Last day of 2004...

Although 01/01/2005 will arrive just like any other day and that the numbering of years, months are all invented by Man... The arrival of 2005 does seem to mark the end of an era... Yet, 2004 does not close quietly... It must close with an earthquake (Tsunami) in the Indian Ocean... So many countries are affected, so many people died...

Somehow, Singapore, by it strategic geographical position, got away, relatively unscarthed, except for those who went overseas for holidays...

I cannot help but stand in awe at how blessed I am, how blessed Singapore is... It is as if, we are where we are for a special and unique mission... I remember something I heard, during my campus crusade camp. The speaker Dr Dave Park said (not his exact words, cos i can't remember his exact words, but the meaning is there), "I can say this for this generation in Singapore, but not for those in the states, though, I would like them to be... I can see in you, that you are the ones who will be bringing the gospel to the rest of Asia and Middle East..."

Another friend affirm his words by saying that "yes, the pastor in my church once preached something like this as well, that in the beginning, Apostle Paul brought the gospel, to europe, then it the europeans brought the gospel to America and the British brought the gospel to Asia inc Singapore. Now, it seems as if the baton is in our hands, to continue running the race, to pass on the baton."

Yes, indeed, I stand in awe, yet with a tinge of unease, with knowledge of this great responsibility, this great commission... something so great that I will have to step into, in the not-too-far future... something, I will try not side-step from because, so many people will suffer as I wait, so many will leave without knowing true love...

For this is what Jesus replied when His disciples asked Him when will His 2nd coming be...

"And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this mut take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are but the beginning of birth pains." Matt24:6-8

Hmm... have arranged to bring my group of chinese students to night safari this thursday... but this thursday, my cell group is having a new year's party with our guys partner cell, but my other befriender can't make it to safari on friday...

Then, this girl from cell... she's new to our cell and sort of closer to me asked if i was gg to the party and i said most prob not and told her the reasons... and she replied "like that ah.. ok =)" well, she din try to change my mind, but i guess, as usual, i'm easily flattered, that someone would ask if i'm going... and i replied that i might asked my befriender partner if he might want to change the date of the outing... thus, raising her hopes higher that i might turn up for the party... when in the first place, i know that my partner is not free on friday and i'm not that free on friday...

I'm always doing this kind of things... must stop all these indecisiveness...