ICU and Thankfulness

After service today, my wife and I made a trip to IJN (National Heart Institute, KL) to visit Ruth who just undergone a heart surgery yesterday. She is recovering and still under Intensive Care Unit (ICU), which looks a lot like the picture here. She's a fighter and she was already starting to talk, although still weak and in pain. Prayed for her.

Today as Alex led us into worship, he asked us to thank God for something and i thanked God for a smooth operation that Ruth had. And I thanked God for her and how she has given her life to serve God and others! I'm go glad that the spiritual family has stepped up to stand with her in this time of need. That's what a church is supposed to be, a spiritual family.

And I thanked God for this spiritual family, the leaders and the people that builds God's house. Building in so many ways - in your words, in your deeds, in your thoughts, in your prayers, in your time, in your trust and respect, in your effort to serve others, in your obedience to God, in your using of your gifts and talents to serve. Of course, there'll be ups and downs ... and difficult times and conflicts, but spiritual family will try to work it out. Apart from being a spiritual family, the church is also a vehicle that God uses to transform a community and a city.

Galatians 6:9
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.