Of feet washing and toilets flushing

Cultivating a serving spirit

Toilets flush automatically here. Fascinating!

On our last English lesson, we did a revision and wrote collectively a letter to Mother LD of MMS. There is no doubt that the kids are able to write better than a month ago, and the ability to communicate by writing effectively will put them in good steed for the years to come.

K also taught them the finer points of being a lady and a gentleman. Proper table manners, how to sit and stand, open doors for ladies etc while I taught them telephone etiquette. Our last devotion was on the famous passage of Jesus washing His disciples' feet in John 13. The lesson here is humility and the importance of cultivating a servant attitude. Most of the kids got their feet washed the first time and were thrilled. I was pleasantly surprised when they on their own accord reciprocated by washing their teachers' feet.

It was a fitting end to our English class... Below is the collective letter they wrote.

Dear Mother LD,

How are you? As for us we are fine. We are very happy to meet you in Singapore. The country is very beautiful.

The food here is very delicious. We like to eat Chicken Rice, Dim Sum, Laksa, Happy Duck and McDonald Hamburgers.

Our houseparents are very kind and good to us. Especially RM's houseparents because they spent a lot of time with him. We enjoy staying with them as they are all very friendly.

May God be with you always,

S, D, C, C, Vn, Vn, RM & B

ps: Every house has toilets that flush!

Tiong Bahru's famous Char Siew Rice - thanks to Uncle K & Auntie A