vision 2008
renewal church had our vision 2008 just this thursday on the glorious public holiday! i have been looking forward to it since who knows when. partly for the buffet (HAHA, food is always an incentive) and especially for the changes that will be meted out in 2008. it's always exciting.

i remember last year's vision sharing as apocalyptic. we saw lots of changes and different systems. strategies were discussed, plans were set. there were 2040 to look forward to, teens service to prepare for and a whole lot of other stuff that required not just physical adjustment, but mental flexibility. sure, last year was consolidation and expansion. precisely why it all had to happen; mindsets to be challenged and hearts to be ready. i was almost too ready to charge for the exciting changes this year.

however, vision 2008 had a very different feel to it. it was special, very close to the heart. in fact, the first segment of the sharing did not actually involve 2008 at all. we saw our senior pastor in his weakest moments as he shared about young samuel. we saw how lives have changed for some of our members over the last 3 years. it was very simple, no gimmicks at all. it was a message for the heart.


there are times when we do not need to have PHWOAH changes. we do not need dramatic moments where everybody stop breathing and gasp. sometimes, it is really the simple moments when we truly experience God's manifestation. and it is often these quiet moments when God touches our hearts.

2008 will be a splendid year. most importantly, it is going to be a year where God does His work, not us. and in real bimbotic lingo, "it's gonna totally be wow".