BLESSED BIRTHDAY TO OUR AUGUST SAINTS!
1. Sharon Ang
2. Yuk Sun
3. Eileen Woo
4. Alain Chan
5. Jansen Chee
6. Jeffrey Hsu
7. Wayne Alayon
8. Sayumi Yin
9. Jeremy Dee
10. Aaron Seow

YOUTH CELL MEETING EVERY 2ND & 4TH SUNDAY
The Youth Ministry will be meeting on Sunday, 8th August. 
Join us for a great time of fun and bonding!
Date            : 8th & 22nd Aug 2010
Time           : 9.30am to 10.45am
Venue         : Training Room 3

8th AUG, SUNDAY: UPPER ROOM EXPERIENCE
Praying for Our Nation
This Sunday, avail yourself to pray for our nation as Singapore celebrates 45 years of nation building.
Time          : 2.45pm to 4.15pm
Venue        : Auditorium

8th AUGUST, SUNDAY: DAY OF HIS POWER 2010
There is a prayer concert organised by Love Singapore where Christians all over Singapore would gather to pray for God’s favor & blessings to be upon Singapore.
Free admission to all.
Time          : 7.30pm
Venue        : Expo, The Max Pavillion
Visit www.lovesingapore.org.sg for more details.

15th AUGUST, SUNDAY: FISHERS OF MEN, BURDEN SHARING HOUR
This season, we are calling our guys to come together and pray for one another’s needs. We would seek the Lord for prophetic words in the various areas of life. Come with an expectant heart.
Time          : 2.45pm to 3.45pm.
Venue        : Auditorium

FINAL PRE-SERVICE 40 DAY PRAYER
Avail yourself & join us for pre service prayer at 11am as we join other churches across Singapore to pray for our nation & the leaders. Kindly bring along your prayer booklet.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING FOR ACC FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 2009
All members of Alive Community Church please kindly take note.
Date            : September 5th, 2010 (Sunday)
Time           : 2.00pm
Venue         : Auditorium

ALIVE COMMUNITY CHURCH CAMP 2010
Alive Community Church Camp “IMPARTATION” 2010
Dates            : 19th (Sunday) to 22nd (Wednesday) December 2010
Venue            : Corus Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
Camp Speakers     : John Arcovio (http://www.spiritledwc.com)
                                     Keith McCann
Contact person:
Harrick (Camp Commandant) - tuharrick@hotmail.com or call at 8288 9076
Further details will be posted on Church website soon.

APPEAL FOR 2ND HAND LAPTOPS, MONITORS & CPU
We are intending to set up a Youth Club for the community teens in our area to chill out.
If you have any of the above that you would like to donate to ACN, please let Azlan know.
Cash donations are also welcome.

2010 MISSION TRIP
27th to 29th December 2010      : Philippines
If you are interested to go for the other mission trip mentioned above, please inform Hwee Ling @ 9451 7787 or hweeling@alivecommunity.net

“Obey your spiritual leaders, and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this with joy and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for your benefit.” (Hebrews 13:17)

The church often makes mention about blessing our ministers – be it national leaders or church pastors and deacons – but very little is mentioned about our lesser-known ministers, who are just as important though they do not receive as much attention as the most charismatic, theology-certificate-loaded preacher. Without them, the church will be weakened and countless believers will be lost to the abyss called Worldly Wisdom. Just as our last toes are essential in keeping our balance when we walk, or our last fingers in keeping our grip when we hold the hands of a loved one, so are these lesser-known ministers important in helping the body of Christ to function properly. We hardly see them in action, agonizing in prayer or battling with discouragement. They are the unsung heroes of our faith, without whom it may be impossible for us to know how to say ‘Hallelujah’ affectionately. They are our mentors.

Our mentors take care of people from different walks of life and with all sorts of personalities. Some of their disciples can be really encouraging while some are downright stubborn. Some can be well-mannered, while some are wild-mannered. Some can be caring, while some do not give a care. There are countless ups and downs in the life of a mentor, but he still chooses to soldier on in discipling a believer, whilst putting his hope in God for the disciple to mature and grow closer to Jesus. Sometimes I would think that mentors live a sad existence, especially so when their relationship with their disciples is a one-way road where the mentor is always the giver but never receives anything from the disciple. But there is another side to consider. God made the mentor good and admires the work of His hands. Even if the mentor doesn’t get reciprocated by his disciple in kind, God will bless him and fill him in places where he is running low in morale. He can get everything he needs in mentorship from God.

          I found a prose by an anonymous writer which is entitled ‘On the 8^th day God created teachers’, and I thought that it was also an apt description of mentors. Here is an excerpt:

          “Although taken among men and women, teachers are special. God made several modification and enhancements upon this creation. In general, God made the teacher more robust and durable than other men and women. Included in the modification is the teacher’s ability to arise at very early hours and go to bed late, with no rest in between.

          “God embedded in them an enormous amount of patience. Patience when the little monsters called students are too hyperactive to listen; patience to repeat the same direction for over 10 times.

            “The All-knowing God gave the teacher a heart bigger than the average men and women. They wipe away the tears of the neglected, insecure and lonely student. They have a heart big enough to forgive students who are caught cheating several times over, a heart to love the kid who screams, ‘I hate this class – it’s boring!’ and to love the student who never greets or says thank you.

          “Teachers are made to be tough but gentle too. Tough enough to impose discipline but gentle enough to care. And lastly, God gave the teacher an abundant supply of hope. For God knew that the teacher would always be hoping – hoping for the students to do things correctly; hoping for deliverance.

          “When God finished creating the teacher, He looked and admired the work of His hands. And God saw that the teacher was good. Very good. And God smiled, for when He looked at the teacher, He saw into the future. He knew that the future is in the hands of the teacher.”

          We don’t need a Global Mentor’s Day to appreciate our mentors. We don’t have to wait for their birthdays to come before we do something special for them. We don’t need to resort to extravagant gifts in order to bless them. A life lived for Christ in righteousness; a prayer generously spoken; a note of gratitude kindly written; or any act of random kindness. That is the meaning behind Hebrews 13:17.