Singapore in August

We went exploring some of Singapore parks and trials in August.  We visited Henderson Waves and MacRitchie Tree Top Walk.

Henderson Waves is built as a bridge, mimics the undulating shape of a wave, curving and twisting along its entire 274-metre length.  Its form is anchored by steel arches and filled in with curved ‘ribs’ – slats of Balau wood, a dense hardwood used in heavy construction and which is found only in Southeast Asia.

Henderson Waves

Henderson Waves

Henderson Waves at night

Henderson Waves at night

Singapore Jubilee Decorative

MacRitchie TreeTop Walk

The bridge is 250m long and gives you abirds eye view of the forest canopy.  Singapore is a bustling city full of skyscrapers but you would never imagine it from your viewpoint on the bridge.  Not a single building is visible from the bridge, just trees, plants, birds and different wildlife in their natural habitat. You can also enjoy panoramic views of the verdant greenery of the Central Catchment Nature Reserve.

Mac Ritchie Tree Top Walk

Mac Ritchie Tree Top Walk

Generational Sin

Do the sins of our ancestors have an effect on us today?  Scripture asserts that past generational sins have ripple effects that reach the children:  The Lord "punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation" [Exodus 34:6-7], and "those of you who are left will waste away in the lands of their enemies because of their sins; also because of their ancestors' sins they will waste away" [Leviticus  26:39].

Your parents and family members have probably had the greatest influence on your development, including the patterns of sin.  Even without your knowledge, there may be influences or examples that family members modeled for you, which then became accepted as 'normal'.   Parents will often replicate the unhealthy discipline habits of their own parents, despite promises that they will never repeat their parents' mistakes.  From anger, gossip, extra-marital affairs, and drunkenness to physical and emotional abuse, every family will exhibit their own hidden idols.

But the good news is that Jesus has the power to free you from the transference of bondage from previous generations.  Jesus was made a curse so that we would not be cursed [Galatians 3:13].  We must identify those sins and repent of them.  Even unresolved conflicts within the family must be dealt with in order for healing and reconciliation to happen.

[Extracted from LIVING  Life February 2013]

Blessing down south

When we are in God's big family every where we go we are blessed. The Tay's invited us to a sumptuous lunch before taking us for a tour to their church Moriah Bible Presbyterian Church in Simei. 

The following day, the Tan's family treated us to a dinner at IMM.  We were truly blessed in Singapore.

Steamboat celebration in Singapore

We were blessed to a home cooked steamboat dinner cum birthday celebration.