Testimonies for Baptism in 2008 Easter Sunday
Kristen Chan:
Before I accepted Christ I was really mean and unfriendly to people. Even my cousins wouldn’t play with me. I was 4 years old at the time. During a trip to Seattle, my mom told me the reason why they wouldn’t play with me was because I was sinning by being mean and I didn’t have God and salvation in me. She told me about Jesus Christ and how He died on the cross for me. I understand that I need to repent for my sins and ask for forgiveness so I could go to heaven and live with God. Like Romans 3:23-34 says, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.” So we sat down and talked. My mom helped me pray and repent right then at my grandparent’s house. I accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior there. My mom also taught me how to be good and respectful to others. During the conversion, I felt that God was helping me change into a better person already. After I accepted Christ, I became kinder and nicer towards other people. I realize this is cannot be accomplish by my own. God helped me become responsible and careful for my actions. I am certain now that I was saved because I put all my trusts in God and I know He is guiding me through all the good and hard times I face. God will help me change and be more like Him.
Emily Hui:
Hello everyone, my name is Emily Hui. Before I accepted Christ, I was a different person. I was kind of mean to most of my friends like not sharing with my stuff to them and calling them mean, hurtful names. At church, I was scared to pray in front of everyone, thinking that I would say something untrue. To the adults or my elders, I sometimes disobeyed them and maybe even ignored them.
My parents brought me to Church since I was born and I started to learn Bible when I was four. On April 1st 2003, I was sitting on the ground with my mom reading that little booklet called “Jesus Loves You!” When I first started reading it, I didn’t feel like I needed to be serious. As soon as I finished, I was amazed by God’s great love. I learned that God is Love which says in 1 John 4:11-12, “Dear Friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.” I also learned that once I become part of God’s family, I will get a gift from God- the eternal life, which says in John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” I was touched by these bible verses. I prayed, asking God to forgive my sins and told my mom that I was ready to take Jesus Christ as my savior.
After I accept Christ, I have many good changes. I am not scared to pray out to public that much, I obey my elders often, I stop calling my friends awful names, started getting more generous to them and I learn how to love others. Today I am certain that I am saved and thank God for all these great and wonderful changes.
Evita Fok:
My dad moved to America when I was four months old. It was really upsetting because I haven’t been able to “see” him until the age of 2. Unfortunately, he passed away, due to leukemia, a week after I arrived. The only thing I remember was when my dad died my family and I was in a temple and his body was under a glass. Since then I’ve always been jealous of other kids when I see them happily playing with their dads. One example is when I went to one of my best friend’s house and her other friend’s dad was there playing with her and everything seemed so happy. I was also angry with God and I would always ask “why me? Why did it have to be my dad?”
Sometimes I cry over this matter and blame myself. I thought it was because I was very difficult to take care of when I was a baby, and maybe since I was such a burden I kept him up all night and he might die because of me. I always thought I created trouble for everyone.
I accepted Christ when I was eight years old. One night, I was about to sleep, but something inside me wanted to pray first, so I did. I decided to pray for forgiveness and repented. I also accepted God as my savior and admitted I was a sinner. After I prayed, I felt safe and really comfortable; the verse John 3:16 was in my mind.
(John 3:16) “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that who ever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
After I accepted Christ, I still felt a little jealous; but about a year later, I finally understood that God has a better plan for me. I stopped worrying over the fact that my dad died and I realized God is my father; after that I started to open my eyes to see the good thing around me rather than focusing on the bad events. When ever I was scared, worried, stressed, or confused, I would always remember 1 Peter 5:7.
(1 Peter 5:7) Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
I am certain I am saved because in Acts 16:30-31 the jailer asked Paul and Silas “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” They replied,”believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved.”
劉李順意:
以前：我未認識主之前，在家鄉照傳統習俗, 燒香燭和拜偶像。家中生活得很貧窮，生活過得不快樂。直到接受主耶穌成為我的救主, 生命才有機會得著一個全新的改變。
當時：丈夫申請我和兒子來美國團聚, 在出發當日, 因風雪的問題而改搭另一班飛機。而原定的班機因遇上了大風雪而失事。丈夫和親友聽到當天的新聞消息, 以為我和兒子一同遇難。但神卻安排了我和兒子搭上另一班飛機，更安全地到達美國。感謝神! 祂保護及施恩典在我和家人的身上。
之後：我信主已經很多年了, 雖然我現在才接受洗禮的儀式; 但「信心」在我心裏累積了很多份的堅定。神讓我享受一家團聚的福樂，也令我得到教會兄弟姐妹的關懷。現在，我心總有平安，總有喜樂。我得救了! 因為主愛我，我可以得著永生的盼望。
許穎怡:
從前：我的母親是一位基督徒，自小我們一家都參加教堂的崇拜。每當有病痛的時候，總會聽到母親的禱告。況且, 我每次都隨著母親在禱告結束之先, 說「阿們」，心裡總有一份莫明奇妙的平安。但是，我從未嘗試過真正地去了解這位給我平安的「神」,只相信衪的是存在。從小, 我的脾氣任性，對事物的看法, 總是懷著悲觀和自卑。後來移民到美國, 在這幾年裡，我時常對家人發脾氣，我沒有朋友，我曾經將自己關在家中, 整天不出家門，只躲在房間裡，什麼都不想做，也不願意接受別人的勸告。有一次, 我真真實實地經歷到和體會到神在我的身旁，祂一直沒有離棄我。
當時：在去年的這個時候，醫生發現在腦裡有一個腫瘤。但奇蹟地，由發現腫瘤至腫瘤被切除，在整個過程中 (差不多有兩個多月的時間) 我心裡沒有半點不安。在手術後, 我迷迷糊糊地聽到很多親友斷斷續續地在我耳邊禱告。我覺得自己是何等的卑微，神卻沒有放棄我。這時，我心裡充滿著感激, 我感謝親愛的天父, 衪安排了眾多的天使在我身邊，愛著我，守望著我。
之後：住院期間，我決定要重新調整我的生命。第一要緊是: 參加教會, 並且要尋找一個屬靈的家, 這就是「中心堂」了。在教會裡, 我有更多機會透過聖經去認識神，祂還讓我認識主內的弟兄姊妹。在教會裡, 透過肢體的關懷，讓我漸漸地融入這個大家庭。重要的是，我學會了凡事都 依靠神，讓祂來為我安排，把神的喜悅放在首位，對「罪」增加了警惕。約翰福音3:16節說:「神愛世人，甚至將他的獨生子賜給他們，叫一切信他的，不至滅亡，反得永生。」
