Amway vs God's Way

NETWORK 21 Conference at PGRM

Last weekend was an extremely long and eventful weekend. It started on Friday and Saturday night at a Network 21 (Amway) conference followed by my (Faith Christian Center) Church camp (in MBS, Rawang), which ended on Wednesday (18 May). Wow! It was definitely an extraordinary weekend as both events challenge me to commit my time and money to improve the quality of life for myself, my family and those around me! So which way is better? Amway or God’s way? I have limited time and money. So which takes priority?

First let’s examine what I have learned from the Network 21 conference! It was indeed a very interesting conference and its guest speaker was Dr Porntip from Thailand. (No! Not the same one that testified in the Teoh Beng Hock case.)

The speaker talk about having passive income and using Amway to gain financial freedom so that we and those we love can be free of the “rat race” and to be free from being a slave to our jobs!

The intention is indeed noble! Financial freedom will enable you to spend more time with your family and to help other people. She stress that this is especially important because we don’t know when we will die or when our love ones will pass away.
If I didn’t know better I thought I was in some Christian Conference! The values, theme and strategy they used are almost exactly identical with the Christian mentality.

Here are some other examples:

1. Network 21 (NW21) talks about sharing 1 (Amway) plan a day to one person.

(Wow! Can I even share the Good News to one person a day? This is better than XEE and Alpha Course put together!)

2. NW21 tells its members to share this wonderful system (which they have discovered) to their love ones so that they can help their love ones too!

(That sounds like U must share Jesus to those you love so that they can go to Heaven)

3. NW21 talks about changing your mindset and the need for your brain to unlearn and relearn things.

(The Bible in Romans talks about renewing your mind too!!)

Perhaps the most telling similarities was the quote I got from the NW21 speaker. She said that “The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is the courage to change.”

When I got to my family camp I realize that my Camp Theme was “FREE!” (Freedom). Wow what a coincidence! Not only was the theme similar, but both the Church Camp and Network 21 speakers had a lot of similarities in their talks!!!

Now my camp speaker is a real special person from Vietnam! His name is Dr. Paul Ai. He was a former Buddhist monk turn witch doctor, turn Missionary! He has tattoo all over his body because he had attain the highest rank for witch doctor in Vietnam! He has got to be one of the most interesting person I have ever met! His faith in God is incredible and he comes across as a very humble person!(Check out his book! Incredible stories of faith!)

Paul I talk about financial freedom as well but the difference is the system. Network 21 is base on work. I.e. being discipline, setting goals, strategy and targets. However Paul I talks about faith in God and challenge us to ask about our “treasure’ (there our heart will be also).

The NW21 speaker showed us countless slides of her many travels around the world on holidays and Amway conference (and tells us how success in Amway can leads to these rewards). In camp Paul I too showed us many pictures of his travels around the world. Only that his travels were for mission work and Christian conferences and not for holiday! But both said that what they do does not feel like work to them! So what is my decision!?! I believe this is not a coincidence that I went for both events on the same week. I believe that God is showing me something! What is He showing me?!? I am not sure! However my decision for now is that it doesn't have to be either God's way or Amway. You can do both! In fact I hope this Amway may open doors to share the Gospel with other people! Already I have shared with my upline in Network21.

So I have join Amway/Network 21 because they do have very good products which I have been using since I was young and their system is a good one.

But this will not be my priority!

If God used NW21 to bless me and my family, then so be it! But my trust is in God (to provide all my needs). My investment in time and money goes to God first. Ever since I made the step of faith to come to KL to take the job in Methodist College Kuala Lumpur , He has provided all my needs and more! I can testify to His faithfulness, His generosity and His blessings!!!

I know if I seek first the kingdom of God and all His righteousness, all these things will be added to me. For my God will provide for all my needs according to His riches and glory! My heart only needs to belong to Him!

Thus I will commit my NW21 business to God and not worry about it!
And speaking of His goodness I have a testimony to share! On that Sunday I was suppose to leave for camp, I skip church to play futsal! (Yes I know! I can hear the gasp!! Oh the sinner that I am!)

Well serve me right! I got a very back knock on my big left toe. This is the toe that I broke before and have goult! Well it was bruisng very badly and went to camp all bandage and limping. But the next night during Dr Paul Ai talk, I went up for prayer and asked God for healing. Went I got back to my sit I decided to take a look at my toe. I was amaze! The brusing was nearly gone! Brusing like this usually takes a couple of weeks to heal! But this took less than 48hours! I showed my wife to see if I was imagining it and she was amazed too! This is the first time I have experience immidiate healing like this. Praise God! All honour and glory belong to Him who sits upon the throne!

I must thank Dr Paul Ai for teaching me how to pray with authority and believe! According to him, just read the Bible and shake your head and say Yes! God! Hahahahaha!!

My Day Outing on 7 April

Last 7 April I help out Scripture Union (SU) Malaysia to be a tour guide for some International SU delegates who were visiting Malaysia to help celebrate SU Malaysia 50th Anniversary.

We took them to a bunch of places. Like the King's Palace, and etc.

Not bad also lah! I got to go to some places I would not have bothered to go if I did not volunteer to help out.

Like TUGU Negara! I think I haven't been there for 20 years now!

The Monument is a lot bigger then I remember it to be.

Somewhere behind Bukit Bintang there were some Batik and Chocolate Tourist Place

Selling a lot of funnie stuff like tongkat Ali

I never seen a real Tongkat Ali before!

Most shocking thing I found is this Elephant Skin Porch!! Isn't this illegal!!!???

This Chocolate House should be called a Slaughter House!

WHY???

Check out the price for this Ice-Cream!

McDonalds one is only RM1.05 Crazy man!

Speaking of Crazy!

Below is a picture of my Cousin's room!!

Check out his PCsssssss!!

I thought he can run his own server in his room man!!!

Crazy!!!

Sometimes God helps us when we slack!

Two weekends ago I went to JB for a marketing trip. It was an Education Fair in JB. I originally wanted to kill 2 birds with one stone and try to visit the JB Wesley Church as well. But unfortunately I had not managed to contact the Pastors earlier.

Because it was too late I resign myself to the fact that I would not be able to visit JB Wesley.

Hah! God had other plans already.

Originally I had a couple of staff that was suppose to come down to JB with me to help me but at the last minute all my staff and helpers could not make it. I was getting worried! I can't go down alone for such a big fair!

Thank God! One of MCKL new staff call Mr Tee Shen Ren whose is an Australian National University (High Distinction) Graduates (in Physic) said he was willing and able to help me!

I was so relieve! Little did I know that it was actually God at work!

You see, Mr Tee Shen Ren has a friend in JB who is also an ANU graduate from the Overseas Christian Fellowship and they decided to meet up on the Fri night that we reach there.

This friend of Mr Tee just happen to be related to one of the JB Wesley church leader. And because of this connection, I managed to get some time during the church service to promote MCKL to JB Wesley! Not only that Mr Tee friend's family was extremely nice and hospitable to us during my JB trip, showing us all the nice place to eat.

I never knew that JB had a lot of nice food! This works well for me because I am going down to JB with my very pregnant wife is a couple of months time.

Sometimes I am amazed at how God works even when I mess up sometimes!

My Raya, Birthday Blessing!

Over the Raya Holidays, I spend the time up in Cameron Highlands with my Methodist College Kuala Lumpur College students along with my wife. It was also during my birthday and actually I was reluctant to go cause it was a 4 day 3 night CF camp and I wanted to spend it on myself cause public holiday to rest are hard to come by.

However I was told that if the CF Camp does not have a MCKL Full time staff going with them, then the MCKL CF cannot go for camp!

So I agree to go with them. The CF Committee made my wife the camp nurse and I was the "official photographer".

I must say that my wife and I has been blessed by going to the camp!

We see God working in the lives of these young people.

This group of CF members are one of the most passionate groups I have seen for some time.

The difference is that I see them praying very hard!

And the fruits of their labour?!?

4 of their friends accept Christ at camp!

and 1 more the next Monday!

I am bless to be able to see such love for God among so many young people in this day and age!

I hope they will be a blessing to their other friends who has not know their saviour yet!!

I have also been bless by God cause Joanne and I took time out from Camp to go back to

our favorite T Cafe in Cameron Highlands. We ordered our favorite dishes.

The owner said that she almost close the cafe early cause it was so busy that day but felt that God ask her to keep it open a little longer. And because of that we managed

to be her last customer.

Actually we cannot even be considered her customer cause she gave us the meal on the house!

She said she felt that God told her to give us a t

reat!

I guess I have God to thank for my birthday treat!! Praise God!

Oh and the Bonus is that I met Tian Chua on the way to Cameron Highlands!

Below are some video I made for the Camp!

Enjoy!

Our Second Honey Moon!

Joanne and I just had our "second Honeymoon" at Legend International Water Homes in PD.
We got some special package for this hotel last year during the Matta Fair so we decided to use it before the voucher expires.

I must say that this is an interesting concept for a hotel.

The main attraction was of course your personal indoor swimming pool!
(They even have swimming pool on the upstairs rooms)
The pool is right next to the bedroom and the extremely huge bathroom
The bedroom itself is also very nice and big.

IT HAS 2 KING size bed! So actually it was kind of big for
just the two of us!This place is actually very nice for families with at least 2 kids or a guy with his 3 wives!

There are good things and lousy things about this hotel!

First the good things!

I love the beds and the deco of the room!

Oh! and they have a lot of Astro channels (including Disney Channel)

The bathroom here is huge and nice!

They even give you a full complimentary range of toiletries

There is also a kitchen here which is a good thing cause the food sold here in their restaurant is ridiculously expensive!

This brings me to the bad part!

This indoor pool is over rated! It is not big enough to swim in it (only 4 feet deep). It is vert cold and does not even have jacuzzi in it. Young kids will enjoy splashing water in it or maybe bring your toy boat or rubber ducky to float in it but for adults....there is nothing much you can do in it! So again, it is a nice place if you have kids or 3 wives to entertain!

Outside the room is the swimming pool area. Very nice to see but that was about it for us!

The whole swimming pool was only 4 FEET deep!!

How to swim in 4 feet deep pool???

I was actually quite annoyed that all the facilities are chargeable!

Ok charging RM10 per hour for the bicycle was ok but they also charge RM10 for the use of their very tiny gym and lousy ping-pong bats and plastic children's ping-pong ball was totally unreasonable!So again, this is a nice place to bring your kids but you got to remember to bring your own ping-pong bats, balls and etc.

(at least the playground was free! but it was for 12 years and below)

They should have an our door gym!

Oh and remember to bring food that can be microwave cause the restaurant here is unreasonably expensive.

Since we didn't know and didn't bring any food, we decided to go to town to have dinner!

Not knowing what to eat, we ended up in Secret Recipe

For to take picture until after eating all the food.

Funny thing about eating there was that somehow our bill came exactly to RM40.00 and that entitled me to a free piece of cake! Cool!

So having nothing to do here in Legend Int Water Homes, Joanne and I just went jogging around the place and took pictures and the rest of our time we stayed in the room sleeping and watching TV!

Nonetheless it was a great weekend having to do nothing except spending time with my wife and worry about nothing else!

I thank God for His provision and blessing that I am able to spend a short holiday like this with my wife!

PRAISE GOD!