F.A.M.I.L.Y

Ha, read many people's blog and am really inspired to blog too! Ha.

Wells, couldn't attend Pastor Lia's birthday celebration due to 'work' but through the vibes that I got through reading blogs and talking to ernest and sean, it must have been awesome!

I think one special thing about HOGC is that we're more than just a church. I know that there are like 400+ churches around in Singapore alone, but what is it that makes us stay in this one? I think for that answer, it would have appeared in the celebration today. We are FAMILY.

Pastors are not just our leaders, but they are our spiritual parents, always looking out for us, spotting the potential in us and growing us to be the man and woman that we can be. The leaders also are not just people who lead us, but really look out for us, correcting us when we have made a mistake, teaching us what to do and what not to.

So for us, we can be honest with them. Because you are part of the family and a family cares for every individual, no matter what you do or have done. A family will always be willing to hear things out, and even correct you because it's not about the image/ face of the family, but it's for you alone. I think that there's a mindset that we have to change, and that is... discipleship is... good!

Speaking on family, I think that's why this year's building fund's theme is, 'building dreams' because dreams can only be built in a family. Whereareas in an organisation, it would be, building ambitions. Because ambitions is for self gain, pretty much like investments, but for dreams... they are for that individual's gain with no strings attached. Speaking of this, I remember an example that Pastor How shared about how Olympic atheletes are trained;

'They first invest in them by giving them the finances and resources, and the atheletes will train hard to make it into the team. But even if they don't make it, they don't demand that the 'failed' atheletes pay back.'

I think for us it's also the same. Pastors have sowed so much in us and have never expected anything in return. But why do we do so? Because we are grateful, knowing that without them, we will never be who we are today. So for you out there, let's be grateful people, to our Pastors and our leaders. They are our family and a family stands together. So join us, I know that you won't regret it!