As I cashed out $500 today from the ATM, my heart was filled with thanksgiving. I was able to bring home the monthly contribution. God is faithful.
It was stressful period of thinking where to find new supporters. I was in the "RED" (a deficit in my staff support account). But thankfully, God used the loving responses of some church mates to give generously to my ministry when they knew I'm raising more for the housing allowances and salary increment.
Please continue to pray for me as I'm still trusting God to find the following numbers of new supporters for $920 monthly:
(A) 3 persons to contribute $100 monthly each / one time gift of $1,200
(B) 4 persons to contribute $50 monthly each / one time gift of $600
(C) 14 persons to contribute $30 monthly each / one time gift of $360
Thank you for your prayers and support.
Co-labouring with you in the Lord's Global Harvest,
Kheng Boon (aka Qingwen)
91557064
chinluke@gmail.com
Thursday, August 28, 2008
If You Miss My Last Email Newsletters (July 2008)
Dear Supporters & Friends,
Thanksgiving:
We were advised strongly NOT to ROM at our church wedding because Irene's father is unlikely to step into the church. We prayed and asked God that He would soften the heart of Irene's father, and willing to walk Irene down the aisle to give her daughter in marriage to me.
To our surprise, he said YES! I repeated the request to Irene's father, and he said it was okay, and he understood it. Praise the Lord! My mum and Irene's third aunt was there also to discuss about the wedding preparation with Irene's father. So hearing from his mouth, Irene's aunt said nothing of dissuading us not to ROM at the church wedding. Now we can move on quickly to prepare for our wedding.
Prayer Requests:
I had requested to shorten the loan payment period for the current flat (Woodlands) to 5 years, and then Irene and I will purchase a new flat. We are trying to apply for a new flat under the BTO scheme, and pray that our application is possible even my name stays in the current flat for the next 5 years.
Finding new supporters to raise wedding allowance and monthly support.
Financial Needs:
- $6,000 each for our wedding allowance from now till May.
- Another $1,050 monthly for the following purposes:
- $200/mth for housing allowance because of repaying current flat loan
- $250/mth for the CSU conference & leaders equipping in July 2009
- $200/mth for the salary increment to meet the rising costs of living
- $400/mth for the shortfall in the monthly salary
I have so much more to update you about my ministry, but I don't want to overwhelm you with details. So please go to http://twllearner.blogspot.com/ or http://chinluke.multiply.com/ to read my ministry updates. Here is the latest news on Naked i Campaign. If you want to know the results, go to http://twllearner.blogspot.com/ . Thanks.
Thanksgiving:
We were advised strongly NOT to ROM at our church wedding because Irene's father is unlikely to step into the church. We prayed and asked God that He would soften the heart of Irene's father, and willing to walk Irene down the aisle to give her daughter in marriage to me.
To our surprise, he said YES! I repeated the request to Irene's father, and he said it was okay, and he understood it. Praise the Lord! My mum and Irene's third aunt was there also to discuss about the wedding preparation with Irene's father. So hearing from his mouth, Irene's aunt said nothing of dissuading us not to ROM at the church wedding. Now we can move on quickly to prepare for our wedding.
Prayer Requests:
I had requested to shorten the loan payment period for the current flat (Woodlands) to 5 years, and then Irene and I will purchase a new flat. We are trying to apply for a new flat under the BTO scheme, and pray that our application is possible even my name stays in the current flat for the next 5 years.
Finding new supporters to raise wedding allowance and monthly support.
Financial Needs:
- $6,000 each for our wedding allowance from now till May.
- Another $1,050 monthly for the following purposes:
- $200/mth for housing allowance because of repaying current flat loan
- $250/mth for the CSU conference & leaders equipping in July 2009
- $200/mth for the salary increment to meet the rising costs of living
- $400/mth for the shortfall in the monthly salary
I have so much more to update you about my ministry, but I don't want to overwhelm you with details. So please go to http://twllearner.blogspot.com/ or http://chinluke.multiply.com/ to read my ministry updates. Here is the latest news on Naked i Campaign. If you want to know the results, go to http://twllearner.blogspot.com/ . Thanks.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Virtually-Led Movement Unconference
What's that?
In a nutshell, it was a gathering of 20 student leaders and staff meeting in a non-conference style where we centered on the theme of using the Internet and mobile technology to reach out to every student and the world.
How did it go?
It was the very first attempt to create awareness of the virtually-led movement potentially exploring into numerous opportunities to to share their faith. The students did have good ideas to use blogs, post videos, forums, social networking sites e.g. facebook etc, but i hope that they can think much further into the possibilities of using mobile technology.
Mobile technology is the future considering last July there are 3.3 billion mobile subscribers in the world. People in Third World and developing countries are starting to use mobile phones to connect to the world. These people will not have own laptops, cars or homes, but they will have TV and mobile phones.
I'm still consolidating the minutes from the the unconference, and pray that we can have some baby steps to see Virtually-Led Movement in the Campus Ministry of CCC.
In a nutshell, it was a gathering of 20 student leaders and staff meeting in a non-conference style where we centered on the theme of using the Internet and mobile technology to reach out to every student and the world.
How did it go?
It was the very first attempt to create awareness of the virtually-led movement potentially exploring into numerous opportunities to to share their faith. The students did have good ideas to use blogs, post videos, forums, social networking sites e.g. facebook etc, but i hope that they can think much further into the possibilities of using mobile technology.
Mobile technology is the future considering last July there are 3.3 billion mobile subscribers in the world. People in Third World and developing countries are starting to use mobile phones to connect to the world. These people will not have own laptops, cars or homes, but they will have TV and mobile phones.
I'm still consolidating the minutes from the the unconference, and pray that we can have some baby steps to see Virtually-Led Movement in the Campus Ministry of CCC.
Trying Out This Blog To Update My Ministry
Dear Friends & Supporters,
I'm experimenting another way to update my ministry in CCC other than emails. Hope you can catch my ministry reports, especially for those who are newly added to my mailing list.
Hope to rope in Irene's updates here as well so that you can start to know her and pray for us as a couple. And You may have guessed my blog main banner title's "IQ In Action" means Irene & Qingwen in action.
Thanks for visiting this site and please continue to lift us up in prayers.
Co-labouring with you in the Lord's Global Harvest,
Qingwen
I'm experimenting another way to update my ministry in CCC other than emails. Hope you can catch my ministry reports, especially for those who are newly added to my mailing list.
Hope to rope in Irene's updates here as well so that you can start to know her and pray for us as a couple. And You may have guessed my blog main banner title's "IQ In Action" means Irene & Qingwen in action.
Thanks for visiting this site and please continue to lift us up in prayers.
Co-labouring with you in the Lord's Global Harvest,
Qingwen
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