On Sunday the 15th May Richard and I attended the morning service in Hakka Methodist Church. It is very close to his apartment. It was very hot and so the coolness inside the church was a huge relief. We were warmly greeted and shown where to sit. The first thing I noticed was the beautiful…

The Thought for the Day is from Philippians 2 v 2. then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind Long lines of cars were filling up the huge parking lot of a church where a gentleman was attending a conference. As he parked, he noticed the…

Before coming here everyone warned Drew and I about the humidity and they were correct. It is around 33 degrees at the minute but the humidity is quite hard to cope with so air conditioning is very welcome as is the swimming pool. We have also seen torrential rain and plenty of thunder and lightning.…

For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding An investment company’s full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal began with these words: “Information is everywhere. Insight is all too rare. For insight goes beyond information to discern underlying truths. Today, we are long on information and short on insight. Television offers scores of channels.…

My son, Richard, relocated to Singapore in January. We obviously miss him very much but Drew and I were excited at the prospect of visiting him. Neither of us had ever been to Singapore before and we were looking forward to the holiday. As the date of our departure approached, I started to get increasingly…

A mother eagle builds a comfortable nest for her young, padding it with feathers from her own breast. But the God-given instinct that builds that secure nest also forces the eaglets out of it before long. Eagles are made to fly and love will not fail to teach them. Only then will they become what…

The Thought for the day is from 2 Timothy 2 v 19. Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.” The guillemot is a small Arctic seabird that lives on the rocky cliffs of northern coastal…

The Thought for the Day is from Hebrews 10 v 25. not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Josef Gabor grew up in Czechoslovakia when it was dominated by communism, and religion was despised as weakness. His father…

The annual golf outing from a church provided a good time of fun and laughter. Slices, hooks and complete misses provided groans and embarrassment. But whenever someone made a long drive, even the men who usually said very little responded to their partner’s success by saying, “Good shot!” One man kept telling his partner, “Great!…

The Thought for the Day is from Psalm 119 v 71. It was good for me to be afflicted  so that I might learn your decrees Have you heard about the “gator aid” that was given to enlisted men in a Florida training camp during World War 2? The daily training for those GIs included…