Our 3rd trip down to Batam

Yes!

It's already the 3rd time!

And who did we have to join in the fun and action?

They are... ...

Chee Hoong, Huiwen and Althea!!

Here's some of their thoughts:

Huiwen says:

I was really impressed the moment we stepped into the classroom. It was fully packed with people and all of them enthusiatically greeted us with resounding "hello"s and "hi"s. My. As a teacher back in Singapore, I would never expect such a good attitude. First of all, they are extremely punctual, waiting for us to arrive and their enthusiasium really made a big difference!

Althea says:

Caught in the middle of a "moderate" city (not noisy, neither was it quiet. Not bustling, neither was it dead), was a house filled with 40 odd Batamians (something i called them) full of life, full of energy, and most importantly, full of love.

I wasnt feeling too awake when I met them that morning after having a late night work, and having to wake up at 7am was no joke. However, when I entered the classroom to kick off an English Workshop with Huiwen, Huiling and Chee Hoong. I was surprised by their undying enthusiasm, and most importantly their undying spirit of excellence.

It was this spirit of excellence that the Lord showed me that morning in the lives and actions of these people, earnestly learning the English Language for a few months, carefully listening to every word dropped upon them from Huiling, trying to do as best as they can to answer every single question they could on the worksheet, answering questions from Huiling with gusto and confidence, and desperately trying to understand and learning English.

It was this commendable spirit that made me think, where is my Spirit of Excellence in the things of God? Will I be like them, 29 years old, trying to pick up a new language?