Miss ConGeNiaLity's Chronicles

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Thursday, January 04, 2007

Sending off Today and Welcoming Tomorrow

We reach the wake at about 8plus this morning. Today marks the day where my grandpa will be cremated at Mandai Crematorium, and will be placed at CCK Columbarium. Though my grandpa has received Christ, but a taoist funeral was insisted. The whole entire chanting, burning of incense, bowing, kneeling, rituals filled the entire atmosphere at the wake. When it was time for the family members, grandchildren, friends to see him for the last round, we walked round the coffin to take a last look and soon tears welled up in my eyes to blur my vision. I told myself not to cry, or else dad will feel even more terrible. I controlled. We then march behind the van which had his coffin inside. My dad being the 2nd son, pushed the van together with my uncle. There begins the outbreak of weeping from my aunts to my cousins, and me.. I tried my best to keep it silent and not outburst it. I was also praying for strength and for His presence to comfort the family. I was desperate, I started speaking in tongues, without thinking who was around me. At the crematorium, the same series of chanting, bowing, etc before we enter the Viewing Hall to see the sending of the coffin into for cremation. As the coffin moved slowly on the auto-machine into for cremation, there was like a silent outburst of emotions and weeping. No longer could I hold back any tears, they just poured out relentlessly.

After the entire ceremony, we went back to the wake at the void-deck and had our lunch. There came another round of tension and stuff. However, all is over for now. My grandpa is certainly happy with Jesus, in heaven 24/7 enjoying God's presence. He'll be really fine. So no need to be so sad about. REJOICE with him in the Lord!!

Tommorow will be a long day. Lessons in the morning, and payments for examination applications of my external programme to University of London. There's just an abundance of opportunities for payments after payments which seems like a flood that never ends. This is draining the limited finances of the family, which seems there'll be a deficit soon. I don't know, but I can only trust God. He'll bring in to provide for us. Afterwhich, the evening will be our first CPM in 2007 held at Adam, though this weekend's services will be available at PL and Adam. That reminds me that we've yet to receive Paul's email regarding the CMs schedule for the month, the dress code for the different weekends and where the different singers and musicians will be allocated (PL or Adam). So much anticipation and so much to wait for ahead. It's gonna be a great year ahead! Look Forward!!

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