An Awesome Christmas~~

This is yet another unforgettable Christmas. Christmas, a season of gifts...but the best gift i've ever received...is from God..He gave us His only son, Jesus Christ... He gave us the gift of salvation, by shedding blood on the cross to pay the price of our sins...There's no greater love than this, there's no higher sacrifice...that a man would gave his life for a friend...

That's why i thought this year, i wanted to do something different, something special during this season of gift...I wanted to share this gift to people around me, people that i love...So, besides sending e-cards, i also bought some conventional Christmas cards, and i share my thoughts and feelings on how Christmas meant to me...before and after i became a Christian...For some of my non-believer old friends, i slipped in the Good News Booklet before posting them...(Sorry guys, couldn't manage to send all, will get it replaced next year..hehe..=P)

This year, I manage to spend my Christmas at my home sweet home in Kuantan...Christmas is definitely the best time to spend with our beloved family and friends...The night before Christmas, I couldn't really fall asleep...i guess it's because of the excitement before baptism...Thinking about the Christmas service tomorrow, can't get to invite friends to come over...but then..suddenly a name pop out in my mind...Voon Yin...Yea, i forgot...she's back to Kuantan...so with a little hope (she sleeps very early and that time was already 1.30am)...i sent out an invitation sms...waited and waited...15 mins passed..just when i was about to give up, she replied! And her answer was Yes...Praise God~~

The next morning, i waited for Voon Yin and her husband Jack to come over and pick me up so that i can show them the way to my church. But due to some unavoidable reason, they came late and we missed some part of the programmes. But it doesn't matter, I'm grateful enough to have them here with me during this Christmas service. The message given by Pastor Richard is a bit lengthy but meaningful...the true meaning of Christmas and the greatest gift of all...hope Jack and Voon Yin get the message...This is the first time my church was so crowded, never expect that so many of them came...the church is so over-crowded that many of them have no place to sit...I'm hoping that someday our sunday service will have this same phenomena...

This Christmas is special...because my family and i will be baptised~~After delaying for a few times...We are finally getting baptised! Around 5pm, we gathered at the 1st bay of Teluk Cempedak...It was raining and the wind was strong...Our hearts are filled with joy and excitement...9 of us getting baptised that day including my family (my mom, sis, bro and me)...We started off by singing hymms, sharing testimony...and off we go...one by one we got into the sea...The wave was strong, and the wind was freezing cold...But miraculously, when i got into the water, I don't feel cold at all!! Thank God~~I remembered Pastor Richard said: "I baptise you in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit..." And the tidal came, submerging me in the water...and...I'm born again!!~~~

That night, we had a family gathering. I helped mom and sis prepared the food...Christmas~western food of course~~hehe..spaghetti, salad, mashed potatoes, mushroom soup, roasted chicken (the so-called turkey~haha)-my all-time favourite~~~Had a wonderful dinner...the kidz exchanged presents, we watched Kung-fu Panda together...Really enjoyed the time with my big family....

This is how i spent my Christmas in 2008, full of love, joy and excitement...It's a special one...an unforgetable one...an awesome one...In my heart...i'm glad...I'm grateful...that i found the true meaning of Christmas...The greatest gift of all...And i'm thankful...that i get to share this love to the others... Thank you Father...Thank you Jesus...