Watch Night Service

It's our custom to attend the church's Watch Night service every New Year's eve. Service starts at 9pm and we were encouraged to fast on that day which was suppose to be our church's quaterly fast and pray day. Usually we'd go for supper after the service but now with 3 kids on-tow, we'd rather go home and eat instant noodle(our very first meal of the New Year, haha!) after tucking the children up, by then it was 2am in the wee hours of the new day! :)

We have thanksgiving time opened to the floor after worship. Anybody can go on stage to thank God for the year that was about to end. Some may also give a song special. There were no fireworks when we count down into the New Year but glorious Praise and Worship unto God for the brand New Year! After which we entered into covenants with God. Very meaningful and very nice. I like the idea of being in the House of God at the dawn of the new year :)

Not many attended...but the presence of God is so wonderful!

Daddy wrote the following and intended to go on stage to share but he didn't get a chance to do it. He was able to thank God still on the first Sunday of the New Year during testimony time in the service. I'm gonna copy and paste it here for memory and for the glory of God :)

A thanksgiving for the year 2008 by Daddy, Philip.

Thank God for...

• Thaddea. She is an unexpected gift from God. God is Sovereign.


• Lydia(mommy truly =D) who is still with us and healthy.


• Surgery I had that taught me to take care of my body, the temple of the Holy Spirit.


• Providence which teach us to learn faith.


• Humility to accept help and gifts from others.


• Lesson learnt to be thankful and to appreciate what we have when we are in need.


• Mountain and valley in spiritual life. God is faithful.


• Music Ministry. Thank God that I can return to serve in this ministry after a long period.


• All the people who have been a great help and encouragement to us.


• Timely word when I felt so directionless and had achieve nothing all these time: "To be successful in God’s kingdom is to be faithful in where God has placed me."


• Year(2009), though there is much uncertainty, God is faithful and we trust that He is holding our tomorrow.

Praise the Lord. Amen.

Yes! Thank You Lord!!