CHILDREN'S OUTING
19 June 2010

"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
Philippians 4:13

Last Saturday's outing on the 19th of June was one in which God in His goodness blessed. Being a Saturday, I was not really expecting any one to turn up. Requests were made at our church's Wednesday prayer meetings for the occasion. God was gracious to us. He granted us at first, 5 children. One day before the outing however, one child pulled out.

I am thankful, for the four which the Lord gave us an opportunity to minister to. One of which, Ray Na, sister Gim Choon's contact was able to come. This girl had actually attended the very recent children's meeting at sister Gim Choon's house. I am thankful to the Lord for enabling her to come. Two brothers, Rainer and Cleavant had been coming for various children's meetings since their first VBS session with us last year. Thank God for also making it possible for them to come. One child, Wan Qing has been regularly attending our Chinese Service Sunday School. Some of them have made profession of their trust in the Lord as their Saviour. Please pray for wisdom to follow up these children.

The story that was told during the outing centered on the theme of soccer and friends. It not only touched on the sin problem and our need to be forgiven of our sins, it also touched on the fact that Jesus can help us through the problems that we face daily. The theme verse was Philippians 4:13. It is our prayer that the children will first know Christ as their Saviour and also realize that He cares for them in every situation that they go through and that they can call upon Him.

God was gracious to arrange for willing helpers to serve at the outing. Grace, Geraldine, Wang Kin and sister Gim Choon helped in the games, counseling of the children and collection of food for the children. With a smaller group of children, there was ample opportunity for a close one on one counseling session and fellowship with the children. We were also blessed with good weather which enabled us to carry out the activities for our program smoothly. Thank God for answering prayers.

Report by Hannah Yeo