The Harvest

"Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again."- Luke 6:38

Give and it will be given unto you. During the retreat at Dad's place last week, he was wearing a shirt from 1995, which was the year of harvest.

For the same measure that you give, it shall be given unto you. As I prepare myself to enter the 100K challenge to bless people. I pray that the seeds of life and blessings that I sow into the people will bear fruit for the harvest. The fruit that I sow may not be seen or known by me but by the Father above.

Without waving, let us hold tightly to the faith that we say we have, for the lord can be trusted to keep his promise.- Hebrews 10:23

Last week, I have been busy going to the hospital as Victor had a high fever and was hospitalised. During the time, I went up to help pray for some of the patients there. One of the patients was Victor's friend who wished to be known by Ong.

He was diagnosed with leukemia 2 years back and has been in and out of the hospital for 2 years now. Although his facial expressions was happy, I could sense that deep down inside, there was great insecurity for his future and finances to carry on his treatment. To him, he was trying his best to be happy and live each day to his fullest since the future seems hopeless to him.

I pray that my time and prayers for him would plant a seed of security and of a future for him even if the future seems bleak as the Lord's plans for him is of good and not of disaster, for a future and for hope.

I believe in the lord that this seed of hope planted in him will continue to grow till the harvest when he will become truely joyful as he knows that the future for him is not bleak but shining brightly for the Lord.

Until then, I pray that I will be strengthened by the Lord's glorious power so that I will have all the patience and endurance I need and I will be filled with joy to continue watering and tending to Word I've planted into peoples' lives till the harvest comes.

“If the Lord bid me fly, I should trust Him for the wings.” John Wesley

Battlefield 2007- Day 1

Hudson Taylor

Missionary statesman Hudson Taylor had complete trust in God’s faithfulness. In his journal he wrote:

Our heavenly Father is a very experienced One. He knows very well that His children wake up with a good appetite every morning… He sustained 3 million Israelites in the wilderness for 40 years. We do not expect He will send 3 million missionaries to China; but if He did, He would have ample means to sustain them all… Depend on it, God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s supply.

Our Daily Bread, May 16, 1992

Yesterday, I was reminded of God's providence for the people in Egypt. Today, I was reminded that God's work done in his way will never lack his supply.

The main fight for today was going to be the preparation of starch in the afternoon for the night walk that night. Logistics was going to be a big headache. We had to prepare at least 4 pails of starch for the night walk with just 3 kettles and just a few people. The worst thing was that we did not have a car to bring the equipment to Touch Centre to make the starch.

We had to make the starch by about 5pm to ensure that the starch would cool down for the walk in the night.

So at about 3, we made off for Touch Centre carrying all the pails to touch centre to make the starch but when we reached there, to our horror, we realised that we missed out on the most important part of the plan. THE STARCH!!!

Immediately, I got a trolley from NTUC and we ran all the way back to campsite as by now, we were really in a rush for time. The distance back to campsite was about a 20 min run from Touch Centre. I was really impressed by the dedication Shawn had as he ran all the way back with the trolley. But even then, by the time, we started on the starch, it was already about 4pm.

However, as we were making the starch, we came upon a problem.

No matter how we tried, we could not produce the transloosen glue that Julee wanted for the night walk. It was getting late and it was kind of frustrating as no matter how hot the water was or how much flour we used, we just could not get it. Eventually, we had to make do with the pastey white 'starch' we had.

Thank God that we did not have to transport the pails of hot paste back to the campsite by NTUC trolley again as Nick came to our rescue with his car and he helped to move the starch back to camp. Eventually, we just managed to pull it off by the time allocated. Time for part 2 of the battle which was to make sure that there was enough starch throughout the night.

During the walk, Sean started up a some fire by the drain to cook water to make more starch. Julee was adamant that we can make the transloosen glue for the night but similar to the events in the afternoon, it just could not be done.

But by God's grace, we kind of produced something out of some weird freak accident that seemed to be worse than the glue that we meant to make in the first place. It was more of an extremely sticky muah chee made of tapioca starch and it totally served the purpose in the camp as many were using it in the camp to create the effect that we wanted.

By the end of the day, I was totally beat but I could see that the whole day could not be possible without God's intervention. God provided us with strength to last the day and the starch from heaven. I could see that God has a plan for the camp. It is not my will but his will be done. The night walk was a great success although from our end, it was a big mess. Things was not organised. We forgot the starch. There was no arrangement for a vehicle to transport the starch but through God's grace. Everything came through.

I'll end this with another famous verse in the bible.

Mar 10:27
Jesus looked at them and replied, “This is impossible for mere humans, but not for God; all things are possible for God.”

P.S By the way, the transloosen glue had to be made by either corn flour or rice flour which none of us bought. We used corn flour and plain bread flour instead. :)

“If the Lord bid me fly, I should trust Him for the wings.” John Wesley

Battlefield 2007- Day 0

Exo 14:15-16 The Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on. And as for you, lift up your staff and extend your hand toward the sea and divide it, so that the Israelites may go through the middle of the sea on dry ground.


Its Day zero of Battlefield 2007. Being in charge of logistics, we had to be at the campsite a day earlier to set up the logistics and take care of the equipment for the night.

We had to take turns in the night staying up to keep guard over the equipment.

To be truthful, that night, I was quite worried over the logistics for the camp as I was unsure whether all the equipment was throughly prepared for the camp and if I had left out anything. I decided to take a short break and left the pavilion to sit by the seaside.

I used to stay at East Coast so I had seen the sea many times. But that night, God reassured me as I took a break by the seaside.

' Son, do you remember Moses?' He split the Red Sea that was much bigger than the one that you see before you now. And all he had to do was to lift his staff and extend his hand over the sea. I did the difficult part. I parted the Red Sea.'

Right then, I knew that I could trust the Lord for everything in the camp when I remember the magnitude of the logistics that Moses had to deal with when he left Egypt.

Moses and the people were in the desert, but what was he going to do with them? They had to be fed, and feeding 2 to 3 million people requires a lot of food.

The people needed 2,000 tons -- four million pounds -- of food each day.

To bring that much food each day, would require three freight trains each a mile long!

In the desert they needed firewood to cook and keep warm. Each day this would take 4,000 tons -- eight million pounds -- of wood and a few more freight trains, each a mile long.

Of course, they needed water. If they only had enough to drink and wash a few dishes, it would take 11 million gallons each day, and a freight train with tank cars 1,800 miles long, just to bring water!

And then another thing: They had to get across the Red Sea in one night. If they went on a narrow path, double file, the line would be 800 miles long and would require 35 days and nights to get through.

So, there had to be an opening in the Red Sea, 3 miles long so that they could walk 5,000 abreast to get over in one night.

Each time they camped at the end of the day, they needed a campground two-thirds the size of the State of Rhode Island, about 750 square miles.

They journeyed in the desert forty years.

Do you think Moses worked all this out before he left Egypt?


The Lord is Jehovah Jireh. Our Great Provider. As he provides for his people that many years ago in the desert, what more will he provide for the camp.

What more will he provide for our lives!

As I stand in awe at the beach, I stand secured in his arms as I know that the Lord is the Great Provider of my life.

“If the Lord bid me fly, I should trust Him for the wings.” John Wesley