   
One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed the set of footprints in the sand, one belonging to him and the other to the Lord.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life.
This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it. "Lord, you said once I decided to follow you, you 'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troubled times of my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why you would leave me when I needed you most."
The Lord replied,"My child. My precious child. I love you and would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."
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~Footprints of my Life~
 There's trouble in Myanmar right now. What started off as peaceful protests against the rise in gas prices has turned into a bloody nightmare. The rise in gas prices has led to an increase in bus fares which many of the poor in Myanmar are unable to afford. Bus services stopped and people were left stranded, unable to go to work. In the midst of these chaos, the people are suffering greatly. And I feel burdened to pray for them, esp after reading Josh Harris's blog. There, he gives a few suggestions on how we can pray for the needs of Christians and people alike in Myanmar. I believe that God will bring a breakthrough in the country (remember how the Korean Christians were miraculously released by the Talibans?). God is great and he will bring about good things in His timing. Praying for Myanmar [from Josh Harris's blog] 1) Please pray for the nation, that God will bring about religious freedom by whatever means he chooses. 2) Pray that God will protect the Myammar pastors and church planters in various parts of the country. 3) The costs of basic foods such as rice, potatoes and lentils has lately doubled, and many who were barely making ends meet now do not have enough to eat. This is a particular challenge for the pastors and church planters, providing not only for their own families, but also for those under their care. -------------------------------------------------------- Meanwhile, I would just like to give thanks to God on several things. Thank God that He has given me strength and wisdom to complete my work review. It was really a nightmare doing that especially during the revision week where I had to finish all my markings and give back all the stuff to the children for them to revise during their one week break (PSLE marking wk next wk). Throughout the week, I slept at 2 am and woke up at 8 am and took a cab to sch every morning so as to save time and energy. It was heartpain to take a cab everyday but still, I thank God for his provision because I was really too tired. Well, thank God that all is finally over! Thank God that He has shown me a clear direction on where He wants me to go. The past few months have been a particularly trying time for me as I had to uproot myself from a place and obey God's leading to a brand new place. The journey was tough and there were many times where I got so confused that I would just cry and be on my knees and plead with God to just show me where He wants me to go. It was hard to let go of certain things , esp when you already feel secure with them. But it was also at this time that I learnt to trust God. I prayed for signs from Him as a confirmation that I was at the place that He really wanted me to be and He miraculously showed them to me! Each time my prayers were answered, my heart would leap with joy and I would be even more sure that He was indeed there. Thank God for friends and colleagues. Just yesterday, I went with Huisi and Xianlin to the Science Centre for free all thanks to Xianlin's MOE corporate pass. I invited my mum along too. I guess perhaps I am not too much of a science person so some of the displays weren't too appealing to me. But I was fascinated by the insect interactive talk - haha, now I know that the nymphs of dragonflies stay in the water for up to 5 years!! (Amazing!) After Huisi and Xianlin left, my mum and I went to the omnitheatre to watch 'Hurricane at the Bayou'. It was basically a documentary about the diminishing wetlands in New Orleans. Without the wetlands, New Orleans lost it's natural buffer against oncoming Hurricanes and this resulted in the devastating effect that Hurricane Katrina had on that part of the country. I was fascinated by the movie but my mum slept during the movie. -_- (Well, it's not the first time alr...) Thank God for colleagues too. I have a neighbour who is very encouraging and a experienced P1 teacher. She always shares her resources with me and always teaches me the ropes of how to survive as a teacher. Basically, my lorong consists of nice and helpful pple. Sometimes they are a little looney haha... but that really makes life more interesting and helps me to destress. =) Thank God too for bringing some new brothers and sisters in Christ into my life. I look forward to having a meaningful fellowship with them and of course, serve God together with them as well! Last but not least, I would like to thank God for bringing ah yap to the alpha dinner =). I quite enjoy the sumptous dinner, the interesting talk and looking at Pastor Ivan's one yr old baby boy. Babies are cute but it is a 24 hr job! You have been warned...haha MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 10:57 PM
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