A Precious Gift from God - Sentosa Trip
Recently, so many things have happened, that further strengthens the Word that God has placed in my heart :John 3:27
John answered and said, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven.
Just sometime this week, Xuan’s good friend Faith (sis Yvonne’s sis) decided to bless us with a room in a resort in Sentosa. She got this room in a ballot from her company and originally intends to use it for her countdown party with her friends. This place is at Sentosa Costa Sands Resort.
When I reached this resort, I was so thrilled by the beautiful scenery that awaited me. We were at the highest floor (3rd floor) on a small hill, overlooking the sea. Right in front of our window was the beach where the countdown party would be held. The foam party and the fireworks were also right in front of us.
I was so amazed and kept saying thank you to Faith. Xuan and I also bought her 2 gifts really nice to bless her and convey our gratitude.
A family trip to Sentosa is something we have always look forward to and have been planning since November but nothing good ever turned out. But this resort just came so suddenly, and all of us have even no time to plan who can go or cannot go. Xuan and I just informed our family members about this resort and ALL MUST COME. Surprisingly, all came, even my father who was always so busy stayed with us throughout the whole stay.
On 2nd day, we went to Sentosa Luge in the morning, then to Carlsberg Tower, Images of Singapore and Underwater World.
It was such a fun ride at Sentosa Luge. But something very terrible happened that would jeopardize the joy during our whole stay at Sentosa, and we may not even stay for the countdown – my brother lost the car keys.
When he told us, we were so worried. I called up Sentosa information counter and Ranger Station to inform about our loss of car keys. The next thing I did was to pray softly in my heart.
Many thoughts were going through my mind then. This Sentosa trip was such a blessings. Does God want to add another Testimony to all these testimonies? Do we need to go through some trials together as a family in this trip to learn about the Love and the Miracle of God?
Suddenly my brother told us that he remembered something brushed against the metallic chair lift that he sat at Sentosa Luge. This chair lift thingy is like the kind of “cable car” you took when you go snow-skiing. It has no shelter and no cover for your feet at all. When my brother was sitting on it, the car keys dropped from his bag and hit the metallic chair lift before it dropped down into the hill.
I thank God that the car keys hit the chair lift before it dropped. If this has not happened, how could we ever know where to start a search for the keys?
Shortly, my brother and I told the staff at Sentosa Luge and they gave us another free chair lift ride to the bottom of the hill to search for the keys ourselves.
This search is horrendous. It like “HAI DI LAO ZHEN” – Searching for a needle in the middle of the sea (a Chinese idiom). The hill was so steep and there are many tall grasses. We started with the search by climbing up the hill. I remained in the lower portion while my brother scaled the higher hill. I could not go any further cos it was too steep and very high.
Singaporeans are so nice. While searching, those people on the chair lift shouted out to us if we needed help and what are we looking for? They wanted to help us look at the ground as well! I am so grateful to them. I also wanted to say Thank You to Stefan for helping me to check with his father on solutions regarding loss of car keys.
We have been searching for about 20 mins when my brother told me to stop searching cos the staff at the bottom of the hill told them that someone has spotted our keys. The next minute, a person seated on the chair lift started pointing to us a spot on the hill that he saw a set of keys! My brother went to that spot and found the keys!
At that moment, I was so IN AWE. We really managed to find the car keys in the midst of a hill! THANK YOU GOD!
It was also very divine how we discovered about the loss of car keys. My brother was shopping at Images of Singapore’s souvenir shop, and he needed my sister to carry his bag as he wanted to try out a shirt. While Xuan was carrying his bag, the section where the car keys was placed caught his attention as it seemed to be open and empty. If we have not discovered this in the early afternoon, the consequences would have been unthinkable, as it was raining very heavily in the late afternoon, and how is my brother and myself going to climb up the hill?
To me, this incident is a miracle from God. Nothing can express the kind of gratitude I have in my heart for my heavenly Father. He is truly my help and savior in times of adversity and need.
After we have found the car keys, we went to have a sumptuous lunch at Images of Singapore, then proceed to Underwater World. It was raining heavily after that, and we went back to resort.
And I wanted to thank God for this rain, because though we could not visit other attractions, we have a much greater time together playing “Chatek” in the resort foyer. We bought this “Chatek” from the souvenir shop and it has a feather attached to it. My father and mummy were the best “Chatek players” and it was so comical to see my family “kicked” the “Chatek" and competing with one another to see who's the best player!
At night, my playful father paid SGD29/- and went to the beach countdown party himself. His excuse? – to see the foam party and relax and explore. I have never seen a person in his fifties more excited about countdown party than my sister, brother or myself! Hahahaa…
It was nearly 12 midnight. I opened the full length balcony window, and sat on the mattress (in front of the full length window). My sister was right behind me on the bigger bed. The countdown started…. 10……9..…8….7…6…5…4..3..2.1.0…FIREWORKS!!!!
This is the FIRST TIME I can enjoy FIREWORKS in the comfort of a room, no need to squeeze with the crowd, and with the fireworks RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY WINDOW. It was so near, so beautiful!
All these would not have happened if not for God. Through this Sentosa trip, I felt even closer to God. I am so grateful for His Grace, Love and Miracle.
Thank you so much, my Heavenly Father.
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