Inter-Assembly YP Fellowship day

On 31/5 five Chinese Assemblies young people met at Butterworth Gospel Hall for inter-fellowship.

This is an anual affair to encourage the young people in their faith and to creat opportunity for them to know each other. We aim to creat a clique that holds them together in brotherly love in the household of God.

Two more being added to the Church

Thank God for two Nepali believers coming forward to accept the water baptism on 23/6/08

They were baptised by their own Nepali leaders. It is our prayer that these Nepali believers will be equiped to lead and to propagate the gospel in Nepal when they returned home one day. Their hands-on expereinces will surely prepare them for such a day.

Vietnamese Special

Thank God another 10 of the Vietnamese were baptised. Just pray that they will grow up in the faith.

Visit to Bidor Gospel Centre

I was placed to speak at Bidor Gospel Centre this morning (13/4/08). They had thei sunday service at 9.00am It is a bi-linggual Chinese and English service.

I started my journey at 6.10am and had my breakfast at the popular Bidor Pang Zhang. I must say the mee is really expensive RM5.00 each plate. Nevertheless, it was good to be back at a old familiar shop which I used to drop in before the present Express way was built.

Bidor has a small congregation, but it has good fellowship and full of life among its members. May God bless them with more believers joining them. Pray the those who attend their students' fellowship will one day come for the worship service too.

Thank God for the opportunity to minister to the saints at Bidor.

Serving Silently Behind the Scene

Who is this? She has served the Lord in NTGH for the past 18 years. She served as a Youth Worker wroking among the youth of the Chinese Assembly.

Many of our youth will remember her for her deligent service, her wholehearted service and her care and guidance in their lives.

Many church members will remember her for the van driving, her joyful services and her practical fellowship.

Very often churches have forgotten these sisters who serve behind the scene. Very often they are unknown to many. They do not receive practical fellowship from churches just like their male counterparts. Yet they are happily serving God.

Do remember these sisters in your churches in your prayer and thanksgivings. Extend some form of fellowship to encourage them. God bless our sisters.

She is sister Tong Gaik Sim of NTGH.Praise the Lord for her services.

Easter Special

Thank God for a good turn up during the Vietnamese Easter Special. The Crowd was presented with the Jesus Film in Vietnamese while waiting for the rest to come in. We have Joe and Henry at the meeting. Joe led in some singing, while Ann and another sister led in worship. Henry presented to them the gospel.

Thanks for those who have given towards the refreshment. Surely the Lord will bless the ministry as more Vietnamese are being led to the saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Joe was blessed with a new motorcycle just recently. Both Jeo and Ann will be moving around in their ministry with their newly purchased motorcycle. Pray for their safety as they travel on the road.

Giving Our Blessings

Our elders committed this couple to work with the Vietnamese. They have just joined us for this ministry. We pray that God will do wonderful works through this young couple.

They joined us in faith, and we have to look to God to provide them their monthly allowances. If God touch your heart, you may want to support them through our VN Ministry. Joe is a graduate and he holds a Master in Div. One of our sisters in NTGH has given them her flat to stay while they are serving with NTGH. Praise the Lord!

God's Provisions for Jireh Home

Rebeka & David are running an Aged Home in Kulim----Jireh Home. It has been 15 years since. They have to feed some 25 inmates.

Praise God, they were invited to share with the saints in NTGH English Assembly on 27/1/2008. From their sharing we see how God has been graciously providing them through both believers and non-believers.

We rejoice with them for the good work done. May God bless them.

Joyful Moment

By God's grace, another three Nepali believers were baptised on 27/1/2008 Together with them was a Sabahan sister.The difference this time is that we have two sisters baptised and two brothers as well. A big crowd came to witness their baptism.

Surely this is a good start for the year 2008. Praise the Lord.

Action speaks louder than words.

I was given the privilege to speak at the New Year Dinner organised by Taiping Gospel Hall on 1st.January 2008. It was held in a restaurant. In fact, it has been their "tradition" for the past few years. A mean of celebration with the intend to share God's love with friends and loved ones.

It is such a friendly atmosphere in a dinner for all the visitors. They sit in to listen to Christian songs and testimonies. They had the opportunity to hear the gospel. Praise God for their leader Mr.Lai Su. He worked hard to plan and to make the occasion a success. This is an example of a working leadership, not one who leads by words of instruction and rebuke, but by personal example and hard work.

Pray that God will raise up more leaders among the assemblies who would lead in the front and getting involved personally in the ministry. This will bring about a revival in the assemblies.

Motivation Seminar

In the business world many of us have attended some form of motivational seminar one time or other. I was thrilled when I was invited to take a series of meetings at the AIGC Leadership Seminar. I was told the nature of the seminar is motivation to serve the Lord.

In fact, at this time of the year, many corporate companies are holding some kind of an Annual Dinner for their staff. The purpose of this dinner is to motivate and to lift up working morale among the staff, and an act of appreciation for their hardwork put in for the year.

I hope church leaders should give a thought of how to encourage their team of leadership to contribute wholeheartedly for the Lord. It is time to review how the leaders are showing their appreciation for the team work of all the participating membership.

Praise God for AIGC. Their team of leadership itself is like a size for many existing small assemblies. They have over 150 membership, on going ministry, missions, and also had expanded from one shop lot to three shop lots.

I can forsee that they will soon plant new churches in the next 10 years.

May God continue to bless AIGC for the good work put in to reach out to the lost.

Year End Decision for the Lord

Charles joined us at NTGH just in recent months. Praise the Lord, he finally decided to commit his life to the Lord. He also decided to go for baptism before end of 2007. We met to prepare for our trip to Jireh Home on 16/12 at 5.30pm Before we went off to Kulim, we had a baptismal service for Charles.

Thank God for the blessings from his wife and family members. They came to witness his baptism too.

Immediately after the baptism, both Mr.& Mrs Charles joined us to Jireh Home. May God bless our brother and his family for his faith in Christ Jesus.

Jireh Home In Kulim

Jireh Home in Kulim is the faith ministry run by David and Rebeca, fulltime ministers of the Home.
They have launched the caring ministry since their marriage. Today they have two kids.(Picture David and children.)

The Home keeps and feed the desolated people from the streets. They have both inmates from the Indian and Chinese communities. It is housed in a shop lot (coner lot) in Kulim. They have prayer and services at the Home itself for the inmates. Throughout these many years, they have brought many such lonely and unattended people to the Lord through their loving care.

NTGH English Assembly visits the home regularly. We provide some practical help as well. Every Christmas we would cooked and have a meal with the inmates of the Home. We would sing carols to them and have fellowship with the pastor.

The Home needs practical fellowship from all caring Christians and churches. We encourage Pastor Divid to avail himself to take meetings in some churches in 2008. In this way, we believe more Christians will be made aware of such a work and be able to partner with them to care for the desolated.

You can contribute to the Home through NTGH English Assembly. Receipt will be send to you from Jireh Home when we pass over your gift to them.

Merry Christmas

Joy to the World, the Saviour came; Let Earth receives her King!

Vietnamese Fellowship group invited their friends, over a hundred of them, to their recent Christmas gathering.

Praise the Lord, at the end of the day, five new friends received Christ Jesus as their Lord and saviour.

NTGH English Assembly is expecting a heavy expenditure for this Christmas season. We need to provide transport for both the Vietnamese and Nepali Christmas gatherings. Pray with us that there will be harvest of souls for the Kingdom of God in both the gatherings.

Visit to Kuala Kangsar

It has been many many years since I last visited Kuala Kangsar. This time, while making a trip to Nilai, I decided to stop at Kuala Kangsar Gospel Hall for fellowship with the saints and worshipping together.

Praise the Lord, we had a good time chatting and recalling the past. Thank God for seeing the KK Gospel Hall through these many years. There was a brother Frankie who has devoted himself to serve in this small town church. Together with Guan Choo & Chee and a few others they have kept the work going.

I had the opportunity to witness their Sunday School Prize Giving Day. At the same time, the church celebrated a belated birthday for MR.& Mrs. Chee. Let us always remember the smaller churches in prayer. Drop in to encourage them whenever you have the opportunity. Get to know their leaders and their need. Pray and support them.

Visit to Nilai

GOD willing MEBS will be moving from Seremban to Nilai in 2008. Kiwi was assigned the job to look around for a suitable place to house the MEBS.

On 11/11 Kiwi drove to Ipoh. On 12/11 together with Bro.Ow Kok Heng they visited Nilai. They were shown around town by David the MEBS Superintendant and a few others.

Thjey visited the new site for the Nilai Gospel Hall.The new site will have two church buildings: one for Nilai Chinese Assembly and one for Nilai English Assemblies. At the back of the building is a row of shop lots. We visited the shop lot right behind the church building. We have the intention of renting the first floor of the shop lot for MEBS. Having got the potential location for MEBS, they went for lunch and returned to Ipoh and Nibong Tebal.

Pray and ask God for leading.

Kiwi's Plan for 2008

What to expect in 2008 ? I should make more trips outstations to promote MEBS (Malaysian Emmaus Bible SChool) to the various Chinese Assemblies.

I have joined the MEBS Council lately and I will be acting on behalf of MEBS to interact with the various churches. I hope to encourage the Brethren Assemblies to give practical support and fellowship with MEBS. In fact the Board of MEBS Council hopes to see more assemblies sending their people to study at MEBS, equipping them for church ministries.

I will also continue to help up in the various small assemblies, taking meetings and sharing with them the visions of MEBS in the next 10 years.

Do pray with me that I may have a fruitful ministry in 2008. Pray also that God will provide me all the finances as I make more trips outstations. Last of all, ask God for good health and a lively spirit to move about. Thank you.

Joyful Moment

These Young people from the Chinese Assembly were baptised on 4th.November2007. NTGH has this practice to encourage those who have grown up from our Sunday school and before they left town after SPM to confirm their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ with baptism. Throughout the years many young people have accepted the Lord Jesus before they left for the cities.

Just pray that we will have more opportunity to work among new friends who have joined us recently.

Inter-Assembly Youth Fellowship

It is a good effort put in by the Youth Workers of the five assemblies to bring together the youths for a day of fellowship and learning together. In order to encourage the youth of Sungai Petani Gospel Hall this special gathering was held at SPGH. The NTGH team was led by our Youth Worker sister Tong Gaik Sim. She had served the Lord faithfully all these 18 years. Though not many people know her, the Lord remembers her. Praise the Lord.

Congratulation

We wanted to congratulate Mr Tan & Mr Kee for seeing their children growing up in the Lord.

on 26th.August 2007 Krystal Kee and Tan Jie En and Tan Su En were baptised.

We thank God that they have confirmed their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ by going through the water baptism. May the Lord continue to bless and lead them, helping them to grow in greater faith and greater zeal for the Lord.