Stephen and Flora Mohan serve as our senior leaders at HighPointe LIFE. Stephen, as senior pastor, has been leading the church through casting its vision since it's formation, while Flora serves as a deacon in the HighPointe Council.

Stephen came to know Jesus at a church camp while still an early teenager. That encounter changed him and shaped his perspectives. He believes his experience in the government sector as a teacher and thereafter, in both the corporate sector and later as a business owner, were God-ordained to equip him to engage and work with different people in his current role as shepherd and senior pastor of the church. As senior pastor, it is his hope that HighPointe Life pursues becoming a missional church, touching and transforming whole communities beyond church walls and national borders. He also strives to ensure momentum and continuity by looking to raise another generation of capable and better leaders.

Flora grew up in a Christian home but only committed her life to Jesus when she was fourteen. She attributes her spiritual growth to the Bible studies she did during her Girls' Brigade days while growing up in Malacca and completing Emmaus Bible courses. These helped shape her spiritual formative years. At HighPointe LIFE, Flora has headed the Children's Ministry for many years and is also involved with our ministry amongst the Myanmarese community. She is so thankful that this community has found a home away from home at HighPointe Life. Flora is also involved in ministering to pre-marriage couples with Stephen and they mentor young couples.

Stephen and Flora have been happily married for over 33 years and they have two amazing children, Joel and Rebekah who both serve alongside them in ministry. Stephen loves travelling, something he has been passionate about since he was about eight! Music is also a great love of his. Flora, a retired teacher with a mission school, loves gardening and cooking. Her family's love for good food inspires her to experiment and try new dishes.

Questions for the Mohans:

1. What is the most mischievous thing you've ever done?
   Stephen: Too many to choose as I was a bit of a rascal! But perhaps the one story I tell most often was the time when I was in Form 2 and had a football match at 10am, which my mother didn't consent to because I would be perspiring by the time school started. My desperation to play, drove me to an ingenious plan: I resorted to pushing back the hands of all the clocks in our house 15 minutes at a time every couple of hours! By the time matchday arrived, I was ready to go to school at the “usual” 12pm, though in reality, it was only about 10am! I had a most enjoyable football match, made sweeter by the elated sense of having hoodwinked my mum! When I returned home after school that evening, I was met by an extremely grim-looking parent! My mother, a teacher herself, had also dressed up and gone to school in the afternoon, only to discover to her chagrin that she was in time for the morning session’s recess!!
   Flora: Pulling off a surprise birthday party for my husband's 50th, with him not having a clue - just 9 months after he threw one for me!
   
   
2. What was your favourite childhood show?
   Stephen: Definitely it was the inimitable “The Carol Burnett Show”. It was uproariously funny!
   Flora: Little House on the Prairie!
   
   
3. What is a worship song lyrics that encourages and inspires you?
   Stephen: “Love On The Line” (by Hillsong) is one. That first line gets me every time: “You put Your love on the line”. To think that when Jesus went to the cross, He put His love on the line... for ME. Wow!
   Flora: "Goodness of God" is one of my recent favourites!
   
   
4. Name a book from the Bible that has changed your life.
   Stephen: Apart from the gospels, I simply love the book of Joshua. From being wanderers in the wilderness to stepping into their promised inheritance is a tale of our own Christian sojourn.
   Flora: I really like Philippians. It has really ministered to me at different points of my life.
   
   
5. What is one specific dream you have for HighPointe LIFE?
   Stephen: The setting up of 'The Eagle’s Nest' (a complex that would house a two-pronged operative: a Community Hub and a Strategic International Mission Center.) Of course, the 'The Eagle’s Nest' would also house the church.
   Flora: That the church will reach people in the community and beyond and be relevant to their needs.
   

Reni Selvan is the second (and the cutest) child among four siblings and two half-brothers. Reni spent all his life in his beloved hometown of Klang, growing up in a dysfunctional family. Because of this, he had been seeking for happiness, acceptance and freedom. He finally found what he was seeking for after his beloved late mother encouraged him and his siblings to attend church at a very young age. Reni ultimately invited Jesus into his life as his Lord and Saviour when he was 14 at an Evangelistic Crusade. Reni loves connecting with people and ministering to those who have gone through brokenness and a similar life-journey like him.

Lee Suan Sim, or fondly known as Suan in church, was born and bred in Klang and is the eldest in a family of three children. Growing up in a very nominal Taoist family led her to question the existence of a True and Living God in her secondary school days. Suan made the best decision she has ever made in her life - by choosing Jesus - when she discovered the verse John 14:6, “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life” in the Bible. As a pastor, she currently has the LifeZones (small groups) and Church Care under her purview. Her dream is to see the LifeZones thrive and multiply exponentially. She wants to inspire every member in Church to walk in their God-given calling and destiny effectively.

Reni and Suan exchanged marital vows in 1997 and they are blessed with two children, Sarah Jane and Jonathan Ryan. Being a former amateur footballer, Reni is passionate about football and an avid fan of his favourite club, Tottenham Hotspur. He also enjoys being a handyman at home. Suan, on the other hand, enjoys gardening (her current craze is orchids). Reading and playing with her lovable dog, Skipper are also a part of her daily pleasures.

Questions for the Selvans:

1. What is the most mischievous thing you've ever done?
   Reni: In my college days, I used to break the strict hostel rules at night to sneak out and take a trip into the city, and only returning to the hostel in the wee hours of the morning by jumping over the parameter fencing!
   Suan Sim: My friends and I would cycle across a highway, park our bikes and climb up a hill!
   
   
2. What was your favourite childhood show?
   Reni: "Happy Days"!
   Suan Sim: My favourite childhood show was "Little House on the Prairie."
   
   
3. What is a worship song lyrics that encourages and inspires you?
   Reni: One of my favourites is, “What A Beautiful Name”, where second verse says, “You didn’t want heaven without us, so Jesus, You brought heaven down.”
   Suan Sim: The worship song that greatly inspires me is, ‘Goodness of God’. I’m constantly reminded that even though I’m so undeserving, yet God’s goodness is always running after me.
   
   
4. Name a book from the Bible that has changed your life.
   Reni: The Book of Acts. This book always reminds me of the empowered Christian life one could have when we are connected with Christ and engaged with the Holy Spirit.
   Suan Sim: The book of John is the book that transformed my life. It led me to make the most important and BEST decision in my life, showing me a purpose-driven life that God has for me. 
   
   
5. What is one specific dream you have for HighPointe LIFE?
   Reni: ...to see HighPointe LIFE be a Church that moves in the power of the Holy Spirit and be a witness “in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth”.
   Suan Sim: My dream is to have HighPointe LIFE be a strong movement across the Asian region - to be a soul-winning church and one that impacts the communities powerfully.
   

Daniel Dinesh grew up as the only son in a Hindu family with his two sisters. He recalls how coming from a dysfunctional home left him asking many questions about the purpose of religion. He eventually gave his life to Jesus at the age of 17 at a youth camp where he first understood God’s love and the reason for all the suffering. That brought him on a journey of healing from his own brokenness, and today Daniel is passionately helping others experience the same healing through the ministries of evangelism, healing, deliverance and discipleship.

Chiew Chin was born and raised in a Taoist family – the youngest of 5. Having spent most of her childhood growing up with her grandmother, she was allowed to attend Sunday School when she was 6 and later youth meetings in her teens, where she asked Jesus into her life and was baptized at 18. She now serves and is involved in counselling with her husband Daniel.

They were both married in 2002 and are blessed with three children Nicholas, Isabelle and Katrina. Daniel enjoys reading and is also an avid distance runner having participated in many local and overseas marathons over the years while Chiew Chin loves reading, baking and watching Chinese music concerts.

Questions for the Dineshes:

1. What is the most mischievous thing you've ever done?
   Daniel: Cutting tuition classes as a kid to hang out with my friends.
   Chiew Chin: Sneakily climbing the neighbour’s fruit trees to “help harvest their fruits.”
   
   
2. What was your favourite childhood show?
   Daniel: Airwolf and Knight Rider
   Chiew Chin: Mickey Mouse (in black and white).
   
   
3. What is a worship song lyrics that encourages and inspires you?
   Daniel: “I know your thoughts, Your plans for me are good, And I know You hold, My future and my hope, Your promises never fail” from Promises Never Fail by Bethel Music.
   Chiew Chin: The 2nd verse from What A Breautiful Name by Hillsong: “You didn't want heaven without us, So Jesus, You brought heaven down, My sin was great, Your love was greater, What could separate us now”
   
   
4. Name a book from the Bible that has changed your life.
   Daniel: The Book of Acts!
   Chiew Chin: The Gospel of John!
   
   
5. What is one specific dream you have for HighPointe LIFE?
   Daniel: My dream is to see every person encountering God personally and rising up into their God given calling, through which we will see unity in the body of Christ with every spiritual gift being activated and new souls being saved and added to God's Kingdom daily!
   Chiew Chin: For the whole church to be actively engaged with the community, and for the church building to be open daily so anyone can walk in to have their needs met.

Joel Mohan is the oldest child of Pastor Stephen and Deacon Flora. As such, he has always found church to be a second home. He surrendered his life to Jesus in 1999, when he was 9 years old and got baptized at the age of 15. He has been serving in church from a young age but currently serves as a Next Gen Pastor and also as a part-time staff with the church, as Program Director. His other “job” is working as a part-time youth ministry staff with Scripture Union, an organization that reaches young people with God’s Word. He finds joy in guiding urban teens, especially children of church leaders, who he knows first-hand goes through their own set of challenges. Outside work and church, he hosts a podcast channel, where he discusses his love for Hollywood entertainment, musical theatre, food and sometimes, American politics!

Joel and his wife, Yi Fen got married in April 2022. They serve in the Next Gen ministry together.

Questions for Joel:

1. What is the most mischievous thing you've ever done?
   There were times when I was a kid and I knew I was going to get a spanking so I hid the cane my parents would use on me. When they were on to me and hid the cane first, I resorted to wearing every single underwear I had to “soften the blow.”
   
   
2. What was your favourite childhood show?
   Lizzie McGuire! I related so much to her as the oldest child in the family and being the average kid in school!
   
   
3. What is a worship song lyrics that encourages and inspires you?
   The lyrics from Crowder's "Blessed Be Your Name" always resonates with me - it tells me God is worthy to be praised in good times and in bad. "Every blessing you pour out I'll turn back to praise; when the darkness closes in, Lord, still I will say 'Blessed be Your Name'."
   
   
4. Name a book from the Bible that has changed your life.
   Romans. It’s like reading a breakdown of the gospel in a letter format.
   
   
5. What is one specific dream you have for HighPointe LIFE?
   I want to see each member driven to have an authentic relationship with God. I believe an authentic life with God is what makes people love the church, and is the only solution to creating a thriving life that motivates us to reach the world with the Gospel. 

P'ng Tean Hau (also casually known as TH) grew up in a Taoist environment. He came to accept Jesus as his own personal Lord and Savior after he and his wife, Kean Wah, sent their son to Sunday school.  He is currently overseeing the weekly LiFEst services as a Service Pastor, enjoys working with the young adults small group, as well as spearheading Red Frogs Malaysia with a team of volunteers. He hopes to be able to add value to the all the people he serves through these ministries. Tean Hau and Kean Wah are blessed with a son, a daughter and several god-children.

Questions for Tean Hau:

1.  What is the most mischievous thing you've ever done?
   I took fish from the drain and placed them over open-fire to see it “barbeque” (not for my consumption).
   
   
2. What was your favourite childhood show?
   MacGyver
   
   
3. What is a worship song lyrics that encourages and inspires you?
   I love the lyrics from “Raise A Hallelujah”
   
   
4. Name a book from the Bible that has changed your life.
   Esther
   
   
5. What is one specific dream you have for HighPointe LIFE?
   That HighPointe LIFE will be a local church impacting the neighbourhood.

Growing up in a broken family, Lucy Leong’s childhood wasn’t easy and affected her development socially, emotionally and in her education. Having to deal with rejection and learning forgiveness were the hardest things to grasp. She often wondered the meaning of true love and started to search for comfort in other places. Ultimately, she found her greatest love at the age of fourteen when she was confronted by the Gospel and accepted Jesus as her Saviour and Lord.

Lucy's salvation story has driven her to reach out to people in a pastoral capacity. She dreams to see God's glory displayed through the lives of the people God has brought to her. Lucy has been the location pastor of HighPointe LIFE Kota Kinabalu, since it's inauguration in 2019. She is married to a supportive husband, Kong Min and has two beautiful daughters, Sarah and Farah, all of whom serve with immeasurable talents and gifts at HighPointe LIFE Kota Kinabalu.

In her leisure time, Lucy is also passionate about creative recreational decorations.

Questions for Lucy:

1.  What is the most mischievous thing you've ever done?
   Rummaging through my sibling's stuff without their permission ;)
   
   
2. What was your favourite childhood show?
   Sound of Music (not a show) but a favourite childhood movie!
   
   
3. What is a worship song lyrics that encourages and inspires you?
   "With All I Am" - "I’ll walk with You, wherever You go, Through tears and joy, I’ll trust in You, And I will live in all of Your ways, Your promises forever."
   
   
4. Name a book from the Bible that has changed your life.
   Ephesians!
   
   
5. What is one specific dream you have for HighPointe LIFE?
   That HighPointe LIFE will reach the unreached as salt and light, making disciples, integrating them into the body of Christ and journeying with them so they will serve God with their all.