Today was an eventful day. In between meeting cell members and receiving George back to Singapore, i met an interesting woman.

There are passive people who sit at the side of the road begging, and there are active ones who approached other people. She was an active one. She approached people with such a ferocity, not saying a thing, but running up to various strangers, even to the staff in the nearby row of shops, thrusting her cupped hand at their chest, offending many of them in the process.

I had time since I was only meeting kelvin at 6.30, and it was only 3+, plus I felt moved to minister to her, so I walked slowly, waiting for her to approach me. I thought that instead of offering money, which was what she seemed to want, i could maybe offer her a meal. So when she approached me silently with her outstretched hand, I gently asked, "Auntie, ni yao she me?". After repeating a few times without any response, I switched to hokkien.

Several moments later, she then asked me in chinese a nonstop barrage of questions! Am I working? If not where do i get my money to survive? Do my Parents work? Do I have a maid? Do I have a girlfriend? Why not? Did my parents object? Are my standards too high? Do I intend to move out when i get married? etc....

They came fast and furious and it was all in chinese. When I honestly could not understand some of the questions, she asked if i was trying to avoid answering her questions! In the process, i found out that her children, after they married, they moved out and neglected her. But what was the most surprising thing, was that after talking to her for almost an hour, it was not her but me that was ministered to.

She did not believe in religion, but she asked many difficult questions that God used her to convict me. In whom do I place my trust and happiness in? Do I place them in other humans? What if they disappoint me? Ni de xi wang hui bu hui bian cheng shi wang huo jue wang? In so many things in life, how do you know the right way? Are you looking for a girlfriend in university? How do you know that she is for you?

every single answer that I gave to her convicted my heart. I replied to so many of her questions, I place my trust in my God, Jesus, that my God will watch out for me, even quoting Proverbs 3:5-6, when inside me, a quiet voice kept saying, "do you?"

After the conversation, as I was leaving, she thanked me for talking to her, but asked for me to just forget the whole conversation, but it really impacted me.

Dear Lord,

I want to commit this unknown woman into your hand. She has gone through so much hurt and pain, though I have had the oppotunity to sow into her life, please continue to send other to minister to her, as she have ministered to me. Thank you

In Jesus Name
Amen