HopeKids LIVE! was enjoyable. Started doing "WIN" in our services where we want to ensure each child that walks into our service gets contact with at least 3 of us. The Welcomer, the involver and the networker when they step into the service. Kids are normally so short that they usually get missed. Furthermore adults often call for attention so will get ours more than these little fellas. We have to be intentional. Very intentional. The team is getting the hang of things and we are ministering more than we ever been in our services. It was good to see Freedy our new leader co-lead worship with Pris. He's great and Pris does a good job helping him.

After the service, was with the HopeTots 1 and 2 volunteers and leaders to help brief on the launch of the Tots Time service. I'm getting really excited about it and it will bring us to be more intentional as well in our outreach to children. Yes we are aiming lower and thinking smaller. :-) ..knowing that kids are the future worth our time.

The group of young volunteers and leaders make us feel young all over again. Over lunch the girls talked about boys, they made Mag laugh, I mean really laugh. They are deciding what to call her. Hannah call her "Godma" but the others wonder if they should call her "Madelin", "Auntie Madeline" or "Chern Han's Ma". They are undecided. Their energy rubs off positively to us. Some people feel uneasy by them but we take what we can and make the most of it.

It was a rare Sunday Mag and I have some time together. Alone without the kids. Mag had this $50 voucher given by her ex-company for a dinner at The Vineyard a restaurant in Laguana Golf & Country Club and its expiring tomorow. We dropped our kids at my auntie's to spend that time together. It was a lovely time together, the food was neat and meticulously created, the place was quiet and posh and we have free flow of appetiser and desert with a main course of NZ Tenderloin steak with baked Oyster. Mag had codfish fillet with escargo. With Jamie Callum playing in the background, it was a perfect 2 hours break. We paid $20 extra which we didn't mind. It was worth the time to be connected again and feel like we can keep going for a few more miles.

Life is that journey that is exciting and all, but still require some stop-bys to keep us going. It wasn't the food or the company, it was being led to a place where we can see what is ahead, clearer. Sometimes it takes food and certain company, but not all the time. We know nothing physical can do the job alone.

Back home now, with the kids asleep, trying to get some work done. Need to write a lesson for Unit Leaders Course. Listening to some classic jazz "Charlie Christian, The Genius of the Electric Guitar", feeling a bit thirsty, I looked for a nice drink to end the day. Thought what will do? Ribena, Rose Syrup, Tiger Beer, Coca Cola or some fresh juice ? Wasn't sure but couldn't find any of the options anyway so just poured myself a glass of cooked water. Realised that while I yearn for something else, it is water that I really need. How strange it is. Something to think about to to end a nice Sunday.