CAC President's mother: A woman of faith
MADAM Goh Gek Cheng, 83, mother
of the Rev Khoo Cheng Hoot, President of the Chinese Annual Conference
(CAC), was called home to be with the Lord on June 19, 2005.
She was the wife of Mr Khoo Hock Nam, President of the Senior
Citizens Ministry of Hinghwa Methodist Church.
The wake was held at the All Saints Memorial Chapel with nightly
memorial services on June 20, 22 and 23. The services were not
only attended by pastors and members of our Methodist churches
but also by leaders and pastors of other denominations.
The Rev David Liew Chuan Jih and the Rev Chua Ooi Suah, District
Superintendents East and West of the CAC, spoke on the first two
nights of the service. Bishop Emeritus Wong Kiam Thau was the
speaker on the third night.
The CAC pastors attended the funeral service on June 23, and sang
a hymn in tribute to the late Madam Goh.
The Voices of Praise Choir sang on the second night.
Mrs Maggie Khoo, Madam Goh's eldest daughter-in-law, gave the
eulogy on the same night.
She said: "Throughout her illness and 35 days' stay in hospital,
I saw her unwavering faith and complete trust and obedience to
God.
"She did not complain about the pain, she did not complain
about her condition; nor did she ask that we pray for God's healing
so that she could live a little longer.
"She bore with the pain and discomfort quietly - accepting
what God has allowed to happen in her life. She trusted the Lord,
her Saviour, her Jehovah Jireh.
"Her child-like yet strong faith in God was so evident in
her life. She was full of thanksgiving in riches and in hardship.
She was contented in the Lord, she did not want what she did not
have."
Mrs Khoo said her mother-in-law
was friendly to all, rich or poor, young or old.
"My mother-in-law may not appear as a great spiritual leader,
but she left behind a legacy of her unwavering faith and complete
trust in God. It was her prayer that we may love God and continue
to serve Him," added Mrs Khoo.