Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Hey NON-IP!

(aka Joanne Ang, Brokeback Fountain, Steamy and a whole long list of other nicknames)

I bet you are like superly happy now after reading all the posts from the people who are declaring their love for you on the world wide web! (: Don't think I ignored your little hint about wanting a birthday blog arhh.

Remember the first day we met? I can't remember the exact date (I know you do.) but I recall thinking to myself, "This girl's really hyper!" Shortly after that, I joined holy communion and I guess our friendship took flight from there. That was after several times of serving together in various aspects of course. (Ministry, camp games...)

There's one thing I truly admire about you - your courage in serving God. I can safely say that your walk with God hasn't been easy at all (remember the times we chionged out of various LATE NIGHT meetings in a bid to rush home) and you've faced numerous challenges along the way. Through it all, you've remained steadfast in your faith and clung onto God's promises despite difficulties. I think God must be so pleased with this child of His, for sticking with Him all the way!

Now that you're in this new role, I ask that God will continue to anoint you with great wisdom and grant you strength every single day. May He renew this precious relationship with you daily. And I pray that the door of your heart will always remain open for God to come in.

I love how you truly treasure relationships. I don't think I've met anyone who honours her friendships so highly, ever! You're amazing in the way that you remember special dates, and how you always send timely smses to the people you love. That's why your friends and your group adore you so much - they can't help but love you back after all the love you've showered upon them.

Thank you so much for treasuring this friendship that you have with me. You're one of the few people I know that I can be completely open with, and I know we have LOTS of fun at the same time. (Haha. I like teasing you about...) I'm quite awed by the way that we've managed to sustain this friendship despite serving in two completely different units and now, districts! I enjoy spending time with you. I mean it! Even though we don't really get to spend much time together these days, the short chats that we manage to grab with each other? I like. (: Most of all, thank you for listening. It matters.

And yes, let's keep trying bring those people back. Because He loves them far more than we do.

Shall we pace each other in this spiritual marathon? I'll give you a little push from behind if you get tired, and you'll scream 'JIAYOU IP!' all the way. And when one of us begins to lag far behind, let's pull each other back on track. Even if many other people quit the race, we'll keep running and running till we see God face to face.

I love you - very, very much. You're truly God-sent. (:

With love,
tracee
P/S: A date sometime soon?