"I think after watching so many videos on camp publicity, maybe some of you are really asking, just what can we expect from this year?s camp?

I think first of all, that camp is a good time to reflect on how God has seen us through the past year. And more importantly, it is also a chance for us to seek God on the plans He has for us in the following year.

I think some of you may know that there is going to be a focus on evangelism and missions in YM next year. And we the camp committee wants the camp not just to be a time for individual reflection but also a start point to prepare us as a ministry for evangelism!

The camp theme this year is BGR++. It stands for Basic God Relationship ++. Now, some of you may be wondering just what has this got to do with evangelism?

It has got everything to do with evangelism.

As we prepare for evangelism, the first thing that we must get right is our Basic God Relationship. Your relationship with God- your love for God- is the very heartbeat of evangelism. Without your Basic God Relationship, there can be no power in evangelism.
So we want the camp to be a chance for everyone in the ministry to get back to their Basic God Relationship.

But is this enough?

I was in China a few years back on a mission trip and a missionary shared something that stuck with me until now. He said this, ?it does not matter whether or not you are specifically called by God to the mission field, the main reason why missionaries leave the field is because they can?t stand each other?. I think what he was trying to say was this, you may think you have the most beautiful relationship with God but until you have a beautiful relationship with your fellow YMers, your evangelism will not be effective. So we want the camp also to be a chance for us to seek God regarding our relationship with one another.

It is only when we have our Basic God Relationship, when we are united in Christian love that we can be a powerful and effective ministry for evangelism.

This year?s camp theme BGR++ is not just about evangelism. It is about powerful and effective evangelism!

BGR stands for your Basic God relationship, which is where you get your power.

The first + stands for your relationship with fellow YMers, which is where you get your effectivness.

Finally, the second + stands for evangelism. Your lifestyle outreach to your friends who are unbelievers."

-Ernest

Right after prayer on Friday, things began to happen. I shall put them down in point form:

1. At about 10pm on Friday night, almost immediately after prayer meeting, Joel?s friend called and asked ?what should you do when you become a Christian?

2. This morning at 930am service there were slightly more than 10 newcomers! Many of them seem keen to come for YM camp!

3. I was talking to someone after 930am service. He and his wife were keen to serve in YM! (we have been praying for more leaders, as we are quite short of leaders)

4. At 930am, there was one newcomer. I felt that I had to go up to him and say hi. I found out that he?s from Sec 4 and had been attending the main service, but he said he would come for YM from now on. So he will join my Sec 4 group. Praise the Lord!

WOOHOO! I am still quite high from all that has been happening.

I am just wondering if anyone would like to share anything else that God has done. When all of us in our ministry share, it completes the picture.

I was just telling someone that I am learning that to ?watch and pray? is one of the most exciting things I could ever do. It may be tough. It may seem to be boring. But nothing beats the joy that comes when God Answers Prayer!

-jiemin =)

It was raining for the first time after prayer meeting yesterday. Our brother Rev James Singh joined us for prayer meeting, and we had a wonderful time of intercession. We had been singing "Let It Rain"...

Denise made a comment at supper. She said that it [the rain] could be a sign from God that He has answered our prayer. I had not thought of it in that way, but AMEN to that!!! =)

I am really excited about the camp. Let's continue to seek His face as a prayer ministry!

-jiemin =)

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

This YM prayer blog is started to help us in the prayer ministry have a collective journal of God's dealings with each and every one of us. In time to come this blog will be a testimony to God's faithfulness to YM, as we look back through the months and the years and see in hindsight how the Lord has been working in and through us.

Some of the things that we can write about:
1. Give thanks to God for answered prayer.
2. Encourage each other in Christ with God's Word and with what God has been doing in our lives and the lives of people around us.
3. Share what the Lord has been impressing upon your heart for YM through your prayer and quiet time.

This blog will also encourage us to have a bigger vision of YM and what the Lord our God is doing in and through each and everyone of us!

Please email your blog entries to jiemin11@singnet.com.sg and I will put it up.

We hope that the content of this blog will in no way stumble anybody. Let us exercise wisdom and discernment in the things we write/say.

Thank you Matthias for setting up this blog site!!!


God bless!

jiemin =)

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anybody who wants to post or share anything or raise a prayer request jus email to jie min..
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