saturday evening:
invited the church administrator out for dinner. she's resigned after 10 years on the job, & she did put in a sterling effort at it, to join the corporate world, though i suspect not by her own free will. no matter, i thought a small gesture of appreciation like a meal together with the family was in order.
sunday morning:
the message was given by a founding member of the church, back in town to help out through a difficult period. it's not often that the english & chinese language pastors & church administrator resign in the same year.
i felt that it was a hard-hitting message : to harvest in a time of famine. yes, we need to re-examine ourselves if we have strayed from the true purpose of the Lord.
"Now the LORD has given us room and we will flourish in the land." gen 26:22
sunday evening:
final outing before school reopened was at A'Famosa near alor gajah. it was carnival nite & there were easily 300 people, mostly visitors who had come by tour buses.
it was a commendable effort to put up a carnival parade ala disneyland....
new year's eve:
i had an unfinished task - finally sorted out that young girl who had the anaphylactic reaction last week. surgery was uneventful & completed successfully by 8pm. the family had joined others for a celebration dinner at a hotel. did the boy enjoy the occasion?
oh yes, my favourite team are top of the table....yayy!
2007 certainly ended with a bang!
BLESSED 2008 TO ALL!!
PS. of all the new year smses received, i like this one most.
11 comments:
We are reminded not to be drawn towards the ways of the world.
las,
thanks for the timely reminder. isn't that the way that leads to destruction?
Blessed 2008!
Happy New Year doc.
There are always things to learn when we bother to think about it. Have a good year ahead.
just me,
thanks!
anastasia,
happy new year.
maybe if you thought about other things, the dark ideas don't dwell too long in your mind. ;)
Any messages from old flames are usually enjoyed ;)
Happy New Year!
SAHM,
spot on, but were you speaking from experience?
happy new year!
A bit late but never mind . Happy new year :)
hey, glad u r ok and enjoying life.. sad though things in church aren't what u expected it to be in the sense there r so many changes but these thingys do happen. with changes come more changes :)
i read about yr 'overseas' trip too. glad everybody enjoyed themselves and abt Penang- omg deep friend kangkong? aduh.... the nutrition is all gone.
beng,
you can be sure that's the last time i'm ordering that dish - what we got was mostly flour & oil!!
the irony of it all - that despite the manpower shortage the church is facing, i (finally) handed in an application to join the membership.
hope the floods hadn't caused too much damage for you!
happy new year!!
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