EFC Leadership Summit 2010 II

In the ballroom on the third floor at 2.30pm, it was a totally different atmosphere. The receptionists of the EFC leadership summit were standing behind tables to take care of the registration.

The meeting room was already crowded with my brothers and sisters in Christ who were worshipping the Lord together before Piek See and Ps Richard gave their welcome messages respectively.

Ps Phua Seng Tiong was the first speaker to be invited on the stage. Whether being a teacher, a principal or now a full-time preacher, Ps Phua always turned his community around by going to them before they could go to him. The church he was leading at Kampong Sungai Kaya Ara in Petaling Jaya had been a blessing to all the residents regardless their races and their beliefs.

Next, David Bok shared with us how the Gospel grows and bears fruit. He reminded us that becoming a Christian does not make us change, but inviting Christ into our heart makes us a new creation.

That afternoon, the outside heat had just spoilt the air-conditioner pipe of the meeting room. Dressed in a cardigan and long pants, I had to bear the warmth during more than three hours. We were also told that the scheduled dinner at the beach had been cancelled due to a sudden downpour which had caused all the seats wet. So, we could only appreciate the sight of the coconut trees

from our indoor buffet.

I was glad to talk to a few participants who were sitting at the same table and to know that they, like I, benefited a lot from the MLM programme which had changed our mindset as Christians.

I had woken up at 4am and did not have any nap since. After the meal, I began to feel sleepy during the first keynote speaker Ps Rick Rusaw's speech.

Thanks to a glass of cold water, I was able to pay attention again when the following and the last speaker Dr Eric J. Swanson, co-author of "The Externally Focused Church" and the newly launched "The Externally Focused Quest", showed us examples of how to help the lost and the least to come to the Lord.