Sueanne's Story Unfolds: My Trip Pics

Day 1 - Departure from Changi at 7.20am! 4 hour flight to our destination. On arrival, we were greeted by the whole bunch of Americans working the ground there. Lunch (almost 30 of us!). Briefing. Then we were seperated to our pairs and hosts. I was with Ruth, staying with L and R in the north part of the city. Bought some ingredients to bake cookies for the following night.

Day 2 - BS with a local. Lunch and P-walk.

The university entrance where we where. The family there is experiencing growth like never before! Our host left us there to make new friends. It was scary but thank God through His leading He lead us to a bunch of students. We made contact and even exchange numbers! Thankfully, we had the chance to meet them up again... and made some 'deep' conversations.

Our second night - We had a Christmas cookie decoration night where we invited girls over to decorate home made cookies. Many pre-believers came over. We had such a great time fellowshipping with them. About 4 or 5 heard the Christmas story for the first time. And the few of us had the opportunity to talk individually to the girls and shared our personal testimony. It was amazing!

On a side note: One of them has joined the family recently!

Day 3 - Weekly team time to interceed. Rest. Meet another local for dinner. At night, we had a girls book club. It was basic living as many of them are new in the family and some who have yet to join. During that time, we also had the chance to share how with our local friends how we God had made a difference in our life (i'll have to remember to blog this in my next entry). It was really a good time as we shared with them. And really reminded me to go back to basics about living as a new creation.

Day 4 - Team meeting. The Singapore team gathered to share our experience with each other and it was just a fantastic time! God is really working among the students. How often we hear of so many open doors and opportunities! Challenged to bring this back to Singapore, to where we live.

One of the tourist spot we visited in the afternoon. Its something like Jonker Walk, Melaka. Tried smelly tofu (not smelly tho, to me la). Met another 2 locals for dinner. We spent a few hours sharing and encouraging them.

That night, we had English corner. Its a place where people will gather to speak English. Made some more friends. It funny how there are so many types of people we meet. From the 3 hours there, I realised that their worldview, or specifically the student's worldview.. was that of any modern country. Materialistic. Trying to be better. Wanting to achieve so many things. Yet, I could see they are so lost, without hope or even reason to live... (to con't in next entry). At the end of the few hours standing in the open air with freezing temperature, we exchanged contacts. And suddenly one guy said he was interested! wow, opened door! just like that.

Day 5 - P walk, decorate house Ch - . Bump into one of our friends. Spend lunch time with them. Met her again for BS and shared with her.
That night, our host had this crazy idea. Invited a whole lot of local friend over to sing carols. Not just where we live, but to sing to the entire block! Close to 30 people came. We went door to door, sang some carols to complete strangers. They graciously listen to us and hopefully seed is sown thourgh the songs and little 'papers' given out.

This is how an apartment block looks like.

Day 6 - We met another friend and tried hot pot (hot pot meals usually last a few hours)! Lunch was amazing. We again shared our testi. Its like every meal we try to have it with some friends. And over the meal, we build that relationship and share something into their lives. It just opportunities everywhere! And since I have been back here, am really asking that I will have such chances here. (tho have to admit that the ground here is different. like Heidi Baker said yesterday... that the people here are lost, hungry, poor... but they don't know that they are).

Night, attended service. It was great to finally meet the family there! There was just so many people. And many pre-b. There was a special visitor from America, who is a teacher of the word. The locals realised that he was knowledgable in the word and was able to bring it so clearly. Immediately, they got hold of him and started asking him so many questions!

That night, I saw the hunger they had. The need for teachers to give the locals solid teaching is great. Yes, the need to reach out to the lost is great too. And when they come into the family, they need to be nurtured. But there is just not enough teachers! I really saw that labourers are needed urgently... more so, when we expect His kingdom to advance there. It really broke my heart to see such a urgency and need, not just in this country and in many unreached people groups.

Day 7 - The locals immediately arrange for a special BS while that American teacher is still in town. SO there it was, a few hours later, we were gathered at the same place, learning the doctrine of the faith from Romans 1-4. I was good to see that they wer getting solid food. The second half, was on the Holy Spirit. They have not experience Acts 2. And we studied through the book of Acts to see instances where people received the baptism of the HS. After that we prayed for them to receive likewise.

Night, another service. Many heard the good news.

Day 8 - Observed Sabbath with the whole bunch of workers. Services in the morning. We gathered at one of their house and the pioneer of this ministry happened to be in town. He shared something that really shook all of us. Not an easy topic... Laying down everything we have for His sake. Spend time rededicating ourselves. It was really a powerful time that we ended at 2plus pm!

Evening, our friends brought us to a tourist place. There's a square with musical fountain at 7pm everyday. Hotpot again. And a superb conversation over the long dinner. We could see that God is slowly but surely moving their hearts. From total disbelieff about the existance of God, they are now asking us our testimonies! We shared so many with them!

Day 9 - Gave BS in the morning. Rest and reflection. Spend the night with our host and shared our journey. "spiritual conversations" as one of them puts it!