| APOSTLE LAWRENCE KHONG BIOGRAPHY |
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The first major turning point in young Lawrence’s life happened during his first year in University. Despite coming to know the Lord at 13, Lawrence had backslid during his army days. Lawrence recalls his thoughts, “I had decided I wasn’t the Christian type and that I couldn’t fit into the mold”. Despite this, Lawrence found himself at a church camp at Port Dickson but treating it more like a vacation and ignored many of the camp rules and activities.
On the third day of the camp, however, a ten-year-old boy had a misadventure and drowned. The tragedy made Lawrence reflect deeply on life and himself – “I saw the wickedness of my own heart. I saw that we were dangerously wicked but think we are too smart to avoid the consequences.” He was at the same time, profoundly struck by the response of the camp leaders who gathered everyone to pray. |
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| That night, Lawrence returned to his dormitory feeling both the emptiness of his life and the hunger to seek meaning. He cried for the first time in years. He remembers the prayer he made at this turning point, “God I need you but no promises. I’m just a stupid chain smoker but if you think you can help me – help me. Here’s my life.” It wasn’t the first time Lawrence had attempted to return to God but this time it felt real to him and it was. “I never smoked again and the Lord just changed my life. The attitude and anger just got dealt with and I grew to love the Word and became submissive to authority.” |
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