Dear faithful disciples of Jesus in GMC and friends out there,

This may be my last message to you this year as I may be very busy and not able to write. My heart is full of thanksgiving for Jesus put me 9 years in GMC. This is a very rare pastoral experience. In SCAC, they do not normally do it. The most they give is 6 years. As a result, as I reflect, I have the privilege to experience the following lessons:

Firstly, I am able to see the fruit of my labor – how Jesus has transformed quite many individuals through my preaching, prayer, counseling, visitation, challenge and encouragement. Some begin to do more mission, take up leadership roles, start to teach the word of God, etc. However, their growth is entirely the work of Jesus and His Spirit; many others who are helping them also play very important role. Praise the Lord for the community life in Jesus, in GMC.

Secondly, praise the Lord I can see children who grew up to be youths. Lots of them I baptized and I confirmed. I have the great privilege to make them disciples. I pray that when they set up their families in future, they will remember to apply the word of God which I applied on them. The feeling of seeing them grow up is such a joy.

Thirdly, the small group members who bid me have said something very encouraging and affirming to me. These encouragements I want to record them here to help me in my future ministry. This recent farewell by the youths and advisors on 4th December has encouraged me a lot. The summary of their comments is this. They thank me for spending time with them; teaching them character and a personal relationship with Jesus. I may not have fluent English but I am very passionate for Jesus and for the lost. I remain truthful to what I preach. I do what I preach. I am a person with faith and I persevere despite the odds. I may not be so good as what they say but I definitely work hard for they say. Then, the small group farewell 14th December also gave me very deep compliments which I believe will help me to go very far for my future pastoral ministry. I pray that all these comments about me glorify Jesus. I attribute it to Jesus working in me. The highest comment I receive so far is that they see Jesus in me. Yes, this is exactly what I am living for; I desire to be like Jesus. As I reflect on it, I know I am very far from Jesus because I am still very self-centered. I constantly struggle between my will and Jesus’ will. When I am able to Jesus’ I am so powerful for Jesus. I know when I do it, it requires so much sacrifice. There were others who said that I am passionate; they understood why I weep in my preaching; I am people pastor; I am a mission pastor; I am a church planting pastor; I am available to counsel people whom they referred and I do follow up on them; I care about their family and children; I push them to study the 9 months disciple course which impacted their lives; my personally advice and counseling help them in life decision making, etc. What a privilege to hear. My wife, Julia was also there to hear and felt encouraged.

Fourthly, I am able to build up strong, long and lasting relationship through the last 5 years of 9 month disciple bible studies. We had very good fellowship and we always do heart to heart talk in the bible studies discussion. They opened up and I witnessed with my own eyes how their lives are transformed. I believe I have helped some of them to acquire some skill of life reflections. I always remind them to make decisions that seek approval of 3 persons that is God in the person of Jesus, and others and the self. Is it allowed by Jesus? What do other people say? Can your feel comfortable with your conscience? I strongly believe that these relationships which I built up through last 9 years will not be easily forgotten. They will be with me throughout my life and I will bring them with me into heaven with Jesus!

I pray that my sharing above has made a difference for Jesus.

God bless.

A faithful disciple of Jesus,

Pastor Law Hui Seng

(17th December, 2010)

Dear brothers and sisters and friends of GMC,

This past week has proved to be a great week again for Jesus in my life. As I keep close to Jesus, despite facing challenging pastoral care problems, I am able to hold my calm and I have peace and joy to deal with every case. The problems are not overcome because of my intervention and help. I believe that God will make good all the problems for the good of those who love Him!

As I think of what to say at the farewell, the more I think of what I have done and achieved in GMC in the past 9 years, the more I am reminded that I have been imperfect, and I need Jesus to help me very much. The idea of my imperfection keeps coming to me! I interpret this condition as God is humbling me. Praise the Lord He humbled me.

A faithful disciple of Jesus,

Pastor Law Hui Seng

(14th November, 2010)

Dear brothers and sisters and friends of GMC,

It is with great joy that I can write to you all. It was very much a great week as I made my life count for Jesus. I visited an AIDS patient and her 2 small children with a couple; a patient at psychiatrist ward with a few caring brothers and sisters; 2 small groups headed by sister Regina and sister Yii Ming Chu which bid me and my family farewell.

At the farewell, there were about 20 persons who said very encouraging words for me and my wife. I now want to record them for your reference. They commented very positively about my 9 years of ministry in GMC. Some of these comments surprised me but I really thank God for all the comments! God used to minister to them. The comments were: I am a people pastor; approachable; work hard and make sacrifice for them; my prayers were powerful for the sick; pre-marital counseling done was helping them in marriage and they could even use the lessons they learn to help troubled couple; thank me for the baptism; I have strong faith in Jesus and I truly serve God from my heart; I love God and people; my faith is simple, pure and childlike; my sermons and counseling helped in the congregation’s temperament; they understood my passion for Jesus and why I wept over the pulpit; they believed that when I preached I really meant what I said and it was all from God; my encouragement to them to join the small group helped to come out of lukewarmness; I am available to minister to them; etc. They appreciated my wife, Julia, for spending time with a few sisters and her counsels were affirmative and helped them in their spiritual growth. They prayed that God would realize His vision of training Bahasa Malaysia pastors and missionaries in SCAC as I choose to obey Him.

I responded to say that their encouragements would help me to go very far in my future ministry! I would remember them.

A faithful disciple of Jesus.

Pastor Law Hui Seng

(7th November, 2010)

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Dear brothers and sisters and friends of GMC,

I only have 2 months left in GMC.

Friday night, Mui Foon’s small group bid me and family farewell. It gave me a chance to describe the history of God’s calling to do Master of Theology in BM. I just want to put it down briefly in writing here.

Ever since my secondary school and university (USM) days (1979 – 1991), I paid great attention to BM. It was partly Malaysian government educational emphasis to pass it, that motivated to be so keen about the language. Now, as I looked back, I see it as God’s conviction and preparation for me to use BM as a means to make disciples among the indigenous people of Sarawak!

When I became a pastor, under challenge by Rev Dr Tie’s sermon, I am convinced that BM is a language in Malaysia that God uses for us to reach out to the indigenous people. I have been doing indigenous people ministry using BM for about 10 years with SCAC team now. I have no regret about it as BM ministry is flourishing. We now have established BM congregations in Sibu (2), Kuching (3), Miri (1), and Bintulu (1). Recently, for the past few years, whenever it comes to the end of the year posting of pastors, we learn of heart cry for BM pastors in lots of churches! Indigenous people are flocking to the towns in Sarawak. Harvests are plentiful but workers are few.

A few years ago, while on my way to Brunei to minister to one brother, God gave me a vision to train BM pastors and missionaries. Since SCAC vision is to see BM congregations planted in different towns, so, we need to train BM pastors. The need to establish a BM theological department in our own Sibu Theological School came to my mind. With that vision, I wrote to Board of Ministry, SCAC, for permission to do the Masters. They granted the approval to do it in 2011 and 2012.

Do pray that I am faithful to that God’s calling; and I am able to mobilize a team of BM speaking pastors to start BM department in a few times’ upon my graduation. I may not be serving as a full time lecturer as my fundamental calling is to be a pastor. I want to be a model BM speaking pastor for the BM congregations. My thesis is along the line of how to overcome cultural barriers as pastor and shepherd the indigenous people to become matured disciples of Jesus.

A faithful disciple of Jesus,

Pastor Law Hui Seng

(31st October, 2010)

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Dear brothers and sisters and friends of GMC,

I only have about 2 months one week left in GMC. I look forward to studying at Sabah Theological Seminary, Kota Kinabalu. By the end of December, I will not be writing to you anymore because a new pastor will take over my place. He or she may be writing to you all.

Do pray that Sarawak Chinese Annual Conference will send a suitable pastor to GMC and the whole church will move to a greater height for Jesus.

During the course of this week, I was involved in quite a few ministries. Praise the Lord for the privilege to be involved in the lives of these students and the congregation. On Wednesday and Thursday mornings, I was involved in the NO Apologies teaching at a school among the 40 indigenous people and few Chinese. I was overwhelmed by the need to teach them about sex. The questions asked on paper really made me feel that our youth generation has been exposed to very unhealthy sex ideas. They have been destroyed by pornography. Many of them had sex before marriage. It was too late for us to organize No Apologies in Form 3. We should organize a more simple version when they are in Form 1.

On Wednesday afternoon, I visited with a church member for a 17 year old teenager at the General Hospital Psychiatrist ward. She is all alone in the ward. She is so pitiful. She has strong strength to stop me from closing the windows. She will tear her own clothes. At night she may shout for no reason. She will strip herself naked. Her parents just cannot help her but they leave her at the hospital. As we sang the spiritual songs, she started to soften. She did not stop me from closing the windows. For a few moments, she even wept! We anointed her with olive and pray to cast the evil spirits out of her. The parents were also there. They appreciated us. We will go back there again to care, love, support, pray and do deliverance again this coming Wednesday. Do pray for us.

On Friday night and Saturday afternoon, I gave baptism and confirmation class. Today, I baptized and confirmed about 30 youths and adults. Praise the Lord! On Saturday morning and night, Sunday afternoon and tonight, I gave pre-marital counseling to 2 couples separately. I really thank God for the great privilege to share my marriage life with them and at the same time, I was able to help them in their struggles. I guide them to strong disciples in marriage!

A Faithful disciple of Jesus,

Pastor Law Hui Seng

(24th October, 2010)

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Dear brothers and sisters and friends of GMC,

Praise the Lord I have the discipline to write to you weekly. These few weeks I am very inspired to write as there are so many good things which involve the hand of God are happening.

Our mission team headed by brother Richard Lin had done the reading bus for the second time at Tudan Methodist Church for the indigenous people yesterday afternoon. There were over 70 children who turned up. This is our second time fortnightly; this is a 3 months project. Then, at night, they did the Apha, as usual, in BM. At the same time, I am told by our GMC mission Chairman, brother Aaron that Piasau Baptist Church is interested to explore with us to do reading bus. They are going to meet next Tuesday over breakfast to discuss the possibility. I share the vision of the reading with Sarawak Indigenous People Committee (SCAC), on Wednesday morning, the District Commission of Evangelism of Bintulu, Brother Patirck Liw is interested to do it. The Sarikei district superintendant, Rev Kwan is also interested. For both the districts, their plan for it is next year. Let us pray that all these 3 possibilities will come true. My burden and vision are to see lots of indigenous people saved and become disciples of Jesus and many of them will become BM pastors and missionaries.

Last Sunday, we launched the Alpha Sunday, immediately after that, on Monday, Sally and team reached out to brother Kah Peng’s mom and she accepted Christ. We now have one “star fish” moved from the sandy beach to the ocean. Let us continue to pray that all these “star fish” will move over by the end of 2011.

A faithful disciple of Jesus,

Pastor Law Hui Seng

(17th October, 2010)

Posted by Teresa Han

Dear brothers and sisters and friends of GMC,

Praise the Lord for a great week. I believe my life has been enriched by what I see and experienced this week. God is causing good things to happen in GMC.

Firstly, the weekend Primary 6 retreat attracted some 26 boys and girls to come. All of them said yes to Jesus. We encourage them to go on to the i-youth or MJYF after this year. Teacher Vivien Lim has done a very good job.

Secondly, I met a 17 old Iban girl who needs help in the psychiatry hospital. I was told that when parents do not give her the attention, her condition turns worse. I learn that when a person does not receive enough love, it literally affects every area of your life. It affects you mentally, physically, psychologically, socially, etc. It challenges me to mobilize a few sisters to help her. Please pray that our love for her will help to heal her a little.

Thirdly, the Alpha weekend was simply too great. The non-threatening approach, seek sensitive approach, genuine caring approach and most important of all, allowing the Holy Spirit to work approach is so simple and practical an approach to do evangelism. I pray that GMC will take this approach far and really win people for Christ. Today, I see at least 200 star fish (which represents 200 persons) which we commit to God in prayer and eventually we need to invite them to come for Alpha. I pray that we will keep doing Alpha and make disciples of all nations.

A faithful disciple of Jesus,

Pastor Law Hui Seng

(10th October, 2010)

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