December 2010
NAV ALUMNI LUNCH NOV 13TH SAT 2010 HILTON HOTEL
lunch amidst a great ambience.
What was also unique was that there was a book given away free, featuring the stories of More than 500 people descended upon Hilton 20 alumni who are currently ‘labouring’ (Nav Hotel along Orchard Rd for a grand NavAlum- lingo to mean that they are still involved with ni reunion on Nov 13th Sat 2010. They were helping others to grow in their faith). Ranging from a taxi driver to a senior civil servant, along with three ladies, they all told unique stories of their past with the Navs and how they are still at it today, in some small way, trying to practice what they had learned when they were younger. There were two of those stories presented that day, one on a slide show and another delivered in person. Both had an impact on the people. The term Alongsider
served a sumptuous 7 course Chinese lunch and had a great time catching up with many whom they have not seen for ages. Doug Erdmann, NavSing National Director welcomed everyone and teased them with a typical Singaporean joke – that nobody believed it when told that it was a free lunch. After all, we are told often enough that there were no free lunches. There must be a catch some where. There wasn’t. 20 friends of the Navs and alumni covered the lunch so that all could come and enjoyed the time of meeting fellow alumni over a nice
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was fleshed out as one told of how a dear friend came along and travelled with him on a year long journey to learn to listen to God again, praying together over the Psalms. Kim Meng rounded off the session with a challenge on A.I.M. - being an Alongsider, Imparter, and Multiplier. In each instance he cited the story of a friend, a neighbor, an exneighbor helping another move along in the
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