About a year after we were married, in 1959 my wife and I were appointed to Penang to run the church there. We were really excited and enthusiastic and spent two and half very happy years in this appointment. Our two older children were born in Penang at the Seventh Day Adventist Hospital.
The RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) was stationed at Butterworth. The staff and their families were provided with accommodation in the island in Penang. So a number of them attended the church and gave very good support.
The Red Shield Officer/Chaplain at that time was Major James Tait. He had to travel all over Malaysia ministering to the Aussies. Whenever he was in Penang, he would stay with us for the weekend and joined us in worship at the church. Sometimes he would conduct the meeting for us.
On the day Gladys was born, Major Tait was at our meeting. He joined us in celebrating the birth of our first child on Mothers’ Day 1960. He missed his family and he was pleased to be accepted as part of the family in Penang.
Today we were able to have his youngest daughter Sally and her husband spend the afternoon with us. They are members of the Adelaide Congress Hall band. Sally is a beautiful singer and folk enjoyed her solos during the weekend at William Booth corps.
Sally and Ray Mundy will be in Singapore till Sunday evening, so on Sunday will be attending the Central Corps at Bishan.
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