Posts by Abigail Soon

One of the many highlights from Volunteer Appreciation Day was hearing the testimonies from Jen, Steve and Ray Chow, Auntie Cheh Keat, and Pastor Alvin and Auntie Pat. Thank you all for sharing! One thing that stood out was when Pastor Alvin and Auntie Pat shared a quality of Uncle Eric and Auntie Angie,  described as “chin chye, biao kin” and “major the majors.” They explained this as not worrying or taking everything so seriously as well as not sweating the…

I don’t know about you, but I do not feel fruitful. In school and life, I’m not seeing a lot of results, payoff, or other forms of fruit, and as things get busier, I’ve been asking the question, “what should I do when I am unfruitful?” Let’s look at an example that Jesus used in Luke: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any.…

I was listening to someone share a testimony, and one thing he shared was about his training to be a bus driver. One detail the instructors were very particular about was following the dress code (shirt, dress pants and dress shoes) at every training, regardless of whether you were driving a bus or not. This rule was not always followed by the trainees as it seemed pretty trivial. After all, it was just clothing, right? The instructor, however, said that…

My fast is not going well. My original intent for the fast was to wake up earlier to read the Bible and spend more time with God, but due to a lot of late nights with school and work stuff, I was waking up a lot later than expected. For the longest time, I was feeling very guilty and ashamed of myself. After all, I was doing the exact opposite of what I intended to do to fast. I would…

I was reading a book called Jane of Lantern Hill by L.M. Montgomery this week. In a nutshell, the book’s about a girl named Jane, who feels timid and out of place timid in her home and family. Then, she spends a couple of summers with the father she never knew, and through the process and adventure of learning to fix up an old house and cook, making new friends, and getting to know her dad, she gains confidence and…

Nothing convinces me of how much I need God more than when I am overwhelmed. During exam season, I was definitely feeling the strain, as I had a lot to do between school and work, and I had no idea how I’d get everything done on time. One night, I couldn’t sleep, and I started thinking about my impending to-do list. With the way my brain was mapping out everything at 2 in the morning, it felt impossible to get…

I was recently asked to list what I felt were major accomplishments over this past year. While looking back on the year and making the list, I thought, “Wow, a lot happened this year.” As I was thinking about this, one of our memory verses came to mind. “When the Lord your God brings you into the land he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you—a land with large, flourishing cities you did not build, 11 houses filled with…

One of the things I love about Intercession is how I get to know people more through sharing and being able to support them or be supported in prayer. Over the last week or so, I experienced three prayer moments that I thought I’d share with you. The first was when a lady at church looked at me and asked if she could pray for me. I had no idea why she did that, but she ended up speaking directly…

I was able to attend the Toronto Children’s Ministry Conference with some of our shepherds last weekend, and I really enjoyed learning from a lot of great speakers and workshop presentors. One of my favorite workshops was “Flourishing as a Ministry Leader”. The presentor, Nicki Straza, defined flourishing as “the whole of yourself is doing well” and went over the different ways and aspects of us that are a part of flourishing and how we can take care of our…

Comparison is a killer. Have you ever wondered whether you have enough confirmation from the Lord when it comes to a decision? In my experience, I get mental “nudges” from the Lord. Subtle, but for the most part quite effective. Sometimes, however, it feels almost inadequate compared to the other ways God communicates to us. I’ve heard quite a few stories of how people received confirmation from the Lord from dreams, visions, the audible voice of God, etc, and sometimes…

Have you ever felt like not talking to God because you felt awful and messy? For me, that happened a few weeks ago. I was trying to salvage my day by having some time with the Lord, and it was not going very well. I was stewing over a misunderstanding that I could have easily avoided and was quite frustrated with myself. Honestly, that “quiet time” with the Lord resembled venting session more than anything else. After I vented over…

Have you ever gotten a warning before a movie starts? Something like “Warning: This movie contains violence and gore. Viewer discretion is advised.” (Honestly, I think it’s a little late for that, especially if you’ve already purchased tickets to the movie, but I digress). In life, we usually get those warnings for weather related events, such as storm, hurricane, or tornado warnings. Additionally, we might see those on the news or on clickbait videos or news sites, telling us all…