我信主的經過 My Journey of Believing in the Lord

我信主的經過

葉康妮姊妹

英國 曼徹斯特聚會點

奉主耶穌聖名作見證

這見證是回憶我信主的經過。在1999年，我在大學認識何思慕姊妹。因我們成為朋友，大家就開始談論神的事情。我一直相信有一位大能的主宰，只是總未能找到一位如我所期盼的。我父母親是佛教徒，這也成了我的信念，直至認識何姊妹，我就開始閱讀聖經。聖經中所讀到的經文，不論在智慧和悟性上皆能滿足我的追求，自此我感受到平安和得到釋放。現在回想起來，我深信神早為我預備，找到真耶穌教會。當我人生的旅程剛開始，且有許多事情臨到，感謝神一直伴在我身旁。

完成中學階段，我就申請入讀位於利茲和曼徹斯特的大學。然而，因某些原因，利茲的大學申請卻出現問題；與此同時，曼徹斯特的大學卻無條件接納我的入學申請，即不用考慮我在高級程度會考的成績。曼徹斯特的大學是我優先選讀的學校之一，故我不再顧慮利茲方面是否接納，就前往曼徹斯特讀書。我在那裡認識了何姊妹。

那時，大學第一年結束，剛認識何姊妹不久，我得了重病。那年夏天，我正準備回大學開始第二年的學業。我吃了任何東西，均立刻嘔吐出來，並有腹瀉，還帶血塊，故趕緊入醫院。因醫生進行各樣檢查，我有幾個月時間無法進食。雖然在掃瞄時發現我的小腸有異樣，他們卻未能說出病因。待我停止腹瀉後，他們才動手術，並查看小腸裡的異物。手術後，經化驗而證實我患了淋巴癌，並決定進行化療。雖然我當時感到難過，但仍決意回大學上課。因我的人生只是剛起步，仍享受大學生活，我不想放棄或落後進度。我不想因這一場病，讓我的人生停頓了。我告訴醫生，我想返回大學上課。他們起初也不能肯定，但最終還是容許，並安排我所接受的化療療程與大學課程進度配合。

在整個過程中，我將神放在心裡，把握機會讀聖經，甚至在等候室等待化療時也是這樣。並且，我常常禱告。我知道自己當時很執著，不願讓任何事情中斷我的大學生活、愉快的日子及體驗新事物。然而，若非神，我是沒有力量繼續；若非神，我今天或未能存活。當我需要祂時，我知道祂時刻與我同在。我曾多次想放棄。一方面讀書，而另一方面接受化療，這是殊不容易的，我的功課也因此落後了。當我上課時，因藥物的影響，我幾乎睡著或想嘔吐。不過，我卻熬過來了。最後，醫生在2001年2月宣佈我的癌細胞已清除，更奇妙地，我本需接受八次化療，後來只是進行了最少的六次。感謝主。

我在2002年領受聖靈。我與何姊妹在同一年大學畢業，能與她一起參加畢業典禮，是何等美好呢！接著，我在2003年於山打崙教會受洗。自從歸入真教會，並遭遇這人生的經歷，我遇見許多良善的人和體驗不少喜樂的時刻，這皆不能用言語來形容。我從周遭的人與事中得到體會，並眼見神美善的作為，實是奇妙。我知道日後將會經歷更多。不論我的旅程現正是否進入緩慢和單調的階段，仰或將要面對更多的試煉，我必常常把神放在心坎中。

願一切榮耀、頌讚歸與我們的主耶穌基督，阿們！

My Journey of Believing in the Lord

Sis Hong Lee Yip

Manchester Place of Worship, UK

In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ I testify.

This is my recollection of how I became a church member. It was in the year 1999 when I met a church sister named Sylvia Ho at university. As we became friends, we started to talk about the topic of God. I had always believed in a higher power, though I never found one that fulfilled my expectations. My parents are Buddhists, and so that was my belief, until I met Sis Sylvia and started reading the Bible. Everything I read in the Bible fulfilled what I was searching for, in wisdom and understanding. Only then did I feel for the first time a sense of peace and relief. Come to think back on it now, I truly believe that God prepared His way for me to find the True Jesus Church. My journey in life had just begun, and many things were about to happen. I am grateful for Him to be by my side.

At the end of high school, I applied for universities in Leeds and Manchester. However, for some reason, there were problems with my applications to Leeds. Whilst this was happening, I was offered unconditional acceptance to Manchester. This meant I was accepted regardless of what grades I would get for my A-levels. Manchester was one of my first choices anyway, so without much thought as to whether Leeds would accept me or not, I went to study in Manchester. It was there that I met Sis Sylvia.

Then, after the first year of university, just after meeting Sis Sylvia, I became really ill. That summer, I was about to return for my second year of university. I was vomiting immediately after anything I ate and had diarrhoea with blood clots and so was rushed to the hospital. I could not eat for a few months, as the doctors were running tests. The doctors could not tell what was wrong with me, even though on scans they found something in my small intestines. They had to wait till the diarrhoea stopped to operate on me and see what was in my small intestines. After surgery and testing, they finally found that I had lymphoma and decided to proceed with chemotherapy. Although sad at the time, I was determined to go back to university. Because life for me had only just begun, I was enjoying myself at university and did not want to give it up or be behind. I did not want the illness to stop my life. I told the doctors I wanted to go back to university. They were not sure at first, but in the end they allowed me to do so and arranged my chemotherapy sessions to fit around my university schedule.

Throughout this journey, I kept God close to my heart and read the Bible when I had the chance, even in waiting rooms whilst waiting for my chemotherapy to commence. I prayed a lot too. I know that at the time, I was being stubborn and not letting anything stop me from living my life at university, enjoying myself and having new experiences. Yet without God, I would not have had the strength to continue. Without God, I may not be alive today. I know He was with me every second, whenever I needed Him. There were many times that I wanted to give up. Studying whilst having chemotherapy was really hard as I was already behind with many assignments. When I was in lectures, I would almost fall asleep or feel like vomiting because of all the drugs. But somehow, I pulled through. Finally, I was given the all clear in February 2001 by the doctors. What was even more amazing, although I was supposed to have eight chemotherapy sessions, I only had six, which is the minimum. Thank God.

I received the Holy Spirit in 2002. I graduated university at the same time as Sis Sylvia, and it was beautiful to still be able to be in the same graduation ceremony. Then I was baptised in 2003 at Sunderland Church. Since being in church and also throughout my journey in life, I have met many, many beautiful souls and experienced many joyful moments that words cannot express. To feel and see before me the beauty of God’s works in everyone and everything around me is something truly amazing. I know there is more yet to see. Whether my journey now is a slow and boring one, or whether there are more trials to come, I will always keep God close to my heart.

May all glory and praise be unto our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.