tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133544682024-03-07T15:46:21.746+08:00ben kc leeGlobal City Guyben kc leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965897487796118711noreply@blogger.comBlogger188125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13354468.post-80306242354754707642019-05-05T22:00:00.000+08:002019-07-31T21:43:44.143+08:00Grace upon Grace<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Two Sundays ago, we were on the way to my sister-in-law's place for dinner when Dinah asked how I felt about the upcoming commissioning. This triggered a flashback. Memories started flooding my mind. I was brought back to 1996 when we discovered that Dinah was pregnant – with twins. We were going to be first-time parents. Everything was going to change. Just 1 month later, I was asked to serve as Senior Pastor of our former church. I had just turned 28. And this invitation came out of the blue. Everything was going to change for our church. After much prayer, my pregnant wife and I stepped into this assignment with fear and trembling. Looking back, God’s grace was on us as parents and for the ministry assignment.<br />
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In recent years, I was led to pioneer sexual wholeness and then whole life discipleship. Working with different churches was new. Again, there was grace. It was serving here when Dinah and I got reconnected with RiverLife Church through Pastor Lionel. Eventually Pastor Lionel and Elder Aaron would invite Dinah and I to serve with them in RiverLife. You can read that story here <a href="http://benkclee.blogspot.com/2018/03/another-transition.html">http://benkclee.blogspot.com/2018/03/another-transition.html</a>. Once again we were not expecting this – but it happened. Here is another perspective of the same story <a href="http://www.riverlife.org.sg/leadership-succession">http://www.riverlife.org.sg/leadership-succession</a>.<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">After 5-10 seconds of flashbacks, I answered Dinah - "I feel God’s grace again being invited to serve as Senior Pastor the second time." (The difference this time: Dinah is not pregnant and I am no longer 28.) The moment I replied was when I realised the date of the commissioning was 05/05. Right then it struck me that the number five is </span><span style="color: #191919; text-align: justify;">associated with</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> grace and redemption. T</span><span style="text-align: justify;">here were two fives on the date so double grace. That's what I told Dinah - double grace. She replied, “grace upon grace”. And so we both came to this Scripture.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">"For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace"</span> John 1:16 (ESV)<br />
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<span style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYARWC8JzXH8mmkBRrxC9S3AXnqVqNHP7YvC0qqt3giRCWKZDXTIedr4cWiIjs0KDo3uo8SaZwyohKmgR56BX7IbXpQJOGHk-AR7xSBn0wJ2LlNID_OHmuBdizWjJDWb7BIV6/s1600/IMG_0906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYARWC8JzXH8mmkBRrxC9S3AXnqVqNHP7YvC0qqt3giRCWKZDXTIedr4cWiIjs0KDo3uo8SaZwyohKmgR56BX7IbXpQJOGHk-AR7xSBn0wJ2LlNID_OHmuBdizWjJDWb7BIV6/s320/IMG_0906.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="color: black;">Today is 05/05. This morning I was commissioned by our elders and senior leaders to serve as Senior Pastor. Our outgoing Senior Pastor Lionel Goh was smiling radiantly. He has been very happy for quite a few months. In his final message today as our Senior Pastor, he smilingly said that he and I are the happiest persons present. He was certainly very happy. The emotion I felt leading up to this morning and this morning was not quite happiness but a range actually. </span></span></div>
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I do feel a sense of excitement for what's ahead that's mixed with the realisation of what's needed.This might have been how I also felt in 1996. I am sure there is happiness in there somewhere : ) Today I felt very encouraged. Our close friends were present, standing with us. Our twins could witness today's commissioning. They missed the first time because they were still in the womb during March 1996. Then the commissioning service today was very authentic and very honouring. Both services moved many hearts deeply. It felt like something shifted today.<br />
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In my message as incoming Senior Pastor, I encouraged our people that when everything seems to be changing, Deuteronomy 31:2-3 (from Pastor Lionel's message) reminds us that God remains the same. He never changes. He is faithful, and that:<br />
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ben kc leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965897487796118711noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13354468.post-20941608959801309822018-03-02T17:11:00.000+08:002019-05-09T16:01:50.510+08:00Another Transition<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It was May 2014 when I joined Focus on the Family. I started with pioneering sexual wholeness. This morphed into pioneering the <i>Whole Life</i> approach to discipleship together with Dinah who was also at Focus. This initiative was well received. Over 30 churches have taken or is about to take the <i>Whole
Life Inventory. </i>Of these,<i> </i>6 churches invited Dinah
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">With <i>Whole Life</i> taking off, Dinah and I began
waiting on our heavenly Father for longer-term direction. Our prayer: Do we go deeper with <i>Whole Life - </i>including sexual wholeness?</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Over the past 4 years at Focus we have gone wide
with <i>Whole Life </i>as we worked with various churches and leadership teams.
For our next season, we felt that we will continue with <i>Whole Life </i>but that we needed to go
deeper. The question was: Is Focus the platform to go deeper?</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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local church. We can probably go a bit
further in a para-church. But going deep
in a local church will enable us to pilot <i>Whole Life</i> and implement the
full outworking -- going right into the cell groups and homes within a congregation. We became more convinced that we had to go deeper. There was another development.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">My year of Jubilee started March 2017. Over that February-March period, I received prophetic words from three persons in random situations. The words received combined
"50" (meaning 2018) with both "Pastor" and "Senior Pastor".
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Signs seemed to point back to the
local church in 2018. Dinah and I intensified praying towards the fact we would deep dive -- into one
local church. Our sensing was to move on in March 2018, with or
without jobs. However, 1<sup>st</sup> March 2018 would be the annual luncheon that
Focus hosts for Lead Pastors and Senior Leaders. We both felt that that we needed to stay on until 1st March help at this gathering. Then we received another piece of guidance. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">As we continued to pray, we felt the
Lord asking us not to apply for any positions. After all, we desired a calling and we already have jobs. At the same time, we sensed that the next assignment would involve both Dinah and I. This meant
that the eventual church, where we would deep dive, would make the approach and invite both of us.
We noted that the approaches since 2010 were for me
rather than for both. Finally, we also sensed it needed to be a <i>Whole
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Accordingly, I turned down approaches for me only. Several churches approached both of us. And some were <i>Whole
Life</i> churches. These senior leaders shared their hearts with us. We shared our heart for holistic lifespan discipleship. Then we
committed all this to prayer and fasting, keeping close friends and our children in the loop. We finally shortlisted after rounds of discussions. The best fit was RiverLife Church. It was end-Oct 2017 when Dinah and I said yes to RiverLife, just as Dinah
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Focus was gracious and invited us to share our <i>Whole Life</i> journey with the 260 church leaders present at the event yesterday. The
pastors and leaders present prayed for our transition led by the Singapore Anglican Bishop
Rennis Ponniah. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">My jubilee will end today. Today will also be the start of Dinah and my mini-sabbatical. We will enjoy a breather before we join up with RiverLife in end-March. Another adventure awaits... </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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ben kc leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965897487796118711noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13354468.post-127508908194583302015-07-31T23:32:00.000+08:002018-10-20T15:45:24.682+08:00Jul 2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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ben kc leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965897487796118711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13354468.post-55082545037781680072015-06-30T21:23:00.000+08:002015-07-20T21:28:49.762+08:00All the above<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
June was slightly less packed. There were more fun moments. Dinah and the twins took me out on Fathers Day. Jan invited us over for a meal. Our family also had dinner with the Luns.<br />
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Dinah and I could catch up with Hock Lin and Dora, and with Shih Fen. We also caught up with Chiew Bong and Dora, and with Simon. Vincent hosted our pastors gathering. And I got to know Richard.<br />
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It was a privilege to speak at the Glad Tidings Church camp in Johor. It was a great opportunity to serve this church that helped us when we first pioneered our church. We were blessed to know the church leaders and members too.<br />
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There was a weekend when Dinah spoke at Bartley Christian Church as I spoke at Yio Chu Kang Chapel. And there was marriage mentoring. Then I spoke for Focus at Grace Methodist Church. Ministry wise, there was also CATALYSE, NA camp prep and Global Polity drafting. <br />
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Then I felt unwell one Sunday evening. Afterwards I fell ill for four days. Was this due to the weather, the schedule, weekend ministry trips or all the above?<br />
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The low point happened on Friday, June 26 when the SCOTUS redefined marriage. No words could describe my feelings...</div>
ben kc leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965897487796118711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13354468.post-52162798829956631282015-05-31T22:09:00.000+08:002015-07-20T21:31:32.915+08:00Packed & Cold <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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ben kc leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965897487796118711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13354468.post-17971447650961104602015-03-31T21:59:00.000+08:002015-04-06T07:59:49.232+08:00Intense Emotions<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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ben kc leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965897487796118711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13354468.post-76053512431444735362014-12-31T23:28:00.000+08:002015-01-05T16:18:19.788+08:00Quebec, Sabah & Singapore<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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ben kc leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965897487796118711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13354468.post-60961026055161966122014-11-30T21:57:00.000+08:002019-06-15T10:55:06.567+08:00Change in the air <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvgrU5iile4BN-MvqwL_cca_v7tOuMT1XI5M9u8LxW2NyRpr-TOQRreKAc4j2eMCge41PVYeAMB2P9JJvI9FsiNyLyps-H6Pbiqfb6YFIJ6yy5ruYsDah-Ai8KOAv4kI50HUQ/s1600/IMG-20141107-WA0029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvgrU5iile4BN-MvqwL_cca_v7tOuMT1XI5M9u8LxW2NyRpr-TOQRreKAc4j2eMCge41PVYeAMB2P9JJvI9FsiNyLyps-H6Pbiqfb6YFIJ6yy5ruYsDah-Ai8KOAv4kI50HUQ/s1600/IMG-20141107-WA0029.jpg" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN-US">It was very special to have Stan and Samuel visit us. This was a very memorable evening. Here's a pic by Daniel.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">In the month, </span>Dinah and I got to know Richard, Silas and Mona from Shekinah AG church. We caught up with Simon Eng. <span lang="EN-US">There was a fun d</span>inner with Yiu Wah, Yeow Chuan, wife, kids and Daryl, There was the extended evening<span lang="EN-US"> with Tiong Howe. There was time with </span>Henson and catch-up with Vincent and Jenny.<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Otherwise, November felt very much like a month of preparation. There was planning and preparation including late nights and weekends for LEGACY, for Quebec and the upcoming wholeness conference</span>.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ministry wise, there was LEGACY. Dinah and I also ministered at the </span>Faith AG church marital sexuality workshop. <span lang="EN-US">I spoke to </span>AG ministers and at Shekinah AG church. I also spoke at KCC. Then I joined the Yale-NUS Christian Fellowship.<span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US">There was a thank-you d</span>inner for long-time church members. There was a conference call as well as mentoring.<br />
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Whilst jogging in the middle of the month, I felt the humidity retreating with a familiar incoming breeze. There is a temperature change in the air. Cooler season is coming. <span lang="EN-US">There were also a few a</span>fternoon showers during the month and a bit of nice weather at month-end. </div>
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ben kc leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965897487796118711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13354468.post-61591188107567731302014-10-31T10:00:00.000+08:002014-11-15T12:18:04.199+08:00Birthdays<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US">October is when three quarters of our household celebrate birthdays. </span><span lang="EN-US">The first celebration for Dinah was at the office. Different </span>ones also took her out for lunch. <span lang="EN-US">Our family</span> took Dinah to lunch and to dinner. Jan celebrated. Then Dinah and I took the twins out to lunch, for shopping and to dinner. Jan also celebrated. The care group surprised them. In between celebrations, we caught an awesome movie. <span lang="EN-US">At month-end, the twins went on live radio to share a</span> teen perspective on parenting at 938LIVE.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Our buddies gathered and celebrated Dinah and Paul's birthdays. Our family caught up with</span><span lang="EN-US"> Charmaine</span>. And she sprang birthday gifts. <span lang="EN-US">Dinah and I c</span>elebrated Leslie’s birthday too. Stan, Norhaya and family had our family over for a meal. Calvin and Charis took us to dinner. Don and Su Ching hosted us at their place. I also caught up with Jason. Our family loved the WTA matches with Christian and Michael. </div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ministry wise, Dinah and I continued with marriage mentoring. We joined a session with</span> Mark Sandford. We visited David and Alice's family ministry group. I had mentoring and also moderated at the <i>Female Intimacy</i> session There was the Global Polity meeting and ministering at Grace AG and SJSM. </div>
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The hot days became hazy too (<i>sigh</i>). And I find myself thinking of year-end weather.</div>
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One big part of Sep was Mark Holmen's ministry trip. Dinah and I helped to host him at seminars, consultations and meetings. This 12-day visit took up much of the first half of the month. It was pretty intense. Then we helped host Michael Brown for a seminar during month-end.<br />
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It was great to bump into Francis one morning. Then Betty cooked us dinner and Chin Sim hosted lunch. The Luns got us to celebrate the Maks birthday birthday together. There was a great time with Alan and Jason. And we hosted dinner for Evelyn and Benni.</div>
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ben kc leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965897487796118711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13354468.post-85177602229659778032014-08-31T22:14:00.004+08:002015-01-04T14:59:44.392+08:00A Spike <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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ben kc leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965897487796118711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13354468.post-37223688883751830982014-07-31T21:27:00.000+08:002014-08-03T13:02:42.017+08:00HARVEST<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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HARVEST: 2014 North America Annual Conference was the big date in our annual calendar. This year Dinah and I were in Seattle spending time with individuals before conference. Next we conducted a 2-day pastors retreat. Then it was ministering in the 4-day conference. So glad to reunite with folks from Canada and US. And I shared that our relocation is off after trying 5 years. Managed to catch up with more people after conference. In total, 8 days in July went into HARVEST, excluding post-trip jet-lag.<br />
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Dinah and I celebrated our 22nd wedding anniversary. It was a memorable day... And our family finally watched Frozen after a 6-year old friend loaned us her DVD. Weekly family prayer and work-outs resumed after HARVEST. We made time to join the Burning Hearts conference as well as Tryphena's seminars in Singapore.<br />
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There was a pastor friend's surprise party which turned out to be a real surprise when the organisers realised they got the date wrong. It was also a surprise to bump into Sue-Ann and her kids two Saturdays in a row. My circle of friends got to visit Kok Hiang and the new CRU office. </div>
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ben kc leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965897487796118711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13354468.post-75092570974821758232014-05-31T23:30:00.000+08:002014-06-07T14:05:20.067+08:00A developing story<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The <b>first</b> part was a time of waiting. Dinah and I have been praying intensely since November. Just like over 3 years ago, I was convicted to wait and not apply for positions. In waiting, it was becoming clear to focus on wholeness. And I got a download to help build spiritually and sexually whole people and families<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;">.</span></span><br />
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I have always desired to mentor and to pioneer. And trans-local ministry has been in my heart for years. Trans-local ministry is to minister across congregational, denominational and 'secular'-sacred boundaries as part of the Kingdom mandate. This call meant that I began to decline church offers coming in. Trans-local ministries also began approaching. So I asked myself - Do I start a new platform or plug in to an existing one to leverage start-up time...<br />
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Several things did continue throughout the month. Our family discussed and prayed over my next season. Weekend jogs continued. Dinah and Deb ran at the Sundown Marathon. We celebrated Eat With Your Family day, Mothers Day dinner with Dinah then with Dinah's mom. We were interviewed on the Between Us radio programme on 938LIVE. And I watched highlights of Arsenal's FA cup victory more than once.</div>
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ben kc leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965897487796118711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13354468.post-88643831832235710742014-04-30T18:30:00.000+08:002014-05-13T12:49:11.058+08:00Wrap Up<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is my final month in the business world. Colleagues called to say goodbye. On the last day, I sent a goodbye e-mail to all my co-workers. It's been an exciting 3-year adventure into the topsy and turvy world of the mobile industry. Now it's time to wrap up.<br />
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ben kc leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965897487796118711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13354468.post-11311815973136822242014-03-31T21:02:00.000+08:002014-03-31T22:35:11.415+08:00Testings & Transitions<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US">Work wise, the IT business decided at end-Feb not to relocate me to North America. And I was actually prepared for this news. That early-Feb prophecy and various sensing and words prepared my heart. So t</span>his near 5-year transition process is an overture to something else. Praying that things will be clearer soon...</div>
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ben kc leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965897487796118711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13354468.post-47123983515613607802014-01-31T16:00:00.000+08:002014-02-03T20:23:57.667+08:00Pondering<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I pondered a lot over January. Then a dear friend called and spoke of this same matter. Some time later another friend said the very same thing over lunch. Now I am like: "So this is what you are saying Lord."</div>
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During the month of pondering, there were ministry moments too. There were a series of meetings in Kuching. It was good to catch up with friends here. I also needed to teach one session on crises leadership. Besides the trip, there was much to be done on the CATALYSE polity team. And there was a devotion and mentoring.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><o:p>The weather was nice and cool. It was enjoyable to work from home. Work wise, I p</o:p></span>repared to enter a new role.</div>
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There were fond memories on spending part of Jan 1 in Sabah. Our family got back to SG on the first day of 2014 and had a time of prayer. The month ended with Lunar New Year celebrations. Jan 30 was reunion dinner with Dinah's family. Jan <span lang="EN-US">31 was spent with Dinah's mom. So thankful for this spate of holidays, time with family and friends, and the nice weather. </span></div>
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ben kc leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965897487796118711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13354468.post-8258338361477214472013-12-31T23:59:00.000+08:002014-01-12T14:49:23.291+08:00I love Decembers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The second highlight was the ministry trip to Chicago. The day we flew off is when my year-end leave started. And we arrived to a -8 C temp. We spent time with David, Malay and prayed with the team. The Christmas service and the entire afternoon programme was both amazing and encouraging. In fact we only got back at 11pm on Sunday. And on the way back to Singapore, we only got assigned seats at the gate just before takeoff.<br />
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The final highlight was the year-end time out. I slowed down. Our family hung out. We had Christmas eve dinner with Dinah's family. We celebrated Charmaine’s birthday. We caught up with Li Chuang, Sharon, Kallai and Esther. I caught up with Henry and Melvyn.<br />
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Ministry wise, our family volunteered at the FOCUS initiative. We ministered at KCC, Hope Church Chicago and Hope Church Kota Kinabalu. Year-end home life included spring cleaning, trip preparations, packing and unpacking, and jet-lag from the Lucerne trip.<br />
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Weather wise, early December saw a few warm and humid mornings. Mostly it was cloudy, cool and wet. I love Decembers.</div>
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ben kc leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965897487796118711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13354468.post-87596111850958077772013-12-01T22:04:00.000+08:002013-12-03T09:23:59.411+08:00November already<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A second high point was accompanying Dinah to the Channel News Asia studio for her interview on a current affairs programme. Another first was joining the appreciation dinner for FOCUS volunteers. Other ministry highlights included mentoring, being part of a missions gathering and having consultations with a newer church.<br />
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I was very thankful for the heart-to-heart conversations with several close friends. And for our family prayer times together. Plus there were also personal times of fasting and prayer too.<br />
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The final week in Nov focused on travel. The overnight flight arrived early morn in Zurich. This was followed by the 1-hour train journey to Lucerne. Thankful for the early hotel check-in to shower. Next was 8-hours of meetings with afternoon jet-lag. Thankful for the early night. The next morn was cold at -5C with chilly winds. It was another day of meetings but team dinner was awesome. Friday was our final day followed by the evening train ride to Zurich. Then I hopped straight on to the late night flight home.<br />
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ben kc leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965897487796118711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13354468.post-55685148589869726822013-10-31T21:57:00.000+08:002013-11-02T15:34:45.743+08:00Celebrate<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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ben kc leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15965897487796118711noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13354468.post-59557466371577031502013-09-30T21:30:00.000+08:002013-10-06T09:32:01.420+08:00The Sep Story<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">September was very fresh. For starters, Dinah and I did a talk on Christian radio. It was our first time ministering on air. Dinah and Dan took part in the Yellow Ribbon run. Then Dinah and I got acquainted with Jason and Karen Tay. I also got to know Kenny Chee.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Our family enjoyed a nice short break overseas. We joined and were blessed at the conference with Allen Hood and Jaye Thomas. There was one night I felt sleep deprived but the worship, message and prayer just lifted our being. We were also blessed by the worldview seminar with Jeff Myer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Dinah and I caught up with Chi Keong and Joyce, as well as Florence who had us over for dinner. We also spent time with Charmaine and I caught up with Jan too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We both spent time in mentoring and marriage mentoring. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There were ministry meetings.</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I helped out a new church and continued a study on the book of Revelations.</span><br />
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