A new start

It's been 8+months since I last wrote in my blog. Much has happened like moving from Singapore to Frankfurt. But nothing seemed like much after what has been happening in the past 2 weeks.

I spent a lovely and warm X'mas with my cousin Carrie and her family up in Courchevel in the French Alps. We had lovely X'mas meals at home. My neice and nephews, all adults now, were chattering away with their father Hubert and Carrie and I had great chats with her mom (my aunt). I was reminded how blessed I am that the Lord has given me not just amazing family but wonderful extended family as well. Then I spent a lovely and peaceful New Year in Copenhagen with an old friend. No loud party or crazy drinking but just quiet meals at home and lovely long walks around the city and its surrounding.

I returned to Frankfurt feeling refresh and got myself ready to start the new year feeling extremely content. I emailed my dear sisters in Singapore to find out how our "Chief" is doing as she is bravely fighting cancer. She has such great faith in the Lord even in the midst of her sickness. I then found out that the Chief is not doing well and the cancer cells are feverishly attacking and eating up any new blood transfusion that is going into her body. Everything must be left up to our Lord.

Then I got a shocking news yesterday that Carrie's husband Hubert, the family that I spent X'mas with, passed away a couple of days after I left Courchevel. He went for a walk with his son and felled and hit his head and never recovered from the injury. I was utterly shocked as I just saw him one week ago and he was perfectly fine. I spoke with Carrie and her son on the phone and offered my condolence. But besides that I really didn't know what else to say. I myself had a tough time accepting this fact until I spoke to them.

I cried. I cried not just because I was sad about the death but I cried because I absolutely do not understand why God is doing what He is doing. Why is He allowing our Chief to suffer? She has such great faith in Him and continues to have faith in Him to perform a mighty miracle. Why did He take away Hubert so suddenly and he is perfectly healthy? Why did He bring sorrow to such a loving family?

I prayed. I prayed not just for Grace and Love and Faith and Hope for Carrie and her family. I prayed not just for Hubert's soul to rest. I prayed not just for the mighty healing hands of the Lord upon our Chief. I prayed not just for the easing of pain on her body. But I prayed most earnestly to the Lord for not allowing any of us especially myself to lose faith in Him. I don't understand what possible purposes He has in doing what He is doing but I simply have to have faith that He has His purpose. So I continue to pray...