Working together - Understanding the Senior Citizen

Going to Sarah Activity Center last Saturday was sort of good for some of us. We really got a chance to see how the old people live. I mean, one day we will be old. But then I hope I will not accumulate alot of unwanted things in the house and make it so smelly. The cleaning and painting did sort of change the flat some what.

For me, the HDB flat that the senior citizens live in was a reflection of my childhood days when I first stay in such a small flat with 9 people all squeezing in a half-room flat!! That was 39 years ago.

I think it is good to for us to work together on services like this. Glad that Peter Soh and Judy did the co-ordination.

What’s Up – Self-induced or External stress?

Ever since I have received an email from someone who shared about the stresses over church ministries, my heart began to wonder … Is doing God’s work that hard? Then I began to turn to the Bible:

The LORD is my light and my salvation—

whom shall I fear?

The LORD is the stronghold of my life—

of whom shall I be afraid? (Psa 27:1)

If doing God’s work induces so much stress to the point of burning out, how about my office work? In these difficult times of economy woes, Psalm 27 is always my solace. We heard so much about retrenchment, pay cuts and more uncertainty in the coming year 2009. Yes, I am fearful what lies ahead. There is not much business in the company. That forces me to relook at my faith and think hard. God is good to remind me of faith – Forsaking All (doubts), I Trust Him. I wrote that blog from the bottom of my heart.

The last 3 weeks was “fire-fighting” some problems in the China product left behind by those who have left the company. There is this constant fear of not being able to find the solutions within the time allotted. Yet God was gracious and I managed to meet their demand within the time given. The Lord is my light and my salvation. After the storm, what's next?

In this time of uncertainty, would I be able to say like the Psalmist? (Psa 27:13,14):

I am still confident of this-

I will see the goodness of the LORD

in the land of the living.
Wait for the LORD;

be strong and take heart

and wait for the LORD.

Mark Lim