Susanna Quek

My Grandma's Healed

On 8 June, my Grandma came from Tg Pinang. She had a fall at home, and she started to lose control of her bowels and not recognise the people around her. I brought her to the A&E dept in Changi Hospital that evening.

After perfoming all necessary checks and scans, the doctor delivered the bad news. He said my Grandma had a pretty bad fall, and there were a lot of blood clots in her brain. He figured that it must have been quite a bad fall, because Grandma had a crack on her back skull, but the blood clots were actually found on her forehead. It was probably caused by a jerking action. Nobody knew how or when she fell. The only thing we knew was that Grandma's condition was quite bad.

My Beautiful Grandma

The doctor ordered that Grandma be admitted straight away. The neurosurgeons decided that they would not operate on her to remove the clots as she was 88 years old. In the doctor's words, he said "your grandma is very very sick. You should call all your relatives to inform them that she's very sick...and yes...the conditon might deterioriate very fast".
Grandma wasn't expected to make a complete recovery because of her age.

After spending a week in the hospital, Grandma's condition didn't improve significantly. She still couldn't recognise any of us, and she seemed like she was in a lot of pain. The nurses tried to feed her, but she refused to open her mouth. They had to tie her hands to the bed as she kept pulling out the needles on her hands. They also tried to insert a feeding tube through her mouth so that liquid food could be delievered into her stomach. She looked like she was in a lot of pain and discomfort, and the familly decided to discharge her.

Grandma spent a few days at my home. I then called Dorcas and Paul, and they came to pray for her recovery. Grandma had a lung infection, and her condition was deterioting very fast. After two days, Paul and Dorcas prayed for her again. Grandma had wanted to go back to Tg Pinang, and we were worried that she might not be in the right condition to go back. By the grace of God, we found a team of mobile doctors who gave her medical care from home. Grandma was treated for another two weeks before she went back to Tg Pinang in early July.

I visited my grandma on 1 August in Tg Pinang. Praise the Lord. My grandma is completely healed! She now recognises everyone around her, and she remembers everything except the period when she was sick. GOD's grace really shined on my grandma, and GOD had proved the doctors wrong. My grandma is healed. Her skull is now perfectly alright, and she is starting to walk, and leading an independent life again.

Mei Wong

A Miracle Baby

"Therefore I say to you whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them." Mark 11:24

We had been trying for a baby for a few years but I suffered two miscarriages (in Dec 2004 and Dec 2005). To find out the reason for the recurring miscarriages, we opted for a test. The test results showed that our second baby had Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) and was under the fatal category where its major organs did not develop properly.

After the second miscarriage, we tried again for a very long time while coping emotionally. It was during then that I attended my first church camp in May 2007. During the camp, my friend Chieh Ling came up to me and said that God had put a burden in her heart to pray for me. Through her prayer, I felt God’s love and knew He was aware of all the struggles that I was going through. I also asked her to keep me in prayer for me to conceive a healthy baby. 

Praise God! I was pregnant in October 2007. During my 11th week check up, my gynae measured my baby’s neck skin and found that it was much thicker than usual. This indicated either Down syndrome or a major heart problem. Without delay, my gynae, Doctor Teoh sent me to NUH for a second opinion.

The detailed scan and blood test indicated that I stood a very high chance of carrying a Down syndrome baby. The normal ratio for my age is 1:192, but my result showed I fell under the fatal category (where the baby cannot even survive) of 1:4 and under the non-fatal category of 1:6. Dr Teoh and the professor from NUH both strongly urged me to go for a chromosome test, but this posed a very high risk of miscarriage. Fear gripped us as we learnt of the test result. The same fear, pain and disappointments filled us as we recalled the loss of our second baby. We felt lost and helpless.

Andrew felt that we should carefully consider whether to proceed with the test as having a baby is a life time responsibility. As for me, all I wanted was to commit the whole situation to God, trust Him with all my heart and believe that He was in control. I persuaded Andrew to support my decision, telling him that all things are possible with God and with Him, we can have supernatural blessings. Andrew wasn’t a believer yet and he found it hard to stand by my decision. He could neither sleep nor work and his eyes were teary most of the time. I told Pastor Simon about it and he suggested that we go for the Friday Freedom service in our church. 

We went and during the prayer ministry, Andrew felt God’s love and presence. That night, he let out all his emotions and finally - after a whole week of sleepless nights - he was able to sleep as he felt peace in his heart. The next day, I called up Ivy, my lifenet leader and told her about our decision to keep the baby and not go for further tests. Our Pastor and church were very supportive and committed to keep us in prayer. I still remember when we informed our gynae of our decision, he told us to start reading on how to take care of Special Needs children as the chances of us having a Down syndrome baby was at a 90% high.  We rejected his comments and held on to God’s promises.

Praise the Lord! Baby Zane was born on 31 July 2008. He is truly a precious and perfect gift from God. We are very grateful to God for his great love, blessings, faithfulness and strength. We cannot imagine what life will be like without God.  Our church has been most loving and supportive. Andrew felt God’s great love through them and accepted Christ.

ALL GLORY TO GOD!!! We love you, Lord, and thank you so much for making our life beautiful.

"If you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, “Move from here to there,” and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you." Matthew 17:20

Lala

Struck Blind, Deaf and Mute

I was born into a Christian family and I went to church every week but I didn’t have any personal relationship with Jesus. I spent my youth doing useless things such as smoking, drinking alcohol, taking drugs, and changing boyfriends. 

I was also interested in black magic and played around with witchcraft. However, I soon found out that this witchcraft was dangerous as it started getting out of control, and I wanted to get out of it. But I faced demonic attacks and there seemed no way out for me.

The evil spirits attacked me viciously. I was struck blind, mute and deaf.  I even lost my memory and I couldn’t walk. I was very desperate. The only thing that was on my mind was to commit suicide because the devil had destroyed my life and I didn’t have any hope for the future anymore.

One day, out of desperation, my parents brought me to church for prayer. Aftyer the prayer for my healing, I had an encounter with Jesus Christ. I saw a man with a white robe and a shining face; and His eyes were like flames of fire. He came towards me, opened His arms and I saw there were holes in his hands. I did not know it was Jesus and I was so scared. So I rebuked Him “In Jesus' name, go away! You don’t belong here!” He smiled at me, and said “My child, I love you.”

Wow, the moment I heard those words, there was such great peace and comfort that came upon me. He took me by the hand and led me to say the Lord’s Prayer. After I finished praying, I coughed and all the demons left me. God delivered me by Himself and since then, my life has changed. Jesus knew my suffering.  He himself came to save and deliver me.

Jesus says in the Bible: “The thief comes only to steal, and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.” John 10:10

I’ve made a decision to follow Jesus totally because I’ve experienced God’s healing, restoration and total love for me. God has transformed my life and I will never be the same again. I would like to encourage you - If God can change my life, God can also change your life. Jesus loves you. Jesus is alive. His help is never too late and His hand is never too short to save you. Amen. God bless you all.

Margaret Chan

A Lifetime Search Ended

I heard about the Lord Jesus when I was 7 years old, but back then, my whole family was Buddhist; including my grandfather who was a medium who did exorcisms and healings.

It was through my eldest paternal aunt that I heard about Jesus. I remember she was going through an operation for cancer when she saw white-winged figures flying aournd her. Not knowing what they were, she shared her experience with a Christian nurse who explained to my aunt that those were angels who visited her. During that time, my aunt received the Lord into her life. This was my first encounter with God.

Growing up, I attended a mission school during my secondary school days and was still trying to seek the Lord. I even attended a few churches but did not belong to any.

Now...after almost 50 years of my life, my dear friend Suzanne invited me to the Grand Opening service at NLCC on Oct 5. It was here that I found what I was looking for. Our heavenly Father touched me with His loving words and I opened the doors of my heart to Him.

Praise the Lord! My life before was like what's written in John 5:37-40: "And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form, nor does his word dwell in you, for you do not believe the one he sent. You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These scriptures testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life.""

Praise the Lord! I dropped to my knees and I accepted Christ for the first time in my life.

Testimonies of Gold Dust: Outpouring of His Glory

Signs and Miracles

We Praise God for His Presence

There are more testimonies on the way to testify of God's Greatness and Glory. Such signs and wonders are drawing people into a deeper and greater love for Him. We are seeing people healed, saved, freed, and anointed for His Glory. Amen!

Peggy Ong:

10 Oct, Friday night service: God moved with signs and wonders and many ladies received gold-dust, either on their hands or clothes. That night seemed to be a "Gold Dust Ladies’ Night"! I did not realize it until I got home, that something was glittering on my left hand after taking off my watch. It was gold dust on my inner left wrist in the shape of a ‘†’ and I was amazed!! Next I checked my face. There was one sparkling speck on my right cheek - and the word "a solitaire" came to mind! I could only wow –wow- wow!!

12 Oct, Sunday service: I was kneeling down singing and worshipping the Lord. God spoke"Open your hands and receive the gold I'm giving to you. You are more valuable than silver and gold" - tears rolled down my cheeks. When I opened my eyes, both my hands were glittering with gold-dust.

17 Oct, Friday Service: Once again God didn't fail to surprise us with His manifestation of gold dust and glory laughter. Many received gold dust, even the guys.  I received gold dust on both my palms and wrist. My friend, Susan, had gold dust on her face….she was sparkling.

18 Oct, Saturday: I was mending my black bag - which I usually carry to church. To my amazement I saw so much gold dust on it. 

19 Oct, Sunday service: Whole church was praising and worshipping.  It was awesome. Then gold dust appeared on 4 chairs at the front row and also on my chair on the 2nd row. Praise the Lord, I had gold dust on my hands again and many, many people had blessings of gold dust on hands, face, clothing....  Praise the Lord for His manifestation and outpouring of blessings of gold dust and many more miracles to come.

Gracie Mak:

After Friday night service, we were all looking excitedly at the hands of our friends who got the gold dust, when someone told me that there was gold dust glittering all over the shawl that was over my shoulder!!

I got really excited and thank God for that ‘cos it was a black cotton shawl that didn’t glitter like that before.

Since the downturn of the economy situation, every time I prayed, I kept hearing God telling me not to be anxious and that He is our Provider. For me, the gold dust is a confirmation of God’s promise to me that He is our Provider!!  All glory to God!!

Susan Lee:

After Friday’s service, I saw a few church members talking and looking into each others’ hands. Out of curiosity, I went forward to find out what was happening and I spoke to Pastor Simon as he was sharing about the gold glittering on some women. Then he discovered that my face had gold dust too.

Then the week after on Sunday, the chair I was sitting on had lots of gold dust. Not only that, my bag on the floor was also covered with gold dust. I received a word that revival was coming upon me. I believe this wholeheartedly as I’m right now experiencing tremendous spiritual hunger and a desire to want more of God for about 5 weeks already. I feel that God is calling me into a deeper study of His word and opening new doors for me in this area. May His will be done. Amen.

Suzanne Fan

Finding Healing Thru Obedience

I accepted Christ when I was 12 years old but later, I backslided and married a staunch Buddhist.  About 7 years ago, he left me and my two children to struggle on our own.

About two years ago, while at work, I injured my back and suffered two slipped discs at my neck which affected my spine. I was in constant excruciating pain!  It had decreased my mobility greatly which was really frustrating.  Not only that, my right arm was inflicted with numbness and pain at the wrist and thumb.  This affected me badly, both at work and at home. 

I had to go for frequent physiotherapy and acupuncture sessions at the hospital but the pain still persisted.  There, the specialist advised me to undergo neck surgery since the physio and acupuncture sessions didn’t help; but there was a likelihood that complications might arise if I opted for surgery.

My Christian friends then prayed for me.  We prayed fervently for restoration and I trusted God would heal me if I had FAITH.  God led them to bring me to New Life Community Church’s Friday Healing Service in October 2007.

When Pastor Simon prayed for me, I could feel the warmth of the Holy Spirit moving from my feet upwards. I felt like falling under His power but I resisted at first as the specialist had cautioned me about falling again.  But when I released myself, to my amazement, the fall was light and gentle...I was overwhelmed with excitement.  I soon learnt that God was healing me. 

True enough, I could feel the pain at my neck lessen, the pain at my spine was gone, and even the numbness and pain within the wrist were all gone!  All the pain in my spine and arm was gone…without surgery.  Isn’t God’s healing PRICELESS? I’m so glad God prompted me not to go for the surgery.  I also stopped going to all the physiotherapy and acupuncture sessions and continued to trust God to do a complete healing in me.

Two weeks later, at Sunday service, as Brother Lawrence prayed for me, he saw a vision about temples, idols and friendship.  God was telling me that I needed to get away from these things which would then cancel the pain.  I was shocked when I heard this because I had removed and thrown away all the idols in my home that belonged to my ex-spouse.  I prayed and asked God to direct me about the vision.

That same Sunday afternoon, for no particular reason, I wanted to clear the chest of drawers in my bedroom.  While clearing, I was shocked to come across a stack of Buddhist amulets, miniature idols and coins from temples.  I had no idea how it ended there!  All these years, I had been leaning against those drawers - resting on the amulets, idols and coins, and sleeping next to it!  Praise the Lord...I was glad God directed me to where they were so I could throw them out!  Two days later, the pain on my neck lessened so much that the pain was almost zero!

It has been about nine months since I’ve been attending New Life Community Church.  PRAISE GOD!  Now I feel no more pain at my neck area.  It’s a miracle healing from God without surgery.   

God knows our every need.  And wherever He wants us to be, it’s for a good purpose. When I look back on my life, I want to be able to say that I am fighting the good fight, determined to finish the race and keep the faith.

Mission Team

Healing in Myanmar

Dear Church,

here are some healing testimonies from our team’s recent trip to Myanmar which really encouraged our friends and the people there. During each ministry time, the words of encouragement for the people were accurate and God inspired.

A lady who had difficulty moving around was prayed for and went home after the Friday night meeting.  On the way she found that she could walk without difficulty. She didn’t believe in Christianity before but now is more open to the gospel.

A Christian lady with insomnia suffered from sleepless nights. After being prayed for, she reported that she could sleep very well from then on.

Another Christian lady was healed from her back pain.

A church staff’s sister was healed of her dizzy spells.

Another staff’s cousin, a 17 year old girl was healed of her backache.

A lady's brother suffering from hepatitis had a swollen leg. The sister went in proxy for prayer and the man’s feet came back to normal size. The whole family had been losing sleep over this. Now, the whole family is able to sleep well again.

Praise God! Be encouraged to know that God loves Myanmar and wants to move through His people. Amen!

Ps SIMON CHUA

My Leg Grew 1 Inch Longer

GLORY TO GOD , truly I say, GLORY TO GOD!

Early this year, the Lord impressed on my heart that the latter part of 2008 would be a revelation of not just miracles but signs and wonders too. Just before the Lord sent me to Uruguay to lead a 3-day revival service in Montevideo in June, he gave me a sign of the miracles He would do. Our Lord works in wonderful ways that we can never fathom.

I had suffered a freak whiplash on Sunday 25 May, 2008, while playing soccer with the youths of our church. I decided to see Dr Terence Yap, President of the Singapore Chiropractic Association, on 28 May 2008, to help me with the nagging problem as I was preparing to travel to South America and Africa. While treating me, he noticed my right leg was shorter by 1 inch than my left leg. That was a surprise to me. On hindsight, this could be the reason why I had been having sporadic back problems previously.

On 30 May 2008, at the tail end of our church Freedom Service, my wife, Ping, asked me, "Why don’t you let the church pray for your leg?" She is seldom wrong as during such services, we have witnessed many miracles and transformed lives. Encouraged by that, I sat down with my back aligned to the stage at almost 90 degrees with legs straightened.  The church could see my right leg was shorter than my left. As they prayed, I felt a fresh faith come upon me and believed that signs and wonders would come to past. True enough, my right leg grew out to align in length with my left leg. We were all overjoyed with the Lord's goodness. The following Sunday, I got hold of Dr Terence and had him check on me to ensure my right leg had lengthened. He confirmed that my right leg had lengthened in proportion to my left leg. That was when I felt the release to share this testimony.

We serve an ever-living God who can meet us at the point where things seem impossible. What a mighty and awesome God we serve!

Simon Chua

Senior Pastor

New Life Community Church

SUSAN LEE

Living with Painful Back Problem

2 months ago I strained my back and it started hurting. Due to my busy schedule, I did not do anything about it and sometimes even forgot about the pain. A few weeks ago, Pastor Simon prophesied that God wanted to heal those having back pain. I stepped forward for prayer and it got slightly better but the back was not fully recovered. However, I kept that trusting God would heal me.  

Lately, the pain got worse. I’d wake up in the morning in pain and the shoulder would start aching too. And just this last week, at Sunday service (on Mother's Day, 11 May), I felt my shoulder aching badly. At that moment, Pastor Ian McDonald said that the Lord wanted to heal those with back problems. I stepped out in faith for prayer. I felt the presence of God and started to tear. I drew near to God and worshipped him. I also asked for the forgiveness of sin and things that displeased him. Pastor Ian brought two teens, Ashley and Stephanie, to pray for me. I felt the instant touch and healing on my back.

PRAISE THE LORD. I am completely healed and there is no pain in the morning when I wake up. I believe that healing is in His perfect timing. Thanks be to God.

ANNIE SUN

iPhone Wonder

I just want to share what an incredible journey I and my husband Jimmie had experienced in coming to know Jesus recently. On 16 March, I visited NLCC with my husband as Pastor Simon Chua had invited us to experience the powerful miracles of God that were happening in his church. Then on 16 March, Pastor Simon sent me an SMS to reinvite us back to his church but for some reason, the SMS was not received on my handphone. So he did not get any reply from us as to whether we were coming back.

But on 21 March 2008 in the morning, I discovered his SMS message on my new IPhone, which I just bought recently. That was the only message that appeared on my new handphone, dated 16 March 2008 but appeared on 21 March 2008 on my new IPhone. And that was not the strangest thing. The strangest thing was that my IPhone had no SIM card!!! I knew that God perhaps was trying to reach out to me and my husband. This was, as Pastor Simon coined it, a "technological miracle of God."

I believe that God was speaking to us and I immediately text’d him to say "we will see you tonight" for the Good Friday night service. On that night, we gave our lives to Jesus. We believe that God designed this so that we could experience his blessings and goodness.

SUZANNE FAN

God Changed My Son & Me

My son, Kornelius, had always been a bubbly, talkative boy who would never stop asking questions.  But all this changed when my family “collapsed”.  We were faced with a big setback when Kornelius’ father betrayed the family, walked out on us and once even threatened him with a knife!  This badly affected my son.

During this period, Kornelius started to become withdrawn; keeping to himself, feeling rejected and friendless.  His life was in darkness and he felt no one liked him because he’s from a single-parent family.  The whole world crashed in on him.

He wanted someone to love and care for him but I was struggling very hard trying to cope financially and didn’t have time for him.  At that time, I didn’t know how to love him because I was emotionally affected too.

He started turning to the computer for comfort and spent hours playing online games.  His addiction grew more and more each day. At times, he would even skip meals just to get his hands on the game.  His attitude changed and he started to get aggressive each time I tried to communicate with him. He shut himself away from me, neglected his studies and the computer was the only thing in the world that could comfort and help him de-stress.  I was very upset and frustrated with him and all I did was nag and scold him. Our relationship worsened. During his 4 years in secondary school, he failed the majority of his subjects.  He became lazy and hated doing his school work.

I didn’t give up on him. Instead, I made a request to my church friends to pray for us.  I asked God to teach me how to communicate, be more understanding and patient with him.  Though there was no change in him, I continued to trust God.  I began to see changes in myself; speaking to him in a softer tone, using words that were more persuasive.

Upon completion of his secondary 4 prelims, he didn’t do well again.  He scored 29. With this score, he knew there was no way for him to get into Poly to study game design and development (art being his passion).  Many had asked him to just give up since it was not possible to improve much within three months before the ‘O’ levels.

I asked God what His will was for Kornelius and to direct us to what He wanted us to do.  I encouraged Kornelius not to give up, telling him that he could make it if he trusted and did according to God’s will. He had to work on his obedience to God. Soon, I saw the change in him. He cut down on his computer games and started putting effort into his studies.  Each time he switched off the computer, I was glad that he was trying to cut down on the addiction.

Once more, I requested for my church friends to pray for him everyday when he set off for the ‘O’ level exams. We continued praying, asking God to show me the way to interact with Kornelius. He attended the NLCC Impact Service and our relationship improved as he opened up and communicated more with me.

When he collected his ‘O’ level results, we were amazed at his results of 9 points (which was a good score to get into poly). Without God, Kornelius would definitely not been able to achieve this result! PRAISE GOD! God had given me much more than what I asked for.

God was merciful and faithful to us. I learnt that if we do things according to God’s will, be obedient, trust in Him and continue to have faith; all things are possible with Him!

AMEN!

Ps SIMON CHUA

The Dead Raised Before Our Eyes

Dear Friends,

I pray that this amazing testimony will deepen your faith and strengthen you to believe our God is a God of the Impossible. This happened on 9 June 2007 in our church sanctuary at 7.30pm. This is a true story that involved me, my wife, Ping and 3 other ministers, Eric and Ginny Hanson from the U.S and Gracie Mak. The way God had uniquely made the raising of this dead person was to show our church and our city of Singapore that he is pouring  out his mercy and grace to whoever wants to be saved, healed and blessed.

The 1st raising of the dead in our church had to involve the Pastor, his wife, and 3 of his most trusted ministers, people of integrity and spiritual maturity. It had to also involve his father-in-law, as the legitimacy of the raising of the dead had to bring the Lord Jesus Christ all the Glory that's due His name. So this is not a 3rd hand or passed down story from others. We saw and experienced it and God used these ordinary human beings to raise the dead; just as it was done in the bible. This is my personal story with 4 confirmed witnesses.

Since being a Christian in 1986, I've seen and prayed for some truly extraordinary miracles of God, but nothing could have prepared me for what was to take place. Our church had just come back from a great camp where lives were revived spiritually and we were so excited about the next great move of God. I had invited my father- and mother-in-law to our youth meeting on Saturday night to experience what God was doing as He continued to move in our church in many miraculous ways.

We began by having the Hansons pray for my father-in-law's physical sickness. After that, we proceeded to pray for my mother-in-law (Khoe Sioe Liang) and that itself was a miracle. God came down so powerfully that her eye-glasses started to steam up. Have you seen glasses steam up in an air-con room??  God had moved powerfully to touch Mdm Khoe and we were so happy for her. I had never seen her enjoy so much freedom in her worship towards her Creator, her God, her Lord Jesus Christ. God just simply showered so much love on her and she had to respond to it.

Up to then, everything was beautiful and peaceful. Then I asked if we could pray for my father-in-law (Tjoa Joe Tiau) to be baptized in the Holy Spirit and I told him don’t worry; if he falls under the power of God, I will catch him. When we began to pray, he fell under the power of God, hands raised, body lying on the ground.

Then the Lord impressed on my heart to break possible hexes and curses that were placed on his life by others. So I asked the ministers to begin praying to break the power of Satan over his life. As we began to pray to bind up the work of Satan, at a single moment, his hands fell, his head tilted sideways and his tongue rolled back. His eyes closed, he laid there motionless, limp - as if he had died.

I was standing over him and I could sense something was wrong. God gave me a vision to warn me what was happening. My father-in-law looked like a dead person, lying inside a coffin. I immediately knelt next to his head and at the same time Eric Hanson saw a vision of a noose around his neck and motioned his right hand to take that off. Ginny pushed his hands away and felt for a pulse on his neck and on his heart. Nothing.  She then shouted, "Intercessors!" There was no heart beat. He was dead on the floor of my church sanctuary!!!

Suddenly fear came into my heart, “Oh boy, he came for prayer and now he is dead in our church.  What am I going to tell my Mother sitting there?” All 5 ministers began to pray furiously, interceding in desperation but at the same time with faith and confidence that God will answer. Ping, my wife, moved quickly to his left side and cried out with faith and authority of Jesus Christ “Bangkit ( Rise up) Papa." As she called up 'Bangkit' for the 3rd time for her father to rise up, his body slowly but surely rose up, sitting up but still unconscious. (The bible said on the 3rd day Jesus rose from the dead).

We began to pray for him as his eyes were still closed and his body was still limp. We believed at that time, his spirit was still alive and there was a spiritual battle going on to claim his life. We prayed relentlessly and once again he was about to fall back. To be honest with you,  I said to myself, “Please don’t pray for him anymore. He is already up and alive. We have risen the dead.” There was so much pressure, you had to be there to experience it. Nervous, jubilant yet knowing there it wasn't finished yet. As the ministers prayed, I released my hands on his back and he fell back down once again.

Then my wonderful wife, Ping, put her hands on his tummy and began praying. All of a sudden his legs jerked, then he clenched his fist and he let out a deep breath, raised his hands and sat up for the 2nd time. His eyes opened, looking so bright, fresh and joyful. He had arisen from the dead!!! Praise God for this fantastic miracle. The devil wanted to take his life as we broke the curse that was on his life. The evil spirit was departing when we first prayed for him but wanted to take Mr Tjoa's life as he left. But what the devil meant for evil, God turned it to GOOD!!!

The 1st words my father-in-law said when he woke up was  “Who touched my stomach? it was so hot.” We asked him did he know what had happened. He said he could hear distant voices but did not know what was happening. But he felt such heaviness on his chest, something pressing him and he had to expel it out. He did not even know he sat up the first time.

I asked Ginny again whether there was a pulse, she said NO, and she was so scared. All the other ministers at the same time during the session knew that he had died.  

To God be the praise and glory. He is not done yet. He is preparing our compassionate church, equipping us and anointing us with his power and word, to bring hope to the hopeless, bring joy to the suffering, bring life to the lifeless and bring blessing to those who lack.

This is but the beginning for a lifetime of miracles, answered prayers and new victorious lives in Christ Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Our Awesome God is on an Awesome Move.

Pastor Simon Chua

MENG ELAINE

A Crippling Disease

“God has threaded the issues of my life together so that He can perform His restoration of peace in me and bring me to greater faith.”

I can still recall going through a season of endless pain and soreness in my spine, hip and pelvic areas.  In the past 8 years, I sought professional advice from different specialists but none were able to provide any concrete findings to my condition, except for Scoliosis and Mild Lumbar Slipped Disc.  I lived in great fear, apprehension and much insecurity; and I allowed myself to be trapped in that sorry state for many years.

Even though I understood what Christ has done for me, I did not whole-heartedly ask God to heal my ‘helpless’ condition. Instead, I allowed my own emotions and the circumstances to rule me.  I also blamed my condition for hindering us having children and causing my miscarriages.  On the outside, I looked happy but deep inside I experienced pain, felt powerless and defeated.  I was on painkillers, anti-depressants, steroids and underwent physiotherapy at the hospital.  Nothing helped.

Before I had my encounter with God in NLCC, I used to have painful attacks that would leave me sore and tired as I could not sleep well in the night.  Whenever the pain intensified, I was bed-ridden.  Simple walking also posed a difficulty - it seemed like a mile to limp to the toilet.  This inevitably affected my work and performance.  This pain drained me physically and emotionally, leaving me embattled and confused. Naturally, this caused a lot of stress to my husband (physically, emotionally and financially).  I used to think I was a heavy burden to him.

After hearing about the Friday prayer service at NLCC, I decided to visit the church. It was during my 2nd visit that I went forward for prayer.  On 17 Aug 07, I received a revelation from God about my exact condition (even though no specialist had confirmed anything yet).  At the altar, I managed to utter the word ‘AS’ to the prayer minister; which meant Ankylosing Spondylitis; an inflammation of the joints – some call it Bamboo spine. (This diagnosis was later confirmed on 7 Sept 07 after a HLAB27 test was conducted).

Even then, I was still doubtful and troubled and seemed to be holding on to something.  The minister prayed for the power of the Holy Spirit to fill me and commanded that I be freed in the name of Jesus of this bondage to this disease.  At that moment, I sensed the release of my spinal cords breaking loose and I lost my grip.  I didn’t know what to make out of this but I sensed God’s love and assurance embracing me right at that moment.  He was telling me that I need not live in fear or guilt anymore and I could lay down my confusion and troubles to Him; also, what He says about me is more important and He is the one who’s given me hope and a new life.  There and then, I surrendered my inadequacies and thoughts to Him.  Now, my perspectives have been set right.

Unknown to me, God also planned to deal with my hubby’s baggage concerning my miscarriage early this year.  I was surprised to see my husband going up to the altar during one of our visits.  It was there that he surrendered his sorrows and tears before the Lord.  This has also amazingly drawn us even closer.

At present, I am seeing a rheumatologist. My condition has stabilized and now I’m only on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory pills - my medication intake has been cut down drastically.  I have even gone for short jogs.  Call this Mission impossible?  No… only God can do such things for us!  It is amazing to be living pain-free everyday.  In time to come, I will not need to depend on drugs anymore as I continue in my faith and get support from many prayer warriors.  Also, my husband, Yeow Pheng, and I believe by faith that we will one day be blessed with a baby.  Praise God!

With heartfelt thanks to the church, I am so thankful for being able to receive healing and be ministered to even as a visitor. I hope my testimony will encourage those who have yet to experience God’s redemptive work in their lives.

LYDIA LEE

Healed of Chronic Sinusitis

I was down with a flu and a bad cough for the past one and half months. A few weeks ago, I attended Friday Service and went forward for prayer hoping my cough will be healed. Pastor Simon prayed for me and after awhile, he asked me if I was suffering from sinusitis (sinus). I was taken aback and replied that indeed I have been suffering from this for a few years. He told me that God spoke to him that I had sinusitis and God wanted to heal me. Pastor then continued to pray for me. I believed that I would receive my healing.

3 weeks past and I didn't even realise that my sinus problem was no longer a problem habit! One morning, as I was brushing my teeth, I suddenly realised that I wasn't doing what I usually do in the morning. When I wake up, the first thing I'd do is reach out to my box of tissue paper. I would clear my nose and go through so many pieces of tissue; and this would continue even after reaching the office.

I tried to recall when I actually stopped this habit. I realised that God's healing began when He spoke through Pastor that I would be healed! The healing process must have started that Friday evening...   I remember Pastor Simon's words on one of the Friday Prayer meetings. He said, "When we come to God for healing, some will be healed instantly, some will be healed progressively, and some may take a longer time. But with our faith and grace from God, we will receive his healing."

Praise the Lord. All glory to Him.

JESSICA

facing death

In December 2006, I had an operation at Mt Elizabeth hospital to remove a cancerous tumour from my stomach. At that time, my stomach was very big, painful and filled with water. The operation was done on Friday and lasted for 5 hours which ended at midnight. After the operation, I was moved into a normal room.

Three hours later (at 3am on Saturday morning), I started to bleed internally and I was breathless; my heart was beating really fast. I was moved into a CCU (Critical Care Unit) room, but the bleeding did not stop. Since my condition did not improve, the doctor decided to do another operation. However, the doctor could not find anything wrong. He then did an X-ray and found that half of my lung had an infection, even though it was fine before the operation. He was surprised. He wanted to give up.  He told my family, "I'm sorry, I can't help you. There's nothing else we can do. " That was it.

At that time, I was already in an unconscious state and tubes were inserted in many parts of my body. The next day on Sunday, my father asked Pastors Simon and Ping to come pray for me. Pastor Simon prayed and heard God say the He would heal me. At that moment, I raised my hands although I was unconscious. People saw that I was raising them on my own with no help.

Miraculously, by the next day, the tubes were taken out one by one and the lung infection was gone within 2 days. All the tubes were taken out within 2 days too although the doctor had predicted that I would be on the tubes for at least 5 days.

I believe God has healed me through prayer and the medication the doctors gave me. Through this difficult time, I see God's power working in my life. I was really on the verge of death with the doctors giving up hope on me, and God healed me. I want to glorify God for His goodness.

(This testimony of God's healing power was shared on Friday, 26 Jan 2007, by Jessica, during the Prayer and Healing Service in our church.  She had flown into town from Indonesia.)

UNCLE TEH ONG

Final stage lung cancer - No more!

Uncle Teh Ong had been suffering from cancer for a couple of years now. He had been flying back and forth for medical treatment and chemotherapy but the cancer had gotten worse in the last few months to a point where he was walking towards death and the cancer was at its final stage. The doctors gave him the disappointing news that he had only 3 months more to live.

On 26 May, he came to Singapore and was at a home visit where our healing team had gone to minister to some folks that needed help. While there, our team prayed for Uncle Teh Ong too.  The very next day, Uncle reported that he felt like his whole body was well. He had never felt this way for a long time; the feeling of being well and healthy.

A couple of weeks later, he eagerly came to our church service on 10 June where the Lord was moving powerfully in the midst of us. During the time for healing ministry, he came up to the altar for prayer with much faith and resolutemess, and he came under the power of the Holy Spirit. During this time, he said he felt a tremendous heat coursing through his body. He knew the answer lay in God's touch. 

The very next day, he went for his medical check up and the doctors found that his cancer had totally left his body. That was a shock to them. He was not only certified to be free of all cancer cells but he was given a complete clean bill of health. This meant that all the other sicknesses and side effects as a result of the cancer and the treatment had left him as well.

And today, after his latest checkup, the tests all show and confirm a healthy lung and body. We praise God for this healing miracle. All Glory to God! 

MICHELLE LEO

An Awesome Work of God

Firstly, I want to thank God for giving me my job. This in itself is a miracle. I am with Singapore Press Holdings and I’m selling advertisement space in the newspapers.

I faced an emergency on Monday evening (17 Sept). One of my clients called at the very last minute and cancelled his advertisement which was to be published that Thursday. This was not the usual ad, but part of a special project which I was overseeing.  All 8 ads had to be in, in order for it to be published; if not the rest of the 7 ads had to be cancelled.

No matter how hard I tried to convince my client to retain his ad, he did not budge. I almost begged him but he still cancelled his ad.

When I hung up the phone, my knees felt weak and I was on the verge of tears. All my hard work wasted just because of one hiccup. I was very upset and discouraged. Worst of all, I didn’t know how to break the news to my boss who had put high hopes in me and this project.

Instantly, I turned to God, I prayed for all the negative thoughts to be gone and just focused on Him. Later on, I sms-ed some sisters from my lifenet and Dorcas. They were all so kind and concerned. All replied and encouraged me. Despite all this, I was still feeling down until God spoke through Paul and Dorcas. I received their 2nd sms of 3 simple but so powerful words, “WATCH GOD MOVE!”

When I read those words, faith rose up in me, I blurted out AMEN!!! Then peace came over me and I managed to sleep so well that night. Praise God for that.

The next day, I tried to call all my supportive clients and even visited some of them and asked for their help but all rejected me as they could not come up with something so last minute. This was impossible for them. Nevertheless, I trusted in God and just continued to pray and believe.

My last appointment that day was with the Managing Director of a furniture company. This was a brand new client whom I’ve never met before. I was there just to introduce myself and to present the different publications which SPH had. But before I went into my presentation proper, I felt the Holy Spirit prompting me and my faith rose and I began telling him the whole situation and asked if he could help. He reacted by “Huh! Help? How much?” I told him it was $1000. Then, miraculously he replied “OK, I will take it….”  I was astonished and could not react for a while. All I could say was “Thank you, God, for Moving”.  He had no idea about the placement of his ad, the kind of promotion, nor the pictures… But it was planned according to God’s arrangement. Everything went on smoothly.

The most amazing thing was that God had brought me to this is a new furniture company and the MD was in the midst of planning advertising campaigns and with a budget of $30,000. He wanted me to be in-charge of that. Wonderful Jesus!

Jesus blessed me with more that I ever imagined or asked for.  On Wednesday night (Sept 19), at Ignite’s very 1st “Live!” Meeting, I was given the privilege to share this testimony to encourage everyone and now as you read this testimony on our website, God also planned to touch you in one way or another.

PRAISE GOD FOR MOVING MIRACULOUSLY!

YET ANOTHER AWESOME WORK OF GOD!!!

SAYU SHAJI

Stricken by Chikungunya & Arthralgia

I have just returned from visiting my Mum in India who was seriously ill. I would like to testify of God's goodness.

About more than a week ago on Thursday, 2 August, I received a message from home that my mom had been hospitalized. About a month ago she had come down with Chikungunya, a form of viral fever spread by mosquito bites.

There was a recent outbreak of the disease in South Kerala, India, and it was confirmed officially that there are 7000 confirmed Chikungunya patients in this area. Unofficial reports suggest that more than 100 000 are suffering from symptoms of Chikungunya.

Though the fever had subsided, she continued to have severe pain and swelling in her joints which left her bedridden. She was diagnosed with Arthralgia (arthritis affecting multiple joints) which was debilitating. I decided to leave for India and we informed brother Lawrence about it. Sometime before I left, Ivy (his wife) called and prayed for my mother. Lawrence called too and encouraged me that this was for a purpose and prayed for my mom. He also prayed for protection and anointing to carry the ministry of healing that is upon our church to the ends of the earth.

When I reached India I found out that my mom had asked to be discharged from hospital. I had told her that our pastor and church leaders were praying for her. She believed that God would heal her and stopped taking her medication. We prayed together and the next day we noticed she could move her limbs without pain. There was no other swelling on her body except for a slight swelling on her right elbow.

We praise Jesus Christ for His wonderful work in our midst and that our church is a blessing, not only locally but even unto the ends of the earth.

PETER TAN

Warded for Chest Pains

One early afternoon in July, I experienced very bad chest pains. I took 2 painkiller tablets but it didn’t relieve my pain. The pain continued and intensified towards the evening. At about 9 plus, my heart began to beat faster, my legs became numb and I was perspiring profusely. At that point, my wife and children panicked. They gathered together to pray for my healing.

I put on my heart monitoring device and realized my heart beat was at an abnormal 85-100 above range. My blood pressure also went up to about 140. I started to feel drowsy and my head was spinning. Immediately, my wife called for the ambulance. Upon arrival, the medics took an ECG test which showed my heartbeat had shot up to 100-110 per minute; my blood pressure shot up to about 160. I was losing consciousness and was breathless. An oxygen tube was inserted into my nose and straight away sent me to Changi Hospital.

At the hospital, the doctors performed tests on me. They gave me painkillers, took the cardio-enzyme blood test and an X-ray. While waiting for the test results, they decided to ward me as I was still in pain and on oxygen.

Gradually, as I regained consciousness, I desperately cried out to God, “Please heal me Lord. I know this is not from you, Lord.” Then fear began to grip me, “I mustn’t die now. Lord I am not ready to meet you. I have 3 mouths to feed. I want to live on. Lord. I’m not ready. Please extend my life. I don’t want to be the 3rd person this week for whom Pastor has to perform a funeral.  Please don’t take me home.”  I was desperate. Then these words came:  Psalm 23:4, “Even when I walk through the dark valley of death, I will not be afraid; For you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me.”

I felt great relief and God’s peace. I broke down and wept; my heart was soft and my spirit contrite.

At about 12.30 past midnight, Pastor Simon and Ping visited me. Wow! The prophetic words that flowed out of Pastor’s mouth were terrific. I knew it was God speaking to me face to face directly. Each word penetrated deep into my heart. I began to weep as I was so broken and convicted. I knew God was healing me, forgiving me and touching me. I began to repent. One key point Pastor highlighted was not to put “the curse on yourself…thinking you are sick”; which I unconsciously carried in my mind.  I rebuked and renounced those things.

At that instance, I felt the power of God. Suddenly I felt a hot healing sensation flowing into my body. It was so real and powerful that I wept and wept; tears kept flowing down. I was so touched and I knew God’s power and healing anointing was upon me.

The revelation I received was that I had a heavy burden which I held on for 20 over years.  Nobody knew about it, not even my wife. For 2 decades I felt so condemned for leaving the ministry and I never really recovered completely.  But at that moment, God’s words were so reassuring and real. God’s affirmation that he will always give me the 2nd, 3rd, 4th…5th chances; He is not a God of condemnation but of restoration. Immediately, I felt His peace and forgiveness.

Then Pastor said, “Peter, you will leave the hospital by tomorrow morning. The breakthrough is here. You are healed and ok. You will walk out tomorrow.” Wow! That was an awesome challenge to my faith. I received the healing and those words by faith.

The following morning, after the Senior Doctors reviewed my medical records and checked on me, they said with a big smile, “Mr Tan, you have no heart problem. You are fine. All the tests show you are in perfectly good shape and can be discharged today.” I was overjoyed. I began to give thanks to God that I was going home.  Immediately I called my wife and packed my things to go home.

Until today, I don’t have the answer to the cause of those chest pains. God has done a complete healing; even before the medical results were out.  God is teaching me, restoring my life again, preparing me, giving me chances to make good for the years I’ve lost not serving Him well.  He desires for me to live a holy, righteous and fruitful life that pleases him and brings Glory to His name.

I give God all the Glory for protecting and healing me at the moment I needed Him most; for preserving my life. Thank you, too, to Pastor, the leaders and fellow church members who diligently prayed for me and exhibited Christian love, encouragement and concern for my family and me.

JIMMY LEE

Prayers Answered

Psa 50:15 "Trust me in your times of trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory" (NLT)

God is so awesome! He has relieved me of a pain in my right knee which the doctor said could be caused by a bacterial infection. I must testify of His goodness and grace upon me!! Our prayers will be answered when they bring glory to God....

I went for a jog on Sunday evening and the next day, my right knee became swollen. Initially, I thought it was because of the impact from the jog and just left it as I could still walk. On Tuesday morning, it got worse. I was supposed to go for an appointment with my client but I had to ask my wife to drive me there as I couldn't bend my leg at all. We went to Paul's house for prayers and believe that the healing process started then....

On Wed morning, I went to the hospital to get a diagnosis of what caused the swell as the right knee got worse. The doctor told me that there were a few possiblities and I didn't like any of them! It could be gout, arthritis or bacteria infection. The last one was most serious as it could spread if not treated well. My wife and I decided to not take whatever the doctor said into our minds! He said I must be admitted immediately so he could extract the liquid that was in my knee to ascertain the cause. We did our registration and were told there weren't any beds available. We had to wait for patients to be discharged in the early afternoon.

My wife then sent out smses to our lifenet and the Ignite leaders for prayer. Paul sent an email to the Igniters on my condition and got them to pray together.  These warriors must have prayed in fervency and love!!! While waiting for the bed at the A & E, I began to feel better. The doctor had put me on a wheelchair as I couldn't walk at all at 10am. By 1pm, I was beginning to feel the softness of the knee. I was able to bend it slightly and the intense pain I felt earlier was gone. At 2pm, when there was still no bed available for me, I felt God wanted me to be home and I knew I didn't have to be admitted after all!!

I went to the doctor and told him I wanted to go home since there was no bed in the male wards. He advised that I take a test as there was still some swelling. My wife was sure God would heal in no time and I had faith as well. I had to sign an indemnity to indicate that "I refuse to be admitted despite doctor's medical advice"! I thank God and my mighty prayer warriors who were by my side. Prayers move mountains! (and removed my swell!!) Amen!

LAM CHIEH LING

No Need for Mum's Knee Surgery

It was on a Friday (20 July) when my mother woke up with a very bad pain in her knee. The pain was so excruciating that she couldn't even get out of bed. After doing an x-ray, an MRI and a series of blood tests, the doctor concluded that she had massive ligament degeneration. However, the more serious problem was that her blood tests and the pus in the liquid drawn from her knee strongly suggested very bad bacterial infection that was causing her knee to be swollen and jammed. She literally couldn't move her leg at all.

The doctor wanted to operate on her that very evening. He was concerned that the bacteria would eat up her cartilage and that there was a remote chance that over time, the germs could travel through the blood stream and start attacking her other joints. The doctor was very sure that without a surgical cleanup, there was no way to get rid of the bacteria. Antibiotic drugs and injections would not be strong enough and intravenous drips won't be able to penetrate the shell surrounding the germs.

Mom resisted so the doctor gave her 1 anti-inflammatory pill to be taken on the spot. He didn't even bother to give extra pills because he was so sure that an operation was inevitable the next morning. He told her to go to the clinic the next morning with an empty stomach in preparation for that.

That night we borrowed a wheelchair and brought my mom to NLCC for Friday night Service. Pastors Simon, Lawrence, Ronald, Gracie and Ping all prayed for mom’s healing. I remember that Ps Lawrence was very sure that she would be healed.

On Saturday morning, to the amazement of everyone, my mom could walk without pain even though her knee was still swollen. The doctor was wondering aloud what happened and I said we went for prayer. With her improved condition he relented on immediate surgery. He ordered another blood test on Monday morning and wanted to see her on Tuesday since the bacteria culture would be back by then. I remember even then that the doctor was very convinced by all evidences that a surgical cleanup was a must even if my mom felt OK. The reason was because he was so convinced of a bacteria infection. In fact, he told me that he was certain that the culture would be positive; it was a matter of determining what bacteria is involved so as to know the most appropriate antibiotic to administer. 

On Tuesday, we returned from the doctor's clinic with my mom. ALL PRAISE AND GLORY BE TO GOD! The bacteria culture was negative and all infection markers have fallen to normal levels. The doctor was flabbergasted and told me he couldn't understand the culture result. I told him again that we had brought mom for prayer. Ours is truly a Living God of Miracles. There is no other way to explain mom's recovery except for the merciful intervention of God's hand!

GIGI QUEK

The Doctor Could Not Find the Cysts

Psalms 91:9-10 “Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near you”.

I was due for my annual medical checkup on the second Monday of June.  This is usually carried out by my gynaecologist together with my smear test and ultrasound.

Arriving at the clinic, it was the standard procedure of having my blood and urine samples taken and so on.  Then came the ultrasound.  Dr Seng, in his usual chirpy self, sounded confident that it was going to be just the same old boring fibroid which has been residing in me for the last 5 years.  However, when the first flash of picture came out on the screen, the smile on his face faded away.  There was water in my womb.  Moving on with the scan, he detected a cluster of cysts in my left ovary.  And finally an even more worrying black mass was found in my right ovary.  “What is all this?” I asked.  He too was not sure, but he wanted me to do a more detailed check at the antenatal diagnostic centre. 

My appointment was made for Friday. It was one of the most agonizing 4 days of my life.  Friday came, but the nurse called to say that my appointment had been pushed back from 4pm to 7pm.  When I arrived at the clinic at 7pm, the nurse apologetically told me that I may have to wait till 10pm. There were many more patients ahead of me, and it was an extremely busy day for them.  I had been so worried for the last few days and now, besides fear, I felt anger.  I couldn't wait, I had church service at 8pm, so the nurse told me to come back the following Thursday.

Driving to church with my heart filled with fear and frustration, I began to cry out to Jesus, "Why Lord? Why couldn't I see the doctor?".   Almost immediately I could feel peace taking over .... I knew why .... because God wanted to heal me!  During Ministry Prayer Time, I rushed up and asked bro Lawrence to pray for me.  His first words were, “God wants to give you peace, God will take away your anxiety and burdens.  Cast your worries on God”. 

I was healed, and I knew that.

I did go back to the diagnostic centre again on Thursday.  The doctor scanned me 3 times but could not find anything. Armed with the report, I headed for the gynae.  Dr Seng was not convinced. He checked me again, and again, and finally gave me a clean bill of health.

GOD IS GREAT!

CECILIA LEE

 Then he touched their eyes and said, “according to your faith will it be done to you.”  Matthew 9:29

Two and a half months ago, after seeing two general practitioners and two visits to a specialist, my son Benedict was diagnosed with sinisitus; a condition that developed from an improperly-treated cold.

For more than two months, Benedict was perpetually sniffing and draining his nose. The boxes of Kleenex tissue paper were flying off the shelves of NTUC faster than I could say ‘Amen’!

Benedict was given a 14-day course antibiotic and an endless amount of other medication. After completing most of the medication, his sniffy nose continued. Another checkup with the GP suggested he may need another course of antibiotics. By then, I was helpless and desperate.

At that time, I was a regular attendee to the Friday night prayer and healing service. Initially, I did not bring Benedict to the prayer service because, I reckoned, compared to those who had cancer, blood disorder, bones problem, inner healing needs - my son’s condition was considered ‘mild’.

But eventually, I ran out of ideas as to how to address this medical problem. Finally, one Friday night, I brought Benedict to the prayer service. He was prayed for and was full of faith that Jesus would heal. (Matthew 9:29). We held fast to the promises of God. Praise God! Within a few days, he stopped sniffing. I brought him to the specialist for a follow-up. He confirmed that Benedict had fully recovered from the over 2-month long “saga”.

With a thankful heart, I just want to acknowledge that Jesus does not just pay attention to major problems, but He cares for our every need, big and small and heals His beloved! We are all His beloved! Thank you Jesus, my Lord!

BRENDA LEO

“Cast all your anxiety on God because He cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7

We all have problems in our lives.  As a Christian, I too have my problems. I may look happy and free all the time; but that’s because wherever I go, I leave my problems at home.  I believe in God - but in church at times, I hesitate to go to the front for prayer ministry because I feel it would take too much time to share all my problems.

However, at one of our Friday Prayer Meetings, we had two guest speakers, Pastors David and Robyn Elder. When it came to Ministry Time, I quickly went into the pantry to wash the cups; like I was running away from my problems which I did not wish to be reminded of. My daughter, Michelle, came in and told me not to miss the opportunity to be prayed for by the Elders as they are anointed in inner healing. Though she was persistent, I turned her down.

We were quiet for just a moment until a friend, Ivy, came in and she urged me to go for prayer, emphasizing the importance of inner healing. Just then, another friend, Ping, came in as though she knew of the difficulty the other two had in convincing me. I knew she was not aware of what was happening.  It must have been God who sent these three ladies to me for He wanted to set me free from my problems. All three of them persuaded and encouraged me. While I was still apprehensive, I heard God telling me, “If you don’t come to me, I can’t help you”.

Finally I plucked up my courage and went up with God’s assurance that everything would be alright. While waiting for my turn, my mind was blank and I did not know how to tell the pastor what my problem was. I closed my eyes, focused on God and asked Him what was wrong with me. Then God showed me just one word - ‘WORRIES’ flashed so clearly and brightly over my head. Yes! That was it! I found my answer. I had worries as a daughter, sister, wife, mother, mother-in-law and grandmother.

When Robyn walked over to me, I just told her I had too many worries. She held my head with both her hands and said that if I trusted God I should not have any worries. She told me to pray and ask God for help, forgiveness and mercy. I prayed for strength and guidance to overcome my worries.  I repented and asked God to forgive me for acting too smart in trying to solve my own problems. As I wept, I cast all my worries on God and He faithfully took them all from me. Robyn comforted me and continued to pray for God to heal my inner wounds thoroughly and completely.  There and then, the heaviness in my heart was lifted off from me and I felt at least twenty kilograms lighter, free and released of all my worries.

Though my problems were not solved instantly then, I felt peace in my heart.  I am confident that as I believe and trust God, He will help me through my problems.  I thank our Lord Jesus Christ for His grace and mercy.

SHAJI JOHN on daughter, Jemima

power of prayer for healing:

a fractured arm restored

It was late Saturday night on 19th May, 2007, when my younger daughter, Jemima was swinging at the table beside me. Suddenly she slipped and fell on her right elbow. She was crying but we waited to see whether we should take her to a doctor. She was not able to sleep well and on Sunday morning the pain was so severe that she was not able to lift her right arm.

We took her to KK Hospital on Sunday morning where the doctor advised for an x-ray. He suspected a hair line fracture and my daughter was put on a cast. After this in the afternoon, we attended the baptism of our dear brothers and sisters at East Coast the same day.

When Pastor Simon saw Jemy at east coast he enquired about her and prayed for her there itself. God healed her amazingly and by Sunday night itself she was able to move and lift her right arm and she asked us to take off the cast. When we did not do it, on Monday morning she pulled off the cast herself. We could not believe our eyes when we saw her lifting objects with her right arm. We were supposed to take her to the doctor on Tuesday for consultation but by the grace of God we did not have to take her as she was completely healed.

We thank pastor and all the leaders for their prayers. May all glory and honor be to God for this amazing healing.

VIVIEN TAN

getting rid of the green-eyed monster:

envy and jealousy

I used to blame it on the industry I was working in… that people were all just too nasty around me; and that in order to climb to the top, I had to slander, gossip and backstab others in order to get what I wanted.