Whee Ling back from USA/David's Dad is hospitalized in TTSH

Wanna thank many of you who have been praying for Whee Ling. She has returned safely from her US trip to N.Carolina where her head office is. Thankfully, she seems well. But as a precaution and to be socially responsible, she has quarantined herself at home with a face mask in our room as I am immuno-compromised and Josh is young and susceptible. Such a thoughtful child of God!

I also would like to covet your prayers for my father who is warded in Tan Tock Seng Hospital. My parents had developed fever after babysitting two little girls whose family had been badly infected with flu the past week. He was so weak that an ambulance was called to fetch him to the hospital. He has a history of heart problem as well.

When I received the news from my sister last night, Josh was just next to me. After hearing the news, I was pleasantly surprised and delighted when Josh said, "Daddy, let's pray for Ah Kong now!" Then he pray in a simple, yet one of the most sincere prayers ever! I was touched and glad, because it dawned upon me that the most important thing about teaching our kids is not just the knowledge about God and spiritual truths, but the application of the truths. I pray that Josh will learn to apply the truths he learned as he grows up.

Finally, a little about my routine check up with Dr.William Hwang today. All blood tests, especially my Haemoglobin and platelet counts, are relatively good. There is slight pain on my right wrist for the past few weeks but they are bearable. Dr.William even wished me, "Happy 4th Birthday!" in advance. Come June 1st will be the 4th year since the stem cell transplant had been done successfully with 100% of engraftment.

Thank you for being part of our journey!
David

Talking the Walk - 'Akang datang' in Chinese

Please note that the book is obtainable from major Christian bookstores at

SKS Bookstore; Crest Book Room and Tekman.

Talking the Walk - In Chinese

Many have been asking me to have our book translated into Chinese so that it can reach more, especially those who cannot read in English. By the grace of God, we've found a christian brother-in-Christ who can translate for us at a reasonable rate as well as someone to type and edit the whole book. We hope this chinese version will be out in couple of months. Praise the Lord!

While this is in progress, we are also embarking on the audio version in Chinese. Please pray that the Lord will bring the right person with a good recording voice to read the book. This is really exciting as we've never thought of venturing so far. But so many have encouraged us to do so as the Lord had used our story to share His goodness with lots of people.

Whee Ling and I are deeply humbled to be used by our great Shepherd in declaring His grace and goodness. He is indeed perfectly good!

Please pray for thr glory of the Lord to shine!

"He must increase, and I must decrease!"
John 3:30

david

Childlike Faith of Thomas Epting

I re-read this article that I read long ago. It was one encouraging one that helped me not to complain while going through all the pokes and pain of all sorts:

Thomas Epting's young body began showing its first signs of leukemia when he was only two years old. By age four, there was no doubt. And after the disease had ebbed and resurfaced once again at age seven, his family understood that Thomas's childhood was not going to be normal . . . at least not in the way our world defines "normal."

They were right. But not just because of the complications and chemo treatments. How normal is it for a young boy to never complain about shot needles and hospital stays--not even once? How normal is it to hear a child say, after being told of his need for yet another procedure, "I just want God to be glorified in this, and I don't want to embarrass Him"?
Thomas was a remarkable boy, indeed.

There was a period of years when Thomas's physical suffering was graciously relieved by the hand of God. His leukemia was gone. Undetectable. He used the time to read every book written by A. W. Tozer. He wrote profound Christian poetry. He took the SAT at 13 and outscored his parents' high-school marks.

But at 15, he received bad news. Not one but five malignant, inoperable brain tumors had been seen on an X-ray. The setback sent his mom and dad into a parent's tailspin. But his mom, Amy, remembers a day, barely a month before his death, when she was talking with Thomas about how she should pray for him. He flashed those twinkling eyes at her and said, "Mom, you think too much! God sent His Son to die for me! If He never did anything else for me, sending Jesus is enough for me to praise Him as long as I live. Just focus on that, Mom, and quit worrying about the tumors!"

Wow - What a child! What a great child of God! It puts me to shame - that a child like him understood the heart of God more than I do.

Please pray for Josh - exams

Whee Ling & I covet your prayers for Josh as he had slight fever this morning, most probably due to dehydration.

He sits for his English papers tomorrow. His Math, Chinese and Science will be from Tuesday to Thursday respectively.

Thanks for covering us in prayer!
david

Daddy will always hold my hand!

As Secure as Mt.Zion

"Those who trust in the Lord are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever. Just as the mountains surround and protect Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds and protects his people, both now and forever."Psalm 125:1-2 NLT

I had my devotion this morning and had been very blessed as I read these verses. The Lord reminded me that my true security is only in the Lord.

There are just too many things happening in our world. Nothing is safe and secure. Now there is another scare - the Influenza A (H1N1 virus). We can't help but feel concerned for our loved ones here and overseas.

But I am reminded to trust the Lord. It means looking to our Shepherd King as the source of our security. It means putting our faith in the grace, love, power, and protection of God when the inevitable pressures of life come. It means knowing as the psalmist did, that the mountains surround Jerusalem, God himself will surround and shield his children. Therefore, we will not let anything scare us. But in our hearts, we can be "As secure as Mt.Zion".

It is so good that you and I can always turn to our God - He is bigger that any BIG thing that can turn the world around!

He will always hold your hand closely!

david