Dear Fellow Alumni,
This month began with such heavy and saddened news for the James family. My eldest brother, Davidson, still healthy and serving the Lord, went to be with the Lord on 3 February 2026. He had a fall and injured his spine. In the hospital, he developed infections and Pneumonia, and within two weeks, he was called his eternal rest. It has been a tough time for all of us. It has been even more difficult as all my siblings live in different parts of Australia, and I am the only one in Singapore!
But in the midst of sorrow and deep sadness, God’s presence has been real; God has continued to speak to us through His Living Word. God continues to encourage us through His Faith Family, the Body of Christ. God continues to minister to us through hymns and spiritual songs. God continues to empower us through the prayers of his saints.
Even now as I reflect on the marvelous grace of God, my heart praises the One we worship and serve.
“There is none like You,
No one else can touch my heart like You do,
I can search for all eternity wide,
And find, there is none like You….”
The passage that has brought and continues to bring great comfort, is Lamentations 3:22-23:
“The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases;
His mercies never come to an end;
They are new every morning.
Great is Thy faithfulness.”
These verses shine brightly in the midst of a bleak and dark background where all seems hopeless, desolate and empty. It is then that we are reminded of the unchanging, dependable and faithful God. He is steadfast, immovable, unshakable!
I am deeply strengthened by God, the One who is “my Refuge and Strength, a very present help in trouble.” (Psalm 46). I am anchored on the LORD who is “my Rock and my Redeemer,” (Psalm 19). I am nestled in the loving arms of the One who is my good Shepherd, who takes me into his green pastures, “leads me besides still waters,” and who “restores my soul.” He is the One who “anoints my head with oil.” Even in the most challenging of times, “he spreads a table before me in the presence of my enemies,” so that I need not fear but be overjoyed with thanksgiving. Yes, my beloved Shepherd, enables me to recognize this amazing truth – that his “goodness and mercies shall follow me all the days of my life. And I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.” (Psalm 23).
Thank you, dear brothers and sisters, for your many prayers and words of encouragement. You may never know how much God has used you in my journey of grief. I am truly blessed!
“THANK YOU, DEAR LORD, BECAUSE EACH DAY BRINGS WITH IT YOUR CERTAIN STEADFAST LOVE.”