Cell Conference 2008

Some of us attended the Cell Conference that was held last Friday till Saturday - namely me, John-Aidan, Jen-Sen, Jin, Stephanie, and Ivan. Nothing really new was taught in the Conference. After all, how many times have pastors exhorted us to go out there and share the Good News? Countless times, really...how many more times do we need to hear such messages before we actually do it? This Cell Conference was a wake-up call to the Church - regain our passion for lost souls and just go out there and open our mouths! The Lord has given us ALL power to be witnesses to non-Christians.

Acts 1:8 declares "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

We do not need to be afraid that rejection will come. Of course rejection will come! But it doesn't matter. When we face ridicule or indifference, it is not us who are being rejected; it is God whom they reject. Let's start to concentrate all our mind, heart and soul on saving the souls of two people. When they have accepted the Lord, then we can focus our efforts on discipling them so that they in turn will reach out and share the gospel with other people. This is not impossible. Take it from me. ;-)

Damien's Departure

The six of us, which includes Jon, Jin, Jen-Sen, John-Aidan, Boo, and I meet up at church at approximately six am. From there we drove straight to LCCT in two Kelisa’s at the speed of 140mph. Syiok betul! Unfortunately, I didn’t get to drive as I surrendered my car to the hands of John-Aidan. Honestly, I was quite worried about him driving because he, Jen-Sen and Jin had a male bonding session throughout the night without getting a single shuteye.

But God’s protection was definitely with us as I’ve prayed really hard before arriving at church. It took us about an hour to reach our never-ending destination to LCCT. We drove from dark to dawn hoping to make it in time to see our friend and brother when suddenly John’s phone rang. Damien’s flight got called and we hurriedly drove to LCCT as fast as a speeding bullet.

With God’s perfect timing, we made it there on time. We looked around the airport aimlessly for Damien until we spotted a boy with dark blue jacket and a cap seated outside of McDonalds with his family. We ran towards him and had a quick chat and Jon our Tai Ko (It’s a long story) said a short prayer for him and each of us including his family members said our last goodbyes and gave him a hug before he board.

We left the airport at half past eight and headed back to PJ for breakfast. After we had a wonderful breakfast together at Sect 14, Jon took Jen-Sen back home and the rest of them tumpanged my car back to church. Unfortunately, we arrived back to church half an hour late. But it was a great three hours of time spent together!

To Damien, if you’re reading, this was how much you’ve impacted our lives that we’re willing to sacrifice our sleep just to see you. We pray that you’ll continue to impact the lives of the people there and continue to be a blessing. Keep the fire burning in you!

Farewell, Damien. Hello, Stephanie

Last night was Damien's last cell meeting. We affirmed him - with most of us commenting on what a great encouragement he was to most of us, and how his passion for God spurred us on. Although Damien had only been with us for less than a year, yet his presence was indeed a breath of fresh air to the cell. He has always been the hyper restless one, injecting much-needed liveliness into the occasionally boring cell meeting. Haha.

After affirmation, the cell presented Damien with a pretty purple Bible with an embroidered cross on its cover. And no, Damien, I did not embroider it. I'm not that good. :P If that didn't get him crying, I don't know what will. Throughout the months that I have known Damien, it is obvious that the passion of Christ shines in him like a light tower on a night-stained sea. I have rarely come across such burning passion, and it is refreshing to meet someone like that. He reminded a lot of us of our first love with Christ, which I believe is what we need to do the things of God. It is love that drives us. As the Apostle Paul said "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love" (1 Corinthians 13:13).

To Damien, may you bring the light of Christ that burns brightly in you wherever you go, so that all who see you may see the glory of Christ reflected in you. Share your passion with everyone so that they can rejoice with you in God.

When the old goes, the new will come. The last cell meeting of Damien was the first cell meeting of Stephanie. She said she had a blast in cell. Yay Stephanie!!! :D While we wish Damien our very best, we also warmly welcome Stephanie into our cell. She'll balance the excessive testosterone levels in our cell with some estrogen. Haha.

Welcome!

Welcome to the Section 11 blog! We are a group of young women and men passionate about Jesus Christ and filled with love for His people. That is you, me and everyone else! This is a place where we share the exciting journey of our cell group, a place where we share the love of Christ with people who do not yet know Him, and a place where we express our sadness and frustrations, joy and hope, love and encouragement.

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us (Hebrews 12:11, NIV)

Join us on this race and let us finish it well so that we can hear our Master say "Well done, good and faithful servant!"

Love,
RK Boo