The schedule goes like dis

Ahh! Nujiang training starting on Wednesday.. 10 days here, den 13 days in Nujiang! Mountains, rivers, hope for good toilets and hotels.. den back for 2 days and off to Dali for 5 days for ano training.. its exciting and a bit stress at the same time.! emotional attachment and all aso.. here we go again.. pray for strength of heart and mind. Physical too.

please bless the students, Lord.

WP¡¯s service starting this sat!! like Weiwei would say, CoolNesS!! PTL!!!!

Thought 1

Walkin back to office after lunch.. sun shining.. caught me smiling to myself..

Had a thought..

it doesnt get much better than this..

An American lady living here once told me.. there is something so satisfying about being where God wants you to be.. she said it with such a light in her eyes.. I always remembered that moment..

She was right. I have felt it ever since the plane landed.

There is no one like You.

At service yesterday..

Years ago, 4 prophecies were released concerning the end days.

One of them..

They will praise a God they no longer pray too.

It struck me, as I had just been reflecting that I have not been praying that much. But singing and reading comes easily. Discerned a need to be aware of the warfare, the battle that is ongoing in the heavenly realms. The battle for souls. It cannot be seen with our physical eyes but if your spirit can see, you know it¡¯s there.

The battle is real. It goes on 24 hours a day.

There is a thief. He seeks to steal, kill, and destroy.

There is a God. He wants us to have life.

When we pray, in His authority and power, His kingdom is established on earth.

Swim in the ocean, not in the bathtub.

A timely warning. A reminder to be on guard..

Who does He love.

read this in purpose-driven life yest.. day 37? 38? (yes! am nearing e end..)

God has never made a person He didnt love.

a simple sentence that struck me.

watched Narnia recently..

this struck me.. when Peter faced the battle.. he cried, For Narnia, For Aslan!

and i thought to myself.. For Jesus.

Congrats WP!

Hooray! PTL! Pingping passed drivin!! 8 pts! I¡¯m so proud of u! (I got 18 pts last time)

I look forward to u driving us out for supper in ur van when I get back!

Thanks KL!

*pretty camellia flowers at Jin Dian*


Thanks for bringing me medicine!

Thanks for bringing me food and money from my parents!

Thanks for looking out for me when I was sick. And for your attempts at lame jokes.

Thanks for bringing mushrooms back for WP!

Thanks for visiting. Get well soon!

CNY in China

Had 3 weeks hols..! 1st week went back with my friend to her village in Dali. Stayed for 3 days. The people are friendly and I love the scenery, golden yellow flowers and green crops. Not so keen about the toilet and the roosters that crow at all hours of the night.. yeah. Felt challenged by the facilities, for the first time since coming here. It¡¯s real. Felt my urban roots for the first time. Food for thought.

I drew my first pail of well water too! heh. Actually my first pail was only one tenth full. My second was better, about one third full. Heh.

It was a small village, with walls of mud and straw. It seems the average yearly income for a farmer is about RMB1000+ (~S$250). About 100 houses in the village. Everyone seemed to know each other. My friend exchanged greeting with everyone who walked past.

New year was a simple affair. Unceasing sounds of firecrackers and fireworks. People playing mahjong, visiting each others houses. We had eggs w sugar water in the morning, then tang yuan. Then we watched TV, went to walk around town. It was more crowded there than Orchard Road on a Sunday.

It was very cold in the early morning and late nights, but sunny in the day. We walked among the fields and I fell into one of the plots of green beans plants. Haha. No injuries, just got my jeans muddy on one knee.

I fell sick on the bus ride home. Think it was the biting cold wind in the early morning as my friend sent me to the bus station on motorbike. Fever, cough, tiredness. Within one night it seemed like my cough had spread to all my lungs. One kind of powerful germ.

It is a miserable thing to be sick in a foreign land. But the good thing is my friend came the next day and brought me medicine! Thank God.