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Hello, I’m Edward, a biologist with a deep interest in the origins of life and the universe. Despite studying physics and biology, I could not find the source of everything or the meaning of life. I used to feel insecure and lacked confidence despite being praised for my height. I felt mediocre and had no unique talents or abilities, which made it hard for me to see my value or purpose in life.

大家好，我是郎若龍，我是一名生物科學家，自少對生命的來源和宇宙的開始十分感興趣。我從物理科和生物學中尋找答案，找到的是知識和定律，卻找不到萬物的根源，更找不到人生的意義。

我的個子高大，別人也會稱讚和羨慕，但我的內心卻充滿自卑，沒有自信，總覺得自己平庸得很；「多我一個唔多，少我一個唔少」(多我一個不多，少我一個也不少）。加上讀書和運動也是平平無奇…什麼也不是，完全看不見自己的價值，也不知為什麼而活。

Hello everyone. My name is Mei Hung.  I used to struggle with poor family relationships and frequent arguments that made me feel miserable. My father often had outbursts of rage at home, and my mother said the whole floor would shake when my father shouted. As a result, I became emotionally numb and often cried due to my father’s scolding. I despised him and dreamed of leaving home and never returning.

大家好，我叫薇紅。從前的我是一個很不快樂的人。因著家人關係不好，時常吵架，我差不多每天都會哭。父親常常在家中大發雷霆。我媽說父親大喝一聲，全層樓都會震動似的。我經常因著父親的大罵而令我哭得手腳麻痹。我心裡真的很恨他，想著有一天我要離開這個家不再回來。

從前我做什麼事情都沒信心，因為從小就很少人稱讚我。親友都常說我又黑又瘦。父母又常說我又蠢又笨，沒有腦袋。這都令我非常自卑。

When I was young in Hong Kong, I would get very excited when I saw Christians preaching about God on the bus to passengers, and I would silently cheer them on. I attended a church school in kindergarten, where I had my first formal encounter with God and thought that believing in Jesus was a good thing. However, when I went to high school and subscribed to Christian publications, I was still unclear about what it meant to have faith in God. Even Bible classes felt boring to me.

小時後我在香港看到有基督徒在巴士上向乘客傳講神，心裏會非常興奮，也會暗暗為這些基督徒打氣。我在幼稚園已讀教會學校。那時是第一次正式接觸神，覺得信耶穌是件好事。直至讀教會中學時，開始訂閱基督徒的刊物，但當時卻不清楚信主是什麼一回事。上聖經課也感覺很悶。直到出來社會做事，在酒店當通宵班，深夜肚子餓，我偷了酒店的高級西餅來吃。心中明知自己不對，但總無法改變自己的行為。那時講大話也當吃生菜 （常常說謊），又經常出賣人。無論立志多少次也無法改過及接受真正的自己。

“When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, no one can discover anything about their future.” (Ecclesiastes 7:14)

One day as I was helping my aunt, I learned about heart disease symptoms and noticed I had the same symptoms for months now. Unexpectedly, I didn’t know it was that bad. So, I went to do a heart stress test on Fri morning. I ended up in San Francisco Kaiser Cardiac division that evening, waiting for my quadruple bypass surgery that weekend. It all happened really fast. It was terrifying. A lot of different thoughts have gone through my mind.

“遇亨通的日子你當喜樂；遭患難的日子你當思想；因為神使這兩樣並列，為的是叫人查不出身後有甚麼事。” (傳道書‬ ‭7:14‬)

有一天，我正在幫助我的阿姨同時，我也學到有關心臟疾病的症狀。然後我發現自己也有幾個月出現了這些相同的症狀。但是，我不知道它是如此嚴重。於是，那個星期五早上我去做了一個心臟負荷測試。當晚我便在三藩市 Kaiser 醫療中心的心臟科等待週末的四重搭橋手術。一切發生得那麼快，讓人感到非常惶恐。有許多不同的想法在我腦海中浮現。

From a young age, I grew up in a low-income family that favored boys over girls. All the good things were saved for my younger brothers, but that didn’t make me dislike them. I knew that as their older sister, I was responsible for protecting them, so money was very important to me. Money also became my life goal.

As time went on, I became more and more exhausted. I worked during the day and went to school at night, and my health suffered. But then, in elementary school, I met God. It was just a surface-level understanding initially, but I continued working hard to earn money.

從小我生長於一個窮乏和重男輕女的家庭，所有好的東西都是留給弟弟們的，但我並別有因此而不喜歡我的弟弟們，因為我知道作為姐姐的責任，就是要保護好他們，所以錢對我來說十分重要。錢也是我人生追求的目標。

日子越過，就覺得越疲乏，日間工作，晚上返學，身體也越來越差，日子一天一天的就是這樣過去。

感謝神，小學時，我認識這位神，使我知道無論我怎樣，神也愛着我，但祇是表面上的認識，我繼續過着努力搵錢的生活，直到1982年，有一天和小學同學相約吃飯，想不到那一個晚上就是我扭轉人生的時刻，因為這位同學也是一位基督徒，她說要返教會做些事情先，問我要不要和她同去，我說好，這樣，踏入教會這一步就是改變我人生的好日子，使我重新認識這位愛我的神，聖經中的一句話，改變了我人生的追求 這句話就是

「人若賺得全世界，卻賠上了自己的生命，有什麼益處呢？人還能用什麼換取生命呢？」（太16:26）

My name is Irene. I grew up in Hong Kong and San Francisco. I am blessed with loving and supportive parents and 3 sisters. At school, I was surrounded by good friends. I often felt I had to keep up with my sisters and friends. I suffered stomach illnesses from stress. As a kid, I often woke up in the middle of the night and asked my mom to help me prepare for tests. Thankfully, I immigrated to the States when I started middle school. The learning environment here provided much relief. 

When I started high school, my sister invited me to fellowship, and I accepted Lord Jesus as my personal savior. It was the group of Christians in my school that attracted me to attend fellowship. I remember seeing them at the cafeteria, where they happily shared lunch and read Bible together. They had something special that I wanted.

我叫Irene。我在香港和三藩市長大。我很幸福，因為有充滿愛心和支持我的父母和 三 個姐妹。在學校裡，我身邊都是好朋友。我經常覺得我必須跟上我的姐妹和朋友。我因壓力而患上胃病。小時候，我經常半夜醒來，讓媽媽幫我準備考試。值得慶幸的是，我在上中學時移民到了美國。這裡的學習環境讓我鬆了一口氣。

上高中時，姐姐邀請我去團契，我接受了主耶穌作我個人的救主。是學校裡的基督徒團體吸引了我參加團契。我記得在學校餐廳見過他們，他們在那裡愉快地分享午餐並一起閱讀聖經。他們有一些我想要的特別的東西。

My name is Meijing.  Growing up in China with my family, I had an easy and happy life. My parents had to work hard for a living, but they always made sure my sister and I had enough to eat and wear. My excellent grades and close friendships made life enjoyable and fulfilling.  However, as my family immigrated to America when I was 12, my life took a significant turn. Adapting to the new culture and environment and entering middle school without knowing English was incredibly challenging. I struggled to understand what was happening in class every day. I had to mature quickly with no one to turn to for help. I felt lonely and helpless and inferior and inadequate compared to others.   

我叫美靜。我在中國出生及長大。小時候，雖然我的父母要很努力為生活奔波勞碌，但他們總是會確保我和妹妹吃飽穿好。我在學校的成績也很好，身邊也有很多要好的朋友。所以可以說我小時候的生活是無憂無慮的。

然而，當我 12 歲全家移民到美國時，我的生活發生了重大轉折。要適應新的文化和環境並在不懂英語的情況下進入中學對我來說真的很難。我完全不明白每天課堂上發生的事情。我覺得我突然要迅速成長，但確沒有人可以幫助我。我感到孤獨、無助、自卑和不足。