Testimony - Eternal Life Assembly

Shaped for Mission – At Every Age

Michelle Chiang — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 04:00:08 +0000

“Missions begin when we recognise that God has already been at work in our lives – shaping our stories, using our gifts and experiences for His redemptive purposes. Every believer has a role to play in His mission, both locally and across the globe.”

Rev Dr Daphne June Lau

In 2025, Eternal Life Assembly’s (“EL”) Missions Committee organised 14 mission trips and outreach events to share God’s love and spread His word in Singapore and beyond.

A total of 212 intergenerational ELites – children, youths, adults and seniors – answered God’s call to “do the good works which He has prepared in advance for us to do” (Ephesians 2:10).

Let us hear from eight of them what prompted them to step out in faith, and what they experienced while serving.

Q: Which mission trip did you go for?

Bernard (aged 76, English Congregation): Cambodia Care Centre.

Declan (aged 18), Gordon (aged 23), Alythea (aged 21), Hannah (aged 20) and Zanna (aged 24) (Youth): EL Cambodia

Junxiang (aged 34, Mandarin Young Adult): Outreach to migrant workers at Tuas Recreation Centre.

Frank (aged 33, Mandarin Young Adult): EL Tanjung Pinang.

Q: What prompted you to sign up for the mission trip?

Bernard: I felt God call me to step out of my comfort zone and serve others.

Declan: Honestly, my flesh was unwilling at first. But I knew that a heart of service, love, and sacrifice must be lived out through action. Cambodia, far outside my comfort zone yet hungry for God, felt like the perfect place for my first mission trip.

Gordon: I’d heard that mission trips are eye-opening experiences, so I wanted to experience one myself. I’ve received blessings throughout my life and wanted to give back.

Zanna: I had not been to Cambodia since my first mission trip in 2017. Hearing how much had changed encouraged me to go because the people there are on God’s heart.

Junxiang: Migrant workers build our homes and infrastructure, yet they are often overlooked. I joined the Tuas South outreach to show appreciation and share the love of Jesus.

Frank: I did not say “yes” immediately. After praying about it, I sensed God prompting me to step out of my comfort zone. That gave me the confidence to go.

Q: What impacted you most on the trip?

Bernard: The faith and joy of the people despite their circumstances. Many had little materially, yet their gratitude, generosity and trust in God were remarkable. I went thinking I would give, but I received far more – renewed gratitude and a deeper awareness of God’s presence.

Declan: Same here. I was blessed! Cambodia may appear “lacking” to many, but to me there was abundance – of faith, hunger for God and heartfelt worship. Seeing believers sacrifice so much to serve Him reminded me to keep God at the centre of my life.

Gordon: It has to be EL Cambodia’s love for God. The leaders served sacrificially while juggling school and ministry, yet always with joy. And even though many of the team members fell ill before the trip, God carried us through. It reminded me to trust Him fully.

Zanna: Indeed, God was with us all the way. I was supposed to preach with notes on my iPad, but it couldn’t connect to Wi-Fi. After a quick prayer, I spoke without a script, and ideas kept coming as I spoke – even demonstrating “being the light of the world” with a headlamp. It reminded me that God equips us when we rely on Him.

Alythea: I was deeply moved by the believers’ hunger for God despite persecution from friends or family. Their sincere worship and bold faith showed me what genuine faith looks like – trusting God even when it is costly.

Hannah: Missions are not limited to overseas trips. We can reach people around us in Singapore who have yet to know Christ. I want to continue bringing God’s love to the people around me – to be the salt and light wherever He places me.

Junxiang: I learnt that sometimes a simple act of service opens doors. Offering to take a photo for two migrant brothers led to a friendly conversation.

Frank: The people we met made the biggest impact. Even though we were together for only a few days, the bond felt deep. It reminded me how God’s love connects people beyond differences.

Q: What would you say to someone considering going on a mission trip?

Bernard: Don’t wait until you feel ready. Missions is not about ability but willingness. God will work in your heart as you serve.

Declan: Go for it! Even when doubts come, trust that God will provide. Missions bless not only others but it also allows God to enrich our spiritual lives.

Gordon: Go! Stepping outside our “little red dot” helps us see how God is working beyond our familiar surroundings.

Zanna: Mission trips allow us to experience God’s empowerment for His kingdom purposes.

Junxiang: Missions does not always mean going overseas. There are many opportunities in Singapore to bless others and share God’s love.

Frank: Step out in faith. God works powerfully through willing hearts, and the experience will transform your faith.

“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” – Ephesians 2:10

Eternal Life Assembly thanks every ELite who has answered God’s call to carry out the Great Commission – spreading His love in Singapore and beyond.

Age is no barrier. We are all SHAPED FOR GOD’S MISSION.

Step out in faith today. Click here to find out more about EL’s missions and indicate your interest for the upcoming mission trips in 2026.

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SHAPED FOR DESTINY — EL’s Theme of Year 2026

Jennifer Tay — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 03:55:00 +0000

The year 2026 is a significant one for us as we celebrate EL59 and prepare to step into EL60 next year. As the Lead Pastors (LP) Team came together to seek the Lord, we sensed clearly that God is preparing our church for greater influence in the days ahead.

This will not be just another year, but a destiny-shaping season – one where God is not only calling us forward, but forming us deeply.

God is intentionally shaping, positioning, and preparing us for what He has already ordained. Our destiny – both individual and corporate – is not accidental. It is crafted by the Master for a divine purpose.

To be shaped for destiny requires more than awareness; it requires response. As we prayed into Ephesians 2:10, three key truths stood out – truths we must grow in as we step into this next season together:

1. Trusting the Master’s Plan

In every workmanship, the Master’s hand is at work. The Master sees the final product – the blueprint.

He knows the work of art He is shaping EL to become. Nothing is by accident. While we may not be able to comprehend the future, we can trust the One who already sees it.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.” – Proverbs 3:5–6

Trusting God’s plan often means recognising His hand in moments that seem ordinary but are destiny-marking.

Some of us may be in seasons where the path ahead feels unclear – but clarity has never been the prerequisite for obedience.

God shapes us first by teaching us to trust Him, especially when we don’t have all the answers.

In the many “uproot and shift” seasons of my own life, I often didn’t understand the why. Yet through obedience and trust, I have seen God’s master plan unfold time and again.

Trust is the foundation of destiny. We cannot truly trust God if we do not know Him. Trust is not built on logic, but on knowing in our hearts that He is a good Father who sees our lives in their entirety. God may not reveal the full map, but He invites us to walk with Him step by step.

2. Yielding to the Potter’s Hand

In every workmanship, there is a Master’s hand at work. Trusting God’s plan must be expressed by our willingness to remain on the potter’s wheel.

“Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in My hand.” – Jeremiah 18:6

Clay does not shape itself. It surrenders completely to the potter’s hands. As the potter works, He removes impurities, waters the clay, bends it, and sometimes allows it to rest – but never once takes His eyes off it. Yielding requires full surrender to the Holy Spirit, allowing Him to work freely in and through us.

When we yield ourselves to the Potter’s hands, we are declaring, “Lord, You know what You are doing, even when I don’t.”

Every destiny-shaping season involves God reshaping our mindset, refining our motives, and stretching us beyond familiar boundaries. Often, this shaping feels uncomfortable or costly, but it’s always purposeful.

Our journey is not accidental, and our future is intentional. Ephesians 2:10 assures us that God has already prepared the path we are to walk in.

As we yield to the Spirit’s leading, we will emerge with deeper faith, greater humility, and a stronger love for God’s people. What feels uncomfortable today is God increasing our capacity for tomorrow.

3. Be Empowered to Expand

Every work of art involves transformation. Clay becomes vessels. Sand becomes glass. Carbon becomes diamonds. Raw materials in the hands of the Master become something far greater.

God never shapes us just to keep us small. He shapes us so He can expand us. Expansion always begins on the inside before it is seen on the outside.

“Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back.” – Isaiah 54:2

Think of wineskins in biblical times. New wine could never be poured into an old, rigid wineskin; it would burst. The wine wasn’t the problem; the container was.

The wineskin had to be softened, stretched, and prepared to carry what was coming. In the same way, God is not withholding blessings; He is preparing the vessel.

Expansion happens by divine design, as God stretches us until our capacity matches His calling.

There is a difference between maintenance and movement. Maintenance says, “Let’s protect what we have.” Movement says, “Let’s prepare for where God is bringing us.”

Maintenance clings to comfort. Movement launches out in faith. Maintenance asks, “Is this safe?” Movement asks, “Is this God?”

As a church, God is inviting us to choose movement – to align and enlarge our hearts, vision and faith with where He is leading, not just where we have been.

The year 2026 will be a season of God’s shaping and empowerment for EL’s expansion. This shaping will be seen not only in our gatherings, but in our homes, our ministries, and our witness to the community and the world.

As we step into this new season, may we be a church that trusts the Master’s plan, yields to the Potter’s hand, and moves forward, empowered to expand. God is shaping us – not randomly, but intentionally – for the destiny He has already prepared.

Church, let us move forward in faith and allow God to Shape us for Destiny!

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「从灵媒到传信者」：翁叔的恩典之路

Jennifer Tay — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 04:56:52 +0000

随着《何等恩典》的旋律响起，翁叔心中的情绪也给这水涨船高。他心爱的孙女拨动着木吉他的弦，他则唱着他熟悉的歌词。

这是当年让他眼泪直流的同一首歌——那天，他遇见了主耶稣。如今再次唱起这首歌，他为恩典带领他走了这么远而不胜感恩。

小时候，翁叔常跟着姨妈去教会。那时的他只把主日当作例行出门：诗歌、讲道的流程他都参与，都听，但这一切对他而言没什么特别。

可是，当教会领导层回绝了他姨妈的请求，不愿为她丈夫从中国回国所需的文件背书时，他的中立态度转为失望。在年幼的翁叔眼里，教会显得冷漠又无情。

随着岁月流逝，他与一切有关神的事离得越来越远。少年时期，他结交了不良伙伴，很快卷入帮派活动。打架、暴力，甚至坐牢，逐渐书写成了他的生命故事。

他轻声说：“那些日子让我学会的，是流血，不是流泪。为了生存，我把心硬了起来。”

二十来岁时，他的人生出现了灵性层面的转折。一次他随帮派朋友参加道教仪式，本只打算旁观，却发生了不寻常的事。他感到一种说不清的感觉，仿佛有某种存在进入他里头。从那天起，从那天起，每逢还没走到庙门，他的身体就会不受控制地摇动、跳动，不由自主地舞动。

他因此被视为在生者与灵界之间沟通的“灵媒”。

将近二十年，他做过许多道教仪式，也给人指引；虽然表面看起来颇有意义，可他心深处却感觉越来越空。那些他所事奉的灵并未给她带来安宁，反而只留下深深的疲惫。

尽管如此，日子还是照常往前走。他成了家，育有三名孩子：一女两子。大女儿信了主，他没有阻拦，只是旁观。

他轻声说：“我看见她变了。她变得温柔、善良，也懂得尊重人。若是教会能带来这样的改变，那就让她去吧。”

几年后，小儿子陷入低谷。翁叔照着”过往熟悉的宗教仪式”想帮，却毫无转机。无助之中，他看见大女儿的介入——为弟弟祷告、安慰他，最后还邀请他去教会。

出于好奇，也因着做父亲的那份默默的挂念，翁叔答应星期天跟这一起去教会。他上一次走进教会，已经是几十年前了。他并不期待什么——因为他对教会最后的记忆仍是当年的“冷漠又无情”。他只想看看女儿究竟找到了什么。

敬拜开始，《何等恩典》充满会堂，当敬拜一开始，诗歌《何等恩典》充满整个会堂，他的内心忽然被触动。不一会儿，泪水便止不住地流下来。

他说：“很奇怪，我从没那样哭过。以前打架流血都不掉泪；那天却哭到停不住。”

那一刻的感受，是他从未经历过的。

“过去服事的那些‘灵’，让我心烦、迷失；但这位灵，使我得着平安——这个感觉是温柔的、释放性的、充满喜乐的。”

从那一周起，翁叔一周接一周地回到教会。他渴望更多类似那初次触动的经历。后来，他亲眼看见小儿子把生命交给基督，他的心再次被撼动。同年的圣诞，翁叔也作了决定，接受水礼归向主。

他家人对他的决定感到又惊又喜，他妻子也问他为何这么突然下这个决定。

他只是简单地说：“既然找到了真理，还等什么呢？”

那一刻成了他生命的转折。昔日的道教灵媒，将一切都割舍放在了耶稣脚前。他清理家中之前供奉的神像，抛开了以往的旧习，开始在教会忠心服事。

信主前，翁叔是一位脾气火爆的人；但信主后，他改变了。就算朋友嘲笑他是一个基督徒，他仍学着以平静的心对待，时刻提醒自己要像基督那样。

过去望尘莫及的平安，如今就活在他心里。

今年八十岁的翁叔，身体不比从前，没法亲临教会参加礼拜。可是，他仍持续着一往直前的精神，每个主日都准时上线参加聚会。圣经成了他日常的陪伴。他一天会读上好几次，也常分享圣灵对他是何等真实、何等亲近。

他笑着满脸感恩地说：“我们全家都认识了主。儿女和孙辈中好些人都在教会服事，我的孙女，甚至被呼召成为牧师呢！”

提起主的恩典，他眼里闪着泪光：“我原本破碎、不配，神却给了我新生命。

祂不只救赎了我，还把祝福延续到世世代代，赐给我一个同行信仰的家。这就是恩典——何等恩典。”

所以，当翁叔与孙女合唱《何等恩典》时，这不仅是一首诗歌，更是他的生命见证。

这不仅是一首诗歌，更是他的生命见证。

每个字，都回荡着救赎的旅程，也见证那位从不从未停止向人伸手的神——无论他曾多眼盲、犯了多少错、离了多远、甚至被多坚固的营垒深深的捆住。

翁叔的一生，宣告着一个坚定不移的真理：没有哪段过去破碎到恩典触及不到；没有哪颗心刚硬到恩典软化不了；也没有哪个年纪太迟，迟到恩典来不及给予。

反思：翁叔他没有去找神，是神来找到了他。他昔日追求的“权能”，如今在恩典里得着——基督把他从捆绑中召回，进入新的人生。

他的故事也呼应圣经以西结书 34:16的应许：迷失的，我必寻找；被赶散的，我必领回。确实，没有哪个过去太破碎、哪个人太遥远，到神不能把他呼唤回家的地步。

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