New Creation Church

Psalm 65:11 says, “You (God) crown the year with Your goodness and Your paths drip with abundance”. This has certainly been true for me!

I am a 12-year-old girl who has been richly blessed by God! This year, my classmates complained about feeling stressed as their parents were pushing them to study hard for the final year examinations. Unlike them, I experienced zero stress!

They stared at me in disbelief when I said that by God's grace, I would do well for the preliminary examinations. One of my friends said that I was being overconfident and boastful, and that “God would only help those who help themselves”.

Despite all these, I rested in God during the preliminary examination period, read the Bible and anointed myself with the anointing oil! I was encouraged by Deuteronomy 28:13 that said that the Lord will make me the head and not the tail, and I would be above only and not be beneath. When the preliminary examination results were released, everyone was stunned to find that I was placed amongst the top three in my standard despite having studied the least!

When asked what my secret was, I told them that it was because of God's grace. During the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) preparation, I also relaxed and read the Bible. On the first day of PSLE, my friends panicked but I kept cool, prayed and anointed myself with the anointing oil.

I was shocked to see my PSLE results! They were good enough for me to choose any school I wanted! I thought I was dreaming and had to pinch myself just to confirm that it was real. I thank God for without Him, I would never have achieved this! Indeed, Papa God has crowned my year with His goodness. Amen!

The writer has requested to remain anonymous.

Earlier this year, my sister was going through depression due to academic stress from her college. Relationship problems between my parents worsened her condition.

She kept to herself and even had suicidal thoughts. It hurt me to see her crying every day and I thought of ways and means to help improve her condition. However, all my human efforts failed. I felt miserable and eventually gave up.

At my most helpless point, God came in and showed me that apart from Him, I cannot do anything. When I had no more strength, I leaned on God’s Word through Pastor Prince’s teachings and held on to the promise that Jesus bore my sister’s depression at the cross. I am also thankful for my care group which supported me throughout this time.

Slowly, the Lord showed me the power of partaking of the Holy Communion. I claimed healing for my sister and each time I saw her crying, I would partake of the Holy Communion with her, declaring that by His stripes she is healed. I also applied the anointing oil on her head when she slept and spoke the Lord's protection over her. The Lord opened my sister’s heart to come to church, and continuously hearing the gospel of grace freed her of all condemnation and bondage.

Just recently, my sister received the gift of tongues and the Lord told her personally that He loves her. Today, she is completely healed! Sometimes I even have to pray that she will not talk so much so that I can focus on my studies. I’ve learnt through Pastor Prince’s ministry that healing is by grace — not by us doing more, but by simply resting upon the finished work of Jesus Christ. All glory to Jesus!

The writer has requested to remain anonymous.

Dear Pastor Prince,

Last Christmas, you told the church to write down three things that we were believing God for. As I was two months pregnant then, one of my prayer requests was for a smooth delivery and healthy baby.

However, my pregnancy has not been easy. During my first trimester check-up, the medical report wrote that my baby had a high risk of Down Syndrome.

My husband and I were totally shattered when we learnt about this. Our gynaecologist suggested we go for more tests to confirm the medical condition of our baby.

No words can describe how terrible and heartbroken we felt. After weeks of consideration, my husband and I decided not to go ahead with further tests, but to trust God for complete healing. We decided to keep our baby no matter what, as we knew that our baby was a gift from God.

Over the next few months, we continued to partake of the Holy Communion and prayed for our baby daily. We claimed healing promises (like Isaiah 53) over him and believed God for His miracle and healing.

In August 2011, I went through an emergency Caesarean birth. Miraculously, a healthy baby was born! Today, baby Nathan is not only healthy and normal, but also blessed with good looks!

We know that Jesus healed Nathan. We are truly thankful to God for baby Nathan and we want to give God the glory!

Vicky Chin

Dear Pastor Prince,

I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, a condition caused by female hormonal imbalance. When my husband and I decided to try for a baby, my gynaecologist put me on a fertility drug to regulate my hormones and improve our chances for conception. This went on for more than a year with no results.

As the desire to have a baby grew, I started noticing more and more pregnant women and mothers in our church. Before envy could take a hold of my emotions, I recalled Pastor Prince’s teachings and kept declaring that I was next in line for His blessing! During this time, my husband and I also upgraded to a bigger apartment, and believed God that He would bless us with a growing family to fill the rooms.

In October 2010, we were attending Sunday service at a cinema venue when Pastor Prince invited the congregation to stand to their feet. He asked us to believe the Lord for one thing and led us in prayer. As my husband and I held hands in agreement, I felt a tingling sensation in my right pelvic area. This was followed by a sense of “release”.

Three weeks later, I felt prompted to take out the pregnancy test kit. Although I was reluctant to relive past disappointments, I was quietly confident that the result would be different. And it was! A trip to the gynaecologist even revealed that the date of conception happened around the date of Pastor Prince’s message!

By the grace of God, I had a blessed pregnancy with no complications at all. My gynaecologist declared my baby a “textbook baby” as she met each developmental milestone with ease, but I know better! My baby was simply a “Jesus baby” as it is Jesus who gave us such a wonderful blessing!

Our precious daughter, Sarah Joy, was born in July 2011. Thank you, Pastor Prince, for challenging us to come boldly before Jesus. Preach it, pastor!

Sharon Teo

I lived a destructive lifestyle since I was 18 years old. Prior to that, there was a lot of hurt in my childhood years as my parents quarrelled all the time.

I always felt worthless and was afraid to be alone. I didn't care how people treated me as long as they stayed with me. I also had no peace in life, and nothing made me happy. As time went on, I grew depressed and felt that life had no more purpose anymore.

One day, I was not able to sleep and was channel surfing when I saw an Asian man preaching on TV. It was Pastor Prince! He shared about how much Jesus loves us, and how the Lord’s finished work on the cross was an overpayment for all our sins. Suddenly, I felt the Lord’s love for me, and an unspeakable peace came over me.

There and then, I said the salvation prayer while I was lying in my bed. I spoke to Jesus for the first time, and told Him that I didn’t know how to get out of a bad relationship that I was in. I told the Lord that I trusted Him and believed that He would take care of me.

The Lord was indeed faithful and He took care of every situation in my life! As I heard more about Jesus through Pastor Prince’s sermons, and read Destined To Reign, the Lord effortlessly transformed me from the inside out.

As I look back now, it feels as if I have never lived a destructive lifestyle before. I am now a new creation, and my life testifies that Daddy God loves and saves!

More importantly, the change was effortless by the grace of Jesus. It had nothing to do with my willpower, but by the divine power of Christ at work in me! Thank you, Pastor Prince, for unveiling Jesus' beauty through His finished work at the cross!

MaryAnn Pacheco

In January 2011, my mother was diagnosed with a rare type of lung cancer. A major operation was inevitable, and we were all greatly affected.

Being the only Christian in the family, my sister asked me to pray for my mother. I found it very challenging to pray with my mother in Mandarin, so I used simple words and the anointing oil.

My husband and I also introduced Jesus and His love to my mother. We shared with her about the significance of the Holy Communion, and trusted that Daddy God would stir her desire to partake of the elements.

We also continued to share healing testimonies with my mother because she didn’t want to undergo the operation. When I felt that I had no more testimonies left, I would cry to Jesus and ask Him to take over. The very next day, my mother told me all about a healing testimony that she had heard from a neighbour. We were just overwhelmed by God’s love!

Soon, my mother started partaking of the Holy Communion by herself, and began praying and talking to Jesus. She finally agreed to the operation, and continually confessed that Jesus would not allow bad things to happen to her.

The day before the operation, my husband and I laid hands on my mother, and prayed that Jesus will guide the hands of the surgeon and even renew her youth. When my mother came out of the operating theatre, my sister and I rushed to the intensive care unit (ICU), and were dumbfounded by what we saw. Despite having undergone a major operation to remove her right lung, my 62-year-old mother looked radiant. Even the nurses and doctors were amazed!

My mother was discharged four days later and no additional treatment is required. On top of that, the Lord settled the hospital bills through an insurance company, and my mother has since accepted Christ!

Though my Mandarin may not be fluent, Jesus is not limited by my lack of vocabulary or terminology. My mother now attends the Mandarin service and is also actively attending care group! All glory to Jesus!

Charmaine Choo

On 24 July 2011, my cousin was supposed to attend service with me but was feeling ill and down. I told her not to worry and assured her that I would partake of the Holy Communion on her behalf. I also sent her a text message and claimed healing for her over SMS.

That very night, my cousin told me that she was feeling much better and her spirit was uplifted. To be honest, I didn’t really have much faith when I was praying for her, but God was faithful in spite of my “lack of faith”! Praise Jesus!

That same Sunday, Pastor Lian was sharing about God’s restoration power and how He will restore all that has been robbed from our lives. Pastor Lian also shared about how she prayed for a young boy who had a tooth that turned grey after an incident. However, the Lord divinely restored his tooth and it “came back to life”.

The next day, I was cutting my toenails when I noticed that a toenail which has been black for years due to an injury had become normal again! Previously, it looked ugly and this used to bother me. However, the blackened toenail had become a part of me for so long that I had forgotten about it!

There and then, I remembered Pastor Lian’s sharing about the boy with the grey tooth and how God cares about every little detail of our lives. I’m still not used to my “new toenail”, but I’m excited about God’s restoration power and wonder what else God is going to restore in my life! Thank you Jesus.

Tan Sok Yin

This is a testimony of how God has blessed us incredibly during our journey towards getting married at a young age.

I met my husband while he was serving and working full-time in the Video & Sound Ministry, and I was serving in Worship Ministry. After two years of dating, we decided to trust God to be able to get married at a young age.

I was then only 21, and he was 27. We did not have a lot of finances but trusted God by setting our wedding date. We also believed in what Pastor Prince shared during one service on Hebrews 10:23 to “hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful”.

During our one and a half year engagement, we did precisely that and kept confessing the Word. Due to the high property prices and lack in our bank accounts, it was difficult to see past our natural circumstances. Once, our financial planner even exclaimed to my fiancé’s face that he should not get married because he has no money. We were upset and disheartened as it got really frustrating to go house-hunting and be reminded, time and again, that we had no money!

But we were greatly encouraged by our council of mighty friends, fellow servers and Pastor Daniel Chong. They encouraged us to keep beholding Jesus and to know and believe in His faithfulness. Whenever we were down, we would be reminded of the many testimonies and stories of couples who had gone before us and came out victorious. It gave us the strength and reminded us that God is always faithful and He will never disappoint; especially to those who serve Him.

We even drew out a floor plan of a three-room flat and wrote in bold that we would pay zero cash above valuation for the property as a daily reminder the God will bring our desires to pass! To cut the long story short, I got three brand new wedding gowns for under $800. We also didn't pay a single cent for the photography, videography and additional audio and light systems at our wedding.

To top that off, God also blessed us with a beautifully anointed reception at a grand five-star hotel which was fully paid for even before we signed the final contract! Not only that, we were the last couple to have signed for a wedding package there before the price doubled!

For the house that we so desired, God gave us a house that was more than the tiny three-room flat that we were praying for. Instead, He blessed us with a luxuriously spacious four-room flat in a prime area. Hallelujah! God is incredibly faithful to His promises. I am now 23, my husband is 29, and we have been married for more than half a year now, and are living in our very own home.

Praise you God and thank you Pastor Prince and Pastor Daniel for all your anointed teachings and encouragement!

Nicole Loh

Before I came to New Creation Church, I always believed that I had to do good to please God. I made it a point to confess my sins constantly and this made me very self-conscious and sin-conscious.

I was also very insecure as a teenager and would be affected by the comments and jokes that my friends made about me. I was depressed about my appearance, and even pestered my father to let me undergo cosmetic surgery.

Soon, my school work suffered and I was rejected by all the local universities. I felt extremely lousy about myself, was suicidal and started developing an eating disorder.

By God's grace, I managed to enter one of the local universities. But the depression continued and I failed my subjects to the point that I was afraid of getting expelled. During a visit to the psychiatrist, she merely scolded me and gave me some medication. I did not return after that first visit.

However, things began to turn around after I started attending New Creation Church. Every week, the sermons reminded me that I am God’s beloved and righteousness in Christ.

Miraculously, my eating disorder disappeared and I was less troubled about my weight without realising it. I've also learnt so much about the grace of God, faith, and hope from this church. Every day, I claim God's blessings over my studies and my future career.

Today, I am happy to announce that I have graduated with honours, and I have been offered a wonderful position in an industry that I am passionate about! Thank you Pastor Prince for preaching the gospel and for revealing the beauty and loveliness of Jesus to us! All praise and glory to Jesus!

The writer has requested to be anonymous.

I joined the real estate industry to be an agent in August 2009. After months of hard work, I did not receive any breakthrough. I could not close a single deal. I became very disheartened and disappointed. I kept having negative thoughts like how lousy I was and that I should just quit. However, my breakthrough came when Pastor Prince preached at one of his sermons that we should have a bullet verse to counter our negative thoughts.

Right after that, I found myself a bullet verse in Jeremiah 29:11 which says that the Lord knows the plans He has for me — plans to prosper me and not harm me, plans to give me a hope and a future. Each time I had a negative thought, I would whip out my bullet verse and recite it constantly.

Within weeks, I closed my first deal eight months into the industry. In July 2010, Pastor Prince preached that we should pray and intercede for our situations. I had been marketing two semi-detached houses for more than two months but to no avail. After Pastor Prince’s sermon on prayer, I began to pray specifically, instead of my usual generic prayers, for God to bring the right buyers to view the houses and to make an offer. That week, my prayers were answered and one of the houses was sold.

Right after that, I went on a short trip to Tioman with my husband to celebrate our wedding anniversary. While I was lying on the beach reading Pastor Prince’s book Destined to Reign and listening to worship music on my iPod, my team mate called to inform me that the other semi-detached house which we had been marketing for almost three months had been sold. It was literally restful increase because I was lying on a beach and enjoying myself.

As if all these were not enough to prove His goodness, God provided even more! The moment I returned from Tioman, my father called to say that his friend wanted to sell his condominium unit. I got exclusive rights to market the place and it was sold in three weeks. All these happened in one month! Praise God! He does not just provide, He provides in abundance. This is the result I got when I meditated on the living Word of God. Thank You, Jesus! And thank you, Pastor Prince, for your invaluable teachings.

The writer has requested to remain anonymous.

After working for my dad’s company for 20 years, he told me that business was bad and he could not afford to hire me anymore.

He broke the news to me on a Friday. That Sunday, I went to church and Pastor Prince was preaching about God’s provision. The message was so timely for me and I told myself that God will provide for me. A week later, one of my previous clients called me with a job offer. Despite the fact that I did not have any relevant experience and was computer illiterate, the company was willing to hire and train me! And they offered me a pay that was 40 per cent more than what I asked God for, praise Jesus!

Eleven months into the job, I was promoted to be a manager and received a 45 per cent pay increment. Seven months later, I was appointed to be a regional manager for my company’s China market.

2010 marked my third year with the company and I was posted to Malaysia to take care of one of our branches there. I was promoted to be a branch manager, received a 60 per cent pay increment and was provided with an apartment to stay in Malaysia! Hallelujah!

I really thank God for all His miracles in the past three years. Thank you, Pastor Prince, for teaching us that our God is good. All things are possible with God!

William Tan

When my husband and I decided to have a baby, I was worried about conceiving. My mother had difficulties conceiving and I feared that it might be hereditary. Despite my fears, I told myself that I am in Christ and would inherit His genes. I went ahead to buy books on baby names and believed God for a baby.

God is faithful and I was pregnant soon after. But that also brought about fears of a difficult pregnancy with symptoms such as morning sickness, water retention, leg cramps and excessive weight gain. But I remembered Pastor Prince’s message about the power of our tongue so I reminded myself to speak good things over my body even though at that time, I was uncertain if it would work. I would speak forth that I would not have water retention, no excessive weight gain and so on in the name of Jesus. And it worked! God kept water retention at bay. I could wear my rings and shoes until I delivered and there was no persistent nausea or food craving. I also did not put on excessive weight from the pregnancy even though I did not diet or exercise. Talk about effortless success! This is only possible in Christ!

Whenever I shared with my care group about my pregnancy, I would tell them that I am expecting a supernatural pregnancy and it came to pass. The day I delivered my baby, I was still shopping for groceries in between contractions. Upon arriving at the hospital, I was warned by nurses that the first birth would take hours. But I told God that I want to be like the Hebrew women, who would give birth even before the midwives arrived. After that, I requested for the nurses to check my progress, the nurses said I was ready to deliver! Praise the Lord!

As we prepare to plan for our next child, I would proclaim and speak forth once again and ask God for bigger blessings because our God is a big God!

The writer has requested to remain anonymous.

Pastor Prince said that 2010 was the year of restful increase and I am glad to say that I have been so blessed by God! I have been attending New Creation Church since 2008 and would like to share my testimony with the hope that it can encourage others.

I never thought that I will be a believer one day because I had always believed in self-effort. In fact, in the past, I was even angry with God when my mother died from cancer.

In 2008, my colleague introduced me to Pastor Prince’s sermons. I was going through a very bad patch at that time. I was stressed out at work, putting in longer hours and more efforts but not getting any breakthrough. My colleague began to share with me the gospel and we watched a Hokkien sermon by Pastor Mark together. I found him funny and could relate to the things he said. I began to open up and started listening to sermon CDs by Pastor Prince. A few months later, while listening to one of Pastor Prince’s sermons in my car, I felt like God was speaking to me through the message. There and then, I submitted myself to the Lord, accepted Christ and wept uncontrollably for a couple of minutes.

While sharing the gospel with me, my colleague also encouraged me to listen to Pastor Prince’s message on tithing. At that time, the global financial crisis was starting and I was facing challenges at work. None of the deals the company was working on came through. After I accepted Christ, I tithed for the first time, confessing that God will always outgive us. The following week, I closed a deal and because of that, it helped us to meet our target for that year!

I have been tithing faithfully since and I can say that God’s system works! We can never outgive God. Despite the global financial crisis in 2008 and 2009, my company over-achieved our quarterly results by more than 600 per cent! Even though I was confident that God will deliver us, this result was totally unbelievable! My boss asked me how we did it and I simply said I did not know. It was not me, it could only be God.

I was also asked to assist in other aspects of the company business which received good reviews from my colleagues and bosses. As a result, I’ve been marked for promotion in 2010! God is good!

The writer has requested to remain anonymous.

In March 2010, my wife, Berinda, and I submitted our application to join the Style: Weddings Beautiful Couple contest. By August, we did not receive any news from the organisers and thought that the competition was over. In September, we were notified that we were shortlisted for the contest. We were excited because we knew that God had a hand in it. I was supposed to go overseas for a work trip in October but my boss pushed my departure date to November. If not, I would not have been able to take part in the contest.

During the semi-finals, we had to go through an interview. The interviewer revealed that the prize was $15,000 worth of jewellery and vouchers. When I heard that, my heart rejoiced. I was not able to afford jewellery for Berinda during our wedding but now, I know that our heavenly Father is personally giving Berinda her wedding gift.

On 31 October 2010, we went for the finals. We were couple number five — the number of grace! During the styling session, none of the hairstylists wanted to attend to Berinda as she had short hair. In the end, the owner of the salon personally styled Berinda’s hair! Before it was our turn to go on stage, Berinda suggested that we pray. We prayed that every word that came out of our mouths would be guided by the Holy Spirit, revealing the beauty of Jesus to the audience.

On stage, we were asked to choose a random question from a fishbowl. Our question was, "How do you intend to keep the relationship strong after you're married?" I answered, "We love because God first loved us. And God is love. So I told Berinda that I will never love her out of my own effort, but I will only love her with the love of God. And when I look to God, it is He who gives me the strength to love Berinda." The microphone was then passed to Berinda. She expressed that she will not look to me for happiness, but her eyes will always be fixed on God, and that putting God in the centre of our relationship will make us a stronger couple. When we went offstage, I kept thinking that perhaps we should have said something more practical. But God's peace assured me that it was okay.

When it was time to reveal the winning couple, the judges came up and commented that they were eloquent, had chemistry and were very comfortable with each other. To our delight, Berinda and I won the competition! After the competition, one of the organisers shared with us that they almost did not select us for the semi-finals because we were married a little longer than the rest, but they kept coming back to our pictures and had to meet us. That was another confirmation that it was God who orchestrated the whole event. This is truly a year of restful increase. All glory to Jesus!

Soh Chin San

When I first joined Arrow, I was just an average year one student scoring mediocre grades of Cs, Ds and Es. At that time, I was not really interested in the things of God despite being in New Creation Church for a long time.

However, when I was in my second year in junior college, I caught a revelation of God’s heart, His love for me and the finished work of Jesus. There was this burst of life and I began to attend Arrow services and care group sessions regularly. There was this unexplainable desire to sit at the feet of Jesus and feed on the Word. I found out that whenever I set aside time for His Word, everything else will just fall into place. Even my studies experienced a supernatural revival! My grades improved with each test and by the time I sat for my preliminary examinations, I was considered one of the better students in class! Whenever I anointed my papers with the anointing oil, I would look upon it as a stamp of approval from Daddy God. And whatever Daddy God approves, it is certainly blessed!

During the final preparation for my A-level examinations, the verse from Deuteronomy 28:13 really encouraged me. It said that the Lord will make me the head and not the tail, and that I will be above only and not beneath. It was the best stress reliever I could have. Also, I am very thankful that God has placed me in such an awesome care group. My care group members gave me great support and encouragement by messaging verses from the Bible to me, constantly reminding me that as God’s children, we never fight for victory, but from victory.

When I received my A-level results, I was blessed beyond what I ever thought was possible, especially knowing the mistakes I had made during the examinations. I scored straight As for my five papers! To be honest, I thought I could only get three As, if I am “lucky”. How awesome that we never have to rely on luck, but instead, on the unmerited favour of God! All glory to Jesus!

Brandon Foo

I had clinical depression and was on anti-depressant medication in mid-2009. The medicine was only able to relieve my symptoms temporarily and in September 2009, I suffered a relapse.

This drove me to seek other forms of help apart from medication so I came to New Creation Church in January 2010. It was Pastor Prince’s first service of the year and miraculously, even though I was a stubborn “free thinker” since young, I accepted Christ that day. I began to experience God’s amazing grace in my life. Whenever I felt down, my loving Abba Father would save me from the depths of my sorrows. Pastor Prince’s sermons certainly helped me to know God. I believed with my heart and soul that I am indeed a new creation in Christ, and that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Nine months later, I was completely set free from depression and medication. I am now peaceful and joyful every day. My mother also accepted Jesus as her Lord and Saviour in September 2010. That same month, I was water baptised at YWCA with other New Creation Church members.

Thank you, Pastor Prince and New Creation Church, for helping me out of my depression and more importantly, to know our heavenly Father and Lord Jesus!

The writer has requested to be known as S L.

The year of restful increase, 2010 was the year I sat for my O-level examinations. Even though O-level is usually a time when students would be very stressed from studying, I am truly grateful for the messages preached by Pastor Prince, Pastor Benjamin, Pastor Joe and my youth leaders that taught me to put my entire trust in Jesus and His finished work instead of striving and being self-reliant.

Throughout my examination preparation, I was able to study without feeling stressed or worried. I could even study for long periods of time, yet be at rest because I had built my trust solely on Jesus and not on how much I had studied. I thank God for the opportunity to continue serving in my DARE group because every time I served, I would feel refreshed and strengthened. It was definitely supernatural that I was able to continue serving in the midst of the examinations. God was faithful to multiply and restore the time that I had spent serving for my studies.

During my revision, I would pray in the Spirit whenever I felt nervous and I would be filled with a supernatural peace. During the examinations, I would anoint my papers, proclaiming what Jesus had already accomplished on the cross, and that my results were never going to be determined by what I had written but by His unmerited favour. In retrospect, my examinations felt so fulfilling because I did it with Jesus. In fact, I found my O-level examinations to be the most fun and restful examinations I had ever taken, praise God!

I would like to give all glory and honour to God for my results because truly it is He who did it for me. I am amazed by how much favour I had with the examination markers despite the mistakes I had made on my papers. His grace is greater than my errors! When I received my results, I could not help but feel pleasantly surprised. Even though I had a confident expectation of good, I did not expect to attain such excellent results. 10 distinctions with eight A1s and two A2s! Indeed, God exceeds our expectations! To God be the glory and the best is yet to be!

Shaun Lee

Last year, I was pregnant with a baby boy and was due to deliver on 1 October 2009. Everything went smoothly until my last trimester, at about 30 weeks, when my gynaecologist found out that my baby had no heartbeat.

My husband and I were shocked and lost. We did not even know what went wrong. Even my gynaecologist was clueless and said it should not have happened. During this time, I really thank God for kingdom friends and leaders from New Creation Church who stood in faith with us and encouraged us in the love of Jesus. My husband and I decided to let go and believe God for restoration.

During the Christmas service in 2009, we presented our three prayer requests to Daddy God. All three of my prayer requests were the same — to have a baby in 2010. When Pastor Prince prayed over us, I felt a warm sensation all over my body. I still remembered Pastor Prince told the congregation not to be anxious as Mary had received the miracle seed which was not seen immediately but only after a few months. I was also excited about the new year as Pastor Prince had preached on 2010 being the year of restful increase.

I stood on God's promises and listened to Pastor Prince’s sermons every day. After moving to our new home, I went to the gynaecologist for a routine check-up. Praise God! I was pregnant! My husband and I knew that it was the Lord's restoration and we rejoiced because God is faithful and never goes back on His Word! We also remembered that Pastor Prince preached on restoration in one of his sermons. He said for any kind of lost thing, whoever the judges condemn must pay double! Amen!

Now we hold in our arms God's gift for us — double fold quality — our baby girl born in September 2010. Every time we look at her, we see Jesus' love for us. Jesus loves us so much that He was willing to lay down His life so that we can live an abundant life and be blessed in every area of our lives.

I would like to thank Pastor Prince for preaching the Word, New Creation Church and our leaders who stood in faith with us during that difficult period of time. Most importantly, thank you, Daddy God, for not withholding Your very best, our Lord Jesus!

The writer has requested to remain anonymous.

I scored 39 points for my preliminary examinations. Some of my teachers had given up on me and some of my classmates joked that I would not make it to a junior college despite being in the Direct School Admission programme.

To be honest, I only started studying hard about a month before my first paper. By then, I was panicking and breaking down because there was really too much information to be memorised in a month. But what made me feel better and less stressed was when I attended church services on Sundays, DARE services and church events such as the live recording of I Sing Hosanna last October.

Two days before my English paper, I felt prompted to ask my English teacher to help me with an essay draft. I believed that the draft would be suitable for all the essay topics that would come out for the examination. Sure enough, the topic I had prepared for came out! I was so amazed and touched by how great God is! From then on, I knew that the O-level examinations was going to be a breeze because God is with me.

Before each paper, I would pray in tongues instead of following my friends who would do some last-minute revision. My friends would tease me, give me weird looks and ask me what I was doing. I just ignored them. In the end, I was able to breeze through every paper without falling asleep! In the past, I could not help but sleep for at least an hour during all my examinations even though I really wanted to work on my papers! Praise God that that did not happen during my O-level examinations!

When I got my results, all my teachers and friends were shocked! I got 13 points, which is a 26-point improvement from my preliminary examinations! Even though I only received Jesus into my life five months ago, I know that God is really good! I could really feel His love for me and I witnessed how He conquered all my giants! For instance, I would usually score an F9 for my Additional Mathematics before the O-level examination. But God gave me the desire to learn this subject, as well as favour with my teacher and friends to help me. In the end, I scored a B3 for my Additional Mathematics in my O-level examination, praise God!

To my friends and teachers who thought I would not be able to score well, they were right! I was not able to do it, but God is!

Lim Jia Jun

I decided to learn how to drive because I really wanted to help my husband fetch my children from school and to their tuition classes. He has been very busy since his business picked up. I was scheduled to have my driving test on Tuesday, 30 November 2010.

On the Sunday before my driving test, I bought Pastor Prince’s book, 100 Days Of Favor. I started reading the book and was really impacted by it. I started meditating on the prayer that I am a success because God will never leave nor forsake me.

The next day, I arrived at the driving centre to take my test. At the waiting room, I was the last to be called. I took the opportunity to pray in tongues and meditate on the prayer while waiting.

During the test, my examiner corrected me when I completed the first obstacle at the circuit so that I would not repeat my mistakes. Although there were eight obstacles for me to do, I only had to complete six of them. Even my test route was shortened and I was only on the road for about five minutes before I was asked to drive back to the circuit. The favour of the Lord was on me and the roads were clear. Even the weather was good, even though I checked the weather forecast the night before and a thunderstorm was expected.

In the end, I passed the test with only six demerit points! This would not have been possible without God. I am so blessed and grateful to God. Thank you, Pastor Prince, for your book 100 Days Of Favor which really blessed me.

Geraldine Kang Geok Hong

I am a second-year Junior College student and I play the cello. When I was preparing for my preliminary examinations this year, Karen from the Worship Ministry asked me to serve in a special song item to mark Israel's Rosh Hashanah. I was assigned to play Schindler's List and Har Tikvah with a couple of other musicians. I was slightly hesitant at first, as I was worried that the rehearsals and performing for all four English services would affect my preparation for my examinations.

However, Schindler's List is one of my favourite songs and deep down inside, I really wanted to serve God. After I prayed about it, I agreed to serve. I believed that God would definitely take care of my examinations and help me study efficiently while I serve Him.

I had a rehearsal prior to seven examination papers, and another rehearsal plus the actual performance before another series of eight papers. On top of that, I also had to practise playing the music on my own. There were times when I felt worried because my classmates clearly had much more time to study than me. I prayed about it and cast my cares to the Lord.

On the day of the performance, Karen thanked me for serving and told me that God said in His Word that those who bless Israel will be blessed. I said Amen to that and believed that indeed God will bless me more abundantly than I could even imagine. The performance came and went, and I had a great time. I even took a photo with Bob Fitts!

After the performance, I continued to study for my examinations in a relaxed manner. The papers were not very easy. I knew that I had made some careless mistakes and I could have written a better answer for some questions. Nevertheless, I thanked God for being there for me. Pastor Benjamin preached during one of our Arrow services that God has a great plan for us and I believed it. I also prayed that my grades will be a result of His abundant grace and not my self-effort. When the results were out, I scored straight, solid ‘A’s for all my subjects! This would not have been possible without God. Praise the Lord!

The writer has requested to remain anonymous.

On Miracle Seed Sunday in August 2010, my property agent called me to fix an appointment with a potential buyer to view my apartment. I had not even officially put my apartment up for sale.

On Monday, the buyer came and we closed the deal on the spot. Even my agent was surprised at how fast the deal was closed. I sold my apartment for $2,022 per square foot when for the past six months, the price for my development was around $1,600 per square foot. I received a harvest that was 100 times more than what I had sown on Miracle Seed Sunday!

What’s more, the government announced the following Monday that it would be rolling out measures to cool the property market. Thank God for His divine timeliness that my apartment was sold just before that happened. All glory to Jesus!

The writer has requested to remain anonymous.

In July 2010, I applied to study cinematography at a prestigious film school, the National Film And Television School in the United Kingdom (UK). Each year, only eight students are accepted out of a large pool of international applicants. Movies like Harry Potter and Bridget Jones’s Diary were shot by graduates from the school. So naturally, competition to enter is very stiff.

The whole interview process was stress-free and I found the selection workshop enjoyable. I was joyful in the Lord, having fun and believing that whatever the outcome was, it was going to be good because the Lord is on my side. With the Lord's favour, I was the only non-UK citizen offered a place!

The entire cost of study is $100,000. I applied for a government scholarship to fund my studies but was rejected. Although I did not have the money for school fees, I believed that the Lord would provide, choosing to give weight to God’s Word and the peace in my heart rather than the natural ways of the world. I wrote an appeal letter to the government agency the week before Miracle Seed Sunday.

On Miracle Seed Sunday this year, I sowed a small amount to one-north. I also decided to take a step of faith and tithe for that month even though I was in debt and had planned to skip that month.

I spent time researching other scholarships and bank loans. To de-stress, I decided to write Jesus a letter detailing my prayer requests and putting my hopes on Him. After writing the letter, I took a nap. When I woke up, I received a reply from the government agency that they will be granting me a $40,000 bursary. All I had to do was reply yes. Just like that. No interview, no long negotiation, no long process! Wow!

Truly, a drop of God's favour is better than a year of hard labour! In fact, the bursary was literally a year's wages. Praise God! Thank you, Pastor Prince for preaching the gospel! I really appreciate you!

Timothy Chan

In 2004, my wife Janice and I got married at the age of 24. We wanted to have four children by the age of 30 so we started trying for a child in late 2004. Initially, we thought it would be easy to conceive, but it turned out to be month after month of disappointments.

On the surface, nothing seemed to be a problem as my wife's monthly menstrual cycle was regular, and we were both in good health. We prayed about it, and tried methods like taking her temperature and tracking her ovulation to increase our chances of conceiving. After trying for two years, nothing happened. We were very frustrated and unhappy. We decided to go to a doctor to take some tests. But the test results came back normal — there was nothing wrong with us!

We were at our wit’s end and even started reading up on in vitro fertilisation and adoption. To us, they were expensive options, especially since we were still holding on to our dream of having four children. After four years of trying, we had almost given up hope. By then, instead of praying for a child, we were praying for God to take away our desire to have children.

Then, during one Sunday service in early 2009, Pastor Prince asked for a couple to stand as he wanted to pray for them. God had specifically told him that there was a couple who had been trying for a child unsuccessfully for many years. Initially, we were hesitant as no one else stood up. But when Pastor Prince didn’t stop asking, we knew that this word was for us. We stood up and Pastor Prince told us to hold on to our faith, and that our miracle child was coming.

Around July 2009, we started partaking of the Holy Communion daily. Three months later, my wife started gaining weight despite an intensive exercise regime. We felt that something was “wrong” and decided to take a pregnancy test. The results came out positive! We were shocked and couldn’t believe what we saw. We had used almost 20 test kits over the years and the results always showed negative. We made an appointment with a gynaecologist. The scan showed that my wife was already in her eighth week of pregnancy, which meant that she was already approaching her second trimester!

Our baby girl is now four months old. Praise God for He is indeed the God of miracles!

Anthony Levi Kho Chee Keong

A few years ago, my husband and I listened to a sermon by Pastor Prince on parenting. When our son Michael was born, we decided to guide him based on Pastor Prince’s teachings. What better way to bring him up than to turn his heart to Jesus?

We refrained from using words that cause shame and guilt to correct a particular behaviour. Instead, we would sit him down and address his behaviour. We would also remind him that Jesus loves him, and so do we.

Michael is now seven years old. Recently, Michael shared with us some of the issues he faced in school, such as name-calling by his classmates. What surprised us was Michael's response to this. He said that he told his friends he knew someone who would not make fun of him, who loves him a lot and would not call him names, and the person is Jesus.

Sometimes as parents, our role is to guide our children to Jesus but we can also learn a lot from our children when they demonstrate their faith in Jesus.

Sally IT

I had been battling with this sin for more than five years. Only really close friends know about this terrible secret. Even my parents are unaware of it. I had been through two abortions before, one when I was 18, and another when I was 21.

The emotional wound did not heal for quite some time. I would be filled with negative feelings and deep regrets whenever I was reminded of the abortions. Sometimes, I would cry in the toilet or in my room, running through the events in my head and wondering how I could get out of this rut. I would confess my sins repeatedly, thinking that it would eventually redeem me from my past.

Over the period of five years, I was involved in two relationships and each time, I would confess my past to my boyfriends, telling them how lousy I was but at the same time, hoping that they would still like and accept me.

Then, a friend of mine introduced me to New Creation Church. I remember the first service I went to was a midweek service. During praise and worship, I felt something touch my soul but I could not put my finger on it. During the sermon, I felt my first loving touch from God. I also felt God pulling this sin out of my heart and wiping it away forever. After the service, there was an unexplainable peace in my heart.

Since then, my life has been transformed effortlessly through our Lord, Jesus Christ. Whenever I am reminded of the abortions, I no longer have those lousy feelings. I did not even have to fight those feelings. They have simply become an issue of the past. As Pastor Prince unveiled the beauty of Jesus week after week, I learnt so much about God’s goodness in my life. Jesus is my freedom and my forgiveness. He is the only one I need.

I used to read a lot of depressing tabloids and online forums. I was also a fan of self-help books filled with steps on how to improve myself and achieve my goals. However, the motivational and positive feelings never lasted long. I found it difficult to maintain the positive vibes on my own. But now, I just keep myself in His grace and perfect love. It is now effortless for me to be positive, with a spring in my step. Now, I fill my days with reading devotionals, listening to praise and worship songs, and sermon CDs. I have learnt that it is only with Jesus and through Jesus that I can expect everlasting goodness.

My life is now a life full of gratitude and rejoicing. Thank you Pastor Prince!

The writer has requested to be known as J.

I just want to let you know how much I am blessed by your ministry and your book Destined to Reign.

Before I came across your book, I was praying and asking God to show me a way out of the lifestyle I was living. I was living a lifestyle of sin and the more I did not want to sin, the more I sinned. It came to a point where I just wanted to give up on Christianity.

In church, I was taught that there was only one way to be righteous, and that is to work harder on it, pray more, fast more, watch the things I say and confess all my sins constantly. But I could never come to the point where I saw myself righteous. I felt that there was always something more that I was missing. I did not know anything about grace, I did not know if there was a way out of this kind of living and when I asked God, I did not even expect God to answer me.

Then, I came across your book and it changed my whole life! Sin no longer had dominion over me. I never knew that Jesus loves and accepts me unconditionally all the time. I never knew this kind of freedom existed! Now, I have this peace in my heart that will not go away! I love it! Thank you, Pastor Prince! I am so thankful to God for your ministry!

Inna Kutsyy

I am a lady from Hong Kong. A year ago, my friend passed me Pastor Prince's book, Destined To Reign. I have never heard of the gospel of grace before. I did not fully understand the book at that time but I was attracted to it. So, I started listening to New Creation Church’s sermons. One day, I listened to a sermon preached by Pastor Lim Lian Neo about forgiveness. She told a story about a mother who intended to choke her newborn baby because she could not forgive herself for committing adultery even though God and her husband had already forgiven her. This sermon spoke to me.

Four days later, the Holy Spirit showed me that I had a deep anger inside my heart. I had not forgiven myself for all my wrongdoings in my past, especially regarding a few wrong relationship choices. I asked Jesus how I could forgive myself. He showed me the cross, and to just look to Him. That night, I dreamt of my childhood. In my younger days, I never experienced a loving relationship with my father. I was also always upsetting my mother for mistakes like breaking the dishes while washing them. I received no form of approval from my parents. Then, I woke up from my dream. I knew Jesus was trying to tell me why I went into those wrong relationships. Jesus comforted me and said to me, "Forgive yourself and your parents."

From that moment onwards, my childhood hurts were healed. I experienced an instant aggressive peace inside me. My heart is now as light as a feather and as bright as a sunny day. Thank you Jesus, for healing my hurt feelings from the past. Thank you Pastor Prince and all the pastors from New Creation Church for your boldness to preach the truth.

Rebecca Wong

I have been attending New Creation Church since 2003. In 2008, I moved to Australia, where I did my honours in psychology. Upon graduation, I wanted to further my studies. I did not manage to get into a masters programme in Australia so I moved back to Singapore where I managed to get a job as a psychologist.

In 2009, I decided to apply for graduate school again. This time, I applied to PhD programmes in America. I was full of confidence when sending out my applications, putting anointing oil on each form I mailed out, speaking favour over them and getting my friends to speak favour over my applications. I was very sure that I would get a place.

However, in the beginning of 2010, I started receiving rejection after rejection. It was devastating. The first school that rejected me was the University of Texas at Austin, America, which was my first choice because it has a very strong neuroimaging programme in its clinical psychology programme. The reason cited was a lack of funding. The professor who reviewed my application was very apologetic and encouraged me to reapply next year.

I felt very bitter and was very upset, but praise God for anointed pastors in our church. I was attending GenRev, New Creation Church’s youth ministry, regularly and during one of the services, Pastor Benjamin Lim mentioned a line that I knew God wanted me to hear. Pastor Benjamin said to wait, for the miracle will come, but at the right time. I did not want to wait, but, grumbling to myself, I decided to listen and spend time in the Word. After spending time in the Word, I realised that I had not, contrary to my perception, been resting in God for my PhD programme. The fact that I was so worried and anxious, emailing schools and checking my application status assiduously showed that I still thought I was in control of my situation. I was trying to experience restful increase without resting.

After that GenRev service, I spent time in the Word, read Pastor Prince’s books Destined To Reign and Unmerited Favor again and just enjoyed His presence. I no longer cared that I did not get a place in a school. In fact, I was already looking for other places to apply for the next year and explored other options.

But the Lord had other plans for me. In April 2010, I received an email from the professor at the University of Texas at Austin, informing me that some funds were newly released. He asked if I was still interested in the programme. When I said I was, she went out of her way to arrange online interviews for me with the heads of the department, the director of clinical training, core faculty members and two of her students. She even sent me articles on neuroimaging to read and told me about the research profiles of the interviewers! Praise God for His favour!

After that, I was informed that I was offered a place in the school. There was no way I could have gotten into the school on my own. The acceptance rate for clinical psychology in America is very low. I could not even get into a masters programme in Australia. It was only favour and nothing else that got me in. The offer I received included a teaching assistantship, a fellowship and a waiver of four years of my course fees. I only have to pay US$800 per semester. In addition, I would be given an allowance every year during my course. The Lord not only blessed me with a place in school, but He also ensured that I would not have to go into debt in order to obtain my degree! The Lord really turned this situation around for me and went beyond what I had asked Him for.

Thank you, Pastor Prince and Pastor Benjamin, for your amazing messages. It is an honour to call you my pastors. I fully intend to keep in touch with the church while I am away, attend every possible service when I am in Singapore and grab hold of Pastor Prince's resources. New Creation Church will always be my home church.

The writer has requested to remain anonymous.

I am from a small town in Staffordshire, England. I was experiencing one tragedy after another in my life. My daughter passed away four days after she was born, and five years later, my wife and two sons left me. That same year, my sister died due to heart failure. I felt like my world had come to an end. I had been a Christian for over 20 years and I kept going to church because I knew if I stopped, I would never go back. I did not know what to do but I felt God telling me to run the race and not give up.

In April 2009, I was retrenched after working for 16 years as a sales manager in a large company. I started working at the age of 15 and at the age of 50, I found no joy in looking for a job. So I talked to God about it. I started shouting and shouting and God just listened. After I had finished shouting, I heard God telling me to run the race and keep my eyes on Him. I thought, “What kind of answer is that? I have bills to pay.”

Then, a friend of mine from Singapore visited me in England and asked if I could help him out in his company in Singapore. It was hard for me to leave my family and my church but I agreed. It was a big step of faith for me to come to Singapore but our God is so good. I made a promise to myself that I would find a church where I would get some good teachings. After a few weeks of visiting several churches, I came to New Creation Church and felt at home. Then, I got Pastor Prince’s book — Unmerited Favor — and I could not put it down.

My life started to change. For the first time in my life, I was seeing God’s Word in a new and exciting way and I wanted more of His Word every day. For many years, I saw myself as a nobody, but Pastor Prince said during one of the Sunday services that God did not die for a nobody. He died for you, a somebody. What a wake-up call that was. I am going to read Unmerited Favor again as I do not want to miss out on anything. I have been telling my family back in England to get hold of this book and be blessed. I just want to give God the glory and for using Pastor Prince to bring such a powerful message through this book. I am now attending a care group in New Creation Church and am enjoying the fellowship and the teachings. I have also made wonderful new friends here at church. Thank you, Pastor Prince, for writing Unmerited Favor.

Joshua Graham

In the second half of 2008, I was asked to be the Chief Executive Officer of one of my company’s subsidiaries. This was a failing subsidiary which had been underperforming for the last 12 years. It was a challenge that I felt led to take up. However, the enormity of the task hit me when I did a tour of the subsidiary. The physical infrastructure was run-down and the employees were unmotivated and cynical. So I set about trying to change the place.

Around the same time, I was going through a difficult time spiritually and emotionally. The recession had taken a toll on my company. Due to the retrenchments, morale among the employees was low. I was so stressed and disillusioned with my career, God and church that I gave up going to my previous church. Instead, I spent my Sunday mornings playing soccer.

In January 2009, my wife and son started attending New Creation Church (NCC). I was sceptical at first, until I saw the change in my wife and son. My wife became more joyful and less of a worrier. My son, who is in Rock Kidz, became more confident in school and less fearful of exams. He also became more polite and obedient. I realised that this church was a special one that made a difference in my family’s lives.

So I started to attend NCC in March 2009, and I began to embrace the truths that I am greatly blessed, highly favoured, and deeply and unconditionally loved by God. I started reading Pastor Prince’s daily devotional, listening to his sermon CDs while driving and declaring God’s blessings over my life.

And, God’s blessings began to manifest from the second quarter of 2009. The subsidiary’s business began to grow significantly. We had favour with our business partners and saw an increased number of customers. The growth was so good that even our boss was pleasantly surprised. By the end of the financial year, our earnings were 11 times more than the previous year’s. This was our best set of financial results since 2000.

I have also been greatly blessed. I was given a 33 per cent pay increment and my boss quietly gave me a one-off bonus. I have also been blessed in my stock investments, making four- to five-figure sums, and my wife and I sold our property for a profit of 42 per cent. I’ve become more peaceful and joyful, and my previous depressive bouts have disappeared.

I believe that this year (2010), God is going to give me greater blessings in my career, finances and family. To Jesus be all the glory!

The writer has requested to remain anonymous.

I started smoking at the age of 14 due to peer pressure. Although my school had banned smoking, my classmates and I would still smoke in the school yard. Smoking soon became a habit.

When I was 24, my wife was pregnant so she quit smoking. I tried to quit, but it was hard. I promised to stop smoking as soon as our son was born. However, less than a week after his birth, I started smoking again. I was just unable to quit.

For the next 10 years, I had been trying to quit smoking. But whenever I tried, I could only last for about three days. By then, I would be really grumpy. To improve my mood, I would resume smoking.

During one of the Sunday services in 2009, Pastor Lian shared a testimony from a brother who had been smoking for many years. He wanted to quit, but was not able do so by his self-efforts. The brother said he kept confessing that Jesus had conquered the smoking habit when He died on the cross. I could totally relate to every word, except the ending. The brother was free from his smoking addiction. I was not.

I told God that I am not putting my family through a hard time of bearing with my temper while I tried to quit smoking. If God can heal the sick without them having to do anything to be healed, He can also set me free from this addiction. I decided there and then that I would stop trying to quit smoking, but to see my smoking habit conquered on the cross, and just let God take care of it.

Whenever I partook of the Holy Communion, I would confess that God has fixed my smoking habit, just like He had fixed the problems of others. I did not try to cut down at all. I just confessed that Jesus had taken my problems on the cross and that it was a done deal.

Then, it happened. On 24 October 2009, I woke up in the morning, and the craving for cigarettes was gone. In the afternoon, I tried one cigarette, as I expected to become grumpy as usual if I didn’t. However, the cigarette tasted bad, and I was still in a good mood. I never smoked again since that day.

I did not use any medication, techniques or classes to stop smoking. What I could not achieve in over 10 years, God fixed it overnight. God took away my smoking habit of more than 20 years. Thanks to God, I did not go through any withdrawal symptoms, and my family did not have to go through a hard time.

Jesus is the best cure for smoking. The only “side effect” is that you will be blessed and have an even better relationship with Him.

K Svanaasen

After a miscarriage in 2008, I was scared to even try for another child until a year later. For most part, my pregnancy was supernaturally smooth. I had no morning sickness, swelling of my feet or hands, or backaches. Even then, I was still very nervous at each gynaecologist check-up. But our heavenly Father kept assuring me that He is right beside me, holding my hand. I was still very energetic throughout my 39th week of pregnancy and I kept wondering when my baby would arrive. Scans during a check-up revealed that my baby’s head was still not engaged in my pelvic cavity and my cervix had not started dilating.

At the next check-up, I told my gynaecologist about the cramps I felt the night before and she had me do a test on the cardiotocography (CTG) machine. Without any explanation, I was suddenly ushered to another level to take an X-ray of my pelvis. It felt like I was having strong contractions already, but my baby was still not engaged and my cervix still had not started dilating. My gynaecologist realised that my pelvis was too narrow. That explained why my baby’s head was not engaged all along.

A couple of hours later, my gynaecologist checked on me and discovered that my cervix had already dilated to about 6–8cm. I was wheeled into the delivery ward and God reminded me gently that He is with me! I soon gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. My gynaecologist asked if I saw my baby’s dimples. None of our family members have dimples, and I remembered requesting from Abba for my baby to have dimples. All glory to Jesus and His finished work at the cross!

Ranna Seah

I have been married for 20 years, with three children. My marriage can be described as a rollercoaster ride because my husband and I often had conflicts. We hardly communicated and whenever we did, it would often end up in an argument or quarrel. I was not submissive to my husband while he was always very defensive, angry and not family-orientated. As a result, I had never felt happy in my marriage.

Four years ago, I became a Christian in another church. I tried to share the gospel with my husband and nagged him to join me in church, but to no avail. We fell further apart when he started drinking with his friends and spent less time with the family.

I also found out that my husband was having an affair and I became depressed. We began quarrelling and fighting a lot, and he became abusive towards our children. Because of this, I obtained a Personal Protection Order against him. Once, we had a terrible fight and I called the police for fear that he might harm our children. As a result, he spent a night in prison and was very bitter towards me.

Later, when he found out that I had filed for a divorce, he asked for my forgiveness. However, he continued with his affair and still drank nightly with his friends. He then lost his job and ended up with huge credit card debts. It was very difficult to forgive my husband, but God gave me the strength to do so. Eventually, my husband decided to end his affair.

In 2008, I started attending New Creation Church. After some time, my husband joined me for the Sunday services. On Father’s Day last year, he accepted Christ. Since then, we have begun growing closer as a family and I can see that my husband is making an effort to build a better relationship with our children. Without God, our family would not be together today. We thank God for His grace!

The writer has requested to be known as Emily.

In 1995, I became addicted to sleeping pills after my doctor prescribed it to me without my knowledge. Around that time, I was retrenched and could not find a permanent job. Without a proper income, I was unable to provide well for my family and it stressed me out.

Then, I suffered from such bad sinusitis that mucus was trapped behind my cheekbone and I couldn't clear it myself. I had three operations but it didn’t get better, and my left cheek became constantly infected instead. For years, I had to take expensive antibiotics to clear the infection and visit the hospital regularly to “flush out” the mucus.

Due to the antibiotics I was taking, I started suffering from gastritis. My stress level increased and I simply couldn't sleep naturally. It was a vicious cycle. A psychiatrist said I had depression and stress, and gave me more pills.

Every day, I was taking up to 30 tablets for depression, stress, gastric pain, infection, sleep... I think my whole system was upside down with all the medication. At that point, with three sleeping pills, I could only sleep at most two hours, after which I would wake up and not be able to go back to sleep. I ended up popping six pills every night. Being broke, I went into a construction business hoping that the situation would improve. It didn’t. There were sales but I had problems collecting payments. At times, I really wished I would die in my sleep.

I started having panic attacks. When it happened, I couldn't leave the house, couldn’t drive, couldn’t do anything, and my wife at times would have to stay home to look after me. I was in such a bad condition that I just didn’t know how to live my life. I even gained weight although I was not eating well. I ballooned from 46kg to 56kg and my waist went from 28 to 34 inches.

Then, in April 2003, I felt the Lord telling me to just speak in tongues. I didn’t feel any major change or anything initially. But when I prayed in tongues, I felt peace. When I had a panic attack, instead of taking a pill, I started to pray in tongues and listen to Pastor Prince's message tapes. The resulting peace I felt would take the panic away.

After praying in tongues regularly for two months, I was healed of my sinus and gastric problems. I was jobless then and praying a lot, as long as I could remember to pray. Around that time, Pastor Prince preached on spiritual warfare and said that in a major battle, it’s good to pray in tongues, and I continued to pray and pray and pray.

In May, I felt the Lord telling me to start a business doing what I loved, which was to repair computers. There was already a deluge of computer repair businesses out there, but I obeyed the prompting nonetheless. Amazingly, the finances started coming in and I’m now able to provide for my family. I also felt God instruct me to take only two meals a day and enjoy whatever food I wanted for those meals. I did and my weight started dropping! In September, my waist was back to 28 inches and I weighed 46kg.

Around the same time, the Lord told me not to buy any more sleeping pills and said that He would enable me to sleep. In October, when I had no more pills, I told the Lord, “I depend on You now.”

That night, a Sunday, I couldn’t sleep and started praying in tongues. The hours passed — 1am, 2am, 3am, and I still couldn’t sleep. I ended up praying in tongues the whole night. On Monday night, I prayed in tongues till 2am and slept for an hour, an hour of good quality sleep! I continued praying in tongues. On Tuesday, I slept blissfully for two hours; on Wednesday, three hours; Thursday, four hours; and Friday, five hours — all without any pills.

God delivered me in five days from an addiction of nine years! No one else could have done it. Now, my wife says that she has found a new husband and my three children say they have found a new papa. Glory to the Lord!

Sidney Thio