the time of singing has come!

Today is my last day of work at Walton @ One Fullerton! It had been a very good experience; with much grumbling and murmuring in the beginning but all in all, I knew I gained much from this experience.

Two weeks isn't long but it is enough to gain confidence in meeting and conversing with strangers. It is also enough to get to know Andrea so much better. Looking back, we have been seeing each other EVERYDAY ever since Mid-year Spiritual Meeting!! ok, except for the Monday immediately after SM cos she went to work for Rina first. But EVERYDAY! Can you believe it? haha. Its good. I've learnt much and am still learning. I guess when you spend so much time with someone, there is bound to be frictions. But it's learning how to handle these frictions that matters, not the frictions themselves. (: Andrea, I will miss you so much after this Sunday!! Remind me to give you a hug on sunday!

So, anyway, what had been keeping me occupied for the past 2 weeks is this job at one fullerton. Wonderful place. Nice people. Good experience. (: I feel that I've did my part of the job and am satisfied with myself. Although most of the time, there wasn't anything to do at ALL and i end up mastering the art of "How to LOOK busy". But meeting clients is really quite fun. I love Kew Walk the best!

And so today, a very very short chapter of my life has come to an end. I think it wasn't a too bad ending. Plus today ended well with Vivien finally coming to my church to attend evangelistic service! My heart totally sank again when she told me she could not make it! Thank God she had the heart to come and still made it in the end! Must continue to pray for God's guidance for all of us and that He may open the hearts of man to see His Truth. (: But let us also do our part to reach Him.

May God bless and guide us! Peace to all. (:

I had a great day today! I really enjoyed the bible reading, hymn sharing and games played together in the outdoors at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve! I think it is the first time I actually had so much fun with church people. Its really really nice.. Even the mud on my legs and the downpour did not manage to dampen my mood. (:

In fact, it reminded me of the previous church which i attended. There was always so much fun and programmes for fellowship going on. But, after the outdoor service today, I realised that True Jesus Church also similarly is not lacking in love. Moreover, we also have the truth.

My most favourite part of the programme was when we all gathered round and sat on the mat for hymn sharing. Its such a beautiful scene. I feel that we ought to have more of such sharings - seated together in one circle. The one we had today was quite short and perhaps superficial. At times, I also feel that not everyone is comfortable with everyone else too. Im not sure if it is something unattainable but I hope to see everyone behaving really like family, at ease with each others' presence.

It is also a miracle that often, at occasions such as this, God only let His rain fall before and after the programme. He always back us up!

I thank God for a wonderful morning!

A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water at the end of the long walk from the stream to the master's house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.

For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his master's house. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect to the end for which it was made. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, andmiserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do.

After two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream.

"I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you."

"Why?" asked the water bearer. "What are you ashamed of?"

"I have been able, for these past two years, to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your master's house. Because of my flaws, you have to do all of this work, and you don't get full value from your efforts," the pot said.

The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot, and in his compassion he said, "As we return to the master's house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path."

Indeed, as they went up the hill, the old cracked pot took notice of the sun warming the beautiful wild flowers on the side of the path, and this cheered it some. But at the end of the trail, it still felt bad because it had leaked out half its load, and so again it apologized to the bearer for its failure.

The bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of the path, but not on the other pot's side? That's because I have always known about your flaw, and I took advantage of it. I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back from the stream, you've watered them!

For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my master's table. Without you being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty to grace his house." Each of us has our own unique flaws. We're all cracked pots. But if we will allow it, the Lord will use our flaws to grace His Father's table. In God's great economy, nothing goes to waste.

A traumatising day.

A mother got injured today. From what I saw, I think there was like a dent into the flesh of her foot. A medic came and bandaged the foot. Apparently, it was quite a deep cut... Her two kids cried. I was at a loss! I felt like crying too. What a bad thing to happen on a supposedly happy family outing.. Sigh.

But this affected us too. We got to stop our operations for the weekend until further notice. Andrea and I really feel quite bad... towards Rina. Not only that the earnings got lesser each day, now we've got to stop work altogether.

But we also realised this could be God's grace for us. We are indeed very tired already. And we were supposed to continue to help out tmr (friday) as well! Indeed, I thank God for the rest. He wants us to rest on the Sabbath and turn our attention back to God. Im glad. But i must also pray hard for Rina's business to resume asap.

Still, this three days had been fun. I love to see kids happy. Love to see families happy. I think I like downtown east. I also saw many kids with Down Syndrome, esp on the first day. I was quite astonished actually. I haven seen so many of such kids in just a single day! Indeed, there are so many other people out there less fortunate than us. Its just that we dun see them around us all the time.

But I also saw how their parents and siblings continued to shower them with love and care. It really touches my heart. I saw how grandparents dote on their grandchildren too, paying for their rides after rides. But somehow, man is weak. I guess fatigue overtook me gradually and by the third day (today), what I saw were mostly just naughty kids trying to subsitute the animal rides for bumper cars.... and of course, that unfortunate accident that causes the suspension.

As much as I claim to love small children, I think I still have to learn to have more patience and love. But this job made me realise I do love to communicate with small children. I truly hope that I will work with kids in the future.

I thank God for the opportunity to work with Andrea and Rina and got to know them better.
Thank God again for the rest. I know I truly need it.