Posts from 2025 (Page 3)

Children are a gift from God. As Kingdom citizens, we are called to recognize that children belong to Him. Parents are given the amazing responsibility of caring for this gift, but also the wonderful privilege of enjoying the gift. Because children belong to God and are given by grace as gifts to parents, it is only proper that children be dedicated back to Him. Baby dedication is very interesting. The focus is on the children, yet all the work and…

A couple of Sundays ago, I had the privilege to go to MLCF to share what I felt the Lord was putting on my heart to share with His people.  It was great to see some aunties and uncles that I have known since I was 9 years old.  As I was seeking the Lord on what to share with them, I felt the Lord say to build on what I spoke earlier at Life-Spring (Remaining in Him) and speak on intimacy with…

I was recently reminded of two people who had a tremendous impact on my life. One was a family friend and the other was my bible study children’s program teacher. The family friend had created a safe space that brought about healing during a hard time in my life and my bible study children’s leader was one of the people God used to convict me to give my life to Christ. The thing that stands out to me is that…

Thank you, Mr. Soon for speaking and sharing with the LifeSpring family. You always serve the family in so many ways, it was an honor to be able to hear your heart and how the Lord is working in your own life. As Mr. Soon was speaking, I just felt the Lord say, “This is my son.” To be a good father, one must learn to be a son, and Mr. Soon is a good father. As Mr. Soon was…

I was recently reading a blog by a guy named Dave Griffin, who details his eventful journey from the model evangelical Christian kid (who voiced Jimmy Barclay on the Christian audiodrama Adventures in Odyssey, for those who know the series) to a young adult dealing with mental health struggles, suicide, disability, leaving the faith, and becoming anti-evangelical. It was a long, fascinating, gripping, and difficult read. One thing that stood out to me from Dave’s story was the lack of…

Recently, in my bible study, we have been reading the book of Daniel. One of the things that stood out this week was from Daniel 6; Daniel in the Lions’ Den. In this part of the book, Daniel is around 80 years old and is in the service of Darius the Mede, King of Babylon. In this well-known bible story, Daniel has been appointed as one of three administrators to oversee the kingdom, but because of how Daniel presented himself…

We had the amazing privilege to hear a testimony from Mae-Tuin. Mae-Tuin has been in so many ministries, we need to find new ones to put her in! As she shared her stories of challenge and how God was breaking through, it was encouraging to see that in the midst of uncertainty, Mae-Tuin would find Jesus. As she shared, the Lord was highlighting the idea of conviction. It seems like every testimony starts with challenge, yet it declares and proclaims…

As someone who is interested in missions and has the privilege of teaching about missions, I’ve really enjoyed our guest speakers and their messages over the past few weeks. Mary Cho shared about her ministry in Sierra Leone, and thanked us for our support. Donnett and Daniel updated us about Compassion’s work around Rubongi, and we’re glad to be partnering with them in the new mother’s program they’re starting. Jenny spoke about ministry among refugees, and encouraged us in our own…

If you’ve been in LifeSpring long enough, you may be familiar with the saying “Blessed to be a Blessing.” At LifeSpring we believe that we are blessed to be a blessing. In other words, we have been blessed by God, so much so, that we can bless others and be a blessing to them.  The Lord reminded me that in order to be a blessing to others we must first recognize that we ourselves are blessed. Conceptually this makes total…

Thanksgiving is a powerful Kingdom key. Thankfulness is a gateway to the presence of God. Even the word “praise” can be translated as “thanks to God”. We can use the word praise or thanksgiving interchangeably. Therefore, thanksgiving is not something that is simply a good act, it is essential in our journey of maturity and fruitfulness. We want to mature in our journey of thanksgiving. We want to move from being thankful (singular moments) to being people who at the…

In 2022, LifeSpring had the opportunity to raise funds and partner with the Global Aid Network (GAiN) to build seven water wells in Benin, West Africa. Last week, Lyndon and Patrice from GAiN shared a testimony with us about these wells, and Gabe and I also had a chance to hear more from Lyndon and Patrice about GAiN’s work over a meal. From what I remember about the water well project, when we first considered the idea in 2021, we…

Don’t you hate it when the Sunday speaker seems to speak right into your heart? That’s exactly what Pastor Alvin did. If you haven’t gotten a chance to listen to his message or read his Monday devotional, please take the time to do so.  Pastor Alvin has once again given us a practical tool for learning how to live out a fruitful life. When I was going through the “Faith in Action!” exercise and saw “Action Step: When dealing with…