REAL people with REAL testimonies to testify our REAL God. Jesus is Alive!

Drops of Heaven...

"I have the strength to face all conditions by the power that Christ gives me" -Philippians 4:13

"Do not be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervour serving the Lord" -Romans 12:11

"The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord."
- Lamentations 3:25-26

"The angel of Yahweh encamps around those who fear him, and rescues them. Taste and see that Yahweh is good. How blessed are those who take refuge in him."
- Psalm 34:7-8

"The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing."
-Zephaniah 3:17

"No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it."
-1 Corinthians 10:13

"He came as a witness to testify concerning that Light. So that through Him, all men might believe"
-John 1:7

"I wait patiently for God to save me; i depend on him alone"
-Psalms 62:1

"Anyone who loves his life loses it, but the man who hates his life in this world, will keep it for eternal life"
-John 12:25

"If you love only those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them"
-Luke 6:32

"Stay awake and pray that you may not enter into temptation"
-Matthew 26:41

"The eyes of the Lord are upon the just and His ears are open to their prayers"
-1 Peter 3:12

"Why do you take note of the splinter in your brother's eye but do not notice the wooden plank in your own eye?"
-Matthew 7:3

"If anyone wishes to serve me, he must follow me"
-John 12:26

"God said, "let there be light," and there was light. And God saw that the light was good"
-Genesis 1:3-4

"Do not grow careless, but learn to follow the example of those who through their faith and patience are the possessors of what has been promised"
-Hebrews 6:12

"The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord; and He deighteth in his way"
-Psalm 37:23

<"God is spirit, and those who worship must worship in spirit and truth"
-John 4:24

Christ is present, in the lives of His people indeed...

Thursday, October 26, 2006

A testimony from His blessed daughter, Hilda Foo (Singapore)

I'm a 15 yr old, in sec 3.

We were having a major important event out in the open field in the morning, and the weather seemed alright at first. After a while, dark clouds gathered in the distant, and I started to get worried as the event could only be held in the open. So, I prayed. Hard.

It seemed that my prayers had gone unanswered as it started to drizzle and soon threatened to pour. We were all getting desperate.

Then, as we worried, the showers of blessings grew lighter and I spotted a beautiful rainbow arching across the dark cloudy horizon! The rainbow arch grew longer little by little, until it stretched across the dark clouds in the distance, quite a miraculous contrast! Well, I rejoiced and praised the Lord, for I felt God had shown me He was always beside me; just like the rainbow He showed to Noah as a sign of His covenant.

As usual, my friends didn't really seem to appreciate it as much… but I know that being able to thank the Lord and appreciate the simple but beautiful things in life, like the rainbow, the sunrise and sunset, birds chirping, Nature given to us by the Father, is a precious gift that not many people have these few days. There's so much we can be thankful for in life!

So I proclaim... PRAISE THE LORD!

(even for the simplest things like the clear blue morning sky:)

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

A testimony from His blessed son, Addison Wong (Singapore)

School started a week ago, and I have to say, I was looking forward to it. I thought I had rested enough during the holidays and spent sufficient time lazing around that I was completely satisfied. It was time to finally get those books out and work hard again.

Unfortunately, I attended a camp with the Youth Council in my parish, the Church of Christ The King, during the 3 days that led to the day when school reopened. Thus, I ended the holidays in a way I had never expected to - on a high.

It wasn't that obvious to me at first. I mean, I did feel a tinge of discomfort being in school, with a silent desire to go meet the people I established a higher level of bond with during the camp, after school. But I kept telling myself "I'm all motivated to work hard, I'm all motivated to work hard". By the end of the week, I gave up. I faced reality. The high I experienced from the camp was too overwhelming for me to keep lying to myself. I got a little worried. "What if this continues and my grades are affected?" I thought to myself.

Last night, I opened up to my classmate on MSN about how I don't think I was as motivated to do well this semester as I was during the last. He said it was the opposite for him. I was on the low upon hearing that.

I said a prayer last night, asking for motivation in school, for the feeling of being high to fade off, and for me to be able to concentrate well and not be complacent by the grades I received last semester.

This morning, I woke up feeling real good. I went to class and boy, did I feel last semester's Addison spirit return! It was all motivation and concentration, and no more feelings of being high from post camp! God answered my prayer when I didn't expect it to be answered so promptly.

That's all I had to do, I suppose - turn to him. That simple. When one does that, and puts the Lord in the center of all that he/she does, be it in church or in the world out there, everything can go smoothly.

Thanks Be To God!

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

A testimony from His blessed son, Gerald Ong (Singapore)

This happened many months ago, in around May this year.

For a start, I enjoy going out on social functions together with my company of friends. However, something happened to me differently. An unusual me decided not to go for the social function- the CAYC BBQ after Camp Jeremiah. Somehow or another, I decided to give it a miss. I knew that the Lord was telling me something, but I just didn't know what was it. Till one day when I met one of my poly friends who recently got baptised in Easter this year. She told me that she was getting confirmed on that weekend and invited me to attend the confirmation Mass. I'm sure that was much more important than the social function. The Lord plans my days indeed!

Praise the Lord for His many wonders!

Sunday, October 08, 2006

A testimony from His blessed son, Matthew Heng (Singapore)

God never fails to amaze me indeed. Today, once again, He has done His great work in my life! Today I had a chance to lead worship for my ministry, but I started to panic when I realised that I'm not familiar with one of the songs. The worst part was that I only realise it 5 minutes before the prayer session began. Though I do know how the chorus go, I had no idea how the verse was sung. In addition to that, we had other families attending our prayer session that day. The last thing I wanted was to go blank in front of everyone with a microphone. I turned around and asked my guitarist, Joann, what should I do, and she said,'try, just try'. I had zero confidence at first, but after making my little prayer to God, I told her,'don't worry, spirit-led, spirit-led, I'm sure it'll be ok.'

Just before that song started, Joann asked me again, 'how? can or not'. With all confidence and faith, I told her, 'spirit-led'. Soon after, the song started, and I honestly felt that everything went very well. Words just flowed out of me as I began leading the worship. I sang every part of the song, and somehow, I just knew the tune (to the song which I was not familiar with) as I led my ministry. When the worship ended, a slide presentation was shown. During the presentation, i felt my heart racing and my whole body was filled with warmth. I could feel the tears in my eyes (I didn't dare to let it roll though as I was sitting facing everyone else). Somehow, I knew that I was led by the spirit, God indeed sent His helping hand. And all I needed was to have faith and leave everything up to Him.
Praise God!

Sunday, October 01, 2006

A testimony from His blessed son Denny Daniel (India)

Hebrews 13:5 says "I will never leave thee nor forsake thee". I never really understood this verse, till ...

It was late March of 2003. Everyone was busy preparing for their exams and so was I. All my textbooks were soiled except one, Maths. The only paper that I hated the most. But the exam was at hand. My math exam was scheduled for 9am, the next day. The previous night at around 11pm, i tried to read but i didn't understand anything. Teachers, friends, relatives and mom were expecting good grades from me but i was about to fail my exams. I didn't know what to do. I realised my pitiful state. I knew nothing could be done. Dad went to be with the Lord the previous year and being the eldest son, i was crowned with all the responsibilities. Fear overpowered me.

I quietly approached my mom who had just finished reading the bible and was about to say her bed-time prayers. When I explained to her, she calmly replied, "Son, go and pray. I will pray for you". I quietly obeyed her. The burden was great. I knelt beside my bed, placed my hands on my Math textbook and started praying. Tears wetted my bedsheet. After praying for 10 minutes, I felt an urge to open the book. It was 11:15pm. After 40 minutes of reading, I went to sleep. Surprising enough, I slept peacefully.

Next day, I entered the examination hall at 8:45am. The fear in my compelled me to keep my hands on the question sheet and pray. At 9am, I was told to open the question sheet. All I could remember was opening the question sheet and holding the pen to answer them. But, I don't know what happened next. I felt someone holding my hand and writing the exam. The exam duration was 2 hrs and 30 minutes. I found myself walking out of the exam hall in 2 hrs. When I walked out, i came to my senses. I gazed at my question sheet. I always marked the question that I attended. It had no markings. I didn't understand anything. Slowly, it dawned that it was God who held my hand and wrote the exam for me. Hallelujah. When the results were declared, I stood first in my college scoring 96 in Maths. Praise God.

Isa 41:20 says "That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this..."

In late December of 2004, when Anna (Refer testimony dated September 18, 2006), a good friend of mine, was enjoying her stay at Sri Lanka, I was enjoying my vacation at Cape Comorin which happens to be the southern most tip of India. My friends and I had organised a beach meet on 26th morning. The same day, at noon after we finished and as we returned back home, Tsunami hit those beaches badly. Everything was destroyed but God kept me and Anna alive to testify about his goodness to you all. God is good and His mercies endureth for ever.

And now do i fully trust in the verse, Romans 8:28 - And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.