Hospitality Duty

What's that? Hospitality Duty? Go visit patients in the hospitals? No, actually it just means that our Home Fellowship, Lighthouse was in charge of providing the refreshments for the church leaders and those visiting our church for the 2nd Service that day.

I was assigned to provide Fried Tom Yam Bee Hoon and it was decided that 2 packets of bee hoon, a thin rice noodle, was enough to feed everyone.

Because the Bee Hoon had to be cooked fresh, I had to miss church service today so that I could get everything ready for the crowd that usually start streaming in at about 12.30pm. I started at a leisurely pace at about half past 7, cutting and slicing and soaking etc; took a break at about 10am and by 10.20 was already panicking because I realised I was running out of time!

True enough, I was still cooking at 11.30 and I was supposed to be there at noon. Help!! With my wrist still in pain from a weight lifting injury (that's another story) I got my hubby to stir and mix the noodles while I concentrated on getting the taste right.

I took my bath at 11.45, put my make up on at noon and managed to shoo all the 3 kids out of the house at 12.10. With hubby's driving skills, we arrived just in the nick of time. Thank God all the other Lighthouse members were already there and they all willingly helped garnish and arrange everything. I was not shy to brandish my injured wrist to gain some sympathy, pathetic, I know!

All's well that ends well and all plates and bowls were empty by 1pm. After a prayer of thanks, we all left and when we got home, I collapsed on the bed.

The End.