Latreia Ristorante
10 DecIt has been a while since I cook for friends. This evening, I am really glad to h
ave the company of 5 amazing ladies & 2 wonderful boys.
The oven did not let me down, serving us faithfully crisp & hot bread rolls; baked noodle quiche and lemon grass roast chicken drumlets …… our fellowship is further “sweetened” by Cabernet Merlot flowing …… and most important of all, a time to celebrate God’s power in the healing of my foot and thanksgiving for Latreia’s faithful prayers for the work at Timor-Leste!
While we are enjoying our dessert of fruit jelly & longan, we are already planning our next gathering … Christmas celebration! Indeed, it is only because He came that we have hope.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. …
- John 1:1-2, 14
As we are bombarded by the media in buying presents for our loved ones during this time of the year, let’s not forget we already have the best gift and let us all remember to walk close to Him in the midst of all the busyness!
In His Grace,
Lydia
Coming Out
26 Nov
It’s been 2 weeks since I return home from Timor-Leste. Not exactly a fantastic feeling having been told that my fracture has not healed despite in plaster cast for 6 weeks. So back to using crutches again, foot elevated at all times ==> REST!
So it is really nice to be invited to join Latreia social night & to be reconnected to these wonderful ladies who have been praying for me. Throughout the evening, everyone was filling me in about what’s happening in their life (work, family, church).
It’s encouraging to know the group is bonding well & serving faithfully in Alpha & the upcoming Christmas with the Community event. Before the evening ends, I was given the book on “What the Bible says about Emotions” and a card that encourages me to stand firm & to come out stronger for the Lord.
Angels are messengers from God and I am happy to say, I have just met four beautiful ones 
In His Love,
Lydia
Galler
21 Nov
Galler Chocolatiers S.A was founded in 1976 by Jean Galler, a graduate of the Hotel Business School of Liège and trainee at Gaston Lenôtre in Paris.
Although the business has grown considerably since 1976, the foundations on which it was built remain the same:
· A Passion for chocolate
· A Love of perfection
· Continual creativity
Why am I talking so much about chocolate when this journal is about God? Well, this box of Galler fine dark chocolate has indeed been presented to me by God’s angels!
I have been invited to the post-Alpha social night by the committee chairman. Which actually means good food, fine wine & great company. And everyone at the dinner party tonight was given a thank-you gift for their contribution at the Alpha course. Even though I was the only invited ”guest”, I was also presented with this box of beautifully wrapped Galler chocolate, complete with a pretty ribbon!
Much has happened in the last few weeks including shock & trauma, I did not think anything else will surprise me anymore. But I was stunned. My facial expression probably said it all and I was silent. I did not know what to say. The person said quietly “I do not want you to feel left out”.
These may be simple words to many but this act of kindness made me feel so much of God’s presence. I felt that He has just sent His angel to comfort me, to make me feel loved. And to know that many people care for me, not because of what I did but because they are God’s children, filled with love & compassion. I ask that God will also fill my heart with the fruits of the Spirit so I can comfort others in need.
[God] comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.
- 2 Corinthians 1:4-5
Blessed by His Love,
Lydia
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