Salt and Light (Dez)

Salt

Last Saturday, my wife cooked a pot of 'ABC' soup (potato, carrot and corn).  She was very happy with the outcome because the soup was delicious. She told me excitedly that it's how amazing the soup change for the better, with only a 1/4 teaspoon of salt...

Indeed, we have been so used to using seasonings, that we often forget that salt is the most basic seasoning. Just a pinch of salt, and it can bring out the right flavor in the soup.

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Light

Me and my wife have missed several episode's of The Joy Truck, due to our schedules. We finally managed to catch today's episode of The Joy Truck.

Today's The Joy Truck, the host and the other 'love' ambassadors visited the Singapore Association for the Deaf. They interviewed one teacher and 3 deaf students, finding out more about their lives and aspirations.

As the 3 boy students love music, the Joy Truck decided to bring in a music teacher to teach them to play music. Amazingly, the music teacher, Lily Goh, is deaf herself... but through passion and perseverance, she received formal training in music and obtained a Grade 8 in Percussion with Merit, Grade 5 in Music Theory with Distinction and a Grade 5 in Piano!

Lily Goh also co-founded a social enterprise called EOHorizons, which aims to create job opportunities for the deaf and to spread greater public awareness about the deaf.

During the interview, she said that she hopes that EOHorizons can be a light that shines a path in darkness.

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"You are the salt of the earth... You are the light of the world..." Matthew 5:13-14.

God has called us to be the salt and the light of the world. Even in difficult circumstances, a pinch of salt, and a single ray of light, can change the world around us. Our efforts may seem small, but believe that God will use us mightily for His kingdom.

I believe that this is the case for our special needs kids too. Though they are small and frail, they are *the* salt and light of the world. May God bless them and reach out to others through their strong and little body.

Thank you, our strong-little-beauty... you have changed your daddy and mummy for the better.