Last day of Chinese New Year

For the Chinese, we actually celebrate for 15 days. Today is the 15th of the first Lunar month known as Yuan Xiao Jie (元宵节), aka the Chinese Lantern Festival, which is sometimes celebrated as Chinese Valentine's Day.

Well, to the end of the last day of CNY... I prepared simple mini hotpot brunch with my Hubby earlier after another CNY visitation from my medical team. It has been a hectic period of CNY with visitations and endless feasting really. I think I might have gained another kg or so. Burps!

But I am relieved that my freelance classes are over since last Monday. I have not slept in or rested the whole day for Mondays for a long time... so good to catch up on my sleep. I also started to experiment with Chinese herbs to make apple with herbs into drinks to boost up my immunity and blood circulation. Some days I also made Chinese desserts with Snow Pear which will help with the itchy throat and lungs as well. I need to get stronger before I start my Bible school in April. I haven't gotten the letter of enrollment yet but one of the church Pastors has done the interview with me few days ago. I think the chance of getting in is promising.

I also started to do simple cooking to strengthen my dialysis arm. It is not easy as I do find myself out of breathe at times. Then I need to sit down for my weakened heart to not feel so exhausted. I'm still finding how far I can push myself, because going for a 6 months course everyday can be daunting and quite a challenge for my current state. But I want to trust in HIS HEALING too.

A lot of things have happened within the past month... which will affect my passive rental income as I'm losing another tenant next week. Yet there's a calmness within me as I am gotten trust HIM for this matter. I need to save up for my Bible school fee and my bedroom aircon is not working well anymore. The technician came to check and I was told to be prepared to replace it as the gas keep escaping but the leak can't be found. Something is wrong with this 1-1 unit.

After CNY, the weather is getting hot again. We really do not want to go to the living hall and sleep on the sofa again for the aircon in there. Yet with my weak heart condition, I do need the aircon or I will faint in the heat. I have lost consciousness a few times while trying to cook in the kitchen too. So heat is an issue for me as my skin can't regulate temperature after my heart failure due to acute viral infection in June 2012 during a super hot summer school camp.

I'm just taking a step at a time. I have saved up half the amount for the Bible school... and if I use it for getting a new 1-1 unit aircon, I might have problem paying for the first school fee installment. It seems like when I try to do HIS WILL, things starts to happen trying to stop me from going further to serve GOD. Well, I'm gotten pray for provision as I lost two tenants which the rental fees will be enough for me to get the air con too.

I have also expressed my wish to host two Bible school students from other country since I have two vacancies by end of this month. My church leader has forwarded my request and if selected, the new students will arrive by end March. But I will need to consider cleaning out my extra room (currently used as storage) and buy new bunk beds and items for them to stay. I'm not planning to charge them much as they're not able to pay for market rate hostels. I was impressed in my heart that they can give a love gift amount which they are comfortable with. I just wish to bless these on fire believers so they can study and be equipped to go back home and serve in their own countries.

I know others will say I'm stupid not to charge market rate but I always wanted to host Bible school students since my youth days when I bought my current unit 20 years ago. Back then the church leaders were worried of my Hubby's mental health as not everyone understood mental awareness. But now with the world opening up to mental health, I think they have also matured and also realized my Hubby is not a threat but just someone afflicted with a brain condition which can be seen on his MRI scan too. Plus under my dedicated care, my Hubby is now a stable mental health patient in recovery and able to communicate with my new leaders well too.

I have so much to arrange if the church allows me to be host to the new students. I also wonder if they need air cooler too as the extra room is not air conditioned. I will need to spend quite a bit on the furnishing, but there's a peace in me that somehow as I want to provide for these students, GOD will see to the whole setup. I also told my church leaders that with the monthly food ration I am blessed with... the bible school students can help themselves to my home pantry to cut on their daily expenses too. And my home is walking distance to the venue for training, so they can save on their transport fees as well.

I'm looking forward as it will be good to have two Brothers in Christ to fellowship with my Hubby so he can build up his faith through them too. I do not care what nationality they are from coz GOD love everyone, black, yellow, red or white for all that matter. Hey, it will be fun to learn new cultural stuff from new friends too! I can't wait to share my cultures with them as well. That's so cool!

So much to look forward to this year! I must live a long life to do all the good works and enjoy the happiness in serving others as I love caring for people as taught in my belief! ("With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation" appears in Psalm 91:16)

Hope all of you will be blessed in this new year and new season ahead too!