Blazing with Rach!

photo credit: Valerie Zoncoll  Firstly, I want to thank everyone who took time to read   my previous blog Womb Terrorism or Sanctity of Life ?   Secondly, I want to thank some of you who sent me   encouraging words after reading my previous blog.     Interestingly, I heard more from my brothers-in-Christ    than my sisters-in-Christ.  Thank you for encouraging   me to speak the truth as it is.  Do share the links to my  blog if it has blessed you. I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God  that was given you in Christ Jesus.                                                                                 - 1 Corinthians 1:4 The discussion ...

  Well, I guess no one would think of abortion as womb terrorism.  I have been thinking much about why it should be termed as womb terrorism. photo credit: Aswinth Chembath First of all, let me state my position as a Christian.  I believe in the sanctity of life .  I believe that God values each life and has a great purpose for each life. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” (Genesis 1: 27)   What an  honour to be created in the image of God and this happens but the first man and first woman made a mistake to disobey God and fell away from God's grace and favour.  This separation continues to the current generation and this fall is deep enough into the pit that the only possible rescue will be to reach out to the outstretched hands of the Lord Jesus Christ.  Even as He extends His hands, we too, as a fallen person need to reach out to grasp His hands.   photo cred...

photo credit: Maddi Bazzoco   It's only the 18th day into January 2021 and already, God has surprised me with twenty-two surprises! On the very first and second and fifth days of 2021, I received financial gifts that put a smile on my face.  All were sent with love and good wishes.  God bless the givers! On the sixth day of 2021, I was actually surprised that I could send some funds to a team-mate.  Imagine, I have been trying to use various means to send these funds in 2020 but each time, the huge transfer fee or restrictions by the agency / bank disallowed this necessary activity.  It was a good breakthrough which the sender and the receiver enjoyed.  God blessed us both. On the tenth day of 2021, I surprised myself by choosing to drop various platforms of communication! There you go! WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Instagram is conveniently out of my life.  Instead, I chose to adopt Telegram and Signal as my main quick way of communication.  I...

2020 has been a year of interesting surprises in the world. As I begin 2021 today,  I thank God for all the surprises that He gifted me and the ministry. Imagine that just before most of the world locked-down for a little virus, God gave me the opportunity to travel to five nations; three of the five were 'new' nations for ministry.  My best surprises were being able to serve the Word to three male prisons in Uganda to close to 300 men and enjoying the acceptance of 34 men into the kingdom of God.  In those surprises, my team and I gained 34 brothers as did the kingdom of God.  What a wonderful act of God! In the middle of 2020, God showed me how much He loves me by protecting me from a life-changing action.  This definitely came as a shock and surprise to me but as soon as I submitted to His new direction, He began to bless the ministry with more online presence among the continents through teaching, intercessory and speaking ministries.  Indeed, God is al...

I have been quiet.  Quietly reading about the pandemic.  Quietly observing the mixture of fear of many in this Coronavirus crisis, the confidence of others as they meet this crisis headlong, the responses of various governments and the pain of those who have lost and are losing their loved ones. I have been quietly watching from various countries.  Yes, I might belong to the high-risk group due to my ministry travels.  Still, let me assure you that I imposed a 14-day stay-at-home rule on myself.  This is my personal contribution to combat COVID-19 responsibly. It is now Day 5 of my stay-at-home rule.  I live on my own.  When families are together and bonding, I can only watch them quietly from afar.  My advantage is that I do not have anyone else around me who may catch the virus IF I am a carrier.  So, I thank God for this disposition. I work a lot from home and there is much to do in the Kingdom of God despite COVID-19.  Here a...

As I sit alone in my hotel room in Mexico, I am reminded of God's goodness throughout the last year and last decade.  Yet, my mind continues to meander through a few more years beyond the decade to a simple and dangerous prayer over me as I stepped out to serve the King of kings intentionally to impact the nations.  This was in 2002. This church leader with some others gathered around me, her hand on my shoulder and she quietly asked that God will use me like "the foolish thing in the world to shame the wise".  1 Corinthians 1: 27 actually states that God chose the weak in the world to shame the strong! I have found myself many times in situations since that prophetic prayer, in various nations where God called me to 'be' and 'do' the unthinkable!  Some might say, "crazy things for God".  I have made decisions out of obedience to God to please Him rather than people, even leaders.  Such decisions doesn't move anyone up in the popula...

Hello everyone, I am back after a pregnant pause of eleven months from blogging.  During these months, I have learnt much, re-prioritized ministry efforts and spent time resting with God, family and friends.  Interestingly, I did not have the desire to blog during these last eleven months.  So, here is my first blog for 2019 related to the pregnant pause in my life. Taking a break, a Shabbat as I call it, is always a good thing.  It allowed me to reconnect with my family, my friends and my country.  Being in Singapore for 5.5 months was definitely a long time for me.  I decided to give myself this time for two reasons: 1.  Out of obedience to God as He wanted me to spend more time with my family and friends  2.  It was time for a rest of some sort. Obedience to God God in His great scheme of things knew that my dad would pass on during my time of Shabbat.  It has always been my prayer that God would take him away while I was in my...