farewell~ dear friends
Tonight was the farewell party for Alan and Sally. When it was my turn to sign the card, so many things came up that i had no room to write for. The truth is i didn't really know what to write or how. And yet there is so much i wanted to say and had to say.
So Alan, Sally, you two have been such a tremendous blessing to me. If my life were a movie, you are definitely main characters that cannot be excused. Because it was through you that Chirst has came to me. You were the first ones that have brought me so close to the LORD our God. You have been patient with me, merciful, forgiving, and full of love, and i now know and see that it was the great love of Jesus Christ that lives in you both. it came to me, and you came to me.
It's such a tragedy that friendship is so limited by time and space. I wish we can share all the moments we had together again some day. Everything from how we first met, how young and foolish i once was, how surprising it is to find out you were dating, all the fights you two get in, and i'm like in the middle, and then how we supported each other in tough times, and not so tough times. Look! now you're married and off you go!
As we grew up together, i see so many blessings of the LORD flourish in you. Nothing delights me more to see Christian scholars rise up, especially in the science field. You have served the LORD and his people all around NCAC. You've been a contribution to us from the pulpit to the committee. And now you are blessed with each other in marriage. But guess what! I am confident in the LORD that He shall bring out more blessings and add on to the life that you two share. So, as a note to you, Alan, and Sally, and to keep me accountable; here this shall be my prayer for you every time i think of you.
our Heavenly Father, i thank you for Alan and Sally in how you have blessed and nurture them. Because i have seen your beautiful works in their lives. my LORD i ask that you will never forsake them, because you are their God, and they rely on you wholly. i ask that you keep them safe in every place that they go, bless them with joy and peacefulness despite the new environment. Help them adjust for the new life that they now take up as a family. Permit them to find a new church where they may call home, and embrace them every time they come near you. As it is said, Blessed are the merciful, and blessed they shall be! because they have been good to me, and i ask that you bless them in the same way as they have for me. My LORD, continue to use them for your good works, save them and guide them as a family. As for Alan, grant him wisdom, so that he may put it to good use. Glorifying your Name by any means. Grant him brilliant intelligence so that he may better mankind in his profession, and he shall know that his achievement has been your gift. As for Sally, teach her to honor this family for your sake, bless her with skill and education that she may benefit from, and continue to serve you whole-heartedly. Amen.
The truth is, as i shifted over to the english congregation, i miss you, too, from time to time, and wondered what Galilee is up to. Now i have to wonder how different we will look next time we meet. Alan, you will either gain weight for being at 30, or needing glasses for reading too much, haha.
So Alan, Sally, you two have been such a tremendous blessing to me. If my life were a movie, you are definitely main characters that cannot be excused. Because it was through you that Chirst has came to me. You were the first ones that have brought me so close to the LORD our God. You have been patient with me, merciful, forgiving, and full of love, and i now know and see that it was the great love of Jesus Christ that lives in you both. it came to me, and you came to me.
It's such a tragedy that friendship is so limited by time and space. I wish we can share all the moments we had together again some day. Everything from how we first met, how young and foolish i once was, how surprising it is to find out you were dating, all the fights you two get in, and i'm like in the middle, and then how we supported each other in tough times, and not so tough times. Look! now you're married and off you go!
As we grew up together, i see so many blessings of the LORD flourish in you. Nothing delights me more to see Christian scholars rise up, especially in the science field. You have served the LORD and his people all around NCAC. You've been a contribution to us from the pulpit to the committee. And now you are blessed with each other in marriage. But guess what! I am confident in the LORD that He shall bring out more blessings and add on to the life that you two share. So, as a note to you, Alan, and Sally, and to keep me accountable; here this shall be my prayer for you every time i think of you.
our Heavenly Father, i thank you for Alan and Sally in how you have blessed and nurture them. Because i have seen your beautiful works in their lives. my LORD i ask that you will never forsake them, because you are their God, and they rely on you wholly. i ask that you keep them safe in every place that they go, bless them with joy and peacefulness despite the new environment. Help them adjust for the new life that they now take up as a family. Permit them to find a new church where they may call home, and embrace them every time they come near you. As it is said, Blessed are the merciful, and blessed they shall be! because they have been good to me, and i ask that you bless them in the same way as they have for me. My LORD, continue to use them for your good works, save them and guide them as a family. As for Alan, grant him wisdom, so that he may put it to good use. Glorifying your Name by any means. Grant him brilliant intelligence so that he may better mankind in his profession, and he shall know that his achievement has been your gift. As for Sally, teach her to honor this family for your sake, bless her with skill and education that she may benefit from, and continue to serve you whole-heartedly. Amen.
The truth is, as i shifted over to the english congregation, i miss you, too, from time to time, and wondered what Galilee is up to. Now i have to wonder how different we will look next time we meet. Alan, you will either gain weight for being at 30, or needing glasses for reading too much, haha.
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