YF President’s Report
YF theme verse:
‘So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.’—Rom 12:5
Thank God for His faithfulness upon the YF in the year 2010. We began the year with many new goals and plans ahead, but God’s grace was certainly sufficient for us.
After much prayer and discussion, our committee decided on 3 main areas of focus for the year 2010. Our greatest burden for YF 2010 was for the youth to have a deeper fellowship as a body of Christ, and that naturally became our theme for the year.
Another area of focus was the training up of leaders for the years ahead. We thank God for giving us the grace to fulfill this not only within the committee, but also amongst our younger brothers and sisters in Christ.
Our third area of focus was to reach out to the youth in church. Afternoons were invested in writing cards, making gifts and even baking for our youth. Most importantly, we thank God for giving us the strength and desire to uphold each of them in prayer. Unlike previous years, our exco decided on planning regular youth retreats instead of having a year-end camp. We praise God for all the youth who attended each of the 3 retreats, especially for those who weren’t able to join us regularly for the weekly YF activities.
By God’s grace, the largest proportion of our activities in the year 2010 was dedicated to the area of ministry, both within our church and beyond. We thank God for the opportunity to spread His word to the community through our regular tracting sessions at Jurong East and for the opportunity to minister to families of our members through cottage meetings.
One of the highlights of Yf 2010 would be the bible study series that we embarked on, centered on the topic of Love, Courtship and Marriage. We thank God for our burden to choose this topic and for the many lessons He has taught each one of us, both during our discussions and also through the sharing sessions by representatives from the young adults, the young couples, and even the more mature couples.
To name all the activities for the year would not be possible, but we want to acknowledge God’s mighty hand in leading and directing our YF for the year 2010. He has certainly been faithful to honour our YF, even as we have chosen to honour Him in our fellowship meetings.
I’m reminded that it’s not about what we have done for the Lord, whether as exco members, or YF members; rather, it is God’s greater work in us and through us that really counts. It is my prayer that God’s work and purpose will be accomplished in the YF as well as the TF, even as the youth seek to delight and trust in Him in the years ahead.
‘Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass.’—Psalm 37:4-5
Kevin Liang
On behalf of GCYF 2010
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