I wrote the first half of this on April 5 on Pastor Kong’s blog, but added another half today and share it with all of you here.

Jesus asked “Who do the crowds say I am?” (Lk 9:18).

Similarly, I believe that we are being asked the same question today about our church, CHC and our leaders – Pastor Kong, Sun and all the leaders.

I hope that your answer will depend on your experience with this church and this man and his wife, as well as your encounters with God, and not be based on Supposed2bstraight Times (ST) and all the other times.

Keep walking!

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Dear Pastor Kong n Sun,

thank you for your strength and persistence in living out the calling God gave in your lives. Even though many times we see your public victories and success being shared, you will never show us the private tears and hardship you had to shed and go through to lead us to where we are today. As our leader you stood your ground in the frontline taking all the attacks and protecting the herd. You stood for us when you can just go back to your family. There’s nothing else we can say about your leadership and character.

Truly I can only say that we are blessed to have a leader who walks the talk when many others will only talk the talk. Someone who put their life and reputation on the line to fulfill the calling that God gave in the bible.

Please keep on keeping on. We will stand with you and forge ahead through your leadership.

just want to say that my wife and I, as well as my parents and in-laws appreciate and are very thankful to you that our lives have been impacted by God working through you. This is enough evidence (to my family) to silence all critics about you. The way you lived your life is proof of everything.

I came 15 years ago – alone, my family dysfunctional, my life hopeless. But thanks to you for teaching us sound biblical principles in a practical way (enough to live out easily) such as how to experience God and have a close walk with Him, hard work n diligence, faithfulness, accountability, loyalty, love, excellence, my position and blessing in Christ, etc and not to mention to love and honor our parents even when they let us down – how you taught us to forgive, to buy meals and do little things like household chores for our parents, talk to them, pray for them, etc as the practical way of reaching to them, and the caring system to reach our friends. Today my family are all here.

It don’t matter what people say because what the bible say is true – that when one is saved, the entire household will be saved – through the biblical teaching that you taught us to apply in a step by step way. Your teaching and leadership goes beyond theory and you have successfully taught us to live out the word of God.

As for the suntec deal, I believe you have spoken enough. We have accounted to the relevant authorities. And even though as a church we are not obligated to do it, we did to the best of our abilities fulfilling our part of social harmony to address the public with every info we can give. There’s no further obligation we owe to the public. IMO, you have have done your part and discharged all your responsibilities as the founders of CHC faithfully. WE TRUST YOU AND THE LEADERS YOU APPOINT.

I believe that our move to Suntec will be a blessing to society worldwide and once again be a monument of faith for Christians all over the world to see what God can do in heart fully yielded to Him. Critics will always have their conspiracy theory but we have fruits to show truth that their theory have not.

And about the recent spate of news about “misuse of funds” and all the other yada yada yada, whatever it is, I believe it is a price we need to pay to engage culture. So we’ll pay it and move on for the benefit of our future generations. Whatever happens, we’ll stand by you and the church. I know that you are not perfect, but you are certainly not corrupt. 15 years following you and Sun. The way you lived your lives says it all.

I like to quote a passage from Romans 8 to all of us affected by the news, and I hope to encourage you that God is a sovereign God who waste no chance in bringing His glory to society. Sometimes trials can beset us for a higher glory. Just don’t give up. Keep walking by faith.

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.

What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written:

“For your sake we face death all day long;

we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” – Rom 8:28-39

Pastors and CHC, I thank God for you.

Keep walking!

Ronald