Hello our dearly beloved family and friends,

First of all, we wanna wish you all a wonderful and blessed Christmas and New Year ahead!

This year has been an exciting year for the both of us! It has been filled with lots of changes and with that came trials and tribulations as well. It has been a year of learning to trust in Christ our rock. His plans are perfect and His timing is perfect.

James‘ 2-year commitment with YWAM ended April/May 2004, and since has been working with Teach His Word Resource Centre handling some design, web, marketing responsibilities. The job came pretty quickly amazingly and we thank God for that. A big thank you to all the bosses and staff for everything that they have been to us, just like an extended family. This is James’ first ever 9 to 5 deskbound ‘proper’ job, it has been tremendously challenging for him, what he calls ‘desk bound wilderness’ – God has used every project as an opportunity to mould him towards greater maturity. Please continue to keep him in prayer.

Ai Ling started work as youth pastoral staff in SJSM in Aug. Before that she was working as an Youth Intern. The work and ministry hasn’t changed much coming on staff but somehow the responsibilities have increased and especially spiritual warfare has been raging. Occasionally Ai Ling finds herself sending out SOS emails to prayer partners to ask them to pray. But God is good and we just keep growing stronger. The ministry is going thru a season of change and testing, we believe and God is testing and calling young people to make stands for him, to be a real difference, not fake. Some will stand the test of time but others may not and we urge you to pray with us.

We got married in July, had kids in Aug (just kidding.). The wedding was amazing and we were really touched by how the Lord provided through family and friends who cared so much. Many times through the preparation process we were wondering how we were going to provide for the wedding but God was really the one who provided everything we needed and more! It was really great to see all of you there. We missed saying hi to some but we want to let you know that you are really important to us.

Currently, we are still staying at James’ family home at Jurong (West Side of tiny Singapore). But praise God coz He in his perfect timing has arranged for us a place to stay at Holland Village. We just bought a 3 room flat and are looking forward to move in Mar next year!

Prayer Items + What’s coming up next year….

James
- Work : Diligence, Faithfulness and Creativity, keep my eyes on His plans and purposes instead of my own.
- Ministry : Pray for God’s guidance as I begin to serve SJSM in greater capacity, that I will catch his heart for his Church, so that I will serve with greater commitment and passion.
- Personal : Healing + Treatment : God has been highlighting some deeper wounds He wants to heal – Pray against reluctance to address these painful issues, pray that I will hold on to His promises against all odds! That I will let go of everything that stands against the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Intimacy : Pray that God will continue to draw me into deep intimacy with Himself, that I will draw everything I need ONLY from Him. Pray against confusion and that I will hear His voice clearly. For deeper devotion and worship unto Jesus in all that I do.

Ai Ling
- Serve 05 (Jan – Feb) >> pray for me as i work with a team to disciple a group of youths coming from different churches over 2 mths to train them in God’s word and missions. Will be sharing at one of the sessions on the Lordship of Christ and Faith. My fav topic and my greatest challenge.
- HeartBeat Youth (SJSM) >> a year of discipleship and training. A group of 36 Sec 1s will be joining the youth ministry from the Sunday Sch. Please pray that they will fit in well and grow well within the ministry. We will be focusing on closer one-on-one discipleship in the year ahead as well. The 13-16 age grp is rapidly expanding and we’re running out of space and leaders. Please pray for Pastor Ian and myself.
- Personal >> more than ever, God’s pushing me beyond my limits. The limits of fear and pride. Pray for a breakthru that will throw me off from looking at myself to look at God, my Father.

Us
- New Home, New Beginning >> Pray that this home will be built on Christ our Rock. A refuge for the youths and our friends. A place for the Lord to use as He pleases.
- Marriage >> To continue to grow stronger and stronger each day and that we will be a support to each other’s ministry until the Lord reveals a common one.

May God’s blessings and His love fill you and your household more and more in the year ahead!

Love
James and Ai Ling
Christmas 2004

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