Posts by Ryan Seow

Last Sunday, we had an opportunity to hear from Pastor Aoum who came to us from Chiang Mai, Thailand. On Monday, some of the leaders had a chance to spend more time with Pastor Aoum and his wife Katty as they shared more about their story and ministry. As they shared, the impression that I was left with was of “faithfulness.” I thought to share about them as I think it’s such a good example of what it means to…

As you may know, Theresa and I were recently approved to be foster parents. Part of the process of becoming foster parents was to complete training about common issues that children in the foster system face. One of the training sessions I was working through this week was on trauma informed care. Some of the material was similar to the topics we covered at our last Family Weekend in 2025, so if you attended the sessions or heard the recordings you…

My birthday is coming up at the end of this month, and it’s always interesting to see how people react when they learn that I’m in my early 40s. When I tell people that I’m starting to feel my age and noticing the changes, people who are older have responded with, “you haven’t seen anything yet, wait until you get older.” On the other hand, when younger people learn that I’m in my 40s, I get a look of surprise…

On Wildfire Sunday last weekend, we had a chance to have our youth and young adults run our whole worship service. I was so blessed by their leading. One of the things that really encouraged me was to see some of our younger Wildfire members serving as part of the team. When I was their age, I think I had barely even begun to assist in our Children’s ministry. So to see them running the whole service together was great!…

In the 1970’s, the Beatles released an iconic and quite memorable song called “Let It Be.” If you were to hear it, you’d probably recognize it. It’s just that popular! One of the Beatles had written the song about his mother and the message was simple enough: stop struggling against circumstances and just let it be. For me, a different song has been coming to mind this week. “Let It Be Jesus” is also a simple song with a simple…

Many years ago, Theresa and I had an opportunity to see the Giant Sequoia trees in Yosemite Park. The fact that “giant” is included in the name is no joke! Many of these trees are hundreds of feet tall, and some are so thick they’ve carved a tunnel through the trunk so cars can drive right through. During Pastor Alvin’s message on Sunday, he mentioned these giant redwoods. Something interesting he said is that while these trees are massive, they actually have a surprisingly…

Happy Grandparents month! In the month of March, we take the opportunity to honour all our LifeSpringers from the grandparent’s generation. LifeSpring first started meeting in 1981 and was planted by the grandparent’s generation. Today, we are blessed to have a church with many generations, from great-grandparents all the way down to infants. Personally, the grandparent generation has been a tremendous blessing to me in so many ways, starting with my own parents. Thank you grandparent generation for all that you’ve…

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.…