Mum's funeral an amazing journey for many

The month of October had ended. I can't imagine how I did get by. It was so challenging and trying. Words cannot describe how I feel. I felt like the days past as if I am being put through them. They were beyond my control and I felt so helpless and drained. Many things did not make sense.

Yet my loving Lord took control of the whole situation, although it was a short period of a few days. Many decisions have to be made quickly and everything went just right. And also many miraculous things happened which were beyond my comprehension. But this one thing I know that the Lord is all knowing.

The Lord provided the right person (Paul Wong)to help us in the funeral service. He was very helpful in every request we made and directed us what to do next. On the next day late afternoon, I realised he came from Life BP church after Beng Hai and Jess visited the wake. Later, got to know that they are friends. I was indeed very surprised by their presence, was unbelievable.
Since 6 Sept o7 IDMC conference in Covenant, the Lord begins to reveal to me slowly, to be awared of the connection and relationship among the people that I know. I am very amazed by the circle of relationship that God has put me into. I do sense God's powerful presence going before me in whatever I am into, this cause me fear Him much due to the experencing of His mightiness.

We didn't want to held the wake at Rochor which was available but All Saint Chapel was difficult to get and yet the Lord blesses us through Paul. We were so privildge to have such a nice place to held my mum's wake which I never could imagine.

Some souls were touched by the song - So you would come (Reb n Rach mime it). Some of my christian relatives feel that the 2 girls are great blessings from God, they came forward to tell me. I begin to see God's hand in their lifes and thank God for them. We ( my family and two nieces) sang - For you I will live, some were so touch by the piece that they ask for song sheets and one of them got Reb to sing into her handphone. That really amazed me. Even asking for a burn copy of the piece for them so they can sing to their cell group.

25th March 07 Rebecca present the choir singing this piece. She pre-record the piano piece so that she can conduct the choir as they sing along. Never would we know that we will sing it at mum's wake but the Lord knows everything. This is the only piece available at that time with music and song shts which I plan to teach at JU Eng Guitar lesson but some how I did not get to teach it. All I can say is that I felt the Lord's present so greatly through out the 3 days.

My sis, one of her staunch taoist friend was very torch by the mime-So you would come.
My bro, his friend who is an atheist was questioning a catholic priest whether God existed while traveling for work. All that he witness at the wake, probably is an eye opening to him that God existed.

My adopted sister who stays in Malaysia, Butterworth has not been back to Singapore for the past five years came to renew her passport and settle her CPF during this period of time. I was glad that she was able to attend mum's wake.

Our close cousin who works in China came back because of one week China national holiday was able to attend the wake too.

What more my own brother's family living in North Carolina whose daughter's passport expired, was planning to collect after processing it at D.C Washington on Monday where he had to attend an airshow for his work. But upon hearing mum's death, the family drove 5hrs to Washington and another 5hrs to New York and took a 20 hrs flight back to Singapore. Thank God they were here safe, for the wake on the second day, I can't imagine myself 30 hrs on the journey back. Are all this happenings coincident? No, the Lord is all knowing, everything is in His hand and at His time.

And lastly, Rev. Tan Chor Kiat just came back from Mymmar trip. If mum's death was to happen earlier, he may not be available to help us held the wake service. I thank God for his authentic way of leading us in the sevice. Especially the closing of the Tuesday night service and Wednesday morning service at All Saint Chapel and Mandai. He was helping us to have closure with our last words to mum, giving us time and space, not rushing us in any way.

Was also very surprised by the presence of the 4 pastors from New Life at 9.45am service at Mandai cremation centre.

Allowing Rebecca and Racheal to mime for a testimony to the unsaved world. I am very touch my his understanding when he does not know what mime is. He told me if the 2 girls are lead to do it for their grandmother, go ahead and do it for that would be their last chance. With that words from him, I got them to do it the first night after message and without regret because many were blessed by it.

I want to give thanks to God for all the helpers and friends present. Who help us walk this difficult time. There were many more amazing happenings which the Lord had put everything right in His time and for His purposes. All glory and honour be given to Him.