For Lucy

Dear Lucy,

Welcome to the world!! Your daddy sent me some pictures of you - gosh you are tiny. I'm so glad you are finally here.

You'd probably not meet me anytime soon due to the distance between us. But I think of you, and that's why I am writing. Thought I'd share with you some of the great experiences I had in Nottingham where you live; when daddy and mommy was in the same homegroup as I.
Daddy and mommy never fails to update me with what's happening over where you live. So exciting. Daddy did say he was going to come to Malaysia for a quick visit, but because you were on the way, he didn't. But please come!! When you are old enough to travel, you must come here, you hear? If daddy and mommy forgets that they were supposed to pay me a visit, you remind them, ok? (By the way, your daddy laughed at me coz I drink tea without milk - he promised to send me tea from England, but I have yet to receive it. You must defend me and annoy him by drinking tea without milk ok?

You must have already met Pat and Bob - they are wonderful people. When you finally grow teeth, you must ask Pat to cook for you. Trust me on this one. She can whip up a storm in seconds. I miss them so much. Every Sunday morning at the Oasis, they greet me with a warm hug. This is especially nice when it was winter time and I was all 'frozen' from the cold. God bless them.

You'll love the Oasis. When you enter, there is a certain warmth (and I'm not talking about the 'heater warmth' here) that you cannot explain. God spoke to me so many times there. I can still imagine in my head how Oasis looks like. And the kitchen; where I spent most of my Friday evenings helping out.

You are so lucky to be living in the suburbs. I love the suburbs. Here in Kuala Lumpur, city life is rather hectic. It's harder to say hello to people you meet on the street coz it doesn't feel as safe as it does in Beeston. At the moment now, we are battling the haze due to forest fires in Indonesia. The Air Polution Index is at the hazardous level at the moment. It's hard to breathe, coz there is no fresh air. People are advised to stay indoors and not go out unnecessarily.
Please ask daddy, mommy, Bob and Pat to pray for us here in KL ok? I wish I was in England. At least it will be cold, nice and fresh. Trust me, you'd rather have the cold than this.

Anyway, meanwhile it's back to work as usual. Take care, Luc. If I get a chance, I'll certainly come visit you. Send my love to daddy and mommy.

Love,
Me