Ezra's Wish Party

Say if you are given a wish, what would you wish for? Well, I would wish to be given more wishes to make, he-he-he! :D


We were being invited to Ezra's Wish Party organized by Make*A*Wish Singapore

Ezra, by now is a charming 9-year-old(8+, to be exact), has victoriously gone through a year of chemotherapy, and now onto his maintenance phase. I wrote about how Ezra was diagnosed with first stage Leukemia in one of my post Not for Us Only... back in October last year.

When Make*A*Wish people came to Ezra and asked him what did he wish for, these were what he wished for:

1. To be a (successful) businessman.
2. To ride in a Lamborghini.
3. To play lots of games and win many prizes.
4. To be a Pilot.

Hey hey, that's more than a wish, haha! 5 wishes to be exact because Ezra wanted to open his own shop and sell things too as a businessman.

WOW! WOW! WOW! We were very impressed how Make*A*Wish people fulfilled every-single-wish of Ezra... to the point of flying a plane!

First, they tailor-made for him a business suit. Then on Wish Day, he went to "his" newly open Roti-Prata shop and then to "his" Car Showroom where he "closed" a deal worth US$1 million dollars... then, Ezra was given a ride in a Lamborghini before being sent to Suntec City Convention hall for his party... cool!! See the following video clip for the full story:

Can you see Ezra in "his" Lamborghini??

Ahh... that's better!

*Waves*

The youngest successful businessman & his Lamborghini~(Wish #1 & 2)

See Uncle Chris buzzing off...


Make*A*Wish flags

Poster outside the Party Room

Ezra's Wish Party!

Happy Wish Day, Ezra!

Interviewed by the "press" and giving out his "name cards"

Ezra's collections!

There were Wii and racing cars games.(Wish #3)

The party ended with Ezra winning many BIG prizes from the racing games, his little friends were in total awe as they kept hearing the announcement that "Ezra has won again!"



Ezra's thankyou speech and a song special；


Wish #4 was fulfilled on the following weekend when Ezra would fly a stimulated airplane! How cool~

I am very thankful to God for blessing Ezra with this Wish Party. What a memorable day Ezra's Wish Day was!

Thank God for Make*A*Wish Singapore! The fact that they didn't just fulfilled one of the 5 wishes that Ezra made even though it was suppose to be "Make A wish".

Thank God for all the sponsors(Temasek Holdings and some other which I didn't get it, but am truly grateful!) who made this event possible!

Thank God for all the wonderful volunteers! Their dedication is amazing!

The following Sunday after his maiden flight(as a pilot), Ezra, dressed in his business suit(which was given to him FOC), gave glory to God during Sunday Service in church.



We prayed through that one whole year of Ezra receiving treatments for his ALL condition. We have a Prayer Band in our church where we would receive SMS on prayer requests of members who need emergency prayer support. I have lost track of how many times the Prayer Band was activated to pray for Ezra, but I do remember some of the requests were quite frightening at times if not heart-breaking... beside the usual side effects of being nausea, vomiting, having poor appetite, there were occasions when Ezra had high fever(increased risk of infection caused by white cell abnormalities) and he cannot be given paracetamol(Panadol) because he has an allergy to it. So, imagine you having high fever and nothing you could take to lower the fever, nothing to relief your pain and nothing to ease your aches!

There were life-threatening occasions too when Ezra's blood platelets count drop to the lowest of the lowest... But, PRAISE BE TO GOD who heard and answered our earnest prayer for this little boy and preserved his precious life!

The most heart breaking to me was when we were called to pray for a procedure where a chest tube is inserted into Ezra's pleural space permanently for the administration of chemo treatments.... What can I say, thank God for seeing Ezra through every-single-day for the past year!

God will definitely carry Ezra in His Mighty Arms and bring him through this year - the last phase of his treatment. We are praying for a complete deliverance from blood cancer for Ezra. We are believing God for His complete healing touch upon Ezra Lim! Amen! And Amen!!

An extract from Tong Hak's(Ezra's mummy) testimony - Forever Grateful:

"Though this journey was tough, with much pain and tears, but with Christ in the vessel, we can sail and smile at the storm. With much loss, too, (financially, emotionally, socially, mentally and physically) - but nothing compared to the gain that we have achieved.

He increases our faith in Him.
He brings us to a greater height in our trusting Him.
He strengthens us emotionally and mentally.
He provides our finance.
His continual shower of grace and mercy has taught us how to praise and thank Him even more.
He enriches our life experiences.

Once again, "Forever grateful, forever thankful to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit!" "

Psalm 103:1-6
Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.