Wedding of the Century

Last week end I was a witness of a friend’s wedding in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia that needs a bit of an explanation.

James was one of the first people I met when I arrived in Bangkok in ’97. He was the pastor of the International Fellowship there and I had been recommended to meet him by friends in Hong Kong.

In the years following, he made a big difference in my life by his Bible expository teaching and mentoring. For 7 years he was even my neighbour! James had to endure much hardship by hearing my “love stories” ( he was the boss of my then to-be-wife ! … who was not at all interested in me – another story to share on.. ) … and was very patient with me.

So: James single, me single and I was asking his advice, counsel and many hours of praying for my wife to be. Every time, I offered James prayer for a wife, whom I thought he deserved more than me! Finally, it was six years of waiting until the day Cheryl finally swayed under my ‘pressure’ and asked me to marry! So, last year April, we asked James to come and bless our marriage.

9 months later he wrote us that he was going to follow our footsteps! What ?? .. Who ??


Surprise on top: the bride is a friend of ours and it is a blessing to see James after all these years of being a faithful man, 'bachelor-in-Christ', staying cool and not panicking - despite years catching up on him -, serving God wholeheartedly all that time … finally finding a good wife to make him an even more complete man!

The location of the wedding was awesomely beautiful, cosy with few guests and not to forget the finger-licking-good-Italian dinner in the evening.

I wish Christine and James all the best in their walk with God and … hope they will soon follow our footsteps again ( do I hear the stork flying in? )

Click on this link to view more pictures:

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AauGLFszZM2Lpg