Day 23 - For those who died
Not been able to post the last few days due to the Leadership retreat, but to those who were in attendance, I have said a lot of what I would have said on this space. Maybe I will blog it some other time. Today I want to talk about something else.
I have to admit that I only found out about the Tsunami disaster yesterday when I sneaked off to the kopitiam during QT to go and eat some extra food. (ooops) Then I saw the Straits Times, initially I thought it was a terorist attack. Until I went back to church and read the article for myself.
As I blog now, 60,000 are confirmed dead or missing. Washed out to sea, or simply buried under the beach, some of them may never be found again. 60,000, that is 15 times more than the 9/11 attack.
But in the midst of all this I really ask myself, why was Singapore physically unaffected by the tsunami? Why were we not hit at all. Yes there are Singaporeans dead or missing, but the numbers are nothing compared to what is going on in Sumatra, an Indonesian Island VISIBLE from East Coast Park!!!!!
That is how near we were to the quake, but we did not feel it. That is how close Singapore is to all the death and destruction, but we have none of that ourselves (or least not that magnitude).
There is a pattern you know, Singapore was pretty much unscath in the Asian Economic Crisis, we were not as badly hit by SARS when compared to other Commercialised cities like Hong Kong. And now this.
While the Economic Crisis, and the SARS you can possible say that is was due to good management by our government. This natural disaster, you cannot. PAP truly had no hand in saving Singapore this time round. It was the grace and mercy of God.
That's why some of us feel unaffected by it. That is why some of think is very far away but in reality some of the serious impact zones are only 1 or 2 hours away by plane.
We are blessed so that we can be a blessing to others. That's what Jesus implied when He told Peter to feed His lamb, and tend His sheep.
You all have a chance to do something for the flood victims. The church will be collecting money this Sunday for the victims, and the youth have been tasked with manning a booth to collect the money. I will need at least 4 volunteers to work over both services. If you can offer your help, please tag me.
