Noodle From a Stranger

That night, Sue had a quarrel with her mum and without bringing anything with her, she ran out of the house.
While she was walking on the street, she discovered that she did not have any money on her, not even a cent
to make a phone call. As she was walking along the street, she spotted a noodle stall, it smells so nice, how she
longs for a bowl. But, she has no money. After awhile, the boss seeing Sue standing in front of his stall for
quite a long time, asked: 'Hey Miss, do you want a bowl of noodle?' 'But...but...I didn't bring any money with
me...' she answered shyly. 'It's alright, I'll give you a treat.' The boss said, 'Come have a seat, I'll cook you a bowl
of noodle.' Not long after, the owner served Sue with a bowl of noodle and a plate of vegetables. Sue ate a few
mouthfuls and she started to tear. 'What happened, Miss?' the owner asked. 'Nothing, I'm just touched!' Sue said
while drying her tears. 'Even a stranger I met on the street would offer to cook a bowl of noodle and treat me!
But... my own mother, after a quarrel chased me out of the house and asked me not to go back again. You as
a complete stranger could show me care and concern while my own mother...she's so cruel.' She said to the
owner. The boss after hearing what Sue had said, replied with a sigh: 'Miss, how can you think that way? Ponder
over this, I just cooked a bowl of noodle for you and you are so touched. Your mother had been cooking noodles
and rice for you since you are young till now, why aren't you grateful to her? And you even quarrel with her?' Sue
was stunned upon hearing that. 'Why didn't I think of that? A bowl of noodle from a stranger and I'm so grateful
butyet my own mother had been cooking for me for so many years and I'm not even showing the least concern
about her. And because of a trivial matter, I quarreled with her. She finishes her noodle swiftly and braces
herself up and march towards the direction of home. As she was walking home, she thought to herself what
she wants to tell her mum right now... 'Mum, I'm sorry, I know I'm at fault, please forgive me.'Once she reached
the doorstep, she saw her tired and anxious mother, searching everywhere for her. When she spotted Sue, the
first sentence which came out of her mouth is: 'Sue, come into the house quickly, I've the dinner ready and it'll
be cold if you are not eating it now.' Right at that moment, Sue was unable to hold her tears anymore and she
started weeping in front of her mum.
At times, we may be very grateful to other people around us for a little gesture they showed us, but to our

close ones, especially our parents, it's a lifetime of gratefulness we have to remember. We should never forget

what our parents had done for us but often we treat that as a natural process for them to sacrifice for us.

However, parent's love and care are the most valuable gift given to us since we were born. They don't expect

any repayment from us for raising us but think about it... Did we treasure the unconditional sacrifice from our

parents?

A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam.

He called his parents from San Francisco.

"Mom and Dad, I'm coming home,
but I've got a favor to ask.
I have a friend I'd like to bring
with me."

"Sure," they replied,
"We'd love to meet him."

"There's something you should
know," the son continued.
"He was hurt pretty badly
in the fighting. He stepped
on a land mine and lost an
arm and a leg. He has nowhere
else to go, and I want him to
come live with us."

"I'm sorry to hear that, son.
Maybe we can help him
find somewhere to live."

"No, Mom and Dad, I want
him to live with us."

"Son," said the Father,
"You don't know what you are
asking. Someone with such
a handicap would be a terrible
burden on us. We have our
own lives to live, and we
can't let something like this
interfere with our lives.
I think you should just come
home and forget about this
guy. He'll find a way to live on
his own."
At that point, the son
hung up the phone.

The parents heard nothing more
from him. A few days later
however, they received a call
from the San Francisco police.
Their son had died after falling
from a building, they were told.
The police believed it was suicide.
The grief-stricken parents flew to
San Francisco and were taken
to the city morgue to identify
the body of their son.

They recognized him, but to their
horror they also discovered
something they didn't know,
their son had only one arm and
one leg.

The parents in this story are
like many of us. We find it
easy to love those who are
good-looking or fun to have
around, but we don't like people
who inconvenience us or make us
feel uncomfortable.

We would rather stay away from
people who aren't as healthy,
beautiful, or smart as we are.

Thankfully, there's someone who
won't treat us that way.
Someone who loves us with an
unconditional love that welcomes
us into the forever family,
regardless of how messed up we are.

Is your part of God's house lit?

A Light For God's House

In a mountain village in Europe a long time ago, a nobleman wondered what gift he could present to his townspeople. At last he decided to build them a church. No one saw the complete plans for the church until it was finished. When the people gathered, they marvelled at it's beauty. Then someone asked,"But where are the lamps? How will it be lighted?" The nobleman pointed to some brackets in the walls. Then he gave them each family a lamp, asking them to bring these with them each time they came to worship.
"Each time you are in church, the area where you are seated will be lighted," the nobleman said. "Each time you are not here, that area will be dark. this is to remind you that whenever you fail to come to church, some part of God's house will be dark."

wow! so fun didnt noe that........

halo, every1

didnt noe there's such a thing existed...after 23 yrs on earth, haha : ) being introduce by susan
......was gd after readin hers, quite inspiring n encouraging sharing wif 1 another stories/testimonies, tis is life experience men....n from there we'll grow up n learn from each other lessons.....tat's great!
technology is realli so fast n efficient.....nowsdays.....but i believe God is hastening the process of raising up His pple to maturity esp young pple, His future Generations.......yeah! so excied n anticipating God wil move on behalf of His pple...

BTW, pls keep in prayer pastor daniel n the team in philippines, + dajie in hospital (juz finish his lungs operation)

Let's pray 2gether n lookin out 4 1 nother backs.....in the army of God....
2 b continue....

nite : >

may : )=