Forgiven... not ...

I was sniffling away in the meeting this afternoon and having unfocussed eyes, when my boss enquired about my health and then said that I could go home and get some sleep to recover from my cold. My colleagues and I stared at him with eyes as wide as saucers. He repeated what he said and for that moment, I was bowled over by his kindness and didn't know quite what to say, except for a weak 'thank you'.

So I left the office at about 3pm and had a very restful day and am well on my way to total recovery. That is, my head and mouth do not feel like they are stuffed with cotton wool and I can think clearly now.

As mentioned earlier, this flu bug hit me with a bang on Sunday - the final night of Forgiven. I woke up with a sore throat and fever racking my whole body. I slept on and off until it was time for me to go to church and put on my makeup and do the mike test. The fever did not abate at all. But still, I had the peace of God about this. That in my weakness, He is strong.

"Don't know how You are going to do this, Lord. But I know it's going to be great!" I thought to myself as I dragged my body out of bed.

But soon, the fever and sore throat got the better of me and made me feel crabby and lowly. I was very quiet in the makeup room. Thank God for the compulsory praise and worship sessions that they have before every major rehearsal and showtime! The songs chosen and led by Chriselle on every single night have never failed to lift up my spirits and remind me of why I'm involved in all this. It's not so that I can showcase my talents. Nor is it to entertain the crowds. But it's surrendering myself to Him so that He can use me to touch and impact the lives of those who needed to receive and extend forgiveness.

They prayed for me after the worship session ended and the fever left me then. Joey called her mother to bring some hot herbal tea over to me - bless Joey's kind and generous soul! Dorothy (she played Nadia, my best friend on stage) gave me some Fishermen's Friend and my voice regained its strength. Wai Wai (who played Dr. Fiona Tan) has been a great encourager throughout the production. She's always cheerful, helpful and never failed to personally pray for each of the cast before we go out on stage. I'm so amazed by this young kid - she's only 16!

That night, everyone gave their best performance ever. Both Thomas (he was Ryan, my stage husband) and I really cried our hearts out. Throughout all my stage scenes, I really felt God's strength sustaining me. After it ended, my body started to weaken and the fever returned.

Pr Chris, a veteran in the arena of faith, assured me before the show started that when I step out on stage, I would feel energized. He was tickled pink when I confirmed this 'phenomenon'.

Indeed, God works in very mysterious ways. Both Pr Chris and [url=http://surfgod.blogspot.com]Chris[/url] said they cried even though they watched it many, many times already. And J-son was so excited seeing many 'aunties' in the audience weeping.

Speaking of sob scenes, it baffled us to hear the audience of all three nights laughing uproariously at scenes which we thought were serious. Heh, wished I could see what the audience saw and join in the fun

All in all, Forgiven is a very special project and has a very special place in my heart. Thank You, Lord for giving me the privilege of being a part of it