Rev. Ephrem Chiracho (Gethsemane BPC, Ethiopia)
Dear Elder Mah,
Greetings in our Lord’s most blessed name!
We praise the living and true God for granting us such a season of receiving much blessings from His almighty Spirit ministering to us through His infallible and inerrant Word, which was declared to us through His faithful servants.
We were all refreshed in our hearts – the messages revived our commitment to Christ’s cause and rekindled our love for one another. It was a season of mighty spiritual awakening to stand firm in the truth, to persevere in declaring the truth in season and out of season, and to model the life of Christ in our daily walk.
We have decided to preach the series of messages we have received in the conference so that these timely messages will be conveyed to our church members, who could not attend the conference because of the language barrier, as well as other limitations.
The mission reports given by God’s servants around the globe brought much encouragement to our hearts and challenged us to strive for greater work for Christ. We praise God for all the good works that are being done by our missionaries in various nations.
We praise God for moving your hearts to provide for our accommodation in Addis Ababa, so that we can “drink” of the pure milk of the Word and “eat” the meat of God’s truths without any external distraction. We were truly enriched by all that we have heard and seen.
Thank you all for your labour of love in organising and executing very well the 6th Missionary Conference. Please convey our thanks to the leaders of the church, to all committee members, and to all Gethsemaneans.
Rev. Paul Cheng (Bethel BPC, Melbourne)
Once again, thank you, Elder Mah, for the invitation and privilege to share the Word of God. I am truly blessed by all the programmes, the chairing, the messages preached by God’s faithful servants, as well as by the missionaries testifying of God’s goodness. Looking forward to meet you again – whether in Singapore or Melbourne, if the Lord permits. Till we meet again, take care and God bless.
Rev. Reggor Galarpe (Gethsemane, Cebu, the Philippines)
Praise God for the 6th Missionary Conference! It was a joy to see everyone and hear from one another as we labour on in the Lord’s vineyard. Most uplifting of all, is the privilege to hear the faithful preaching of the Word! Philippians 1:3-6.
Preacher Donald dela Cruz (Pangasinan, the Philippines)
Dear Pastor Koshy,
I praise the Lord for enabling Gethsemane B-P Church, Singapore, to hold the 6th Missionary Conference (online) last week. It was a great time of learning God’s Word and, at the same time, refreshing to see God’s work in other mission stations. Praise the Lord for the Lord’s messengers in expounding God’s Word. Praise the Lord for giving wisdom to the brethren who were involved in working behind the scenes. As for us here, praise the Lord for enabling the brethren to gather in our mission station to listen together during the afternoon sessions. More than 30 people joined the meetings.
I praise the Lord for the family of Sis. Marianette, who had stayed in the mission station for two weeks with the intention to join the Missionary Conference. She brought her 3 children with her from Manila. They returned last Sunday after the worship service. They also went together with us, as we ministered God’s Word in Binday, Inlambo and Macayug.
Praise the Lord for enabling us to live-broadcast our Sunday Worship service for three weeks already. Previously, we pre-recorded the messages and uploaded them the next morning. With the live broadcast, we reduce the preparation time and still achieve better results. Thank God that the brethren from far places can worship with us every Sunday.
I praise the Lord for enabling Jesher to finish his kindergarten. He had his final exam last week (on June 10), and their virtual graduation will be this Friday. Praise the Lord for the provision of school fees for his Primary 1. We have enrolled him in a Christian academy near the mission station. The new school year will begin from July 12.
Praise God for keeping and preserving our mission church in the last 7 years. We commemorated our 7th anniversary thanksgiving last week, June 8. Praise the Lord for the support and prayers of the brethren from Singapore. May the Lord keep us all.
Preacher Sujith Samuel (Vizag, India)
Dear Pastor,
Greetings in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!
I am thankful to the Lord for His special help and blessings upon the 6th Missionary Conference. It is by His providential arrangement that we were able to gather, at least virtually, to study God’s Word and hear reports from mission fields. Thank God for God’s Word preached by various preachers in the conference. I was encouraged particularly by the theme sermons on the topic, “In His Steps”. The evening sermons addressing contemporary issues facing the church, like immorality, false preachers, false doctrines, etc., were also very helpful and much needed. May the Lord help the church to be discerning in these last days. I am also thankful to the Lord for the devotions given by the preachers, as well as for the exhortations from the mission fields.
It was really a great opportunity to know about the works in the mission fields of our church. The Lord has hitherto helped the missionaries to minister to the needs of the people, even in the midst of this great pandemic. It is encouraging to see how the Lord’s work is flourishing even in great difficulties. We will continue to uphold all the missionaries and their ministries in our prayers. We will particularly pray for the urgent requirement of provision of funds for the Cebu Building Fund.
Due to half-day lockdown restrictions and lack of connectivity in the home towns of our GBI students, many here didn’t manage to attend the sessions. But those who attended told me that they were blessed by the messages and had conveyed their gratitude for inviting them to attend the conference.
I like to express my gratitude to you, Eld. Mah, and others who had laboured much for this conference. May Lord bless all who served in different committees of this conference. Thank you for all your prayers and encouragement in the Lord. Please continue to uphold the work here in prayer.
Jessie Ng
Psalm 9:1 – “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.”
It’s my joy to share the Lord’s wondrous grace and mercy upon me with all the brethren in Gethsemane BP Church. Earlier this year, I started to experience chest pains and weakening of my body. After going through medical tests, it was confirmed by the doctor that I had several heart-artery blockages, and needed bypass surgery.
I was anxious and worried about the thought of going through an open-heart bypass, given my senior age. Thank God for granting me assurance in my heart, to make the bold decision to go for the bypass. As I started to prepare for the surgery day, I was greatly comforted and reminded of Philippians 4:6-7 – “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
On hindsight, I wondered how I could go through such a major operation without a tinge of fear and anxiousness. Truly, I know the Lord’s presence is with me throughout this time. I am grateful to Him for His protection and sustenance of me during the operation. Even now, I give Him all praise and glory for my good recovery, as well as the bearable pain I am going through.
I am also deeply touched by the love and care I received from all the brethren from Gethsemane BP Church. I thank God for Pastor, the elders and brethren who have been caring and praying for me fervently. Truly, as Galatians 6:2 teaches us, “Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.” Thank you all for supporting me in prayer and action, which have helped me so much during this time.
All glory and praise be to our Lord!