First Letter – To all my dear friends & angels that God has blessed me with

Dear All:

Just want to update all my dear friends/angels that God had blessed me so much in my life.

I was suppose to leave to pick up my mom at HK and had already made arrangements that both John and I will go into Senior Home with her,so that she is willing to come back rather than back and forth with John and me twice or 3 times in HK and Vancouver. THe trip had already became too tiring especially to John, so the best solution is to all go into senior home.

After I got my mom’s consent to come back ( she had escape from senior home 3 year’s ago back to HK and she is now 96), I came back 2week’s ago to Vancouver. I started to have stomach pain, during the first week and I thought that it must be stress or ulcer or jet lag since being a high energy person all my life, I suddenly feel so tiring and lack of energy. But that first week I was frantically trying to furnish new furnitures for my mom in senior home since one week later, Enoch and his family is coming to visit us.

When enoch came, the pain grew, but I thought I can wait till Enoch is gone before I go for check up.

Enoch just left on Monday this week, and I went to see my family Dr. on last Friday regarding the pain, and she decided to do a complete physical for me. Somehow, she decided to run ALL the test on my liver function without knowing why she needs to do it. Afterward she told me that the ONE above MUST have been watching me.

On Tuesday morning when I called to confirm appointment on coming Friday before I leave for HK again to pick up my mom this coming Sunday, I was told to go in right away. I was told that my liver function is abnormal. All the test came out 4x, 10x abnormal. God was watching me closely as HE had always been, HE provided me with a same-day ultra sound ( which is not heard of ). ON Wednesday I had my ultra sound done and was told that I had a 6.5cm  tumour in my liver. I was also told  that 99% is cancer. Immediately I was seen by my own family doctor, and she had me taken other test to hope that it had not spread to my chest and refer me to a surgeon.

It all happened in one day, and of course, I need to cancel my trip to HK.

THursday I went to visit a surgeon friend, and he told me that looking at all the symptoms, it is likely that the cancer starts in stomach and had spread to liver.

All through that period of time, I had PEACE that is beyond words. GOD had given me such Peace and Joy ( it sounds weird, but it is true) that I am not afraid but had a bit of eagerness that I will be seeing HIM soon. All these times, I just pray that the pain will subside or give me strength to endure whatever pain that will cause, and a sense of peace.

GOD is so good, and I had both of it even though all these things happened only this few days.

Moses just finished his Master Degree in Trinity and went with me to see my mom early January and now he just moved in to my new place ( I must had been moving 4x during a short period of 3 years ). Both John and Moses received the news well because we ALL know that it is predestined that we will ALL leave this earth. IT is just a matter of timing. Of course, I was pampered, I had never seen Moses doing so much house chores, cooking and cleaning up. I was amazed at his efficiency.

Before I go through CT Scan and seeing the surgeon next week, I wanted to thank all of you that God had so graciously placed around me.
I had a very rich and rewarding life on earth. I thought of all my students that I had the privileges seeing them growing up, so many brothers and sisters helping me in all those years of children ministry. THe Agape staff that I had, the love and support that they gave me, what a gift God had given to me and they are SO VERY Precious. ALl the fun in life and sweet memories planted so deep in my heart. Such Joy in all those years being in God’s family.

I don’t want to miss this critical time to say a BIG THANK YOU and my deepest appreciation for all of you.

What else can I ask in life when I am so richly blessed.

Life goes on as usual for me, and I was surprised even myself of the peace and joy that I had. I even play the board game “settler” last night and had so much fun and laughter.

There is a season for everything, and when I think back all those years in Vancouver Chinese Alliance ( I had been there so long that I became  a piece of furniture in the church already, ha ha ha), all those who helped me SO MUCH in children ministry, they had been supporting me in spite of the fact that I am so stubborn sometimes. THey must have tolerate so many flaws in me and still lovingly supporting me all those years.

Too many of you  had helped in my mission field, too many of you had labour in love for all those CHina Camps, Ningxia projects that I don’t know how to thank you one by one.

As I am closing a chapter in my life on earth, I just want to express so much gratitude to all of you.

IN CHRIST, we had the perfect peace and Christ had already conquer death.
I don’t know what is ahead of me in the coming months, but one thing I know for sure, that HE is holding my hand all the way until I see HIM.
In HIM, we have perfect peace.

May God helped all of us to have a balanced life, a contented heart and a well-adjusted attitude in life.

With all my love and gratitude
Shirley

Prayer Request:
1. I will continue to have the joy and peace until my last breathe
2. May God’s name be glorified and up- lifted
3. Hope all my non church friend will get to know HIM through this last stage in my life
4. Strength and peace for my family members