Dear YZ

Greetings! Thank you for your support for the past few months. The few months in project serve have indeed been a fruitful time for me. I have learnt many things during this time of full time project serve. There were occasions when I got corrected and rebuked for not doing something well or correctly but I thank God for those times. It helped to remind me of my sinful nature and has caused me to be humble when I received feedback or comments. Once again it dawn on me the need to serve God in humility. It is only when we humble ourselves to serve God; we would be willing to let God use us in whatever way He pleases. Pray for me that I will continue to learn to be humble not just during project serve but also in future.

In the first week of April, we had our Good Friday event. Thank God for all the Christian and non-Christian students who turned up for the event. I managed to share to 1 non-Christian student during the event. Thank God that she is actually very interested to know more about God and is willing to meet up for bible study. I have met up with her for twice in April and for each time we meet, she showed keenness to learn and I thank God for that. Pray that as I continue to meet up with her, God’s grace may cause her to see the need to repent and turn back to God. Pray also that she will respond positively to God’s word.

I have also taken up the challenge to help some students with their school work during their exams. Why do I take that as a challenge? That is because it has been a long time since I last studied or read my notes so it may take a little more effort for me to recall things that I have learnt in secondary school. Besides being able to help them in their school work, I see this as a great opportunity to catch up with some of the students that I met on the streets previously and hopefully through the meeting I will be able to share the gospel with some of them. Pray for me that I will have the discipline to revise my work and will be of help to the students.

During one the staff meetings that I attended, we learned from Mark 13 about the end times. It was a lesson that has encouraged me tremendously. It actually talks about Jesus giving advice to the disciples of how they should respond to the situations during end times. The three main points are to stand firm, trust God and keep watch. To stand firm is to not be alarmed by things that happens during end times and not to be misled by other versions of Christ that people may preach to us. To trust God that He will protect His people and deliver His people in difficult times. To keep watch is to anticipate the return of Christ by remaining faithful in doing God’s work. The part which encourages me the most would be the promise that difficult times are never endless and that God will deliver His people. Sharing gospel may seems very difficult nowadays when many refuse to listen or are hostile towards the gospel but God promised that difficult times will end when Christ returns. One application I have for myself is to remain faithful and continue to share the gospel wherever I may be. I hope that you will pray along side me that by God’s grace that I would be able to share the gospel wherever I go. I too, pray for you that you will remain faithful in doing God’s work.

I have decided to extend my project serve term till the end of June; I hope that you will continue to pray for me as I devote this coming two months to serve the Lord full time in project serve. Pray that I will continue to serve with a humble and teachable heart. Pray for me also that I will trust God for the plans He has for me as I await my application results for the different universities.

Lastly, I want to thank God for His provision this few months, though there are times when it seems that I could not raise enough allowance but according to His own timing provided for me. It is a great encouragement to me to know that there are people supporting the work in prayer and even giving to the work financially. Please continue to support the work by praying and/or financially.

Thank you for reading this letter.

In Him
Chen Liqun (North Area)