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Name: Michelle Ruth Tong

Birthday: 3rd March

Life Mission Statement:
To be a testimony of Christ and set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity (1 Tim. 4:12). Do whatever is true, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, whatever is excellent and praiseworthy to God (Phili 4:8).



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Sunday 27 June 2004
*.* The greatness of a mothers’ love *.*

I’ve been teaching this kid recently and every time I step into his house, his mother will start nagging at him to hurry up and not waste time. I always wonder why. It’s because nowadays, either some people can’t afford it or they simply can’t be bothered with getting a tutor.

As I talked to the mother, I realized that his mother emphasized so much on academic results so much it’s because of her upbringing. She graduated with an ‘A’ level certificate yet she didn’t work but stayed at home and be a housewife. She does sewing to get extra income for the family and she’s just a typical housewife.

Yet as I talked to her, I realized how this mother’s love has touched me. In her generation, an ‘A’ level Cert is like a super great thing. She can work and probably earn quite a bit for the family yet she chose not to. She emphasized on giving her children the best education. How many mothers can do this? To just stay at home, looking after their children, cook?

I will not comment whether her children appreciate her efforts because that’s beside the point. What I want to bring about here is how much she had sacrificed. The nobility of a mother's love...

posted by Michelle at 21:13:00 | 0 comments


Saturday 19 June 2004
*.* Enough of saying it, now do it *.*

So much I've been talking about letting go and letting God. Now, I’m finally put to the test. A test of time, trust and of course the main topic here, letting go, letting God.
People who have know this, please don’t ask anything more than this blog can say.

I'm somehow into a relationship. For many people, it may appear very very simple but of all the simplicity, complications have to take place.

It’s not just about 2 person, 2 families but also our submission to our church and the above authority. We were given 2 choices.
1. To carry on
2. To wait

However easy it seem to be, there are always consequences to bear. If we both choose the first one, then he will have to be taken out from his ministry. But I don’t think we will be doing the right thing. We are servants of God, if we choose to leave God's ministry just because of our own comfort and our own benefits, then I rather we not even start.

So we actually choose the second one. By choosing that it will be a matter of time. A waiting period of at least 2 years. A testing period of 2 years to see how true are we towards each other.

Honestly, we both find it tough. We have been so close. Each has impacted on each other’s life. We are now taking a step back to say wait. Isn’t this really letting go and letting God? A trust of God to keep us moving and everything’s that is ahead of us. It’s not easy, not at all. Even my mother said so, it's a test that is putting for us.

I can’t explain how much I felt for him. It’s already part of me. But now, I don’t even know what is going on in my heart as we both take a step back and wait. It’s not easy… really. My heart is feeling very heavy… I can only say, I leave it to Him. I really pray for God's strength upon us.

posted by Michelle at 00:01:00 | 0 comments


Friday 18 June 2004
*.* Balloons and… Shooting Star! *.*

If you are wondering what has the relationship between balloons and shooting star is, it has no relationship. I’m just trying to point out how eventful my day was. The only common characteristic a balloon and a shooting star have is they fly.

I met some one new today and he was doing balloon decoration for an event. Honestly, I didn’t know balloons can be boring interesting yet scary.

We were supposed to do 1000 balloons. By blowing them up, tying the balloons with coloured strings and curling them up, it took us I think almost 3 to 4 hours to complete. It’s quite boring in the sense that for the few hours, you will be doing the same thing over and over again.

The interesting part comes in when the job is complete. It was really beautiful. How balloons make the plain, dead place to a livelier and romantic place.

Along the way, balloons burst and some times, we might even have to do it all over again. The worrying part is how not to accomplish the job in a even time. It’s a stressful job I should say.

Then again, it hits me when I was holding the balloon filled with helium gas, the balloon flies. As I play with it and let go of the balloon letting it fly away, the feeling is like letting go something that is worrying you. A feeling of relieve and say ‘Hey God, it’s Yours.’ Then again, sometimes it’s so difficult to let go. Because you simply like the feeling of having it and so unwilling to let go.

I think many times we hold on to something in our life so tightly that we couldn’t bear to let go. Yet when we let go, it’s like the child-like faith that comes in and just let it go. Do you want to let it go or still cling on to it? Think about it.

Certain parts, I just felt we are like the balloons being tied by the fishing line. The fishing line here refers to God. Without the line, the balloons will fly all over the place. Without the line, it cannot be form into the shapes that we want. It’s like life without God, all over the place. I felt, I am strongly holding on to God’s hand with someone else too.

I’ve learnt a lot today. What a meaningful day I had had.

Now about shooting star. I walking down the street and I saw shooting star. The last time I saw one was in Malaysia and it was my very very first time 2 years back. Today when I see it again, I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was not very dark at night though it was late and as usual there will be lights everywhere that the sky hardly have 2 stars yet a shooting star just ‘shot’ by the sky. It was very very unexpected. I am thrilled with the shooting star because I thought never in my life will I see a shooting star in Singapore yet I saw it, at a place that was quite bright. It’s just so amazing. It was quite an eventful day right?

posted by Michelle at 00:42:00 | 0 comments


Tuesday 15 June 2004
*.* Patience *.*

How many times when you get upset with your mother just because she said wait when you wanted the latest handphone? How many times when you pray so hard for something to happen yet God didn't answer even though you know His answer is either yes, no or wait?

I’ve learnt to be more patience with my wait because I know many things in life cannot be rushed into. I am a very patient person. I get irritated easily and often when I want something means I want it by hook or by crook.

As I grow older, things changed and I changed too with the love of God. I began to see things in another perspective and many times, it’s not about my way and my will but His.

The anxiety of waiting isn’t that easy. Many times I do feel like giving up too but when I think of the results just by waiting, it kept me moving and there’s something for me to look forward to.

So friends, wait. There are always better things out there for you to discover.

posted by Michelle at 11:56:00 | 0 comments


Wednesday 9 June 2004
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Sorry folks. I have been real busy that I have no time to blog. I've been running camps on top of my work and my child care visits. I'll keep updating once I have the time...

Cheers!

posted by Michelle at 20:29:00 | 0 comments

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