Dear all,

The year is drawing to an end... but remember to stay strong, and keep it up!
We hope that this year you are at least one step closer in your walk with God.

Don't let the end of the year mean you stop meeting, so that next year you can hurriedly gather what you have left over after the summer break and start over again. No, keep spurring each other on, keep on meeting together, even though there are no official meetings. We are called to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world. It's a full-time 24/7 ministry. Not a seasonal one!

This week is scheduled for the final week of Life Groups. If it's too soon, you can still have your "final LG meeting" after the ball. Remember to honour your leaders - as they have sacrificed much time and effort, preparing for the meetings, catching up and calling you guys and keeping you all in prayers.

I'll like to say that it is a tremendous privilege to coach the leaders - as each one of them are a blessing and encouragement to me. As for Micah Tribe - it still exists, despite the fact we do not meet up as a group anymore. Still, I'd like to organise more socials to do so! There's a mini weekend getaway trip for the 1st-3rd December: pester your leaders if you haven't heard about it!

Prerna, one of our coaches, has been leading for many years and as a LG leader as well. Please find the opportunity to thank her as she has been upholding all of you in her prayers. She will be stepping down next year to take a break from leadership and will seek out other ministry opportunities. Anna Choi will be stepping up as coach next year. Make sure you support her in every way you can!!

Finally, I'd like to address certain people. No names - you already know who you are. You've heard it many times in church, you've heard it from your LG leaders, and you already know it deep inside: it's time to RISE UP! Now is the time to step out of the comfort zone and start making a difference. Now is the time to stop thinking "that's not for me" or "that's too hard" and start having a "what can I do?" mentality. If you don't know what to do, then just step out in faith and start small. You may be thinking, "here's Sam with just another one of those spurring on messages". But if you're getting anything out of this, then hear me out:

"Take a look inside. Are you happy with where you are at now? Are you making a difference?"

More often than not, by stepping out in faith, you answer many of those "God help me change" prayers. No one's calling you to be a certain somebody. But you are called to be someone - to be the person that God is moulding you to be. Don't let your God-given life go to waste. Start doing something. Now is the time. It's not too late - don't think others have left you behind and you have a lot of "catching up" to do. Just rise up, and get caught up in God's flow again. That's all it takes.

Breakthrough in faith, breakthrough by faith. Cos faith works! Adios!