{"id":3449,"date":"2016-08-22T20:22:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T04:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rainbowpaullai.com\/?p=3449"},"modified":"2016-08-23T07:20:28","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T15:20:28","slug":"a-sons-letter-to-mrs-lai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rainbowpaullai.com\/p\/3449","title":{"rendered":"A (SON\u2019S) LETTER TO MRS. LAI (Yvonne\u2014My One and Only Beloved)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rev. David Tam <\/strong><\/p>\n

Translator:\u00a0\u00a0 Agnes K Y Tai<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whenever we think about you: the gentle look in your eyes, the smile full of joy, the fearless perseverance amidst physical disability, your words filled with encouragement and hope\u2026 all made us feel so sweet and warm within! \u00a0There was never an ounce of pressure or a touch of boredom when we spent time together.\u00a0 We could only feel that life is ever full of continuous vitality! \u00a0You are gone now! \u00a0Yet left behind in our memory are not tears but a delightful smiling face.\u00a0 What comes to mind is not the haggard look of sickness, but the joy of life lived with hope.\u00a0\u00a0 All of this, yes all of this will remain as beautiful memories throughout my life.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mrs. Lai, we are grateful that you and Rev. Lai cared for us throughout these many years.\u00a0 Juliana and I both enjoyed your intimate warmth because of the care and prayers of you both; the feeling is still so fresh as we think about it now! \u00a0In the past, although there was a definite distance in terms of geography and time, yet, there was often that heart connection between us, Canada and Hong Kong! \u00a0Even though we didn\u2019t speak frequently, yet the love forever dwells in our hearts!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over 30 years ago, because of the approval from you and Rev. Lai, Juliana finally agreed to my courtship.\u00a0 Her respect for you two was clearly evident from this! \u00a0Without the encouragement and support from you and Rev. Lai, the dream of 30 years of our growing together in marriage would never have become a reality. \u00a0Juliana and I both grew up in less than wholesome families and as we came together there were just too much baggage that we would have to shoulder, shed and accommodate together, and yet you both were always attentive to our love for each other in a marital life that is pleasing to each other.\u00a0 Whether you were far or near, you unreservedly were there for us providing encouragement and support! \u00a0The lives of you and Rev. Lai are exactly a living manual of luscious marriage that everybody could witness! \u00a0In a family so affected by unfortunate changes, you never forsook or left the other, walking alongside each other without complaints or regrets, which have already given us a strikingly powerful testimony without the need for words! \u00a0What could we have to complain about in our own marriage? \u00a0Juliana and I are truly deeply grateful for the ever-available bits of support given by you both!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over 20 years ago, you told me that once in your dream you saw that I came to minister in Vancouver and bought a house close to your place as well.\u00a0 At the time, I didn\u2019t think much of it as I was pastoring a church in Hong Kong and so it seemed something quite impossible. \u00a0\u00a0But, much to my surprise, in the past year your dream had come true! \u00a0This dream became a reality in your lifetime!\u00a0 Indeed, I moved to Vancouver to minister last year and in May this year I actually bought a house near where you live. \u00a0In the past year, the distance between us has shrunk! \u00a0Having dinner together, praying together\u2026\u2026. Juliana and I have already regarded you both no different than our own parents!\u00a0 It\u2019s just like being at our parents\u2019 home when we were at yours.\u00a0 What a warm feeling!<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is still plenty I want to say, Mrs. Lai, your life and Rev. Lai\u2019s have undoubtedly been a source of great blessings to us! \u00a0Devotion and love, joy amidst trials and tribulations, faith in the midst of suffering, let all that joy pour forth! \u00a0Your smile is all I see each time I think of you! \u00a0Even during times of anguish you still splendidly displayed that beautiful and joyful smile! \u00a0We will always remember you fondly! <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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