Hi! my name is Weijian and I am from N423. I had just finished my National Service (NS) last year November before I enrolled for School of Theology (SOT) this year 2009.

In the beginning, I do not have any intention to go SOT this year as I always thought that SOT is for the very mature members in the church like the PCGL, CGL, church staffs etc. Even a good friend of mine encouraged me to go SOT as she told me that I should make good use of this time before I enrolled in the university. But without much consideration, I turned down her good intentions as the school fee is one of the major hindrances.  Then on one Saturday, while I was travelling on a train to church, God spoke to me to enroll myself into SOT. Initially I thought it was just a random thought so I did not think much about it. That same day during the pre-service prayer meeting, as pastor Zhuang began to pray for the upcoming SOT students, I began to feel moved in my heart. At the end of the meeting, I told God that if He is going to show me one more confirmation, I will go for SOT this year. And true enough, just 15 minutes before service, my CGL told me to meet Yilun after service. Immediately after service, Yilun met some of the zone members and she encouraged us to go for SOT. By the end of this meeting, I was convicted to enroll myself into SOT 2009.

During this five and half month of SOT, there were countless of close encounters with God. My passion for Him was ignited to another level. I enjoyed those ‘moving in the spirit’ sessions with Pastor Derek and Pastor Ming, they were unforgettable, and I do not even know how many times I had cried in the presence of God. Pastor Kong, Pastor Tan, Pastor Aries and Pastor Bobby’s teachings on the word of God brought laughter and convictions.  My values were challenged, my attitude was fine-tuned and my character was molded.

I had a lot of fun in SOT as well. I will never forget all the friendships that were crafted in SOT.  There are times all of us were struggling to stay awake during lessons, times where we practiced the gifts of the Spirit on one another, times when we made full use of the breaks to sleep, times when we stay up late in the nights to complete our assignments, the awkward moments we had during mock cg and preaching tests and so much more. Last but not least, my hunger for God grew even more. I had never regretted coming to SOT though there are many sacrifices that need to be made. Lastly, I believe all of us should really go for SOT. I assure you that you will definitely fall in love with God once again in SOT.