Before accepted Christ, life was a routine to me. My responsibility was transporting my children to and from school, taking care of my husband and children, sometimes going shopping and watching television. It was a day to day lifestyle without purpose or dream in life.
In the year 2004, a friend invited me to bring my children to Glory Christian Centre - (Glory Kids). I went and i liked the atmosphere there. I stayed to accompany them every Sunday while my husband waited for us in the car.
Week after week, parents from the kids church invite me to attend the adults' Service. My reply would always be "Wait till i am older then i will join the Service" ...
December 2009, my mother passed away. I had a close relationship with her. I was still a non-believer but due to my exposure in the Glory Kids, i prayed to God to stabilize my emotion during the funeral because i did not want to appear emotional to people.
I prayed continuously for 5 days and during the funeral, my emotion was stable. I did not cry. Steadily i went through the procedure that was necessary for the funeral.
After the funeral, the first thing i decided to do was go to church. That night Glory Christian Centre was having Christmas Eve Celebration.
The moment i stepped into the church, i felt very comfortable and peaceful. To me this was home. Since then without fail, me and my husband had been coming church every Sunday.
We were invited to joined an Evangelistic meeting in Cell Group. We accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior that night.
Having been in church for six months, i realized there are changes in my thinking pattern and perspective towards life. Even the way i taught my children had change.
My husband and i were baptized on 29th August 2010.
A year later, during Senior Pastor's sermon "I Have A Dream", i found my dream. Year 2011 turned out to be an extraordinary year for me. God also clearly showed the right career to take and the way to excel in it. He showed me how i ought to glorify His name.
As a dreamless ordinary housewife, going back to work in the society and meeting up with strangers again was not easy. Even though i have struggle and stress at work, God is with me and i do experience this inner peace.
Since i started to work, God blessed me with an unexpected income and in the month of June i was awarded.
God's blessing upon me overflowed to my husband who was raised up in a Buddhist family. Initially he felt uncomfortable in coming to church. It was through Senior Pastor's sermon that he started to experience the love of God.
He had grown spiritually since joining Cell Group and through the care of Cell members. He used to have gambling habit which he eventually got rid of. God has blessed his business tremendously and our family as well.
Today we are involved in serving the Lord. I am serving in the Ushering Ministry while my husband serves in the Refreshment Ministry. Our lives are blessed and we enjoy serving God and His people.
Unable to find joy and peace previously, today in Christ we have found our purpose, dream and meaning in life.
Life is never the same for me now because God is with me. I am fill with hope and expectation. All Glory To The Lord
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