Orchard Chalet

I was diagnosed as having kidney tumour on 21 May and needed a surgery to remove the entire right kidney. I was admitted to Mt Elizabeth Hospital on 31 May and had the surgery that very day. Thank God He prepared me well for the ordeal and I was discharged on 9 June, looking none the worse.

Details of the entire ordeal had been journaled and will be blogged eventually.

Phoebe turns 6!

Phoebe is 6! Look at that cheeky face!

Time flies... she was just a little baby, then a toddler ... and next year, she will be in P1!

Melbourne

Samantha and I made a short trip to Melbourne from 9 to 12 April.

It was great to be able to see the 12 Apostles and travel along the Great Ocean Road.

Easter 2010: Post-Israel

"God digs deep in us. With each digging, the soil of our soul is turned over, aerated where Spirit fills with sweet healing breath, ready to spring forth life.

Each of us experiences loss in profoundly personal and different ways. The teaching, the jewels of Life, are found in those deep dark crevices. If only we let Him dig for them.

The suffering and the glory, so bound up with each other that we don't know where one begins and the other ends. This is the mystery, the celebration, the death and resurrection."

God is working on me and I have so much to learn and I feel so loved this Easter because of His love for me. :) Having a deeper understanding of what took place on Maundy Thursday at the Garden of Gethsamane, on Good Friday at Golgotha and Easter Sunday at the Garden Tomb, I just feel so loved.

Jesus did not have to suffer and die on the cross but He chose to do so for our sake. The Father was so grieved that He tore His clothes (that is, the veil to the Holy of Holies was torn) and He too died as Christ did die. And because Christ is risen, I also have the same resurrection power to go forth.

Israel: 5 - 18 Mar 2010

I joined the Mt Carmel School of Ministry and walked where Jesus walked. I learnt many lessons and the Bible came alive for me in the Land of Milk and Honey. The names of places now carry special significance - the Valley of Jezreel, Capernaum, Galilee, Caesarea Philippi, Jerusalem etc.

We need to pray for the peace of Jerusalem!

At the back of my mind, I've always wanted to go on a trip like this since 2007 and I am glad God fulfilled the desires of my heart.

Check out:

http://wunderland-wunderings.blogspot.com/2007_05_01_archive.html

Chingay

I had a whale of a time at the Chingay! The colours, the noise, the electrifying atmosphere... Words can't encapsulate the experience.

Thanks, N.G.!

Alto Party

The Alto section had a popiah party at Lay Nee's place. It was our very first Alto gathering thus far - Alto Power!