Year of Sabbath – Thanksgivings from Ps Yo and her 12

Well well well, in the Year of Sabbath 2008, many of us have indeed received many blessings and surprises from God.. here are some thanksgivings from Pastor's 12 and herself..
Pastor Yo: God works wonderfully in 2008. He renewed & restored many precious relationships for me. He provided for my needs. God is awesome. I will always praise Him and love Him.



Sally Wong: I thank God that He re-affirmed me that I’m a treasured child and he’s my provider & abba father.

Lay Leng: I thank God that He has taught me to give thanks always. Thanksgiving helps to put matters back to God’s perspective.





JiaRong: In this year of Sabbath, I’ve renewed my hope in the Lord and a new commitment and passion to serve.

Karen: It is a year in which God showed me my limits and showed me the extent of His.





Sharon: Hallelujah! I am thankful for the restoration of relationships and fulfilllment of God’s purposes in the year of Sabbath.

Xiushi: Thank God for my mother-in-law’s salvation & baptism. I experience greater faith in God this year.



Stephanie Go: I thank for the growth in my cell and their willingness to want to serve.

Mabel: I Thank God for His faithfulness & goodness in the smooth conception, pregnancy & delivery of our daughter, Hannah.





Hey i'm the new member of yoztribe.. i'm Hannah here! I thank God for bringing me safely to this world, for the gynae and for letting daddy and mummy have long leave to be with me!






ok, you have finished reading our thanksgivings, how about yours? do tag them down so that we can encourage all who read this blog ya! God bless you and a Happy New Year!

Muar ReTrEaT 2008

The night before the retreat....
Pastor received a call and we all have to make changes to the new bus timing.. All the leaders started to panic.. We called up our members who will be going Muar and informed them of the changes..Thank God we managed to call up all of them..

The following day.. What a day..The weather was cooling and the breeze was really nice..
We then waited for the "bus" and three vans came instead..haha..

Next will be worship time, word sessions, games and rest.. here are some photos:In our own free time, we played boardgames.. ok twister is another type of game..haha.. erm, i guess the boardgame of the retreat was "Saboteur" card game.. It teaches us "discernment"..haha.. Our dear Layleng had great fun too!!! ok her pictures will be shown on the next post..We also had fun looking and guessing our very own tribe people's baby photos. Yuppie, our rooms... There are 3 different houses, House of Grace, House of Joy and House of Peace..

This photo was supposed to show the forfeit of 4 people who lost in a game but instead Sally had to show how the forfeit is being done.... Forfeit: Each of them was supposed to act out an expression, the idiotic,bimbotic, a monkey and silly expression..

Guess what?? Sally herself had to show them how to do it!!haha.. It seemed like Sally was the one having the forfeit yo...haha.. Other than word sessions, worship and games, we were given much free time to chat and have our own personal time..coooool...

On the second day.... (Pls wait for the next post.. because many funky photos will only be collected after wed)...

Tribe retreat 26th-28th Dec

Hey yo peeps out there!!! Check out the conversation below:

JJ: Hey RR, let me test you, can you remember what is the theme for our church this year?
RR: That's easy la! Pastor has been talking so much about it," Love your neighbour" lo!
JJ: Wrong wrong, i'm asking you the theme THIS YEAR 2007 not 2008!
RR: ops, oh yeah is Year of Sabbath...rest rest..
JJ: That's right! So, how can you give thanks for this year of Sabbath?
RR: Eh, you know i've been quite busy with work and studies so dont really have the time to think about it..
JJ: Oh, ok no prob.. Let me help you out, are you free on the 26th-28th of dec? Wanna take some time out of your busy schedule and spend time with the Lord?
RR: Hmm, how i hope i can, but you know i'm really busy leh..
JJ: Come on! The year of Sabbath is ending soon and next year gonna be a year of 'Loving your neighbours'. We must end the year with a closure for us to start next year with a big bang !!
RR: Ok, let me think about it...
JJ: Aiyo, no need to think so much.. The more you think, the more you feel harder to leave you work. Can you trust God that He will take care of everything (your work and any other stuff) when you're away?
RR: Yes, i can, but...
JJ: No more buts... Jus send do it !


Out of obedience and desire to seek the Lord, RR has signed up for the Muar tribe retreat.

How can we miss the up-coming tribe retreat at MUAR PRAYER House?! We are going to have a really fun and good solid time together as a tribe of with our Lord Jesus. Do sign up with ya leader!








Love, jr.

My Hope Singapore.. Our Hope in the Lord...

Dear all,

This few weeks, many of us are getting busy with MHS preparation!
Below is a testimony by our dear Sharon who is so blessed by the MHS organized by her relatives and herself:

Dearest Family in Christ, Sharing this thanksgiving and reflection with you all, hope it will encourage you.

Rom 5: 5 "And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us."

Ps 71:14,17 "But as for me, I will always have hope; I will praise God more and more. Since my youth, O God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds."

I want to proclaim God awesome power and amazing grace that He extends to my family and relatives beyond what I can imagine. A month ago after I attended My Hope Singapore training, I started to think how to go about doing this evangelistic event with my cell. Each time deep in me a concern will arised, "Lord, how about my family and relatives who need this Hope?". God is so so so good indeed, He see the bunden of my heart. My cousin, Irene delivered a great news to me the very same week that she and her mum (eldest aunt) would like to host My Hope celebration for all at her house. Yeah! hooray, Praise the Lord! My schedules this season does not allow me to be a host for both, I was so thankful that the Lord granted me the desire of my heart. My cousin requested me to share my testimony and she will take care the rest on that day.
7Dec, a beautiful Sunday. I am into an adventure with God and the discovery of answered prayers I never knew. I attended Chinese service because of the celebration in the late afternoon, what a divine appointment installed for me. Dong fang Billy- the well known DJ/Singer..etc was preaching, I didnt know until I reached church that morning. I was very much ministered by the testimonies he shared and the songs that sung, God never fails to encourage and affirm His everlasting Love for me throughout the service. God showed me and gave me the clarity of how to share my testimony with my family, He wanted me to give altar call and pray healing for my family and relatives too. It was a challenging task, something very new for me. Eventhough I felt very uncertain and dont know what to expect...no control on my part, I chose to trust and obey. On my way home, at the platform of Tanah Merah Mrt Stn, I saw two eagles soaring with strong wings spreading out in freedom. I heard the Lord saying to me, "sharon, soar like them with the wings of authority, of power, of confident and courage, of faith I had given to you." I teared and give thanks.
Reached home, I used my cousin van to ferry my parents, aunts and cousins to my eldest aunt house. The experience brought me the memories that sweeten my soul and warm my heart. I remembered those days at village-Lim Chu Kang, I used to be the on call driver, the 'Big Sister' at service for my family and relatives in times of needs.
At my aunt house we had a great time of fellowship with one another. Children of each family blessed our parents with a Christmas gift to appreciate their love, our parents were so touch by the gestures. (In our family culture, we dont express our love in this manner. This is the first time I rallied all my cousins to do so in order to bless our parents with a personal touch) I believe that good values and principles need to pass-it-on and share on with the young one in the family. Over the years I have been the one in lead, its time to share with them the purpose behind.
Everyone were attentive and very entertained and touched by Kelvin Soh testimony. They were able to identify with his journey in life, especially when he keep using the word.."ah mah". It was so closed to our heart as we remembered our deceased granny (received christ at the age of 85) and how "ah mah" from a faithful follower of gods to GOD. The Hokkien song-Held my hand, my Lord touched their heart too! Afterwhich, my cousin-Irene, Joshua and my eldest aunt shared their testimonies. Hearing it for the first time, I was so touched and affirmed that I kept holding back my tears. It was an answered prayer I never knew for so many years if not for this divine appointment. Each of them shared that they are very grateful that I had made known to them about this saviour Jesus in times of crisis and Jesus has led them to His saving grace thus far. Now they are experiencing the abundance life and knowing God love them so much. Wiped away my tears, I walked in to round up with my testimony. I begun with telling them that it was a very significant moment for me now to stand here in this house to share. Why? Because of my eldest uncle tragic death 22 years ago(drowned in reservoir while fishing at night) that by God grace I come to know Christ. As I was sharing, I can see my father and some of them tearing. This is the first time after so many year that they got to know how I become Christian and see for themselves this present "Big Sister" life has been transformed.

I gave two invitations: 1) To get those who want to open their heart to Jesus to say the sinnner prayer with me. 2) To pray for those who need healing on their emotions or physical pain on their body or sickness. At this moment, my 3rd aunt said out loud "your Jesus can really heal?". I told her, "They are many living testimonies here, you want to give a try on this great physician?" Then she smiled. I told my dad that I will pray for him shortly for healing of his pain on the knees and his sickness (something new-1st time in this manner). I told my mum that Jesus healed her because of prayers and today she can enjoy walking and working. She smiled and affirming that as she looked at my 3rd aunt and dad. Surprise! 1 of cousin-Huay stood up and said softly to me, "can you pray for my mum(2nd aunt) also?" I was so amazed by what happened, as she is a stauch non-believer.
We continued our fellowship over food, my cousin-Huay and Mei came to me and thank me for what I did. It set them free from their bundens in their hearts all these years of meeting their parents needs. They often felt alone and helpless in many situation at home, but tonite they received a new freedom in Christ. Huay confessed to me that many times I invited her for church events, she always rejected me and giving me excuses. She asked me to forgive her and told me that today she is closer to Jesus. She has been reading bible, pray at time and know that God is real and personal. She welcome me to pray for her whenever I can and share with her the word of God through sms/emails. She shared with me that whenever there is a crisis in her life, God never fails to show her the Word.(she dont own a bible and not a believer yet, at time borrow bible from her sister-Mei). Mei, who is a catholic for many years was touched by the Holy Spirit and has a deeper hunger for God. She told me that what I shared with her was very new to her-My experience with the Word and Work of God. I told her she can always come to me and learn how to build relationship with God and His Word. Standing near the door gate, we held hand together and I pray for both of them.

What a beautiful sight. Lord, what a breakthrough. Hope has come to my household. It's Harvest time indeed. Hallelujah! Share-On

It is indeed a beautiful testimony isn't it? Let's continue to put our hope in the Lord and believe that a great harvest is coming!





Love, jr.