Posts by Ryan Seow

Last Sunday, we had our Volunteer Appreciation Day, where we had a chance to honor all of you who serve at LifeSpring. There is a saying in churches that it is common for 20% of people to do 80% of the work. This really doesn’t apply at LifeSpring, and we see that Sunday after Sunday. On a weekly basis, between our two sites, we have worship, tech, Kingdom Kids, speaking, refreshments by life groups, and clean up–at a minimum–and it’s…

Do you currently serve at church, or have you served in the church before? What has your journey in serving been like? As I think back on my own journey, I remember first becoming more involved at church through worship ministry. I gained an interest in playing the drums when I was in high school, inspired by a friend of mine. Soon enough, my ability was recognized at church, and I became the main drummer in our youth group. Playing…

In December, I had an opportunity to have a zoom meet with some of the team at Deliverance Church Rubongi and the Compassion Canada staff. If you were at LifeSpring in the 2010s, you may remember that we took 3-4 mission trips to Uganda during that period. We would visit different cities and churches there, and one of the places that we had an especially good connection with was Rubongi. A big part of this was because of a growing…

As we enter into the first weeks of January, I hope this new year has been off to a good start for you. For many people, the new year feels like a natural time to start things fresh and maybe try something new. Of course, that’s partly because December is a great time to let ourselves go and enjoy, and I hope you had a chance to do that as well over the Christmas season! But this is the time…

December is always a good time to look back on how the past year has been for us. For those who journal (and I would highly recommend it!), it’s a good time to flip back and review the things that God had done through the highlights and lowlights of 2025. At LifeSpring, we use the last Sunday of the year to look back at some of the events of the year in a spirit of gratitude.  Our theme for 2025 was fruitfulness.…

From our LifeSpring family to yours, we want to wish you a very merry Christmas! For those who were able to join us on Sunday, it was great to be together with family and friends to celebrate. Thank you to everyone for bringing food and helping to serve and clean up, and especially to our hospitality team for providing the main courses. Special shout out to our kids and shepherds for putting on an amazing presentation, and for all the…

Last Sunday, we had a chance to hear from Pat Koh, who alongside Alvin served as pastors of LifeSpring for many fruitful years. One thing I always love about Pat’s preaching is the way she is able to bring together teaching from Scripture with her understanding of where LifeSpring is at in its journey as a church. The theme of Pat’s message was what it means for us to be “small but mighty in the Lord,” like Gideon in Judges 6-8.…

We had the privilege of having Jon and Gabby Tirla as our speakers on Sunday. As you may know, this past October, a team of five people from LifeSpring had an opportunity to go on a missions trip to Greece. As part of that time, we ran a trauma care workshop out of a centre called Peace House. Peace House is a short walk from the refugee camp on Lesbos island. Jon and Gabby are the leaders of the ministry at…

Last Sunday, I had an opportunity to visit Mississauga LifeSpring with Ada and her family to share about our mission trip to Greece. I always enjoy visiting MLCF; along with the much shorter commute, getting a chance to see family friends and worship with the LifeSpring family at MLCF is great. One thing I always appreciate when I visit is the unity at LifeSpring, and the same sense of the Holy Spirit at both Toronto and Mississauga sites. Though we…

Last Sunday, I had a chance along with our missions team to share about our trip to Greece last October. Our team had the opportunity to travel to Lesbos, Greece to work with a ministry there that was serving the refugee community on the island. As I shared in September, Lesbos island is at the heart of the ongoing refugee situation in Europe. Since the beginning of the year, over 3000 refugees have landed on the island, with a large…

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…

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…