>>Faith<< from a Renowned Student

11:33 a.m.
17 Nov 2008

I had just read a interesting and yet profound article from an email.
It is very inspiring.
With below I would like to share among of my friends.

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Cited from an email

An Atheist Professor of Philosophy was speaking to his
> Class on the Problem
> Science has
> with GOD, the ALMIGHTY. He asked one of his New Christian
> Students to stand
> and . . .* *
> **
> Professor :* *You are a Christian, aren't you, son ?
> Student :* *Yes, sir.
> Professor :* *So, you Believe in GOD ?
> Student :* *Absolutely, sir.
> Professor :* *Is GOD Good ?
> Student :* *Sure.
> Professor :* *Is GOD ALL - POWERFUL ?
> Student :* *Yes.
> Professor :* *My Brother died of Cancer even though he
> Prayed to GOD to
> Heal him.
> Most of us would attempt to help others
> who are ill.
> But GOD didn't. How is this GOD good
> then? Hmm?* *
>
> (Student was silent )* *
>
> Professor :* *You can't answer, can you ? Let's
> start again, Young Fella.
>
> Is GOD Good?
> Student : Yes.
> Professor : Is Satan good ?
> Student :* *No.
> Professor :* *Where does Satan come from ?
> Student :* *From . . . GOD . . .
> Professor :* *That's right. Tell me son, is there
> evil in this World?* *
> Student :* *Yes.* *
> Professor : Evil is everywhere, isn't it ? And GOD
> did make everything.
> Correct?
> Student :* *Yes.* *
> Professor :* *So who created evil ?* *
>
> (Student did not answer)* *
>
> Professor :* *Is there Sickness? Immorality? Hatred?
> Ugliness?
> All these terrible things exist in the
> World, don't they?
> Student : Yes, sir.
> Professor :* *So, who Created them ?
>
> (Student had no answer)* *
>
> Professor :* *Science says you have 5 Senses you use to
> Identify and
> Observe the World around you.
> Tell me, son . . . Have you ever Seen GOD?
> Student :* *No, sir.
> Professor :* *Tell us if you have ever Heard your GOD?
> Student :* *No , sir.
> Professor :* *Have you ever Felt your GOD, Tasted your
> GOD, Smelt your GOD?
>
> Have you ever had any Sensory Perception of
> GOD for that
> matter?
> Student : No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.
> Professor :* *Yet you still Believe in HIM?
> Student :* *Yes.
> Professor :* *According to Empirical, Testable,
> Demonstrable Protocol,
> Science says your GOD doesn't exist.
> What do you say to
> that, son?
> Student :* *Nothing. I only have my Faith.
> Professor :* *Yes,Faith. And that is the Problem Science
> has.
>
> Student :* *Professor, is there such a thing as Heat?
> Professor :* *Yes.* *
> Student :* *And is there such a thing as Cold?
> Professor :* *Yes.
> Student :* *No, sir. There isn't.* *
>
> (The Lecture Theatre became very quiet with this turn of
> events )* *
>
> Student :* *Sir, you can have Lots of Heat, even More
> Heat, Superheat,
> Mega Heat, White Heat,
> a Little Heat or No Heat.
> But we don't have anything called
> Cold.
> We can hit 458 Degrees below Zero which
> is No Heat, but we
> can't go any further after that.
> There is no such thing as Cold.
> Cold is only a Word we use to describe
> the Absence of
> Heat.
> We cannot Measure Cold.
> Heat is Energy.
> Cold is Not the Opposite of Heat, sir,
> just the Absence of
> it.* *
>
> (There was Pin-Drop Silence in the Lecture Theatre )* *
>
> Student :* *What about Darkness, Professor? Is there
> such a thing as
> Darkness?* *
> Professor :* *Yes. What is Night if there isn't
> Darkness?
> Student :* *You're wrong again, sir. *
> * Darkness is the Absence of Something*
> *You can have Low Light, Normal Light,
> Bright Light,
> Flashing Light . . . *
> * But if you have No Light constantly, you
> have nothing and
> its called Darkness, isn't it? *
> *In reality, Darkness isn't. *
> * If it is, were you would be able to make
> Darkness Darker,
> wouldn't you?
> Professor :* *So what is the point you are making, Young
> Man ?
> Student :* *Sir, my point is your Philosophical Premise
> is flawed.
> Professor :* *Flawed ? Can you explain how?
> Student :* *Sir, you are working on the Premise of
> Duality. *
> * You argue there is Life and then there
> is Death, a Good
> GOD and a Bad GOD. *
> * You are viewing the Concept of GOD as
> something finite,
> something we can measure. *
> *Sir, Science can't even explain a
> Thought.*
> * It uses Electricity and
> Magnetism, but has never
> seen, much less fully understood either one. *
> *To view Death as the Opposite of Life is
> to be ignorant
> of the fact that
> Death cannot exist as a Substantive
> Thing. * *
> Death is Not the Opposite of Life: just
> the Absence of it
> Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your
> Students that
> they evolved from a Monkey?
> Professor :* *If you are referring to the Natural
> Evolutionary Process,
> yes, of course, I do.
> Student :* *Have you ever observed Evolution with your
> own eyes, sir?*
> *
>
> (The Professor shook his head with a Smile, beginning to
> realize where the
> Argument was going )* *
>
> Student :* *Since no one has ever observed the Process
> of Evolution at
> work and
> Cannot even prove that this Process is an
> On-Going
> Endeavor,
> Are you not teaching your Opinion, sir?
> Are you not a Scientist but a Preacher?*
> *
>
> (The Class was in Uproar )* *
>
> Student :* *Is there anyone in the Class who has ever
> seen the
> Professor's Brain?
>
> (The Class broke out into Laughter )* *
>
> Student :* *Is there anyone here who has ever heard the
> Professor's
> Brain, Felt it, touched or Smelt it? . . .* *
> No one appears to have done so. * *
> So, according to the Established Rules of
> Empirical,
> Stable, Demonstrable Protocol,
> Science says that You have No Brain, sir.
> With all due respect, sir, how do we then
> Trust your
> Lectures, sir?* *
>
> (The Room was Silent. The Professor stared at the Student,
> his face
> unfathomable)* *
>
> Professor :* *I guess you'll have to take them on
> Faith, son.
> Student :* *That is it sir . . . Exactly !* *
> The Link between Man & GOD is FAITH.
> That is all that Keeps Things Alive and
> Moving.
>
>
> NB:
>
> I believe you have enjoyed the Conversation . . . and if so
> .. .* *
> You'll probably want your Friends / Colleagues to enjoy
> the same . . . won't
> you?* *
> Forward them to Increase their Knowledge . . . or
> **FAITH**.* *
> That student was Albert Einstein**.*
>
> *| p r i n c e s s * s h e r y l |*

Love As A Child

5:22 p.m.

3 Nov 2008

Cited from a email

What Love means to a 4-8 year old . . 

Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth
it. Touching words from the mouth of babes.

A group of professional people posed this question to a
group  of 4 to 8 year-olds,'What does love mean?'

The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone
could have imagined . See what you think .

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'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend
over and paint her toenails anymore.

So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even
when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'

Rebecca- age 8


Stephen Ho : 真爱......是付出，甚至是牺牲。

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'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is
different.You just know that your name is safe in their
mouth.'

Billy - age 4

Stephen Ho : 真爱......是平安，安定，安全感

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'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on
shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'

Karl - age 5

Stephen Ho : 真爱......是互相委身，欣赏，吸引，取悦，接纳。 

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'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most
of your French fries without making them give you any of
theirs.'

Chrissy - age 6

Stephen Ho : 真爱......是付出并不求回报。 

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'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'

Terri - age 4

Stephen Ho : 真爱......是在困苦中依然喜乐。 

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'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she
takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the
taste is OK.'

Danny - age 7

Stephen Ho : 真爱......是无微不至的关心，就是要对方好。 

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'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get
tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you
talk more.
My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when
they kiss'

Emily - age 8

'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you
stop opening presents and listen.'

Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)

Stephen Ho : 真爱......是当某些时候情况不再乐观，可依然选择互相
            守候。 

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'If you want to learn to love better, you should start
with a friend who you hate,'

Nikka - age 6

(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)

Stephen Ho : 真爱......是选择爱一个也许令我们不舒服，甚至是讨厌
            的人。 

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'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he
wears it everyday.'

Noelle - age 7

Stephen Ho : 真爱......是鼓励，建立对方。 

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'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who
are still friends even after they know each other so well.'

Tommy - age 6

Stephen Ho : 真爱......是不在乎认识多久，只在乎互相委身多深入。

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'During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was
scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my
daddy waving and smiling.

He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'

Cindy - age 8

Stephen Ho : 真爱......是当情况不乐观甚至是当所有方面对不倾向
            对方时，我们依然选择支持，鼓励，陪伴对方。

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'My mommy loves me more than anybody

You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'

Clare - age 6

Stephen Ho : 真爱......是陪伴，陪伴，在陪伴。 

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'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'

Elaine-age 5

Stephen Ho : 真爱......是将自己最好的献给对方。 

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'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and
still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'

Chris - age 7

Stephen Ho : 真爱......是选择接纳所有的缺点，并随时准备包容一切
            过犯。 

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'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you
left him alone all day..'

Mary Ann - age 4

Stephen Ho : 真爱......是无论之前被对待的情况是如何地恶劣，却依然
            选择拥抱。 

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'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all
her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'

Lauren - age 4

Stephen Ho : 真爱......是不留余地奉献自己所有的，同时对方也感恩接纳
            作回应，哪怕是次等的，因为这次等的是对方仅有的。

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'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and
little stars come out of you.' (what an image)

Karen - age 7

Stephen Ho : 真爱......是充满激情的，感性的，满腔热情的。 

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'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't
think it's gross.'

Mark - age 6

Stephen Ho : 真爱......是选择接纳，包容。 

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'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it.
But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.'

Jessica - age 8

Stephen Ho : 真爱......是承诺，并且要做出行动，不断让人感到我们的
            承诺。 

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And the final one

The winner was a four year old child whose next door
neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost
his wife.

Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old
gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.

When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the
little boy said,

'Nothing, I just helped him cry'

Stephen Ho : 真爱......是同甘共苦，共患难，陪伴不离弃。

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真爱需要.........延续篇

9:49 pm
15 Nov 2008

随着与神同行的日子越久，就越能体会到顺服神的喜乐。

透过顺服神的经历，我就越能顺服在别人的权柄下，包括在家的父母亲，
在工作的上司，朋友等等。

这种顺服是不分年龄的。我相信如果我们认识了真正的权柄，并且是建立
在基督里爱的权柄，那么我们就能互相委身，不分年龄的大小，能力的强
弱，种族的优劣，出生的背景，学识的高低。

行使权柄者不再仰赖并滥用权柄的能力。
顺服权柄者也不再盲目弯腰折眉事权贵。

当然我很想分享更多关于真正的权柄，关于顺服的能力。

但我想这不是三言两语就能理清的，再者我更想分享另一件事情。

如果是这样的话，那我就变得很奇怪了。为什么我会花一段篇幅说一些有
的没的。

其实不然，我只是很像分享顺服说结出的果子---喜乐。

话说在上个月我顺服圣灵而去拜访一位刚认识的朋友---D小姐。
在刚刚过去的晚餐时间里，我再次的与她度过了一个愉快的时光。感谢神
的奇妙作为，她说很感谢我及时的出现，解决了她的一些疑惑和问题。就
在当天听了我的分享过后，她在过后的日子就比较有方向，并理清了一些
情绪上的问题。（前文请查看这里）

Well（我的口头禅），God is Good, All The Time!!

只是我的小小的顺服，我就见证了神的奇妙祝福，而且不是单方面的，而
是两方面的，甚至是多方面的，因为神是倍增的神，他只会一种数学方程
式原理，那就是乘以。Be Multiply and Fruitful.

其实基本上与她见面的目的是为着帮助她建立与神同行的经历。某些时候
我因着身体的疲累真的想就这样打消念头说：“下次啦！"

但是神可不这样认为,

my thought is not His thought,
His way is higher than my way.

"I did it My.......way!"
没有这支 Frank Sinatra 的歌仔唱了,至少对我而言。

话说回头，

单方的祝福是临到D小姐的层面。
两方面是指连我也蒙福，见证神的作为，连并提升了对神的认识与信心。
多方面呢，是指通过上次的会谈，促使了这次会面的内容与流程。

感谢神对我的信任的委托。
也感谢D小姐依然选择信任我，虽然在之前发生过我把她的一些事情转告我
们的另一位朋友----企业家K先生，而她显然并不乐意如此。我必须承认这
是我的疏忽，想说K先认识D小姐理应比较熟，其实不然。

这次她向我分享了一段刚从美国三藩市回马后所发生过的一段短暂的恋情，
并且深深地影响了她的一些情绪。
（其实就在当下心里对这短暂的“恋情”有些微言，但还是决定按兵不动，让
她自己透露的好）

当然她还未有向我透露当中的细节，话说下次有机会才分享。
起初我还以为Pastor Deborah与Rev. Titus都已经知道这件事情并且作了
适当的处理，其实不然。
我想说，哗！感谢你如此信任我。
我可以感觉到神真正要彻底地医治她，所以一层层，慢慢地，抽丝剥蛹地
显现一些隐蔽的事情。

当然按照往常般我向她分享了根据我的经验的一些分析与解释，并帮助她
理清一些位置与方向，带领她如何为自己，为这段失败的感情，为着任何
隐藏性的苦毒，为着事业而向神求和祷告。

当然我心里明白还有更多的事情需要帮助她理清，当然是靠着神大能的医治。

主啊，求你的保守与祝福大大地临到D小姐。


后记：

其实一直以来我都时常面对类似的事情，女生会很乐意向我分享她们
的问题，尤其是感情方面的。结果就在一次的经验当中就搞到身，心都陷
如其中，不能自拔，进而搞砸了自己当时美好的恋爱关系。
当时还未信主，就算信主了，也还未受圣灵的洗而更新意念。
现在可学乖了，靠着神的能力，嘿嘿，“它“可别想对我再制造任何的混淆
与蒙蔽。

因着过去的经验，靠着神的恩典与教导，我开始明白一些关于男女感情的
错误观念，种种对爱情荒谬与看似是爱实则自私的想法。
我这样说并不是因为我是什么圣贤伟人。
反之我是当中错误的一分子，我很清楚明白，甚至是深深感受到阁中的心
情。

在爱情里，很多时候我们都犯了错。

可要命的是我们不知道。
更要命的是我们知道了却无能力更改。
最要命的是我们不但知道而不能更改，甚至是越陷越深。

可都比不上最最要命的，
那就是，
当我们做了任何的错误，只要谦卑，屈膝悔改在神的面前，靠着神的能力
转离恶行，那么这一切将要被神翻转，前程从新洗牌。
而这是要付代价的。

是的，我们要了耶稣基督的命!!

Dream of a Beloved Friend

3:42 p.m.
1 Nov 2008

昨天晚上，我梦见了一位刚认识不久的新朋友。
我姑且称呼他为 K 先生。

K 是一位非常杰出，年轻有为，充满梦想与抱负的企业家。
他刚刚才在沙巴州成立了一间开发海草业务的公司。
这是他第 N 间的公司就不得而知了。

在短短的相识时间里，我知道他为着过去的一段恋爱关系受到了很大的伤害。
我非常能够理解他的感受，因为我也是过来人。只是我并不是“受害者”的角色，而是“谋害者”。在神慢慢的引导之下，我才真正体会到伤人者与被伤者的深切感受。现在回想当初事情发生时的自己的所作所为，都不禁为自己涅一把冷汗。

而其实这对他来说是一种打击，甚至是在初期时大大地影响了他的工作表现。
至自他遇到了神，当他愿意放下自我跟随神时，神迹开始出现在他的生命里。
其实坦白说，最大的神迹就是-------人心改变归主。
可是从我跟他多次的谈话中我可以感觉到或多或少还是有些许的影响，他还未完全彻底康复。

一直以来我都很想多一点跟 K 先生多聚一聚，可是一来抽不出时间，二来心中对他的鼓动还未那么强烈。
时间有限，24 小时，只能容许我在“对”的时间，“对”的地方，“对”的时候，向对的人说“对”的话。

话说回头，昨晚梦见K，我深信是神在提醒我一件事------是时候探访K了。
在梦中我看到K像是在挣扎着，像是在为某种事情而受束缚着，很不安。
我还记得那时候我就在半睡半醒的状态中为他作祝福祷告，奉耶稣的名释放所有尝试或正在捆绑他的黑暗势力与困难，求主加添他的能力与坚定他的信心。
（别以为我傻，我不认为祝福别人是一件傻事。硬要说傻的话就是哪有人在半夜时分，半睡半醒为人祝福。再说如果从理性角度来说，这或许是出于我潜意识的行为，但是我却深信是圣灵在带领我为他祷告）

我想，经过昨晚的梦，我真的要抽时间探访 K 了。
愿神带领。

Ephesians 6:14-17

2:24 p.m.
1 Oct 2008


"14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God."
Ephesians 6:14-17


Yesterday, one of my beloved mentee, Andy told me that he saw a vision from the Lord during his bath.

It is started as his beloved Mom and elder Bro' have a hard argument due to some conflict between them. After they had stopped, his elder Bro' came into his room and complained to him saying what had he done wrong. At that moment, Andy out of a sudden felt very sad. His heart was so hurt and feeling kind of broken, and he kept weeping until he can't withstand anymore. I believe Andy is feeling the brokenness as the Lord is feeling during that time regarding his family issue.

He quickly reached to the bathroom, under the shower, he let the water flow through his whole body to calm down his emotion. Out of sudden, he saw a vision, and I believe it is from the Lord. He saw a full set of the battle armor in front of him. These armor are the armor which mentioned in Ephesians 6:14-17. But after a close observation to it, Andy found out that it is not a full armor of God but left off the shoes. (v15)

I'm not sure what can I suggest him regarding this, but to encourage him saying that Lord revealed to him his current spiritual equipment condition. And I also encourage him to ask Lord to equip him with the shoes of peace which comes from the good news of the gospel, to speak peace and love to all the people around him.

Of course this is the vision given by the Lord to him, surely He will reveal more regarding this to Andy, if he seek for Him.

Oh, Abba Father, I ask in Jesus name that please equip Andy whatever is necessary, and continue guide him in Your way.

Be The Change Agent

12:42 a.m.
1 Nov 2008

I'm just got back from a music training session for the youth, I'm kinda tired in physically, but I'm so encourage and excited in spiritually.

Actually this music training session is not that kind of very professional music course. Rick and me didn't went through that kinda very intense professional music training. All we have is about the passionate heart to music, and I think this is the most important factor that should be take place.

We are just playing a role as a facilitator to influence them regarding the idea, creativity of playing music, the right attitude towards music; to lead them how to pursue music in proper direction.

And thank God that they are keep growing. Most of the time I feel very awesome to see them keep on being matured not only in musical context, but also personalities, attitude, self esteem......etc.

But tonight the Lord is doing something very differently and yet very remarkable to us. Rick sensed the Lord want to anoint the youth to be the change agent for their century.

We are called to be the "church" of Christ, as originally in Greek root word meaning "gather". It is meaning of a group of people gather together and strategist to serve the purpose of God.

With here, I would like to highlight 2 major point.

First,

"Church" doesn't mean a 4 wall building, that letting a group of so called "Christian" people gather within it, and doing some activities, program, religious ritual......etc.

"Church" is people, not the building, nor any congregation, or denomination.

Matt 18:20 revealed to us that wherever people are, wherever Jesus is, and wherever the "church" is. And yet the Lord Himself always referring us to the context of Kingdom of God, and only speak about "church" not more than 10 times.

But, what am I trying to say is not to ignore the context of "church", but rather to get back to the true meaning and function of "church".

Yes, the world need "church", but not in the misconception context. We need people of God ("church") that is truly devoted to God, empowered by the power of God, to emerge and penetrate into every corner of society to manifest the justice, hope, and love of God. Every single individual of the children of God have to stand firm in their position at their family, residential neighborhood community, schools or campuses, workplace......etc.

More precisely, we must disperse into 7 area of the society likewise:

Art & Entertainment

Business & Finance

Cultural & Religion

Distribution & Media

Education

Family

Government

These are the basic main structure of our society, of course each of every one of the sector can be derive to other relevant sector.

This will lead us to another very crucial thing------Leadership

Without leadership we will ruin a lot of things, and yet, yes, the TRUE Leadership must take place in order to mobilize God's children to emerge and disperse in the society to fight for the justice, righteousness, freedom, peace, which all this work rooted in the Love of the Lord.

I will share more about the true leadership in future.

Second,

We are called to be the children of God that need to fulfill 2 main things in our entire life, no matter what we are doing or dealing with.

Matt 22:37-38 is the first and greatest commandment for us to love God wholeheartedly.

Matt 22:39 command us to love others like loving ourselves.

This is the 2 greatest purpose which God required us to be fulfill.

We don't want to do all the so called "good deed things", or "meaningful things".

We want to do right things in Lord's sight.

Because doing Good doesn't mean doing Right; but doing Right will always lead to Good matters.

It is the Lord that make sure all the right things that He command us to do is for the sake of His good deed to the world, His beloved creation.

Rick and me ended the music session with praying for them and anointing them in the name of Jesus Christ with the authority and power of apostolic to be the Change Agent of the Lord, to bring transformation to wherever they go.

We wanna be.............

The History Maker in this land.............

We wanna be.............

The speaker of Truth to all mankind.............

Love & Blessing,
Stephen Ho from iPhone