Amazing, mum just called me, in fact they've been calling everyday, or at least when i manage to call them back before they call me. The amazing thing was she just told me to pray. wow.. couldn't believe it. I thought since when she would ask me to resort to prayer?
maybe she did before long time ago. but not if i that i could remember Anyway.because of the SARS thing, they disallowed me from going out or to public places. And unfortunately, so to speak, my (soon-to-be, membership wise) church happen to be strategically located at the heart of Singapore, or off Orchard Rd. And going there means travelling to crowded/ public places and by means of public transport. In their eyes and heart, my life will be at risk if I go out and therefore, I had to miss last week's Sunday church service. The week before that, i heard the dreaded thing when they told me not to go church. But i still went, planning to tell them it'll be ok and I'll be save under God's protection. When they found out, they were utterly upset, disappointed - so to speak because i didn't heed their advice.
Ok, so this time, to give then the peace of mind and heart and to 'lay of their fears' and not to make them worry, i had to NOT go to church.
And because I couldn't convince them that it is SAFE to go to church, when i myself can't acknowledge that it is indeed safe out there. And probably useless and non- practical to tell them that I live and walk by faith in my God and have no fear of going out.
I've been praying for God to work in this area. for more 'good' and 'positive' sounding news in the papers to change my parent's heart and mind, to give them assurance that it's still ok to go out, by being more careful and taking pre-cautions. And the most important thing that i believe we all have been praying for is for God to help contain the virus and wipe it out. in due time, in His time.