We left home at 9.15 a.m. and got on the bus No. 67 at 9.30 a.m. Took the long journey to Bedok station where we changed to Bus No 2, stopped at Peacehaven Nursing Home to see Poh Chin. No chapel service on the fifth week of the month. Then we visited a lovely Christian lady Lau Choo Ai who is bed ridden. We sang two Hokkien hymns to her - 'God will take care of you' and 'What a friend we have in Jesus.' then prayed with her. She was quite touched and was able to say Amen.
From there we went to the garden and had our lunch of sandwiches which we had brought with us. Then we continued with our journey to see Mrs. Foo an old friend of ours. She is 92 and still very alert although physically frail.We sat and chatted and sang Hokkien songs. She still has a powerful voice and sings beautifully.
Mrs. Foo and her husband became Salvation Army Officers before the war. After the war they worked for a while before resigning from officership. He worked for many years with the Social welfare. He was promoted to Glory in 1997. We were retired then so were able to attend his funeral.
Mrs. Foo now lives alone in a big house at Jalan Lengkok Marian. Her children are all very filial. Marjory her eldest daughter was with her when we visited Mrs. Foo today. She had come from Australia to be with her mother and will stay for a five or six weeks. Then her brother John will come from England to keep Mother company. Two other sons and their families are in Singapore and they visited her everyday. Mrs. Foo has chosen to live on her own, but her children are very good to her and they all take turns to visit her. Four of her six children and their families live overseas - Australia, England and Canada.
Mrs. Foo is a very gracious Christian lady who blesses every one who visits her. She is the number one soldier of Singapore Central Corps. Thank God for happy Christian families who love and care for their parents and other loved ones.
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