Hokkien Testimony #92
A little grass, a little dew. God will take care of you. Rely on him, avoid troubles. There is always a way out.
Today we welcome you to the 92nd testimony in our Hokkien Harvest series. Each week we have different people from different churches share their stories with us. Everyone has their own special story of how God has changed their life. Today Pastor James Lim interviews Brother Peh Hoe Leng. In our world today there are so many challenges when people often feel that they have no hope and no where to go. Peh Hoe Leng experienced how God made a way for him when there was no other way.Let’s listen to his story as he shares with us. An English summary is also provided below.
Brother Peh Hoe Leng’s Testimony:
In about 1973 my sister began praying for my family. My grandmother was a medium in the local religion. My sister was the first in the family to accept Christ, so she began to pray for our family. In 1980 my younger brother was very concerned about all the bad things that he was reading about in the newspaper. So he began to worship a Hindu god to seek change in our society. After this a demon possessed him and he had a lot of very strange actions. My father and I tried to hold him down, but he was very strong. I contacted my sister and she asked her pastor to come and pray for him. The pastor came and prayed for him for about fifteen minutes. As he called on the name of Jesus, the demon came out. The first word that my brother spoke was “hallelujah.” From that time until now, my brother has has no more physical problems like that. He was set completely free and willing to live for the Lord.
In 1994 the Lord blessed me with a good wife. Of course no two people are just alike, and we all do things differently. However, in 1998 we had a big problem. We were celebrating the new year and my wife and I had a misunderstanding. A lot of things happened and I left the house. At about midnight I arrived at my destination, and I was severely attacked and my ATM card was taken. When I tried to get up I was just knocked down again. I called out to the Lord. With the New Year celebration there was no one out on the street. My head and hand were badly injured as well as my abdomen, and my insides were already protruding. I got up and tried to get out of there, but I didn’t see anyone, and I prayed to the Lord. I asked the Lord to cleanse me of my sin, and to take care of my wife and daughter in Singapore. I was afraid because the person who attacked me had my personal things which had my address as well.
I told the Lord that I knew that he would never abandon me, and I asked him to save me. At that time I hadn’t had anything to eat, but I was not hungry. I decided that I needed to find some place to just lie down and hope that someone would find me. It had rained so I was able to get some water to quench my thirst. The thief had also stolen my glasses as well. I was in such bad shape that I really couldn’t walk, just dragged myself from place to place. I eventually saw a motorcycle and I yelled out for them to stop and help me, but they did not stop. However, I didn’t give up hope in the Lord. Yet, I was afraid for my wife and daughter because the thief asked the age of my daughter. That really made me afraid of what he might do. Later it began to rain and once again I called out to the Lord. I looked at my hand and could see a hole there and blood as well. It was a very serious injury. I couldn’t find anyone to help and couldn’t help myself, so I just continued to call out to the Lord. I was out there for several days. I discovered some clear water, but also heard the sound of an animal, like a wolf, which frightened me. Then the sound of the animal disappeared. The sixth night I was trying to sleep and saw a bright light that was like a fire burning. Then I heard another motorcycle pass by and I begged them to stop and take me to a hospital, but once again they did not stop. At that point I really began to lose faith. I prayed to the Lord and told him that I wanted to go home so that I could see my wife and daughter again.
Then once again everything was really quiet for about two hours. At that time I heard a lot of voices coming my way. All I could think about was that more thieves were coming to kill me. I pulled off my belt to protect myself, and then discovered that it was a policeman. I thanked the Lord, and I quickly told him that I was from Singapore. Arrangements were made for me to return to Singapore.They had to perform surgery on my abdomen twice. I was treated in the hospital for three months and then returned home. Doctors told me that it really was a miracle, because if my head injury had been a little beyond the wound sight I wouldn’t have lived. So as Pastor Lim said, to look at me you would think I had never been through anything like this. The Lord protected and healed me.
Pastor Lim:
So we can easily see that the Lord was gracious as he protected, cared for and healed Peh Hoe Leng. So maybe some of you are saying to yourself, I want this same Jesus that Peh Hoe Leng has. If you desire to accept Jesus as your Savior, please follow me, sentence by sentence, as I pray. No matter what kind of dangerous situation you are in, Jesus definitely will save you if you call out to him.
Dear Jesus, you are my Lord. At this time I have a problem, I have a need and I am in danger. Please come and help me, and forgive me of my sin. Please come into my heart and be my Lord and Savior. I believe that if I trust in you that I will experience your help and salvation. In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
The Lord bless you.