DS6

Hi Nats! Happy birthday! I remembered I
first met you way before I joined DS6. It was
when wen xuan invited me a sermon in
imgainarium! You struck me as someone
who was confident, energetic and cheerful!
Fast forward to now, I'm so impressed at
how you managed to stay real, cheerful and
most importantly, continue to show genuine
care for everyone of us despite your busy
schedule. Your presence is truly a blessing
to the zone! Once again, Happy birthday!
Let's catch-up soon!
dream: be a
great teacher
J O S H U A L U M
Happy birthday Nats!! Though we only spoke a few
times in church, just wanted to give a shoutout for
the things you done in church and our zone. May god
bless in the things you are going to do and bless you
and your family with good health
Z A N E L E O W
25

Happy birthday Nats! Although we have only
spoken a few times, I could really see your love for
people and passion to serve shine through so
brightly. Thank you for thinking of me on Father's
Day and sending me the message; it really
impacted me a lot! Hope to be able to hang out
more with you :)
J E N I N
Happy birthday Nats!! So blessed to be growing
up and growing old and building the zone
together with you!! Thank you for being there for
me and speaking words of wisdom and truth in
my life! Love you loads Nats!!!
V A L E R I E . T O C K

Hi Nats! Happy birthday!! So thankful to be
under your leadership in DS zone, even though
you are busy with full time and leading the
zone, you’ll still take time to ask whether me
and Eli are doing ok with our business and also
hang out with us late into the night! Always love
hearing stories about pastors and leaders that
you will take the opportunity to share with us to
draw us closer to pastors!
To more years of building church together!
G O H T I A N Q I
30

Hi Nats!
Happy birthday!!! Thanks so much for leading DS
zone with Darryl! More than just leading the zone
from the top, you have been personally going down
to connect to every single one of us, to grow us
stronger in our walk with God, and also to grow us
closer to pastors! Thanks for organising all the DG
classes either late at night or early in the morning, to
teach us and find out more about us as well. From all
these, you have really shown me, that when you did
all these, it’s never about you, but about others.
Thanks so much, for leading us through the way you
live your life! Once again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATS!
dream: to be a good support
to my leaders. And in work,
to really be the best and a
good leader.
G O H Y I X I A N
32

About DS Zone
DS Zone is part of Heart of God Church which can be found in
Imaginarium, located in Paya Lebar, Singapore.
They are a group of Alternativists who strive to give their best
years of their lives to God..
Stay tuned
to more dreams
from DS Zone
COMING TO PASS IN 2021..