I am a native of Wuhan, Hubei. I grew up in an ordinary family with only one child, and my parents are atheists. Education in China we believe in materialism and socialism. So I have not thought about why all things in the world have this wonderful law, as if everything can be understood scientifically.
I chose marketing in college, so I worked in sales after that. My life was full of business trips, drinking, sales performance, mortgage, children’s education, and husband-wife relationship. Feeling tugged in the heart, I woke up every day just to deal with pressures from all directions. All these changed after coming to the United States.
We came to Kansas under the recommendation of our friend in Kansas. Later I learned that our friend is a Christian. I remember one day in November, a friend asked us if we would like to go to church together. Just came to the United States and wanted to meet some friends so we agreed. In the church, sisters and brothers came to greet and asked us if we needed help. To be honest, we were not sure in the beginning. After all, everyone in China kept a certain distance. Later at lunch, I found out that they were sincere, not just one, but everyone was full of joy. This deeply touched us who came to a foreign country, but also made me question? Why help us in vain? Why do you support each other and communicate joyfully without any benefit? All of this was something I hadn’t seen before. However, I found the answer later. We stopped going to the church for two months, but we did some researches about Christ and watched videos about the life of Jesus.
In January, Jingjing and I decided to go back. At the recommendation of our friends, we came to a church closer to where we live, ECBC, which really saved us.
With the help of Brother Li Erxi, we came to the church. A few days later, COVID-19 broke out in Wuhan and the whole country, and Wuhan was closed. Our family members and our firstborn were in Wuhan. We were worried, frightened and at a loss.
Our church prayed for Wuhan and donated money to the affected areas in the mainland. Singing the song “Healing China renewing the land”, I was moved and wept. The mercy and love of the Lord was witnessed and glorified in these Christians. The prayers of the brothers and sisters were sincere. When they were weak in the heart, people around feeling the same made us stronger. Every time I met sisters and brothers, they expressed their concern and condolences to us and our family. This time, I felt the mysterious power of prayer. At first, I was embarrassed to speak in front of everyone. Slowly, after calling and confessing to the Lord in the name of Jesus Christ, I felt a sense of relief. It turned out that releasing our burden to the Lord was so relieving. Thank you, Lord. In this pandemic, my family is well!
We participated in fellowships, love feasts, and enjoyed life in the Lord. Along the way, we were constantly moved by the Lord. Because we didn’t have a car, Sister Qu Xiaoyen and Brother Li Heng transported us back and forth every time. During the epidemic, they also fulfilled our daily needs. This must be a beautiful arrangement of the Lord … Just like what the Lord said “Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap no gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
Sister Mei-Rong and Brother Tony opened their home for fellowship gatherings and meals. She said she was helped by someone and would do the same once she had a house.
Brother Johnny Jiang’s testimony, about his walk from unbelief, his salvation, his illness, and his rest in the Lord, helped me to see the change of a person who believes in the Lord. There is not only joy in the Lord, but also hope!
There are countless testimonies in the Lord, a lot of love. I seem to feel the heartbeat of everyone. The touch of the Holy Spirit gives us compassion, so that we don’t hide anymore, making us live a true life, because we rely on a true God.
By confessing that Jesus is the Lord, and believing in the heart that He resurrected from the death, I am saved. The wall in my heart is pushed down, and the duckweed without roots disappears, because I have a strong support from the Lord.
Thank the Lord for giving us this wonderful experience. I feel that every step of ours is planned by the Lord. I was always afraid the uncertainties. The wonderful work of the Lord led us to the road of salvation and kept us peaceful on it.
In the past, Jingjing and I would have quarrels, and each time we would stop communicating for a while. We were having a fierce quarrel over a little thing about cooking. We did not compromise with each other and turned over old accounts. But with the help of the Lord, we were able to confess our mistakes by praying, and sought forgiveness from each other, and our relationship was immediately repaired.
In the Lord, I am no longer the one who depends on myself in all things. I have learned to relieve myself from the burden and entrust myself to the Lord. I feel unprecedentedly relaxed. In the Lord, I pray in all things, confessing to Him and people what I did wrong. Take off the old self, put on the new self. I feel so joyful every day with gratitude for life. My interpersonal relationship is also improved.
Thank the Lord for saving me. You have prepared not only my way in this life, but also my way after that. In the future, there may be some back and forth, stumbles but I believe that through the word of the Lord, through prayer and the help from the Holy Spirit, I will bear witness to glorify Him and He will help along my life.
