Major Pascoe is away in Ipoh to conduct Youth Councils and other meetings. So last night A/Captain Raymond Aloba booked a taxi to take four of us to Bishan for Prayer meeting this morning
The taxi came early and the driver was already waiting for us when we got downstairs at 6. 55 a.m. Now on our journey we were to hear an interesting story from Moses Kway the taxi driver that cheered our hearts.
It happend that last night when Moses was looking at the screen of the Taxi company, he noticed there was a booking for a taxi this morninng. It mentioned The Salvation Army, 500 Upper Bukit Timah as the point for picking passengers up. Although he lived in Eunos, he accepted the booking and came for us early this morning
He told us that he as a baby was put into The Salvation Army Nursery Home at Upper Bukit Timah Road (present site of Praisehaven where we live) some 50 years ago and grew up in The Salvation Army. Eventually he 'graduated' from the Salvation Army's Boys' Home in Changi (present site of Peacehaven Nursing Home)
He went on to name the names of officers who looked after him - such as Captain and Mrs. Keith Sharp, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lee, Major K Vataja and Captain Barnum etc. He recognised us as we were Corps Officers (pastors) at Central in the early seventies. He could remember our two older children playing the piano and organ at the Church. He used to attend our meetings. Memories of the past, how precious!
We soon arrived at Bishan and although the metre registered about $24.00 he wanted just $10.00 from us! We know he had to pay for the hiring of the taxi and with petrol prices rising, it would not be fair to let him take just $10.00. In the end Raymond made him accept $20.00. He was certainly grateful to The Salvation Army who had brought him up.
.He is married and has a 17 year old son. He does not drive on Saturday and Sunday. He spends weekend and evenings with his family. The family attends Victory Centre church.It was a real encouragement for us to meet this man and hear his testimony. God bless Moses and his family
Sometimes we get rather discouraged with the lack of visible results but when we meet people like Moses, we give thanks to God for what He has done through The Salvation Army.
Thus the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true. I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.” John 4: 37-38
What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor. 1 Cor. 3: 5-8
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