Long Live Daddy!!!
I went back home last weekend. Wow, some might be surprised that I'm actually going back to my hometown. You see, I don't really go back often because it is time consuming and I usually don't study whenever I'm back. The reason being - Good Food, Get togethers with friends and Great house to hang out in. Hahaha... That's why going back would turn me into a very lazy bum. Or should I say lazy "Beluncas".
Well, usual Sundays in Kampar would be spending the whole morning in church and then Sunday school which would continue at home with lunch and lazing around the house reading newspapers, comics, listening to music and sleep. Hah.... this time I was on a tighter schedule because my bus to KL leaves at 4.30pm. Anyhow, that's not what I want to talk about now. Maybe later...hehe...
My dad preached in church on Sunday. I've sit through numerous of his sermons and never really can remember all his sermons. The usual response I get from people is that he speaks really long with comes to a conclusion that he's long winded. Hah... Now don't try to make connections about my long windedness =P
I wasn't in the whole sermon because I was preparing to sing "Mighty to Save" with Anil as the closing hymn in church. (I can't believe that Anil and I actually presented Hillsong's "Mighty to Save" to the church!). OKOK...back to the sermon. Hehe... I remember he was saying about being a universal church in the world. It really doesn't matter which church we go to as long as we are keeping our Christian walk right with God. Next thing, he mentioned about being chairperson of CF during his studies in the "Teacher's Training School". I paused...........
He has never told me about being the chairperson for CF back then. I only got to know through his sermon that day. I realized how I have not known my dad well enough. Although he has been through so much with me (coaching me in singing and schoolwork, making ends meet, and being supportive in the decisions I make and things that I do), it never came across my mind to actually get to know more about his past. I'm now heading the CF in my college too. There is really so much to learn from him and it never came across my mind. How stupid I am...=(
As I stood on the church pew thinking of how awesome my dad was last time; I come to realize that he never gave up. He continued to serve the Lord faithfully all throughout his life till now. Although he is not chairperson of any committee in church now, he really strived hard to earn a "Local Preacher's License". It's a license for a person to preach in church. I know it has taken many years for him to obtain the license and a great deal of objections on different occasions. He never gave up. He is still preaching and invited by other churches sometimes to preach too. I think he is a great preacher and I hope that one day I'd be like him preaching in church too.
A few things I've learnt just by listening to him on Sunday. First is to never overlook or underestimate the older generation. Second is not to give up even in the midst of the greatest trials. One of his great feat was that he took many years to realize his dream of pursuing a degree in university (He was 42 years old then). He just never did gave up. Hence, I really need to learn from him.
I know this might not be the best blog/essay that I could come up with about my dad. There are so many other sacrifices and good points to mention about him. Nevertheless, I would like to honour my dad and appreciate him all the more. He is the greatest dad of all. Thank God for giving Mr. Au Hoi Kiang as my daddy.
Well, usual Sundays in Kampar would be spending the whole morning in church and then Sunday school which would continue at home with lunch and lazing around the house reading newspapers, comics, listening to music and sleep. Hah.... this time I was on a tighter schedule because my bus to KL leaves at 4.30pm. Anyhow, that's not what I want to talk about now. Maybe later...hehe...
My dad preached in church on Sunday. I've sit through numerous of his sermons and never really can remember all his sermons. The usual response I get from people is that he speaks really long with comes to a conclusion that he's long winded. Hah... Now don't try to make connections about my long windedness =P
I wasn't in the whole sermon because I was preparing to sing "Mighty to Save" with Anil as the closing hymn in church. (I can't believe that Anil and I actually presented Hillsong's "Mighty to Save" to the church!). OKOK...back to the sermon. Hehe... I remember he was saying about being a universal church in the world. It really doesn't matter which church we go to as long as we are keeping our Christian walk right with God. Next thing, he mentioned about being chairperson of CF during his studies in the "Teacher's Training School". I paused...........
He has never told me about being the chairperson for CF back then. I only got to know through his sermon that day. I realized how I have not known my dad well enough. Although he has been through so much with me (coaching me in singing and schoolwork, making ends meet, and being supportive in the decisions I make and things that I do), it never came across my mind to actually get to know more about his past. I'm now heading the CF in my college too. There is really so much to learn from him and it never came across my mind. How stupid I am...=(
As I stood on the church pew thinking of how awesome my dad was last time; I come to realize that he never gave up. He continued to serve the Lord faithfully all throughout his life till now. Although he is not chairperson of any committee in church now, he really strived hard to earn a "Local Preacher's License". It's a license for a person to preach in church. I know it has taken many years for him to obtain the license and a great deal of objections on different occasions. He never gave up. He is still preaching and invited by other churches sometimes to preach too. I think he is a great preacher and I hope that one day I'd be like him preaching in church too.
A few things I've learnt just by listening to him on Sunday. First is to never overlook or underestimate the older generation. Second is not to give up even in the midst of the greatest trials. One of his great feat was that he took many years to realize his dream of pursuing a degree in university (He was 42 years old then). He just never did gave up. Hence, I really need to learn from him.
I know this might not be the best blog/essay that I could come up with about my dad. There are so many other sacrifices and good points to mention about him. Nevertheless, I would like to honour my dad and appreciate him all the more. He is the greatest dad of all. Thank God for giving Mr. Au Hoi Kiang as my daddy.
posted by Andrew Au at 9/19/2006 01:29:00 AM
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