Last week, we heard about the Polar Story – an amazing story of how a family business can last 94 years!

Kate managed the business for about 20 years. On business and personal trips overseas, she would have divine appointments. Now, these are not prearranged, pre-planned trips. Instead, the occurrences seem to coincidental, except they happened so frequently they cannot be mere chance.

Re-tyrement

Dear brothers and sisters, peace be to everyone! In the previous episode, I shared on the topic, ‘Does God exist?’ God’s existence is not determined by our decision that He exists. On the contrary, our existence is determined by His decision for us to exist. God is not the outcome of our imagination. He is God because from the beginning, He is God. Just like my father is my dad because originally, he is my father; the fact that he is my father is not the figment of my imagination.

The Polar Café’s very existence from 1926 till the present – through 94 years – is a testament of God’s faithfulness. Many unexpected things happened, but the business was kept going – from its early beginnings, through the Japanese Occupation, its founder’s death, economic turbulence. The business experienced God’s protection and provision through them  all.

Beginnings

Dear brothers and sisters, peace be to everyone! I am Rev. Dr. Caleb Su who shared New Hearts, Fresh Beginnings with you a few months ago.

Last week we heard how God gave Kate two wonderful children, Jonathan and David, despite the odds stacked against her. We also heard the terrifying story of how David was infected with viral encephalitis while in Hong Kong.

Are we ready to die? How should we live our lives, knowing that life is so brief and fragile?

To the outside world, David looked to be in a coma – as if asleep. Today we hear what David experienced, from his point of view.

David’s Story

Last week, we heard how true love developed only after Dick and Kate got married.

Their two sons, Jonathan and David Cheah now in their forties, are testament of God’s favour and grace.

For Kate, the possibility of bearing children was slim. Medical tests showed that she had only 1 ovary. She also had severe endometriosis – a condition when the tissue lining of the womb which is supposed to grow inside the womb, grows outside it. This can cause trouble to conceive. These 2 conditions made her more than 90% barren.

Dear listeners, we have come to the last talk of our series of 12 on New Testament Survey. We begin with the emphasis that the New Testament and the Old Testament together form one Bible as the written Word of God. We went on to cover each category and every book of the New Testament from Matthew to Revelation.

Everyone loves a good love story! I am sure you do, too!

Boy Meets Girl, Boy and Girl Fall in Love, Get Married, Live Happily Ever After ….    

Or was it? Kate’s marriage to Dick Cheah was different.

Kate first met Dick Cheah when she was 13 years old. Being neighbours, Kate’s brother and sisters were friends with Dick. But Kate, though acquainted with him, hardly talked with him.

Welcome listeners to the 11th talk of our New Testament Survey. We have arrived at the last book of the New Testament - the book of Revelation. Let’s first look at its authorship.