To He Bing. :)

Dear He Bing,

You’ve been a wonderful brother to have in the caregroup and I feel very blessed and proud to have you as a friend. :)

I remember a few years back on the day that you received Christ, I was really touched by God and cried as you were a new believer God sent after a very very long dry period of NTU. Since then, God has indeed transformed and molded you to be a more and more mature, courageous, humble and caring person!

I’ve been extremely encouraged and blessed by your consistent concern through smses. You are one of the few who always ask to pray for us and if my prayer request is about the day itself, you often follow through after that to ask how I am! :) Many times when I feel quite drained out by work, your smses cheer me up and remind me that there are people who still care. Thank God for you :)

Since you came out to work, you’ve faced numerous challenges.. your character, your personality, some of your mindsets and preferences have been greatly challenged. There are many times indeed where I felt surprised and frustrated by your stubborn mindsets and wonder how we can speak into your life.. haha.. but God is good and the softener of our hearts.. (sounds like clothes softener.. hahah) and he has really moved and changed you. From someone who stubborn insisted on his beliefs and preferences such as ‘life was meant to be slow’ and ‘women should lead in the household’, and someone who felt a great low self esteem each time you face difficulties and things you found hard to do at work, you have grown to see that despite your preferences for a slower-paced life, you could push yourself to be more initiative in learning and humble to seek help at work; you have also grown in understanding that God made men to lead and women to nurture, and you have learnt to put your emotions aside, and find your identity in Christ as you anchor each time you feel lowly. These are indeed amazing transformations! These are changes in your heart and character that is far more difficult to mold than changing our appearances or behavior.

Thank you for being so open in sharing your life and weaknesses. Through your life, I’ve learnt much.. about God’s grace and kindness – for us when we feel down, and also through you who show me much grace and kindness as well- for I have been quite an impatient person who is many times, unkind with my words.. your courage to stand up against your weaknesses encourages me to do so with mine. :)

I am also greatly touched by your heart for people- one that not only shows consistent care for fellow brothers and sisters but also one that is willing to go the extra mile for friends who do not know God yet. You never stop sowing! :) Yu rong, Terence, Deming etc.. wow.. :) And I’m very blessed when I realize that you strive to bring Yu rong to try new food in Singapore.. all over the island! That’s really out of your convenience to find new places and to find out how to get there and then to direct Yu rong there when you do not have a car and you are a non-Singaporean! I believe that God will definitely bless your heart and bring you a sheep very soon!

Pray for you that in this coming year, God will really bless you with the desires of your heart – help and direction in your career, stability and maturity in your stewardship and people relations, and continue to mature you so when the time comes, you’ll be a great shepherd, leader and husband! :)