Got an email from Hong Teck a few days ago... was very, very pleasantly surprised!

BTW, we had a transition meeting with P6 parents. [K] will need help. He says that he likes you and is able to connect with you because you are intelligent and sensible.

I really thank God for you for making a difference is his life. Let's work on and pray for him to be able to make the adjustment this year to Y-Hope.

K's one of the boys in my HopeKids caregroup. Thing is, he's not one of the most angelic kids in Sunday school, makes a lot of "smart-aleck" comments during caregroup discussions and he doesn't seem very inclined towards spiritual things...

But I saw the potential in him as a person - not even "leadership" potential or anything like that, though he definitely has a brilliant mind and outspoken personality - to make a great impact for the kingdom of God. He has this sharp, analytical, forceful and intelligent mindset that, while challenging to work with initially, can be a great asset in future when he's a grown-up adult to extending the kingdom of God. Really enjoyed listening to him share about how he'd smuggle various goods in and out of his classroom... be it Pokemon cards or other stuff... and I was thinking, "Wow, what if one day God uses him to smuggle in and out Bibles and other stuff for an underground church in a hostile country?"

Hee!

So I guess the joy that I felt upon reading this email, was exactly what Jesus said in Matthew 18:

10"See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

12"What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? 13And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. 14In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost.

:) It's an encouragement, that even a really boring and unentertaining fellow like me can be used by God to make a difference in those whom you think might want to be entertained the most - the older children. :)