(Pic- Pastor Bruce McFetrich from New Zealand, one of the most sincere and gentle pastors I know)

DO NOT BUDGE

Occassionally, I use my mobile to send words of exhortation to my leaders. The last one that I sent was my own paraphrase of 1 Cor 15:58.

Dear Leaders,

Continue to press in stedfastly for victory.

Do not budge at all from any disccouragement or challenge.

You must know without a doubt that what you are doing for the Lord is not in vain.

You will reap your reward.

Love, Pr Ron

CHRISTIANS, STAND YOUR GROUND

2Sa 23:8-12 These are the names of David's mighty men: Josheb-Basshebeth, a Tahkemonite, was chief of the Three; he raised his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed in one encounter. (9) Next to him was Eleazar son of Dodai the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty men, he was with David when they taunted the Philistines gathered at Pas Dammim for battle. Then the men of Israel retreated, (10) but he stood his ground and struck down the Philistines till his hand grew tired and froze to the sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day. The troops returned to Eleazar, but only to strip the dead. (11) Next to him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines banded together at a place where there was a field full of lentils, Israel's troops fled from them. (12) But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field. He defended it and struck the Philistines down, and the LORD brought about a great victory.

At the combined prayer service last night, I felt the Lord saying that we need Christians who have the spirit of Joshua and the spirit of David's might men like Eleazar and Shammah who stood their ground in the face of great dangers. This spirit that does not flee in the face of giants. It is a tenacious spirit that stands its ground and fight for the land. Christians in Malaysia must not flee but stand to fight for our nation. The enemy will be glad if he could put fear in the hearts of those with spiritual authority (Christians) to run helter skelter to other nations because of fear. He knows that these are ones who can make a difference to this land if they stand their ground. Folks, let us put on the spirit of Eleazar and Shammah and continue to fight for Malaysia. We will see the difference. We will win our land if we stand our ground like Shammah. The Lord will make the difference. He will bring about a great victory if His people do not succumb to fear but stand our ground and defend our land.

Eph 6:12 For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.

MY 51ST BIRTHDAY

The staff celebrated Pastor Yee Onn and my birthdays yesterday morning. We had a marbled and a cheesecake that tasted a bit sourish but awfully nice. I'm sure Ps Jeremiah and Ps Lawrence, two senior pastors with whom I have served together for over 25 years won't mind if I post their greetings to me here. Their comments meant a lot to me. Thanks guys!

Dear Ron,
Happy Birthday to you our dear brother!
It has been a great pleasure to have known you for all these years. There is such a testimony of victory I see in your life. You have persisted in serving the Lord and remained trusting and positive over all your challenges. You are a model. You are a quality servant of God indeed. My wife and I join together in expressing our appreciation of the spirit of care you have demonstrated to the church and us as well as the wisdom you have shown over countless situations. We say it again. We believe in you!
I pray the Lord to bless you richly in His divine empowerment and providence and would continue to volunteer our support and assistancein any way at all so that we may add to your life, family and ministry.
We pray sincerely for God to bless you. I speak blessing over you today in Jesus' Name!
Pastor J and Susan

Dear Ron,
You have a great heart for the Lord, a man of passion and a desire to serve others. You are a good friend, trusted and true. We will always stand with you and love you.
Happy Birthday,
Lip Yee and Lawrence

A church member treated me to lunch at Lafitte, Shangrila from where she also bought me a bottle of wine and a cake. Thanks, L.

Some other greetings that I have received are:
"Dear Ron, It's a joy and privilege to work with you and a humble trusted friend. May God's great loving arm cover you with His love, joy and wisdom, being blessed and be a blessing to many. Appreciate you great! Love, _ "

"Pr Ron, Thank you for always believing in me. I pray that you'll experience new level of boldness in the Holy Spirit in leading the church. Know that there are people all behind and around you. Count me in! You're made for GOLD!!! "

"You and Grace are indeed a gift to New Life. God Bless."

"You have always been more than a pastor to us"

"With much love and well wishes on this special day, from your ardent fans and friends"

"Dearest Ps Ron,
Through your words you have encouraged us,
Through your deeds of love you built us to what we are,
Through your presence we found someone to lean on,
Thank you for nurturing us, mentoring us...
Most of all, thank you for the friendship,
Happy 51st Birthday"
(P.S. I did not copy it somewhere) :-)

I was very touched by the greetings. As Ps Raymond prayed for both Yee Onn and I, my heart was so full of gratitude to the Lord for the life that He has given me. Modest by the standards of the world but I am still profoundly grateful for His mercies and His grace to me.

For helping me through so many challenges in my life.

For the wonderful church He has given me.

For my family.

For health.

For His providence.

I am forever grateful.

Bro. Frank Lim's group took Grace and I out for a birthday dinner at SuperTanker in Damansara Kim on Thursday night. I really appreciated that. The food was 'yat lau'. Thank you.

Here are some more of the many greetings I received on my actual birthday (26th September). I had no idea that our folks read the back of the church directory- I assumed that's how they discover when my birthday is:

"We value your friendship and leadership. But most of all we thank you for showing us the love of God through you. Pastor Ron, many lives have been transformed because you give them hope. Happy Birthday from...."

"Happy Birthday bro ron! No disrespect but I thght u may like take off the pastor's hat n rest (at least just a day!) god bless u richly bro n may he grants u all yr brithday gifts u would like to hv today! love...."

"Happy Happy Birthday to our dearest Pr Ron! With much love from The ......"

F4L#30

I am authorised by God.

The words that I declare has the power of life.

I decree that this nation will arise to shine as a blessed nation.

I walk in authority and speak firth healing, blessedness and life in every situation.

I am not a victim of circumstances but an agent of change.

God and I win always.

Prophetic Word for Pr. Ron & Grace on Sunday (Aug 17, 2008) by Kindah Greening:

For even as in the natural a man has keys, and that key is for that lock and that key is for that door. I declare unto you that not only in the natural but in the realm of the spirit that I have given unto you keys. It shall unlock situations that appear to be unlockable in times gone by. But I declare unto you that I shall give you a key that should unlock that situation. Hear the Word of the Lord, that there shall be keys, not one key but keys that shall unlock, unlock, unlock. The Spirit of the Lord hears the cry of your spirit. Handmaiden of the Lord… He’s with you. He’s with you.

There’s a new anointing. You’ve got hearts that are hungry for God, hungry for His appearing, hungry for the Spirit of God. Commitment is a word that I see inscribed over your hearts. God’s gonna give you people. He’s gonna give other people as well. They’re gonna join with your spirit and they’re gonna lift these hands that hang down low. Amen. They gonna lift them up.

Prophecy Over New Life by Kindah Greening

I want to tell you this, dear friends. this church is a powerful church and there are shafts that have gone out in the Spirit of the Lord. He sees the burden of your spirit. He’s heard the cry of your spirit into the air. But the Spirit of God would say, “There is more. There is more. There is more.” And you have known levels of the anointing. You have known what it is to be bathed in the Spirit and knowing levels of receptivity when the Spirit of God has hovered over your mind and your spirit and your heart.

And even as of old when the servant, David, knew one level of the anointing and he behaved himself wisely, then he knew another level of the anointing as he began to preside over one tribe, the tribe of Judah. But hear the Word of the Lord that there came a greater level, a greater expanding level of the anointing when finally, David was anointed not over one but over 12 tribes.

And I declare unto this house that if you should allow the Spirit of God to plumb a depth of relationship in the deep cry of your spirit, that I declare unto this house that there shall be a moving upward to another level of the anointing. You shall know what it is to move under the power of the presence of the anointing of the Holy Ghost. Your hands shall break through the prison house.

(Pic- John Jacks, a prophet from Australia/United States. Got to know him much better over the last two years although I have known him for a long time. He prophesy with great integrity and accuracy. I have great confidence in his prophetic word)

Faith for Life #29

I am not afraid.

The love that God has for me removes all fears.

God is for me.

Nothing can be against me.

I will overcome all challenges.

I am above and not below.

I will lift my head in victory because Jesus is the lifter of my head.

I win because of Him.

(Pic- Praying together with one of my oldest friend and fellow minister. Pastor Lawrence's support and
wisdom has been invaluable to my ministry. His influence on my life has been significant)

THE POWER OF CHEERING

Dear Church,

I was watching both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions on TV last week and was amazed at the reception and cheering that both Senator Barrack Obama and John McCain got from their supporters when it was their turns to address the gatherings.They were visibly thankful and touched by such overwhelming and thunderous support as they kept clapping and cheering despite nearly more than 10 'thank you's from the two candidates to get them to settle down so that they can start their speeches which were frequently interrupted by more cheering and clapping. The cheering seemed to impart greater and greater hope as the convention went on.

On the flipside, there is an equally great power from criticism which has plunged our national morale to our lowest level since independence. Instead of hope, the citizens of our country are feeling greater and greater despair.

Folks, cheering or encouraging one another can make or break a person or a nation or it can propel us into greatness. There is such a fine line between greatness and defeat that lends great credence to the power of cheer or encouragement.

We read in 1 Sam 23 how Jonathan encouraged David when the latter was relentlessly being hunted down by King Saul and often despaired of life eventhough the prophet Samuel had anointed him as king. David rose above his discouraging situations in life and soon achieved greatness in the annals of Israel. In part, he has Jonathan, his cheerleader to be thankful for.

For decades, China has been criticized for their lack of press freedom, religious persecution, pollution, corruption, trading red-tapes etc. China's leaders rose above the world's criticism and through the Olympics showed the good side of China that critics have overlooked. Criticism have a tendency to cause us to focus on what is bad and forget that there is a lot of good in the situation.

But you asked, 'Pastor, what if the person is wrong? Should we not criticise so that he/she will change?'

Folks, the biblical solution is to speak the truth in love. Eph 4:15

We only earn the right to correct a situation if we do it out of love for the person and not just because we want the other person to change. The operative word is 'love'.

Each of us have the power of cheering and encouragement to take another brother or sister to greatness. You have the power to bring our church to the next level of destiny that God has meant New Life to be.
Grace and I attempt to be your strongest cheerleaders which is one reason why we take the trouble to write birthday greetings to our leaders year after year. We never get tired to say the same things over and over again if they can cheer or encourage you on. Our desire is for our church to be a church made up of the most encouraging people the community has ever known.

We cheer for you because we believe in the great destiny our folks are heading for and we hope you too will cheer for us so that together we can build New Life into a great church.

Cheering for you,

Pastor Ron and Grace Hee

THE WONDERFUL LIFE

I want to share an email from one of our church folks that reflect the positiveness of the life that God has given us. Thanks, Mei Ling!! You are touching folks in Malaysia even when you are in Vietnam!!

Dear Friends,

WOW ! its another brand new day and you are going to embark into an adventure with the Holy Spirit. How exciting it shall be... yes..that's right ..involve the Holy Spirit in your work place... Good Morning Holy Spirit! And what better time then to start the day and begin to declare aloud that you are a child of God ..ooo..yes i know..the "busyness of the day" can cause us to forget our "position" as a Child Of God. Anyway friends, its never too late to declare ..come , follow along with me... affirm yourself..as.. ·

Wow! I am a Child of God...my God who is the Ruler of Heaven and Earth . ·

I am fearfully and wonderfully created by God. ·

I am indeed very special. ·

I Thank God that I’ve got the Favor of God! Wow...that’s wonderful! ·

I know that my Lord Jesus watches over me when I am going out and coming in. ·

I also know that my Jesus understands me and He knows me…when I am sad, when I am lonely, when I am frightened. ·

I know that my Jesus has sent His angels to watch over me. 24 hours a day, every day (even Christmas break!..haha) ·

I believe my God has placed me in this family for a very special purpose, to love and to be loved. ·

Because I know my God is with me, I shall be strong. God is with me, who can be against me...eh? ·

I affirm that I am a Conqueror in Jesus Name…and shall not allow the devil to intimidate me or to speak negative words on me. ·

I shall ask God for Joy everyday because the Joy of the Lord shall be my strength. ·

I shall spread my joy to my friends around me.

Amen ! Amen ! Amen !

Malaysia is 51

Our church believes that God has placed us in Malaysia for a purpose so for the last 8 years, we have been fasting and praying for our nation during the months of July and August.

We just completed another marathon 40 days of fasting and prayer for Malaysia.

It was no small feat.

Our beloved country is going through much disarray and it is really up to the church to determine the future of Malaysia.

We have the power of our almighty God to make a real difference.

Merdeka Weekend with Intercessors

Grace and I spent part the Merdeka weekend at P.D. with our intercessors to let them know how much that we appreciate them.

I wholeheartedly believe that prayer is the most important key to a healthy church.

Nothing can be accomplish without prayer because prayer is the spirit of humility that releases God's grace.

Every victory is due to God's grace.

I know that our church is destined for greater things because we have a group of folks who are so supportive of us and have such a love for the church.

They are of one mind and one spirit with us.

The spirit of oneness in this team just cause me to have a prayer of gratitude and thanksgiving to the Lord.

We saw such a beautiful sunset in the evening. It was as if God was showing forth His pleasure to us.

Thank you, Lord!!

One of those songs that expresses my heart is 'In Christ Alone'. It goes like this:

In Christ alone

I put my trust

and find my glory in the power of the cross

in every victory

let it be said of me

my source of strength

my source of hope

Is Christ alone