Monday, May 28, 2007

strangers & angels



My care-group (aka cell group) held our quarterly Pot Bless last saturday, with the aim of encouraging church members to join one of the many care-groups. our care-groups usually consist of 8 - 16 members , or about 4 -6 families, & meet once a week to fellowship, study the Word, pray & provide spiritual & emotional support. non-members are especially invited to introduce them to christian fellowship.

as it often is, our CG leader, B8, took it upon himself to open his home for the occasion. as we all know, that's a heavy responsibility - getting food organised, source out chairs & tables, etc - but being the capable leader that he is, most of the other tasks were delegated to the other members. i was supposed to meet & greet the guests, but i was held up at the hospital.

i specially invited sbanboy to join in as he was around for the weekend. i know he enjoyed the food - he looked the type, heh heh! (i'm certain he has fully digested the ikan bakar dinner from the previous evening - read here.) i mean, who could resist the roast beef & turkey, tauhu sumbat, pasta & salad, chicken curry & duck stew, complemented by a most delectable home-made chocolate cheesecake with oreos topping, fruits & drinks?

as always, B8's hospitality (warmth, home, food & all) is 2nd to none. it's obvious he heeds the words of paul :

"do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it." heb 13:2

so, could sbanboy be an angel?

err...he looked quite down-to-earth to me.

**image : source**

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Read my blog - Who Packed your parachute - probably sbanboy is the one who packs your parachute!

just me said...

Sban boy could be an angel in that what he shares in his blog of life's disappointments untimately glorifies God.

Doc, you are an "angel" too for inviting him to your "fei lor" ship

doc said...

yan,

you lost me there, even after reading your post.

sbanboy packs my parachute?

doc said...

just me,

i think that description is more of a "man of God" rather than an angel.

thank you for your compliment, but i have to admit it's much easier being just a friend than an angel.

sbanboy said...

Wah .... blushing :D

I strive to be a man after God's heart ... because I find no other meaning in life than to love Him and to make Him known

Thanks bro for the fellowship.... really.

doc said...

sbanboy (or shd i call you "david")

it's been a pleasure to have you.

btw, the air-con remote is fixed, but the air-con has conked out - sounds like the compressor is kaput. the lady at the shop will send her technician over to check it out tomorrow.

sbanboy said...

Haha .... serious ah ... the air con finally kaput ???? Haha....... I will definitely pay u a visit again for some fellowship :D

doc said...

sbanboy,

the remote really short-circiuted this time. the technician said we could get a good replacement for abt RM85, but the air-con fan needs to be changed (abt RM40).

so, is it a difficult decision - RM125 vs RM1k+ for a new air-con? i'm a practical person.

LX said...

Reading this makes me miss my CG back in KL... they are crazy, funny and hilarious bunch of students who keep quizzing me (most of them are my seniors) even on the way to church!

Btw, which church are you from?

sbanboy said...

I know the answer to that :D

Yippe got air con to use when I come :D

doc said...

lynnx,

believe me, school/varsity days are the BEST!! enjoy them while you can!

i attend the baptist church.

doc said...

sbanboy,

no one can predict the future with certainty.

we'll see how things turn out.