Reflection

So fast, we will be saying good-bye to 2010 in a little more than 3 hours. On 1 Jan, I was looking forward to a year to be filled with excitements. Well, these have all been accomplished. Many great experiences and some not so good ones.

The first six months of 2010 went by quite quickly without any incidences. Life was a brisk, working in DiD, knowing I would be travelling to Sydney in the 1st week of July for the Hillsongs conference.

Indeed, Had learnt and gathered much during the conference, especially on how to exercise my Faith and to reap the harvest; that the heartbeat of God is that none should perish, the mission of our Lord and Saviour when He sacrificed himself on the cross more than 2000 years ago. During the conference, a sister from the US gave me a word that God has given me all authority that I will thrive from then on and not having to strive.

I was charged up, ready to carry out His Mission for me in my life.

I never once imagined that God should put me to the test upon my return. Six days later, I was discovered to be very anaemic. It was discovered by my company's physician. My Haemoglobin level had dropped to 6, which rendered me to be non-functional. He insisted that I be transfused blood immediately. I needed a second opinion and he, taking my instruction referred me back to Dr Tham which saw me about 5 weeks earlier.

When Dr Tham saw me, he put his foot down, referring bme to be admitted to KKH for immediate blood transfusion and for other tests to be conducted. The service I received at KKH was so substandard that I had to approach the feedback quality unit to get what I needed in order that Dr Tham could prescribe the appropriate treatment. Though long and tedious, thank God for the Faith and perseverance to go through. I had 4 doses of the GNRH Analogs which helped raise my haemoglobin to 13.2 in November. Technically, the medication should have completed its work. However, I am still getting the sight effects of the medication. Hopefully, it will ware itself out very quickly in 2011.

Apart from this, after 16 days of MC, I returned to DiD to work on the first week of August. Hwee Lei, Glen, Jacob and Yin Teng were very encouraging helping me to cope. Glen and Hwee Ley even visited me while I was in hospital. Glen's Mother also gave me good advice to cope with the blood transfusion while it was going on.

Though this seemed bad, God, through Nancy taught me baking to help me cope with the added expenses accompanying the treatment. Praise God. Since I started baking the cornflakes cookies responses have been overwhelming. With financial assistance from Mona, Jimmy, Jun, Patricia and Nancy, I have been blessed. My cell group, under the leadership of Hong Yi has been a great help too.

Thank God also that through this venture, my mom felt that she is more alert and useful. She enjoys baking the cookies. She also confesses that Jesus is the Greatest. I pray God that she will personally confess you as her Lord and Saviour publicly. Glory be to God. She has been eager to go grocery shopping with me since then. I have started baking easy fruit cake since Christmas day, a recipe Nancy through Jean had taught me. Through Pamela's connection, I shall be writing to Lyn Lee of Awfully Chocolate to learn from her. Hopefully, a good outcome can be reaped.

I have known Zhan YuZhen a MediaCorp producer since 2006 but our phone calls had always been short and sweet. Upon learning of my situation, she posted the pics on her Facebook. A journalist from XinMing Daily saw her post. he wrote an article which was carried on 1 oct. Upon its publication, my mind was completely blown off. I was awed by the number of responses of people ordering the cookies. They range from school students to professionals. Glory be to God. He is a God of all possibilities. They have become my friends and we have been in touch since. YuZhen Jie also sponsored a product from Fit Solution for 1 month which help me alleviate the sight effects of the treatment. I also stumbled upon the green bean drink which also helps to alleviate the sight effects.

On 21 Dec, 2 canes broke in one day. Thank God for Dennis who came to my rescue on Wednesday. My quest for a guide dog is still ongoing. With the departure of Jamie, Dennis came and has been helping me since. Hopefully by May 2011, my dream of having a guide dog can become a reality.

My Youngest brother has been a sore thumb since then. With the leaving of 2010, I pray God that he can be more responsible for himself, that he learns to manage his finances and to be more prudent in making friends. Heavenly Father, I pray that he would be able to find a good career and not to squander his time and resources in things useless; that he would return to your arms again and he be sealed and covered by the blood of Christ.

Mary left us in July and Irene has come to our family in September. I hope Irene would enjoy being with us for the duration God has destined her to be with us.

This has been an extraordinary year for me. I pray that 2011 will be filled with God's abundance and Victory, that I could reach out to others, to be an encouragement to others. Good-bye 2010 and Hello 2011.