Wow. Today 9th June has got to be the best day ever. It is the first day Xing Xing started his work. I called him when i am taking mrt to chua chu kang today, and he is telling me that he is working at the office of bishan mrt station, and add "youzhi" (childish in mandarin) a bit here and there. So interesting, brother!

Today, i shepherd 3 of my sheep. Initially, i plan to teach all 4 of my sheep at once, so that i will not be repeating the same lesson 4 times. But, chris can't make it at 3 today. So, i might as well meet them individually.

The 1st shepherding of the day is fierce, more at the frontline. I am very serious during the teaching. But, we have lunch, have fun before that. I choked on my food too. I want to affirm Chris that he has grown a lot throughout these 2 years. He has gotten out of his pride issue, humbly listened to me when i correct him today without showing me his "bao gong" face. I thank God that we chat more often through the phone these days. Our relationship has improved by a mile. We have gone through stormy weather, sunny days together. I appreciate him in my life. 2 years ago, i told Andrew "It must definitely be God's work if i can live in peace with him". Now, i know that God definitely works!

The 2nd shepherding of the day is funny. During shepherding, Stanley and i go to KFC, a distance away from my previous shepherding which is at the Mos Burger in ang mo kio hub. We were chatting about Shuan and Wei Kang. During teaching, he got distracted when i revealed a news to him about someone, whom he respected a lot. And he starts to ask a lot of questions about it. It is funny to me, especially the way he reacts, because i just refused to let him know the answer. It is just like a child, keep digging and digging the parents for the answer, but the parent just want to let him know, at the right time. Haha.

The last shepherding of the day is the longest and it is the best. Aaron and i went to KFC (2nd time of the day and i had mountain dew for the 2nd time). I can say at that time, i am pretty tired, but i am so sure that God has so specially arranged it to be the final one. I taught him the lesson, and after that we began to share life, he shared his problems to me, and i shared about certain circumstances i have gone through as a believer. It is so true that believers can get so spiritually dry if we keep on remaining stagnant. He is a very sincere person, and throughout this shepherding, i realised that as much as i know of him to be a very "rara" kind of person, there is a certain vulnerability about him. So real, so warm. I believe this is the kind of shepherding that God yearns for all of us to have. Take away all the pretension that we are doing well, we both realise the fact that when we keep on going around telling people we will definitely not leave church, we are putting ourselves at a vulnerable position where the devil can attack us, in the area of our pride. We prayed for a very long time. We repent, pray in the Spirit to edify ourselves, respond to God about our desires to serve Him, thank Him for everything He has put us through for it happens for a reason. We are both refreshed after the prayer. At the end of the shepherding, i realised we had spent 3 hours in total and it is very fruitful!

Thanks Aaron for his sincerity and his willingness to share.

With that, i end off with my favorite song from the beatles, "let it be"

I will change the "mother mary" to "my Lord Jesus" because we believe in Jesus and not mother Mary.

Let It Be - The Beatles (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)

When I find myself in times of trouble, my Lord Jesus comes to me,
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
And in my hour of darkness He is standing right in front of me,
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree,
there will be an answer, let it be.
For though they may be parted there is still a chance that they will see,
there will be an answer. let it be.

Let it be, let it be, .....

And when the night is cloudy, there is still a light, that shines on me,
shine until tomorrow, let it be.
I wake up to the sound of music, my Lord Jesus comes to me,
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.

Let it be, let it be, .....


We allow God to do His work and let it be........