A random thought after the inaugural CHC Suntec service

10:54 pm and I just came back from the first City Harvest Church service at Suntec Singapore. After renting one hall in Expo to hold our services for about 6 years, God finally gave us our own place at the heart of the city. This is really in line with the church and Pastor Kong's principle of cultural mandate. A place in the central Singapore would enable us to reach out to more people besides the closer venue being closer from the boarding school.

This time I really want to talk about how I got to know CHC when I first came to Singapore in 2007. It was my senior, Ray, who introduced me to this church called City Harvest Church before I came to Singapore. After being awarded with the scholarship, I got to know some seniors who were already studying in Singapore. I also got to know Ray through MSN although we never really met each other before. It was quite funny to recall how everything fell into place at that time. In one of our conversations before I came here, Ray told me that he went to a church in Singapore with a lot of hot girls. He also promised to bring me there when I came. So at first, my intention of going to CHC was not to seek God at all.

Truth be said, I saw a lot of good-looking girls on my first visit to CHC. Moreover, one girl caught my eyes whom I got to know more as a very close friend later on. However, I must say that my decision to join CHC is one of the best decisions I ever made in my life. Not only it belongs to a very similar branch of Christianity as my church in Bandung, it is also the place where my life is transformed to be who I am now. In short, I am very thankful that God has brought me to CHC. Although initially my motivation was not exactly right, God has the power to turn bad things into positive ones. Thank you God :)