Sent by Adrian Ng • Jun 11, 2023

Before I came to know Christ, I was outwardly a very quiet person, but I had many issues brewing inside me. I was fearful, jealous, greedy, unforgiving, proud, and short-tempered. I hid all these under my quiet demeanour but I knew however that I was suffering inside from all these issues.

I grew up as a freethinker, believing only in my own strength. There were occasions when I turned down promises of salvation and invitations to church visits offered by friends and strangers. I was not keen on exploring then. But I had always wondered how we humans came to live in this world. I knew there’s a higher “figurehead” that created us.

In 2014 and 2015, my family faced a devastating court case which took a toll on everyone, especially my father and grandmother. At that time, I was hopeless and had no one to turn to for help. I felt so hopeless to the extent that I “prayed” to the higher “figurehead” to ask for help. Miraculously, my “prayers” were answered, and our family did win the case. I was very happy then.

So, life went on until January 2016, when I was involved in a vehicle accident on the North-South Highway which I survived, but the vehicle was totally wrecked. Again, I wondered to myself why I was spared from death. I did not walk away unharmed however. The following months were a difficult period for me to go through. I suffered a series of vertigo attacks due to the accident. I wasn’t feeling very healthy and I had gastric attacks on and off during this time. I was on medication and my illnesses got better, but didn’t go away.

In September 2016, a friend of mine suggested visiting a church and getting to know the Lord. So, I enquired further and asked my aunt to suggest some churches to go to. She suggested DUMC and nowhere else. This was because of the youth and young adult groups who were attending here.

I clearly remember that I came here alone on the 24th of September 2016. I knew no one but took the courage to ask a stranger, whose name was Steven (who coincidently was from Muar like me), to accompany me into the auditorium. It was a Saturday and Pastor Alex was delivering his sermon that evening. When it was time for prayer, Uncle Steven invited me to the front for prayer and asked if I would like to be prayed for. I accepted Christ on that evening itself by praying the sinner’s prayer. The rest is history!

Ever since I accepted Christ, I have felt a load and burden lifted off my shoulders, knowing God is in control. As a baby Christian, I was thirsty to know more of this amazing God. I attended my first Alpha course immediately after that weekend. It was the first time I knew about this course. I felt the course was especially relevant for me. Since then, I have volunteered in the subsequent Alpha courses to talk to pre-believers about life with Jesus as I had been a pre-believer myself before. I find joy serving in Alpha. I have the hope that introducing Jesus to the pre-believers would lead them to enjoy the love of God for themselves.

In 2017, my mum was diagnosed with cancer. I was shattered. But this time, I felt much more at peace knowing God was in control. Our CG came to pray for my mum. Thank God for His healing power, the cancer was successfully removed, and she has remained free from it until today. All glory be unto Him. Since then, my faith in and love for Jesus Christ, our wonderful God continues to grow, even with challenges faced in life. I pray for the Holy Spirit to continue to minister to me and my family in this journey with God.