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PICTURES... O PICTURES

2011-06-09T21:43:00.013+08:00

THE PIANO

2011-02-20T10:04:00.005+08:00

I used to love playing the piano. Used to play them everyday till on some days my family members had to ask me to stop playing! This piano has been with us for about 25 years now.

Anyways when i left for Sibu, i didn't have much chance to play as the place where i stayed had no piano and though some kind folks did allow me to play the piano in their house , it still was not the same.So it seemed that i kinda lost interest in the piano a bit.

When i got transferred back,I was so caught up with the wedding prep and also moving homes that the piano was still a white elephant in mums house.Subsequently the piano was transported to my place in Bandar Sunway. You would think i would have played since its already in my house but think again. Adjusting my life to the new school and new life took my time away from the piano.

I would just look at it as I enter the house and as i leave and make a mental note to myself all the time to take some time to play and rest my fingers on it. I remember there were times i sat awhile to play but often it was just but a few minutes.

Then just the last week , my mum who was in my place, looked me in the eye and said" Sheena, you got to go back to playing the piano".

Just one sentence.She has said it before, i remembered.But this time it really strike a chord in my heart.It caused me to pause a while and ponder. Have u had that kind of feeling before?

This piano has done a lot for me.Grandma and Dad bought it for us.

Whenever i was sad or had no where to go to, i would sit on the piano and play my hearts out and cry out to God to help me. It was like therapy for me.

That night i made myself sit on the piano. I played some songs i knew.I felt my heart being set free.I felt being close to God once again in my own special way.

Since that day, i have parked myself at least 20 min everyday on the piano stool, my fingers gently running on the black and white notes.

Very liberating. Very refreshing

Thank you God for knowing what ticks me and bringing the right person(mum) to remind me of it.Thank you mum for allowing yourself to be used by God even in this small little area of my life.

My loving and wonderful grandma

2010-12-28T21:39:00.002+08:00

I wish the whole world knew my grandma.

She was special.

To me, my sis, my bro, my mum and dad

We grew up with her and what a blessing it was for us.

She was such a prayerful woman and one who always had a twinkle in her eye no matter what the situation was or how bad it seemed.

She always taught us to forgive and forget and she was a fine example of it.She was so gentle too. That is what that we will always remember. There was no words of anger or scolding from her.When she corrected us, it was always done in love.

She was also a great testimony too. Once she went to the doctor for her annual checkup and she had a clean bill of health.The doctor then asked her how come at age 92 or so that she was so healthy with no problems.Without missing a beat, she proudly told the doctor that the reason why she was so healthy was because she read the bible and prayed everyday.The doctor looked dumbfounded awhile but regain his composure quickly and praised my grandma for it. So even at age 92 we still can testify of God's goodness.

Oh, grandma was not always so good. Sometimes she was naughty like us too.When mum travels,we usually try to indulge ourselves in things that are not really healthy like ice creams and chocolates.Grandma has a sweet tooth and really enjoys eating these foods but because of grandma's age mum changed all our diet. Thus , when mum is not around, we party. When the day for mum to return approaches, grandma and us grandchildren will run helter skelter to hide our ice cream boxes and chocolate so mum will never know our secrets.

We have very good and fond memories of our grandma.

She was definitely the best grandma in the whole wide world

Today marks four years of her passing away.

Even though she has left us, she is very much still part of us.

She left a wonderful legacy to my family.

She touched our lives.

Thank you God for giving us mama and using her to teach us more about you

Mama,

We love you always and you will always be in our hearts

Love

( Hazel,Sheila , Sheena, Sunny ) Jeremiah

Tribute to Dad

2010-12-09T09:24:00.003+08:00

This post is a tribute to our daddy from my mum, my sis, my bro and me.

Dear dad,

Its been a year since you have gone

and we really miss you in so many ways.

But we know that you are safe and healed in Gods arms

and that you are not in pain anymore.

We want to thank you for being the wonderful husband and father that you were.

We remember that it was because you placed so much importance in our education that we are who we are today.

You looked for means and ways to allow us to learn all that we wanted to learn so we can grow up complete.

You provided for us without fail.

You were so very good with little children. We will always talk about you to our own children.

You were kind and helpful to people who needed help.

You were always helping the less fortunate.

We have learned so much from you daddy

and

we will always miss you.

Love

(Hazel, Sheila,Sheena and Sunny)Jeremiah

My good friends are my family and my family are my good friends

2010-10-19T11:34:00.003+08:00

Ever since I returned to KL , life has taken a very different direction from the one I had in Sibu.

For example,

I have LOADS AND LOADS of work and more work to do in school.

I am learning to divide my time between family , and school, friends and home.

Nevertheless I thank God for family and friends

I love being close to my family.

I love being close to my friends

And I LOVE being close to Andrew who is also my family and friend.

I miss my sister as she has migrated to OZ.

Miss her company, her laughter, her shopping skills, her kindness and love to me.

I pray that I get to meet her real soon.

I got to spend a lot of time with my bro recently too. It was good to bond with him as we both were away in different countries the past year or so for work.He is a real good cook and a loves exercising.

I thank God for siblings.

I thank God that He gave me the best sister and brother.

They are precious gems to me and a real blessing.

God knows whats best for each of us.

He definitely knows what is best for me

Thank you PAPA for giving me the best family.

Sheena Jeremiah

CLING TO HIM

2010-09-04T16:45:00.003+08:00

What do you do when you don't know what to do?

What do you do when you have no clue what to say?

What do you do when it hurts?

CLING TO JESUS.

CLING TIGHT

HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING.

GOD NEVER MAKES MISTAKES.

In the grip of His mercy and grace

Sheena

Praising God

2010-08-24T11:33:00.003+08:00

These past few days, I have been reminded one too many times of praising God and Thanking Him.

The songs that I listen to, the devotions that I read, so I definitely know that God is trying to TELL ME SOMETHING.

Many things happen this past few weeks that has caused me to cling closer to GOD.

Tears seem so easy to shed.

Some things I cant understand.

YET

I am going to obey God.

Learn to thank and praise Him even for the nitty gritty things of life.

Today I thank God for my hands.

For those of you who dont know, i fell a few weeks ago and injured my hand.

My RIGHT HAND.

My finger is swollen and I am wearing a wrist guard.

It hurts at times.

I am learning to write with my left hand, drive with my left hand and do things with my left hand.

I wondered how many times I took my right hand for granted.

I don't anymore.

I truly thank God for blessing me with two hands to be HIS INSTRUMENT.

I praise you Lord for I am wonderfully made by YOU.

In the grip of His love, grace and strength

Sheena

When all is said and done

2010-07-12T11:08:00.001+08:00

I know this post is long overdue.I am really sorry.Being a wife and working is settling in quite well with me and I can say that the adjustment period has been good for the both of us.

We do not have a tv just yet so we watched World Cup at mums.

I was never a World Cup fan or even follower.But Andrew and a few of my close friends are really die hard fans.So I am beginning to learn to know more about it and the teams and the players

Its amazing sometimes when I think of it.A few years ago, I remembered telling someone that its really a waste of time watching men running around the field for no rhyme or reason and getting so excited about it.

But now, i am beginning to enjoy knowing more about the game, also getting updates and watching it if its not in the wee hours of the morning.I am not that die hard fan yet to sacrifice my sleep for football.

Which brings me to the point of influence.

By influence, I am beginning to enjoy football just because Andrew and my friends do.

This made me ponder.

Influence is actually easy.

Especially to those people around you.

Stick to what you believe in and keep on doing it and without you realising, somehow somewhere someone will watch what you do and be influenced by it.

Lord I pray that my influence to the people around me will always glorify your name.May I always point people to you and Lord, I pray that you will influence me too as I sit at your feet each day.In Jesus name, Amen

I am back

2010-06-05T14:05:00.004+08:00

As the title clearly says,

I am back

I am happy to be back

Hope yall are happy to have me back too

Sweet blessings

Sheena

I am back

2010-06-05T14:05:00.001+08:00

LOVE

2010-02-13T22:18:00.005+08:00

I am a firm believer that the best way to multiply love is by dividing it. Thats what we did this valentine.Andrew, my sis and I together with a number of our financial supporters( they were there with us in spirit:)) spent valentine's eve in Rumah Hope.This was our way this year of celebrating Valentines.Instead of the usual go out for dinner and buy presents doo dah, we opted to visit some of my students who are from Rumah Hope.

I am a form teacher of 1 Kemboja in SMKSAS. When i was going through the enrolment forms of my students this year, i noticed that some students in my class were from orphanages.I spoke to these students to find out their needs and with the help of my ever loving and kind sister, we got some stationaries and gave them to these students.I also promised that I will visit them at their home one day.THAT DAY WAS TODAY!!!!

We catered dinner for the children in Rumah Hope today. When I arrived, i was suprised to see so many other students studying in the upper form from my school also living in the Home. I was really glad I came to visit them.We served them dinner and during dinner, I sat with the upper form students and started talking to them.They poured out about their family background and why were they in the home. Listening to them reminded me to be GRATEFUL FOR WHAT I HAVE IN LIFE, REMEMBER MY HUMBLE BEGINNINGS AND ALWAYS ENJOY SIMPLE PLEASURES OF LIFE.

I shared 2 things with my students.I told them these two things are vital in everyone's life and that without these two, they would probably not make it in life.

One -We need the Lord in our life.

Two-Education is extremely important in life.

I shared with them andrew, my sis and my experiences in life and how they could also come up in life.

I believe that it was a divine appointment that God sent us to the Home.This is my first time doing so.First time for all us.BUT THERE IS ALWAYS A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING.

I taught my students this song.I used to sing this song whenever i felt forgotten.

I AM NOT FORGOTTEN

GOD KNOWS MY NAME.

Indeed, he knows all of our names:)

When we were leaving, many of the students asked my sis, andrew and I to come again to visit them.They were very grateful we came. Most of the children from my school came to the gate and waved goodbye.As our car left, some stood on the wall of the fence waving goodbye.

THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL AND REALLY TOUCHED MY HEART.

Will i go again?

In a heartbeat, I will say yes.

When God blesses, it always overflows.We had some money to even give another children's home nearby.We drove there and gave them the Valentine present(cash).

Isnt our Papa amazing.

Tonight i thank God that He allowed me to experience His extravagant love.

To God be the glory

In the grip of His love

Sheena

Love letter to God

2010-02-10T20:42:00.003+08:00

February is a month of love... so they say. Personally i believe that it should not just be love between man and woman but between any two people. Mother and child, between two sisters, brother and sisters,a friend with another friend, aunt and nieces, even to a stranger.

Since its a month of love.... I think its a month to express our love to God too.I like writing.

Well, i am gonna write my love letter to God now.

Dear Lord,

Thank you for being the Lord over my life.Thank you for always being there for me.I desire to draw closer and nearer to you each day of my life and do what you plan and want for me in my life.You have been an amazing Papa who has held my hand and never let me go.You are indeed the BEST as you bring out the BEST in me.Thank you for being my strength when I was weak and shelter that I can run to when I am perplexed and discouraged.Thank you for accepting me for who I am and yet challenging me to become the BEST that I can.

For all you have done Papa, I thank you

For all that you are doing Papa, I thank you

For all that you are going to do.....I thank you

Love ya Papa

In the grip of Your grace

Sheena Jeremiah

BLESSED VALENTINE EVERYONE

Home

2010-01-08T18:49:00.005+08:00

I am home... for good.

No more flying to and fro from Sibu.

Feelings were mixed when I left but I have learnt to adapt well wherever God places me.

Many things happen last year.... and I thank God that my family was together to face it.

THIS YEAR

I love my new school. I remember praying for my colleagues and my students even before I started my new year in Sultan Abdul Samad .God gave me really warm and loving

colleagues.That was my highlight this week.

That was something that has been in my prayer for quite some time. I even prayed that God will ordained the place that I sit in the staffroom. I am happy to say that my colleagues sitting around me in the staffroom are caring and open. I thank God for that.

I will always keep talking to God and let Him know what I feel and my worries and my thoughts

cos I know He hears every single one of them.Even the silent prayer that I pray.

DO YOU HAVE TIME TO PRAY, GOD HAS TIME TO LISTEN

PRAY UNCEASINGLY AND GOD WILL ALSO TALK TO YOU UNCEASINGLY.

In the grip of His grace

Sheena Jeremiah

The God who answers prayers

2009-11-09T18:18:00.004+08:00

The lady officer from the Ministry of Education gently said "Sheena's transfer application from Sarawak (Borneo Island) to Kuala Lumpur (Peninsular Malaysia) is approved " before she puts the phone down.
I was breathless. It has come to past. Joy was over pouring in my heart. I could only thank God.
I celebrated with Him - said a prayer of thanksgiving at my office desk.
God, you have lead us perfectly. From the day we first met to this day. Today, we reap the true joy of awaiting for your perfect time.
My dear, let us always be thankful for this miracle in our lives - His Faithfulness in our patience.
Looking back to the past +2 years, I can say that Jesus has sustained us whenever we needed each other's comfort. He has ushered the right people into our lives to impress His Great love for us.
Today, He has answered our prayers.

Welcome home my love. m waiting for you.
leslie andrew

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NOTE : Sheena will be returning to KL by the end of school term. [ after 16th of Nov 2009 ].
I would like to thank everyone in Sibu who has blessed her during her stay there from 2006 -2009.

( Note : I have read a lovely article regarding Sheena's transfer from her student's blog . Her name is Daal. http://crazylove93.blogspot.com/. Please encourage her too.)
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Here are some memories from her stay at Sibu that I have in my collection:

What matters to me, matters to God

2009-10-10T19:45:00.005+08:00

Its been almost two weeks plus I returned from Cambodia.Its about time I write down whatever is in my heart before I completly forget them.

This trip was definitely the best six days in my life this year.

I truly believe that I was in the right place at the right time doing the right thing for the Lord. I was people I loved and cared about.Six days together with 12 ladies does something to your heart. It gels each of us together in ways you never thought possible. I was touched to the very core of my being just being with the Cambodians and reaching out to them.I went to give.... but i received much more than I could ever imagine. Something happened to my heart. I came back different.I dont think I will ever view life the same again. You know, once something occupies my mind,I cant stop talking about it.So when i returned to Sibu, the place where i work... I just could not stop talkin about Cambodia. Each class i entered i talked about Cambodia.I taught my students some Khmer words and told them my experience in Cam.I told bout the spiders on my bed, the brown water I had to bath in, the food I had to close one eye and eat, all types of insects I had o sleep with...etc

I also opened up their hearts and eyes to the state of poverty of the people of Cambodia. I shared the story of the high school students on the bus with us from baray to phnom penh who didnt have proper shoes and clothes and how difficult it was for them to enter university when they had no money.I told them how my team and I left some of our belongings behind for the Cambodians to have them.I remember parting with one of my favourite shoes.I knew deep in my heart that i could easily give away something that i did not want but to give away something that I loved very much,it must have truly been the hand of the Lord.

I reminded them of how blessed they were to have so much in their lives and yet sometimes never be satisfied.Of how easy their lives are and the struggles they do not face.I also threw them a challenge.I ask them to think about giving something to the Cambodians, to do their part in reaching out to others and to learn to see the need in other peoples life.When I threw the challenge,I was not sure of the response I would get.I just said a prayer to God.I told God that its not my words that touched their hearts.Let it be Yours. I asked God to work in their hearts.

Over the next few days, I received all sorts of stuff....clothes, bags, pencils,toys,stickers and so on. Students started giving and I just stood amazed.GOD TOUCHED THEIR HEARTS. Some even came and asked about the students in Cambodia and condition of living there. I asked my students to write notes on the stuff they gave for the Cambodians.I thanked them for being a part of this vision to reach out to others. I even shared with some of colleagues on my experience to Cambodia.

Visions and dreams and passion can be caught.We need to speak up what God has put in our heart so that others too can be part of that vision.If I had never spoken to my students about Cambodia, they would never had a chance to be touched by God to give.They would never have known the difficulties faced by students in other countries. Now they know what matters most to me.

REACHING OUT AND HELPING OTHERS.

FOR WHATEVER MATTERS TO ME...MATTERS TO GOD TOO!

Cambodia here I come

2009-09-17T10:54:00.003+08:00

On Saturday i will going with a team of ladies to cambodia.These ladies are none other than the TCF EXCO OF MALAYSIA.

Its gonna be for six days.

I pray that God will use us to touch lives

I pray that I will experience God in a new way.

We are gonna reach out to Christian teachers in Cambodia. To even start TCF Cambodia.Its kinda excited to see God doing something new and I get to play a teeny weeny part in it.

TCF plays an important role in my life. For teachers, by teachers.....

I covet your prayers for me even as i go.Pray for all 13 of us.

May we TOUCH LIVES FOR JESUS

May we BE THE HANDS AND FEET OF JESUS during our time in Cambodia.

May God grant us strength to glorify His name

Sweet blessings

Sheena

Free to soar

2009-08-17T20:44:00.000+08:00

In about two weeks time, my name is about to change.Thats all i am telling.Go figure......
Anyways i told God that I wanted to start on a clean slate.Did not want to bring along any emotional baggage and stuff into it.And God being the ever understanding and loving God allowed me to attend the freedom in Christ camp.I have attended it before so I told the Lord that even if I did, I still wanted to sit down at His feet and learn from Him.

I did learn and relearn many things.I thank God for opening this door for me.The timing was so perfect.Andrew and I were fasting last week and the prayer item that he brought was for healing for our brokenness in our lives.After fasting for the whole week and then the camp, I feel set free.Talk about Gods perfect timing.He really knows how to orchestrate everything.

I have been reading a lot and this one book really helped me a lot this week.Its called Hidden Joy in a Dark Corner by Wendy Blight. This lady suffered a lot and through it all God became real in her life and God use her suffering for His glory.

We all suffer to different degrees in our lives.Some more than the others.Suffering is inevitable but pain in optional.I am learning to allow the Lord use my suffering to mould and refine me and also to use it for His glory.I still have a long way to go but still I am heading somewhere.

Sweet blessings
Sheena Jeremiah

Blessed birthday Pastor Cheng Kin

2009-08-08T06:33:00.001+08:00

Hi there everyone....

Today is a special day for a person very dear to me, Pastor Cheng Kin.She has been my spiritual mum for the past three years or so, constantly guiding me in the Word of God and walk with God. She is an amazing giver and someone who loves God wholeheartedly.She has a knack in explaining the Word of God....

Well today is her birthday and i want to dedicate this post to her.Even if you dont know her or know her, please do leave a comment and wish her for me would you.

She has been a source of tremondous blessing into my life and she has poured out her time and money and love into my life.I thank God for her and that our paths crossed.

Pastor Cheng Kin...... Blessed Birthday.

Sweet Blessings

Andrew and Sheena

Brokenness

2009-07-30T10:25:00.000+08:00

It seems to me that sometimes life just seems to throw one unexpected event after the other into my life. I really wish I could throw it away to someone else or somewhere else.But I cant.Its my portion for the time being.Running away seems easy but I know God wants me to sharpen my arrows and start fighting back.Not being defensive but offensive.I am refering not to human beings but to the power of the enemy that wants me defeated.

What should be the happiest time in my life is starting to feel like its not.And i dont know what to do.So right now I am just allowing God to work on my behalf.Suffice to say that I know In his time, he makes all things beautiful.That alone keeps me going.

Dear Lord, what seems to be the time of brokenness in my life, may I use it for ur glory

Sweet blessings

Sheena Jeremiah

One step at a time with Jesus

2009-07-23T22:14:00.000+08:00

Of the many lessons i learned since falling sick is the world can and will go on without me.I also learned that life is short and anything can happen anytime anywhere.

Through the lives of people around me I have learned to smile and be happy despite circumstances around me.To be grateful for what I have and be contended with my portion that God has given to me.

To focus on what I have and not what I dont have.To live in the present as it is a gift from God and not in the past or future.

Most of all, I have learned that when I am weak, He is strong.

All i need to do is take one step at a time with Jesus.

Sweet Blessings

Sheena Jeremiah

Sick

2009-06-22T17:47:00.000+08:00

I have been sick for the past two weeks but by the grace of God i am recuperating.But even when bad things happen, something good will come out of it.

My mums favourite motto in life is when everything is going wrong and terible and bad in your life.... hang on...God's rainbow is just around the corner.Wait for it.

I have a story to tell.But right now i have my clothes to wash and my hair too.

I will write soon.

Soon is relative:)

Sweet blessings

Sheena Jeremiah

I am still here

2009-06-08T10:10:00.000+08:00

I am back home with my favourite people....enjoying my favourite food....

This is my favourite time...

I meant to write earlier or sooner

But my bro is also down in kl for a month break so i am enjoying spending time with him.He was down with high fever.My family was quite worried for him but we prayed for him and he is on the mend now.It was quite trying at times as my mum wanted him to eat porridge and soup to get better but he refused.... he wanted curry and fried kuey teow and all sorts of other things.I had to sneak the food at times so my mum would not know.

My sister and i had a good time too on Sat with Andrew.We were accompanying here to her friends wedding in Selayang. Now my sister and i are locals so you would think we would know how to get there easily...Think again.

The wedding was at eight and we left the house at 750pm....Malaysian timing.We arrived at bout 8pm near Batu Caves and drove on straight to selayang.I should tell you that the address on the wedding card was really misleading.

We drove and drove and kept going in circles and ending up in the same place over and over again and it was driving me up the car wall.Each time we stopped and ask for direction, everyone kept giving us a wrong direction.What was worse was when we went to a police station to ask for directions, they did not even know where the building was.

Finally, we called my sis friend(the one who was getting married) and we managed to find our way eventually..... We arrived at the wedding dinner at 910pm.It was really hilarious and embarrassing at the same time.I have never been to a wedding that late and also walking in when some were walking out from the wedding.

My sis and Andrew were a real sport.They were laughing about it and making jokes about the whole incident.If it was just me, i would have freaked out and felt bad about it.Thank God for a lovely sis and fiance.

What did i learn from all this....i pondered on the fact that in life we can also go around in circles and spend precious times if we do not get the right directions in our lives.We could ask people around us for directions in our lives, maybe someone authoritative in our lives to show us the way that we should take and still BE LOST.

There is only one person in this world that can show us and lead us in the right direction.IT'S GOD.It's up to us to ask Him to show us directions for our lives and our future so that we do not have to run in circles and we can enjoy whatever the Lord has planned for us.It does not have to be DELAYED just because we are too busy running our own lives or even listening to the opinions of others without going to God first.

Well thats all for my thoughts now....

Let me know if you have any insights on this...

Sweet blessings

Sheena Jeremiah

Close to My heart

2009-05-23T22:08:00.000+08:00

For the past two weeks, I have been given the oppurtunity to do a few things that is so close to my heart.Here is just one of them:

On Teachers Day 2009 which was last Saturday,a friend of mine invited me to give a half an hour talk/sharing on "Life away from Home" to the girl's brigade members in her church(A chinese church).I usually get really excited when I get to talk about God and what he has done in my life and how I am SO IN LOVE WITH HIM.

I shared with those girls whose ages ranged from 15-17 (i think) my struggles before coming to Sibu and how I had to yield myself to the will of God in my life and chose to be happy despite the fact that i would be so far away from my family and friends andhad to start all over again in a totally new place and environment.I showed them my journals.. There were four to five books that I had since I came to Sibu.I even read one of my entrees in 2005(that was before i came to Sibu) to them... I cant believe I still had that journal......

I also showed them my scrap book.Its a book where i keep every card, encouragement letters or anything given to me by my friends and students here in Sibu.I mention to them that each time I felt sad or really lonely, I would open up the scrap book and read the cards and letters given to me and my heart would feel not that sad anymore.It would somehow be lifted.Thats how important encouragement is.You might think its not that important but it actually is.It can really sustain me for a long time.I felt so so blessed to be able to share the good things that God has done in my life here in Sibu to them and I thank God for using me.

Its been four good blessed enjoyable fun and great years here.As i reflected on my life for the past four years, I could not help but be amazed at how God weaved everything in place for me.Though i dont really know what the future holds for me right this moment, looking back I know that I am in good hands.

Encouraging others is also someting that I am fond of and is so close to my heart too.

HAVE YOU ENCOURAGE ANYONE LATELY?Someone that you know that needs your kind words or a helping hand or even just your smile and prayer.I ENCOURAGE you to SOW GOOD WORKS. Galatians 6:9 says.. and let us not be weary in well doing for in due season we shall reap,if we faint not.Go ahead encourage someone and make their day.Trust me.... it will make your day.

Share with me your experience this week if you did try to encourage someone.I would love to hear about it.

Till then

Sweet blessings

Sheena Jeremiah

Isn't God wonderful

2009-05-10T14:00:00.000+08:00

Hi all,

Blessed Mothers Day

So glad to say that I was able to keep to all the commitents i made.

I email and even called my bro...but i did not email him everyday as he had not reply my email even after a few days,wanted to give him time to digest all my mails.....:)
I am writing weekly on my blog and this is quite an improvement for me.
I sent a few parcel to my friends as an encouragement.

Hmmm.... thats quite an achievement for me.Please pray that I will have strength to carry on what i need to do.

A few months ago, i wrote an article on prayers being answered again and again and again.Well today you are going to read a testimony from a precious youth(Andrea) in my church and how God ministered to her...Be blessed

My Testimony: How God helped me in my form 5 first exams Hi everyone. Let me give you a brief introduction about myself. I come from Methodist Secondary School, and I am in Form 5 this year and I study in one of the two best classes in Form 5. Today, I would like to share with you all about my testimony in my first term Form 5 exams. But before that, let me let you guys know a bit about my history.

I had always been used to doing things by myself, for example, studies, projects or any form of work in school and in church. I liked to depend on my own abilities and strengths in carrying out such stuff and when it went well, I say, O thank You Lord that it went well, but I did not really choose to depend on Him cuz I thought, I can do this all alone. And well, Form 5 came, and I have to admit, it is hectic, and worse still, being one of the top students in my class there was competition as usual, like every single year.

But the first time was usually very important to me cuz if I did well, I thought, I can give teachers good impression, then I can gain favour with them, and people will know about me and all those, and that sort of mentality made me tired in studying because I studied more towards pleasing my parents, teachers, friends around me, and my own fame. And I really wasn’t happy doing that. And I realized that instead of doing better, I actually did worse. My first Sejarah monthly test was a terror. I did not study well for it and I got one of the bottom few results in my class. And I was sad and disappointed and I asked God, Why did u do this to me? Now people will look down on me, I cant gain favour with the teacher, people will think I don’t have such a good memory, and during that period of time, I had thoughts such as, I am so not smart, I am actually dumb, and that Chinese proverb which goes kept going on in my mind! For those who don’t understand it means ‘if you’re smart when you’re young you may not be smart when you grow older’. And I thought, I am so worthless, so lousy, this time position in class sure drop lah…

And then, it was a Friday night I still remember, when a Bumimas trip was cancelled, and Aunty Sheena was at my house, and I got to confide to her about my problems in school and in certain subjects, and she told me that, my self worth is not in my results, and that God loves me for who I am, and that His grace is always sufficient for me. And that was when I came to the realization that, Oh dear, all this time I had been studying for totally wrong reasons, no wonder it became so unenjoyable! And I decided, I gotta change. I gotta learn to do things not by my own strength, but by God’s strength, AND I gotta do things for Him, and not for my own glory or other people, because it’ll be so meaningless doing all those for earthly reasons. And so, my perspective started to change.

For the 1st term exams, I was not really very well prepared for it, but I said O Lord I am doing this to my full potential for You, and I choose to trust that You will give me strength in doing all things including this exams, And I pray for the wisdom of Solomon and supernatural alertness in my exams, and guess what, He actually gave me way more than I expected. For my calculations papers such as Mathematics and Additional Maths, He gave me such supernatural alertness and focus and I was not distracted by things going around me. Before each paper I reminded myself, ‘This is not for me, but for Him’ and guess what, I sat each paper with joy, peace and an assurance that He was guiding me through, and I maintained my position in class. He showed me how, if I choose to trust in His providence, I can receive far more than if I choose to rely on my own limited strength. All glory to God.

If God can use little me......God sure can use you too....

If God can transform and touch Andrea' life, He sure can do it for you too...

Be available.... Be willing... Be transformed by His love and power!!!

Its all because of Jesus....

Sweet blessings

Sheena Jeremiah

Make an effort

2009-05-02T19:40:00.000+08:00

I still have one more reason to share with you on why i was Mia for the month of March.I think maybe an explanation for April is also needed. ;)BUT i am gonna be sending you over to my students blog... and after reading her blog on sowie sowie sowie... you might get an idea why i was absent for so long. Click on the url to go to her blog http://crazylove93@blogspot.com.

It looks like i only have time to write on my blog on a monthly basis.Thats not good.It also wasnt what i planned for when i started this blog.

Ever since i return from kl last week, i have been reminding myself that i HAVE TO MAKE AN EFFORT to do certain things that I have committed myself to do.Its easy to give excuses for not accomplishing something but thats not the road that i want to take.Though i have a pretty busy schedule and tiring days at times, here are a few things that i am committed to do

Make an effort to email my bro who works overseas at least a sentence a day.....(honestly, i detest writing emails.There are times I have spoken to him only after two weeks)

Write in my blog AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK.( Once i get myself writing on the blog, there is no stopping, but getting myself to the COMPUTER when i have 101 other things to do.... now thats THE CHALLENGE)

I often get parcels and packages from my spiritual mum (pastor cheng kin) and my fiancee.Whenever i receive them, it really brightens up my day. Its not so much the present that i enjoy but being away from home for almost four years, i have come to cherish little gifts that people send me via snail mail.Its like kinda of saying that I am not forgotten and also I really feel Gods love just showering on me. So i have DECIDED to send little parcels and packages be it cards or books to friends that i know who are away from home and would cherish this little presents that i send over.I have many students who are studying away from home and also friends and family who are away from home.May these litttle treasures be a blessing to them

As you can see, all what I have mentioned above requires time and effort even money.

But if i don't make an effort now, i probably never will

Are there any areas in your life that you need to make an effort too? Do something about it!

Sweet Blessings

Sheena Jeremiah

PS.... I would love to get to know those who visit this blog... whether its my students, or my

youth brother, friends or even family, do leave a comment so i can get to know you better.God

bless ya

Reasons for being MIA

2009-04-11T17:33:00.000+08:00

MIA-Missing in action for sometime.

Well , i can only think of two really good reasons.One was a really close and good friend of mine was getting married on the 29th March and i was given the honour of being her bridesmaid.I had to fly to KL to attend her wedding.As i was here and she was in Penang and her husband in KL ,I could not help much in terms of preparation for the wedding.I would only be seeing her on the wedding day.Though we did not have any rehearsal at all,mind u that was a teeny bit scary even for someone like me, it was a truly like a wedding in Heaven.Haven't been there yet but i think this would be how a perfect wedding would be.Everything went on without a hitch and very smooth sailing.

I really enjoyed myself that day.I was enormously happy for my friend and at the same time happy that i was there to experience it together with her and her hubby and my family and everyone else.This is a pic of Rivellino and Sarah during their wedding dinner.A LOVELY COUPLE.

and this is a picture of me during the wedding dinner and on the right in church with the flower girls

It was truly a BLESSED WEDDING.

I gtg now.... reason two will be expounded later.

Sweet blessings

Sheena

I AM BACK!

2009-04-11T08:15:00.000+08:00

I know i have been missing for a long time but i have a perfectly good explanation for that.Will share more bout it in my next post.;)
Something great happened last night and i cant just sit still.So i am happy to share it with the rest of you.
Last year, i shared bout Christ to two friends of mine and they accepted Him as their Lord and Savior.As they were new teachers from West Malaysia, i could relate to their predicament of being lonely and not being able to move around as they had no transport.So i took them under my wing.They stayed quite close to me and it was easy to help them when they needed it.
I would bring them to Bible Study, church, talk to them about their spiritual life and struggles they faced and help them through it.I remember passing them a lot of books and storybooks of all types to read. Some they could totally understand and some totally the opposite.As they were young and new in Christ, it was easy to mentor them and they were interested and willing to learn more.
THEN, this year they moved further away from me and they also bought a car and started giving tuition classes too.There was less communiciation between us and even their attendance too bs and church seemed to dwindle.I was perplexed.I just hoped they remembered to pray and reminded them a few times too.They reassured me that they were still praying though they were not as interested as last year.MY HEART SANK!
I could only remember them in prayer and since we were too busy,we did not communiciate for almost three months.During this period of three months, each time i think of them, i would feel a little sad.How is it in just one year, someone could forget their love for God.I would then pray for them to draw closer to God.
Last night,I GOT TO KNOW THE WHOLE STORY.Indeed as i thought, they were drifting away slowly from the Lord BUT once GOD HAS A HOLD ON YOU, HE NEVER LETS YOU GO. One of the girls decided to start attending baptism classes to the church nearby her house.Its in Mandarin, a language she is more fluent in.She admitted the first few classes she was really bored but by the third class, the Lord had gotten her attention.She was looking forward for each class and wanting to learn more.She was very excited telling me her story yesterday.Whats more her other friend was also experiencing God and she could see God's hand and His will happening in their lives.
Yesterday and even right now, all i could do is just smile to myself.I was so worried that they would forget Christianity but God who is their FATHER loves them more than me.He did not give up on them but PURSUED THEM.He did not forget them.
They had me to lead and guide them last year, but i believe this year that God wanted them to learn to fly on their own.He could either stir the nest to get them to fly or be there with them to stop them from falling.
My PAPA knows what he is doing.

Seasoned with Salt

2009-03-14T11:45:00.000+08:00

Leviticus 2: 13 (NKJV)

'And every offering of your grain offering you shall season with salt; you shall not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your grain offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt.

An online commentary says

" Salt preserves from corruption, and signified the purity and persevering fidelity that were necessary in the worship of God. Every thing was seasoned with it, to signify the purity and perfection"

Be Salted with Christ

My Heart must be seasoned with Christ because only the blood of Christ can hold and preserve the motives of man in holiness and purity.

My Mind must be seasoned with Christ because only the Word of God can hold and preserve the wall of thoughts from corruption.

My Soul must be seasoned with Christ because only the Holy Spirit can hold and preserve the inner man to be in peace with God.

My Prayer:
Lord, I offer to you the motives of my heart, the thoughts of my mind and my soul today. Let it be salted in abundance with Christ. Amen.

Take a break

2009-03-11T22:58:00.000+08:00

This week was a much needed break.Andrew my fiance' came for a visit and we had a fabulous time together.I really wanted to eat out instead of my usual catering food.(i thank God for providing food for me but i really needed something different after more than eight months eating the same kind of food).Andrew knew my predicament and during his visit here, we ate out A LOT. We had sate,spicy food, indian food, mamak, chinese,fusion and the list goes on and on
We watched a lot of GOOD family movies too......Charlie and I was so touching.Its about enjoying life and each other while we can.What I took with me was our live means something to someone and we should NEVER take people for granted.We also watched August Rush....good musical movie on how music reunited a boy who was given up at birth by his grandfather with his parents.Good music.Our last movie was fireproof by dove.Andrew loved it so much that he had tears in his eyes.We also have the devotion that comes along with it and might start doing it something in the future. Highly recommended for couples.
I also had a dear friend.. Pst Cheng Kin come visit me for a few days.She brought lovely Famous Amos biscuits for me.I just love eating them and my favourite chocolates too.She bought me SPICY penang kuey teow but it was TOO SPICY that i could not eat it and had diarheaa the next day.That was such a sad thing.She conveniently ate it all up.Ha ha
I prayed to God for a new lab top and a camera too.My labtop was dying literally and i really wanted a camera to post pics in the blog.God through two different generous and kind dear people in my life blessed me with it and i am delighted.Been snapping away since then and I am using a new labtop to write this post.God bless them for meeting my needs
More good news..... My mum is coming to visit me this Sat for a week.I will be having homecooked food.Hooray.God knows my limitations:)I will sitting for my exams on the 19th of march.Please keep me in prayer.I covet it.
Its good to have a break.It recharges and refreshes you.It ignites the fire once again inside of you.So TAKE A BREAK.... whether in a small or big way............Take a break

2009-02-08T22:01:00.000+08:00

This year i have ask the Lord for MORE.

In case you are wondering if i am asking God for more money,more houses, more cars, more material possessions..... you will be having a very different answer coming.

Instead my heart yearns for MORE.......

More of LOVE for others and less of criticizing

More of PEACE AND HARMONY and less of easily angered and offended

More of UNDERSTANDING and less of being judgemental

More of TRUSTING IN GOD and less in fear

More of PRAISING GOD and less of complaining

More of EXTRAVAGANT JOY and less of unforgiveness

More of GRACE AND MERCY and less of frustrations and worries

More of KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY and less of selfishness

More of GENTLENESS AND RESPECT and less of Human rights/women rights

Lord, i yearn for MORE OF YOU.

Prayers answered again and again and again

2009-02-07T20:06:00.000+08:00

I am totally into believing that God answers prayers.Maybe not always in my timing and how I want it to be, but he truly does.
Today i have a few stories that i want to share because i am so in awe of God's goodness.One of the incident just happened a few hours ago.
The first story is about a key.My house key here is Sibu.I tend to be absent-minded at times and end of last year when i was supposed to return for a new teaching year in 2009, i realise i had misplaced it.I was really worried but i thought it will pop up sometime soon. But when it was the last day for me in kl, i was really frantic.I was like wondering how on earth am i gonna get home and into my room in Sibu.That day was New Years eve.
As a family tradition, we would spend the last hour of the year and the first hour of the New Year in prayer.While praying, the thought of the missing key came into my mind and i could not really concentrate in prayer.It was then that i really cried out to God for help.I told God that if He did not help me find the key, i would not be able to pray at all.I kept pressing in and believing that God would provide a solution for me.Suddenly the word"TCF bag"came to my mind.I really got excited.Ok God i am getting something here.Thank you for answering my prayers.Then i was silent for a while.I could not believe it but I had to ask God" where is the TCF" bag.It was hilarious as i don't even remember where that bag was.As soon as i said the request, the reply came"under the bed".
Now, let me tell you, for the past two weeks prior to this date i searched my whole room and even under the bed and found nothing.In my mind, it seemed impossible that it should be under the bed but i know that God is never wrong and i went to look for it under the bed.And as true as it can be, there was a Tcf bag under the bed and my house key was in it.
I am so touched that God is involved in the nitty-gritty detail of my life and as i said HE ANSWERS OUR PRAYERS.

The second incident happened yesterday.I was off from school yesterday due to floods that seems to be happening a lot these days.My school area is a flood prone area as its just near the banks of Rajang river.The King tide( high water levels due to heavy rains in Kapit and Belaga-upstream) is said to be coming again this monday so i will keep you posted and show you pictures if I can.
Initially if i had school that day, i would have had a really super duper busy day and i was contemplating to visit the National Service students as i had a few students from my school....SMK CHUNG HUA and i wanted to see them again as i could see that they were really happy to see me and i wanted to minister and reach out to them.But as God is the Master Weaver, floods allowed me to stay at home and rest so it was possible for me to visit my students in NS. I wrote each of them an encouraging note and i bought some food stuff for them too.We then met in a church friends house to travel together.While waiting, we found out that due to the floods we were not able to visit the NS students.In my heart of hearts i really wanted to go home but we were invited to go in and have some CNY goodies so i relented and went in.I was the youngest adult and it wasnt long that i felt out of place.I then felt led to go to the kitchen.Two of our youth form church was there and though i am totally not close to them,i went to talk to them.I just asked a few questions and from there began to talk bout life experiences and my teaching life and praying and God stuff and the future too. I began pouring out whatever i felt the Lord telling me to say and of course I had no idea why i was saying all these things to them.I have spoken less than ten proper sentences to them in my four years here and now was just rattling away as though i knew them ages ago.Anyways after sharing and answering many of their life's questions, both girls told me that they were praying and asking the Lord to bring an advisor along their pathway so they could asked all these hard questions they had and to also lead them, and God... oh my...thats what He did... He brought me to them.I was so humbled by how God intricated everything so perfectly just for me to be there and share with these two girls.One of the Girls immediately asked me to be her mentor and at that night she sent me a mess and it went like this..."Hai aunty sheena, really thanks for tonight.really amazing,u know.. i nearly burst into tears u were talking.tried very hard to control.the things you shared just touched me and i really feel very comfortable talking with you. I hope u can continue to advise and guide me" .
God is our Master planner.We can't understand why things happen the way they do...but u know what i am ok with that coz i know that God has everything under control.

And my last short story of a very long story happened just a few hours ago.Its a Saturday and usually on weekends i have to eat my meals on my own... its something i dont really enjoying doing.I opened my bible to todays devotion... i am using the chronological bible-NIV version and the heading goes like this.God sends manna and quail.As soon as i read that, i prayed loudly "Lord please send some manna and quail my way " and continued to do my work.Less than an hour later, a friend calls up and says "Sheena, would you like some beef rendang"I was ecstatic.God...thank you..thank you a million times over.I am touched he remembered my simple and seemingly unimportant prayer.

God has been showing to me lately that he wants me to have faith to ask Him for the little things, the seemingly unimportant things, the nitty-gritty stuff.I BELIEVE i am growing in this area.Little by little everyday

Thats all for my stories...

Sweet blessings

Sheena

God answers prayers

2009-01-30T16:11:00.000+08:00

If you have been following my blog, you would realize that i still am in Sibu and was not able to get my transfer.The first few weeks in Sibu this month was really painful as i felt sick...really sick for a week and i could not even drink or swallow.My throat hurt a lot.I went to three doctors mind you and even they had no idea what was wrong with me.But on that thurs, i had communion with God and sincerely prayed for healing. Sometimes when all we need is prayer when we fall sick, we tend to depend more on the doctors and medicines more than on the Lord. Prayer was definitely not the first thing in my mind when i felt sick.Come to think of it, i hardly think of praying first nowadays without thinking of a way out of the situation and leaning on my own wisdom.I had to ask the Lord for forgiveness and ask Him to take one step with me everyday of my life.I needed him in my life to lead me and guide me when i am perplexed and don know what to do.God was truly gracious.After taking communion on that thurs, i felt slightly better and the next day,i had communion too and i could not feel the pain in my throat anymore.

Though it is something so simple as healing, sometimes we tend to forget that God wants to be glorified in our lives by healing us of our fever and pain.It may seem something so simply and tiny in God's eyes but yet He loves us so much that he does just that for us.He shows that he wants to heal us and be part of our lives if only we allow Him to.

That day i made commitment to have communion more often with the Lord and to also commit and trust the SMALL THINGS in my life as well as the big things.

I believe my God answers prayers.I BELIEVE.

I will be sharing one or two more stories on God answering prayers soon.

Sweet blessing
Sheena

Posted by Leslie Andrews and Sheena Jeremiah

Day 1 CNY 2009

2009-01-28T17:21:00.000+08:00

At 6am, we drove up to Ipoh to visit my parents. It was a surprise for them to see us standing outside the gate at 9:40am. My dear handed them angpows !

By 11:00am we went to Ulu Chepor waterfalls for a quick outing. My mother placed a mat on the ground for us to sit...

We held our hands firmly together as we walked in the stream, jumped from a rock to another & standing firm on slippery rocks....

After that, we had Indian food at Restaurant Samy at Chemor town. Great food to satisfy our hunger. There after, we returned home for afternoon nap & refreshed ourselves.

By 4:30pm, we drove back to KL. Sayonara. A tiring but meaningful day.
By 5:45pm, we came across many cars stopped at the side of expressway. I was wondering why but my dear was quick to realize that people are catching the occurrence of eclipse. What a breathtaking scene to see the silver linings of clouds are dissolved with rainbow colours. A celestial phenomena both of us enjoyed for the first time. What a beauty.

At 7:15pm, we were at home in Ampang, KL.

What a beautiful day...

I love you my dear for suggesting this roadtrip to my parent's place....

Its all worth it...

2009-01-10T14:17:00.000+08:00

I have been busy preparing for school this week and manage to squeeze some time today to write on a few things that i have been wanting to share.
When i first got posted to Sibu, i taught in the afternoon session in the school i am currently teaching now. During one of the assembly we had, i saw two girls fainting and i thought it was strange as they had already had tea break.Nevertheless i felt a nudging in my heart to reach out to them and find out what was wrong.In the days to come, i enquired about them and met them personally.I found out that they did not have money to eat for recess in school and that is when i began to provide for them weekly so they will have sufficient.By God's grace there were no more fainting spells.They were thirteen at that time.
Move forward two years,that was 2008,they were fifteen and had a major public exams to take at the end of the year.One of the girls,had ran away from home due to family problems the year before and i did not see her for half a year. As their teacher, i felt helpless as i did not know what to do but i still prayed for her.Amazingly she returned to school in 2008 and I found out that she has to work to support herself as she rents a room and needs to pay for her food too.Each time she comes to school, she looks really tired.She has to work from two till ten at night.When she reaches home, she has to finish her homework from school and then the next day wake up for school very early in the morn.This cycle carried on for months and it really drained her physically.
I am not sure how others would have reacted to this situation, but i just felt so much compassion for her.She was a good student and attended church with me if she could.I knew i had to do something to help her.I told her to stop working and that i would find ways to help her.I tried everything possible.I approached an orphanage but they rejected her because of her age, i appeal to the church but it was futile too. I approached friends who might be able to take her in, but that did not work out too.God seems to be closing all that doors.It was very sad to see this girl suffering and all she needed was love.She told me that all she wanted was that she can be loved by someone that really cared about her.At that point of timeI really appreciate and am grateful to God for blessing me with a family.
The next best way I knew how to help her was to provide for her so she need not work and that was what I did for the year 2008.I did that in order that she would have more time to study and prepare for her coming exams. At times when i did not have enough to provide,God miraculously provided people to bless my student.These people were friends who had heard about her plight and when the Lord led, they will bless her.This was the Lords way of providing for her that she could spend time with her books.
This went on until the end of the year and she completed the public exams.I was happy that she was did not give up half way or her future would not look so bright.I also learned that she returned to her family as she was tired of running away.God certainly works in His time.The most touching news was when i was told that she scored FIVE A's and TWO B's for her exams.This was a girl who had to fend for herself when all the others had families to care for,work and struggle very hard to study and SHE MADE IT. God is truly awesome.He rewards those who trust in Him.I recalled our prayers together where she would cry out to God to help her and HE NEVER FAILED HER.Our God never fails.
As for me, i am thrilled to have been obedient to the Lord because it is TOTALLY WORTH IT.

2009

2009-01-09T14:16:00.000+08:00

Phew..it is sleepy to be back in office after 2 weeks of Christmas holidays. After all the late nights that is followed by waking up in the morning at 10am ! A new year with new challenges & new grace.
2008 was amazing. However 2009 will be a blessing year to Sheena & myself in the midst of passive economic growth. It is always an assured future cause we're anchored in Jesus.

It was on 7 Jan 2007 my life changed for the good. I met my fiance Sheena at the airport. A flight delay by Airasia was indeed God's plan in uniting us in love. I was gazing at a lovely Princess at departure hall & it has been a amazing since than...

A woman of God, a loving&caring sweetheart, a strong&faithful women...are some of the words I can use to describe her.

God bless...

2009-01-07T22:28:00.000+08:00

Hi there,

I am back after almost two months hols... Had a splendid time with my family and friends back in kl.I also have loads of story to share.So stay with for the next few days to hear more.I am currently back in Sibu to resume my fourth year in teaching.This year i am teaching Chemistry to form Fives, English to the Form fours and also another EST class to the form fives.I am not teaching Form six this year.As much as i think i would like to teach it since i am an organic and inorganic fan.... nevertheless i think God knows what he wants me to do this year.He has already designated what he want me to teach and i will follow His leading.I know by experience that even though we might not like to do something initially,God sees the end when we cant and there is always a reason where he puts us and what he asks us to do.A time will come when we will be enlightened and then we see the light of what God asked us to do.It amazes me when it shouldn't that God is ever knowing of what we need and when we need it too.

I am gonna log of now.... oh by the way... today two years ago is the day that i met Andrew in Lcct. I am so thankful to God for bringing this Godly, loving, generous,thoughtful and kind-hearted man into my life.He is amazing.

Sweet blessings
Sheena

A PERFECT BIRTHDAY

2008-11-26T10:42:00.000+08:00

I had a wonderful birthday celebration. I just turned 27 yall but i dont feel old at all.My sister and fiancee woke me up at 12 midnight to sing me a birthday song and cut my birthday cake, Indulgence from Secret Recipe.
My bro and mum weren't around and i thought i would be alright but on my birthday itself i couldn't help feeling a little bit sad cos they weren't around.As i went back to sleep after cutting the cake at midnight, i told God to please make this birthday of mine a special one, just for me and i drifted of to sleep.
What i did not know was my sis and fiancee planned a surprised trip to malacca for me. It somehow got leaked out by my mum and bro cos they thought i already knew.I was looking forward to celebrating my birthday away from home.I had never done this before and it seemed mighty interesting.We packed and decided to stay one night in Malacca.
We drove down bout tenish and upon arrival started checking out hotels to stay in.It was pretty difficult finding a place to stay cause almost every hotel we went to had no more rooms available.Finally we came to a hotel near town called queensbay park hotel.It had some really reasonable offers and we had two rooms booked.With all the driving, we were so hungry.We decided to eat some nyonya food.If anyone goes to Malacca, u must try that.Its something not to be missed.Simply amazing and delicious and yummy.I really ate a lot.
In the evening, we went down to klebang to the beach to walk and enjoy the scenery.It was beautiful.Sitting down on the rocks with my family around me as we talked and laughed brought
gladness and thankfulness to God for this beautiful day he had given to me.We then drove to the portugese settlement to eat their food. It is definitely an acquired taste.The amazing thing that happened here was that the owner of the restaurant found out it was my birthday and after the meal, he sang me a birthday song.It was wonderful and he had such wonderful bass voice.He continued singing two more portugese numbers and a spanish song.My aunt who came along with us was so excited cos it was an oldie song.She began singing the song but i thought it had different words from what the man sang ;) I really felt so special.Special in the eyes of God
We ended out trip to Jonker street.Andrew, my fiancee bought some really cool t-shirts for me.One said..... i love my boyfriend....Looks like its more for him than for me.The trip ended with a real bang.It was a superb and wonderful ending.We all rode on trishaws.I got to thank my sis,Sheila for this.She is the adventurous and brave one in the family. She first suggested that my aunt and uncle go on the trishaw cause the walk was too far and then we followed suit.It was a bit scary as we came to a slope.I had to close my eyes and pray real hard but we arrived safely at our destination.
As i sat in the car to return to the Hotel, i silently gave thanks to the Lord for truly making this day special for me.I also thank God for my Sister and my fiancee,Andrew and my family for making this day truly an unforgettable birthday for me.This is my best birthday and i thank God for His extravagant love He has poured out to me and my family.I have the best sister and fiancee ever.Thank you God for that.

Blessed Birthday My Dearest Sheena

2008-11-21T14:25:00.000+08:00

Dear,
Blessed 27th Birthday. I wish you a joyful Bithday and a fruitful year ahead. I offer thanksgiving to God for a fruitful year ahead.
Love you.

BACK FOR HOLS

2008-11-12T09:26:00.000+08:00

I am back home for a two month hols.Home is where the heart is and i know that this is where my heart wants to be.God has different plans though for me.My application for my transfer back to kl from Sarawak has been rejected... three times already.To tell the truth, i don't feel sad.. not yet that is.I am home with love ones and spending quality time as much as i can so i don't really feel homesick just yet. I reckon the feeling has not sunken in yet and when i return next year to sarawak to resume my fourth teaching year...( it's been four years i have been away from home... sometimes i find it hard to believe its that long), i guess thats when i will feel lonely and homesick.€
I trust God completely that He has a good plan for me and there is a good reason for Him to keep me in Sibu.He sees the bigger picture whilst i can only see things from my small, little point of view.I know in hindsight i will be thanking God for keeping me back.I guess that is what it means to have real freedom in Christ. It involves trust and obedience inside a relationship of love.I need to trust and obey God eventhough things don't seem to fall into place for me right now because i know He loves me and He just wants me to love and honour Him back. Now that is what i want to do and plan to keep on doing.
More on my thoughts sometime this week

Sweet blessings

Sheena

2008-11-05T14:19:00.000+08:00

I have always loved writing and journaling. If something happens in my life or i am feeling sad or happy,i write.I have tons and tons of journals that i keep and look upon sometimes when i need some encouragement or even ponder and reflect on the goodness of God.I did not always write/journal.I stumbled upon it when i was in uni and was going through some tough times.A christian friend of mine encouraged me to write my feelings and prayers to God and since then, i have never stopped.For me its theraputic and I look forward to those times when i can just sit and talk to God. Whenever i pour out my feelings to God through my writings, i feel so relief. I guess its because i know that God is in control of my problems or my sadness and even my happiness and He wants to carry my burdens.How comforting it is to run to Him and He will give me rest.

I have this feeling that God wants me to share what i am going though in my life not just with my diary and Him but with others too.He challenges me to be real and transparent so that my life and its stories will encourage and help others in their walk with Jesus.I reckon i have been promoted to blogworld now.I have toyed with the idea of writing in a blog for a couple of months now but have been always putting it off but God is definitely smarter than me.He blessed me with a fiance who is super task oriented and when i jus mentioned.. only mentioned that i might want to have a blog, hey presto... i had it.
Our hearts desire is that we will bless others with whatever we learn from life and God

Sweet blessings
Sheena

Why His Way ?

2008-10-30T12:47:00.000+08:00

When situations turn against me, gradually I tend to let the worries to eat me. Why am I of such small faith when God's word is asking me not to be shaken for Christ sake.
God is not asking me to rally on problem and its damage but he wants me to be connected to His river in my infavourable situation.

What Word of God Says
Psalm 46 Vs 1-4

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Selah
There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,the holy place where the Most High dwells.

It is obvious that God wants me to find the river and be connected to it. This river connects to God source of "goodies". God's word says that in every situation and season of my life He has a river (at least one) and it will take me to a place of "heavenly goodies" - gladness, riches, testimony, peace, joy and love. These "goodies" are my entitlement to be enjoyed on earth !
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How if the situation continues to turn sour or problems rages war against me ? When everything fails beyond my expectation and prayers seems left unanswered or unattended ? What to do ? Do I turn away from God for His unjust "punishment" ?

What Word of God Says
Psalm 46 Vs 1-4

"Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

God is not assesing my situation using my deducing skills and viewing the situation from my short sighted viewing window. He has a picture of my success in His hands. He is assesing the situation with eternal cause & effect to the best of my interest.
God wants me not to be moved or shaken cause he will never cause his righteous ones to suffer shame or be moved. He takes pleasure in the success of His servant.

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I will not be moved by what I see

I will not be moved by what I feel

I will be moved by God's word

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I should stop worrying and allow Holy Spirit to take control of my life. After all, he is the author of my life.

leslie andrew