Skip to main content

Love beyond borders

2 dear friends from Cambodia arrived on boxing day; Som Ath and Som Oun. The last team that went up to Cambodia wanted to bless the siblings by sponsoring their trip to Singapore. Of course they were exhilarated and overjoyed beyond words. And here they are finally.


A short 5 days with quite a packed itinerary for them. Poor things. But more than anything, I believe they just wanted to spend time chilling, talking and fellowshipping with us. Programs are secondary.
I'm glad to see them enjoying themselves and am honored to be part of the 'play-host' team. Whenever we go to Cambodia, they will always avail themselves to make us feel at home, welcomed and making sure every of our needs were taken care of. Their love and hospitality just moved me. In all simplicity, they demonstrated pure love; love that is from the heart, with no pretence or strings attached.
Having experienced their love when we were away from home, we too wanted to extend the same amount of love when they are here with us. I guess to them, its really the intangibles that they will fondly remember of their trip. They don't hanker after gifts or materialism (all of which are luxuries back home for them) but just to have people bless them with their time and company is more than enough.
I'm grateful for the opportunity to be part of their lives and more so, to be able to love them for who they are made to be. When they return home, we might not see one another for a while yet deep down in our hearts, we know what connects us is the spirit of love that transcends all boundaries.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

SHAKING OFF THE DUST

Its been a long hiatus :) So many things have taken place and so many reflections to document but the inertia to do it was just to great to resist. Anyhow, decided to take some time during this break to start the 'blogging engine' going again. Hopefully, it revives my hope and wish to keep this site alive.  Just had the annual ODAC camp @ Ubin and while trekking around the island with the kiddies yesterday, I chanced upon this little grasshopper at the Sensory Trail. I managed to get up close and personal for this shot, which was taken with my new iPhone 7 ahem. Image was sharp and it looked great!  And the verse that came to mind was: "Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your Heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?....Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble." - Matthew 6: 26-34 In my rest...

PSALM 121

I lift my eyes to the hills - where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip - he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel, will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord watches over you - the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all harm - he will watch over your life; The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. Many a times, man fails to keep his promise but God never. He makes a promise and we can be so sure He will keep it forever and ever. Man may fail but He nevers. Sometimes, we may wonder if God is really doing the right thing for us but I know one thing - trusting Him is the only thing that can never go wrong :)

Count your blessings

I bought this set of keychain for my gramps. So cute right? They both love it to bits man! Haha..I'm proud of myself. A wise person said this to me this morning: "when you count your blessings, you will find many things to be thankful for...". True true. Been rather short fused these days and especially with family members. My grandma bore the brunt of it on monday when she suddenly appeared at NCC with my grandpa. I wasn't expecting her and so when I saw her, I was quite mean to ask why she was there when I actually know her intentions. I felt the way I felt because firstly I was already bothered about how to take care of grandpop when he sighs and worries about his discomfort and blah and then grandmop comes along and be herself (complain complain and ask same questions 1001 times etc). Double whammy! Anyway in a nutshell, the wise person told me early in the morning that grandmop upset that I brushed her aside that day, which I know was baddie bad bad :( ok i will...