Hokkien Testimony #41

Hokkien Testimony #41

Today we welcome you to the 41^st testimony in our Hokkien Harvest series. Each week we have different people from different churches share their stories with us. Today Pastor James Lim interviews Sister Wei Liao Ping.  Let’s listen now to her Hokkien story. An English summary is also provided below.  

Sister Wei Liao Ping’s testimony:

As Pastor Lim shares, looking at Wei Liao Ping’s life, you would say that it seems much like anyone else’s life. She is married and she and her husband had two very cute children. However, embedded in the lives of her children are some exciting testimonies that she wants to share with us. A Chinese proverb tells us a parent has a special love for their children.

As a mother I feel that I genuinely love my children but didn’t spoil them. We have daughters just as Pastor Lim has daughters as well. I allowed our oldest daughter to go to church so that she would have the opportunity to learn English and be able to speak it well. So she attended an English church and they were very kind. So because we allowed her to attend this English Church ministry, we also had contact with the church. Consequently, our oldest daughter also accepted Jesus.

I also allowed our second daughter to go to church as well. She began when she was very young and grew up in the church. So her English was very good, and she was also a good student. In fact, she received a scholarship to continue her studies. I was very proud. However, I remember how I felt when she was to go to England to continue her studies. It was far away and even though I was proud, I also had my own fears since she would be overseas. However, she kept in touch by phone and would let us know how to pray for her.

I also hoped that she would be able to find a church there in England and the Lord indeed answered my simple prayers. Our daughter even said that she admired the simple prayers that I prayed for her. She felt that God always answered my prayers. So she too prayed as I prayed — very simple requests. In time, she also had a boyfriend. I didn’t object, because I felt that God would also provide a mate for her. This young man was also a Christian, but he didn’t go to church. Our daughter definitely had feelings for him, but at this time her boyfriend was not connected to church so they separated. My daughter was very distraught and I tried to comfort her. She was really hurting and daily I would find her crying in her room. I told her that we needed to pray.

Pastor Lim commented that when a girl loves a boy that she gives him her entire heart; however, the boy only gives half of his heart to her and the other half he pours into his work. The truth is that men and women are different for sure. Our daughter also had to return to England for her finals so that was not easy. For a woman this was a very emotional and difficult time; however, for a man, it was not as emotional for him. At this time my husband was also very supportive. He knew that we would need to trust God and pray about this. We would hold hands and pray together with our daughter.

When it was time for our daughter to return to England, I accompanied her. I noticed that she would often stay in her room because she was afraid that if she went out she might run into her former boyfriend. She really was so distraught that she didn’t have any real spirit or energy. She was very disturbed by all of this. While she was still in Singapore and had not yet returned to England, she even contemplated suicide. My husband held her to himself and told her that she didn’t need to be afraid because we had the Lord with us. It was imperative that she return to England because this was her third year and the final test was very important. So before we left Singapore her older sister, father and I all prayed with her. Without a doubt, we saw how the Lord Jesus helped us through this difficult time.

I stayed with her in England until she completed her tests. I tried to cook and take care of her during this time. Praise the Lord, because without Jesus we could not have made it through this difficult time. Our daughter also had a Christian friend who encouraged her. Good friends are precious and a real help to us in times of trouble. Without the Lord I don’t know what we would have done. She tested well and also was given a scholarship and the opportunity to go to America to work on a Master’s Degree. I returned to Singapore, and our daughter also met another young man who became her boyfriend. As Pastor Lim said, sometimes we feel that we run into roadblocks and as in this case, her relationship with the first young man was not successful. However, the Lord had someone in mind that was even better for her. As we look back on our journey, we see how the Lord has led us into something that is more of a blessing for us.

God not only blessed our daughter, he has also done a special work in our marriage as well. When we married we were not Christians. We actually had not experienced genuine love. As Pastor Lim shared, many wives really didn’t know how to express their emotions and love for their husband. So there was a time in our marriage when I asked my husband about our marriage and he expressed his feelings. He wasn’t very satisfied with me. So I thought that I must change, but I had no idea how to do that. So I went to church. I thought that if I trusted in Jesus that I would change. You know what, I did begin to change and my husband noticed it as well.

After I accepted Christ he also made a decision to believe in Jesus. But you know what, after I accepted Jesus my mother-in-law opposed my decision. I am the oldest daughter-in-law and in Chinese tradition should be helping prepare the things to worship idols and our ancestors. I talked with my mother-in-law to help her understand that I still loved and revered her. It was amazing. After a period of time she told me that she had observed me and that my God was the real God. So she is supportive of us. Now one of my greatest hopes and prayers is that my mother-in-law will come to Christ.

I appreciate Pastor Lim’s encouragement that he believes God will make a way for her to come to Christ someday. Our daughters are grown now, but we are not yet grandparents. As Pastor Lim shared, we believe that God will continue to bless our family and lead us. God’s promises will continue to come true to bless our family. The Bible tells us that if we believe in Jesus our entire family can be saved.

Pastor Lim shares:

Today we are so grateful to have Sister Wei Liao Ping share her testimony with us. Today you too can experience Jesus in the same way as Sister Wei and her family.  You can see that after accepting Jesus in their lives they have encouraged and supported their family through prayer. Because Sister Wei used very simple prayers, she and her family were able to face and survive many family challenges and storms in their lives. We see how their daughter during a deep emotional loss was able to continue with her studies and test well in spite of the difficult times.  We too can experience this. It is as though we are in a boat, but Jesus is the captain and he is directing and taking care of us through the storms in our lives and gives us peace. Are you willing to believe in Jesus? If you are willing, please follow me in prayer with your heart and soul.

Lord Jesus, I thank you because you are Savior and Lord. When we are faced with storms in our lives you are our peaceful harbor, so we want to depend and trust in you.  First of all we ask you to forgive us of our past sins because we did not know that you were the true God, so we did not worship you. Please forgive us. At this time we ask you to forgive all of our wrongs and all of our mistakes, and wash them clean with your precious blood. We ask you to come into our heart and be our Lord and Savior. Lord Jesus, at this time I beseech you to fill us with your peace and joy. Allow us to continue on life’s road and not only experience your presence but also hope and a meaningful life. Thank you, Jesus. In Jesus name we pray, amen.

Brothers and sisters, if today you prayed with me to ask Jesus into your heart, then I congratulate you. I encourage you to find a church nearby so that you can grow in your faith and better understand about Jesus who loves you very much. God bless you.