South Asia

Much, Much More

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By sysadmin, 01 August, 2014
“With God’s power working in us, God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or imagine. To him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus for all time, forever and ever. Amen.” (Ephesians 3:20-21. NLT)
Pumpkin Church
#113 Pumpkin Church - The believers are working hard with their pastor to complete the church building. Over 40 of them including 24 water baptized members are meeting regularly for their weekly worship. With a permanent building the group of faithful believers hope to reach out to their remote village with the saving Gospel and bring more residents to Christ.
Dimorphotheca Church
#Dimorphotheca Church - This is a new work located in the mid-West region. Every week 35 believers including 9 water baptized members gather at the house of the pastor for the weekly worship and fellowship.
Deutzia Church
#161 Deutzia Church - This is one of the four new works started in April. It is located at a remote village in the Central region. The 45 believers are currently meeting in a rented house for their weekly service. 28 members have received water baptism.
Landslide
In the early hours of 2 August there was a massive landslide on a hill village 120km east of the capital’s valley. So far the report indicated 33 deaths with more than 120 villagers still missing. 57 houses have been destroyed. The landslide had blocked a major river that quickly became a dammed lake. Many people have evacuated their homes to higher ground. The army has been mobilized for the rescue effort and drainage channels have been created to release the water downstream. Some of our works are situated in the affected area and attempts have been made to contact our pastors. Please pray for the Lord’s intervention for the safety of all affected by this natural calamity.
Orphanage
ORPHANAGE (Operation Hope Foundation)
Kids
Back row, from left: Derek (13), Jeremy (10), Ivan (9) Front row, from left: Kelly (10), Preston (7)

We have another 4 new children join us in April, making it a total of 5 this year. Derek (13), Jeremy (10), Kelly (10) and Preston (7) joined Ivan (9) who came in March. They are adjusting very well to their new environment, getting along with the other children and picking up English as they learn to communicate with us. Preston and Ivan are currently being home schooled and will likely enter school in April 2015.

This year’s first-term exam results were released in August. The Upper Primary group did above average, with Subrina scoring the highest marks of 84.9%. Francis had the best score of 93% in the Lower Primary group.

There are now 40 kids in the Home – 19 girls & 21 boys. Daniel (22), our very first boy, is now employed by the Home to manage the accounts. He is doing his Bachelor in Management part-time and will graduate in 2016. Thanks to the many aunties and uncles such as you, who give freely and faithfully your love, time and gifts, making these children’s future and hope that much more tangible and real.

We’re currently looking for sponsors for Jeremy, Derek and Kelly. If you are keen to help, please email admin@ohf.org.sg for details on the sponsorship process. All it takes is 100 SGD/month for each child. An initial commitment of 2 years will be helpful as it gives a certain level of stability for these fast growing kids.

New Children Home
Our new children home (bottom left) with luxury hotel suites & heritage villas
We struck water at our land!
We struck water at our land!

We were blessed by a more than expected success for our deep water boring work. Water initially came from a depth of 115 metres but we continued to bore to 125 metres until we reached a clear water source. It took 4 seconds to fill up a 20-litre pail. Imagine filling up 300 one-litre bottles in one minute! The abundant provision brought much joy and excitement to our children. They prayed really hard and were constantly asking about the water project. Imagine their exhiliration when we told them we struck water! God answered all our prayers more than what we asked for. Praise be to our God of abundance!