Turning 32

one those days where mundane things of doing the banking, finishing the bulletin, fixing up the flowers makes me reflect on whether i'm doing the right thing for my life.. God sends snippets of joy into my day to remind.. its "full" all good .. i don't have to second guess my career decisions- at the most I can change where i do it but I have the world at my disposal. I can go into the slums of India and make children laugh to forget about hunger.. I can into the highest peaks of Ulaanbaatar to teach them to brush their teeth the right way.. I have seen all these things and i still can do it again.

The young people that i spent the night with are fully grown..offering us adults advice on doing business, telling me how to "date", they are impatient to get out into the big world that will make or break them. We all must have confidence that God has them in his big big hands and will mend their broken hearts when it has been broken. They have to go the bitterness to enjoy the sweetness.. its such a chinese concept- bitter amongst a bit of sweet. And I am so thankful that I was part of this journey in the lives of these young men and women.

Posted in: on Saturday, January 30, 2010 at at 2:30 AM 0 comments  

I want to be here at least once in my life.. Ladakh.. thanks to the wonderful person who took this picture

Posted in: on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at at 9:32 PM 0 comments  

i have been the quiet observer of the human character for the last 32 years and i have to say i'm still such a amateur at it.Groups of people around me have apparently taken to conniving, lying, slander and manipulation to achieve their personal means. What amazes me is that they have taken the energy to create such strife, taken the chance to lift up poisonous pens, and willingly allowed themselves to participate in such devious acts. For what end?

Maybe if I stand far enough I would not be tainted by such slander. Who would think badly of me that they would try to drag my name through the mud? surely i have not offended anyone to that degree?

These men and women have hidden behind their big cars, companies, pearls and "professional advice". They have deliberately cheated our community of money and affections. And yet they are the ones that are the first the point fingers when things go wrong.. they are the first to pick out every negative and failed enterprise that our church leaders have tried their best to complete. Instead of positive feedback and bringing their "professional advice" to the table .. they rather send poison words to create low morale.

We are a community of loving people who want to use all our talents for God. We may lack in some areas but that is when we need everyone's input. Its terribly sad that these rich and comfortable members of our community labels these efforts as "interfering" and "wasteful". How can efforts be wasteful if it was to bring comfort and joy to the God's people?

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