2008/3 FCM Newsletter Jul – Sep 2008

world.” The Camp Committee comprised Low

Boon Siang (Camp Master), Jason Liew
(Assistant Camp Master), Karen Lee
Report on FCM Camp 2008 (Treasurer), Elena Ang (Publicity I/C), Ho
“Overcoming the Snares of Xiao Wei (Logistics I/C) and Ruth Low
(Food I/C).
the World”
As FCM had many years of history in
Text: FCM Camp Committee
organising camps (the first camp was in 1988),
Photos: James Tan
we give praise and thanks to God for handed-
down guidelines from which we were able to
adopt certain good practices and streamline
Overview processes to ensure the smooth planning and
(by Jason Liew)
running of camp. And as with every year, we
The FCM Camp 2008 was held from had our share of struggles and trials but the
May 26-31, 2008 at Calvary Pandan B-P Lord proved Himself to be faithful. First
Church under the theme, “Overcoming the Snares there was a lack of camp committee members
of the World” with Pr Dennis Kabingue as the but the Lord in His own perfect timing
main speaker. Evening exhortations assembled together the team. Next as the
pertaining to “The Life of Contentment” were weeks passed, both Boon Siang and Jason
given by Elder William Seah, Dn Peter Phoa discovered that they could only attend on a
and Bro Joshua Yong. “Yield Not to part-time basis due to vocational
Temptation” is our theme song and the theme commitments and uncertainties abounded
verse, taken from Titus 2:12 reads, “Teaching us regarding the regularity which bottlenecked
that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should the planning process but they trusted in the
live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present Lord and eventually, the Lord delivered them.

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 As to the intricacies of the testings of
our faith and how God’s mysterious yet
marvelous hand was at work amidst His
people despite their innumerable
idiosyncrasies, the camp committee could but
only document a number because there were
too many to tell. Nonetheless, even as you
read through these daily reflections of God’s
goodness in the lives of His people, we pray
that you will be encouraged and edified. And
so, the camp begins…
Day One, Monday 26/05/08
(by Jason Liew)
The 1st day of camp! Aloof from the
allures and attractions of this present world, a
fellowship of fifteen faithful few gathered
together in anticipation and hunger for a week
of spiritual feasting. FCMers and friends from
various churches rejoiced to see one another
and were quickly catching up with one
another. Of course, there were those whom
some of us only knew by faces beforehand
but walked away forging deeper friendships by
the end of six blessed days.
The camp kicked off at 10.40am with a
time of intercessory prayer committing the
various items, events and people of the camp
unto the loving hands of Our Heavenly
Father for without Him we can do nothing
(John 15:5). Looking back, the Lord has
indeed inclined His ear unto our prayers and
blessed each and every one of us richly. The
group gathered on stage then began
introducing themselves to one another. To
assimilate the icy barrier, we played “whacko.”
After which, we sought to uncover more of
each other through a “blanket game” whereby
we must ascertain the other person’s identity
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and attributes. We then moved on to our
dormitories to unpack.
Lunch was next on the menu. After
physically filled, it’s time for the spiritual. The
1st theme message given on the 1st day by Pr
Dennis Kabingue of Gethsemane BPC who is
our camp speaker for the 1st time was indeed
a heart-reckoning and soul-searching sermon.
We praise the Lord for the faithful exposition
of God’s Holy Word. To sum up the opening
message, I quote (from the camp notes), “The
best way to overcome the entrapments of the world is to
study the mindset of the world from a Biblical
perspective.” And this we did, being taken
through passages of scripture revealing to us
the world’s leader (i.e. the god of this world)
and system (i.e. the rudiments, elements,
pollutions and wisdom of this world). Not
only so, we were reminded that the world has
its own leaders and teachers (i.e. the wise, the
scribe, the disputer of this world, the mighty
and the false prophets). While the glitters,
gold and glamour of this world endeavor to
ensnare us, we should glorify God by
guarding ourselves with God’s given Word.
We must trust and obey.
An exhilarating Captain’s Ball got
everyone on their feet late afternoon. Thank
God for safety and good weather. The plan
was to have outdoor games the first day and
indoor object lessons on the second. Indeed,
God was gracious to grant us sunshine on
Monday and downpour on Tuesday.

Elder William Seah of Calvary Tengah
BPC ministered to us after a delicious dinner.
He spoke on “The Life of Contentment and
Trials” using the acronym TRIALS to illustrate
his point and I quote, “TRIALS are sent to...
Test our faith in Him, Refresh His grace toward us,
Inculcate dependence on Him, Acknowledge His
Sovereignty, Let Him have His way with us &
Sanctify us for His service.” We were greatly
encouraged. The night closed warmly with a
fruitful time of dorm fellowship.
Day Two, Tuesday 27/05/08
(by Low Boon Siang)
The 2nd day of camp began with a
devotional message entitled “God is Our Refuge
and Strength” by Bro Jason Liew. He led us in
the meditation of Psalm 46, which expresses
thanks for the deliverance of Jerusalem, the
city of God. Three precious points were
extracted from this beautiful psalm, namely the
Protection of God, the Presence of God and the Peace
of God. As children of this loving and mighty
God, we were encouraged to hope and trust
in His power, providence and gracious
presence, even in tumultuous times. In closing
of the devotion, we sang Hymn 46 of Revival
Hymns and Choruses – A Mighty Fortress is our
God – on which Psalm 46 was based. This
hymn was penned by the great Reformer,
Martin Luther, who wanted to praise God for
His preservation and defense of His church
and Word.
In the 2nd theme message, Pr Dennis
Kabingue helped us understand the Character
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of the World from Ephesians chapter 2. The
Devil is the father of this world and the
characteristics of his household are
categorized into 1) Godless, 2) Ignorant of
God, 3) Haters of God, 4) Lovers of sin and 5)
Haters of God’s people. In this Christ-less
condition, without the knowledge and saving
interest in the Messiah, they are strangers to
the covenants of promise. They have no hope
beyond this life and no hope of spiritual and
eternal blessings. We, as the household of
God should, and must be very different from
the household of the Devil, because we are
governed by different laws and different
management. We are exhorted to examine our
own lives and walk worthy of the Lord in all
that we do. We are also warned to be careful
in our friendship with our peers that we may
not fall into the snares of the world.
After a sumptuous lunch, we had a
short siesta followed by an evangelism
workshop conducted by Rev Wee Eng Moh,
Pastor of Berith BPC and Bible Study Leader
of FCM NTU/NIE. Thank God for a very
powerful and necessary exhortation on the
necessity and importance of sharing the
gospel to lost souls. We were then divided
into groups to discuss various scenarios to
prepare us for effective tracting in the real
world outside. We also discussed on the
answers for common excuses and objections
by unbelievers, be it friends or strangers. At
the end of this workshop, all of us were
further strengthened in fulfilling the great
commission.
At 4.10pm, the campers participated in
a Pictionary and team-bonding object lesson
called “Blindfold.” We had a jolly good time
of laughter and interaction drawing and letting
group mates guess the weird pictures. The
most challenging part came when a
blindfolded group mate from each group had
to overcome obstacles with their eyes
“blinded.” The rest of the group members
must direct with limited vocabulary so that
the ‘sheep’ can follow the voices and reach
the destination. Not only was this game full of
excitement, it had a very serious object lesson,
which is to listen to the voice of our true
Shepherd and follow His leading in our lives.
The 2nd night closed with a session of
Prayer Meeting and Dorm Fellowship. The
Lord is good. He had seen us through another
blessed day of spiritual feasting and sweet
fellowship.
Day Three, Wednesday 28/05/08
(by Ruth Low)
Morning devotion by Bro Ko Ling
Kang on Psalm 73 taught us not to envy the
world with all its wickedness. Let us beware
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lest we be like Asaph who almost stumbled
when he was envious of the worldly ones who
seemed to be prospering and living a
luxurious life (vv. 2-4). Their seemingly good
life leads to pride and greed (vv. 6-9). Their
moral standards are different from ours. They
have no qualms about committing sin; they
live for self. Only when we come to God will
we realise that envying the ungodly is wrong
(v. 17). Judgment will come upon them. Their
destruction will be as quick and complete as a
dream that suddenly vanishes (vv. 18-20).
Rather than envying the unbelievers, they
should envy us instead. Verses 23-28 give the
reason why. God guides us, holds us and
finally receives us into glory. We have peace in
the Lord. These make the big difference
between believers and unbelievers.
Morning Message by Pr Dennis
touched on the need for Christ as a way of
overcoming the snares of the world. Christ is
the Saviour of the world (Jn 4:39-42); Light of
the world (Jn 9:5; 8:12); Prophet of the world
(Jn 10:36; 11:27; 6:14); Bread of life (Jn 6:33);
and Intercessor of His people (Jn 17:11-15).
To overcome the snares of the world, we
must abide in Christ always. We must not
have any “spiritual diets” but constantly and
faithfully feed on the Bread of life. He also
promises to be with us till the end (Matt
28:18-20).
The Bible Quiz was held in AV room
and led by Xiao Wei. It was a blessed time of
interacting with own group members, testing
our Bible knowledge and learning new things.
It was raining during the quiz but it stopped
for us to go out tracting. A short exhortation
done by Ruth on 2 Cor 12:14-15—we must
spend and be spent gladly for the work of the
gospel in spite of rejection, inconvenience etc.
Next, we went in our 3 groups to Jurong East
central, namely the bus interchange, entrance d) Sharing of personal testimony of salvation
to JEC and near the library. At least 3 souls and a new life in Christ (to show the
(school girls) were saved that day. One is Kai reality and fruit of believing in Christ)
Ting, and the other 2 are Indian girls. Karen is
e) Follow-up (i.e. get the name and number
doing follow-up with them.
of the person and make sure we contact
Thank God for: them)

a) stopping the rain f) Show pictures/read from the tract/read

from the Bible (so as to capture and hold
b) the 3 souls added to the kingdom of God
attention, and verify what we say)
c) all whom we managed to converse with
Thank God for a blessed time of
and share the gospel. Pray that the Lord
sharing and learning from one another.
will allow the seed of the gospel to grow
Sharing session was closed with Boon Xiang
in their hearts and that the Holy Spirit will
and Joshua praying for the above lessons
quickly convict them of their sin and need
learnt as well as for the new believers and all
for a Saviour
others whom we met.
d) giving us utterance, especially those less
proficient in Mandarin

e) a new opportunity for those who have

not evangelised or done tracting before

f) the new lessons learnt (see next column).

Pray that the Lord will help us remember
those lessons and apply them the next
time we evangelise. Pray also that our
love and desire to reach out to the lost
will increase and be sustained
During combined sharing at night,
many experiences were shared. Here’s a
summary of some lessons learnt:
a) Preparation of heart and mind (to have
the passion for souls, and wisdom to
know what to say and how to react)
b) Courage (to stand up for the gospel and
share it freely)
c) Persistence (of sharing the good news and
not to give up easily)
Night message was given by Dn Peter
Phoa of Calvary Tengah BPC on the topic
“The Life of Contentment and Finances.” Some
important points he highlighted in addition to
those found in camp booklet:
a) Covetousness is idolatry (Col 3:5)
b) We are to possess wealth, and not let
wealth possess us
c) We are to be rich toward God (Luke
12:16-21)
d) We are to ask for just enough—not too
little or too much (Prov 30:8-9)
e) Luke 12:15 says, “Take heed, and beware of
covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the

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 abundance of the things which he possesseth”
(emphasis added)
f) Matthew 6:21 says, “For where your treasure
is, there will your heart be also.” “For where your
treasure is”—our treasure ought to be in
heaven. “There will your heart be also”—if
our treasure is in heaven, our heart will
also be towards heaven, and not the earth
Day Four, Thursday 29/05/08
(by Ho Xiao Wei)
Darkness of the World (John 12:46) 2) Be
Transformed From the Mindset of the World
(Romans 12:2) 3) Conform To God’s Word
(Romans 12:2) 4) Do not try to Gain the
World (Matthew 16:26).
After lunch, the campers spent time
with their FCM Camp group, getting to know
each other better, and preparing for the
special item on Friday. Following that, a
creation science video on “The Age of the
Earth” by Kent Hovind was screened.

The day’s morning devotion was led by

Bro James Tan from Psalm 77 and was simply
entitled “Remember.” He referred us to
Lamentations 3:21 and quoted a portion of
Charles Spurgeon’s morning and evening
devotional book. Having pointed out that
memories are important and they affect our
thinking and who we are, he encouraged us to
know that remembering the Lord is a solution
to our troubles. In this Psalm, in the day of
trouble, the Psalmist sought the Lord for help.
Yet, even when the Psalmist did so, he was
still troubled and his spirit was still
overwhelmed. Verse 11 gives us the solution –
“I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I
will remember thy wonders of old.” An account of For the night message, Bro Joshua
God’s mighty work serve to prove God’s Yong from Truth BPC spoke on “The Life of
faithfulness and power, and by meditating on Contentment and Relationships,” expounding on
them and reflecting on what God has done in Ephesians 2. He quoted what Elder William
his life, the Psalmist finds comfort. So should Seah defined as contentment during the first
we. night message. Our relationship with God is
Pr Kabingue brought us through the the basis of our contentment and a right
penultimate part of our study on understanding of it is crucial. Godliness brings
“Overcoming the Snares of the World” with about contentment, not the other way round.
the first 4 of 11 steps in which Soldiers of He also showed us our similarity to the people
Christ could use in their battle and in in the city of Ephesus and the relevance of
overcoming the snares of the world through what Paul has said to them. He then showed
obedience in Christ. 1) Avoid Living in us the basis of our relationship with God –
His mercy, love and grace shown to us in

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Christ, despite our unworthiness. This basis is God in their heart by asking meat for their
totally the work of God and is steadfast and lust. The children of Ephrahim kept not the
sure. This relationship of ours with God is the covenant of God, and refused to walk in His
basis of our relationship with men. As we law; and forgat His works, and His wonders
serve God together in this present world, we that He had shewed them. So oft had they
ought to rejoice and not envy or covet, being provoked Him in the wilderness, and grieved
guided by the Word of God and the Holy Him in the desert. They turned back and
Spirit. Are we in Christ satisfied? tempted God, and limited the Holy One of
Israel, They remembered not His hand: nor
We then ended the night with dorm
the day when He delivered them from the
fellowships, wonderful as usual.
enemy, or how He had wrought His signs in
Egypt, and His wonders in Zoan. Nonetheless,
He, being full of compassion, forgave their
Day Five, Friday 30/05/08 iniquity, and destroyed them not, and many a
(by Karen Lee)
time turned His anger away, and did not stir
Morning devotion for the day was led up all His wrath. We are reminded not to be
by Bro Joshua Yong from Psalm 78 and was forgetful people like them, but to remember
entitled “We Must Not Forget the Works of God.” the works of God that we may not be as them,
Walking through the beginning verses of the a stubborn and rebellious generation, a
Scripture text, we were led to see how we are generation that set not their heart aright, and
commanded not to hide what we have heard whose spirit was not stedfast with God.
and known of God’s Word, but to show to
generation to come the praises of the LORD,
and His strength, and His wonderful works
that He hath done, that the generation to
come might know them, that they might set
their hope in God, and not forget the works
of God, but keep His commandments. We
see the marvelous and wondrous works of
God that He did in the sight of the fathers of
the children of Ephrahim, in the land of
Egypt, how He divided the sea and caused
Pr Dennis Kabingue brought us
them to pass through and made the waters to
through the final part of our study on
stand as a heap, and how in the daytime He
“Overcoming the Snares of the World” with the
led them with a pillar of cloud, and all the
remaining seven steps in which Soldiers of
night with a pillar of fire. We see also how
Christ could use in their battle and in
God had caused the rocks in the wilderness to
overcoming the snares of the world through
give them drink as out of the great depths,
obedience in Christ. The seven remaining
and brought stream also out of the rock, and
steps discussed in this final part of our study
caused waters to run down like rivers. Yet,
are: Evangelise the World (Galatians 6:14),
they sinned more against Him by provoking
Fight the Ungodliness of the World (Titus
the most High in the wilderness, and tempted

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2:12), Grapple with the Power of the As the camp comes to a close, the
Darkness of the World. (Eph 6:12), Hate the campers gathered together to testify of the
Life in the World (John 12:25), Illuminate the Lord’s goodness in their life, and how He has
World (Matt 5:14), Judge the World (Hebrews worked in the hearts of each one of them to
11:7,38) and Keep in Mind the Coming walk away from the camp resolved to live for
Destruction of the World (1 Cor 11:32). As His glory. Indeed, “the LORD hath done great
the study comes to a conclusion, it is our things for us; whereof we are glad” (Psalm 126:3)!
prayer that God would help us to be strong in All praise and thanks to our God Almighty,
the Lord, and in the power of His might, and who had made the camp possible, and who
to put on the whole armour of God, that we has blessed us greatly through it.
may be able to stand against the wiles of the
devil, having the assurance and confidence
that we can have victory through our Lord Day Six, Saturday 31/05/08
Jesus Christ who has overcome the world (see (by Jason Liew)
1 John 4:4-5).
We broke camp at 10.45am after area
After lunch, the three groups broke off cleaning and breakfast.
for Siesta. There were some groups which
chose to set off early to plan and prepare for May the Lord continue to bless each
Friday’s Special Event. Each group was and every one, especially the camp committee,
assigned different categories of dishes to who has served the Lord with distinction and
prepare for the Special Event, and the toiled laboriously in the Lord’s vineyard in
assigned task includes not only to come up preparation and participation of this year’s
with a dish under the category allocated to camp. In retrospect, it was truly a blessed
them, they are required also to explain the experience. How we wished more could come
significance of their choice dish, and prepare and partake in this wonderful blessing. Will
you not join us next year?
sufficient amount to feed at least ten. The
group had to shop for the necessary
ingredients within a budget of $20, and to
prepare the dish at the home of one of their
members. The objective of the Special Event
is to encourage deeper fellowship among
brothers and sisters in the group and learning
from one another as they work together in
planning and preparing. Thank God for
seeing each group through a blessed time of
working together and in coming up with
delicious dishes for Friday’s dinner. Thank
God also for the great creativity and excellent
culinary skills He has given the members to be
used to bless others.

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 Camp Echo & Testimonies:
A Glimpse of God’s Grace & Goodness
Text: FCM Campers
Thank God for this blessed
camp. Though I could not
attend all the morning
messages, the Lord is still
good to bless me with the
rest of the activities and
night messages throughout
the camp. I thank the Lord
for providing faithful
preachers of His Word to
exhort us, as well as fellow
brethren to serve in this
camp. May the great Name
of God be magnified and
exalted! ~ Low Boon Siang,
FCM NTU/NIE
This is my 7th FCM camp!
Since I joined in 2002, I have
Photos: James Tan
never missed a single one by
God’s grace (albeit attending
the previous and current one
part-time). The Lord is good.
Thank God for this privilege
to serve Him in the camp
committee. From
Secondary 4 boy looked after
by kor-kors and jie-jies to a
man awaiting ORD (I have
since ORDed after camp…
ORD lo!), I have experienced
God’s transforming power in
my life through the ministry
of FCM (especially during
my Poly days) and its annual
camp. This year, I’ve learnt
how to better overcome the
snares of the world and the
Lord GREATLY tested my
faith during my fourth and
fifth day part-time and
proved Himself to be the
God of the impossible. The
programme, messages,
fellowships, games, cooking
etc is good because the Lord
is good. Dear reader, if you
are a tertiary student, will you
not join us in partaking of
this yearly blessing from the
Lord? See you at FCM Camp
2009! ~ Jason Liew, FCM
Alumni
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a
Thank God for Christian
fellowship, mutual
encouragement, and the
opportunity to serve God
and His people in this camp.
It is truly more blessed to
give than to receive. I
appreciate the frankness of
the brethren in their sharings
during dorm fellowship and
discussion sessions. I thank
God for their sensitivity to
their weaknesses and sins,
and earnest desire for the
Lord to change them. It is a
reminder for me as I seek
His help in my own
sanctification process.
Despite the tiredness after
the 5½ days, I look back
assuredly and joyfully that
the Lord has been good and
faithful. We lacked nothing;
in fact, we were spiritually
enriched. May He be pleased
to bless the continuing work
done for Him at FCM! ~
Ruth Low, FCM Alumni

Thank God for the
opportunity to serve in the
FCM Camp Committee this
year. It has been my privilege
and joy. Thank God for the
sweet fellowship among like-
minded brethren, something
that is very hard to find
elsewhere. FCM Camp 2008
has truly blessed me in many
ways. Thank God for this
time of spiritual feasting.
May God help us to keep in
mind the lessons we have
learnt from the camp and to
live a victorious Christian life.
~ Ho Xiao Wei, FCM NUS
The Lord had used this
year’s camp to show me how
He is able when I am unable,
and how He can use even the
unworthy and useless me if
He wills. Having the
understanding of that, I rest
content in His will, not
wanting any more or
complaining of any less.
Being part of the camp
committee is not because of
any extraordinary skills or
gifts God has bestowed upon
me, which I don’t have and
being fully aware of that
brought about many
uncertainties and fears in the
process of carrying out my
duties and responsibilities.
The ability to fulfill my role
and to carry out chairing
duties is hence only by the
grace of God, whose works
is manifested in my inabilities.
At the end of the camp, I
stand in awe and with a
thankful heart how my
Almighty God had brought
me through the many things
I well knew I cannot do
without His help. I thank
Him also for being my
faithful God whom I know I
can always trust to provide
and to sustain, and to guide.
The camp has been a time I
find myself coming before
God in total dependence on
Him to see me through what
I needed to do, a time of
learning to trust, and to
commit all things into His
hands. It was also a time I
see God’s mighty hands at
work, in overseeing the
events of camp and in using
each of the campers to be a
channel of His blessings to
another. It humbled me
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greatly to see how He is able
to use even a small number
of His children to be an
instrument in bringing to
others the saving message of
the Gospel, whether it be
sowing of the Gospel seed or
to witness Him bringing
some out of darkness into
His marvelous light simply
through the Gospel message.
Indeed my God is so great,
so strong and so mighty,
there’s nothing He cannot do!
Despite the smaller number
of campers who were able to
attend the camp compared to
previous years, they are in no
wise of any less importance,
nor does the smaller number
discourages me in anyway,
for they are all precious in
His sight, and are beloved of
our Almighty God. I thank
God to be given the privilege
of serving Him and His
beloved children in even the
smallest ways. What great joy
it is! And what blessedness to
know that we share a
common love and a common
bond in our Lord Jesus
Christ! I thank God for the
many blessed moments He
has blessed us through the
camp, whether it be playing
of games, the deep and open
sharing over dorm fellowship,
one moment laughters and
one moment tears,
encouraging one another and
learning from the Word of
God together, coming before
His throne of grace
interceding for one another,
or helping one another in the
many different ways. I thank
God most for the
contentment, the satisfaction
of the heart, mind and soul
that we can have in Him as
His children. What rich
people we are, for godliness
with contentment is great
gain! (1 Tim 6:6) Giving all
praise and glory to our God
Most High, who hath done
great things for us; whereof
we are glad! (Psalm 126:3) ~
Karen Lee, FCM NUS
I thank God for the
opportunity to attend the
FCM camp. It is an event
that I look forward to every
year, for it is a week of
spiritual nourishment,
refreshment, and also a great
opportunity to have blessed
fellowship. This year, though
the numbers were slightly
smaller, the blessings were
no less abundant, if not more!
We learnt much during the
short week that we had
together. Spiritual resolutions
and convictions were made,
friendships were forged and
strenghtened, and most
importantly, we all drew
closer to God in our spiritual
walks. As we press on ahead
together, may the ministry of
the FCM continue to be a
blessing to the people who
attend, and may it continue
to grow from strength to
strength, until the Lord
returns. ~ Ko Ling Kang, FCM
NUS
Had a most edifying time
during girls dorm fellowship
where we wept for our sins
and confessed them one to
another, with no judgment
made against each other but
together sorrowing for our
own selves and each other.
Together, we realised how
weak, helpless, sinful and
infirmed we were but more
so, how good our God has
been to us, that He would
care to condescend to our
estate and help us – creatures
that are so often stubborn,
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depraved and weak in sin.
Truly, how great is the God
we adore! Looking forward
to next FCM camp! ~ Debbie
Tay, FCM NUS
FCM Camp 2008 was truly a
blessing to me. From the
messages, I was taught and
reminded of many lessons,
and I was also rebuked and
exhorted towards a closer
walk with my Lord and more
fervent service for Him. I am
especially thankful for the
tracting experience, for it has
served to remind me that
untold millions are still
untold, and to spur me on to
reach out to all the many lost
souls around me. Thank God
also for the blessed
fellowship, it was truly a
wonderful time to be in the
company of God’s people
who have been a great
encouragement, be it in their
sincere and open sharings,
testimonies and even their
willingness to lend a helping
hand at all times. Praise God
from whom all blessings flow!
~ Ko Ling Ting, FCM NUS

FCM Camp was a blessing as
a spiritual retreat and the
delightful fellowship. the
messages, devotions and
sharings during dorm
fellowship and discussions
were heartfelt and warm, that
both rebuked and also
encouraged me to have a
heart renewed for service to
the Lord. Thank God also
for having been able to learn
much from other campers
who shared so freely their
experiences and showed so
much humility and
cheerfulness in serving one
another. (: ~ Joy Ng, FCM
NUS
It was indeed the Lord's
providence that led me to
FCM Camp 2008. Term was
still on for me in that week,
but by His grace my tests had
ended and I was able to leave
school surprisingly early
some days to attend parts of
the morning message and
evangelism workshop, and
come for all the night
messages. Though I only
came on a part-time basis, I
was richly blessed. In
particular, the messages
about the life of contentment
and trials by Elder Seah, and
Elder Boon's own testimony
on stewardship ministered to
me at a time when I was
personally struggling with
submitting to God's will
regarding my school
environment. And despite
the small number attending,
the fellowship of these
brethren who have obtained
like precious faith was a great
encouragement to continue
in the Lord. Kudos to the
committee for their labour of
love for Christ in organising
this spiritual feast. ~ Jonathan
Tay, FCM NUS
FCM Camp 2008 was the
first FCM Camp I’ve
attended. However, I could
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only attend the Monday and
Thursday night messages due
to an internship stint. I thank
God for granting me
attentiveness and
receptiveness during the
messages despite my physical
fatigue. The acronym
“TRIALS” for the purpose
of trials in a believer’s life
was thought-provoking, and
I could relate it to Job’s
attitude amidst his trials –
“But he knoweth the way that I
take: when he hath tried me, I
shall come forth as gold” (Job
23:10). I hope to be able to
adopt this same thinking in
my life when faced with
difficulties, especially to “Let
Him Have His Way With Me.”
Another valuable lesson
learnt from the messages is
that contentment is not a
state of emotion, but rather,
knowledge of the
relationship between God
and man. Having attended
church since young has
translated into a taken-for-
granted mindset with respect
to my relationship with God.
I had forgotten what a
privilege it is to be elected by
God to be His child.
Through the Thursday
message, I was reminded of
this fundamental truth. All in
all, attending the night
messages was spiritually
refreshing to me after being
immersed in the realities of
the working world, and I
have been richly blessed. ~
Teo Jun Zi, FCM NTU/NIE
FCM Camp 2008 was the
second FCM camp I
attended. Although some
faces remain familiar as when
I first attended camp 2 years
ago, whilst others are new, I
must say the fellowship and
blessedness that FCM camp
provides is still the same!
This year’s camp theme
taught me much about how
to overcome the snares of
the world, with a singing of praises to God, for
comprehensive ‘step-by-step’
guideline, which follows ‘A
through K’ alphabetically for
easy memorizing! I also
learnt to be wary of the
snares of the World, and am
resolved after camp, to make
my life count for Christ and
walk in His ways, with His
enablement. One thing to
note! It is never a valid
excuse not to attend FCM
camp because “you don’t
know anyone”, because
everyone is very warm and
friendly, so do join us and
see you next year! ~ Charlene
Tan, FCM NTU/NIE
Thank God for the FCM
camp. I have been greatly
blessed through it. It is
wonderful to see God
working through the ministry
of the FCM to bless
Christians who have gathered
to learn God’s Word. Thank
God for the Word faithfully
preached by Pr Dennis
Kabingue, for the time of
discussion, for sharings – in
dorms and in groups, for the
prayer, for fellowship, for
games, for “cooking time”
and for quiet time spent
alone with God. It is a
blessing to think upon the
goodness of God. Thank
God also for the opportunity
to serve in the camp. Thank
God for the grace God has
given to the camp committee
to plan and run the camp.
This camp has been a
wonderful time of spiritual
refreshing. Psalm 145:10,
“All thy works shall praise
thee, O LORD; and thy
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saints shall bless thee.” ~
Joshua Yong, FCM SMU
Thank God for the FCM
ministry in Singapore. The
amount of blessings I have
received over my short
involvement in FCM thus far
are too many to name.
Although I was not able to
attend FCM camp 2008 full
time, the fellowship and
spiritual feeding was still very
warm and sweet. While I was
away from camp I yearned to
return to partake of the
messages and fellowship.
Really appreciate the youth
that our Lord have raised to
lead this ministry in these last
days. May we all remain
faithful and encourage more
to be blessed by this ministry!
~ Elvin Siew, FCM SMU
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 aware of certain traps and
pitfalls in our lives. From the
reflections, sharing and
discussion sessions (which
we might usually lack after
most messages), we are able
to clearly see, and realise how
Initially, the topic seemed to
certain things that appear as Thank God for the FCM
be a rather common one,
the norm in our lives, can camp. Even though I was
alongside the usual lines of
easily lead to an opening for there for a grand total of 12
the themes of spiritual battles
temptation, or conceal a hours, including sleeping
against sin, temptations and
hidden snare. Besides the time, from the sharings from
all that, stuff which we might
messages, FCM camp has the others in the camp, thank
have heard countless times
never failed to ensure a God that we had a good time
over the pulpit. However, it
healthy amount of fellowship, of learning and
was surprisingly refreshing...
which just simply adds fellowshipping. J ~ Grace
I would liken this camp to a
flavour and sweetness to the Auyong, FCM Poly
much needed visit to the
whole experience... Praise
optician/optometrist, where
God! ~ James Tan, FCM Poly
we improve our "spiritual
vision" to look out and be

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 GRADUATION TESTIMONIES
• Debbie Tay • Ho Xiao Wei • Karen Lee • Low Boon Siang • Benson Ang • Shirlyn Tan •
Debbie Tay
BA (English Literature, Theatre Studies)
National University of Singapore
So, the day finally arrived. Although I
was waiting for this day, I think my parents
were more excited about it than me because...
they don't have to fork out money for my
studies anymore? I don't really know. It’s a
mark of achievement for them that they had
successfully funded my educational path? Or
maybe, the prospect that this is payback time
(literally)? Oh well, I think I was more happy
that I have no more excruciating assignments
where I have to continually stare at a blank
page with nothing to type, no more frustrating
confusing group work (and worrying if you
have competent group mates and about group
dynamics), and most of all, no more tiring
exams where fingers fly from start time to end
time, or mind-boggling ones where... uhh...
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the mind boggles. Hmm, although I think I’m
going to miss the three month long breaks
and FCM and chilling out with my friends at
the Olive Cove and... Well, the fun part of
student life I guess.
But reality hits. One stage of my life
has ended and another is beginning. And
before I go on to the next stage of my life, I
think it'll be worthy to look back on how God
has brought me through. To reflect, to
meditate, and to think on God's goodness and
the lessons that He had taught me – that these
lessons, together with its fruits: faith, trust,
patience, and hope, may prepare me for the
next stage of my life.
In essence, I thank God for my
smooth journey through, but I thank God
more for the rough bumps along the way,
because it is through these bumps that I
experienced more deeply, (or more 'obviously'
for someone like me who takes things for
granted) the grace of God. And through my
student life in NUS, these three lessons stood
out the most:
1. Not to run ahead of God.
2. Take a stand for what is right, no matter
the consequences
3. Everything is a choice. Be convicted in
whatever you choose.
 As I was pondering what to write and
perusing what little bits of journaling I had
made of my student life for the past three
years, I realised I had made many plans and
often, I wondered if God was in the equation
or if I had placed my will before His. This one
incident stood out: I was planning to go for
an exchange programme for a semester in
Sweden / Ireland / Australia / Norway /
Finland. They call it the SEP: Student
Exchange Program. My grades were quite
alright and I was probably just sucked into the
excitement of living the life of a poor student
in a foreign country and experiencing life
elsewhere (and thinking of nothing else but
that – recall the words 'sucked into'). I was
very excited and made many plans, such as
taking SEP loans, checking out courses,
calculating expenses -- all of which were
legitimate except that I had forgotten to seek
the Lord's will. No, rather, I had sought the
Lord's will but I did it merely to appease my
conscience; my mind was already made up. In
the end, God had to stop me in my tracks by
giving me a D in English Language (how
ironic when I'm majoring in English
Literature!) which, suffice to say, made me
ineligible for SEP. Caught up in my
excitement, I had run ahead of God, tried to
do things my way instead of God's way, and
was unwilling to submit my life into God's
hands. Now, I learn: Don't run ahead of God.
REALLY seek His will without your mind
being made up already and fully submit your
life to His leading.
The second incident was quite recent.
In my last semester, I was involved in a
compulsory play module which nature was
not very edifying even though the director
was a Christian. We can't really do much
because we were students and this was a
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lecturer and the module was compulsory for
graduation. Although I thank God that I
wasn't involved in too much of it (I was just
doing costumes), the time that we had spent
slogging together for it bonded all of us and
made us really close. So much so that, when
the time has come for me to make a right
decision, it became really hard to do the right
thing. You see, after our compulsory module
has ended, an opportunity arose for us to tour
another city, Shanghai -- for free! I had to
make a decision whether or not to follow and
had a hard time debating within myself and
justifying myself for going (Hey! I’m only
doing costumes!). But after some serious
discussion with a fellow sister-in-Christ in the
play and another sister in church, and
humbling myself and giving serious thought
to it, I decided eventually not to go because
the play itself was immoral (nevermind my
part) and a Christian ought never to be found
involved in this. And now that I have a choice,
how can I enter this immoral play knowingly?
So even though my heart ached (a lot and a
lot) I made the decision not to go... I guess
sometimes, the hardest decisions made are
also the best ones. I think some of my friends
weren't too happy. I might have offended
some more friends, my bad grade could have
been because of that, but because I made that
choice based on my conviction, I had no
regrets no matter the consequence -- which
brings us to our last point.
Above all, I learnt that everything is a
choice. I can choose to submit to God or run
ahead of Him, I can also choose whether or
not to stand for what is right. I can choose to
seek God or the world. I can choose to while
my time away or do something profitable. I
can choose to edify my brethren when we
meet or talk about something else less
profitable. I can even choose if I want to remain an eternal babe in Christ. Everything is
remember these lessons and apply it to my a choice. In university, I learnt most of all that,
next stage of life. I can also choose if I want the best decisions I made are “God-convicted
to be a serious Christian and grow up or ones.

Debbie Tay, FCM NUS (2005-2008), is a member of Calvary Pandan

Bible-Presbyterian Church. She is now a teacher at Raffles Girls’ School.

Christian faith, be it through book studies on

Ho Xiao Wei
BSc (Hons) (Biomedical Science)
National University of Singapore
Thank God for the opportunity to be
able to attend the FCM for 2 of my 4 years of
NUS life. Looking back, I wished I had been
more faithful in this ministry and not missed
it due to my tight schedule. I could have been
blessed so much more. For the 2 years that I
attended FCM, God has been very good in
providing good Bible Study Leaders (Bro
Nelson and Bro Ling Kang) who have taught
faithfully from God’s Word. Thank God for
their diligence in preparing the lessons despite
their heavy workload in FEBC. Through the
Bible Studies, I have learnt much about the
Colossians and Ecclesiastes, or topical studies
on the Fruit of the Spirit and Satan. They
have greatly strengthened my resolution to
lead a godly life of obedience which is focused
on God. They have opened my eyes to many
things I never knew before. Thank God for
the teaching of His Word. Not only have I
benefited from the Bible Studies, I have also
greatly enjoyed the fellowship with the other
FCMers. Weekly sharings before a time of
prayer really refreshes my soul, and comforts
me as well, knowing that together, we have
committed our struggles unto God and He
hears. I have found great brothers and sisters-
in-Christ through the FCM, and these people
will be part of the faithful band that will walk
with me through my Christian journey. I pray
none of us will slacken, but press on fervently
for the Lord. May God keep our feet from
straying and from slipping. Through the yearly
FCM camps, I have had the opportunity to
serve God too. I know for sure that FCM has
been a great source of blessing and
encouragement to many Christians. Praise the
Lord for this wonderful work. May He grant
us much grace to carry on labouring for Him
in this important ministry.

Ho Xiao Wei, FCM NUS (2005-2008), is a member of Truth Bible-Presbyterian Church.

She is now a Master of Divinity (MDiv) student at the Far Eastern Bible College.

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Karen Lee
BA (English Language)
National University of Singapore
The Lord is good to raise up a
fellowship group that holds firmly to doctrinal
beliefs based wholly and strictly on His Word
in the various tertiary institutions, especially in
times where great apostasy prevails. I thank
God for the Fundamental Christian Ministry,
and for His faithful servants whom He brings
each week to minister to His people with His
Word. What greater joy can there be than to
come together as brothers and sisters in
Christ to learn from His Word together and
to pray one for another?
Indeed the Lord has done great things
for us through this fellowship group; whereof
we are glad. It is important that in the pursuit
of our studies in our various tertiary
institutions, we are reminded of the higher
pursuit as one called of God’s children and as
followers of our Lord. Coming together each
week to study His Word reminds us how we
ought to walk in a way that is worthy of Him,
and with His Word as a lamp unto our feet
and a light unto our path, we may too be used
of God to be a salt and light in this sin-sick
world, to point others to our Lord and bring
them to Him, and to glorify our Father even
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as a student. Such coming together each week
reminds us to live each day with eternity’s
values in view.
The importance of Christian
fellowship can be evidently seen in
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, which says, “Two are better
than one; because they have a good reward for their
labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow:
but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he
hath not another to help him up. Again, if two lie
together, then they have heat: but how can one be
warm alone? And if one prevail against him, two
shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not
quickly broken.”
I thank God for giving me a group that
I can truly have fellowship with while I was
still very young in my faith and struggling to
settle down in a church. During those times,
FCM had made my walk with God less lonely,
and when the walk got tough, it made it easier
to bear. The lyrics of song we sang each week
brought comfort to my weary heart, and
renewed my faith in God, and the messages I
hear reminded me of God’s unfailing love for
us and directed me back to God when the
thoughts of Him became distant. In FCM, I
had found a family, and it is amazing how that
when we come together as God’s community,
we are no more strangers and foreigners, but
fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the
household of God (Ephesians 2:19),
supporting one another and carrying each
other’s burdens through prayers and sharing. I
am thankful that when my earthly burdens
became too heavy to bear, there was always
someone to share them with, and to guide me
back to God’s way.
FCM also plays a significant role in
helping me adjust to the changes I had to face
upon the decision to worship in another
church due to the VPP issue. It filled up the
slot where I would have otherwise been found
in the previous church prayer meeting, until in
God’s good time I was able to attend the
prayer meeting of the new church. It was also
my only fellowship group before God led me
to join the new church’s Youth Fellowship
meetings. When great vexation of the spirit
set in while reading men-elevating, God-
denying theories and writings during the
school semester, the weekly FCM meetings
had been a relief to my soul.
God has blessed me greatly through
the Fundamental Christian Ministry, and I
believe He has so for all who are part of the
Karen Lee, FCM NUS (2006-2008), is a member of Truth Bible-Presbyterian Church.
She is now a Master of Divinity (MDiv) student at the Far Eastern Bible College.
Low Boon Siang
BSc (Ed) (Physical Education & Sports Science)
National Institute of Education
Into the 7th week as a full-fledged
teacher, my heart is filled with thankfulness to
God, for He has so graciously seen me
through my 4 years of Teachers’ Training in
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group. It is my prayer that we will not forsake
the assembling of ourselves together, as the
manner of some is; but exhorting one another:
and so much the more as we see the day
approaching (Hebrews 10:25).
May the Lord help us, also, to hold fast
the profession of our faith without wavering;
(for He is faithful that promised;) and to
consider one another to provoke unto love
and to good works (Hebrews 10:23-24).
Thanking the Lord for Fundamental
Christian Ministry and for His faithful servant.
All thanks and praise to Him, the Source of all
good things.
NIE. He has also given me grace and wisdom
in each and every assignment, project and
exam. Indeed, He is my Provider and
Sustainer.
Since the beginning of this year, I have
been looking forward to the start of my career
as a teacher in July, because there will finally
be no more exams (after 16 years of exams),
and I will finally earn a living. However, I also,
with much anxiety and fear, anticipate the
trials and stresses that will bombard me very
soon (especially after hearing countless scary
stories from all my teacher friends for the past
4 years).
Nonetheless, I must remember that
this life itself is an ‘exam’. How I walk every
day of my life and how I use every moment of
my time must be according to the “Setter and
Examiner” of this “exam”. I thank God for
giving me good secular grades, but I pray that
I may walk worthy of His name and receive
an eternal reward from Him, which is
incomparably more precious than those
grades.
“Where He leads me I will follow,
Though the way may be unclear.
For I know I’m in His keeping,
And that He is always near.”
The Lord is exceedingly good. He
helped me through these first few weeks of
culture shock as a Beginning Teacher, and I
am starting to adapt to this “new” life now…
Four years ago, when I entered NIE, it
was the Olympics. Now, as I leave NIE, it is
again the Olympics. Indeed, time flies. So
what have I gained spiritually during these
years of tertiary education? I must thank God
for providing me with FCM, and every
opportunity to attend the Weekly Bible Study,
Low Boon Siang, FCM NTU/NIE (2004-2008), is a member of Gethsemane Bible-Presbyterian Church.
He served as Overall Student Coordinator (2006-2008) and is now a teacher at Lakeside Primary School.
Benson Ang
BEng (Environmental), Nanyang Technological University
PGDE, National Institute of Education
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combined fellowships, outings and annual
camps. Here I learnt many invaluable lessons
from God’s Word, made several close friends,
built strong relationships, enjoyed sweet
fellowship and gained ample opportunities to
serve God.
“Opportunity is the flower of time; or
the most precious part of it, which if once lost,
may never return.”
Dear Brethren, may we sincerely thank
the Lord for His providence in sustaining
FCM, for the faithful and unfailing preaching
of God’s Word, for the Bible Study Leaders
and fellow FCMers who encourage and pray
for us every meeting, and for the wonderful
fellowship in outings and camps. All in all,
praise God for His love for us. All glory be
unto Him. Amen.
“He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered:
the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.”
~ Psalm 111:4 ~
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not
unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways
acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” –
Proverbs 3:5-6
By God’s grace, He has seen me
through 4 years of undergraduate studies
(Environmental Engineering) in NTU and 1
year of Postgraduate Diploma in Education
(PGDE) in NIE. In fact, the Lord has blessed
me with excellent results. I would also like to
thank God for the baptism of my family and
my fiancée.
 I could still recall when I was in my 1st When I returned to Singapore after my
year of study, I was a hostelite and students 6 month stint, I was back attending FCM in
from the Campus Crusade came knocking on my final year of studies in NTU and that was
my door asking me to join their cell groups. I where I met Brother Randy (from Calvary
was an unbeliever then and I rejected them; Pandan BPC). He told me about MOE
citing reasons like “Not enough time for my school Teaching Award (TA) as he just received one
work etc…” I came to know of the Lord when and he was taking his PGDE under this award.
my aunt brought my sister and me to I prayed to the Lord and He moved me to
Gethsemane Bible-Presbyterian Church. It apply for the TA too. By God’s grace, MOE
was through church service that I got to know accepted my application to be a teacher and
Brother Boon Siang (then also a student granted me the TA. With that, I knew that
teacher in NIE). He encouraged me to join God has called me to be a teacher rather than
the FCM NTU/NIE conducted by Pastor as an engineer.
Wee and Aunty Helen to have fellowship with
Right now, I have completed my NIE
fellow undergraduate brethren. That was in
training and will be formally inducted into the
2004 and I was in my year 2 of engineering
teaching profession. I pray therefore that God
course. Thankfully my timetable on
will lead and sustain me in the teaching
Wednesdays (the day on which FCM meetings
profession. I would also like to encourage
are held) usually end 1 to 2 hours before FCM
fellow brethren like brothers Boon Siang,
commences; leaving me sufficient time for
Herbert, Randy and sister Sherry who are all
dinner and freshen myself up. It would have
in the teaching profession to stay passionate
been a great temptation to ‘skip’ FCM if my
and continue to our calling to be teachers and
lessons were to end in the morning /
incorporate elements of God’s Word into our
afternoon. Praise the Lord for He had not led
teachings.
me into temptation, instead He knoweth my
weakness and delivereth me from it. All I can say in conclusion is that the
workings of the Lord in my life are countless.
You may be wondering why a trainee
If time permits, I would want to continue
engineer (like me) is joining the teaching
listing all of them down; even till today I still
career? By God’s grace, He has granted me a
taste the goodness the Lord has bestowed
scholarship to do my Industrial Attachment in
upon me. I urge all fellow FCMers to
Shanghai, China. I was attached to the local
continue to pray, trust and stay faithful to our
utilities board as a trainee engineer designing
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. In difficult and
the layout of gas and water pipelines for the 6
trying times, be it at work or in studies, our
month stint. While on the job, it dawned on
Lord knows and hears our prayers and He will
me that theory does not equate to practice
deliver us from our enemies and troubles. Let
and the job requirements of an engineer isn’t
us all fight the good fight of faith! Praise the
suitable for me. I prayed about it and asked
Lord from whom all blessings flow.
for God’s direction and guidance for my
career in future.

Benson Ang, FCM NTU/NIE (2004-2008), is a member of Gethsemane

Bible-Presbyterian Church. He is now a teacher at Greenview Secondary School.

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Shirlyn Tan
BSc (Hons) (Banking & Finance), University of London
Dip in Banking & Financial Services, Nanyang Polytechnic
Looking back, I have joined FCM for
about 4 years ever since I entered polytechnic.
I got to know about FCM through my cousin
Serene Lee who invited me to FCM Camp.
When I first joined FCM, the Bible Study
Leader then was Preacher Ho Chee Lai and
the Student Coordinator was Clarice Lim.
Thank God for the zealousness of Pr Ho in
teaching God’s Word and the commitment of
Clarice in coordinating the meeting. =)
We touched on many different topics
such as denominations, cults, the study of
Minor Prophets and issues such as situational
ethics, the Ten Commandments and lots
more. Through FCM, I have learnt more
about the issues that I have stated above and
also learnt to lead in singspiration. I have also
enjoyed my time tremendously in every FCM
meeting despite the tiredness as I would head
down to FCM after a long day in school.
Thank God for that. Coming to FCM enables
me to fellowship with likeminded Christians
as most of us are from the same
denomination and we are able to share our
poly experiences with one another, be it
struggles or blessings. That’s one advantage
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when all of us are in poly. We will meet every
Friday at 6.30pm for dinner and we will have
the message at 7pm till about 9 plus.
Sometimes we will even go for supper and we
could fellowship even longer. There are some
occasions when FCM is held in the various
polytechnics and for me, it is held in a room
at the Engineering Faculty in NYP. Dn Peter
Phoa led us in Bible Study there, where we
had the message concerning the coming of
Christ. I enjoyed the fellowship and was truly
blessed by all the messages.
However, even after I graduated from
polytechnic to further my studies in UOL-
SIM, I continued attending FCM, making us
the alumnus in FCM. What keeps me going to
FCM is the studying of God’s Word and
fellowship. Having been a student in
university, I felt that having Bible Study is
important as it helps you to grow and make
decisions that are well-pleasing to God in our
everyday life. After some time, I took up the
role as a treasurer in FCM Poly and served
God in FCM. At this point in time, the baton
of the Bible Study Leader was passed to Bro
Lim Jun Sheng and Luke Tan became the
Student Coordinator. Thank God for a
helpful Bible Study Leader and a generous
coordinator. =) I was also blessed by the
messages and the messages include submitting
to authorities, personal witnessing, salvation
and a life in holiness and lots more. At this
time, FCM Poly is now meeting in Ngee Ann
Polytechnic (NP) and after the messages we
would have snacks, while pondering on some
discussion questions. Sometimes we would
also have FCM outings to celebrate our
members’ birthdays. This further strengthens
the bond of fellowship.
I would like to thank God for my Bible
Study Leaders and FCM Coordinators who
have made a decision to serve God in this
area. Thank God for the effort that they have
put in to prepare the study notes, to the
coordinators for their time spent in SMSing
everyone every week regarding the
programmes on that particular week, for the
individual members who have led
singspiration and the people who have made
an effort to come to FCM.
Well, for the people entering
polytechnic (or who are already in it),
although sometimes we might be too
preoccupied with the many deadlines for
assignments, projects and tests, we need to
feast more spiritual food so that we would not
be overly distracted by the cares of this world.
One avenue for you to have your spiritual
food is to join FCM Poly, where we can study
God’s Word together and enjoy the warm
Christian fellowship with like-minded
brethren.
Last but not least, I would like to
thank God again for making all these possible.
It is by his mercies that we are not consumed
and I would like to thank Him for all the love,
care, provisions and blessings that He has
bestowed upon me. May all glory, praise and
honour be unto Him!

Shirlyn Tan, FCM Poly (2004-2008), is a member of Galilee Bible-Presbyterian Church.

NEWS & NOTES 

The first FCM Combined Meeting 2008 was held at Calvary Pandan Bible-Presbyterian Church on
February 29, 2008. The Rev Dr Prabhudas Koshy, Pastor of Gethsemane Bible-Presbyterian Church and Dean of
Students at the Far Eastern Bible College, delivered the Lord’s message. He spoke on the topic, “Onward Christian
Soldiers.”

The second FCM CD entitled, “Onward Christian Soldiers” was released on February 29, 2008 in
conjunction with the combined meeting. It was jointly produced with Bible Witness Web Radio and has 20 tracks.
Kindly approach any of the Student Coordinators if you wish to order the CD.

The FCM Camp 2008 was held from May 26-31, 2008. Pr Dennis Kabingue of Gethsemane Bible-
Presbyterian Church spoke on “Overcoming the Snares of the World.” Night messages by Elder William Seah, Dn
Peter Phoa and Joshua Yong dealt with “The Life of Contentment.”

Calvary Tengah Bible-Presbyterian Church will be having its 14th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service
on August 3, 2008. The Rev Dr Quek Suan Yew will be speaking on “The Lord Hath Done Great Things For Us,
Whereof We Are Glad.” All FCMers are invited to attend.

The new Student Coordinators for AY 08/09 are Jason Liew (Overall), Joy Ng (FCM NUS), Teo Jun Zi
(FCM NTU/NIE) and Samuel Goh (FCM Poly). We also welcome Joshua Yong (DipTh, BRE, MDiv cand) as he
joins us as FCM SMU’s new Bible Study Leader.

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The FCM Family AY 08/09
Contact Information & Bible Study Groups

Overall FCM Coordinator Eld Dr Boaz Boon (Calvary Tengah B-P Church)
' 9824 7681 * boazboon@mytengah.com

Assistant Advisor Dn Peter Phoa (Calvary Tengah B-P Church)

' 9758 1469 * peterphoa@mytengah.com

Overall Student Coordinator Jason Liew (Truth B-P Church)

' 9017 8213 * jasonliewyf@gmail.com

FCM NUS FCM SMU/UniSIM/LaSalle

Bible Study Leader Bible Study Leader
Ko Ling Kang, BTh cand (Calvary Pandan B-P Church) Joshua Yong, DipTh, BRE, MDiv cand (Truth B-P Church)
* kolingkang@gmail.com * yongbkj@hotmail.com

Student Coordinator Student Coordinator

Joy Ng Jonathan Ng
' 9112 1760 ' 9190 0473
* ngwenlijoy@gmail.com * jonathanng.2006@business.smu.edu.sg

Venue & Time Venue & Time

Faculty of Science, NUS, Block S13 (Tutorial Room) School of Accountancy, SMU (Tutorial Room)
& 3 Science Drive 2, Singapore 117543 & 60 Stamford Road, Singapore 178900
» Every Wednesday, 6.30pm / Dinner @ 5.30pm » Alternate Fridays, 4.00pm

FCM NTU/NIE FCM Poly

Bible Study Leader Bible Study Leaders
Rev Wee Eng Moh, BTh, MRE (Berith B-P Church) Lim Jun Sheng, BEng, CertRK (Calvary Tengah B-P Church)
* emwee@singnet.com.sg * sa_jurong@hotmail.com [for SP, NP @ NP]

Student Coordinator James Tan, BTh cand (Calvary Tengah B-P Church)
* jamestty@gmail.com [for RP, TP, NYP @ RP]
Teo Jun Zi
' 9299 9501
Student Coordinator
* teojunzi@gmail.com
Samuel Goh
Venue & Time ' 9181 7471
Blk 63, NTU Hall of Residence 13 (Eld Sim’s Home) * eleven_blue@yahoo.com.sg
& 32 Nanyang Crescent, #03-1255, Singapore 637658
Venue & Time
» Every Wednesday, 6.30pm / Dinner @ 5.30pm
Ngee Ann Poly (Teaching Hub, Blk 56, Study Area near Canteen 1)
CALLING ALL TERTIARY STUDENTS! & 535 Clementi Road, Singapore 599489
You are specially invited to the following back-to-back events: » Alternate Wednesdays, 7pm / Dinner @ 6.15pm
FCM Combined Meeting 2008 (Sept 19, 7pm) Republic Poly (Outside Main Library)
“Victory in Christ: Rising from Spiritual Defeat”
& 9 Woodlands Avenue 9, Singapore 738964
FCM Retreat 2008 (Sept 20, 9am)
» Alternate Wednesdays, 6pm
“Vessels for Christ: Meet for the Master’s Use”
Speaker: Dr Paul Ferguson Venue: Calvary Pandan B-P Church
(Kindly approach any of the student coordinators for more info)

Newsletter Advisor : Eld Dr Boaz Boon

Editorial Team : Jason Liew & Debbie Tay

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