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He makes me brave

Friday June 29th, 2018
29 Jun 2018

By Linh Ly

When I think of the word “brave”, I think of soldiers going off to war or people who do extreme sports like skydiving or cliff jumping or people in history who lived out their convictions in the face of adversity. But during this last mission trip to Vietnam, God let me in on a personal adventure with him, which gave me another perspective of what it means to be brave.

Let me share the lyrics of the Bethel song “You make me brave” to express what I mean.

I have heard You calling my name
I have heard the song of love that You sing
So I will let you draw me out beyond the shore
Into your grace

You make me brave (2x)
You call me out beyond the shore into the waves
You make me brave (2x)
No fear can hinder now the love that made a way
No fear can hinder now the promises you make

For you are for us
You are not against us
You made a way
Champion of Heaven
You make a way for all to enter in

When I heard about the Vietnam STM trip, something inside of me stirred and I knew I was supposed to be on the team. In addition, I also felt that I should also spend extra time going to Hanoi. But I do not know anyone there and did not have any definite plans. Still, I trusted that God would lead me and help me with making the right connections.  Read more →

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My Christian walk

Wednesday June 20th, 2018
20 Jun 2018

By Joseph Cheng

Hi! My name is Joe, and I want to share with you about my Christian walk, and my decision to become baptized.

I was born into a Christian family, and was taught about faith and the Gospel by two awesome, Godly parents. I went to Sunday School, sang all the songs, and listened to all the teachings. After that, I went to Youth Group (E2), with big kids, big groups, and big snacks (the best part!). But in E2, my relationship with God really grew. I started to learn that life was not perfect, and that I will face problems that I would never have thought I would have faced. I also faced reality, too. My responsibilities started to grow and I had more things to do. Life wasn’t as care-free as before. My faith was starting to become challenged. It was here that I really had to trust in God. For example, I struggled with death. On the news, I heard about gruesome tragedies each day, and read about all the terrorist attacks around the world. I wondered if those things would happen to me. Read more →

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Battery Level, Finding Worms and Tending a Garden

Wednesday June 13th, 2018
13 Jun 2018

By Jimmy Ho

Some fifteen years ago, I received a fridge magnet that says, “You are blessed to be blessing,” so I am reminded everyday when I open my refrigerator door to always pass it forward. What a blessing it was to be at the Men’s Retreat with close to 90 other brothers this year. The men from the English Congregation had a blast two years ago and we didn’t even have an official speaker but this time we had the privilege of having Pastor Mike leading us in the Word of God.

In Matthew 5:16 (King James Version), it says, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” As such, we are blessed to be a blessing to others so that our experience doesn’t remain within ourselves but that God ultimately gets the glory for what He does in our midst. Read more →

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Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Glory to God! Thank You Jesus!

Wednesday June 6th, 2018
06 Jun 2018

By Chan Lim

When I first moved out to the Bay Area, I came with a heavy heart, full of broken dreams. I loved my church family in Houston and didn’t want to leave but the only place where I could find a job to keep my immigration status was in San Jose.

My late Grandmother was one of my most steadfast prayer supporters, who, after praying over me, saw a vision of a hand setting down a lamp. I believed it was God telling me that He was placing me here intentionally, to be a light in this specific area. Read more →

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