Hokkien Testimony #45

Hokkien Testimony #45 

Today we welcome you to the 45th 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 Le Jia. Let’s listen now to her Hokkien story. An English summary is also provided below.  

Sister Le Jia’s testimony:

As Pastor Lim said, people can tell by my accent that I am not from Singapore, but from Xiamen, China. I was born there. From birth, no one knew it, but I had a heart condition. However, I really didn’t show any symptoms until I was about nine years old. When I began to have issues, you could see it in my eyes and my body and then I would faint. Then they would take me to the hospital. If no person was around to help, I would sit down and try to get my breath until I felt better. They x-rayed my chest and were able to determine my heart issue. I grew up in a Christian home, so I really didn’t think about much of anything. Life was pretty simple for me, and from childhood I was taught to trust in the Lord. However, since I had a serious heart condition I was no longer about to go to school or play as other children would play.  I had to stay at home.

From the time I was nine I was pretty introverted. When I looked at other children I knew they could go to school and were active outside, so I was pretty timid. When I was fourteen years old I experienced God in a very special way. I can say that my condition began to improve a little and my fainting spells were not as bad as they had been. I remember on one occasion that my mother was cutting up meat and I fainted. Ordinarily any person would have hit their head and been injured; however, my arm protected me in a very amazing way and I suffered no injuries. Amazingly enough, from the time I was nine and until I was twenty-four it seemed that every time I had an attack that God was with me and protected me from harm. I truly experienced the Bible verse that tells us that a joyful heart is good medicine for the soul. (Proverbs 17:22) This verse really did make a big difference in my life.

I feel that if God desires to use a person then he can also heal them and prepare them for that. The God we serve is alive and is the true God. When I was twenty-four years old I was married. The doctor knew about my heart condition of course and told me that I should not have children. It could be life threatening. However, I did get pregnant and when time came to deliver the baby I didn’t have enough strength to give birth, so they had to perform a caesarean.  This is the Lord’s grace. I now have two well behaved children. They both accepted Christ when they were young. Through all of this I discovered that the Lord actually had healed me, and I am so grateful. As Pastor Lim said, it is a blessing for me to grow up in a Christian home and to pass the Gospel along to the next generation.

I do have another testimony to share. When my husband was continuing his education, I along our child moved to another city. It was during this time of transition that I developed another health issue and was also losing blood. Of course I knew there was a problem but I wouldn’t dare go to see a doctor. A lady that I knew told me that she would go with me to see her doctor. Well, the doctor was surprised and said that I had a pretty large tumor and immediately needed surgery to remove it. When I returned home I just collapsed and cried out to God. Why would God allow from childhood on into adulthood for me to have so many difficult issues like this? I kept asking, why me. My husband was away studying, and I was by myself dealing with these feelings. As I read the Bible, Isaiah 30:20-21

20 And though the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your teachers will not be moved into a corner anymore, but your eyes shall see your teachers. 21 Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” Whenever you turn to the right hand or whenever you turn to the left.

As I read that scripture the Lord spoke to my heart, strengthened me and I was ready to have the surgery. However, when I arrived at the hospital they told me that they didn’t have enough of the prep resources to use before surgery, so they told me to come back in two days. Then in two days I experienced the same thing. So the third time that I arrived to have surgery, they wanted to do another exam to check on the tumor. However, they looked everywhere around the area and never could find the tumor. They didn’t know if it had burst or what happened to it. But even after four years the tumor had not returned. I know that God healed me. He not only healed my physically but also spiritually as well. At that time I was very weak, but God gave me strength. So once again I experienced that God is real and alive.

When I came to Singapore I also brought a lady with me. In just a few minutes I would also like to share her amazing testimony with you. In China she was a business lady who was a well-known boss with a lot of responsibility. Even though she was very wealthy with 5 or 6 cars and a lot of money, her marriage was really in shambles. She had money, but no matter what she did to find happiness, she never had peace. However, there was a lady who told her that what she needed was to trust in Jesus. This wealthy lady had ready every book about marriage, happiness, etc. and tried everything but Jesus. So she decided to check it out. At first she just politely listened, but the more she heard the more it touched her heart. The marriage had been so bad with many problems. After accepting Jesus, she gave up everything, took her child and left. Christ really began to change her life. Now she is able to help a lot of young people in their lives. Jesus really does change lives and gives us hope.

Pastor Lim shares:

Today we have heard two different kinds of testimonies. However, in Christ we see our lives transformed. We have hope, and we have peace. You too can receive Jesus as the Lord of your life. In order to do this, please follow me as I pray.

Dear Lord Jesus, I thank you. You are Lord and Savior, and you came to this world to save us from evil and sin. At this time, please use your precious blood to cleanse us from our sin. Please come into our hearts and be our Lord and Savior, so that we will follow you for the rest of our lives, and never leave you. We want to receive your peace, joy and your hope. In Jesus name we pray, amen.

God bless you.