I have known Lily slightly longer than Sophia but both at the same year.
On 10 February 2001 I attended the wedding banquet of Rodney Chin and Shuen Li Yen at Magellan Grand Ballroom, Sutera Harbour Resort. If I had known that one of my favourite pastors had come all the way from Down Under to speak at their wedding that morning, I would have taken leave to attend the wedding. When I sat down at the banquet, I met someone I knew and the person told me Ps. Merrilyn Teague was present. Ps. Merrilyn is an advisor to Overseas Christian Fellowship (
A few nights after the wedding banquet, a few of us (I think 4) got together to have a meal with Ps. Merrilyn at Little Italy in Damai. That was the first time I met Lily.
After that Lily and I kept in touch. Sometimes we went out for dinner after work, just the two of us. We got to know each other and after a couple of months, she invited me to join her cell group. I did not agree at first but she persisted until I finally gave in.
On that first night at the cell group, among one of the people I met was Sophia.
It has been nine years since I know them and I really thank God for them. Though I am older than them, age is no barrier to friendship.
Thank you for your friendship, care, concern, love, the multiple journeys in your cars, etc etc etc.
And of course for these beautiful roses.
