Kids on board the Doulos docked at Kota Kinabalu which was her last trip to Malaysia. The ship will retire next year after sailing a century.

At Lok Kawi Wildlife Park...with new friends, Hee Mang's kids, Abigail and Aaron.

The elephant's ride to wrap up the trip for the kids.

The youngest floorballer in action. Chrisa impressed the crowd with her enthusiasm and cute lil' stick during the community kids' demo. The demo attracted about 30-40 kids from the community. The adults clinic were equally fruitful too. Floorball promotion was the main purpose we flew to Sabah. The response was good and now we have Sabah blazing the trail in floorball in the east.

Day out at Melinsung Beach. Water and sand is never rejected by kids :)
Mudballs throw...daddy and the girls' normal beach game.

Indeed Sabah is very hot! I slept A LOT and didn't do quite well with food as my morning sickness took over. Besides that, surely it was terrific time promoting floorball, networking, and new friends. And of course, beach for the kids! Boat ride, snorkeling...fun, fun, fun in the sun. Chrisa had sunburnt marks all over imprinted with nice pattern of her swimsuit.

A chain of prophetic declarations over the many weeks had caused me to seek out the truth...

Finally, two days before leaving for Sabah, I found out...it's POSITIVE. My urine pregnancy test is positive. The Lord has blessed us with another offspring. The fourth in our troop.

It all began with Nat. One evening I stepped out from the bathroom and Nat stared at me. After I made myself comfortable on the bed, she came over and rubbed my abdomen and said, "Mum, I thought I saw you pregnant." She told me she really saw me with a protruded abdomen just a while ago. Hmm, I had thought it must be time for some weight loss programme :) or my girl must be "seeing things".

Two nights in a row after that week, I had dreams of being pregnant. Perhaps Nat saw a vision.

The following weeks, on a Sunday in church, the aircon was so cold that Ash had to hug me during worship. After service, she whispered to me, "Mum, I felt as though I am hugging a pregnant woman." I smiled at her and replied, "Oh, really?"

One night during our bedtime routine, we were snuggled up in bed for stories and prayer... Chrisa laid on my tummy and rolled over. She quickly got up and patted on my tummy, "Sorry, baby." We were so tickled at her spontaneuos response. How did she know there's one inside?!

Two days before we left for Sabah, Ed woke up telling me he dreamt of me being pregnant. Ok, time to check it out. Each of us in the family had some form of revelation. The curiosity was too much - I must seek the truth. And the fact is - yes, I am PREGNANT for the fourth time.

Praise the Lord for such wonderful news for the season. So significant in timing as we seek to bear forth spiritually, He too planted a seed biologically. Everything in Him and through Him is intertwined. He fashions them into the fabric of our life.

AIGC young people's reunion at Jimmy and Joanne's wedding. Seasons of life take us to different places. This was one where we also built memories. Growing, playing and serving together in the last season. Now we are all dispersed to different grounds, embarking on our own journey of faith.

The 8th of October is always a special day in our family. Simply because it is the birthday of very special people - my mum and Ed's dad. We seemed to have some similarities in these two lines. My mum's late maternal grandmother was a Burmese. So was Ed's dad. That explains the reason for our dark skin. People rarely think we are Chinese. Ed's always been approached as a Malay or East Malaysian. And the children...they are so cosmopolitan :) They are thought to be Malay, Chindian, Eurasian, Thai, Filipino, Hispanic...anything except Chinese as they are gorgeously tanned and blessed with big beautiful eyes.

Birthdays - some years we celebrate together for both parents. Some years we do it separately to give it a special touch. This year we had it on separate slot. Anyhow, we have all to rejoice because a birthday is a reminder of God's creative power in bringing life. Today we celebrate the life of Dad whom God has raised for his good works for more than 6 1/2 decades.

The year 2007 marks a significant milestone for Mum. She turns 60. She steps into a beautiful passage in life. She can look back at her golden years, picking up precious gems along the way of life – sweet memories mingles with lessons learnt from mistakes, she can now look forward to more glorious years.

She did not choose to be born,
But God made her.
She did not choose her mum and dad,
But God gave her.
She had no idea what life has in store,
But God had a plan for her beyond life’s door.

She was young once,
Beautiful and full of dreams.
She became someone’s wife,
Sharing his life.
She became a mother,
Nurturing others.
She became a grandmother,
A helping hand.

She’s also a daughter, a sister, a mother-in-law, and a friend –
Above all else she is a child of God,
AND SHE BECAME AN HONORABLE WOMAN.

The honourable woman with her blessed man.

Excited grandchildren showing Ah Ma the gift - a homemade birthday journal; compilation of stories of the honourable woman by loved ones. Ah Ma admiring her favourite pic of younger days - her long curly locks and 36-24-36 statistic. But its the inner beauty that shines and grace her life forever.

HAPPY 60TH BIRTHDAY, MUM!

Together with Leor and Nripen over a meal at McDonalds.

Nripen showing us the Bangladesh flag and telling us about his country.

October was a very happening month! We were engaged in many exciting events. Two trips to Cameron Highlands and one to Sabah. In between the trips, we rejoiced in birthday celebrations and a wedding, hosting our Bangladeshi friends and kids preparing hard for their gymnastic grading test. Busy busy busy! But so much to thank God.

Moving fast through October....