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John Tham (Bukit Batok Cell)

God Answered Cell's Prayer for Sister's Salvation

I would like to give glory to the Lord for my sister's salvation at the recent evangelistic event on 10 May, Mothers' Day celebration by Sis Pan Xiu Qiong.

My sister was touched by the songs and testimony of Sis Pan and through the encouragement of cell members to accept Jesus as her Lord and Saviour. I also wish to thank my cell leader Lim Kwang Huwak and cell members who have been praying for us relentlessly for the past one and half years in our cell meetings for salvation of our presaved family members. Praise God for He has answered our prayers.

Catherine Sim (Namly Cell Leader)

Obedience Brings Breakthrough In Relationships

During worship time on 29th June '08, Holy Spirit spoke clearly to me to bless a church member with help. I obediently did that and made a mental note of it.

When I reached home from LS (Leadership Summit), I was pleasantly surprised that a family member had fixed my shelves and my chute without my asking over and over. I even had dinner bought for me and ... praise God a present. I felt so happy ... and I know deep in my spirit, it was because when I obeyed God, He gave me a breakthrough in relationships.

When I reflect on my blessings, I realised that sometimes it seems so hard when it comes to communication within the family but when we obey God, He makes it sooo easy.

Tee Eng Kiong (Siglap Cell)

"On 11 August 2006, the Lord gave Fe and I a baby girl. We named her Belicia, which means "dedicated to God". Belicia is our third child. Our first child, Annabelle, was born with congenital defects. The Lord took her home to be with Him at a tender age of 6 in March 2005. When Fe was carrying Belicia, there were moments of anxiety. At the back of our minds as the same question we had when Fe was carrying our second child, Jonathan: Would our next child be a normal one?

The doctor had advised that abnormalities in a baby could be detected early through a chromosome check of cells found in the amnionic fluid at the foetus stage. But the question we asked ourselves was: What would we do if there was abnormality in the baby? Surely we couldn't resort to abortion as the way out simply because God forbids it. With that conviction, we refused the amnionic fluid test. But it remained my concern that there would be a 25% chance (according to the genetic rule) that our next baby would not be a normal child. In a cell group meeting early this year, I raised my concern with our cell leader Brother David Tng. Bro David interceded for me. There was peace in my heart thereafter. Even when Fe was in the delivery suite, the peace of the Lord that was within us was so evident. Standing next to Fe, I did not feel any anxiety, knowing that our Lord would never forsake us.

The next moment was a joyous one when Belicia - a healthy baby, arrived. The addition of Belicia to our family proves once again that our God is a good and faithful God and that He will never fail us.

Dear brothers and sisters, I am sharing the above testimony to give glory to God and also to share my strong conviction about belonging to a cell group. My personal experience has shown that I can confide in my cell members in my time of distress and find solace in God through members' encouragement and care. As a cell, we also learnt from each other about what living for God truly means. I encourage every member of Church of Praise to belong to a cell group as it helps one grow spiritually strong.

Helen Lee (Hokkien Service)

I am 64 years of age. Early in 2007, I broke my thighbone...

After a 10-week stay in hospital, I was well enough to go home. However, moving around - even with a walking aid - still proved to be a colossal task. I prayed for God to heal me.

I then acted upon my faith in God by attending our Hokkien services despite the physical discomfort I was in. Soon after attending my second service, I was healed to the point where I no longer needed a walking aid.

Then I found out that our Hokkien members was planning to present a dance item during the Chinese New Year services on February 17. I took the opportunity to express my love and gratitude to God by signing up.

I wanted to dance for Jesus because He healed me. I was very nervous but I kept my focus on God. I want to serve Him because I have experienced His power, healing, peace and stength in my life after I accepted Him as my Lord and Savior. Thank God for seeing me through the dance. I was also very happy that the make-up team made me very pretty with the cosmetics they used on me and with the way they styled my hair. It has been so long since I felt so beautiful!