TOTD, May 21

Couldn’t Have Done It without You

HE HAS a degenerative disease that doctors said would not let him live past the age of 17.Weighing only 30kg, he cannot dress, bathe or feed himself, and needs a machine to help him breathe. But Kevin Lee, now 20, is a determined young man. Not only will he graduate on Tuesday with a diploma in Internet and multimedia development, he has already been working from home as a games moderator for a software company, earning $800 a month. He works about six hours a day. His inspiration? His mother, Madam Tay Et, who refuses to let her son's dreams fade away. Recognising the double act, Temasek Polytechnic (TP) will have both mother and son on the stage to receive his diploma. Madam Tay, 52, is no stranger to TP as she has been taking her son to his classes for the past three years. She helped him turn the pages of his books during lessons and also carried him from his wheelchair to the lecture hall. Said Kevin on the role his mother played in his success: 'I couldn't have done it without her. She has been by my side all my life.'(source:www.asiaone.com).

I felt touched, the moment I read this story in The Straits Times today. It’s not easy to accomplish a degree with such a condition. But, thank God, Kevin Lee did it. And thanks to his mother, Madam Tay who has always been so supportive, faithful and with him all his life.
With such a great inspirational story of Kevin Lee, I begin to think that this kind of faithfulness is rare. In God, we can expect that kind of faithfulness and actually more than that. Because He has been faithful in every season of our life. No matter what, no matter how, He’s there and will be there always. So, it’s our time to say, “ I couldn’t have done it without YOU, Lord. YOU have always been by my side all my life. Thank You, Lord! (-fon-)

O LORD God Almighty, who is like you?
You are mighty, O LORD, and your faithfulness surrounds you.
--- Psalm 89:8