2023 has been a year of significant transitions & milestones on the family & ministry front.
In the first half of the year, key events included baptizing little Charis on 19 March 2023, celebrating her first birthday with family & friends on 7 May 2023 and going on our first overseas trip as a family of 3 for Wesley’s Church Camp in KL from 10-13 June 2023.
Claire & I are also thankful to have journeyed alongside a group of young leaders across the NextGEN ministries through the Emotionally Healthy Discipleship (EHD) course.
We returned to my old small group God’s Clay 1, where we had opportunities to reconnect with old friends & form new friendships, with many in similar life stages as us.
On the ministry front, there were a few transitions for me. One of which is now overseeing the entire NextGEN ministry portfolio, covering CM, BeTween, and Youth Ministry (as of 1 July 2023). Although the YM team went through a lot of transitions, with me as the new YM Pastor, a new YM Chairperson & an almost entirely new YM Exco, I’m thankful that we adapted and persevered, and closed off the year with YM Camp held at Wesley. This being the 20th Anniversary of YM, it was timely for us to also Re-Envision the future of YM collectively, and discern what God has in store for us.
More recently, another significant moment was the birth of our second child, baby Cephas born on 6 Nov 2023, almost 18 months apart from little Charis. Despite being a huge adjustment & challenge for us taking care of 2 kids under 2 years old, there has certainly been much JOY & satisfaction as we journey through this season as a family of 4 👨👩👧👦 .
So as we end 2023, we are trusting in the Lord, for His faithfulness & grace as we cross over to 2024 and step into new Faith Adventures with Him.
(📷 #1: Charis Baptism, #2: Charis 1st Birthday, #3: God’s Clay 1 Small Group, #4: EHD group, #5: Birth of Baby Cephas, #6: Wesley Church Camp, #7: NextGEN Staff Team, #8: Our Little ones Charis & Cephas, #9: YM Camp 2023:SEEK.)
#2023Reflections
