Friday, January 29, 2010

Testimonies of Caring and Connecting!

Hey Ignyte!
Here are some great testimonies of how fellow ignyters cared and connected their friends to God.
Great job!! A pat on the back for you! :)
Be encouraged by these testimonies and know that by caring and connecting, you are blessing your friends!
So go out there and Care and Connect! :)

Testimony - By Joel Foo, Zone 2
I joined IGNYTE about 3 months ago, and the very first person I met was Eunice. She and my sister were in the same cell, and naturally I joined their cell as well. At that time, I did not know what to expect; I was finding it very hard to adjust back to a church with so many people, as my previous church was pretty small in number and the youth only consisted of 4 people. Everyone in the cell cared for me and week-by-week I got to know them better, and soon I got accustomed to weekly FUEL and IGNYTE service.
The person who cared and connected with me the most will be Asaph. Every week he makes it a point to SMS me where FUEL is and update me with any information regarding services. When I am not too sure about certain things I will direct my questions to him and he’ll try his best to answer them.
I wanted to serve God in everyway possible and just after 3 weeks, I decided to join the CH team. This further facilitated my settling in to IGNYTE as now I have a chance to know and work with more people.
On the 15th of November, I received an email from Sister Jas regarding IGNYTE courses, and being eager to find out more about Trinity, I signed up for the Welcome to the Trinity Family Course. After the course, I grew more in God as He showed me His purpose for me in IGNYTE and I felt more at home.Everyone in IGNYTE has made an impact in my life as it’s only when I first came to IGNYTE did I get to experience the joy of worshiping and learning more about God with so many other youths under the care and guidance of the leaders and pastors.

Testimony - By Gloria Lin, Upper Sec
Alethea is a primary school friend of mine. Over the years, we kept in contact through msn but did not really talk often. Then one day early this year, she started a conversation with me on msn and asked about IGNYTE. Seeing an opportunity, I invited her for service that week. She came for services with me for the next few weeks but did not attend fuel. Although I encouraged her to come for fuel, she eventually left IGNYTE. I did not want to offend her so I did not continue to invite her back. A few months later, she unexpectedly messaged me to ask about service timings. I then asked her if she would want to come for fuel and to my surprise, she said yes! Since then, Alethea has been attending fuel regularly for about 3 months. Moreover, she also plans to get water baptized in Trinity next year. I am glad that I had invited her for fuel because she is now growing in her walk with God. From this, I have learnt that caring and connecting is not difficult – all you need to do is to truly care and want connect with your friends.

Wednesday, January 06, 2010

there can never be a more beautiful you

This is for all my girlfriends out there... Heard this on KLove (this fantastic online Christian radio station you should check out!) and thought it a really apt song for us young people living in this perfection- and beauty-obsessed age.

The lyrics pack a powerful message about self-image into an awesome song that will have you rediscover the beautiful you. :)

Be blessed by the song as I have been blessed!



(or watch in YouTube)

Little girl fourteen flipping through a magazine
Says she wants to look that way
But her hair isn’t straight her body isn’t fake
And she’s always felt overweight

Well little girl fourteen I wish that you could see
That beauty is within your heart
And you were made with such care
your skin
your body
and your hair
Are perfect just the way they are

TThere could never be a more beautiful you
Don't buy the lies, disguises
and hoops they make you jump through
You were made to fill a purpose that only you could do
So there could never be a more beautiful you

Little girl twenty-one the things that you’ve already done
Anything to get ahead
And you say you’ve got a man but he’s got another plan
Only wants what you will do instead

Well little girl twenty-one you never thought that this would come
You starve yourself to play the part
But I can promise you there’s a man whose love is true
And he’ll treat you like the jewel you are

There could never be a more beautiful you
Don't buy the lies, disguises
and hoops they make you jump through
You were made to fill a purpose that only you could do
So there could never be a more beautiful you

So turn around you’re not too far
To back away be who you are
To change your path go another way
It’s not too late you can be saved
If you feel depressed with past regrets
The shameful nights hope to forget
Can disappear they can all be washed away
By the One who’s strong can
right your wrongs
can rid your fears
dry all your tears
And change the way you look at this big world
He will take your dark distorted view
And with His light He will show you truth
And again you’ll see through the eyes of a little girl

There could never be a more beautiful you
Don't buy the lies, disguises and
hoops they make you jump through
You were made to fill a purpose that only you could do
So there could never be a more beautiful you

There could never be,
a more beautiful
YOU.


In His love and mine,
Sis Mich :)