rachael!!!!!!!!

i just got back my internet and it is 11:47pm so i'm still in time to wish yu HAPPY TWENTIETH BIRTHDAY!

haha i shall go delete what i asked jus to write for me.

anyway i love yu manymanymanymanymanymanymany baby pooi! thanks for being such a wonderful lovely friend and sister-in-Christ. i thank God for yu :)

may your faith continue to grow and yu walk closer with God. and may yu be blessed with all your heart's desire :)

quote, OPEN YOUR EYES, unquote. lol ;)

love yu plenty,
sarah yuen
XOXO

Easements

Happy Birthday Rachael! I bet you are crying by now already you freaking emo girl. Anyway, since Thea put such an ugly photo of you, I thought I would put up this picture of you looking damn hot. Don't you feel bad that I remembered your birthday when you didn't even remember mine.

Keeping in the spirit of all the posts on this blog, have a blessed birthday.

Isaac

Rachael the guitarist.

Eh Rach,

Happy 20th Birthday!!! Anyway, I just wanted to say it's been nice getting to know you ever since I came to Bethany. I'm thankful that the Lord has allowed our paths to cross. :)
Ok anyway, please make sure you practice your guitar playing. Don't let my friend's guitar collect dust in the corner and don't waste the time I spent teaching you. Haha.

In His love,
Geoff

Oi this rachael leong

Getting old already huh this grand junior....just thought i'd send you birthday wishes from florida eventhough it is into the weee hours of the morning already... you 20 years old already meh? i thought you are like 18 only.....haha no lah kidding.....well happy 20th birthday and hope with each passing year, the Lord and faith becomes even more precious to you......see ya soon

andrew kam

a letter to a special friend.

in the office of bethany III, 2005

in shang's toilet, easter 2007

chinese new year at pastor's house, 2007


KL trip to rescue rahrah! 2007

christmas at shang, 2006

O the Wondeful Cross, 2007



DEAREST SWEET PEA,
If there is one good thing to say about this friend in just a couple of words:
she is well loved and highly cherished by all.
as i read the numerous testimonies of how you've showered so much loveandcareandconcernandtearsandjoyandfaithandhope, i cant help but say,

what a God-blessed gift you are to us all.

And its not because of who you are that is so impressive (so many times i wanted to strangle you la), but the Lord that resides in your spirit that makes all the joys of friendship so dear and special (: because whenever i need a earful of direction/turning back to the Lord, i go to this good old special friend (:

we've been through the toughest storms (ever since we were peee-weee) and yeah the Lord has definitely and faithfully kept this friendship strong. I am reminded of a favourite song, cos everytime when we sing it, i'm always reminded of the wonderful friendship we three share.

A common love for each other, (glad we share that!)
A common gift to the Savior, (in service and ministry)
A common bond holding us to the Lord. (BONDS SO STRONG)
A common strength when we're weary, (psalm 138:3, i still have that sms!)
A common hope for tomorrow, (waking up for sunday school!)
A common joy in the truth of God's Word. (with much love, in Bethany!)

WITH MUCH LOVEHEARTSKISSESHUGS,

your baby hue.

This the Rachael the piggy HURRRRRR...

Hey you! Happy this the 20th birthday.

Welcome to the second decade club!

Its been great singing with you and serving with you. Have a greaat birthday, and enjoy the blog! My sister's brilliant for thinking up such a great idea! What are you going to do for your birthday?

Its so great to think and reflect on the Lord's blessings on your birthday, and realize how much God has done for you. And I think birthdays then become so special, when we see how the Lord has been there through everything, the fears, the joys, the sadness and ever excitement you ever had.

Have a blessed birthday!

in His love,
Ed

Desiree says,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RACHAEL!!!! (The Waffles Woman)

Bet you didn't expect to see me here!

Hellooooo Rachael!

Guess who! your 1 hour bf from Brunei la who else!

Wow you actually have alot of friends man. not bad not bad quite impressive haha.

So Ms Lawyer to be, now that you re finally 20, passed your driving, nothing much else to look forward to but get old right, but dont worry u still have another year to go before you re an adult and have no excuse to do stupid things.

So make sure you make full use of these 365 days to do everything a non-adult should do.
Ok I hope your parents don't read this or I ll probably be sacked from being ur hour bf.

So anyway darling I wanted to call you last night but you said that words just dont cut it for you haha, actually no la the network was down.

SO here s to a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY,

you are quite blessed to have so many nice friends (myself included of course) so remember IM ALWAYS THINKING OF YOU, the LOVE OF MY LIFE,

from 7-8pm week nights that is.


-iandustries!

my very special friend :)

rachaaeeellll!!

happy sweet 20th :) i'm really sorry i cannot be physically present with you to spend this special occasion with you and probably wont be able to for the next 2 ones as well (unless u come for exchange!!! muahaaha) but my heart and love is with you :)

thank you for your constant prayers for me, when i was struggling with my faith, my family, for always reminding me to return to God, yet letting me know that you are there for me anytime i need a listening ear or a shoulder to cry on..

with you, i've come to recognise the special meaning of friendship, that even when true friends dont meet all that much, the level of friendship cultivated can still be deep because of one simple solid connection in Him..

Jeremiah 17:7-8 says
"Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is in the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters which spreads its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes, but its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the time of drought nor will cease from yielding fruit"

May you be like this tree that never stops growing and thirsting for His knowledge!!!

i love you rachael dear.. bigggggggg huggggggg

HIs love and mine,
yvette :)

Hi Rachael

Surprise Surprise!!!

Happy birthday!!! :)
Stay healthy, stay happy.
I'm glad i got to know you.
I can still remember how we first met!
carrying a mattress for you from ian's room on the first night of law camp hahaha.

Thanks for the wonderful conversations (or was it only one? HAHA) that we've had so far. and i sincerely hope to be able to have more of such opportunities in the future. You are a wonderful person (though i think you didn't need me to tell you that!). I admire the strength of your faith and believe! keep it up! don't let other people tell you that you're wrong :)

Thanks for praying for me sometimes, or offering to. it does matter slot to me, even if we don't see eye to eye on a certain issue ;) if i ever do have a change of mind and heart, you will be pleased to know that you have played a part. hopefully we can only get closer and become better friends as the years go by. and our kids can play together. HAHA! (big assumptions here but. not TOO big eh?) I dream of putting up a show with you one day :D

Thanks goes to Ian for letting me know of this. Thanks Ian! he is VERY MAN! heehee. I'm mightily pleased to be able to leave this post for you.

All in all, Happy birthday!
If got people bully you, i hantam them for you!! cos
you've got a fren in me ;)

hello rose. rmb you called me jack in sec sch? hhehe anyway hAPPY BIRTHDAY!! im really really glad to be in Bethany with you! :) have i told you how much i like your singing voice heh its so nicee. anyway we havent gone out! well holidays ok! you take care and may you continue to grow in the Lord so much more. thanks for everything! :)
love, jinglin.

from daddy

Dear rachael,
happy birthday! And thanks for the showers of blessing you bring to mummy and me and err... the occasional thunderstorm... Which nevertheless makes our days interesting :D

Dad

Happy 20th!

My dear Rachael,

The birthday girl stands once more on the threshold of a shining and unblemished year, untouched yet by time and frustration, unclouded by failure and fear... What will the new year hold? So excited for you! There are many things to look forward to, this phase of your life.

May you continue to pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness (1Tim 6:11)... and when that pursuit is real and serious, we will also recognise what awful sinners we are. May our knowledge of our God of grace deepen, that we will not become discouraged and slack off in our quest to grow in His likeness. It will be a life-long pursuit.

Thanking God for you... for sharing, for being real, for your lovely singing voice, for being a wonderful friend to your classmates at Sunday School, for your love for the little ones.

Happy Birthday.

Love,
Chiew Yen

rie's ickle birthday thot

Dear Chael,

Words are no longer enough when it comes to thanking God for this friendship He has given me. Every birthday, we seek out new words and words become almost mere words. Well, I guess as long as the meaning behind the words are deepened each time, the repetition of words is not the main cause of concern. haha.

"A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity." [Proverbs 17:17]

As we see each other learn and help each other grow amidst circumstances, I'm glad that we're still standing (and still friends too haha). I'm thankful that the Lord has preserved us and our friendship. I'm thankful that the Lord has truly blessed us. I hope that through this blog collection of messages, you'll be reminded of how truly blessed you are. And upon remembering that, to respond in a renewed love for Him.

Expressing love is not just about words. It's about what we do, whether noticeable or not. As it says in my birthday song:

"Lord you've given me so much. Friends and loved ones surround my day. Yet in one who gave His life, I found the perfect peace, I found the perfect expression of love in this world - help me to never stop, never stop searching for ways I can serve You more."

Even though the future ahead is grey and uncertain and we might not see much of each other in the next two years, it is our commitment to the Lord and to each other to pray, to continue standing steadfast, to continue growing. Such that when we meet we will be able to testify of the Lord's goodness in our lives, as if nothing had ever changed. Because the Lord will never change. Even when we're not there for you, He will be. We thank God for friends and numberless blessings, but ultimately, thank God for the greatest blessing of all - Christ. (:

If not for our common faith, like I always said, it would be hard imagining you and I becoming friends. Haha. I love you chael for being that sister-in-Christ, who knows me well, listens to me and never judges me. Thank you for being Christ to me.

"I thank my God upon every remembrance of you." [Philippians 1:3]

His Love and mine,
rie

welcome to the big 2,ray-kel
hello you.

it's not tt scary a thing to have your age begin with "2" actuallie. i'm coping fine,see?

anyway,it's fun serving alongside you.i recall us preparing for youth conference chairing last year and as we testified of the Lord's goodness in our lives,i saw how God had been working in your life.and He will continue to do so!


"being confident of this very thing,that He who begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ"
#phil 1:6
there's much to rejoice about because of this hope.may your walk with the Lord grow sweeter and real-er with each passing year!

in His love,
zhihui

IUP YBAB YADHTRIB YPPAH

hello rachel hello hello happy birthday tomorrow haha you are so loved so many posts. Anw auntie leong who is 20 years old and 7300 days old.
wow you are really really OLD.
7300 days x 24 = 175200hrs
175200 hrs x 60 =10512000minutes
10512000mins x 60 =630720000 seconds
haha alright i've done alot of math so now i'll say what makes more sense
MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND CARRY YOU THROUGH 100 MORE YEARS OF LIFE TILL YOU GROW OLDER AND WHITE HAIRED.
HAHA
: ) anyway thanks for being such a nice person and such a funny person while chairing at ypg haha and thanks for making me laugh when i am at your house by scolding mark and irritating him haha

-you will never guess who am i
-physics professor

UNGLAM (:

Hello my fellow shopping partner! :D

Happy Birthday, you're 20! You're the most unglam princess I've known, but that's your trademark, so it's good! I still remember the good old days in AC when I would look forward to receiving encouraging sms-es or letters from you. It really warmed my heart to know someone cares!

Now that I know you better, you're still as encouraging and caring. Just a lot more unglam. (HAHA) But it's all good.

Every year at my birthday, I thank the Lord for allowing me yet another year so that I can be used for His service and work. So as you start another year, my prayer for you is that your life will be used as an instrument for the doing of His work and plan.

"The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord,
And He shall delight in his way."
-Psalm 37:23

May your life be a walk that's ordered by the Lord, pleasing to the Lord and one that He'll delight in.

HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY!

in His love,
wenn

(:

HELLO! hahahaha. nobody said that i couldn't post twice!
i shall be different. muahahahaha.
okay maybe im high. but because its your birthday!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY dear girl. yay yay yay!

-huggs.

love, joan

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Hello Rachael!

Happy Birthday! Its been a while since I called you 'ma', but every birthday of yours i remember that you are my 'ma'. Happy twentieth, so old already! Its been great knowing you all this time in church! Hope that as you continue to grow old, may your love for God and His work grow as well! And one day, you will be excellent at the guitar!

Ben Chong

from janel,

HELLO tr RACHAEL
(:haha
BIRTHDAY's are happy.
BIRTHDAY HAPPY!HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

just a note to say
that youve been the best
that youve been my ray
of sunshine

just a lil thank you
for the treaties you gave
there's no hubaloo
about that

hugs and kisses
for showering me with your
love and kindness
giving me moral support

then there's also your gift
unique and meek
your sweet
smile

and there's the special you
that God has given to me
the marvellous blessing so true
oh so sweet.


haha. thank you for being such a wonderful role model, jiejie, ypg teacher, friend, laugher, smiler, encourager, supporter and for being RACHAEL.(:

in His love and mine,janel.