Freshly-baked Naan In Geylang!!

Jackie found this fantastic North Indian food stall just at the street beside my workplace.. just thinking about the rich butter aroma from the butter naan is making me drool. The chef used to work at Fullerton Hotel curry buffet! Great food at coffee shop prices, how cool is that. Come visit me.. then I have an excuse to eat rich indian food. See the full review here.

But I've just heard he might close due to poor business.. sigh. Just the wrong kind of crowd here I guess.

HS Staff Retreat . 20 - 21 Jun 09 .

"He who loves community destroys community; he who loves the brethren builds community." -Dietrich Bonhoeffer-

I had a great time at the the HS staff retreat, though it was supposed to be a working retreat.. it was lots of fun anyway. Can't be helped :) the bosses themselves love to have fun.. we work and play hard. We discussed/shared all that the organization has been through and saw where the Lord was taking us in the days ahead, it's gonna be exciting times. Then again, life with the Lord is always exciting.

One thing that struck me through all the sharing and reminiscing was that, yes, we've something great going on here... and it's tempting to keep it as it is, to 'protect' things so they remain the way they are - to the exclusion of others. But it's never God's way... people will come and go, people we love, people who 'fit' in the community and whom we are comfortable with. But I am reminded that the moment I start to love the community more than the people, that's when the community starts to die. God's way is always - Love God, love His people.

So yes, I am thankful for the wisdom, knowledge and love of my earthly bosses - daily I am humbled and inspired to know our Lord more.. there is so much I haven't learnt, so little I truly know.

Bye... Mr Yin

Farewells are always bitter sweet times for the people at HealthServe. Mr Yin has gotten his work compensation and have just gone home on the 8 am flight this morning. I'll miss having him around, though I sometimes complain that he bugs me to find him pictures from the internet for his phone. Will miss all the dumplings and lame jokes he makes. It's really like seeing a good/familiar friend go. From having him around everyday to not knowing when we will meet again. It's hard.

I think it's especially hard for those that minister directly to him, guys from the Mens' Migrant Ministry where emotional bonds have been built. There were quite a few tears shed last night as Mr Yin said his farewells and a prayer was said. This is a job hazard I guess.. we give little pieces of our hearts to many different people who come and go in such short spaces of time. Think the only way we can go on without being hardened or start putting up defences would be to constantly receive God's amazing love for ourselves that we may in turn share that love with those who come by.

The time we have with these friends are not long, hopefully the little pieces of hearts that have been sown will grow and continue long after the time here has gone.