letters to my son

Dearest emman,

Either before or after you were born, we [ mum & me ] prayed that you
will be "RUGGED, HUMOROUS AND GENEROUS."

Why rugged?
We were very young in the ministry and we were thinking to our self
that the ministry is tough work and we cannot afford to have a weak
and sickly child. God knows how tough and rugged you were. We were
determined not to teach you fear like threatening you with 'the police
will come and catch you if you do this or that..." . We wanted you to
be brave, unafraid, and daring to go beyond. When you started
exploring the staircase or climbing the iron grills we did not stop you.
We just took your strongand little hands and taught you to grip the railings well.
Every time you took the experiment up and down the staircase we were quietly afraid and
we were proud of you and our self. You never did fall from those
trips.
You have been in Singapore for a year and now you are in your
third year in Australia...by yourself. I always tell others that you
are so much braver than me and I could never do what you did at this
age - yours or even mine.

About a year ago you sent me the book "Wild at Heart" by John
Eldredge. I think that book contains the essence of what you have
grown into and I pray will continue to grow into the "revolutionary
call of the Master Jesus Christ and His LOVE". I pray that you will go
beyond the nice, safe and ordinary model of being Christian.

You were created in God's Image. God breathe His Life into you. God's
life in all of us is sustained by CHARACTER. When we lose the
character of God, we lose the life of God in us. But in order for us
to have His Character we must first die to ourselves, because to
become like Him is what it means to REALLY LIVE. YOU ARE CREATED WITH
THAT PASSION TO LIVE HIS LIFE.

Dear son, I have much to learn of the way of adventure, courage and
"wild trust", but you have shown glimpses of these in your life WITH GOD.
Youhave shown me that when God leads He will be there. When He is there,
there is Life and there is LOVE.

HUMOROUS AND GENEROUS???...coming NEXT

Dad...missing you a lot....i can see your big piano palms and contagious smile.