Business Breakthrough Group

In 1999, Jean-Jacques founded a new business in Singapore that dealt with real time news. At the same time his wife Celine quit her own job to join Jean-Jacques venture as General Manager. As they went through several rounds of fund raising exercises to finance systems and content developments, they had to tighten their belts and lower their costs that included their salaries. By the time their technology was ready and they started marketing their product, the overall market demand for internet-based solutions had changed dramatically and with every day passing the going got tougher and tougher. Still, they kept believing that it would work out and kept their business going.

In the period between 2001 and 2002, they were still developing their product with total staff strength of 20. Their financial woes continued and it took a turn for the worse when they even stopped drawing salaries. During this period they did give offerings in the church, but it was quite sporadic and not consistent. Then another jolt to them was when for some non-related reasons, Celine was forced into bankruptcy. At this time they were not tithing yet and had not integrated into a cell group yet.