Christmas has come and gone

I am amazed at how long it is since my last entry. I nearly feel guilty. I ask myself - Why? Then I think back and remember that with Christmas came my annual bout of the flu and the flu this time lasted two months. So that is January and februaru gone. After the flu, I decided it was time for a short holiday as I figured that I was run down, as they say. So early March I went to Manila for a few R&R days. Now it is early April. Wow! April already. Where did the time go? I have to recommit to this blog as it has just gone to the end of the line and been forgotten. No excuses! This is Holy Week. I guess I start again from here. With Holy Week came Pauline from Perth. She is here for a two months mission experience. She has come from the West Australian Church to give of her time, gifts and energy to people in need within a totally different Church and social setting. For two months, she is a gift to the Thai Church and to various people she will help while she is here. After only a day, I acknowledge how good it is for me to have someone else with me in my daily mission and struggles. It has made me think how being on my own so much can make me too comfortable, too set in my ways and maybe somewhat eccentric. So Pauline is a gift to me as well as her being here stretches me and challenges me and makes me think about where I am and what I do. We do need others in life. No one is an island.