TOUCHING LIFE HAPPENED IN MAY 2008

Shalom All,

The Lord always protect us …”Give thanks to the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, for the Lord is good. His faithful love endures forever” - Book of Jeremiah 33 v 11 (b).

Last Thursday, we went to a medium church in the village, far away from the city, going through the farm areas and the bus drove every fast. I didn’t bring the camera as I left it at home. More than 60 people turned up and many people who attended the night service were touched by the Holy Spirit. Praise the Lord! People there feel the joy from the Lord as the Lord give me the full love and I shared it out to them. I love my Father, the Lord with all my Heart.

The following day evening, we went to the General Hospital nearby our house together with Bro. John as we have an intention to visit the brother’s mother (Siva) that I had baptised him last Sunday. His mother wants to do the water baptism and I prayed for her on the Lord’s direction. While praying for her, a huge crowded came to the scene as we were standing at the compound of the ladies department. They want me to pray for them but I said no at first till I share about the Glory of the Lord on all creation and the great salvation that Jesus had give it to us. After listening, everyone accepted Christ as a Saviour. Praise the Lord as soul being saved and all credits return back to the Lord.

The next afternoon, we went back to the hospital, we were planning to bring his mother out from the hospital to baptism her in the river, as it is a far distance. Another brother (Vairavan), also want to do the water baptism and I agreed to do the water baptism for him. This time two persons being baptism by the water as the Lord prepare the way for us. Before we left the hospital premises, I prayed for Bro. Siva on receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit while we were in the hospital and Bro. John was praying for Vairavan and Siva’s mother for the repentance of the sins. Halleluyah!

After the water baptism, we rush to the new central bus terminal to catch a bus to the village that is about 60 km away and it is already in the evening. When we reached there is about 6.30pm and spent an hour to have fellowship with the people there before we gathered in the home church. About 50 people turned up for the night service and people received the touched from the Holy Spirit. It was a tired journey but nevertheless my Father, the creator keep working day to night, never stop working…we also must not stop working for God as the End Time is getting nearer. Whoever claimed to know the End Time period, then it is self prophesied and it is not from the Lord, as the Jesus also doesn’t know the End Time (Matthew 24 v 36).

On Sunday morning, I was preaching at a small chapel and the congregration is about 50 people. My topic is about the End Time Commandment as I don’t know that the church pastor was preaching last week about the current time is like Noah time. Prophet Daniel, Prophet Isaiah, Prophet Ezekiel, Jesus the Son of God and Apostle John had mentioned clearly about how End Time will take place. Many of them still enjoying themselves, robbing the Glory of God, even against one another without realising themselves (Luke 20 v 46 - 47) and tends to forget the second commandment that Jesus had given to us (Mark 12 v 31), due to failure to follow the first commandment (Mark 12 v 30). God is great as His love endures forever.

During the evening, we went back to the same village town as I called to preach the Word of God to them without any preparation but the Lord really use me and the topic is Ecclesiastes 1 v 1 - 11. Many people received the touched and decided to commit themselves on spending more time with the Lord as well reading the Word of God. Two people came forward to receive the salvation. How great thou art, O’ Lord as my Master lead the congregration.

I received a few testimonies from a few people and I would like to share with you all. Our brother Siva’s mother is undergoing liver cancer operation as after the water baptism, she felt the strength from the Lord and able to overcome the next two days operation. Secondly, a lady whom she was preparing to deliver the baby as she felt pain and doctor said it is dangerous to do the operation. Then we prayed for her and two days later, she able to delivered the baby without any pain at all. Amazing things happen as the Lord lead the people.

Yesterday night, we celebrated my wife, Jenny’s birthday and below is the pictures. The Lord lead me to Book of Titus 3 v 5 (b). Blessing to my wife for everything!

Both of us went to town and we took many pictures as below….the market and the shopping mall.

Book of Psalm 17 v 6 : “I am praying to you because I know you will answer, O God. Bend down and listen as I pray.” Continue to support us in our ministry.

Blessing,
Pastor Steve Peter H S Kok and Sister Jenny Kok

SICK STILL PREACHING AND PERFORM WATER BAPTISM

Shalom All,

It is a great blessing days for us as the Lord always our shield (Genesis 15 v 1) during our walk by faith.

Last Saturday, I was caught by diarrhoea, then come with fever and finally vomiting but Jenny is alright. I almost don’t have any strength to walk till I drink glucose water but it give me a few minutes strength. Without choice, I decided to tell Bro. John sent me to the hospital and I asked my wife to stay back at home as she was so worry about me. We went to JK Hospital about 4 - 5 km away from the house and it is a Christian small hospital with a chapel. The doctor whom treated me is Dr. Jaya as the hospital is owned by her family. After getting an injection for fever and I took rest at the waiting hall. When we left the hospital, Bro. John told me that the hospital never charged me a single cent and also never registered me too…moreover I am a foreigner. Praise the Lord for the free medication. Jenny and I went to visit them last Tuesday and spent three hours sharing our testimonies and the Word of God to them. They also invited me to speak at the nearby village. Glory, Glory, Glory to the Lord!

On last Sunday, I was preaching in the small church (congregation is about 50 - 60 people) and the Lord asked me to share the topic “Discipleship”. After the service is over, the church pastor came to me and asked me to prayed for him…when I prayed for him, he keep on crying without stopping and he want to be good disciple while follow the commandment. Halleluyah! As the Lord will send the lamb into the wilderness and the lamb will meet the wolves all around (Luke 10 v 3). Today many leaders of the church never experience the truth of wilderness as they don’t have the ability to face the wolves due their faith with the Lord. Secondly, they even forget the Second Commandment that Jesus said in the book of Mark 12 v 31. It is to love your enemies, be truthful and humbly down to everyone, as anything is not related to love is called hate, mean the person judge (Matthew 7 v 1). We shouldn’t have two faces or more, be sincere to each and anyone. Praise the Lord!

A young brother brought to me by John and he want to pray for him also happened after the church the service. Then he told me that he is so desperate want to do water baptism as he had been a Christian since 7 months ago and the church delaying his water baptism. The Lord told me to perform water baptism him immediately and I do according to the Lord’s Will. In the evening, we went to the river and I performed water baptism for this brother. His sister-in-law called from London and so excited on his water baptism being done accordingly and she want me to do another water baptism for brother’s mother too as she is ill in the hospital. May the Lord enrich his spiritual life and Glory to the Lord!

After the water baptism, we went to the small church in the town and they invited me to share the Word of God. Without any preparation, the Lord asked me to share about our love mean Jenny and my love. When I share the joy and love, many people receive the touching from the Holy Spirit and they asked me to pray for them, mostly husband and wife. We must always treasure our spouse but nevertheless we must put God, our Father as first priority in our love then come to our spouse or family. The Lord in the Greatest Commandment being said in the Old Testament as well in the New Testament as to remind us over and over again.

Yesterday, we visited the Science Centre in the city. Amazing old invention that man had created and below is the pictures (not much I took as my camera battery was low).

Coming back to my itinerary in India. We are leaving from Tirunelveli, State of Tamil Nadu on the early June 2008 and depart to Bangalore, State of Karnataka for a week as we are going to spend time with the actor, Bro. Nagraj. In the mid of June 2008, we are leaving to Hyderabad, State of Andhra Pradesh for a week or two weeks there to do God’s Work. Afterthat, we will go to Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay), State of Maharashtra for few days before depart to Morbi, State of Gujarat.

For your information, I used to sent SMS out during my last trip to India in November till December 2007, now the network provider had stopped giving free SMS out, therefore please check your email regularly as I will try my best to get the internet connection here.

God Bless and do continue to support us in the God’s ministry.

Blessing,
Pastor Steve Peter H S Kok and Sister Jenny Kok

FIRST WEEK REPORT IN STATE OF TAMIL NADU, INDIA

Shalom All,

During our stay in Singapore, my friend also a Senior Pastor (I always treat him like a godfather to me) offered us to stay in the mission house and treat us a meal in Pizza Hut even though he was quite busy, he tried to spent time with us. The Lord is always good to everyone as the Lord prepares the way for everyone and we must be good to another.

We brought the ticket to Chennai (formerly known as Madras), India and the air ticket cost us around RM 1,300 using Air India Express for two persons. We took the flight on the May 5th, 2008 around 10.20pm at Singapore Changi Airport. When we saw the signboard on the weather in Chennai is about 41 degree in the day time and night time is about 32 degree, it is really hot during this summer.

We reached Chennai around 11.30pm (India time) on the same day we departure and it is too early to catch a train, therefore we waited at Chennai Egmore. During this summer, many people are travelling by train and it never been easy to get a train ticket. When the Reservation Counter opened, they told us that we need to go to Chennai Central, therefore we went there. There is a special counter room for the foreigner to purchase the tickets. We tried to get the train ticket on 9.30am for the special train to Tirunelveli, end up no ticket. We tried to find another alternative way to go there otherwise we need to wait at the train station till 9pm. At last the ticket issuer said that he found a two A/C seating that can go to Madurai that cost us around Rs 1,000 (RM 84) without choice, we took it as we were very tired and want to reach the destination quickly. From Madurai, we took another train to Tirunelveli as we reached there around 2.45am.

When we got down from the train, we saw Bro. John Jawahar Durai (pastor cum evangelist) together with another brother, I never met before and he used to work together with John and now he is doing part time ministry cum driving a motor rickshaw. He drove us back to John’s house and now we are staying in one of his small room.

On the following day (May 7th, 2007), we attended a wedding reception as invited by Bro. Ebenzer Palliah (a pastor cum evangelist + TV preacher) in the town. My first experience was an engagement wedding in Kottayam on my first arrival, now in Tirunelveli. It is always exciting when we see marriage going on, as God’s children is getting united. Halleluyah!

The next day in the noon, we went to attend the children ministry in the town. The children were so happy to see us there and asked us to come and visit them. I didn’t share Word of God but we share the joy and love with them. Even we feed the little baby goats around. When I saw a brother sitting down at the corner whom is blind and I sense that he is having a demon in him for a long time. I went and pray for him, he cried with joy as he felt the eye lids were recovering. Praise the Lord and all credit go back to the Lord.

During the evening, we went to a house fellowship whereby I was preaching in the house without any preparation but the Lord fully equipped me and the Lord want me to share about his two greatest Commandments. Bro. Ebenzer translate for me to Tamil from English while Bro. John made an introduction about me. Many people got touched with the Word of God and filled them up on how to love God before showing love to everyone.

When they requested individual prayer, I went with the Lord’s guidance and prayed for them. Everyone I touched, they started to cried as they felt the presence of the Lord is there very strong. Glory, Glory to the Lord for the Mighty Love to us. Amen.

For you information, you can reach us on our new India mobile number + 91 996 281 9176 as my previous mobile number is not working anymore. Feel free to send SMS to me at my Malaysia mobile + 6016 - 283 2038 (DiGi network) anytime but don’t call us as it is a roaming charge of RM 7 per minute (receiving and calling).

Blessing,
Pastor Steve Peter H S Kok and Sister Jenny Kok

BACK HOME KUALA LUMPUR TO SINGAPORE

Shalom All,

Praise the Lord as the Lord always our protection when we were travelling back to Malaysia and now in Singapore.

Before going into the report, I want to emphasize my previous emailed “What is the difference between spiritual and physical?” Let us read the Matthew 22 v 37 on the First and Greatest Commandment that Jesus had said. Many of us don’t put God, our creator in the first rather than placing God on the second and family come first. Never forget the God is our creator, without God, there is no plant, no oxygen, no food even no us (human) around. God is in the form of spiritual and not physical, not many people feel the presence of God, only the selected one that is chosen by God under God’s plan, these include most of the religion leaders such as reverends or pastors never feel it before as stated in the John 16 v 1 - 3 (verse 3 stated very clear). Coming to this day, many church leaders have a great plan for God on building bigger churches saying it is the vision from God, nevertheless you need to check their spiritual life beforehand whether it is from God or something else. What God really want us to do, it is not building the church bigger but building people spiritual life while getting close to the Lord…to love and to joy with our Great Father. After building the spiritual life, read Matthew 10 v 16 - we will be send to test on our faith level whether in working life (like Job being tested by satan) or family life (like Abraham almost killed his son) and etc . Now a day, the churches are like synagogues and the church pastor with deacons is like religion law with the pharisees.

We left Bangkok on April 20th, 2008, many brothers and sisters want me to stay back and continue the ministry while giving me lots of supports. But nevertheless, I need to obey the Lord’s order as I need to leave the place as the Lord have a great plan for me to do…I just know the word “OBEY” in my heart. Praise the Lord as every heart got touched, it is the Lord’s work and I don’t deserve any credit out of it and return to the God’s Glory.

Do you still remember Pastor Prasit who conducted our wedding ceremony? On April 19^th, 2008, Pastor Prasit shared about our simple wedding ceremony at Lumpini Park as he told my wife the next day we are leaving from Bangkok. One old man stood up and said that how about conducting these type of weddings ceremony for the unaffordable people for free and it is good to evangelism by sharing the love of God to them by giving the bride to the groom. It is a brilliant idea that the Lord had used us by giving wisdom to our Pastor Prasit to run this project. Let us all pray together and support this project.

After Pastor Prasit shared in the Lumpini Park, then he invited me to shares the Word of God. While sharing the Word, some people cried and receive the touching life from the Lord. Halleluyah!

When we came back to Kuala Lumpur, we went to Heritage Home (old folk home) that currently managed by my home church and it is a sudden surprised for the people around. The Lord asked me to pray for the people around, so I prayed for them. Some of the people got touched and one of the co-worker feel the presence of the Lord very strong, she kept on crying non-stop when I pray for her. Amazing touch, again Praise the Lord!

As our church wedding was conducted in Bangkok and we registered our marriage in Shah Alam, State of Selangor, Malaysia. It had been a tough days for us as we were running all around to get our legal marriage certificate done in Malaysia. Marry with a foreigner is not easy, many procedures you need to go through but marry a local people, you just need a National ID is more than enough. My friends became our witness to our signing paper. The procedure is like that my wife need to get the marital status from the Registration Office, then must translate to English while endorsed by Department of Consular Affairs and second endorsed by the Embassy of Malaysia in Bangkok. When we back to Kuala Lumpur, we need to get another endorsement from Royal Thai Embassy, then we need to get another endorsement from Ministry of Foreign Affairs and finally Headquarter National Registration Department in Putrajaya to give her a green light. At last, we are legally registered in my home state. As our love is so strong, we prepare to pay for the price for it as Jesus had paid our great price our huge sins. Thank you Jesus!

We had been very busy when we were in Kuala Lumpur, almost everyday we were out from 8am to 11pm. I would like apology if I never call or meet up with you, do forgive me and I hope that you understand my tight schedules. Even I want to conduct the conference, end up, my time is tight too and I decided not conduct it.

We left to Singapore on May 3^rd, 2008 and staying in mission house as now I am typing this email. We feel more relax here as not much meeting around and we had been touring around.

Our flight to Chennai (formerly known as Madras), India is confirm today (May 5^th, 2008) around 10pm from Singapore Changi Airport. When we reached there in India, I might face some internet difficulties as India is still quite backward country without WiFi and I might delay my report to you.

Talk about mission, I met a few missionary (foreigners) in Thailand and lately I found out that only 1% is Christians out of 84 million population. There are many Christian institutions in Thailand, if not mistake about 50 over institutions and started since 30 years ago. Read Matthew 9 v 37 - 38 as harvest is so great but the co-workers is so few. What happen to the missionary in Thailand? One of missionary told me that we do it consistency otherwise we fall and still studying Thai language for two years, another one studying for three years, helping out the church. As for me, I was in Thailand for 4 months since January 2008 after my short mission in India and I never go to school and study Thai language…but just learn to obey the Lord and amazing things happen in the short time. My great disappointment when I met this missionary person (more than 10 years) who is interested to make money from the contributors and claim to do church planting. The Lord will be judge for everything and Praise His Almighty Name.

Before I end this April 2008 report, May the Lord enrich the readers and Bless to be the Day. Halleluyah!

Blessing,
Pastor Steve Peter H S Kok and Sister Jenny Kok