These things I give to BBGS

This poem was published in the 1993 Centenary Magazine. It was written by Lalitha Wong (Mrs Gray) who studied in BBGS from 1947 - 1956. She and her sister, Soosila Wong, were my mother's contemporaries. Lalitha lived with her family in England until her passing in 2006.

Aunty Soosila taught music in Primary School 2 until the 1980s. She now lives with her husband, John, in Queensland, Australia. My family had the privilege of staying with them during my 4 year stint Down Under.

For the finding of God's love

For the love of beautiful hymns

For the teaching and deepening knowledge of the Word of God

These things I owe to BBGS

For the love of poetry and drama

For the thrill and skill of debates

For the aesthetic pleasures of embroidery

These things I owe to BBGS

For the teachers who taught and the knowledge gained

For the development of character and mind

For the encouragement given and mistakes corrected

For the vision given and the aims to aspire

To serve and not be served

For the pride of doing everthing to the Lord and not to man

For the opportunities of responsibility and example expected of leadership

These things I owe to BBGS

Thirty-seven years as a pupil and twenty-four years as a teacher

Have passed since I left BBGS

And what are my thoughts still?

The experience of Nisi Dominus Frustra -

'Without God All Is in Vain'

This motto I've proved and owe to BBGS