WEDDING DAY

Shalom All,

Last tuesday is the great day for me as our wedding ceremony is already over. Many of you received the shocking news whether do believe it or not…thinking it is still April, must be an April Fool. Some people reply and some people didn’t know what to say, just like playing the music with a pause button.

We met Brother Prasit (also a church pastor) last Saturday when I was preaching at the Lumpini Park and many elders asked Bro. Prasit to conduct our wedding as we decided last Thursday. Jenny, my wife went through a long interviewed between Bro. Prasit and his wife. On that night, he planned not to conduct our wedding as he called us. Till the next day, the Lord asked him to conduct our wedding immediately and he decided to obey the Lord’s Commandment. We didn’t expect so many people attended our wedding include her relative from Hatyai, my disciple from Africa and other provinces of Thailand. Praise the Lord as the Lord’s Glory will be raise forever and ever. Amen.

Yesterday, we went to Kao San Road where all the western people and backpackers to celebrate the Songkran Festival as it will be over today (Tuesday). Always alert when you join in, all your carry items must put into a plastic bag to avoid getting wet and for female, be careful as the people will touch your private part (you can’t do anything, as too many people around).

Thank you for the people who is praying for us. God is good all the time and just listen and obey His Commandment. Amen.

Blessing,
Pastor Steve Peter H S Kok

THE APRIL 2008 ACTIVITIES

Shalom All,

Today is the day that the Thais people celebrate the Songkran Festival (mean Thai New Year) whereby people start throw or shot water (using water or cold ice) to everyone. Even the policemen also playing with the water gun to shoot everyone and we shoot him down. It is really exciting festival and first time join the event.

I have a great announcement before I share my further report to you. I had met a Thai-Chinese lady whom is also a Christian. She will be working together with me on the mission trip as well we will be coming back together to KL. During our relationship, the Lord had used my friends that don’t know her, only saw our picture, made a statement to us, go ahead the Lord is backing me on this and we feel comfortable with each other. We will be getting marry this coming Tuesday at the Thai church. As the Bible said “The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and he receives favour from the Lord” - Book of Proverbs 18 v 22 and “this explained why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and two are united into one” - Book of Genesis 2 v 24. Praise the Lord over and over again as the joy and love in the Kingdom of Heaven. Below is the small church that I am leading as well our wedding is going place. Almost forget to mention her name, her name is Jenny and she is same age with me.

On Saturday (April 12th, 2008), I was invited to attend a public evangelism place in the Lumpini Park (it is the national garden park) in the early morning and also to collect the picture. When the pastor said that anyone want to share the testimony, I took the opportunity to come out to speak and I never any share testimony but the share the powerful message of the Word of God to them. When I asked them to join hand together and pray together, one lady falled down and cried till I went over there, lay my hand on her head…then she start to stand up and stop crying. Then another young man (black colour shirt in the picture), came out and asked for healing on his knee and another miracle of healing happen. One elderly man came forward and asked me to pray for him, then I pray for him and each time I speaks in the prayer, he hugs me tighten and tighten till the Amen. One of elderly lady had a hearing problem, asked me to pray for her and then she can hear better. Miracles happen in the public area…Praise the Lord as the Lord is working in them. Believe it the Power of the Lord is much more greater than everything, we must fully trust and obey His Commandments.

Yesterday, Sunday, I was preaching in the Laksi Church and not many members turn up as it is Songkran Festival, everyone was back to hometown. I had conducted communion service (bread and wines) and also water baptism in the pool. Below is one the member being baptism. As Jesus in the Book of Matthew 28 v 19 - “Therefore go and make disciples of all the nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit”. A week ago, the baby that I was carried him, was having virus infection, I prayed for this baby for the speed recovery and the baby was healed. All the credits back to the Lord for the touch and Halleluyah!

One brother from KL, asked me to stay back in KL for a longer period, at least 1 week plus to raise the mission funds for India and he willing to bear the differences for the air-fare. Praise the Lord and I agreed to it. Therefore, I am still seeking for a place for held a day conference…my time and date is still not confirm. Not only that, I also want to know how many people would like to attend as well bring your friends to listen (bring the non-christians especially). The conference that I will be preaching and sharing is;

1. Evangelism (Share joy and love from the first till last. Wait for the Spirit to be filled first, then only share the Good News)
2. Judging (Within the communities, they are judging…why? And it is healthy to judge?)
3. Extremist religions (Why people call them extremist or they are not extremist but of the hatred being forces by others)
4. Prophesy on the End Time (Global disaster is coming such as war, economy and etc as refer to Book of Daniel)
5. Share my vision and great testimony from God.

With the Grace of the Lord, the the one year trip will focus on Hindu cultures in this area of the world that is often referred to as 'the heart of darkness.' The purpose of our trip is fourfold:

- Church planting in Morbi, State of Gujarat
- Adopt the orphan babies working closely with Mother Theresa Mission of Charity at Morbi as babies need new parents
- Evangelize and Crusade with HIV/AIDS villages in State of Andhra Pradesh
- Leading Youth Pastors Conference and give lecturing to the pastors in State of Tamil Nadu
- Start a small children ministry to guide the children

We are excited about the opportunity and experience that lie ahead. We hope that you see the value in what we will accomplish. As you can imagine, a trip like this requires financial support from a number of people. I need to raise RM 21,000 by end of April 2008. If you can support me in a financial way, I would be very grateful. And, most importantly, I also need your prayer support. Prayer is the fuel that will allow us to be successful as we follow God's leading in ministry in these countries. Without prayer, nothing will happen.

While money is important, it comes in a distant second to my need for your prayer support. Since prayer support is so important to the success of this mission, I would like to know if I can count on you in that area.

Blessing,
Pastor Steve Peter H S Kok

FIRST MISSION OBJECTIVE STILL NO NEGLECTED

Shalom All,

After a long day break while working on the church members, I reviewed back my mission objectives that the Lord asked me to do. When I read back Isaiah 49, it is really make me realised on the past and current situation. Let me explain one by one verse and the main topic is “The Lord’s Servant Commissioned”.

v 1 - Listen to me, all you in distant lands! Pay attention, you who are far away! The Lord called me before my birth; from within the womb he called me by name. (The Lord was calling all the people from far away and asked them to pay more attention. Before I was born and still in my mother womb, the Lord already called my name - this is applied to everyone and the Lord is a planner since beginning).

v2 - He made my words of judgment as sharp as a sword. He has hidden me in the shadow of his hand. I am like a sharp arrow in his quiver. (The Lord had protected me since I was young as I never fall into bad company like getting involved in illegal activities since 3 years old. Moreover, I was not staying with my parents as they divorced and under care of the babysister 24 hours 7 days 365 days. Till I was 15 years old, I left the house, and my father rent a room for me. I have been naughty for awhile and make stupid mistakes but the Lord had sharper me up from further harm).

v3 - He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, and you will bring me glory.” (Since the Lord spoke to me the second time after the Holy Spirit spoke to me, I had been called to do the Lord’s Commissioned and you can see all my reports keep saying “Praise the Lord or All Glory I received, I return back to the Lord or etc”)

v4 - I replied, “But my work seems so useless! I have spent my strength for nothing and to no purpose. Yet I leave it all in the Lord’s hand; I will trust God for my reward.” (Since I started working for the people around, it seems that I can’t stay put as my objective still uncertain even I have a MBA degree. Then I tried to start the Web education business and spent lots of effort to it in order to get funds and keep the project rolling but also failed at last. When I return back to the Lord, I start to understand the Lord has a purpose for me when I used Jabez prayer everyday and put full trust in the Lord. Whenever in the past I decided to leave it to the Lord to lead the way and just obeys Him fully).

v5 - And now the Lord speaks - the one who formed me in my mother’s womb to be his servant, who commissioned me to bring Israel back to him. The Lord has honoured me, and my God has given me strength. (When the Lord spoke the second time, the Lord said “You are given the knowledge and guidance”. Then the Lord showed me in my dream “Talk to the Tribes and they will be friendly with you”. The strength is the knowledge and guidance.)

v6 - He says, “You will do more than restore the people of Israel to me. I will make you a light to the Gentiles, and you will bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.” (During my mission in Thailand, the Lord sent me to India to share the love and joy with the people there, same go to Thailand. I received comments from people around, some said that I have full joy and love, some said that I am the light that can led them to God, some said that I am sent by God to them and etc. This is the light of God to me that I shine on them. The Lord had commissioned me to prepare the End Time Commandment to everyone as it is getting closes while bringing Tribes of Israel people back to Israel)

v7 - The Lord, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, says to the one who is despised and rejected by the nations, to the one who is the servant of rulers: “Kings will stand at attention when you pass by Princes will also bow low because of the Lord, the faithful one, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you. (As a member of the church, the church also didn’t recognise my calling and denied me directly by judging me. The real servant of the Lord will know the truth. Once awhile I was walking in the street, one or two people bow down a little to me, then I smile back to them.)

Do open your heart truthfully and humbly as I pray for the Lord to touch you to recognise His Word nor mine or your word. Continue to provide you the wisdom to understand His Word and abide to His Commandment. Praise the Lord for His Glory! Amen!

Don’t stop reading, do continue to read the verse 8 onward. Within the scope, it is totally link to past, present and future ministry. If you want to look back on the mission, go to the blog/website for the information.

God Bless!

Blessing,
Pastor Steve Peter H S Kok