2010/2 FCM Newsletter
Report on FCM Camp 2010
Text: FCM Camp Committee
Photos: Grace Auyong
T
he FCM Camp 2010 was held from
May 17-22, 2010 at Calvary Pandan B-P
Church under the theme, “Parables for Children
of God’s Kingdom” with 13 pastors, preachers
and elders as camp speakers. We chose the
hymn “Open My Eyes, That I May See” as our
theme song and Mark 4:11-12 as our theme
verse, “And he said unto them, Unto you it is given
to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto
them that are without, all these things are done in
parables: That seeing they may see, and not perceive;
and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest
at any time they should be converted, and their sins
should be forgiven them.” The Camp Committee
comprised Jason Liew (Camp Master),
William Quah (Asst Camp Master & Logistics
I/C), Desmond Yeo (Treasurer), Ong Su Ling
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Apr – Jun 2010
(Food I/C) and Liu Fangzhou (Secretary /
Camp Booklet). By His grace and enabling,
we only held a total of three meetings to plan
and prepare for the camp. And so the camp
begins...
Day One, Monday 17/05/10
(by Jason Liew)
Woo hoo~ The first day of FCM
Camp 2010! Unlike previous years, campers
actually arrived on time. Perhaps this was due
to the shift of the opening message from the
afternoon to morning. As the camp
committee had swept the dorms (with magic
clean swipes!), inflated the air mattresses and
set up the laundry lines the night before,
settling in took only awhile and we kicked off
the camp right on schedule. Jason conducted
the welcome briefing, introduced the camp
committee and opened with a word of prayer.
The Rev Dr Quek Suan Yew of
Calvary Pandan BPC delivered the opening
message on “The Purpose of Parables” (Matthew
13). In the two-part exhortation, he elucidated
the five-fold function of parables, namely:
which, we broke up into our camp groups for
a time of discussion and prayer. The group
names “Eyes” (Jason), “Ears” (William) and
“Mouth” (Brian) were patterned after the
lyrics of the theme hymn.

1. To Divide – those who grasp the

meaning of parables will understand
As per tradition, we proceeded to play
the kingdom of God while those who
Captain’s Ball but Brian got hit on his mouth
do not are not born again. There is a
while I received an “eye ball” on my eyeball
stark distinction between the two.
(pun unintended). Ouch! I guess William was
2. To Give and Take – those who
able to hear the ball coming in his direction
approach Christ for understanding will
and averted it before it could hit him. Should
increase in spiritual comprehension
I have the opportunity to come up with group
while those who do not will not be
names in the future, I should exercise extreme
able to. In addition, for those who do
caution. =D Nonetheless, it was a blessed
not, the “little” (e.g. privilege of
time of sports, sweating and sweet fellowship.
hearing God’s Word) that they have
will be taken away.
3. To Conceal and be Condemned –
those who consistently and persistently
harden their hearts will experience the
judicial hardening of God. Beware of a
heart of stone.
4. To Reveal and be Blessed – those who
receive and believe God’s Word will be In the evening, Elder John Leong of
a partaker of infinite spiritual blessings. Tabernacle BPC preached a powerful message
5. A Privilege to See and Hear – those on “Lost Sheep, Lost Coin, Lost Son” (Luke 15:1-
OT saints had long to see and know 32) where the Lord Jesus Christ gave a series
what we are able to today and we of three parables that portray the Heavenly
should count it a great honour and Father’s compassion for lost sinners and His
privilege to know the Word of God rejoicing over their salvation. All three
and let it guide our lives. parables have the common theme: a seeker
finds what was lost and rejoices. In every case,
After a sumptuous lunch, we had a
the seeker pictures God, who rejoices over the
time of ice breakers led by William. It was a
salvation of a sinner. I am sure many of us
whacky time of whacko and fun time of
were reminded of the heart of the loving God
getting to know one another better. After
and the greatness of His love in our lives. It is

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because of His love, that we sinners are able
to have a personal relationship with our Lord
Jesus Christ. With that blessed thought, we ate
supper, enjoyed dorm fellowship and bided
the first day of camp goodbye as we laid down
our heads and tucked in for the night.
Day Two, Tuesday 18/05/10
(by Ong Su Ling)
Morning devotion on the parable of
“The Good Samaritan” (Matthew 10:25-37) by
Brother Jason Liew from the perfect Word of
God taught us four aspects of loving God –
Loving God emotionally with all thy heart;
loving God spiritually with all thy soul; loving
God physically with all thy strength and
loving God intellectually with all thy mind
(Luke 10:27). Three different types of men
with different responses, and it was the
Samaritan who lent a helping hand. The priest
and the Levite, an assistant to the priest were
men of sanctity, serving God in God’s house
yet they passed by the man on the other side!
On the other hand, the nation of Samaritans
was the most despised by the Jews but such
consideration was put off; he sacrificed and
took much effort to help the man. This is a
good example of how we ought to love thy
neighbour as thyself!
protect the city, he has to survey the grounds
and to make sure that his foundation will be
strong; likewise, with the same attitude, we
must always perform our best wherever the
Lord places us. The example of the king
should make us reflect on how fit we are, how
prepared we really are to defend and fight for
our God! In Luke 14:34, the Word of God
tells us if the salt has lost its savour, it cannot
be used!! So, always be devoted to the Lord
and be blessings to the people around us!
Rev Dr Jeffrey Khoo of FEBC brings
us the second morning message “New Cloth,
Old Garments; New Wine, Old Bottles” from
Luke 5:36-39. OLD will refer to man-made
traditions, laws, practices in the Old
Testament which the people practised and the
NEW will refer to what Christ had done
including the miracles he had performed
which the people have not seen before. Jesus
was trying to tell the people that they have to
be regenerated, to become new bottles to
accept these doctrines instead of following the
laws of God as mentioned in the Old
Testament faithlessly.

The first morning message was by Rev

Wee Eng Moh of Berith BPC on the parable
of “The Tower Builder and Warring King” taken
from Luke 14:25-35. Rev Wee brings out an
important point, that is, to be a disciple of
Christ is to take up our cross to follow after
Christ. If our relationship with God is not
right, our relationship with people will not be
right. Only entrance into God’s Word can
gives us the light! (: Just like in those days
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 In the afternoon, we had a workshop
conducted by Brother Joseph and Sister
Sharon on “Modest Apparel” held in the AV
studio for the girls and in the JW sanctuary
for the boys respectively. For the girls, we
learnt the acronym D-R-E-S-S which stands
for Decorum, Roles, Expediency, Stumble
Not and Shamefacedness. Basically, we learnt
how we ought to choose our clothing that
stumbleth not other and most importantly,
through it all, God’s name is feared and
honoured! What about the boys? Well, find
out from them yourself then! (:
Night message was given by Preacher
Lek Aik Wee of Calvary Pandan BPC on “The
Persistent Widow (The Unjust Judge)”. The key
teaching point that Pr Lek brought up was
how men ought always to pray and not to
faint! The understanding of the parable was
done through the study of the three key
characters – The helpless Widow, The Unjust
Judge and The Adversary or rather the
widow’s tormentor. The message was closed
with these words “Faith keeps us praying and
praying strengthens our faith, paradoxical but
true. This is the mysterious interplay of man’s
responsibility and God’s sovereignty. May the
Lord find us prayerful! May the Lord find us
faithful!” :)
We closed the second day of camp
with a night trail where the three different
groups took on different routes. During the
fellowship walk, they had to find out as much
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as they can of their friends under the three
categories – ‘Childhood’, ‘Bible’ and ‘Others’
and they were tested on each category after
that.
Truly thank God for His providence
and sustenance for yet another day at camp!
Every day is filled with much goodness and
joy!!!!! yeahyeahyeah~ <3
Day Three, Wednesday 19/05/10
(by Desmond Yeo)
The day started with morning devotion
by Brother Benjamin Tan on the parable of
“The Unprofitable Servant” (Luke 17:7-10) which
reminded us that we owe our all to Christ and
it is only natural that we serve Him. We were
left with the acronym ABCD which reminds
us to Always be active for the Lord, Behold
Him, Care for no reward and lastly Decrease
in self and let Christ increase.
The morning then continued with the
first message by Rev Dr Tow Siang Hwa of
Calvary Pandan BPC on the parable of “The
Wedding Feast” (Matthew 22:1-14). The
kingdom of God is like a wedding feast held
in honour of Christ and the royal invitation
was God offering salvation to the Jews and
the Gentiles. Even though many were called,
many also rejected and few are chosen.
The second message by Rev Tan Kian
Sing of Berean BPC touched on the parable
of “The Wicked Husbandman” (Matthew 21:33-
46). This parable also showed that God’s care,
love and grace were again rejected by the
people. A few questions were asked for us to
reflect on. Do we seek God’s Word on our
own? Do we long to come and worship our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ? Do we long to
know Him? And do we come to His feet to
cast our cares in prayer? We are reminded that
as God’s children, we should not be rejecting
Him.
A video, “Come What May”, was
screened in the afternoon followed by a time
of Bible Quiz led by Preacher James Tan and
assisted by Preacher Joshua Yong.
For the last message of the day, Elder
Alan Choy of Gethsemane BPC spoke on the
parable of “The Friend at Midnight” (Luke 11:5-
13) which was an instruction from our Lord
Jesus on prayer. If we pray aright and address
our prayers to Christ, God will answer our
prayers.
Thank God for this blessed time of
camp and the opportunity to serve Him.
Thank God for the precious lessons taught.
May the Lord continue to bless FCM richly.
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Day Four, Thursday 20/05/10
(by Liu Fangzhou)
The fourth day of camp was another
day filled with spiritual feeding and fun
activities (indoor games).
The morning began with devotion on
“The Rich Fool” (Luke 12:16-21). Brother Brian
Lim aptly applied the parable to students like
us. As students, our barns can be our
schoolwork, our grades, our job prospects, or
anything that we put before our Lord our
God. “Soul, thou hast much goods” is simply a
reflection of self-reliance instead of reliance
on Christ our Lord. Maybe in our little
moments of arrogance, we thought we could
determine our paths to success by relying on
our own strengths and wisdom, diligence and
might, instead of surrendering our lives to
Him. Maybe we shoved aside the things with
heavenly impact for our short-sighted pursuits,
forgoing our QTs because we were too tired
from studying. Where our heart is so is our
treasure! In storing up much goods like the
rich fool, we have failed to see the bigger
picture – the sovereignty of the Lord and the
eternal hope in heaven.
The first day message was brought to
us by Rev Dennis Kwok of Truth BPC on the
parable of “The Labourers in the Vineyard”
(Matthew 20:1-16). The parable was to show
that salvation is not by merit or works of men
but by God’s sovereign grace alone. Like the
first group of labourers who entered into an
agreement with Householder to work for a
penny, and was paid accordingly, the love of
God was shown first to the Jews by
covenantal salvation through obedience. The
Gentiles (non-Jews) are like the second group
of labourers who were hired at a later time of
the day but were paid the same amount as the
Householder paid the first group by
agreement. Likewise, our salvation is based
solely upon the generous grace and good will
of our sovereign Lord, and our rightful
response is to accept and be joyful with
thanksgiving. Knowing that our salvation is by
the grace of our sovereign Lord through faith
and in Christ alone, let us work it out with
reverence and gratitude, and bring forth fruits.
The second message of the day was by
Preacher Dennis Kabingue of Gethsemane
BPC, who spoke on the parable of “The
Unforgiving Servant” from Matthew 18:21-35.
From the parable, we can see that an
unforgiving person is revengeful, brutal,
merciless and most importantly, hell-bound.
Verses 21-22 also show us the Biblical
expectation of us to be a genuinely forgiving
person to any repentant brother. To be
genuinely forgiving, one must meet 3
requirements – be compassionate, forgo all
negative feelings (that is, to make no record of
the wrongdoings) and restore the good
relationship. These 3 pointers serve as very
practical guidelines for self-examination as to
whether we have truly forgiven a repentant
person. The sermon was followed by a much
extended question and answer session that
surrounded the topic of whether repentance is
a necessary pre-requisite to forgiveness.
In the afternoon, we played indoor
station games that came with object lessons
surrounding the parables that we have learnt
in the first 4 days. Elena Ang was the game
master. In one of the stations, we were
required to act out the parable that we were
assigned, recite the theme verse (Mark 4:11-12)
and sing one stanza of the camp theme song
“Open My Eyes That I May See” from memory.
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At another station, we had to piece
together a puzzle and find the missing piece
from the room, while a “tare” in our group
who was told where the missing piece was
took it and kept it. At the last station, we had
the privilege of eating, drinking and making
merry (by playing card games) in a
comfortably air-conditioned room until
another group, which had been robbed of all
their game credits, came knocking and
begging for game credits from us. That was
when we had to decide whether or not to be
“a friend at midnight.”
After dinner, Elder Boaz Boon of
Calvary Tengah BPC delivered the night
message of the day from Luke 16:1-13, “The
Shrewd Manager.” Like the steward, we may
have worked our ways to commendations or
achievements through underhanded but
worldly-wise ways. On the surface, such a
person may seem conscientious, acute,
determined, smart or even innovative, yet
God sees our innermost desires and
motivations. Let us not be children of the
world, serving the temporal gods of self-
centredness, but let us be children of the light,
shaping all our priorities and intentions
around God’s kingdom, always bearing in
mind the work of Christ.

The day ended with a simple FCM COC
(Change of Coordinators) ceremony. Elena
Ang, Truth BPC, Student Coordinator of
FCM SMU passed the baton to Jonathan Poh,
Calvary Tengah BPC. Eunice Choy,
Gethsemane BPC, was appointed the Student
Coordinator of the new FCM NYP (Nanyang
Polytechnic) together with Clement Chew,
True Life BPC, as the new Bible Study Leader.
Jonathan and Eunice took the FCM Student
Coordinators’ Pledge and Elder Boon led the
three in the taking of the Dean Burgon Oath.
Dr Paul Ferguson then committed these new
additions to the FCM leadership unto the
hands of the Lord in closing prayer.
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Thank God for another fun-filled and
fruitful day of learning and edifying each
other with His all-sufficient Word!
Day Five, Friday 21/05/10
(by William Quah)
Friday was the last day of camp (by
messages / activities), and so the wakeup call
was a little harder than usual. Morning
devotion was taken by myself on “Are we blind
leaders of the blind?” (Luke 6:39-49) I shared on
3 warnings, that to check self of temporary
spiritual blindness caused by sin, of pride that
causes us and keeps us in sin and of being
blinded to our own problems. Thereafter I
shared a self-check mechanism by looking at
our fruit and how to rectify the problems
through the parable of the wise man and the
foolish man that built their houses, but one
on the solid rock of Christ, and the other on
sand.
Thereafter, we had two messages that
were sobering reminders on the need to
examine our lives. It kicked off with the
parable of “The Wise and Foolish Virgins” from
the passage of Matthew 25:13 expounded on
by Pr Ko Lingkang of Calvary Pandan BPC.
The virgins represent people that call
themselves Christians on the earth and the oil
the preparation for the bridegroom (Christ
the Lord)’s return. The simple requirement
was that they just had enough oil to last, yet
some of them did not even fulfil it. In the
same way, the sobering consideration was if
we are waiting on the Lord, trusting His Word
and obeying his commandments. Or do we
still think that the Lord will come, but in at
least a few years’ time, and not possibly today.
The virgins that were caught without enough
oil were not known by the Lord, and in the
same way if we are not in a state of
preparedness for the Lord’s coming, we must
examine our salvation, if we had tried to
accept the gospel on our own terms.
brought us to think on what our thoughts and
lives have been like, as contrasted to what
they should be like. One question on how
convinced we were that Jesus is really coming
soon showed sometimes that youth can easily
feel that the Lord is coming, but that not that
soon, maybe in at least a few years time. As
our thinking affects how we live our lives,
such a thinking we have to change through
the Spirit’s aid.

A nice lunch followed with a short

siesta and then there was the special item
which consisted of a treasure hunt and 3 more
games. The treasure hunt was titled “Parables:
The next message by Dr Paul
Treasures Hidden in Plain Sight” and consisted of
Ferguson of Calvary Tengah BPC on “The
seven clues that had been hidden in the
Two Sons” (Matthew 21:28-32) was a parable
common places that the FCMers had walked
of condemnation, in which he condemned the
past many times since Tuesday night. The
Pharisees who were trying to trap Him, as
look of shock on the campers’ faces when
they were full of self righteousness. Both sons
they heard that was priceless. The last group
in the parable were rebellious in the start, but
took about 20 minutes to find the clues which
only one was openly so. The openly rebellious
consisted of fake event posters and notices
son represented the wilful sinners such as the
hidden on the various notice boards on the
publicans and the harlots, who did not appear
2nd level, and also in 2 boxes with signs in the
religious at all, but were the ones who saw
eating area and the meeting area. It was to
their own unworthiness, and as such came to
have the lesson of how parables that we learn
believe in Christ. But the self-righteous
are of seemingly normal events but hold
Pharisees who were the spiritual leaders that
hidden treasures of teachings, and how
prided themselves in authority were
parables can be also applied in situations in
hypocritical and as such made it virtually
daily life.
impossible for them to believe in Christ. We
were reminded that truly our salvation was by
the grace of God alone and so the way to live
was not in pride, wilfully disobeying the
Father’s will anymore, but to humbly seek to
serve God and to put His will over ours. This
was another message of reflection on our
salvation, and a fitting way to end the series of
messages on parables.

The discussion that followed helped

further the reflective mood, as the questions

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 A game titled “Labourers in the
Vineyard” followed where the groups had to
bring a volley ball 13 rounds around the
courtyard, starting with only 1 member and
another coming in to help in 30s intervals. As
seen in how the team members had to work
hard together to reach a common goal, often
swapping members, the point on how that in
the service of God we will all play different
parts of varying importance, but still all are
The next game was titled “The Blind required was emphasized.
Leading the Blind”, where the groups were
blindfolded with plastics plate masks and were
supposed to move in a group, by holding onto
a raffia string, to various checkpoints from the
3rd to the 1st level. Each group had one
sighted person who would guide one of the
“blind” members of the group through only
handphone communication. The lesson was
about how there we need people spiritually
unblinded by sin to show the blind the path to
clear vision or holiness.

Lastly, the game titled “The Tower

Builder and the Warring King” was held in the
AV studio where the various groups had to
build their own towers with limited
newspaper and masking tape in 30 minutes
and then try to destroy the other groups’
towers with a volley ball. In the end all the
towers stood strong and emphasized how our
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strong foundations, but we have to count the
cost to build up our faith properly and
strongly also. With that, the enjoyable games
were over and we went to wash up, had KFC
and Pizza Hut for dinner and started
testimony night.
Testimony night was a great time of
hearing everyone’s testimony, whether long or
short, of the blessings received in the camp,
and also of singing of spiritual songs, and
learning more about others. Many people
shared about the goodness of the spiritual
lessons gained from the messages and
activities, of the encouragement and blessing
through the fellowship of like-minded
brethren from many different churches, and
also the part-timers shared their regrets of not
being able to join full-time! It should serve as
a great encouragement for more to come!
With that done, a blessed FCM camp was
effectually over and many stayed up a little
while longer to have more fellowship. So soon
Saturday came and it was then time to pack
up and go home.

CAMP TESTIMONIES
TEXT FCM CAMPERS PHOTOS GRACE AUYONG

“Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me” – Psalm 50:23a.

that we are all sinners saved about God’s Word. The

by grace, we must strive to sermons and group
be unprofitable servants for discussions were very
the Lord. ~ Phoebe Oh, FCM thought provoking, and
NTU/NIE made me reflect on life... I
had my first experience of
tracting, and it has
The hidden treasures of the definitely made me bolder
parables have spiritually in sharing the good news
strengthened us through with others. I wouldn’t
the hearing of His Word have traded places with
and the reflective anyone for those 6 days of
discussions. The fellowship FCM camp! (Though I only
during the camp helped us managed to come for 4)
to get closer to the Lord as Thank you organizing
FCM camp was awesome! I
the Lord shows us his grace committee once again for
really enjoyed the
to grant to us like-minded putting everything together
fellowship with other
companions to worship and thank you God
enthusiastic Christians,
more fervently in the Lord. providing everything we
keen on learning more
With the acknowledgement needed to make this camp

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such a success. :) ~ Gloria
Khoo, FCM NUS
FCM camp has indeed been
a blessed time of fellowship
with God and His people.
As usual, God has been
gracious and good, giving
me more than I can ask for
throughout this camp. If I
were given a second chance
to opt for what to do
during that week of camp, I
would still choose to come
for this camp. A God-
honouring choice, would
bring much blessings. =) ~
Thong Hui Min, FCM
NTU/NIE
I thank God for the
messages preached during
FCM camp. The study on
parables reminded me of
how the Christian life
should be lived. For
example, the message on
the friend at midnight
(Luke 11:5-13) reminded
me of how a Christian’s
best Friend should be
Christ, and that we should
not give up praying even
when God does not seem
to answer. Also, the parable
of the wise and foolish
virgins (Matthew 25:1-13)
made me realize that my
love for God is so faint,
and that I often forget to
live with eternity’s values in
view. FCM Camp 2010 has
indeed been a timely
spiritual checkpoint after a
year in university and I pray
that God will, in His
mercies, bring to
remembrance the many
things I’ve learnt in the
weeks, months, and years
ahead. ~ Joanne Khor, FCM
NUS
Thank God for lessons
learned through the
messages. Something new
to me is that every parable
was spoken by our Lord
Jesus for a specific purpose,
and this makes me see the
parables in a different light.
I’m reminded that if the
Word of God does not
transform my life, then the
time I’ve spent listening to
messages, reading my Bible
etc have all been in vain. I
also realised that “not
knowing anybody in FCM”
is not a good reason not to
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attend it full-time.. if my
desire is to learn of God’s
Word then there is no
reason not to! ~ Edison Chee,
FCM NTU/NIE
It’s been a great joy
listening to God’s Word
and fellowshipping with
God’s people. I’ve always
been intrigued by the
Kingdom of Heaven and
I’m glad I was able to
garner much insights on it.
The parables provoked me
to check my salvation,
reminded me of God’s love
for sinners, prompted me
to be more fervent in
praying and watching and
taught me many life lessons
of which I hope to, by the
grace of God, apply them
into my life. The Lord is
good. This year, fellowship
has become much warmer.
May 17-22 is definitely one
of the most blessed weeks
of 2010.
Also, I would like to thank
William, Desmond, Su Ling
and Fang Zhou for all the
hard work that they have
put in to make this camp
possible and so enjoyable.
Really, the Lord hath done
great things for us whereof
we are glad. I must say, in
all the 9 FCM camps that I
have attended so far, this is
the best. Everything went
on smoothly and God’s
people were blest. That is
all that matters. The Lord is
good. ~ Jason Liew, FCM
NTU/NIE
I was a part-timer at FCM
camp this year, but to make
up for it I stayed most
nights, scooting off to
school each morning before
the sun was up. Was it
worth the physical and
emotional effort?
Absolutely. My motivation
to come to camp for
spiritual refreshment was
high after a draining term,
and I was not disappointed.
I only heard a fraction of
the messages (those at night)
and struggled to pay
attention at times from
fatigue and distraction, but
I did pick up gems of new
spiritual truth from parables
familiar to me since
childhood.
Perhaps most of all I was
reminded that they were to
be applied very personally -
that I, not just the abstract
Christian, was God’s lost
sheep, lost coin, prodigal
son; that I needed more
holy, Christ-like affection
for those nearest to me;
that God was more than
ready to give good gifts to
me if I asked. I also
appreciated hearing from
less familiar speakers that
same sound preaching of
the truth that I have been
accustomed to in Calvary
Pandan, a reminder that
God has His faithful
remnant in all parts of
Singapore and the world.
There was also much joy in
fellowship, getting
reacquainted with and
discovering new things
about old friends. It was
most pleasant coming
home to the assembled
brethren from the four
12
corners of island who had
come earnestly desiring to
feed on the Word of God, a
foretaste perhaps of
returning home to heavenly
rest with the saints in glory.
Thank God for His
marvellous work and the
labour of love of His
committee, which made for
a smooth-running and most
enjoyable camp! ~ Jonathan
Tay, FCM NUS
There’re several things I’m
thankful for this FCM
camp:
1. Enjoyed the fellowship
between like-minded
brethren. Particularly
enjoyed the lively
discussions after the
messages — everyone
shared their opinions /
disagreements with each
other! Really encouraged by
the service rendered by the
camp committee too. May
the Lord bless your efforts!
(P.S. We really looked
happy in all the pictures...
even all those group
pictures! :)
2. Enjoyed the messages.
Like I said before, I really
didn’t expect much from
parables, judging that
they’re Bible stories for the
younger children. But thank
God, the various speakers
(and there were a lot of
them) expounded on the
parables in a refreshing new
manner. Was pleasantly
surprised at the insights
presented. I was also very
much rebuked for taking
portions of God’s Word
very lightly... and equally
challenged to dig into His
Word to search new truths!
3. Some regrets: Came to
the camp with burdens
from the world — there
were things that I had to
rush for various
commitments. my heart was
not as prepared to receive
the Word as much as I
wanted it to. Even greater
blessings could be mine..
but my heart was distracted.
Very disappointed. But still
God is merciful, and I was
blessed! however, will settle
my duties before FCM
camp next year (if it’s
possible to come) and
return for greater blessings
then!
Until next year! ~ Grace
Auyong, FCM NTU/NIE
Thank God for being able
to serve in the FCM camp
in these few areas --
Logistics/ Night trail/
Special Item. The planning
for the night trail and
special item was rather
enjoyable and seeing that
the people that participated
not only enjoyed but learnt
something from them too
was an encouragement to
me. All glory be to God in
these areas of service!
One of the great blessings
was getting to know so
many fellow brethren from
other churches, especially
the Tabernacle friends. To
see that there are many
other youths holding the
fort and serving God
faithfully was such an
encouragement. To
personally get to know
them better also made for
much good fellowship, and
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spiritual blessings through
the conversations we had.
Working alongside 2 people
I did not know in the camp
committee prior to the
planning phase, Desmond
and Fangzhou also was a
blessing as I have not only
gained new friends, but
with their meticulous work
they helped the camp to
run smoothly. Not
forgetting Jason and Suling
also, who definitely did
equally as much in running
the camp and the food
matters.
Quite a few messages
taught me many new points
on parables that I had not
noticed before, and to have
heard speakers like Elder
John Leong and Elder Alan
Choy was also a great
blessing. The 2 messages
that impacted me most
though were the last 2
messages, which really
made me ponder on how
my love for God has really
been so weak and showed
me the need to indeed
redeem the time for the
days are evil, and also to
show my love for God
through my works and not
words only. ~ William Quah,
FCM NUS
 FCM ANNUAL REPORT 2009
REPORTED BY JASON LIEW

Originally published in Calvary Tengah ACM Report 2010, Item 6.3, pp 26-29

Overview of Elijah under Dr Paul Ferguson with

The Fundamental Christian Ministry
(FCM) continues to be a beacon of light and
bastion of truth in institutions of higher
learning, having entered into its 23rd year.
Truly, the LORD is our Shepherd; we shall
not want (Psalm 23:1). Not only was 2009 an
eventful year, it was also a year of
establishment and expansion as we see the
decentralization FCM Poly into FCM SP,
FCM NP and FCM RP as well as the humble
inauguration of FCM NUS @ Bukit Timah on
Mar 27. A total of three new Bible Study
Leaders (Dr Paul Ferguson, Lee Kong Sing &
Pr Lek Aik Wee) and five new Student
Coordinators (Carol Leong, Ko Lingting,
Eleanor Ee, Lek Xuan, Elena Ang & Brian
Lim) were appointed. By God’s grace, there
was also a 100% growth in all 7 FCM Bible
Study Groups as compared to 2008.
Bible Study Groups
Meetings were held in 7 different Bible
Study groups – 4 in the universities (NUS @
Kent Ridge, NUS @ Bukit Timah,
NTU/NIE & SMU) and 3 in the polytechnics
(SP, NP & RP). For the first half of the 2009
(i.e. AY08/09S2), FCM NUS@KR studied
the Book of Isaiah under Pr Ko Lingkang
with Joy Ng coordinating and FCM
NUS@BT studied on The Life of Samuel
under Dr Paul Ferguson with Ko Lingting
coordinating. During Pr Lingkang’s three-
month preaching stint at BPCWA, Perth (Aug
12 – Nov 11), FCM NUS studied on The Life
majority of meetings held at Kent Ridge.
FCM NTU/NIE continued to study the Acts
of the Apostles under Rev Wee Eng Moh
with Teo Jun Zi coordinating. Upon her
graduation, Jason Liew stood in as Interim
Student Coordinator until Brian Lim was
appointed a Student Coordinator of FCM
NTU/NIE on Nov 2, together with Pr Lek
Aik Wee who took over from Rev Wee Eng
Moh. FCM SMU studied Church History and
the Book of Ephesians under Joshua Yong
with Carol Leong coordinating and upon her
graduation, Elena Ang. FCM SP & FCM NP
studied the Book of Ruth under Lim Jun
Sheng as well as the Book of Galatians and
Fundamentals of the Faith under James Tan,
with Lek Xuan and Eleanor Ee coordinating.
FCM RP did a Character Study on Moses and
studied the Book of Ephesians under Lee
Kong Sing with Samuel Goh coordinating.
Poly Open House Tour
There was a trying time in 2008 when
several FCM Poly meetings consisted only of

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1 Bible Study Leader and 1 Student
Coordinator. The batch before had all
graduated and existing polytechnic students
were reluctant to attend. We committed the
matter to the Lord and after much prayer, we
decided to restart FCM Poly. As such, FCM
kick-started 2009 with an excursion to the
Open Houses of Singapore and Ngee Ann
Polytechnics on Jan 10, helping ‘O’ Level
school leavers to discern the different courses
available and discover God’s will for their
lives as they decide on which polytechnic to
enroll. The freshmen benefitted from this,
became regulars and formed the nucleus of
FCM SP, NP and RP which have a total
attendance of about 10-15.
Gospel Rallies and Combined Meeting
February was a lovely month. Two
gospel rallies were held in the same week, just
before Valentine’s Day, to share God’s
redeeming love to those outside His Kingdom.
hundred heard him speak on “Boy Meets Girl:
Confronting Christian Courtship & Celibacy.” An
exciting Q&A ensued. Leong Chee Meng
(former FCM Arts/Engineering) also gave his
courtship testimony.
The first annual Student Coordinators’
Pledge-taking and Bible Study Leaders’ Dean
Burgon Oath was also instituted to safeguard
the Biblical integrity of those who serve in
FCM. We praise God for FCM SMU, though
small in numbers, did a great job organising,
especially with the unanticipated large
attendance. Pr Dennis Kabingue preached on
“If God is All Powerful and Loving, Why is there
Suffering in the World?” at FCM NUS Gospel
Rally on Mar 18. There were two new faces.

On Feb 9, Pr Lek Aik Wee spoke on “Love

Divine, All Loves Excelling” at FCM NTU/NIE.
We thank God that a PRC student heard the
Gospel for the first time. On Feb 13, Dn Paul
Cheng spoke on “The Greatest Love of All” at
FCM SMU and reminded us of our first love
Conferment of Theological Degrees
as no unbelievers were present. The Rev Dr
Prabhudas Koshy was the Lord’s messenger On May 10, two of our Bible Study
at the FCM Combined Meeting held on Feb Leaders, Brothers Ko Lingkang and James
20 at Calvary Pandan BPC where over a Tan were conferred the Bachelor of Theology

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(BTh) degree at the FEBC 34th Graduation
Service. Lingkang’s thesis is entitled “A
Biblical Critique of Textual Criticism” (58 pages)
and James wrote on “Temperance and Wine” (46
pages).
We also rejoice with Paul Ferguson who was
conferred in absentia the Doctor of Religious
Education (DRE) by Foundations Bible
College, Dunn, NC on the same day. His
dissertation is entitled, “The End Time Apostasy
as Unfolded in Church History and its Affects on the
Fundamentalist Movement” (391 pages).
Games Day
On May 15, FCM NTU/NIE
organised an Outing and Games Day for the
entire FCM at the newly opened Marina
Barrage. It was a time of fun and fellowship
for FCMers and friends. The event concluded
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with a sumptuous dinner at Marina Square’s
Pizza Hut.
Camp
May 25-29 were five blessed days of
spiritual feasting on the Word of God where
FCM Camp 2009 was held at Calvary Pandan
BPC under the theme “Lessons from the
University of Life: A Study on the Book of
Ecclesiastes” with Dr Paul Ferguson was our
main speaker. The title was taken from a book
of the same name (distributed at camp for
free courtesy of FEBC) authored by the late
Rev Dr Timothy Tow (1920-2009) who was
promoted to glory on Apr 20. The night
messages were: “The Auburn Affirmation” (Pr
Dennis Kabingue), “The Seventy Weeks of
Daniel” (Rev Dr Quek Suan Yew) and “The
Openness of God Controversy” (Rev Dr Prabhudas
Koshy). Elder William Seah also conducted an
exuberating “Encouragement & Follow-Up
Ministry” workshop (with role-play) to better
equip FCMers to bear one another’s burdens
(Gal 6:2). We broke camp early on the 29th
instead of the 30th as many FCMers were
unable to stay on the last night.
23rd Anniversary
On Aug 7, FCM commemorated her
23rd Anniversary with a thanksgiving service
at Calvary Pandan BPC. The Rev Dr Tow
Siang Hwa, founder, delivered a heartwarming
message from Psalm 23, “The Lord is My
Shepherd,” reassuring and reminding us of the
Lord’s unfailing faithfulness. Despite the
sheep’s often straying, our Wonderful
Shepherd always leads and guides us out of
temptation into triumph. FCM NUS (and
friends) presented the song item “By the Gentle
Waters” and several FCM Alumni testified of
how God’s goodness and mercy followed
them through their tertiary education. The last
FCM Anniversary (20th) was held on May 12,
2006 at Aloha Changi Fairy Point Chalet 5
where Dr Tow spoke on “Passing the Mantle to
Future Leaders.” God willing, FCM will be
celebrating her 25th Silver Jubilee
Thanksgiving Anniversary in 2011.
Gospel Rallies and Combined Meeting,
Again
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Yes, we have gospel rallies and
combined meetings twice a year. Dr Paul
Ferguson spoke on “Is There A God?” (Sep 7)
and “Is Your Life Complete?” (Oct 21) at FCM
NTU/NIE and FCM NUS Gospel Rallies
respectively, with four newcomers each. It is
our prayer that the gospel seed sown will take
fruit. Special mention must also be given to
the FCMers who faithfully attended the
tracting sessions that preceded each gospel
rally for “he that winneth souls is wise” (Prov
11:30). A second FCM Combined Meeting
was organised by FCM NUS on Sep 18. The
topic “Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts” by Pr
Dennis Kabingue helped many FCMers gain a
better understand talents, gifts and using them
for God’s glory. FCM NUS presented the
hymn, “To Whom Much is Given.”
Alumni
The LORD ordained their other halves
before the foundation of the world. Sis
Sharon Ng (FCM Poly Student Coordinator,
2002-2004 and Pr Dominino de la Cruz, Jr
(Pastor, Gethsemane Bible-Presbyterian
Mission Church, Bogo) began their courtship
in Aug 2008 and tied the knot on Mar 21,
2009 in the Philippines, with the Rev Reggor
Galarpe officiating.
Low Boon Siang (FCM Overall Student
Coordinator, 2006-2008) and Ho Hui Lin
(FCM Science, 2005-2007) were also united in
Holy Matrimony on Jun 6. The wedding was
officiated by the Rev Dr Prabhudas Koshy.
Both couples’ very first were their last and
were their spouse’s “one and only.” Their love
stories demonstrate their desire to honour the
Saviour in courtship and are testament to
God’s blessings. “If you honour God, God will
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honour you.” May the Lord bless these two
couples richly as they set up a Covenant home.
Prayer Requests
Colossians 1:9-11, “For this cause we also,
since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you,
and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge
of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all
pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and
increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with
all might, according to his glorious power, unto all
patience and longsuffering with joyfulness”. We
earnestly covet your prayers. When you come
across FCM in your church prayer list, please
do not skip it. FCM is a difficult ministry.
Parents, we need your help. If you are a
parent of a child studying in a local university
or polytechnic, encourage them to attend
FCM. Would you rather want your sons and
daughters to participate in Campus Crusade
for Christ, The Navigators, etc which uses the
NIV and imbibe in their ecumenical/neo-
evangelical/charismatic/modernistic “poison”
(which once destroyed the B-P Synod twenty
years ago in 1988) and bring it back to your
church? Or if they seem to have no spiritual
appetite at all and all they care about are the
endless pursuits of first class honours and
summa cum laudes, eating/drinking/partying like
it was in “The Days of Noah” (Matt 24:37-38),
encourage them to attend FCM, before you
lose them to the world. God’s work must be
supported by God’s people.
In retrospect, the LORD has been
gracious to prosper FCM in 2009. The
unyielding faith and dedication of the Student
Coordinators in planning/organising as well
as the passionate and unapologetic
teaching/preaching of the Bible Study
Leaders have been a tremendous blessing and
encouragement to my heart. 2 Corinthians 9:6,
“But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap ministry and pray that more students from
also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall our BPCs and other churches will partake in
reap also bountifully.” We thank God for this this blessing as well. SOLI DEO GLORIA.

Jason Liew is the Overall Student Coordinator of FCM

and a member of Calvary Pandan Bible-Presbyterian Church.

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Shawn Yeo
BEng (Hons) (Bioengineering)
Nanyang Technological University
In 2006, I came into NTU as a free-
thinker, absolutely unaware of the
transformation which lay before me. Come
2010, I emerged as a Christian. The path of
my salvation proved to be a slow one, and
I’ve met many throughout the course of years
that have helped shaped myself into the
person that I now am.
Let me start from the beginning. There
was once when I took pride in calling myself a
‘staunch’ free-thinker and never considered
committing myself to any religion. To me, it
was all the same. Somehow though, there was
never beyond a shadow of doubt that I
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recognized a higher power of sorts, a great
being I could not yet identify. At times of
duress, I would pray to this unknown god,
hoping that somehow my prayers would be
heard. I was not sure if this unknown god
could hear me, but at least it granted me some
comfort still.
I came to Calvary Pandan Bible
Presbyterian Church when I was mid-way
through my second year in university, in order
to abate the persistent prodding of a friend
(which I am now thankful for). Little by little
I came to know more about Christ.
Eventually I started to attend the YPG
discussion group and BBK as well. There was
a period when I was pretty confused and
troubled, as I was forced to challenge my
assumptions as a free-thinker when my heart
was softened by the gospel. A verse from
Mark 8:36 kept turning up in my mind
particularly - “For what shall it profit a man, if he
shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”
For a period of time I was burdened
with confusion and uncertainty, praying to a
god while not knowing if I was heard. My
doubts were lifted one fine day during YPG,
when Lingkang was talking about election. It
was then when God’s grace was made evident
to me, and I felt thankful and at peace under
His care. Just as the unknown god was made
known to the people in Acts 17 (A chapter we to share and chat with everyone, as most of us
studied in FCM where I felt a huge were going through similar struggles. Not to
connection to), the eternal God was made mention, many of us were also from CPBPC!
known to me that day. Most of all, FCM was a time of blessed
quietness, and a golden opportunity to study
Since then, I’ve been growing slowly
God’s Word and fellowship, while leaving the
but steadily. Surely there had been ups and
world behind for awhile.
downs, but there were always people who
helped me along the way. FCM was one such I believe many of you have friends
branch of godly support that I greatly cherish. who were like me, a free-thinker, or friends
who are searching still for an answer to life.
During my stint in NTU, I was pretty
Be persistent in introducing to them the
much caught up with much of its activities.
gospel and Christianity as a whole. Once a
FCM provided a nice quiet time of rest in the
person sees the sincerity and good testimony
midst of the hustle of school life. Like church,
that you possess, he will eventually be willing
I was pulled into FCM with the help of a very
to find out more. Pray for your friends, for
persistent friend. After attending my first
God will aid you as well. But always be patient
FCM session though, I didn’t need any more
and allow God to gather the necessary
tugging. The cosiness of Elder Sim’s home in
components to create His wonder. Also, do
Hall 13 coupled with Auntie Rena’s
not forget about yourself. Take time to pray
sumptuous suppers were more than enough
and fellowship with like-minded peers, such
reason for me to return! I liked the active
as friends from FCM. Having Christian
discussions and thoughts brought about by
friends to share your journey lightens the
Pastor Wee, with the help of his wife Auntie
burden, and makes it much easier to lead the
Helen. More recently, I had the privilege of
Christian life. And when you have finally
attending Preacher Lek’s informative sessions
graduated from school, you’ll be thankful that
as well. I truly enjoyed having fellowship with
you’ve spent your time fruitfully with FCM.
the small group of Christian peers. It was easy

Shawn Yeo, FCM NTU/NIE (2008-2010), is a member of Calvary Pandan

Bible-Presbyterian Church. He now works as a coach at Advocators Pte Ltd.

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Eunice Foo
BSc (Hons) (Chemistry & Biological Chemistry)
Nanyang Technological University
I was born and raised in a Christian
family, underwent infant baptism and have
been to several churches throughout my life
(Galilee Bible-Presbyterian Church, Nazareth
Bible-Presbyterian Church, Bethel Bible-
Presbyterian Church (Melbourne), True Way
Presbyterian Church, Mount Carmel Bible-
Presbyterian Church, Hebron Bible-
Presbyterian Church and now, True Life
Bible-Presbyterian Church). All my life, I
have been a Sunday Christian, attending
church services on Sunday mornings and
‘disappearing’ right after service ends. To me,
it was just a habit to attend church on
Sundays, a routine that has been instilled in
me over the years. I never had a personal
relationship with God; all I knew was that
God is good and that I should believe in Him,
that is all. In these recent years, I have been
‘church-hopping’ quite a bit, in search of a
church with sound doctrinal beliefs and
leadership, but my dismay, I found none.
I have always loved music, be it the
playing of instruments or singing. During
semester 2 of my third year in Nanyang
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Technological University (NTU), I was
looking through the list of Unrestricted
Electives (UE) available. Prior to that, I have
already taken a few other National Institute
of Education (NIE) music modules that were
non-examinable and totally enjoyed attending
those lessons. As I was browsing through the
list, Choir II caught my eye. I was tempted to
choose it but was inhibited by the fact that I
have never sung in any choir before, whereas
many others had years of experience in the
field. Moreover, only Levels II and IV of the
choir module were offered during that
particular semester. In the end, I placed
Choir II as one of my options.
Then, the choir audition day arrived.
Honestly, I did not want to go for it because
I really lacking in confidence. After much
encouragement from my friends, I decided to
go for it. The audition turned out to be not
as bad as I thought it would be and I even
made new friends there. By God’s grace, I
passed the audition and became a member of
the choir. For the module assessment, one
component of it required us to form our own
groups. God is truly gracious; my group was
just such a wonderful one. It was also
through this choir module that I got to know
my dear brother-in-Christ, Andrew Kan, who
eventually brought me to True Life Bible-
Presbyterian Church.
I attended True Life Bible-
Presbyterian Church’s Young People’s
Fellowship (YPF) for the first time around
mid 2009 and was introduced to
Fundamental Christian Ministry (FCM) by
Meng, who subsequently gave my contact
details to Teo Jun Zi, student coordinator for
NTU/NIE FCM then. Jun Zi and I
exchanged a few emails but I still did not
attend FCM till almost the end of the
subsequent semester in November 2009 after
Jason Liew contacted me. At first, I was
really apprehensive as I did not know anyone.
By God’s grace, I found the NTU/NIE
FCMers very welcoming and felt at ease with
them. Rev Wee Eng Moh and Auntie Helen
were extremely nice too. They took very
good care of me and made sure I did not feel
left out at all. I really thank God for each and
every one of them.
I have learnt a lot from FCM. I was
time and again reminded of the importance
of fellowship with like-minded brethren and
the importance of always putting God in the
first place in my life. We, as students, are
constantly busy with everything else, at the
expense of communing with God and
reading God’s Word. The things of this
world always seem to be much more
colourful, attractive and alluring, be it the
exciting school events or the multitude of
activities that happen out of curriculum time.
During crucial tests and examination periods,
our studies seem to be our sole focus, and we
often just push God's word to the back of
our minds without realising that our
sovereign Lord is always in control.
FCM is a wonderful time of sweet
communion with God and also rejuvenation
in our Christian faith in the company of
God's people. It serves as a timely reminder
to us to walk close to Thee and also to keep
our walk in the straight and narrow way. I am
really thankful for that.
God has been very gracious to me. As
a student, I would have to confess that I
procrastinate a tad too much. Normally, my
mind wanders off during lectures, my
tutorials are most of the time left untouched
unless they are graded, and I only feel the
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need to study right before papers. God has
been really merciful to me and I am thankful
that my grades have been fairly decent
despite my laziness. Now that I have
officially graduated from NTU, I only have
our Lord Almighty to thank, for His grace so
rich and free, and for His patience with me,
although I have not been glorifying God in
the area of my academia.
I would be entering National Institute
of Education (NIE) this September, and yes,
I am going to be a teacher. Teaching was not
my first option, or rather, I have never
considered teaching as a career option. Well,
you may then wonder why I am even going
to be a teacher. I accompanied a friend of
mine to the teaching interview without much
preparation, and unexpectedly, I was offered
a permanent teaching position, together with
an MOE teaching award. Honestly, I was
really surprised when I received the offer
letter and this offer really set me thinking. I
prayed about it and many a time, I was
constantly troubled and kept wondering
whether this is God's calling for me. After
much prayer, I still do feel uncertain as I have
never taught before (not even tuition) and I
am not sure whether I would be a good
teacher. I guess if it is God’s will for me to
teach, He will provide, for His grace is
sufficient for each and every one of us. All I
can do now is to put my trust in Him, for He
will only give us what is best for us. I do pray
that through teaching, I would be able to do
His will and glorify His name.
God is just marvellous and I cannot
help but praise Thee for His goodness. Time
and again, I have fallen and even wallowed in
sin, but He never fails to chastise me and
bring me back to His presence. I thank God
for the sweet fellowship with fellow like-
minded brethren. I thank God for always
providing me with constant encouragement
and reminder through my dear brothers and
sisters-in-Christ. I thank God for always
praying for me when I have not been praying.
Eunice Foo, FCM NTU/NIE, worships at True Life Bible-Presbyterian Church.
She is now reading PGDE at the National Institute of Education (NIE).
Jonathan Ng
BBM (Finance & Actuarial Science)
Singapore Management University
This morning, during breakfast, my
Dad commented that though the world may
not read the Bible, the world does read
Christians. Upon hearing that, I immediately
thought of Matthew 5:13-16, “Ye are the salt of
the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour,
wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for
nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under
foot of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city that
is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a
candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick;
and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let
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I pray that as a child of light, I would be able
to share God's goodness with the people
around me and spread the good news so
wonderful that I have experienced.
Praise God and glory be to His holy name!
your light so shine before men, that they may see your
good works, and glorify your Father which is in
heaven”. Interestingly enough, I have held
these three verses close to my heart
throughout my entire SMU career.
Before I started my university, I
purposed in my heart that my actions and my
speech would be one that is honoring as unto
the Lord. Not surprisingly, throughout my
university career, I have often been tempted
and pressured by my peers to participate in
ungodly activities. I thank the Lord for His
word for it has indeed been a“lamp to my feet,
and a light unto my path”.
In addition, my university career has
also granted me several opportunities to
witness for Him. Sad to say, there were often
times where I was not always “ready to give an
answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the
hope that is in you with meekness and fear”. These
experiences have taught me the importance of
strong meat as it has been aptly written in
Hebrews 5:13 “For every one that useth milk is
unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a
babe”.
Looking forward, I intend to continue
to improve my Bible knowledge that I may be
a blessing to others. In addition, as I enter
into the corporate world, I pray and do
purpose in my heart that my testimony and
conduct will continue to be one that is
honouring as unto the Lord.
Jonathan Ng, FCM SMU (2006-2010), was the Student Coordinator of FCM SMU (2007-2008)
and is a member of Calvary Pandan Bible-Presbyterian Church. He now works at the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Elvin Siew
BFA
Lasalle College of the Arts
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his
mercy endureth for ever. - Psalm 136:1
Indeed the Lord has been faithful and
abundant in blessings toward me these past 3
years. Looking back the Lord's hand has been
constantly guiding me, though often times I
was ignorant and faithless.
Time has flown by in a twinkling of an
eye, I still remember the anxiety and
apprehension as I searched and waited on the
Lord for a direction in my studies. While my
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“I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I
will keep thy righteous judgements.” - Psalm
119:106.
peers around me had their places secure in
various local and overseas universities, I was
still searching for a place to further my
education. I was rejected many a time, and
was starting got get discouraged in my search.
Praying hard each day, trying hard to patiently
wait on the Lord's timing, I could not obtain
the peace of mind that I so longed for. Sure
enough the Lord led me to study in Lasalle
College of the Arts over a place in Australia,
and truly He had a reason for me to study
locally.
How did I know that this was God’s
will for me? I can confidently say now that I
was able to be blessed and encouraged
through service in many areas. Because of the
new location of my campus, I was able to
touch base with FCM SMU and enjoyed a
short stroll every Wednesday evening to
fellowship. FCM has been something that was
a huge blessing to me through my university
life. Although surrounded by people who
spoke about economics, business and
accounting modules, It was still a blessing to
pray for and be prayed for each FCM session
and worshiping our Lord together. The
various Bible study leaders that ministered to
our small group never failed to impart at least
one important lesson from the Word of Life.
 Even during exam fever or crunch
time, and when the thought of skipping FCM
crossed my mind, I was somehow always
compelled to make the trek to SMU, and the
journey has never been in vain for the
blessings received outweigh any worldly
achievements I might accomplish during
those precious 2 hours.
Even now as my fellow FCMers have
graduated with me, the friendships and
fellowship forged during those evenings in the
CBD will never be dissolved. I pray the
encouragement and fellowship will continue
to last post-FCM and for those who are on
the threshold of your tertiary education, I urge
you to attend the FCM, for it is a pit-stop
where we can rest with fellow pilgrims who
are struggling through like with you. If a race
car does not pit stop, it will not be able to
finish the race much less win it. Continue to
press on and make FCM a part of your life.

Elvin Siew, FCM SMU (2007-2010), is a member of Calvary Pandan

Bible-Presbyterian Church. He is now an apprentice at Lucasfilm Animation Singapore.

NEWS & NOTES

Dr Paul Ferguson, FCM NUS Bible Study Leader, joined Calvary Tengah Bible-Presbyterian Church on
May 1, 2010 as Pastor Designate.

Congratulations to Joshua Yong, FCM SMU Bible Study Leader, who was conferred the Master of
Divinity (MDiv) degree by the Far Eastern Bible College on May 9, 2010.

FCM NUS organised a FCM Outing to Sentosa on May 13, 2010. Jason Liew spoke on “Walking in
Unity” (Eph 4:1-16). That evening, FCM NTU/NIE organised a Cottage Meeting to Rev Wee’s.

The FCM Camp 2010 was held from May 17-22, 2010 at Calvary Pandan B-P Church under the theme,
“Parables for Children of God’s Kingdom.” The speakers were 13 Pastors/Elders/Preachers from our affiliated B-P
churches. On the fourth night of camp, May 20, Elena Ang, FCM SMU (2006-2010), passed the baton of the
Student Coordinator of FCM SMU to Jonathan Poh. Clement Chew and Eunice Choy were also appointed
as Bible Study Leader and Student Coordinator respectively of the new FCM NYP.

FCM NYP held its inaugural meeting on June 30, 2010.

Calvary Tengah Bible-Presbyterian Church will be having its 16th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service
on August 1, 2010. The Rev Dr Tow Siang Hwa will be speaking on “This is the Lord’s doing, it is marvelous in our
eyes.” All FCMers are invited to attend.

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Contact Information & Bible Study Groups

Advisor Eld Dr Boaz Boon (Calvary Tengah B-P Church)

 9824 7681  boazboon@mytengah.com
Overall Student Coordinator Jason Liew (Calvary Pandan B-P Church)
 9017 8213  jasonliewyf@gmail.com

FCM NUS FCM SP + FCM NP/SIM

Bible Study Leaders Bible Study Leaders
Dr Paul Ferguson (Calvary Tengah B-P Church) Pr James Tan (Calvary Tengah B-P Church)
 paulferguson@hotmail.com  jamestty@gmail.com

Student Coordinators Lim Jun Sheng (Calvary Tengah B-P Church)

Joy Ng  sa_jurong@hotmail.com
 9112 1760  ngwenlijoy@gmail.com
Student Coordinators
William Quah
Lek Xuan
 9710 7955  wilquah@hotmail.com
 9638 9841  xuan328@gmail.com
Ko Lingting
 9663 0246  kolingting@hotmail.com
Eleanor Ee
 9298 1643  enhui89@gmail.com
Venue & Time
Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, NUS (AS1-02-05) Venue & Time
 5 Arts Link, Singapore 117570 School of MAE, SP (T17 Level 5 Tutorial Room 5)
 Every Wednesday, 6pm / Dinner @ 7.30pm  500 Dover Road, Singapore 139651
 Every Wednesday, 6pm / Dinner @ 7.30pm

FCM NTU/NIE
Bible Study Leader
Pr Lek Aik Wee (Calvary Pandan B-P Church)
 awlek@singnet.com.sg
Student Coordinator
Brian Lim
 9126 9832  brianlsj@gmail.com
Venue & Time
Block 2, NIE (TR 8)
 1 Nanyang Walk, Singapore 637616
 Every Wednesday, 6pm / Dinner @ 8pm

FCM SMU FCM NYP

Bible Study Leader Bible Study Leader
Joshua Yong (Truth B-P Church) Clement Chew (True Life B-P Church)
 yongbkj@hotmail.com  yongbkj@hotmail.com
Student Coordinator Student Coordinator
Elena Ang Eunice Choy
 9368 0556  elena.ang.2006@accountancy.smu.edu.sg  8220 1708  eunichoy@gmail.com
Venue & Time Venue & Time
School of Economics, SMU (Seminar Room 2-3) School of Chemical & Life Sciences, NYP (Room P510)
 90 Stamford Road, Singapore 178903  180 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8, Singapore 569830
 Alternate Fridays, 4.30pm  Every Wednesday, 5.15pm

Newsletter Advisor | Eld Dr Boaz Boon Editor | Jason Liew

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