It is a very strange feeling for me; at the end of every year I will usually end with mails (physical and electronic) with greetings from business associates and friends who would otherwise have been thought of as being lost and cannot be traced.
Yes, over the years I did have some who were permanently lost due to sudden deaths and there were some who were intentionally lost due to migration or home moves but by and large I would have received some form of Christmas or year-end greeting cards.
Two cases in point: -
1. A business friend who had taken up a job with a multinational corporation and sent to Mumbai India to help them set up shop sent me an email yesterday with his year-end message and included his contact details;
2. A church friend who lives in Wellington New Zealand sent his annual update together with his Christmas greetings and this is his only form of update. Last year he shared the passing of his 96 year-old sister from old age and this year he is 87.
So even though news and updates may be spartan but the ties remain and I really appreciate this updates.
A blessed 2008 filled with Jesus to one and all.
SHALOM
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