Updates as at 200309

Hi,

note to all, there have been some errors in my previous entry. Her stroke only took place a couple of days after she landed in Hong Kong so I've already edited the previous entry already.

Here's the latest updates.

Have seen the doctor this morning and what we were told is that they have already lessen the amount of sedation in her body and what we were told was that there wasn't really any improvement in her condition.

Other than that, everything else is pretty much the same. She's still in coma, still in critical danger and we're all tired from this ongoing ordeal.

Met a doctor here who is a singaporean and he's an expert in his field so talking to him this afternoon pretty much enlightens us on the culture of the hospitals here as well as their procedures. One thing that he told us is that usually after a brain surgery, the next 2 or 3 weeks is always a critical period and uncertain period. He says that the best thing that we can do during this period is to get out of the nurses and doctors way and just pray and hope for her condition to improve gradually. And I guess that I'd have to identify with that. I guess sometimes we're trying so so hard, exploring all kinds of possibilities and getting ourselves all tired but we're missing out on the fact that maybe letting time takes its own course is the best that we can do.

I'm reminded that during my poly days, I went for a crusade camp called Metamorphosis(Meta for short) and during one of the mornings, they set up this room called the Silent Room and when you go in, it's a path that tells you why sometimes God keeps silent or what is the signifiance of us being silent even before we come before God. I'm reminded of the song "Still" in this instance, in which the chorus says that:

When the oceans rise and thunders roar
I will soar with you above the storm
Father you are king over the flood
I will be still and know you are God

Anyway, thanks to all who have been supporting us, dropping us with words of encouragements along the way, those who are praying for us in both Singapore and HK. We really appreciate every bit of help that has been avail to us!

Ever since the day I arrived in HK, God has definitely shown Himself faithful by providing us with contacts for places to stay, for favour with the people back in Singapore in terms of my army camp, insurance and many others, for my mum to remain in a stable condition thus far and finally many family and friends that have been with us through this journey. (God even treated me to a cup of coffee and cheesecake this afternoon when I offered to pay for it but the cashier amazingly handed me back the money that I paid together with the receipt!)

Therefore, if it is not too much to ask of you, as you continue to support us, even through your prayers, that you'll continue to lift my mum up to the Lord (in which you can see her picture above so that it might be easier when you pray for her) that she'll be able to reach a stable condition and ultimately recover from this ordeal as soon as possible, for those who are here which include myself and my relatives here to remain strong physically so that we won't fall to any illness of any sort, for all the logistics to be worked out(insurance, my army camp, accomodation etc) so that we won't have to worry every single moment, and also lastly, for God's Spirit to move in our midst as we adapt to a new lifestyle here, that may God be glorified in whatever that happens in HK.

"I believe in a God, who is mighty to save, who will be glorified in the midst of this storm so that people will know that He is Lord of all."