October 5, 2008

Celebrating Pastor Connie's birthday

Today our cell group organized a potbless lunch to celebrate Pastor Connie's birthday - she was caught off-guard completely and very touched! I think this is one surprise she will treasure and remember for a long, long time.

Happy birthday Pastor! May our Lord bless you mightily always!

Since the beginning of this year, the young and dynamic pastor has been in charge of Senadin Methodist Campus Gospel Centre (SMCGC). The good shepherd is doing a wonderful job for Christ and we are so proud of her!
In line with Chinese tradition, Pastor Connie was served with a bowl of mee suah and a hard boiled egg cooked in authentic Foochow chicken soup with red wine. My wife Roseline was away in Sibu for the past few days and she was able to buy the finest mee suah for today's special occasion.

Mee suah is traditionally served during auspicious events like birthdays, anniversaries and on the first day of the Lunar New Year because it signifies longevity.

It is not easy to prepare a five-star, mee suah chicken soup - even the best ingredients may not guarantee you a satisfactory outcome. I'm one of the remaining few who know the closely-guarded secret recipe, xD.

I was nearly thrown out of orbit when the three superchefs (Joyce, John, Jennifer) in my cell group cooked dishes that could only be appropriately labelled as imperial cuisine! A new friend also joined us for lunch. Noel is a new worshipper at my church and we're very happy to welcome this brother-in-Christ from Seoul.

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