it will go forth

Friday the family took a 25-minute bus ride to my dad's maternal grandmother's flat (apartment).

The background story. Twelve years ago my dad had come to Singapore with his mom. At that time, a fortune-teller had informed my great-grandmother that she would not live past 86 years. So she had gathered her family together, believing she would die on the day her grandson came back (making the family complete). That day, my dad was able to share the gospel with her (in his native tongue, although he had nearly forgotten how to speak it) - and she accepted Christ as her Savior. However, afterward, certain members of her family pressured her into returning to worship idols and ancestors. The altar in the back of the room served as proof of this fact.

She is now 98 years old. It was definitely a blessing to visit her - although none of us could speak Hokkien (the dialect she spoke) - and be able to pray for her. My dad was able to speak to her again about the gospel, which we are grateful for - and her assistant prepared us some curry and beehoon noodles, which was a great meal!

Update on our food experience! Below is a to-do list of ten foods (according to THIS LINK) that we MUST eat before the end of four weeks. Bold means we've eaten it.

1. Chili crab
2. Hainanese chicken rice
3. Satay
4. Laksa
5. Bak kut teh
6. Roti Prata (and teh tarik)
7. Rojak
8. Fish Head Curry
9. Char Kway Teow
10. Fried Carrot Cake

My personal favorite so far is the roti prata. So good. Amazing. If any of you are near a Penang, Go And Eat It. It is absolutely tremendous. Especially when dipped in curry.

Picture post coming at some point.