Praise God once again for such successful girls and guys outing on tuesday and thursday.. This week was such a happening week! With Jireh's birthday celebration, Wanting's New believer celebration, Prayer meet cum Bible Study, etc. Of course not forgetting the exciting announcements as well for the coming weeks! Laughs. Let's be excited not just for the fun, the excitement, but let's be excited to dwell in God's word, His presence, His teachings, and many more! Let's LOVE God together as a caregroup! As well as the entire SP unit. =)

1. Caregroup Cancelled for Week 7 (Take Note)
- Due to tests this week, regular caregroup for the week will be cancelled to allow each and every one of us to focus on revision. Caregroup will resume next week as a Unit based caregroup.

2. Monday Dinner 5th November 2007
- Not compulsory.
- Meant for those who do not have MST week and will like to join in for dinner time.
- 5pm @ FC4

3. Prison Break Meeting 9th November 2007
- Starting around 6 to 7 pm
- All involving players and planners to be present
- Location confirm again!
- Bring along the prison break notice form (Only for planners. If you do not have one, tell me)

4. Arise Announcement (Important)
- Right after Prison break meeting
- More details regarding trustfall 2007
- Clarification from previous Arise meeting
- Do prepare questions that you will like to enquire regarding Arise2007
- More details: www.arise2007.blogspot.com

5. Saturday Coreteam Meet (Occidental)
- People to be present: Thomas, John, Shawn, Pooiyee and Baorun.
- Time to be confirm again
- Prepare Bible, notepad and pen
- Objectives: Reflection on goals set (Statistical and General Spirituality)

6. Region Prayer Meetings
- 10th and 17th November 2007
- It will be a warm gathering of our PolyDi region for intensive prayer, and spirit filled worship. Let's practice our stamina for prayer and awaits to dwell greater in His presence!

7. Prayermeeting CUM Bible study
- Meant for all believers who delights in learning the word of God!
- 19th November 2007
- Monday, 6pm
- Prepare your Bible, Notepad and pen. As well as a Heart of Expectancy =)

8. Arise 2007
- 24th November 2007
- 2pm @ Nanyang Polytechnic
- Goodies bag will be provided
- Registration form from UA (Yiheng or Jeremy Kiu)
- Ends by 4.30 to 5pm

9. Prison Break
- 2nd December 2007
- Details to be release again
- People! Start inviting friends to join in this event!

10. Unit Caregroup Next week!!!
- Wednesday 14th November 2007
- Roles will be announce again through emails
- @ 6pm

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A short sharing (From Yours, GenJ.)

Wanted to share something that I learn recently during my careleader's meeting to you guys, my beloved caregroup! Pastor Hendry from Hope Johannesburg said something that strikes my heart with a powerful amen from within. Quoted from Him, " God doesn't needs our strength, all He needs is our availability". Indeed in this God's ministry, it is not about what we excel in and strong in that enables us to be able to serve God, but it is the willingness from each individual to provide availability in their life to do God's work. Coming into this church organisation is not about paperwork and chores, but it is offering ourself as an instrument and ambassador of His church, glorifying Him with our life as a salt and light and carrying out the great commission.

We all play a part in the Church vision, "To fulfil the great commission by building strong and biblical people to plant strong and biblical church in Singapore and all over the world". Some of us here are new believers, some of us here have been in church for quite a while.. Like 2 years, 4 years, 6 years? But yet we never get too involve in serving God in His church.. Some of us here are strong coreteam players in the caregroup and unit, serving with all my strength and soul to fulfil God's calling, in which many are fire up but some may be mellow and dry. No matter who we are, to God, we are similar and equal, He uses us all to expand His kingdom, in which He builds for us. This is the greatest purpose that God locates in every believer who calls upon the name of Jesus, and the process of serving Him in our life is indescribable. I can only say, it is a journey of no returns and no regrets. Therefore, like to encourage all believers, to walk closely with God and discover more how He wants you to plays a part in His kingdom, for everybody is a part of it.

I read something from this book call "The heart of a great pastor" by H.B. London and Neil Wiseman. It quotes, "Divine strength for every battle is just a prayer away". I told Thomas that the Distance away from a miracle is just a prayer away, which is a evaluated version from the original quote. This strengthens my heart greatly.. Because many of a time in this walk with God, we will be dealt with plentiful of objections, persecutions, emotional struggles, unpleasant situations, decisions to make whether to compromise God's principles or standing firm on them.. There are plenty of issues in this world that will hinder our walk with God, and I call them a internal battle. Every issue we are actually fighting to stay with God, either to win or lose. But God promises Divine strength that will provide us victory for every battle! It is only a matter of fact about our prayer. How is your prayer life today? How is your devotion to God today? Like to encourage all believers to keep our spiritual stamina strong and healthy.. This saturday will be a good test out! Personally I went for the previous region prayer meeting on last saturday.. And it was awesome.. God feels Nexus with His spirit so powerfully that I bow down on knees in tears of his glory. I believe those who went will say, AMEN!

Last but not least, my beloved Occidental.. Like to express my appreciation to everyone of you.. Baorun, Pooiyee, Thomas, Wanting, Evan, John, Shawn, Brian, Jeremy, Edmund, Hanxing, Santono and Geok Hian.. And those who were once with us.. Thank you guys for making this group a happening one, and a successful one. Thank God that we gel together so strongly and are all walking with God consistently. I pray that leaders will rise up, new shepherds will come and ask me for sheeps, there will be new faces during core team meetings, there will be new believers joining us in this walk with God, and the group will continue to expand our territory for God is definitely going to answer our cries and desires to witness people crossing the line! It is not a matter of expanding the group anymore, but a matter of souls saved. I thank God for my coreteam members who supported me greatly in the pioneering of Occidental, thank you. =)

17 Converts. (1 down)

More to come!

Everybody plays a part.

That's what makes Occidental special.