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Chik Chak!


Does anyone have a secret ambition to be a photographer? Or maybe just have a passion for taking pictures as a hobby?

There is an exciting event coming up this Labour Day just for you!


Details are as follows:

Date: 1 May

Time : Morning to Lunch Time

Team: 7 to 10 pax per team

Cost : RM10 per person

Flag Off : GTPJ Section 13

Finishing Line : GTPJ Section 13

General rules:

1. Each team will be given a no of items to hunt and take a photo of that item within a set time at various locations. Each team is only allowed to submit One Memory Card (its not the camera that counts, its how creative your team takes the shot and whether u follow instructions properly. If you use more than one camera, please remember that u can only submit ONE Memory Card, so the team needs to think how they can put all the photos into that one stick).

2. There will be clues and criteria set to successfully complete each item.

3. A panel of judges will judge and rate the photos on a point system according to the set criteria.

4. Top 3 teams with the most point will WIN Prizes!

5. Its not about speed, its about team work, planning & creativity that will determine the winner!!

We're looking to register at least one team from our cell so please inform me if you want to join or if you have friends in your OIKOS you want to invite. I'll communicate more on it during cell tomorrow!

(The deadline for registration is this Saturday.)


I read this and found it very relevant to me! I hardly have enough sleep most days and I eat so much unhealthy food during mamak. Just something interesting to read and think about. Enjoy!


Your Love Prescription: Take Care of Your Body!
by Rick Warren

In our Devotionals series, Pastor Rick Warren discusses the Bible passages that inspire him the most. Today's Devotional is based on this passage:

"You made me; you created me. Now give me the sense to follow your commands" (Psalm 119:73 NLT).

Many of us are just too tired to love. We want to build deep relationships with those we care about, like family and friends. We want to love people in our community who are hurting. But we're just too tired. You can't love when you're tired.

What happens to your relationships when you're out of energy? Little issues become big problems and love withers. It takes physical energy to listen to people and put their needs first. I'm convinced that many married couples could avoid spending time with a divorce lawyer if they spent a little more time with a mattress salesman or a personal trainer.

The Bible mentions three habits that will refresh you physically and give you the strength to love others.

1. Get regular rest. "It is senseless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, fearing you will starve to death; for God wants his loved ones to get their proper rest" (Psalm 127:2 LB). Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is take a nap. Too tired to love your spouse and kids? Your problem isn't spiritual, it's physical. Get some sleep!

2. Eat a balanced diet. "You made my body, Lord; now give me sense to heed your laws" (Psalm 119:73 LB). God made your body to use a certain combination of foods as its energy source. Eating right will help give you the energy you need to love more faithfully.

3. Exercise regularly. "...Honor the Lord with your body" (1 Corinthians 6:20 NIV). Our bodies were made for activity. In biblical times they didn't have to exercise. People walked everywhere. They did physical work. But we have a sedentary life and drive everywhere we go. We need to exercise regularly.

Beyond Tears


Guess what?

We have our very own GT Easter Drama production coming up on 10th and 11th April!!! It's called Beyond Tears and we have people from our cell and our 'extended' cell involved in it so let's show all the support that we can. =)

"When 21 year old Kevin’s life comes to an abrupt halt, his parents are faced with many unexpected decisions. As their only child’s life unfolds before them, they realize that the decisions they make now will not only affect them. Will they be able to find strength amidst their pain and grief? What will they find when they look beyond their tears?"



These are graphic files of the brochures if you want to e-mail out to any of your friends or family! I have higher quality pictures if you need them - just tell me and I'll send them across.

Venue: Glad Tidings PJ, No 6 Jalan 13/4, 46200 Petaling Jaya
Friday 10 April 09, 8.30pm
Saturday 11 April 09, 5.00pm

Additional links for information:

Beyond Tears on GTPJ.com
Beyond Tears on Facebook
Beyond Tears Video Teaser on Youtube


I was just remembering the roots of our cell group today. From Section 19, to SS2, to Seapark, to Ara Jaya and now to Taman Tun. Over 10 years, three multiplications and two restructurings later, we have progressed to the place that we are today.

God's grace and faithfulness have continued to be so evident in and through all the lives of the cell members, and it's so encouraging for me to look back and see His mighty right hand at work the whole time.

After so many years of being involved, I don't feel burnt out or tired in cell (although there are seasons that I have before); I'm as excited or even more excited of what the future holds than when I started out.

I have a feeling that this is going to be a great year with God!


(This is our 'manual' superman pose =P)


by Os Hillman


"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving." - Colossians 3:23-24

"I didn't know you were in full-time Christian work," said my close friend as we were driving. "I didn't realize that," she went on. I responded, "Every person who has followed the will of God in their life is in full-time Christian work." God calls some to the mission field, others to be accountants, and others to be advertising executives, and still others to be construction workers. God never made a distinction between sacred and secular. In fact, the Hebrew word avodah is the root word having the same meaning of "work" and "worship." God sees our work as worship.

We have incorrectly elevated the role of the Christian worker to be more holy and committed than the person who is serving in a more secular environment. Yet the call to the secular workplace is as important as any other calling. God has to have His people in every sphere of life. Otherwise, many would never come to know Him because they would be separated from society.

I learned this lesson personally when I sought to go into "full-time" service as a pastor in my late twenties, only to have God thrust me back into the business world unwillingly. This turned out to be the best thing He could have done for me, because it was never His will for me to be a pastor. He knew I was more suited for the workplace.

We are all in missions. Some are called to foreign lands. Some are called to the jungles of the workplace. Wherever you are called, serve the Lord in that place. Let Him demonstrate His power through your life so that others might experience Him through you today and see your vocation as worship to His glory.

(I found this article simple and yet very relevant to each of us. Hope you enjoyed the read! =)


(Some more nostalgic cell pics...we really have to take more new pictures!)



This thought came to mind this afternoon: Today is the first day for the rest of your life. I just felt that something new is happening in our cell, in the members' lives, and that this year is going to be quite an amazing one with God. Challenging, yes. But filled with purpose and progress. =)

I've been checking the blog stats and noticed that for the last two days, hardly anyone came to visit. That's probably the result of me blogging on the cell blog so irregularly nowadays. I'm committing to changing that and I will provide updates, thoughts, testimonies and anything else appropriate at least once a week. Anyone who wants to write here, please do inform me and I will put you on the author's list (but you will need a google or blogger account set up I think, if you don't have one already).

How has your prayer and fasting gone this week? I have a confession to make. I've never kept to my fasting commitments for an extended period of time until this week. Since Sunday, I had fasted lunch and after almost a week, I am seeing changes happen in my spiritual walk...things that I did not anticipate and even things that I did not really want to happen.

I just want to share a bit. Every night, when I try to sleep, I've been feeling such a burden to pray and I've been praying for all of you by name and for your situations, many times crying (So manly, right?). But I'm sensing a change in the spiritul atmosphere and in my faith level, and I strongly feel that there will be a breakthrough in many of our lives as a result of this month's focus. Please join me even as we fast and pray for God's hand, breakthrough and presence to pour out on our lives and those around us in March.

Tonight, we're officially moving our cell venue to Sarah's house. I keep saying this but we're really so blessed to have her mom open up the house to us. It is such a great place to have cell and to achieve our cell's purpose. I'm believing God for spiritual growth and maturity this year. I'm believing God that our cell will grow and reach out to more people. And I'm believing God for multiplication this year for our cell. Time to rise up and take our position in the kingdom of God.

Finally, the emphasis this month is on being positioned for service. The verse given is from Ephesians 4:11-12: "It was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be build up." To each person, God has provided giftings, and I challenge each of us to try to find those giftings and begin activating them to bless and honour Him.

See you all tonight! I'm excited about cell because we're having some of the transitioning college cell members joining us from today. I hope Aunty cooks...Hahaha! So very hungry already...

Double portion


Hi all,

The last two weeks we discussed on Elijah and Elisha in our cell meetings. When I read this devotion today, I realised that it is very relevant to what we have been sharing in cell.

Do we have the hunger to have a greater anointing than our leaders, not to be better than them, but to accomplish more for God?

The devotion is shown below. Hope that it blesses you!

A Man Who Has God's Favor
by Os Hillman


"...Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you." - Zechariah 8:23

Few men of God have become extraordinary people of faith without the influence of mentors. A mentor is one who takes responsibility for the spiritual and, sometimes, physical care of another. It requires a commitment from the teacher and the student.

Elijah mentored Elisha. Elisha became one of the greatest prophets in the entire Bible. One of the primary reasons for this was Elisha's hunger. Elisha wanted a double portion of Elijah's spirit. It was this hunger that drove Elisha to be sold out to God's purposes for his life.

I have been privileged to have had many mentors throughout my spiritual life. In each stage of my maturity, God brought new mentors who had unique gifts that the previous mentor did not have. God has given me the hunger to desire a double portion of those positive attributes of my mentors. This desire is sorely missing among many today. I fail to see the hunger among many who could be used greatly in the Kingdom. Instead, the cares of this world distract them. It is an attitude of a la carte versus an attitude of pressing in to the full measure of what God might have for them.

Who are the people of God He has placed in your life? Are you learning from them? Are you seeking a double portion of their anointing? What prevents you from gaining from their wisdom and experience? God may have brought them into your life to prepare you to be a man or woman of God with great anointing. However, there is a time of training and waiting to prove out your own faith. Ask God today if there is someone He would have you mentor or be mentored by.

I am sad...


that I can't make it for cell today.


I was so excited over this week's cell especially because we have so many new faces joining us.

Haha, I wonder if I can ponteng the seminar at church to go for cell...maybe I'll sneak out early. =P

Well, tonight's going to be an important time of learning about the TCC cell model while you all have fun at cell! I'll make sure to keep you all updated on how we will be transitioning to the new model (not Cindy Crawford).

Have an awesome time at cell everyone!

(By the way, that's our assistant cell leader in the picture...=)

Our cell leader has always said this "Our cell is truly blessed!" and I agree to that. Not only has the cell multiplied, even our cell members have multiplied! Introducing our new cell members! (Aren't they cute!)

Marcus Jay Wong (Bergson & Mei's Son)
*Look like Bergson (personal opinnion..hehe)*


Naomi (Crystal Bee & Husband's Daughter)
Naomi was so busy that she fell asleep while talking on the phone. hahaha.


The proud mother and father
Marcus: Yawn~* Why all these people looking at me?


Crystal and Naomi (Naomi Full Moon Party)


Crystal, Naomi & Felicia
Naomi still on the phone. Wonder how Crystal's gonna pay for the phone bill. hahahaha....

The mothers are discussing the marriage plans already. hahaha. (Just kidding)



See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.

Isaiah 43:19a


And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.

Romans 8:28


Even as each of us enters into the new year, realise that God is doing something new. Something new in Church, in cell and in each of our lives.

Where there used to be only desert land and wasteland, there will be streams and pathways. He will form an oasis in the middle of a parched desert and life will spring forth from it.

There are three questions that are essential to build on:

1. What new thing is God doing? (In Church, cell and your life)
2. Do you want to be involved in what God is doing?
3. If you want to be involved, to what extent (how much) do you want to get involved?

Answering these three questions will provide a starting indication of God's will for you in this season (if you're curious about what it is =). As you evaluate them, do so knowing with complete assurance that God's master plan works for the good of those who love Him.

"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future".

Jeremiah 29:11



Hi all,

Tomorrow is our first cell of 2009 and I thought I’d write a post to communicate the vision for this year in Church as shared by Pastor Vincent last weekend.

Last year was the Year of Empowerment and this year is the Year of Positioning!

The verse that we’ll be referring to as a basis is from Ephesians 4:16:

“From Him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.”

The main message is that every person in the body of Christ has an important purpose and part to play. Each of us are very different as individuals but have a perfect fit in the body, that has been set aside for us by God. When one part of the body hurts, the rest of the body suffers along.

In 1 Corinthians 12:18, the verse states that, “God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be”.

I’m excited for this year. We’ve shared so many experiences together as a cell; within cell meetings playing ice breakers, worshipping together and discussing the relevance of the Word in our daily lives, as well as outside cell meetings with boardgames, sports, countless mamak sessions and dinners.

We went through multiplication into two cells and several harvest events, including the recent LIITA event which was the largest harvest event we’ve ever tried to handle (Yen’s side had 41 people and our side had 39 people attending). Two cell members had their first baby son, Marcus. We supported each other through job changes, migration plans, family and financial situations, mean bosses and tyre punctures.

2008 was an awesome year. It wasn’t easy by any means with many challenges and rough times but I’ve seen many individuals grow and develop even as they learn to trust God through their trials. It was a year of transition and the power of God was demonstrated in our lives many times even as He remained faithful.

I’m believing God for a greater 2009, where each cell member is going to find their place in the body of Christ, understand the purpose for which God has prepared for them, and be positioned there effectively. It will be a year of growth and and a year of release.

I’m constantly grateful for all of you and the way you have been involved in cell. Thank you for your support and love. It was an honour to serve with and alongside many of you.

Happy New Year.


(Last LIITA picture post)

Wah, thanks Bergson for taking all the pictures! I didn't realise how many pictures you took even though you were running around, organising food and talking to people. =) Really appreciate it!




















Now for the main Christmas programme!

This guy...put people to sleep. =P


All the 'interested' listeners.



It got a bit more exciting when each group of five needed to complete a challenge to proceed with the programme. Here are some pictures of the intense discussions on how to fulfil the challenges!









OK, discussion and preparation over. The first group steps up to do their best "Ho ho ho!" for 20 seconds.


I have to say that Colin did a pretty good Santa impersonation.


The second group sang a whole carol only using the words "Baa Ram Ewe" over and over again.




The third group had a fun sleigh ride with 4 reindeer and one big Santa behind with a whip. Haha!




The fourth group had to act out a scene where Santa has to make his way down a really skinny chimney!



The fifth group had to do the turkey walk.


But actually, all I see is Edwin showing everyone how to do a really...unique turkey walk. =P




The sixth and final group had to act like snowflakes falling in the wind, responding to every change of wind direction as a team.





Applause from everyone for the great job they did!



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