2006 God Provided Labourers
WSCS Annual General Meeting, 22 July 2006
Mrs Doris Wong
Advisor, WSCS
Two Sundays before the WSCS Annual General Meeting, Choo Lai Eng, President of WSCS, said to me in jest that the ministry may have to "close down” as very few ladies were coming forward to serve. Although I just smiled and said nothing, I was also a little anxious. At the same time, I knew that God would never let us down; not when He had seen us through 74 good years at PLMC. I thought to myself that it could be a period of testing of our faith and trust in the Lord. So I claimed God's promise in Proverbs 3:5-6.“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths.”
As sure as the sun rises, our prayers for the Lord to raise up godly women from among us, who are committed to the women ministry in PLMC, were answered. And very timely too! Our AGM was indeed a fruitful one. Not only were all the positions filled, we even had enough ladies stepping forward to serve to form a resource and "backup pool”. We praise and thank the Lord for His faithfulness.
How I Was Called To The WSCS
Cathryn Sim
I was a Church School teacher for 10 years, before taking a “sabbatical” in 2005. I wanted to wait upon the Lord to direct me to another ministry for the "next 10 years”.
During that whole year, God allowed me to be involved in many short-term events in social concerns and missions. Through an invitation by Lai Eng, God opened the door for me to sit as a committee member of the WSCS in July 2005. As I served the Lord in small ways, I found myself surrounded by a group of wonderful, committed and matured sisters in Christ - Sally, Lillian and Doris, just to name a few. Their enthusiasm and faithfulness in serving the Lord over the past many years overwhelmed me. I wondered why I did not get to know them earlier?!
My passion is to see marriages revived, husbands taking up spiritual leadership at home, and families “on fire” for the Lord. On Lai Eng's suggestion that I should help in Discipleship and Nurture in the WSCS, I took on the role of assisting Gui Mei.
My involvement slowly increased in 2006, when I was “volunteered” to be the worship leader on WSCS Sunday, attended a leadership course conducted by GC-WSCS and represented Lai Eng at the TRAC-WSCS annual meeting. In June 2006, by faith, I helped in a 13-week course, “More Precious Than Jewels”, which had 100 participants, some of whom were pre-believers! Praise God for that!
I would like to encourage all ladies at PLMC with this truth – “When God calls, He equips. When He equips, He empowers.” To God be all glory, honour and praise! Amen! Cathryn was elected as the Vice President of the WSCS at the AGM on 22 July 2006.
An Honour To Love God And Serve Him
Joanne Lim
Proverbs 11:30 - The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life and he who wins souls is wise.
I praise God that I have come back to Christ again. In the two years that I have worshipped at PLMC, my life has been transformed. When I suffered tremendous hair loss due to stress and an illness, I lost my confidence and “sunk” into darkness. Prayer gave me hope, the Holy Spirit gave me strength and God's Word gave me courage.
The Lord reminded me to worship Him alone and He would deliver me from my troubles. Praise God, I recovered my hair and my health. From then, I truly acknowledged that God is omnipotent and omniscient. He can do all things when I believe and ask of Him.
After this incident, my faith grew deeper. However, I then faced the most difficult decision of my life. As I was divorced from my former husband, who is from a different religion, I realised that if I were to openly say that I was now a Christian, I may lose my son forever. It was then that the Lord reminded me of Abraham, and how he was willing to sacrifice his beloved son, the key to all that God wanted to bless him with, out of love for the Lord. It was, therefore, with much pain in my heart that I went through baptism and openly confessed Christ as my Lord and Saviour. Although I love my son so deeply, I have taken that step of faith to love God more. I am convicted that the Lord will take care of my son.