Dear Brother & Sister ,
Shalom! Thank you for your continual caring & prayer! My health stable. Due to sickness, however, my immune system has become weak. At high risk & prone to falling ill, I have to see doctor regularly & undergo medical checkup, hence giving me the opportunity to blend among patients & the chance to share with them how the Lord comforts many.
One good thing about physical weakness is that I can only focus on doing one thing & rest after. I therefore have to be prudent in prioritizing & choose to do the one most important thing for the day – may the Lord guard & guide me that whatever I do, I am doing it in the Spirit, out of love & my obligation to my loved ones – I see this as the Lord’s new calling for me.
Time flies, it is almost 4 years during which I have experienced great turns & adversities in life. This leads me to always ponder & meditate: is there an eternal value in my do’s and don’ts today? Am I doing things that leave a mark on someone’s life, making their life different?
Recently, in a heart to heart talk with my 10 year old son, he asked what it meant to be 10 years old! I told my happy little boy , from that day onward, his age on earth will become double digit & there is no way to turn back, no redialing, all the way till he reaches 100 when the age automatically turns into 3 digits…. I exhort him to fear God & treasure our days, numbering them one by one! Day in day out, I cease not in praying, for our children, for you & for myself – in these days of our double digit age, let us strive to accomplish His endless & everlasting, good will of magnificence!
Last year, 4 of my best friends completed their overture of life on earth & launched into that everlasting piece of music, each in their splendid ways – Esther WW CHEN/陳慧慰, at a young age, gave birth to her daughter midst her critical illness & left to meet the Lord in peace; Steven TANG/鄧應華 a great gospel warrior won the good fight & earned his prize; uncle DIU Tong/刁棠 once a murderer & prison inmate, repented in the Lord & turned a faithful testimony for the love of Jesus, unwavering till his last days, magnifying the cross; Bro LF CHAN/陳流芳, a family leader in idol worship for decades, made a complete turn in life, preached His gospel in joy until he rested in the heavenly home at a senior age. Their encounters, their stories, though different, encourage me inside out, uplifting my spirit, assuring me that Christ lives & elevate my desire for the heavenly home all the more.
On 31 May, I will follow the steps of the Lord & resume preaching gospel in meeting hall. His Word. “The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.” (John 1:9) has been ringing & resounding in my heart for some time, making it a suitable theme for my gospel message. I urge you, brothers & sisters to pray for the Word of God and to intercede for me.
— Your brother, Sam KONG/瑞榮
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