We were invited out for lunch today by a friend and had a great time of fellowship and of course enjoyed the delicious food at the Wuhan Seafood Restaurant, Eu Tong Seng Street. We could hardly recognize the place in Chinatown, it has changed so much. This lady is in her eighties, hard of hearing but she can lip read.
Many years ago she used to be a Salvationist of Central Corps. She was also the Corps Pianist for many years. She retired as the Principal of Raffles Girls' Primary School. Her husband was one of the delegates to the International Youth Congress in London 1950! He is now quite sick and hardly goes out of the house except for medical check ups.
We have always kept contact. Nowadays we sms each other. No point telephoning her as she cannot hear so does not answer the phone. Well, she lives a full life, attends church, Bible class and visits her friends. Every now and again she would sms us and made arrangements to take us out for a meal.
We thank God for friends who have meant much to us. Some thoughts by Helen Steiner Rice
The Gift of Friendship
Friendship is a priceless gift that cannot be bought or sold,
But its value is far greater than a mountain made of gold -
For gold is cold and lifeless, it can neither see nor hear,
And in the time of trouble it is powerless to cheer-
It has no ears to listen, no heart to understand.
It cannot bring you comfort or reach out a helping hand -
So when you ask God for a gift, be thankful if He sends
Not diamonds, pearls or riches, but the love of real friends.
We've been blessed with many good friends local and overseas who have been or much blessing to us through the years.
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