Can you believe this 2013 has come and gone?! I hope you each had a great year, filled with God's goodness through personal spiritual growth, ministering to others, and being encouraged and strengthened by loved ones. May 2014 ring in a deeper intimacy with God, new challenges that increase your reliance upon him, shape you toward the Lord Jesus Christ, and a year marked with on-going grace, mercy and generosity. Happy New Year! —John
Community Kick-off Dinner!
JAN 11, SAT. 7PM. PRAISE CTR.
We're having dinner to announce the winter small group series. We'll also describe some upcoming events. Please join us to make it a great time!
**To support the preparation of dinner, please RSVP via Facebook or email johnchow@fcbc.org with your attendance.
TRIP 1: FEB 14-17.
TRIP 2. MAR 22-25.
Registration is now open. Sign-up NOW: Feb 14-17 or Mar 22-25. It's only two months away! We want to prepare adequately so your registration will help! Be the gospel through your hands, feet and body. Any Qs? Check out FAQs or contact Kevin Leong, Austin Quan or John Chow.
Men's Ministry Breakfast
JAN 25, SAT. 8AM. PRAISE CTR.
Men! Join other men at church (young adult and up) for a time of building each other up. Great opportunity to form some bridges with other brothers in Christ. ($5 for breakfast. Walk-ins are NOT preferred. Please purchase tickets in advance at the Worship Ctr courtyard.)
Thailand Mission
PRAYER FOR THAILAND: SUNDAYS, 11:35am. PRAYER ROOM OF WORSHIP CTR.
Looking for a place to serve this summer? Join the Thailand Mission Team! This trip is open to both young adults and collegians. We go and teach conversational English, become testimonies of Jesus Christ, and share about his love for the Thai people (and other tribal groups). It'll be in the summer but
we're praying for God's date to go. Join others for prayer after Sunday
worship: 11:35am, Prayer Room of 2nd floor in the Worship Ctr. We need
prayer!!!ESPM (English Speaking Prayer Meeting)
WED, 7:45am. PRAISE CTR.
ESPM resumes January 8. Sign-up for 7pm dinner ($2) at the church office or in the Worship Ctr 1st floor elevator. Join the church to pray. You are needed.
Multi-Church Retreat at The Oaks
MAY 23-26, 2014
Save this date and plan on attending! This is a great way to fellowship with other young adults from local Chinese churches. Participating churches include CBCOC, CBCWLA, Covina FSBC, FCBC-LA, FCBC-Walnut, MBCLA, MBCP (We sure like our abbreviations!) We had this event a few years ago and it was a great hit. Details to come soon.
My Year in Review. God is Good.
BY JOHN CHOW
This past year went by very quickly. For me, it was full yet extraordinarily blessed. God was very good as always. Here's a quick rundown of personal highlights:
-In January, some FCBCers attended the Urbana Conference and caught the mission bug. I was thoroughly excited for them as I saw the fruit of this later in the year.
-In February and March, I went to Mexico with other FCBCers to build houses with Amor Ministries. ¡Muy Bien!
-In April, I traveled with friends to Orlando to attend The Gospel Coalition's Conference (and Universal Orlando!). It was a refreshing MAN-cation being with brothers in Christ and hearing great preaching!
-In May, I was approved by the church to be the Young Adult Pastor.
-In June, I was ordained as a servant of God to the gospel ministry. Wow! A few days later, I was joining our Thailand Team on mission to Chiang Rai, Thailand.
-In August, I officiated my first wedding (of Matt & Leticia Ku). Wow! Later that month, the collegians and young adults had their annual camp at Pepperdine University.
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| Our friends got us altar flowers for our anniversary |
-In October, while still being part of Annex, I joined one of the YA Connection Groups for its six-week meeting. It was a great introduction to YA Ministries!
-In December, to close the year off, I had a blessed—blessed (!) weekend with the collegians at Flight Retreat. As the speaker, I was able to share my heart with these siblings in Christ as it was likely my last official retreat in the college department.
In 2013, God was still refining me in my personal character issues. God was purging from me impatience, lusting, judgments of others, independence, and jealousies (to name a few). I thank God for his grace, the power of Christ's resurrection, and the working of the Holy spirit. O Magnify the Lord!
Happy New Year!
