We have been living in Changi since 16 December last year, almost three months. How fast time flies! The speed of time increases as we get older. By the end of May I shall be 83 that's past the average life span for Singaporeans! I do enjoy life and still find fulfilment in ministry.
We are able to visit our special daughter every day and let her have her bottle of Vitagen or Yakult. She enjoys this. The question is often posed to us, "Does she know or recognise you?" Well we don't know as she cannot indicate, but I believe in her own way she knows God and she is in communication with the Almighty. We always pray a simple prayer with her and commit her to Him.
Sometimes we sing to her songs like "Gentle Jesus meek and mild, Look upon a little child" or "Jesus loves me, this I know."
We still have a ministry here at the Corps (church) and Peacehaven. Every alternate Wednesday evening we have a fellowship meeting with the Indonesian nurses. They are the newest lot of nurses at the Home and we have been asked to specially care for them. All of them are from Palu Salvation Army Academy of Nursing.
We start the evening with singing. They love singing from the Salvation Army Song Book in both English and Indonesian. We are brushing up our Bahasa Melayu which is similar to Indonesian. We do not get the same nurses each week because of rotation of duties. These nurses are good support to the Corps. We have been much blessed by these new nurses.
Of course we do meet with the other nurses as well. The Home has nurses from Philippines, Myarmar, China, India, Malaysia and of course Singapore.
We have been retired close to 18 years but there is no retirement from ministry. Thank God there are always opportunity for ministry.
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