We are now in the month of December and soon it will be Christmas. Normally my wife and I would be busy with kettling, standing outside Tangs ringing the bell and receiving donations from the public. We've been doing this every year since we returned to Singapore. We've been retired for almost fifteen years.
This year, our Corps Officer (pastor) has put a ban on us taking part in kettling. We have offered but she feels strongly that it is time we retire from kettling and let the younger ones do it. However, we shall do our share in fund raising by taking our turn at Starbucks on Thursday 8th December. This will be our first time at Starbucks and we are looking forward to it.
Anyway there are other things we can do. Major Pascoe is away at Banting, Malaysia this weekend, so my wife and I will be conducting the meetings at Eratchhippu and William Booth Corps (church) at 9.00 a.m. and 11 a.m respectively. Well, we are happy to do this as it is part of our calling. As for me, the word of God is burning like fire in the bones! We thank God for health and strength and the privilege to share the word with our people.
It will be the second Sunday in Advent and my message will be "Preparation for Christ's coming" based on Isaiah 40: 3-5.
"A voice of one calling: “In the wilderness prepare the way for the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain.
And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all people will see it together.
For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”
Let's make spiritual preparation for Christmas.
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