Whose Voice
Buying the Heating Pads

I joined a group of friends visiting a few cities in Guangdong, China in March. The first day afternoon we had our shopping hours in Guangzhou Beijing Road Pedestrian Zone. I bought three heating pads.

It seemed it was a miracle buying the heating pads.
I saw a souvenir shop and wished to buy the hairdress flowers, but I could not find any. When I wandered about in the shop, a handsome young me promoting the heating pad to me.

It was cold in Guangzhou then. The heating pad could keep us warm. It should be ideal to have it.

The young man tried his best, giving special price, giving one free pad if buying five pads. He even broke off the small metal in the pad, the liquid in the pad became to crystallise and became hot, then applied the pad on my back. But I was not persuaded.

He said that the pad could be reused. Besides, it could release the ache or any tissue injury.
Both of my left and right upper arms were stiff and painful more than a year ago. I took some Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) herbs and the right arm was recovered. But the left arm was only 90% healed. There was not much improvement then after for a year. It was inconvenient for me. Even when I heard that the heating pad could release the ache or any tissue injury, I did not think of buying it.

It was very strange that the handsome young man spoke to me in English all the way. He was very patient to explain, demonstrate.
When he was a little bit disappointed, I heard a voice "Buy". The voice was not from him. I was surprised. Then I decided to buy.
Finally, we agreed that I paid 100 Yuan for three heating pad. We closed that miraculous transaction.

After returning to Singapore, I recalled my suffering. The painful arms gave me great trouble in putting on and taking off my shirt initially. The right arm was healed after taking TCM herbs and the left arm was only 90% healed. Hence, when I visited Teochew, Putian and Xiamen in July and August last year, I suffered. In order to take off my round neck t-shirt, it took me painful time. I had problem climbing steps and needing the help of left hand.

I prayed to God for healing, but the progress was very. very slow.
I later understood God's will. God wanted me to assist a young man and not to give up on him.
As St. Paul wrote in the Bible that
A painful problem was given to him. ... It is to keep him from being too proud.
The pain on my left upper arm could not be healed completely. Was that the reminder from God that I had to carry out what I supposed to do?

When the young handsome man spent much time and he spoke in English to promote the heating pad, I did not have any intention to buy. But when I heard the voice of "Buy", I surrendered myself and bought the pads.

I did not use the pad every day. So far I applied for three times. It helped, but not great improvement.

I believe God has his plan.

Boiling the pad for re-use

After applying

let the crystal becomes cool

Wrap the pad

with towel

Put it

in the water

Boil it for

about 10 minutes

When the liquid is cool

the pad can be reused


07.05.2017