No Longer Afraid, God Is With Me

Chua Guan Ee

In my early 20s, before I got married, I liked the idea of going to church. I did not know the difference between a Catholic Church and a Protestant Church. I went to a Catholic church near my house. I enjoyed going to church because of the songs that were sung in church.

After I had gotten married, my aunt gave me a piece of paper containing a picture of the Goddess of Mercy. From then on, I decided to worship and pray to the Goddess of Mercy. Things turned out well at the beginning. But the more I prayed, the more confused my heart became. I had no peace in my heart. My husband’s sudden death in 1999 added to my confusion.

Towards the end of 2004, I was hospitalised for almost a month due to tiny gall stones in my gall bladder. I was in tremendous pain, but I could not be operated on immediately because there was water in the gall bladder. The doctor told me that I had to wait until the water cleared before the operation could be performed. All the doctor could do was to prescribe pain killers to relieve my pain. During this time, my daughters, Jane and Jean, had been telling me about God and asked me to put my trust in God. I told myself that if I recovered, I would believe in God. I had a successful operation in April 2005. I remembered the promise that I made. Believing in God means that I must only worship and pray to God, and therefore I must get rid of my Goddess of Mercy idol. I asked my nephew to help me remove the idol. My nephew consulted the medium at the temple and told me that I could not remove the idol because it had been protecting me. After hearing what he said, I was afraid to remove the idol for fear that I might lose my life. My daughters also stopped insisting that I should believe in God.

Towards the end of 2008, my daughter Jane, who has been attending True Life Bible-Presbyterian Church, asked me whether I would like to open my house for AF (Adults Fellowship) carolling. I agreed. On 25 December 2008, True Lifers came to my house. After the preaching of God’s Word and the presentation of carols, Sister Jenny came to talk to me. She told me that Jesus Christ died for my sins and asked me whether I wanted to receive Jesus Christ into my heart. I was touched by the fact that Jesus Christ could forgive my sins and I decided to do so.

Since then, I have been attending True Life B-P Church. I cannot read very well but I come faithfully to listen to the Word of God. I have removed the Goddess of Mercy idol because I know that I can only worship and pray to the living and true God. Since I became a Christian, there has been peace and happiness in my heart. As God is in my heart, I am not afraid for I know that He is constantly guiding, protecting, and watching over me. I decided to seek baptism to affirm my belief.

I Have Been Drawn Closer to God

Jane Goh Tsui Keng

I attended a mission school where Bible Knowledge was taught. There were the daily devotions, weekly chapel services, etc. Every year, the school also organised a Religious Emphasis Week, which was held in the week before Good Friday. It was during the Religious Emphasis Week that I came to know the Lord. I was in Secondary One then. At that time, the speaker spoke of sin, and said that if we did not confess our sins and acknowledged the Lord Jesus as our personal Saviour, we would be doomed for hell. I was very afraid after hearing what he had said. I decided to accept the Lord as my personal Saviour.

At the end of 2005, Meng Fai and I decided to attend another church. After much consideration and discussion, we decided to worship at True Life Bible-Presbyterian Church. We came to worship at True Life B-P Church at the beginning of 2006.

Since attending True Life, I have been drawn closer to God. I am always urged to live a godly life and to know God more through a deeper study and meditation of His infallible and inerrant Word. May I always be faithful.

Closer to Him

Jonathan Lam

I was born into a Christian family, but I was not baptised when I was an infant. When I was older, I started attending Sunday School with the other kids. I can still remember the joy of hearing stories of Jesus calming the storm and the splitting of the Red Sea etc, but I did not actually believe in the Lord at that time. I used to think that these were just historical lessons of Jesus Christ, and at that time, I did not know about the death and resurrection of Christ.

When I was around five, I heard about the story of Jesus dying on the cross, shedding His blood to save us from eternal death. At that time, I was touched, hearing what Jesus did to save us was just too unlike our human nature, but I still believe in what the teacher said, and I can still remember on that day, I said that I wanted to be a good boy, repaying the Lord with my obedience. But sadly, actions speak louder than words.

The next three years was a year that I was in complete darkness. I had completely forgotten what I said three years back and I was living like any other non-Christian was, sinning, disobedient and carefree. But, everything changed during one of the vacation Bible studies. During the break time, Aunty Jenny approached me and told me more about the Lord, telling me what would happen if I sin and rebel against the Lord. I was both frightened and stricken with guilt. I was frightened as I did not know that Satan was the cause of all my sins and temptation and that he could potentially land me in hell. I was stricken with guilt as I had been living a sinful life. Up till this day, I still thank the Lord that Aunty Jenny was there to reaffirm my faith, and on that day, I said the sinner’s prayer and became serious in the Word of the Lord.

Five years later, it was the same person God sent to encourage me to be baptised, which is why I am getting baptised now, at fourteen years of age. I face many temptations out there, but I do know, with God by my side through trials and sufferings, it is well with my soul. No matter the number of times I fail or stumble, I know the Lord will always be there to pick me up and draw me closer to Him.

I Want to Be Part of His Family

Khoo May Lynn

I would like to thank the Lord for letting me hear the gospel and be assured and know that when I believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, I will have everlasting life.

Since a very young age, I have heard the gospel being taught in the Sunday school which I attended. After hearing the gospel multiple times and realising that I am a sinner condemned to hell who needs the Lord Jesus Christ to save me, I confessed my sins and prayed to God to save me and come into my heart as I want to be part of His family.

I would also like to thank the Lord for chastising me whenever I go astray in my walk with Him and always reminding me through His Word on what I have to do to be a faithful steward for Christ. I would also like to thank the Lord for guiding me thus far and protecting me in every step that I take and also for being so merciful towards me though I do not deserve it. Lastly, I would like to thank the Lord for letting me faithfully attend and participate in many Bible study groups in True Life Bible- Presbyterian Church and also grow in my faith in the Lord by learning from His perfect infallible Word.

His Very Dear Own Child

Nakajima Junji

I was not born into a Christian family but thank God for my aunt who brought me to church with my three other siblings since young. Although I have been attending church from young, I never really know what going to church was all about and who Jesus is. I also thank God for Aunty Jenny who was the one who told me what salvation was all about and that I am a sinner and how God sent His Son Jesus to die on the cross to shed His precious blood for me. Ever since I heard the gospel, I have learnt always to look to God in times of trouble and I started reading the Bible, learning precious lessons from it and I thank the Lord for making me His very dear own child.

God Was Working

Galvin Seah Chong Kwang

I was born in 1997 and had my baptism at birth. In 2004 at the age seven I accepted Christ Jesus as my Lord and Saviour. I have never known a time that I was not aware of Jesus’ love for me, and attribute this primarily to my father’s and mother’s unconditional love for me and those around me. As I continued to grow older, stories of Jesus and great Biblical figures of repute abounded in our home, Sunday school, and worship services.

When I was ten, I fell away from walking with Christ, I was a difficult child. My spiritual life was dry and the study of God’s Word and prayer became less frequent. But God was working, I felt uneasy, everything I did seemed wrong. During this period of uncertainty, God made me realise that I was a sinner undone, I need Him to guide me in everything I do. I began to look upon my spiritual life in a new way. God opened my eyes to a need for study and devotion in His Word. As these studies and devotions progressed I learnt to put my trust in God. My ears and eyes became open to Him again and a renewed life in prayer began. I read the Bible and the Holy Spirit began to make Himself known as I made my way through the studies of His Word.

In November 2009, I was blessed to be given the opportunity to visit the Holy Land together with my mum. Following this trip, I have decided to reaffirm my faith.