more to come

at about 5.15pm today, the heavens began to pour. just when the work day was going to end!
i was wearing my trusty Birks, and got my feet all wet and swishy-feeling. but no complains (:

except that one of the aluminium strips of my new umbrella from Bossini, which i'd paid $16 for, got dented. big question mark. sigh. the downside of 'ultra-light' brollies. but my pa fixed it skilfully anyway.


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Good Friday
it was extra special this year.
a walk with Jesus---a prayer journey taking believers through the steps of Jesus leading up to His crucifixion---was truly worth the while doing. my thanks can only go to God, for the work He did in the many hearts who took a journey with Jesus those two days. the 5 rooms we used were beautifully transformed into a labyrinth of peace and calm. i know God was in there (: ready to meet with each of His children.

the absolute calm in those rooms was, in fact, far from what i'd felt in the two days leading up to the event. i was getting increasingly anxious, angsty and agitated. when things didn't seem to be falling into place, with much to do, and few hours of sleep, it felt like my spirit was fighting a losing battle. even just the night before, i was deeply discouraged by some words that were spoken by someone else. in fact, in a fit of weariness, anger and self-rejection that discouraging night, i'd said aloud i don't know what i got myself into when i suggested the idea.

yet, He used the deep desperation within to show me that it would only be by HIM alone that all things would fall into place. honestly, i was so tired i simply said Take it Lord. All yours. I let go. He alone would make it work out. and He did.

after all, it is never what we do or can do that matters. it is His spirit at work in each of us. looking back, it was all worth it.

thank You Lord for your divine inspiration.
thank You for sending the right people, with overflowing creativity, artistic flair and generosity, to put Your plan into place.
thank You for working through our human imperfections for Your perfect purposes.
thank You for meeting with each one in those rooms those hours. it was truly precious.


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Megan
my lovely niece had a check-up at the hospital today. we'd expected the doctor to prescribe meds--diurectics to help the little one so that her heart wouldn't be overworked. but my sis & spencer were greeted with good news. megan is growing well and isn't exhibiting any signs of heart failure. so, she doesn't need medication now. she just needs plenty of growth!

God is good. thank you, if you've been praying for megan and my family. do continue to pray for His timely healing upon megan. also, that my parents, who love their grandchildren deeply, may continue to find the Lord to be all sufficient for their every need. i'm praying that through megan's healing, they may taste the realness and goodness of God.


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FACES
what can i say? (:
i'm thankful for each one in this cg.
for the way God is drawing each one unto Himself daily. for the way He doesn't and never will give up and let go of them. for His perfect purposes for each life.

what a joy it was just to see them break up into small groups to pray for each other on saturday. frankie and i sat back and looked at the scene. they're a bunch with such great potential for the Lord. i pray they'll know this well, that God is for them always.


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Timor Leste
the land beckons. come april 18, i'll finally get to see the land and her people.
feel the land, feel His heartbeat.

may God reveal His heartbeat for me in this land.


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more to come.
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