An Angel Without Wings

By Sarah Kueh
Hope KL English

Hi everyone, I’m Sarah from Xplus LG. I’ve been blessed to be showered with care and love from my LGLs since day one of entering Xplus til now. And in a blink of an eye it has already been 5 years. I’ve always wanted to find a channel to express my gratitude and thanks for their constant outpouring of guidance and prayers into my life. I’m so glad that this platform has opened up for me to be able to share one of the many snippets of how one of my shepherds - Wei Ann has been such a blessing to me. This is a memory that will always have a special place in my heart. 

Going back to the year 2020 & 2021, when Covid-19 was very much on the rise and constantly being a fearful topic amongst many. I’m sure many of us will never forget in our lifetime the many lockdowns, movement restrictions and constant isolations. 

At that time, I was staying alone as my housemate had just moved out at the start of lockdown to be closer to home. As a uni student, and not being local to Selangor, I felt very much alone and fearful in that season. Everyday was quite isolating and frustrating. One day, my shepherd Wei Ann reached out to me asking me if I was doing ok through the lockdown and how would I be getting my weekly groceries? I told her that I would usually walk to the nearest grocery store and pick up my weekly groceries. She quickly offered to pick up my groceries for me as the nearest grocery store was quite a distance from my place. Every week she would ask me to send her a list of groceries that I needed for the following week and she would help me to buy the items I needed. This became our weekly routine of me texting her my grocery list and her sending them to my doorstep without fail.

Once the MCO restrictions loosened to allow for 2 people to be in the same vehicle, Wei Ann would pick me up so that we could go and get groceries together. Since then, she has never failed to pick me up every Saturday to get groceries together. It was a simple gesture of kindness on her part but a world of burden was lifted off my shoulders. And in those grocery run moments- we would connect and talk about just anything under sky - from how our week was like to our hobby of collecting different species of potted plants. Unbeknownst to her, our car ride chats together created a safe space for me to relax, pour out my pent up frustrations of the week and just overall recharge on human interactions. Sometimes, she would surprise me by bringing along a home cooked dish from time to time. Those moments were undoubtedly my favourite part of the week.

Besides the weekly grocery runs, she also offered to transport me to and fro from my vaccination centre which was super far from both our locations. Furthermore, my vaccination center was a totally different one from hers. She said she didn’t mind the distance at all and her reason was that in this way, I won’t have to worry about taking a grab to get my shots/ further reducing my risk of being exposed or in contact with the virus. All these thoughtful details really touched my heart. So she transported me to and fro for all 3 of my vaccinations. 

In short, my shepherd is not one to verbally express her care and concern but its often through her actions that reminds me that I’m cared for and not alone. As a uni student far away from home during a global pandemic, her actions and care really meant and still mean the world to me. I really thank God for bringing this angel into my life. Through her I get to get a glimpse of God's love and care in my life. So, with that thank you Wei Ann, thank you Jesus.