Project Report #23 - Backlash~!

Good morning people~! Another new week to face whole new set of challenges for the purpose of making us better people, I sound so philosophical.. Haha~! It’s been 3 weeks since I last made my entry. Again, I’ve been caught up with many things at work, in church and of course, this project. I’ve also recently started up my drum classes again, so my free time is really being shortened as the days go by, but it’s alright~! I really enjoy th pace of my life… I rather be busy than to be bored with nothing to do…

We had Ps Chan from CGBC Ipoh to speak in our Sunday service again yesterday, we had a great time with him. His message this time was about Christians In The Marketplace. It was a very good message and I believe all of us were really blessed by it. What is the Marketplace? How do we define Marketplace? There are a lot of different people giving good definitions like “the market place is wherever God places you…” or “the marketplace where you’re working or studying…” which all of it is very true. But Ps Chan gave a definition that I heard for the first time, he said the marketplace is anywhere that is beyond the church and your close family.

It got me thinking awhile what he meant, then I realized what he’s saying is that the marketplace is beyond the people who we are usually comfortable hanging around with. That makes so much sense to me now. Ps Chan emphasized this by using Jesus’ ministry as an example, he said Jesus didn’t only minister to the people he knew closely…He also went out to the people that He didn’t know very well to minister, to teach them the word, to heal them of their sicknesses, to perform miracles…

Why would Jesus do such a thing? Why would He do good to people who He didn’t even know? The answer lies in the understanding of why Jesus came to us in the first place. Many people don’t know what Jesus’ mission was when He came to us 2000 years ago, I know all of you all will say that Jesus came to save the lost, to redeem and reconcile man back to God, but is that all Jesus came to do? The answer is NO~!

Jesus’ ultimate mission wasn’t just to conquer sin and death, His ultimate mission was to reveal the True God to us. What does it mean to reveal the True God? Simple, to live a life of obedience to fulfill every plan and purpose that God has so that God’s power is revealed to others through His life… Jesus never ever went against the will of the Father, that’s why He lived a live of revealing the True God…

We are called to be imitators of Christ, therefore we too are to live a life revealing the True God in our own marketplaces. Through what we do wherever we’re placed, the responses and reactions we choose, our conduct and behavior, our speech, all this will reveal the god that lives in us… If Christ is the one who’s living in us, all that we do and say would be Christ-like. Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks, no word release from your mouth is by accident… unless you got speak defect la… Haha~!

Always remember, we were never made for ourselves. The blessings that we have were never just for our own enjoyment. There’s always a bigger cause and purpose to why we’re blessed. The Bible clearly states that we are blessed in abundance to be a blessing to others. Since we were blessed with the love of Christ that is so abundant, why not share it with someone else? That love didn’t come from you anyway, it came from Jesus… It is like me giving you RM50 to bring someone out for lunch, you would gladly do it because the money was given to you and not from your own pocket… Jesus gave you the love to love others, don’t try to love people with your own strength, its very tiring… draw from Him and you will be able to be generous with your love... You will only feel that sense of fulfillment when you accomplish what God has made you to accomplish… Cheers~!

Project Report~! I’ve hit another dead-end in my car ownership grant. It seems that the worse case scenario has happened, I thought it was all settled but I was so wrong. It turns out that the information on my insurance is different from the information printed on my car grant. Therefore it has caused many problems in insurance coverage and ownership transfer. This has caused my new engine number to not be able to be inserted to my new car grant. My insurance agent and JPJ officer is working up a plan to remedy this situation. All I can do now is pray, so sponsors please pray with me… This is serious, if this issue doesn’t clear, the documents will be compromised and the car will be clamped down… Thanks people~!

Today I’m gonna share about a person that’s filled with hot air… No la, just kidding... Haha~! This person is a dear friend and a really cool person to hang out with. I have no idea why she has a great obsession to want to blast Britney Spears’ ‘Hit Me Baby One More Time’ song with my car sound system. I actually really hate the song… and the singer also la… glad that she’s bald now… Hehe.. Sidetracked~! Okok.. it is my great privilege to introduce to you my dear friend… Michelle Ng a.k.a. ZeeKEE a.k.a. Mitchy a.k.a. Michillee a.k.a. Monkey…

Did you realize that is you did anything to prank her or scare her, her first response is to call you “Monkey”? Haha~! Either she’s reminding of my surname of her own last name. Anyway, I can’t really remember how I actually first met Mitchy. We just got along as we mixed with the same group of friends. I use to think she was some spoilt rich kid from Muar… I meant what else can I think right? People drive Wira, she drive Waja… I accident my Wira and got an old Ford, she accident her Toyota Altis and got a new Honda Civic... Haha~!

But she’s a very pleasant person to be around with. You will hardly catch her in a foul mood or not smiling, even when she’s really tired she will make an effort to fit in a smile or a witty remark. Her willingness to serve others is amazing~! Last time when she was staying in PJ, she use to send Cheryl Mohan back all the way to Segambut, near Jinjang, every week without fail. Not just for one church meeting, but for a few church events as well. You could see that she’s dead tired after a long day of classes, but she has not rejected her offer to serve others…

She has this habit of eating that really pisses me off sometimes… actually, all the time la. Haha~! Did you know that when she finishes her meal, she would always leave at least a spoon-full of food on the plate? No matter how much or how little she orders, every dish must be left with a little bit of the food on the plate.. The more annoying thing is, she would refuse to just swallow that last spoon-full no matter you say. Like Jesus, I have to learn to love her with her shortcomings as well… Haha~!

This gal is one strong gal, she has been through so much in her life, her studies, church and ministry, and even crisis in the family. Yet she held on to the promises of God and made it through all the trials with great success and great testimonies. Her life is really an inspiration and an example to all of how God can come through no matter what the situations are if we just choose not to give up and hold on strong to His principals.

To Mitchy… we’re served together for quite some time already haven’t we? I want you to know that I’ve had a wonder time working alongside you when I was in CampusCity and Acts Church. Your façade always brightened up the room because we could hardly ever catch you with a long face. I know many people are scared of me when they first see me, but everyone feels really comfortable when they first see you and talk to you…

You have the gift of connecting with people, your genuine love and care for others is one of you very strong points. Continue cultivating that strength and I know many many people will be blessed and inspired. In many ways we are so different, yet we manage to become good friends. It’s really a miracle from God la, Haha~! But you’re life has really inspired me to put my trust in God no matter how bleak the situation is.

Don’t hold back in sharing those testimonies you have with others. They are accounted to you for a reason, many people out there need to know the truth that you have in you. Things may sometimes seem out of hand, times many bring more stress and pressure, raging tempest all around you, but trust in the Lord, renew your strength in Him, let His peace guard your heart and you will come out of any situation successful, becoming a greater person than you were before…

I’m looking forward to the day we get to meet up again for a meal or anything… It has been quite awhile since I really had any time to talk and spend time with you and the others. Although we chat a lot, nothing beats meeting up face to face. Thank you for being part of this project, thank you for being so willing to be a sponsor, thank you for all the thing you may have done unknowingly that has blessed and inspired me and so many others… Above all, thank you for being a sponsor of my life… the very least you’ve done has made me who I am today..

Another end to another entry, I don’t know when I will have the time to make the next entry but I will keep all of you posted~! If no entries are made I will make quick updates on my chatterbox, do check it once in a awhile to find out what’s going on. Thanks for reading, I hope this entry has been a blessing to you all… Have a great week ahead and God bless~!

Project Report #22 - Life House

Hey Sponsors~! It’s been a great few days of rest for me because of the public holidays, other than my little eczema attack, everything else is going along fine. I just realized that I only made one entry in April, very sorry about that. I was really busy last month, I hope things won’t get too hectic this month though.

As promised, I shall now unveil the pictures of the new premise of Harvest Generation Church…. I shall take you on a tour with pictures and descriptions as though you were walking in the place in real life… Forgive me if the pictures are not so nice, I’m just a casual photographer… Without further adew, let’s begin our tour… *drum roll*


To start off the tour, I now invite you to our church premise. You would have to go through these beautiful crystal glass doors. It’s not so easy to clean them okay… So please keep your hands off it and use the handles to open and close it~! Haha~!




Now you are passing by the entrance aisle, the walls in this aisle are paneled with tainted glass. The lightings and the glass gives a very elegant feel to the surroundings as you enter the church… Soon, this area will be an information counter area.


As you walk in through the entrance aisle, right in front of you would be the lounge area. We had a few in-house designers pick out the colour themes, lights and furniture. The ambience of the lounge really gives a very relaxing and un-whining feel…


From the lounge, when you turn to the left and look, there you will see the stage. There’s a group of posers here in this picture to make this image look elegant… Just kidding… We were actually preparing for our Friday Night Church-Wide Prayer Meeting when I took these pictures…

This is the front audience view of the stage.. Just look at the fantastic way all the colours blend in together. Believe or not, we used the very minimum of lighting device to create all the colour effects.




This is the right audience view of the stage, notice how big the stage is? I usually try whatever little B-Boy moves I know on the stage because there so much room to experiment on~!



This is the left audience view of the stage. With the stage so big, even when all of us are on our instruments, it still looks rather empty. Praying for a choir to come in really soon… Haha~!



Now let’s move on to the stage. These are our church keyboards, the main is a KORG Triton and the secondary is a KORG X50. We have quite an bunch of anointed keyboardist in our church, so you better come check us out~!


This picture is of course my favourite view in church, other than looking to God la… It’s the church drum-kit, a Yamaha Tour Custom. A mid range set with a superb sound~! I fell in love with this set the very moment I played on it for the church album recording. In fact, this was the very same set I used for the recording… Haha~!


Next we move on to our amplifiers. We have a Behringer Bass Amplifier and a VOX Tube Guitar Amplifier with quite useable effects. Not bad for the price we got it. It’s power matched the size of the hall.


This is our very affordable but superbly warm sounded bass guitar. It’s an SX Bass with a nice warm wood finish for the case and the tail. The sound is superb for recording and also live playing, the downside is only its weight because it’s really heavy.


Now let’s see what the preacher and worship leaders see every service. This is the front view of the hall from the stage. The chair colours looks so elegant, it’s a wonder how simple things can do so much…



Next we have the view of the hall from the drummer’s stage. We elevated the drums with an extended platform. It does nothing in terms of making the sound better, but it just looks very nice… Now you know how the view is like behind the drum set..


This is the windows of church. At the time this picture was taken, there were no curtains yet, but now we have nice dark brown curtains to compliment the elegant corporate colours of the church premise…



Now we walk through the aisle between the chairs and move to the back of the hall. This is the entrance to the sound corner and also the church store room. The design of the sound corner is pretty simple, we just places a short swing door to partition it out. Then the entrance to the store room is so cun… Looks so oriental~!



This is our sound console, it’s a Yamaha 16-Channel Mixer, we joined two of these together so we have 32 channels to play around with. Our sound system is powered by two Wharfedale Twin Channel amplifiers with Wharfedale house speakers and stage monitors. Want more technical details? Come visit our church and I’ll show you around in person… Haha~!


Next we move from the sound room to the kitchen counter. This is the back right corner from the stage front which we have partitioned out to be made into a kitchen. The counter top is so high that some members of our church who are vertically challenged have a hard time looking over it… Ya, Ya… Me included la… Happy? Haha~!


From the kitchen, turn right and you’ll see the toilet aisle. At first glance it really looked like the Chinese ‘sun-toi’ (alter) to me because of the colour. Haha~! The walls to the toilet entrances are decorated with simple square mirrors...







The other wall is decorated with simple but elegant pictures. A small multi-level shelf is placed at the corner to fill up the space and make the ambience a bit homier…





Now that you’ve seen how our church looks like behind my camera lens, come join us in person some day to experience not just the warmth of the premise and the people, but also have an encounter with God. Our services are on Sunday mornings, at 10am. We also have prayer services going on every Friday night for this month. Any enquiries you can ask me here or you can email us at info@harvestgen.com. Looking forward to see you there soon~!

Project Report~! The car is now road legal~! I drove it around with all my engine stuff repaired~! I even got a new sound system, new spots lamps and other performance stuff for a bargain price~! Plus I got a superb Twin Sub Woofer for the lowest price you can imagine~! Now not only is my car powerful in terms of engine, but sound system also super cun~! The only thing left to do it to fabricate my boot top panel, collect my insurance documents and get my aircond serviced. Other than that, my car is all ready to hit the tar pavement~! Praise God~!

I hear the sounds of great happenings from a land far far away from here. Great happenings which can only be catalysed by a heart that has faith to do the impossible. Though obstacles may rise against her, she still stood strong in her believes and never compromised. Still don’t know who I’m talking about? Well, this girl in now doing her medical degree in UK. I’m proud to introduce you to the one and only, Khoo Wee Vien a.k.a. Wee Vee a.k.a. Wee Wee…

This girl has really done the impossible both in her hometown and also in UK where she is studying now. Let me tell you from the beginning how this small sized girl made such a big impact in my life and the lives of many others. It all began in the mid of 2004, when I first joined CampusCity, I heard about this thing called Get Into God rallies or GIG. These rallies were conducted to spread the good news to young people through concerts and workshops.

There was where I first came encounter with this girl named Wee Vien. She was a very quiet girl at that time, not many people saw the true potential in her until they got to know her better. I don’t quite remember how I met her, but I remembered how I got to know her.

As we were conducting GIGs in every other state, Wee Vien had a passion to bring GIG to her own hometown way up in Sungai Petanit, Kedah. When she heard that our team was willing to go up there, she was so passionate and zealous to organize and put everything together…

I know that I was not easy for her because she faced many oppositions from different people, some I’m ashamed to say that they are also Christians, but narrow minded ones la. Haha~! Despite such heavy pressure to cease this event from happening, she continues to believe and worked hard for it. We as a team prayed along with her and finally we brought a GIG team up to Sungai Petani in the year 2006.

Over 500 people came and many young people gave their lives to Christ for the first time. I really believe that it can only be God who orchestrated all this to happen, but Wee Vien chose to place herself inline with God’s plan and became a blessing to many. Did you know that now Sungai Petani is organizing their own rallies and a lot more people are giving their lives to Christ now? Praise God~! But it all began with one small girl’s faith to see the impossible happen…

She’s now in UK finishing off her medical studies, and believe it or not, she is really anointed to pioneer a movement wherever she’s placed. She started a small prayer group which was at first rather slow, but later on it grew and many more people were blessed. Now even a full fledge church there wants to back her up in her ministry. God is really working through her…

To Wee Vien… You’ve done many great things these past few years that have brought about many changes in many people’s lives. I believe that God has really given you the heart, power and anointing to perform what others may say is impossible. Your willingness and humility to listen and obey God’s voice really astounds me.

Don’t ever settle for what you have already achieved, but press on for greater things that are yet to come. Don’t stop dreaming and envisioning great things that you desire to do for the Lord. You may have a great pass, but the pass can never be relived… Pursue for even more for the future and you will see God’s hand moving in a great capacity than before.

Many people’s lives has been touched by the simplicity of your faith, therefore keep your heart simple before the Lord and allow Him to mold and shape you to be the person He wants you to be. The preparation for greatness may be very very painful and difficult, bu the outcome and the results will be much more beautiful than your mind can ever conceive.

New testimonies awaits for you to claim… Promises that are yet to be fulfilled... So live life to the fullest and always stay in the Lord in everything that you do. God’s plans are always the best for us in every aspect of our lives. All things are made beautiful in HIS TIME, so don’t rush or be anxious over anything, but in everything give thanks~!

Thank you for being a great friend to be… Thank you for always entertaining me when you’re online. Thank you for always sharing your heart out with me… Thank you for being such an inspiration to me… I truly admire your passion and persistence… Thank you for being a sponsor for this project but above all… Thank you for being a sponsor of my life… for all that you’ve done for me has made me who I am today… Thanks~!

That’s all I have for you people~! I’ve spent about 2 hours making this entry. I chose not to highlight much words for this entry because one of the sponsors complained that she could read some of the coloured words. You sponsors tell me what you think and the majority will win okay? Thanks for reading… Have a great week ahead and God Bless~!

Project Report #21 - The Patient

Good morning people~! Another new week for a whole new set of challenges that will me us stronger~! I don’t know about you, but I’m super excited about what this week has in store for me. I am at work now, there’s tonnes of stuff to do but I just decided to take some time off to chill awhile to write this entry for all of you.

I had a great Sunday service yesterday morning, we had a very special speaker all the way from CGBC Ipoh, and he’s none other than Pastor Chan. This man has been tremendous support and encouragement to our church and to our lives individually. His life is fantastic testimony of God’s faithfulness and blessing… If you’d just sit with him for a half hour and allow him to share his life with, trust me you will be inspired~!

The word that came about yesterday was in the area of financial wealth. Thank God he’s not the kind of pastor who preaches on just financial prosperity alone, although he has nothing against financial wealth. Sometimes we, even as Christians, dub wealth and prosperity as only in terms of how much money we have. Well, the good news is that God really wants all of us to be wealthy in finances, but the BEST news is that God wants us to also prosper in every other areas of our lives, such as our health, relationships, ministries, careers, not forgetting the overcoming of our personal struggles and weaknesses, victory over our sinful nature… and so on…

Why should we just settle for the good news when we can have the BEST NEWS? There are principles to which we must always uphold for these blessings to be obtained. Almost all the time, prayer alone does not work. I know this statement is controversial, but hear me out first. In the Bible, the book of James it says that “faith without works is dead”... Now, our prayers to God are uttered by the measure of our faith in Him, we only ask of Him when we know He is able to grant it to us, but is asking all that is required of us?

Let’s take this verse into context, prayer alone most of the time will not produce anything if we just choose to sit around and do nothing. It is like being a really spoilt child just sitting there and waiting for everything he wants to fall on his lap. So you ask me, does this mean we have to work to get God’s blessing? My answer, I personally believe that prayer is the covering of our faith, but what we can do with our hands is the substance of our faith.

Please understand that works does not gain us points to go to heaven okay? But works is the seed that God has provided for us to sow. God requires something from us to work with in order for His blessing to come through for us. This principle is the same in the natural and the spiritual, an example, if you were to hold a seed in your hand, will it every grow and bear fruit? Obviously not~! What do you need to do to gain from that seed? You have to first let it go, plant it on good ground, and let that seed die. We have to wait and constantly water it and nourish it. Then only will it grow and bear much fruit…

The seed represents whatever we have in our hands now that God has blessed us with. If we just hang on to it in our hands and not sow it, it will never grow. We have to sow it on to good ground, which can represents the church or anywhere which God has prompt you to sow into. Then, note this, the seed has to DIE. Sometimes we feel discouraged at this phase because in our natural eyes, it seems like what we sow is in vain, meaning we start to wonder whether it was worth it to give our tithes and offerings although we have so little left. But the truth is this, only when that seed dies can it start the production of new life.

It doesn’t stop there, we have to continuously water our seed, nourish it and wait for it to grow. This phase is the most difficult phase for all of us because watering and nourishing the seed speaks about prayer… lots and lots of prayer… and waiting just means waiting la. Have you ever planted a seed one day and see it bare fruit the very next day? Never~! But the fact is if you want a tree to grow strong and bear much fruit, we must take good care of it when it is still at its initial stages of growth. This requires us to be patient, which all of us are not experts on… Haha~!

Finally, when the season arrives, we will harvest the plentiful fruits from what we initially sowed. Take note of this, it all started with only the sowing ONE seed. Like I said earlier, if you were to hold on to that one seed, you will never see that seed take growth and bare fruits. With simple mathematics, don’t you think you’ll gain so much more sowing your seed than to keep it held tight in you hand? Food for thought..

The bible says that it is God who supplies the seed to the sower. The sower is us, and the seed can represent anything we have in our lives, be it our talents, our money, our studies or careers. If you want to grow any of these, we have to invest it. Our tithes and offerings are investments to the kingdom of God, and believe me as I am a living testimony of this, that investment in God’s kingdom has 100% return profits. You are guaranteed to be blessed with so much more if you keep the God’s principles.

The world says, the lesser you have, the lesser you should sow… But the word of God says, the lesser you have, the more you should sow… and the more you have, even more you should sow~! It is written in the Bible says that we are allowed to test God in this principle, this is the only thing that God allows us to test Him in. God said that He will definitely pour out so much blessing in our lives that we will not be able to contain it if we uphold this principal of sowing in to His kingdom. So friends, go ahead and test God in the area of tithes and offerings, God never lies so you can expect a great increase, not only in finances, but in every aspect in your lives~!

Project Report~! The car is finally in my house~! During the car testing, JPJ ripped off my RM360 gold-dust window tinting because I refused to give them 'tea-money', by God's grace I shall forgive them. Patience, Aaron... Haha~! My legal documents have yet to arrive though. It seems that my car grant in was in Ipoh because JPJ has to check through the records of the car before the name transfer can be completed. For those of you who didn’t know? This car is from Sitiawan, Perak. That’s why have to settle some of the legal stuff in JPJ Ipoh.

I’ve always wanted a car number plate that starts with an A, now God has really blessed me with it~! Haha~! The car should be road legal by this week, I’ll have to settle my insurance renewal and roadtax before I can drive it around. Sponsors, please keep me in prayer for the speedy settlement of my legal documents, it’s been kinda delayed because JPJ is working so slow…

My engine has a slight problem with the some belts. I noticed that my aircond belt has some friction with the wall of my engine hull. So every time I turn on my aircod, there’s this bad smell of burning rubber. Will get it repaired once I settle all my legal papers. I also managed to DIY some interior to cut cost… and it worked~! I have already installed and repaired 30% of the interiors… the others will require proper handling and equipment from car accessory experts. The car will be ready within the next two weeks, prayerfully… Haha~!

Today I’m gonna share about an unsung devoted, super dedicated, super determined athlete. He’s one of the most fun guys I’ve ever met, always thinking of ways to bless people and throw crazy parties to keep his friends close. This guy has a really clear head, when I say clear I mean bald. Haha~! He looks really cun without hair though. I’m sure most of you can already guess who I’m talking about, so without further adew, it is my pleasure to introduce to you all, Alex Au-Yong a.k.a. DJ Pyros a.k.a. Botak~!

This dude is always so constant with new testimonies to share. He’s always ready to share what God has done in his life to anyone anywhere at almost any given time. Though some people may think that he’s a little over enthusiastic about his testimonies, but I certainly disagree. Isn’t our lives as Christians suppose to be exciting and always booming with great things to share with others? God’s mercies are new every morning, so everyday we should be living out a brand new testimony~!

Alex’s enthusiasm has really thought me to really look through my everyday life and spot out the things that I take for granted that God has blessed me with. I have a great testimony every single day that my life, every best of my heart, is held in God’s hands, I am still alive~! Haha~! I remember him sharing about his personal struggles during his varsity days, it wasn’t a normal thing to hear but he was so open about it. It’s not because he’s proud of what he did, but its because he is so grateful that God has set him free from all that and gave him the power to overcome. You can sense the immense joy within him when he is sharing his testimonies…

His life of testimonies has really thought many of us to not be ashamed to share with others about what God has done in our lives. Someone somewhere out there maybe going through the same thing, someone somewhere out there may be the one who needs to hear of the goodness and faithfulness of God. I’ve learnt that testimonies are given to us not for our own gain alone, but it is also to bless someone else’s life.

God has given to us testimonies to share with others, the more we share it, the more testimonies we’ll have. Why? Because sharing testimonies is also a form of sowing into God’s kingdom. If God can trust you to maximize the small testimonies you have now, He can trust you with even greater testimonies in the future.

To Alex… It’s not been very long since I first met you, but yet you have brought so much into my life. You were one of the first people to immediately support me in this project with no questions asked, I know you didn’t have much but you’re heart that is so ready to bless others really moved me. I am so grateful to you not only because you’re part of this project, but because of you generosity to share with me all the good things that God has done in your life which really inspired me.

I may not have very much to say about you because our friendship has not gone back very long ago, but even within this past one year or so, you have been such a blessing me and many other people. Never ever look down on the power of testimonies, you will never know whose life will be touched by the great things God has done in your life.

Continue to pursue the perfect plans and purposes that God has in store for you. Don’t ever settle just for the good or the better, but go all the way for the best that God has for you. Keep up your training for you tri-athelon competitions… I believe that if you continue to work with the Holy Spirit, He will make you a great influence and inspiration to many upcoming athletes.

If God is for us, nothing can be against us… Keep this word engraved in your heart and every single obstacle that stands in between you and your purposes in God will be conquered. Thank you for being such an encouragement and inspiration to me, thank you for being part of this project and thank you for your contribution in building this car and most of all, my life…

I am done for today~! It has been quite difficult to find extra time to make an entry. Been so busy adjusting to different commitments I have in my life. I will try my best to make another entry by this weekend. Will probably include some pictures of my new church premise. Till then, have a great week ahead and God Bless~!

Project Report #20 - An A-Merry-Car Tail

Hey Sponsors~! It’s been a long week for me but a fruitful one~! Managed to close another project at work, was really stressful because me and my team members hit a dead-end in trying to figure out a solution for a problem, but thank God we manage to solve it just before the deadline~! Haha~! I hope it’s been a great week for all of you too. Whatever we may have gone through, be it good or bad, there’s always something to be thankful about. So live life being aware of the bad but mindful of the good~!

Project Report~! This week I’ve managed to finish the exhaust installation~! It looks great~! Today makes the day of the completion of all the necessary exteriors~! Praise God~! I have a lot of photos to show all of you, so just sit back and be blown away~!


This is the car being towed from my foreman's house to the exhaust workshop in Sunway. The car looks so cun on the tow truck right? Wait till you see it on the road... Hehe~!




Another picture of the car on the tow truck heading out to the exhaust shop..





This is the car elevated with the exhaust being ready to be installed. By the way, I'm using a very cool original Tanabe 4 inch tip exhaust outlet. It's fully imported from Japan. So cun right?




The right portrait of the exhaust muffler box.. A lot of finger prints all over, handled by some many people, including me..



This is the left portrait of the muffler. Sponsors, you better have a good look at these angles, you'll never get to see it in real life unless you lift the car up.



A close up shot of the how the exhaust looks with the back of the car. It's actually too big to fit in the undercarriage of the car, but I had some modifications done so that it will have minimal vibrations.




This is my 3 inch exhaust piping running underneath the car. It's made of high quality stainless steel. Superb for high intake and outflow cars...




This is the exhaust stainless steel flexi. This thing alone cost alot~! But thank God for he blessing, I got it for free from my foreman~! What a blessing~!



Finally, this is the exhaust piping joint. It links the piping with the down pipe of the engine, in layman's terms, it's the joint between the pipe and the engine itself...



Next Monday, my runner will send the car to get it tested with JPJ. The stability and safety of the engine with the car will be put through several examinations to assure that it is road worthy. Actually, this car is more stable, safe and powerful that most cars on the road, so there is no problem in that. I will also settle all my insurance procedures by Tuesday or Wednesday and the car will be on the road by the end of next week~!

I will start working on my interiors by next weekend, hopefully all my electronic gauges and equipment can be done in a day. I will also do a thorough cleaning of the inside and outside of the car and get the boot ready for you sponsors to sign in~! This car is gonna be so memorable because of you sponsors~!

Hey people~! Did you know that hybrid human plants have roamed the earth for over 2 decades~! These creatures may look like plants but the talk, walk, eat, move, whine and laugh like humans. Still don’t notice any of them around? Well, let me introduce you to the one I know. She’s a good person with a great heart for the people around her. Ladies and gentlemen, it is me honour to introduce to you, Jamie Foo Sze Yin a.k.a. Bamboo a.k.a. Plant a.k.a. Rotan~!

Believe me, she is the skinniest friend I’ve ever had in my entire life~! But she’s a great friend and is always supportive in what I do, although we spend a lot of time making fun of each other… or is it just me making fun of her? Hmmmm… Haha~! She was one of the first people who so voluntarily contributed to this car project~! I was really moved by how excited she was to be part of this, although the money she sent didn’t survive through the mail from Australia…

What do I have to say about Jamie? A lot~! We’ve known each other since the days when we were knee high. We’ve grown up together in the same Children’s Church, Youth Group and serving is various ministries together. A lot of memories back in those days, both good and bad ones la… But it all contributed to the better side of who I am today.

I remember last time whenever she stood by the mic stand on stage, I would always say “Jamie, is that your cousin?”… Haha~! We had a lot fun going to different places for holidays with our group of friends and we really grew fond of each other’s company. Oh by the way, her mom is an excellent cook~! I always look forward for gatherings at her house because her mom’s food is fantastic~! Hope she’ll not let this linage end, so start learning, Jamie~!

To Jamie… We’ve been through quite a lot together haven’t we? Through the many years of knowing you, I’ve learnt a lot from our journey of friendship. I know there have been a lot of things that has happened in the past. Things that many people will not understand, but I assure you that nothing you’ve gone through was intended to make you weaker…

Your faith in God may be shaken a bit, but hold on strong to His promises because He will never take you to a place where His grace cannot keep you. Always remember, His promises are like an banquet with an endless line of various food, you cannot just sit back and hope the food will fall on your plate, but you have to reach out and claim it to be your own.

God has brought you through many things in the past, if you ever have doubts in Him, just look back in life and remember all the things He has given to you although you didn’t deserve it. Focus on Him and He will make sure you get the best of everything. Sometimes the process may seem dry, sometimes it may seem hopeless, but press on and persevere~! Your breakthrough is at you finger tips, don’t give up~!

Continue pursuing the best that God has for you, don’t settle for any less. Though people may think it’s foolishness to wait upon God, well… when God pours out His blessing on you, their words will be silenced~! Whatever other people say is best for you is not even close to the perfect plan of God for your life. So keep your head up in times of troubles, all things will be made beautiful in His perfect time~!

His ways are higher than our ways, His thoughts are higher than our thoughts. Put your trust in the Lord and He will make your path straight, and show you things that no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind can comprehend. Let the joy of the Lord be your strength~!

Thank you for being a great friend for these many years. You’re not only a sponsor of this project, but moreover, you’re a sponsor of my life… because all that you’ve contributed to my life through the years has made me who I am today… I’m so glad our paths crossed..

That’s all I have for today people~! Will try my best to update you all soon about my car interiors installation… I shall prepare the boot space well before I open it up for you sponsors to sign in~! Thank you for your time and have a great Sunday tomorrow~! God Bless~!

Project Report #19 - The Next Generation

Hey Sponsors~! It’s another beautiful Monday morning~! Brand new start for a brand new week of new exploits and challenges. Sorry I haven’t been making any entries in my blog. I’ve been really super busy with so much to do. I just came back from Kuching last Thursday night and immediately went back to work on Friday morning. Cool right? I feel like superman~! Haha~!

I must tell you all about my trip to Kuching. We went to a place called Lundu, otherwise known as London by the locals there. It’s a very kampung area with a very small town but all of nature is just at its doorstep. We stayed at in wooden house with a huge piece of land, almost the size of a football field. It was a beautiful place with the biggest durian trees I’ve ever seen in my life~! But too bad the fruiting is not in season… darn…

Only 6 of us Harvest Generation guys went. We had so much laughs and silly moments there that cannot be told in public. Haha~! We actually built a water dam at the river to block the flow of the water so that it would fill up a section to make a natural swimming pool. The guy who thought of this was brilliant~! What to do, he’s an engineer ma… The water actually rose to almost 4 feet. Not bad eh?

I had a great time ministering there, did what I do best, played the drums and thought some of the guys and gals there about band management. One guy was so shocked that I, as a drummer, knew all the notations and chords for every song. He said he’s never seen a drummer like that before… Obviously he has not been down to KL a lot la… Haha~!

The highlight of the whole trip was that there were about 14 salvations~! Even a girl who was the Vice President of the Buddhist club in a well known high school was moved by the word that was preached and gave her life to Jesus… Praise God~! The best news we heard after the camp was every single person who didn’t know God before the camp gave their lives to Jesus before the camp ended~! I really felt a burst of joy within my spirit that cannot be described in words…

Although I came back dead tired with countless insect bites all over my arms and legs, it was all worth it to see lives that have been changed and impacted by the power of God~!

Great News People~! Harvest Generation church will be moving into the new premise very very soon~! We’ll be doing our cleaning up tonight, it’s gonna be a hard and dirty job but it’s all worth it for lives that will be added to the kingdom of God. The place looks fantastic~! All the wall paneling has been completed, now it’s time for out in-house interior designers to put up all the lightings and furniture.

God is really blessing the church, a great testimony came about 2 weeks ago when a man called up Pastor Ryan and said that he wanted to contribute a huge sum of money to pay for the down payment of our brand new church van~! So now we’re gonna have our own van very soon~! Praise God~! There has been so much favour pouring out over our ministry and the church, we even had enough money to buy a really cool drum set~! Highlight for me la because I’m also a drumming freak. This is the same drum set I used for the recording of the new album that’s gonna be released within the next 3-4months.

All these good things did not suddenly come overnight. We have spent a lot of time praying and sowing by faith. It required us to work and invest all we had beyond our normal capacity, and now we see the fruits of our labour because we chose to honour God first. God has added to us so much more than all our sowing combined~! He has blessed us to the overflowing. Can you image for a 6 month old church, we have over 25 members now? It’s really not our doing, it can only be God~!

Sponsors… get involved by supporting us in your prayers. Greater things are yet to come for this church and I believe everyone of your prayers will not be in vain.

Project Report~! My foreman told me last Wednesday, when I was away in Kuching, that my engine couldn’t start because of a fuel pump problem. I called up the mechanic that installed my engine and praise God, he said that there is no big problem to it. It’s just because the car has not been moved for many days. My foreman went for a mission trip over the weekend so nothing was done with my car the past few days.

However, I have already purchased almost all the interior stuff I need, still lacking on a few more items that are super hard to find. Hopefully I will be able to get my car by this week and settle most of my interior installation as well. Sponsors do pray with me that everything will go on smoothly, a lot things have been delayed, but I’m still not giving up until I see this dream come to past~! Believe with me~!

Today I’m gonna drop a funky beat while introducing one of the most influential musicians I’ve ever played with. This dude is one heck of a keyboardist, I think by far the best keyboardist I’ve seen in a church setting. He’s always ever willing to teach and learn and I really groove well with him when we play together. I’m many of you know who I’m talking about. Ladies and gentlemen… it is my honor to introduce to you the one and only… Enoch Lau a.k.a. orchestra a.k.a. eunuch a.k.a. drummer wanna-be~!

I’ve known this guys for only about 2 years or so but it was our passion in music and ministry that brought us closer together. We started playing together when I was still with Actstream and I noticed that we really gelled together in our playing. I’ve always been keeping an eye out for musicians who I really enjoy playing with, not only musicians with superb skills.

We’ve had our moments where we had to correct each other and have heart to heart talks about our playing. It isn’t easy to have your playing criticized, especially when you think you’ve did a very good job. But it’s different between us because we don’t only give constructive criticism, we build each other up with encouragement. Unlike some other musicians I’ve played with who tend to pull other musicians down because they think they’re the best, Enoch is a great encourager with great character and a great friend…

We started our band project together a few months back. We couldn’t progress much due to the fact that he’s still studying for his masters but I know we share the same passion in our calling towards the music industry and we intend to pursue it will all we have. We’re still having problems about what to name our band though, I was thinking Rhythmic Redemption, but I somehow feel that it sound a bit too cheesy. You people can suggest some cun band names for us ya~! Haha!

To Enoch… It has been a great time knowing you and serving with you in the ministry. No matter what kinds of music we play or where we play, I’ve always enjoyed playing the drums whenever you’re on keyboards. There is this gel that we have whenever we’re on the stage together no matter what instrument I play.

Your talents are superb but it is the heart behind all the talents that God is after. So never neglect God in your pursuit for excellence in music, but always seek to please God’s heart first and excellence will come naturally. We must never worship our gifts, we must never worship the music we play, but we must worship the God whom the music and the talents are made for…

It is you gifts that draw people towards you but it is your heart that has kept them coming back to you. You have a fantastic character but don’t just settle for what you have now. Push yourself with the help of the Holy Spirit to greater levels in you ministry, your music, your studies and your career. Honour the Lord in all that you do and He will surely honour you back with so much more…

Thank you so much for being such a great friend. Thanks for always encouraging me and giving me ideas on how I am to improve myself in my drumming. I’m really looking forward to serving with you again in the near future when our band is assembled. Do pray with me that God will bring in the right people with the same passion to join us in fulfilling the vision that God has placed in our hearts…

Thanks for being a sponsor of this project and an even greater sponsor of my life because you’ve done much to contribute to who I am today…

It’s the end of another entry, I’m not sure if I’ll have the time to make any more entries this week because I’ll be involved in the cleaning up of our new church premise, but I will try. Thanks for taking time to read this~! Hope that you all were blessed by what was written, Have a great new week ahead and God Bless~!

Project Report #18 - The Final Countdown

Hey Sponsors~! Sorry for not being able to make any entries the past week. I have been really busy running here and there settling a lot of things to get my car back on the road. A lot of parts I ordered were delayed due to the holidays. So this week is gonna be quite a hectic week for me. My foreman is getting a runner to settle my engine registration, car testing, ownership transfer and road tax renewal. Do pray with me that all these legal documents can be settled within this week itself. Once this is all done, I will move on with the exhaust system installation and car interior reconditioning.

Project report~! My foreman took the car out for a test run by himself, and he being a super experienced person when it comes to this engine and this car, said that the power and performance of the engine really surprised him. Praise God~! I’ve been praying that the outcome of this project would bring a positive shock to even him as the most experienced person in this field. This is proof that God is really in the picture~!

I’m still having a big difficulty trying to get some interior parts to be restored to the car. I’ve asked around for help but many of them either forgot about it or they’re quoting me a super high price. This hurdle is not easy to tackle because many shops don’t store this Ford’s interior spare parts. Sponsors, please keep me in prayer that I will be able to find an honest supplier that will give me a good price for all the items I need. Thanks~!

Finances have been rather difficult for this past month. A lot of financial commitments suddenly pop up out of no where and it has been really taking a toll out of me. Although all the engine installation bills have been paid for, the battle is only half won. To be honest, it is not easy to do up this car, build a new church, support my family, buy people birthday gifts and take care of my daily needs all at the same time. Every one of these areas requires a lot of money.

I am only human, therefore I’m not perfect. I do face times where I struggle with myself asking God how come my blessing has not come? The Bible says what you sow is what you will reap, and so I sow my best in hopes that I will reap the best. After sitting down and just dwelling in this verse, I realize that the sowing is our responsibility but the reaping is not~! It is God who is responsible to bring in the blessing therefore He will give what’s best for me.

I was reminded again in this situation of lack that what we think is our best may not always be God’s best for us. How can we say that we know more than God does? Why was I struggling? Because I didn’t see what I thought was best for me coming to past. Patience and faith are key attributes that I must learn time and time again. Sometimes what I want is not the best that I can get. If I choose to wait upon God, I will get His best, and His best is always the Best of the BEST~! But if I rush and take things into my own hands, I would miss out on the best that I could have gotten.

A lesson learned from this time of lack is God is always in control. He placed me in this situation where I need to depend on Him even more. All of us have this tendency of only crying out to God when we’re in lack, I’m guilty of that too. But we must learn to acknowledge God for who He is, to praise Him even when our situations seem hopeless. Faith versus fear… If we hang on to the faith and belief that God is in control, we will see God move, not in our demanded time, but in His perfect time.

He will make all things beautiful in His time~!

So friends, if you are going through a situation, it is alright to have doubts, but don’t dwell in it for so long. Pick yourself up and start speaking faith into your hearts. When I say speaking, I really mean using your mouth and declare it out loud. You can speak yourself to life again because there’s power in verbal declaration~! Always remember, breakthroughs doesn’t start from the changes in the situation you’re in, breakthroughs start from within your own heart~! You must realize the potential and power within you to change the things around you…

My problems are not over, I still have many bills which I have not settled, but now I’m assured that I just have to do my best and let God take care of the rest~! God will provide~! He will never hold back the best from those who love and obey Him~!

Hope this little sharing from my own experience has blessed some of you…

Hey sponsors~! There’s this really special girl amongst you, did you know? She’s a super woman and drag car racer all enveloped into one small bundle. If you see her around, she’s always racing around in her ‘Red Ferrari’… This girl has been a great encouragement and inspiration to many who know her… Without any delay, it is my great honour to introduce to you, the one and only, Cheryl Mohan a.k.a. Illegal Racer a.k.a. The girl with the car a.k.a. Ms Mohan~!!

I’ve come to know her when I joined A.Y.A. in year 2003. I was serving in CampusCity for quite some time and I always noticed her in the hall because of her infamous ‘racing car’. By the way, for those of you all who don’t know, Cheryl has a physical disability that bounds her to a wheeled walker, which we refer it as her ‘CAR’. But that doesn’t stop this little chili padi from being a dynamite wherever she is placed~!

She is one girl that is ever so chatty. She can talk about the whole world with you to and fro~! But I’ve always enjoyed her company because she is anyways so cheery when I greet her. I always bully her by impersonating an MPSJ officer and either clamping her ‘car’ with my foot or towing her ‘car’ away. We’ll be very amused and have plenty of laughs over the silly things I do.

Did you know that she has to climb 4 flights of staircases to get to the top floor of A.Y.A. every week to go the CampusCity service? Many times people offered to carry her but she refuses. Even though she may be physically challenged but her faithfulness and persistence to climb up so many flights of stairs just to attend a 1 hour meeting has really inspired so many of us.

I remember there was one time a young punk guy was complaining about the flights of stairs he had to climb just to get to a campus service. As he was halfway criticizing and complaining, he saw Cheryl slowly struggling to get up every step of the staircase with a smile on her face. That guy never complained from that day onwards. Want to know who he is? Come ask me personally… Hehe~!

This girl is also an awesome writer cum journalist~! Her passion in writing and journalism has brought her to a place where she is in charge of a youth magazine called D2Y2, produced by A.Y.A.. She was also one of the writers for the recent Christmas play in Acts Church. This talented little fella has not ceased to amaze me with what she is capable of…

To Cheryl... stop racing around ok? Or I’ll report you to JPJ and the Traffic Police unit~! Haha~! Your life has been a great inspiration to me. Your passion and dedication to church, ministry and to God has really been such an encouragement for me to press on in life. Though you may physically challenged, you have never allowed it to be an excuse to stop you from achieving greatness~!

You’re one of the strongest people I’ve met in all my life. Though many may take what they have for granted, you maximize the every single thing that you’ve been blessed with to the very smallest of detail. Because of that, I have truly learned so much from you. I may kacau you and your 'car' a lot, but inside me I’m really blessed to have known you as a friend and I'm so honoured to have served alongside you.

Continue pursuing the plans and purposes of God over your life. I know that God has so much more for you than what our own minds can perceive. Never let any situations or circumstances determine the direction and decisions you make in life, but in all things seek the Lord first and His righteousness, and all thing shall be added unto you.

Better things are yet to come, so don’t settle for what you have now. I’m sure you have big dreams for your own life. Well, submit it to God, do your best and God will see you though it. I believe that big dreams come from God, so if it is from God, you should let Him guide you through it to get to it~!

Thank you for being such an inspiration to me, thank you for being such an encouragement to me. Even though you may think that you walking up the stairs is a simple thing, but to me it has been such an eye-opener to see such dedication, such passion, such love for the things of God..

Ultimately… I really thank you for being such a great friend~!

That’s all I have for today, sponsors~! I shall update the entry hopefully by this weekend when I’ve settled all my legal documents~! Please continue to pray with me through this project. Thanks so much for reading~! Have a great week ahead and God Bless~!!