Synopsis
Something big happened 40 years ago. Teenagers broke out into tongues, or spiritual languages, in school. Historic institutions like St Andrew's Cathedral and Wesley Methodist Church turned into chaotic places of Charismatic worship. Prayer and Bible study groups sprouted up along Shenton Way. People congregated in homes to experience more of the presence and power of God. The Charismatic Movement changed the face of Singaporean Protestant Christianity. A Charismatic Christian community was formed. Channels of spiritual Revival were opened as crowds packed schools, homes, churches, stadiums and conference halls. Christianity became relevant to the citizens of a new nation, caught amid sweeping societal changes that were constantly forcing the Church to play 'catch-up'. Consonant with Singaporean aspirations for significance, success and unstinting progress, Charismatic Christianity revealed the tangible dynamism of a God who was constantly working in the personal and professional lives of His children. Believers were drawn to the compelling promise of lives miraculously transformed by the Holy Spirit, and a God who was moving Singapore towards her destiny as the 'Antioch of Asia'. Unfolding His Story is the first attempt to document the Charismatic Movement in Singapore in its entirety. God is still unfolding His Story here. He moved mightily. He shaped the present state of our nation. He can and will move again.
ISBN: 978-981-4668-00-2
Size: 153 by 229 mm (closed)
No. of Pages: 359
Year Published: 2015
About the Authors
Georgie Lee, National Vice President of FGB Gatekeepers Singapore, is a veteran stockbroker and investment banker, and formerly a journalist with the Financial Times of London, The Straits Times and The Business Times. He graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) degree from the then University of Singapore and has held senior appointments with a number of leading financial institutions in Singapore and the region. Georgie brings to the book experiential knowledge and an eye witness account of what happened from the early years of the Charismatic Movement till today. He and his lovely wife, Evelyn, Director of FGB Women Gatekeepers and a former banker, were 'zapped' by the Holy Spirit in the early days of the movement and their lives were never the same again. They are parents to Evangeline, a legal counsel and Vice President of a major international bank, and Galven, the co-author of this book.
Galven Lee recently graduated with a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Philosophy (First Class Honours) in History, jointly awarded by the National University of Singapore and the Australian National University. He spent three years researching and writing on the Charismatic Movement in Singapore, including interviewing nearly 30 key eyewitnesses, combing through historical archives and piecing together a coherent and historically credible narrative. His university honours thesis provided the research content for this book, which he hopes will play a part in catalysing a coming Revival in Singapore, in this Golden Jubilee year. He currently serves as an innovation executive with a leading Singapore telecommunications company and is passionate about innovation, ideas, narratives and design.
