Church Robbed

Three men armed with parangs - they came, they took what were not theirs, and left 19 people, mostly women, shaken but thankfully unharmed. These things happen every day everywhere, all around us, but last night, it happened at our church, Hope EFC, during a seminar for the chinese congregation. We lost 3 guitars, 1 old amplifier, the collections from the 2 services of the day and David's LCD projector, besides all the personal effects, keys and handphones of all those attending the seminar.

Another evidence of the growing materialism and decadence of our society. People care more for money and possessions than for other humans. We will rob, steal, snatch, cheat, lie and kill to get what we want, what belongs to others. We are supposed to love people and use things, but we do the opposite. What wretched creatures we are! Who will rescue us from these bodies of death? Thanks be to God - through Jesus Christ our Lord! (Romans 7:24)

In God will I praise His word: in the Lord will I praise His word.
In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.

I will say, "Surely the righteous still are rewarded;
surely there is a God who judges the earth." Psalm 56:10,11; 58:11