Posts by Jerry Chee (Page 4)

Dear LifeSpring Family A week ago I received a Christmas devotional from Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) in my email. Reading the devotional got me thinking about this almost-completed year of 2022. The devotional centered on the popular verses of Isaiah 9:6 and 7, which we usually read during the Christmas season. 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful…

Dear LifeSpring Family, It has started. The Christmas gathering appointments, the gift buying, the decorations, the Christmas Tree, and the list of responsibilities/chores goes on. What was suppose to be a time of joy, rest and reflection can sometimes become a time of busyness, stress, and strained relationships. For me, knowing what love is and how love behaves has helped me to avoid sinning. I have memorized 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 to keep me focused on the reason for the season.…

Dear LifeSpring Family Dorothy and I were at a Weekend Getaway recently. In the relational oneness session, I was reminded of how I should be communicating with Dorothy and others around me. It reviewed the types of communication in a quadratic table. Top left quadrant – loving, but not clear“Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbors, for we are all members of one body.” Ephesians 4:25 n(NIV) Top right quadrant – loving and…

Dear LifeSpring Family This past weekend Dorothy and I had the privilege of serving God and 106 couples at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville. We were a part of the team of FamilyLife Canada at our Weekend Getaway event. The Lord reminded me of my need of seeking and granting forgiveness in my marriage relationship. The verse from Colossians 3:13 (TLB) reminds me of this. “Be gentle and ready to forgive; never hold grudges. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you…

Dear LifeSpring Family, I am sure that many of you were thinking the same thought yesterday as we listened to Alex Soon’s testimony. “I thought I knew Alex Soon but apparently not”. His testimony reminded me of the truth in God’s word in 2 Corinthians 5:21. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. The righteousness of our Lord Jesus Christ was and is…

Dear LifeSpring Family, I have been listening to the Holy Spirit and thinking about Romans 1:17: 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” The question that comes to my mind is that “Am I living by faith?” Being in the life cycle that I am currently in sometimes does not require much faith. The kids are grown and do not require any financial…

Dear LifeSpring Family, This past Tuesday, I was on a plane flying back from Abbotsford to Toronto. I flew out to Abbotsford to attend the funeral of a good friend, mentor, and supporter of the ministry in Thailand. He and his entire extended family of 17 people consisting of his children and grandchildren have served in Thailand and Singapore on short-term missions on multiple occasions. At 73 years old, he was not young but at the same time, not old,…

Dear LifeSpring Family, As I was reading the Daily Bread (Wednesday, September 20th), a portion of the devotion was really challenging my spirit. “When Jesus asked a Samaritan woman for a drink of water—implying He’d drink from what she fetched from the well—He changed her life. She was surprised by His request. Jews looked down on Samaritans. But Jesus said, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have…

Dear LifeSpring Family, What a blessing to be a part of yesterday’s baby dedication of four beautiful babies. I love baby dedications because they bring so much hope for all of us in LifeSpring. Thank you for the opportunity to share what God is doing in Thailand and Singapore. And thank you for partnering with God through us for what he was to do in Thailand and Singapore. As I shared with many of you yesterday, for the past several…

Dear LifeSpring Family By the time you are reading this devotional, we will have landed in Abbotsford International Airport, God willing.  Dorothy and I are on our way to Power To Change’s Staff Conference. This will be the first time in about 4 years since we are together as staff of Power To Change. We are looking forward to reconnecting to over 500 fellow missionaries from all over Canada and some from around the world.  I have included a picture of the…

Dear LifeSpring Family, It is good to be home after 3 weeks of traveling on missions in Thailand and Singapore. Of course, international travel these days poses unique challenges, and flying out of and back to Pearson International Airport with all its recent challenges requires faith. Faith that your flight does not get canceled and/or your luggage ends up in a different airport in the world.   The faith that Dorothy and I have is encouraged by the scripture that the pastoral…

Dear LifeSpring Family, Happy Canada Day!!! What a blessing to be born and/or live in this great country, Canada. As most of us are aware, Canada’s founding principles were based on the recognition of God over our land. In fact, Psalms 72:8 is inscribed on the Peace Tower of our Parliament Building in Ottawa. With the current high inflation rate, the war in Ukraine, and the turmoil of the recent statement from the U.S Supreme Court regarding Roe v Wade,…