Well, well. While I may be the person who has known Cathy the longest, all the way back when she and I were in the Division of Church Education in Educational Ministries, anyone who meets Cathy for any length of time would say that she is, well, a fine person.
There is fine china and fine art. Most of us are kind of rough around the edges or unrefined when we didn’t finish finishing school. But if you know Cathy, she is a fine person.
Somehow, she keeps everything in order. She makes sure that whatever we need to conduct the Lord’s business, the proper documents are there. She takes copious and accurate minutes so that our descendants would be able to know what we have faithfully done. She assists the General Secretary and we all know that “behind an effective General Secretary is a more effective administrative assistant.” This is a fine thing!
Most importantly, she approves or disapproves my business account. And be assured, she accounts for every mission penny. If I had the opportunity to evaluate Cathy for her work, she is fine; like in excellent!
Cathy is not only a professional in her own right; she is also a family person, a very fine grandmother. She cares for her grandchildren with love and care. Unlike me, she won’t show pictures her grandkids unless you ask. And that is fine too.
In Proverbs 31, there’s a portrait of a Godly woman. While this is about a woman who is a wife and a mother, it’s appropriate for a fine person as Cathy. With a little editing,
Cathy makes fine minutes and distributes them;
She supplies the ABC with information.
Strength and dignity are her fine clothing,
And she laughs at the time to come.
She opens her mouth with wisdom,
And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
She looks well to the ways of her office,
And does not take long coffee breaks.
Her colleagues rise up and call her happy;
Her supervisor too, and Susan praises her:
“Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all.”
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
But a fine woman like Cathy who fears the Lord is to be praised.
Give her a share in the fruit of her hands,
And let her fine works praise her in the American Baptist Churches, USA and the world.
Cathy, you are a fine and Godly woman whom we appreciate, honor, and celebrate tonight! Thanks be to God for your lifetime of service in the Lord! She is so fine!
Don Ng, 11/16/2016