Not too long ago, I realized that I have logged in more than 25,000+ hours of sermon preparation and preaching within the last 20 years. On top of that, I have probably logged in more than 15,000+ hours of counseling sessions ever since HMCC of Ann Arbor got started in 1996. As I was […]
Aurora Borealis
One of my dreams is to experience the Aurora Borealis in person, either in Alaska, Norway or Finland. There is something fascinating about these “dancing lights.” It just reminds me of God’s incredible creativity when He created the world. It just leaves you in awe. Recently this year, on January 24th, there was a […]
True Test of Brokenness
Photo from ransomfellowship.org As some of you know, we are doing M’Cheyne’s One Year Bible Reading Plan. But many of you might not know who he is and what impact he made in history. Robert Murray M’Cheyne was born in 1813 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was a pastor in the Church […]
Learning from Failure
Recently a TEDS video was forwarded to me by one of my pastor friends, Jim Ost who pastors a church in Texas. David Damberger, who is the founder of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) which is stationed in Calgary was the speaker. In the video, Damberger shares the experience about his previous work in Africa. […]
2012 HMCC Revival Meeting
Photo by HMCC-AA Documentation Team It was a tremendous joy to host Pastor James and Faith Cha, as they spoke at our church’s congregational revival meeting this past weekend. Normally, we would have a retreat at this time, but we felt that God was calling us to have a revival meeting […]
One Desire Fast 2012
Photo by HMCC Publications Team We are excited to start our One Desire Fast. All the HMCC churches are coming together in Spirit and in unity to seek God’s heart. I believe that we are going to see some incredible fruits from our time of fasting. In this fast and throughout […]
Blueprint Series
Photo by HMCC-AA Publications Team We started a new series for our Access gathering this past Friday. It will be a semester-long series where we will cover some of the basics of the Old Testament and the New Testament. As the campus ministry executive team and I prayed about what to address […]
2012 New Year
Photo on wikipedia.org With each and every passing year, I am constantly reminded of two things: God’s faithfulness for the past year and the realization that I am closer to my death (I know, a bit morbid, but it is reality – one day closer to seeing Jesus face-to-face). With these two […]
Asia Update 11 – 12.2011
It is always encouraging to see people who have experienced God’s work of transformation at HMCC-AA and are now placed at different parts of the world. I am constantly humbled and amazed at God’s work in people’s lives. There is something special about meeting up with people who want to stay connected to the […]
Asia Update 10 – 12.2011
Malaysia just might be the food capital of the world. As soon as I landed, the former HMCC-AA guys took me to Melaka (the Malay spelling). The craziest part of it was that Melaka is 2 hours away from Kuala Lumpur! People in Malaysia are serious about their food. But there was a kindred […]
Asia Update 9 – 12.2011
Arrived at Jayapura Met some former Papuan professional soccer players Overlooking the city from the highest point of Jayapura The food was incredible in Papua I think this can be categorized as a FTG food
Asia Update 8 – 12.2011
Even though I had only 12 hours in Jakarta before heading out to Jayapura, I was able to reconnect with some people. I was a bit sad that I was not able to meet up with more people because so many of them were vital a part of my experience in Indonesia back in […]
Asia Update 7 – 12.2011
In all my travels throughout Asia for the last 15 years, I have never stepped on Japanese soil. The closest I have been was Narita Airport. It is amazing to think that I have been in Narita airport well over 50 times, but never visited Japan; therefore by spending some time in […]
Asia Update 6 – 12.2011
This is a glimpse from one of the busiest train stations in the world A view from center-city A band performing on the streets is an expression of the Japanese youth A random street drummer who had some skills We even had some dancers practicing on […]