Wonderful Team...Prayers Work!

Quite often we tend to forget that God is our Father. We seem to think that He is only interested in the big picture and has no time for our little worries. We need to remember that God is also interested in the little things too as evidenced by my experience.

I had a minor surgery on Monday morning for the extraction of my 2 lower wisdom teeth! It was a long, overdue "task" that needed to be done! (with much worry and fear )
;-)

Before the surgery, I shared with my DLT on Sunday's meet, and with their prayers, I was wonderfully and amazingly "operated" on with no memory of the "ordeal" and "torture" in my mind, (as I was anaesthesized) by a wonderful doctor, Dr.Ps Ling K.C.
I had about 8 jabs and now have the same number of stitches in that little mouth of mine!

I now have puffed up cheeks just like a very greedy chipmunk that has stuffed a year's supply of food in its cheeks!
(Thankfully the Doctor has reassured me that the swelling will reduce within a week... Phew!!!)

There has been a request that I post pictures to show off my very "gorgeous" face after the surgery but I shall politely decline...heheheheheh
Though I look "funny" ..... I feel great, as with God's tender love and mercy....I have not and will not encounter any pain!

Praise the Lord!

Thanks to all for the coverage of prayers n love...

:-)

Update on Potential EFC Projects

Our DLT has finally gained a purpose and a vision. Can the two be seperate? That is what we intend to find out. We are nearing our first projects and soon will be moving and shaking. Here is a quick update on what has been happening.
Nascom and orang asli work first, let me explain; NASCOM is a national association of the senior citizens of Malaysia. Our DLT has identified the elderly as our target project group so I explored moving into this circle of the elderlies. After checking that they had lowered the entry age from 60yrs to 55 yrs, I just made it to be registered as a life member. That was like 1 month ago, but being a senior citizen association, things move very slowly and the manager seems to have lost my form.
On to the other potential project on orang asli work which we will do together with the GEL, as they are dealing with children. We have identified 2 areas 1)at Kota Damansara and in Kuala Kubu Bahru.
Our 2 groups intend to make an exploratory trip on Sunday 17/5/09 to KKB as we have a pastor contact there and we hope to bring materials and spiritual blessings to them.

Smoothies recipes

For those running out of ideas for our 40 day liquid fast. Here are some delicious options taken from http://www.smoothie-recipes.net/. Recommended smoothies are:

Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie


Ingredients:

* 1 banana
* 2 Tbs. Peanut Butter (chunky or smooth... whatever you prefer!)
* 1-2 squirts of Hershey's reduced calorie chocolate syrup
* 1 Tbs. wheat germ
* 6 oz. soy milk



Banana Berry Power Smoothie


Ingredients:

* 1/4 cup orange juice
* 1/2 cup plain, low-fat yogurt
* 1/2 small, peeled ripe banana
* 1/4 cup stemmed, sliced strawberries
* honey to taste
* 1&1/2 tablespoons vanilla soy protein powder




Pina Colada Smoothie 1



Ingredients:

* 5 Tbs. Coconut milk
* 2 1/2 cups pineapple juice
* 1/2 cup vanilla ice cream
* 1/2 frozen banana (chunks)
* 1 1/2 cups frozen pineapple chunks



Strawberry Zest Smoothie



Ingredients:

* 10 oz Frozen sliced strawberries -- thawed
* 4 cups Milk
* 1 pt Strawberry ice cream
* 1 tsp Lemon rind -- grated






Tangy Tropics


Ingredients:

* 1 banana
* 1/2 mango
* 1/2 pineapple
* 50ml pineapple
* 75ml plain yoghurt (frozen if you can get it)




Sweet Mango Smoothie



Ingredients:

* 3 cups mango nectar (about two 11.5- to 12.5-ounce cans), chilled
* 2 8-ounce cartons plain yogurt
* 1 tablespoon honey