Easter Testimonies (I)

Testimony of Winnie Ho

Mark 2:17: "When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, 'They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.' " I want to thank our Heavenly Father that while I was yet a sinner, He sent His begotten Son Jesus Christ who died on the cross to save me from sin, this, indeed is God's amazing grace. Ephesians 2:8 says: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God". Therefore, I thank God that I could receive God's grace by faith.

I came to trust in the Lord after attending a student's home meeting, from there I came to know that my sins could only be forgiven when I come and trust in the Lord Jesus. Only I will be able to have peace and joy, and to live a new life in Christ. II Corinthians 5:17: "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." When I was still studying in primary school, my father was running a Medical Hall (shop) but the business was not good, so my mother had to do a few jobs outside in order to support a family of ten. The financial burden was heavy as the installment of the shop had not been paid off yet. For this reason, mum and dad always quarrel over financial problems. So I grew up in a very quarrelsome setting, from schooling till coming out to work, I was very poor in handling human relationship. Whenever I faced with problems, I would choose to run away from it. I lack faith and confidence, living an aimless life.

Initially I thought if I marry a good husband then I could settle down, but my ex-husband ran into great debts. We have no choice but to leave Malacca and came to Johor Bahru. We have to let someone look after our child and I went to work in Singapore. After shifted to Johor Bahru, my husband didn't changed a bit, he again ran into great debts. For the sake our child, I chose to divorce him. At that time, I felt so lonely and helpless. When I come home after work, I hid myself at home and would not want to see anybody. I was so afraid of darkness, becoming very hot tempered; I started to blame God and everybody else. Romans 8:28: "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." As I look back at all the setbacks and unhappiness, I realize that without going through all these bad experiences, I would not be who am I today.

2 Thess 2:13, "But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth." Thank God for choosing us in the very beginning, that we can uphold one another and have mutual encouragement in the Lord. God's love is great and His will is so marvellous. It is out of God's will that both my husband and I came to trust in the Lord. We realize that though we may have come to know the Lord but sometime when we are weak in our faith, we sinned against the Lord. "Dear Lord, please forgive our sins and let Your Holy Spirit come and fill our family that we may learn to fear You and be sanctified. May all our words and deed bring glory to Your Name. Amen."

Testimony of Suzanne Gan

I grew up in a family that believes in Taoism, in my childhood the name "Jesus Christ" is foreign to me. Somehow, as I grow older, I begin to dislike to burn joss sticks & candles, and do not like get involved in all the idol worship rites. Sometimes, when I have problems or difficulty, I would silently pray to "God" and seek His help.

After knowing my husband and knowing that he is a Christian, I did not find any difficulty to accept that. As it is, he has left the Church for quite sometime, so there is no strong desire to attend Church anymore. Later, when we were looking for a childcare, we decided to send our children to a Christian Childcare Centre. It was from our children's mouth that we heard the name "Jesus". Since then, I began to get interested in Christianity.

The opportunity came when a good friend of my husband (he and his wife used to be very devout Taoists, but later became Christians and both of them have become very zealous and committed in Christian service) brought our family to Kulai Bible-Presbyterian Fellowship. After attending a few Sunday services, I began to understand that God is omnipotent and He is the Creator of heaven and earth! And I started to have a desire to put my trust in Him. After learning a 17 catechism lessons, I was all the more convinced that we are all sinners. It was the Lord Jesus Christ who came into this world to die for us and through His blood all our sins are cleansed, and thus receive a new life! After these lessons, I was even more ready to accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour.

However, I have a struggle in my heart. I hesitated to receive water baptism for the fear of facing opposition from my family members. Thank God that through the preaching of the pastor and preachers, and the testimonies of my Christian friends, I was finally set free from all the worries and decided to accept eternal life offered by the Lord Jesus Christ. I hope and pray that I would receive strength to follow after God's righteousness even through water baptism! I want to thank the Lord Jesus Christ for His guiding and leading, and enabling me to live a righteous life by the Word of God.

Testimony of Teh Yin Yin

I remembered starting from my secondary school level, my heart always believe that there is a Creator of this universe. So, whenever I felt discourage or suffer from any setback, I will look up and start speaking to heaven, after which I will walk away with confidence to face the future. Too bad that at that time I didn't know anything about God, I only know I was gazing up into the empty sky.

It was in Jan 2006, I met brother Min Dian. He told me many things about God Jehovah - how God created this universe, God's love, help from God and with Him nothing is impossible. Until then I realized that the One who always grant me faith and confidence, who led me through is this God - Jehovah!

Before I came to know God, I always suffered from sleeplessness every night because of fear, anxiety and feeling insecure! I was staying alone in a HDB flat in Singapore, no landlord, no house mate and no room mate. None of my loved ones are staying with me, and this added to my fear!

After attending the Catechism Classes, I have learned many things about God, and also learned to pray every evening before I go to bed (though I still do not know how to pray a proper prayer). Somehow, I do not know when it started, I was no longer afraid to sleep alone. I have peace in my heart that I had never experienced before. Thank God for granting me such a peace in my heart, so that I no longer need to sleep in fear!

During the Lunar New Year, I brought home with me some Christian books (those given by sister Penny). I know clearly what I was trying to do. I wanted my family members to come to know God. And I also want them to know that I am proud to believe in God (to be a Christian)! I was rather surprise to have acted that way! In the past, I would not do that. Before I come to trust in the Lord, I even threw away some of these Christian literatures. On those days, I only believe in myself! However, this year I even attempted to bring the gospel back home. I am very happy because I know that the Holy Spirit is working in me now!

Finally, I would like to quote a verse for mutual encouragement: "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name' sake" (Psalm 23:1-3).

All of us can pray to God, so why worry about our daily cares! Trust in the Lord, for He is our support.