A boy who sings

In December 2006, a boy approached me with questions about Jesus Christ. He shared with me about his grandmother who was terminally ill in hospital. An urging from the Holy Spirit found me in the waiting room for visitors to the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) at NUH. It was there where I first caught a glimpse of Andy Phillip.

Indeed, as he had sung in his song ‘A Year After’, Andy is a quiet boy whose ‘love was never loud’. I remembered him with his head deep in his bible, always reading while he waited. I remembered him by his grandmother’s bedside, praying quietly to God. But little did I know that this boy had a great talent in music. Praise God that a year after his grandmother’s death and his life as a Christian, Andy Phillip have realised his first online EP.

His opening song – ‘A Year After’ was written to commemorate his deceased granny. He sang about how he misses her. This song reminded me of various people who were once there in my life, people who were once very important to me, even people who once meant the world to me. However, these people are no longer around. The closeness we once enjoyed is lost. I miss them, just as Andy misses his granny.

Andy’s next song – ‘A New Creation’ follows nicely after ‘A Year After’. Although the lost of a loved one is painful, but God took care of it. In Jesus, we are a new creation.

“You’ve brought me out of darkness, into Your light; Now I leave my past behind.”

And even as I am a new creation in Christ, leaving my past hurts and pains behind me, God continue to teach me how to be this ‘New Creation’ – by resting my faith in Him. Coincidentally, Andy sung about exactly that in ‘In You I Rest My Faith’. The chorus really touched me.

Lord, as I run this race
Fix my eyes on Your face
Your love remains the same
Nothing can replace

Lord, as I run this race
Fix my eyes on Your face
Never will I be afraid
In You I rest my faith

To sum in all up, Andy Phillip ended strongly with ‘A simple faith’. Personally, these four songs have blessed me greatly, even bringing tears to my eyes as they remind me of the relationship I am able to share with Christ. I believe Andy must have put in great effort, prayer, and thought in producing these songs. I believe the words and notes were Spirit-breathed. I thank God for granting me the pleasure of witnessing the transformation and growth of Andy Phillip – a boy who sings.

Check out Andy Phillip’s online EP at www.myspace.com/7notesmystery