Just The Wei I Am

I came to Hope in 1999. At that time I had believed in Jesus for half a year but was not attending church. Thank God the believers in my class had formed a little prayer group that met weekly, that my budding faith was preserved till I was properly part of a local church family. I believe God had it all arranged for me to be here in Hope, from Chiyen's conversion, to Meini meeting him, to him telling us about the MovieWorld event.

I got to know the JC unit, and before long I was attending services and caregroup. Service was at Kreta Ayer People Theatre, affectionately abbreviated as KAPT. During the exam period, we would go to YIH to study after service. We often had caregroup in NUS, in AS1 in fact. We had Unit 242 often, at places like AS7 and Archi. There was a memorable Rhema gathering of the whole University group, and it was on the Central Library rooftop.

My first CL was Jieyun, and followupper was David Chan. I remember there were times when he met all of us together. It was tough for him at that time, I think, having to take care of so many of us whilst juggling his university studies. Our caregoup was JCC2. It was the beginning of 7 years in this church.

There are many memories to write down, some good, some bad. But through it all, I just feel such a deep sense of family. Many times, I feel that I've not been a good member, but even so I am still part of the family. The acceptance and commitment that I have received from brothers and sisters, is something hard to come by outside. Perhaps only in our natural families. And sometimes, some might not be able to experience that in their own families.

Some people avoid church because it doesn't fit their lifestyle and/or they feel that church will take away their time and energy, afraid of commitment. It's silly. I think being part of a church has given me more than I could have given in return. I like the tagline on one of the videos last Saturday. "Hope - It's my life."

Happy 15th Anniversary.

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