Off to a great year!

We had a great cell meeting last week! Although there were only a few of us, we had a fun time relaxing at my place and discussing our feelings about cell last year. Generally, we all felt that our bonds as cell members were tightened even more, and that the cell had managed to survive and grow despite the many disruptive transitions. Some of us also felt that cell members had shown love and care to each other; that has helped us to take ownership and actively participate in the cell.

To start off the new year, our vision as a cell is to form closer relationships with each other and to multiply by the end of the year. I believe that love and trust will enable us to achieve our goals and to do so many things for Christ! Truly, as a member remarked, we are all like parts of the body of Christ, each playing our own role.

I am not the head of the cell - Christ is. This cell belongs to each and everyone of YOU! You are the cell and you make things happen. Remember that in all that you do, let the love of Christ compel you, as it compelled the Apostle Paul to spread the gospel.

We also want to go on our own cell retreat! :D Can't wait! Maybe we can go on a trip to Penang or PD...somewhere with a beach where we can tan ourselves and look gorgeous. HAHAHAHA.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, cellies! Last year was a great year for our cell! I could see that our cell really grew not only in terms of numbers but also in terms of spiritual growth. For one thing, I was pleasantly surprised by the lot of you who turned up for watchnite service - John-Aidan, Abigail, Ivan, John Chong, Jin, Cathy, and Jen-Sen!

Last year, not only was there a change in members and leadership, the cell home even changed too! For me, it was my first time leading a cell group when I took over the leadership sometime July last year. It has been extremely challenging, yet also truly rewarding to be God's servant. I want to thank each of you for working with me and being really great cell members! It is an honor serving all of you.

I only pray that our cell will experience even greater spiritual and numerical growth this year - the Year of Positioning in church. That can only come to pass when we work together and pray for God to move in our cell. It's not gonna be easy - but as long as God is with us, there's absolutely nothing to worry about. ;-)

From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. (Ephesians 4:16)

Here's to us and the new year! *cheers*

After Love Is In The Air party!

Love Is In the Air party was a blast last night! Great food, fun games, and enjoyable company made the evening a memorable one. 12 cellies and 23 guests filled Steph's home with joy, laughter (and headaches, Steph? :P) But most importantly, we shared the true meaning of Christmas with our guests - the reason we celebrate Christmas is because Jesus Christ was born to save us from our sin. God loved us so much that He sent His son Jesus Christ to us, so that if we believe in Him, we shall have eternal life. Such great news of God's love! There is no better reason to celebrate Christmas than to celebrate the fact that Christ was born to save us from hell!

We planted the seed. Pray that God will water the precious seeds sown so that they may grow and flourish.

As party coordinator, I'm relieved that the party's over. Haha. Was rather stressful planning the entire event. I couldn't have done it without the help of my faithful cellies. :-)

*HUGS!*

Love,
Su

Cell Christmas Party preparation

Sorry for not posting. The past few weeks in cell, we've been busy preparing for the awesome Cell Christmas Party happening on Dec 19 (Friday) at 8 pm! Please do come! It's gonna be the PARTAY of the year! There's gonna be tons of food, games, gifts and more importantly, celebrating the reason for the season. Believing God for THREE salvations at the party.

Theme is Love Is In The Air - so come dressed in red or white. There's gonna be lotsa lurve to share around. Hehe.

We'll be meeting again this Friday to firm things up! In the mean time, keep praying. This isn't just an ordinary party. It'll be a place for people to meet God and know the love of Christ. We can plant the seed, God will water it. Let's claim God's promises for salvations!

Love,
Su

Another Day Without a Cell Leader

Cell was chaotic,
everything was a disaster,
there were disagreements
and most of all
a birthday was forgotten.






















I am just kidding. I was just trying to scare Boo!

It was not chaotic, disastrous and there were not any disagreements. The boys in cell just had a tough time making decisions, but finally managed to sort out the Christmas Party plan. Although, not everything were fully delegated.

A birthday was not forgotten as well, because it was Stephanie's birthday! We did a Sect 11 and Taman Desa tradition where we switched off the lights and the birthday cake magically pop out. But a birthday was forgotten, I am not sure whether most of you are aware but yesterday was also Gideon's birthday. Go and wish him a belated birthday if you have not. He cannot make it to cell because he was having a time of his life in Genting. Isn't he 21? *waggles eyebrows*

On yesterday itself there were first timers doing ice-breaker and worship. Sha-Lyn did the ice-breaker, while Jin did worship. They did a great job, although I think Sha-Lyn's ice-breaker was a bit ganas, while Jin worship led in a very different and unique style. John-Aidan and Jen-Sen did word and they did a fantastic job although it ended up interestingly.

Before we left, Stephanie's grandmother cooked and bought some yummy food to feed us for Stephanie's birthday. There were meehoon, fried rice, curry cockles, curry chicken, some kuih jelly thing and our favourite was the satay! I am sorry I did not take any pictures but the food was scrumptiously delicious!

why do you believe in Christ?

Cell was great, as usual. Haha. There were two new visitors - a Korean guy and a girl from China. We discussed the cell lesson about doing good and being righteous in the face of persecution. The stories shared were inspiring, especially Karen's story on how she became the victim of a guy's vitriolic attacks on Christianity. Then, I'd asked everyone why they believe in Christ. At first, a scary silence greeted me.

Although we may not know the A-Z details of every book in the Bible, the least that we should know at the tips of our fingers is the reason for our faith in Christ. If we don't even know that, how can we share our faith confidently with non-believers? I cannot stress how important it is to know why you believe in Christ. If you've never thought about it before, go home, take some time off and meditate on why you really believe in Christ.

One's faith cannot be borrowed from one's parents. If you are a Christian just because you were brought up in a Christian home - but you do not have the deep, heart-felt assurance of your faith in Christ, you need to re-evaluate your faith. This understanding encompasses all aspects of your self - intellectual, emotional and spiritual. Once you have that, your spiritual walk will be so much more exciting because there is a purpose to everything that you do.

Great job!

Great job, Jen-Sen! Really wish I could have been there. Unfortunately, I only came back from Alor Star and reached home only at 10 pm. Our cell is getting more and more exciting. Hehe. Abby - great design work! You think we're all actors acting in Oscar-worthy films every week? :p With all the drama going on, we're more like a Spanish telenovela. Haha. I'm the family matriarch. :D

Hope to see all of you at cell tomorrow. There's something EXCITING that I wanna share!

Love,
Boo