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Doreen’s Story of Faith | Doreen 的見證

Hi, my name is Doreen.

Everyone has a unique story to tell, and I would like to take this opportunity to share part of mine with you. 

As a child, I attended a Christian school, which led me to start going to church. However, as I grew older, many of my friends also invited me to church, and while I enjoyed spending time with them, I did not have a personal relationship with God.

As I entered adulthood, I began to experience unexpected events that were beyond my control. My family was involved in serious car accidents that scared me; my son was born with a bone problem requiring major surgery. Witnessing my son’s suffering was painful, but I learned I could pray with him and provide support during his recovery.

Throughout different stages of my life, I have faced various worries and challenges, including concerns about my son, parents, family, job, and daily routines. However, I find comfort in a Bible verse that says,

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness”

2 Corinthians 12:9

Through reading the Bible and deepening my faith, I have learned that although I have limitations and cannot control everything, God is the most powerful force I can rely on. Whenever I face difficulties, I turn to God for guidance and help, and I find peace in knowing that worrying does not solve problems. God gives me the strength to face whatever challenges come my way.

Over the years, I have experienced God’s presence, help, comfort, and care in many ways. He knows our needs, and when I trust Him and put my life in His hands, I know He is my All in All.

你好！我叫Doreen.

每個人都有一個獨特的故事要講，我想藉此機會與大家分享我的一部分。

小時候，我上了一所基督教學校，這讓我開始接觸教會。隨著年齡的增長，我身邊許多朋友也邀請我去參加教會。 雖然我很享受與他們在一起的時光，但我沒有感覺與神有個人關系。

當我進入成年期時，我開始經歷無法控制的意外事情。我的家人經歷了嚴重的車禍，這讓我很害怕；我兒子天生就有骨骼問題，需要在12歲進行大手術。目睹我兒子的痛苦是很難受的，但我知道我可以和他一起祈禱並在他康復期間提供支持。

在我人生的不同階段，我也需要面對著各種擔憂和挑戰，包括對兒子、父母、家庭、工作和日常生活的擔憂。然而，我在聖經經文中找到了安慰，它說：

“我的恩典夠你用的，因為我的能力是在人軟弱時顯得完全”

哥林多後書 12:9

透過讀聖經和加深信仰，我明白了雖然我有限制，不能掌控一切，但神是我最強大的依靠。每當我遇到困難時，我都會向神尋求指導和幫助。知道擔心並不能解決問題，我感到平安。神給我力量去面對我遇到的任何挑戰。

這些年來，我在許多方面經歷了神的同在、幫助、安慰和看顧。祂知道我們的需要，當我相信祂並將我的生命交在祂手中時，我知道祂就是我的一切。

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Ming’s Story of Faith | 錦明的見證

An Ordinary Childhood
Growing up, I was a shy and quiet child.  I was not the best nor the worst in almost everything.  I lived like most of the kids I knew until…

A Quest for Meaning
When I was a teenager, my life was up and down. I continued to live and do things just like everyone else, going to school to get better grades. Things began to fall into place during the latter part of high school. During this period, I also began to ask, “What is the meaning of life?”

Stumbling on the Question
The meaning of life was a challenging question to answer for me. Although I thought about it, I talked to others and read books; still, that answer was very elusive.  Eventually, I concluded that to find the answer to the meaning of life, I have to find where I come from. 

I studied science and the theory of evolution, which at the time was a very popular theory to explain the existence of humans. Many accepted it without question nor fully understood it. But, on the other hand, I found that it has so many holes in the theory that it requires an extraordinary amount of faith to accept it. 

The other common alternative to the question was that God created humans.  I found that equally difficult to accept at the time.  How could you prove the existence of God?  Even if you could prove it, how could you determine Who He was? There were so many “Gods” in this world.

A Downward Spiral
Failure to find the meaning of life resulted in my lost interest in most things. The only thing that prevented me from the total collapse was I still hoped that one day I would find the answer to the question.

A Pleasant Surprise
One day one of my classmates approached me while I was reading Nietzsche’s God is Dead. He invited me to join his church meeting, which I have accepted without hesitation.  In the meeting, I found out Christians’ belief in God was not without evidence. On the contrary, they have cited so many proofs that I found it very reasonable to believe in God even though I cannot see Him.  Eventually, I believed in God. 

A Renewed Life
After I had concluded that God created humans, I started to search in the Bible why God created us and what was the meaning of life.  After discovering the answer in the Bible, my outlook on life changed.  I not only have regained interest in living, but I also have the strength and determination to fulfill the meaning of life.  There are more ups and downs in my life now, but no matter what happens to me, I move on toward fulfilling my life’s purpose, and life is beautiful because of this.

平凡的童年
童年時的我是一個害羞安靜的孩子。我幾乎在所有方面都不是最好的，也不是最差的。我像我認識的大多數孩子一樣生活，直到……

尋找意義
當我十幾歲的時候，我的生活起伏不定。我繼續像其他人一樣生活和做事，上學，以獲得更好的成績。我的生活在高中後期開始步入正軌。這期間，我也開始追問，“人生的意義是什麼？”

絆倒問題
生命的意義對我來說是一個具有挑戰性的問題。雖思之，則與人言談，讀書；儘管如此，這個答案還是非常難以捉摸。最終，我得出結論，要找到生命意義的答案，我必須找到我來自哪裡。

我學習科學和進化論，這是當時非常流行的解釋人類存在的理論。許多人毫無疑問地接受了它，也沒有完全理解它。但是，另一方面，我發現它在理論中有很多漏洞，需要非常堅定的信念才能接受它。

這個問題的另一個常見選擇是神創造了人類。當時我發現這同樣難以接受。你怎麼能證明神的存在呢？即使你能證明這一點，你又如何確定他是誰？這個世界上有那麼多“神”。

螺旋式下降
找不到生活的意義導致我對大多數事情都失去了興趣。唯一阻止我徹底崩潰的是，我仍然希望有一天我能找到問題的答案。

一個驚喜
有一天，當我正在閱讀尼采的《上帝已死》時，我的一位同學來找我。他邀請我參加他的教會聚會，我毫不猶豫地接受了。在聚會中，我發現基督徒信神不是沒有證據的。恰恰相反，他們舉出的證據如此之多，以至於我發現即使我看不見他，也相信他是非常合理的。最終，我相信了神。

更新的生活
得出神造人的結論後，我開始在聖經中尋找神為什麼造我們，人生的意義是什麼。在聖經中找到答案後，我的人生觀發生了轉變。我不僅重拾了對生活的興趣，而且有了實現人生意義的力量和決心。現在我的生活有更多的起起落落，但無論發生什麼，我都會朝著實現我人生目標的方向前進，生命因此而美好。

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Phan’s Story of Faith | Phan 的見證

Before I accepted Christ, my life was marked by unhappiness and insecurity. I always longed for a loving family, but I never truly felt like I had one. As I grew older, I entered into a relationship and believed that I had found someone I could trust and love, but I was wrong. I felt deeply unhappy, miserable, and hurt.

One day, my friends brought me to a church that was quite different from what I had imagined. What drew my attention was the warm and friendly people, and I immediately felt loved. I continued attending this church and learned about the love of Jesus and how He sacrificed His life on the cross for me because He loves me. This type of sacrificial love truly touched my heart and was what I had been searching for my entire life.

From that point on, my life changed. Jesus lifted my sadness and filled my emptiness with the love of brothers and sisters that I had never experienced before.

在我接受耶穌基督之前，我的生活充滿了不快樂和不安全感。我一直渴望有一個充滿愛的家庭，但我從來沒有真正感受到。隨著年齡的增長，我開始了一段感情，並相信我找到了一個我可以信任和愛的人，但我錯了。我感到非常不快樂、痛苦和受傷。

有一天，我的朋友們帶我去了一個教會。那裡和我想像中的很不一樣。但吸引我的是那裡的人很熱情和友善。我立刻感受到了愛。我繼續參加這個教會。我認識了耶穌的愛，以及祂如何因為愛我而在十字架上為我犧牲生命。這種犧牲的愛真的很觸動我的心，是我一生都在尋找的。

從那一刻起，我的生命發生了變化。耶穌解除了我的悲傷，用我從未經歷過的弟兄姊妹的愛來填補我心靈的空虛。

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Rhiannon’s Story with Jesus

Hello! My name is Rhiannon. I’m a 10th grader who’s currently attending AHS (Alameda High School). I enjoy being active a lot. I like to go on hikes, snowboard with friends, and attend jiu-jitsu with my brother. And it’s always exciting traveling with my mom. 

In kindergarten, I attended a Chinese Christian school. I was so scared of starting a new school on the first day of kindergarten. I wasn’t ready to say goodbye to my parents, not to mention making friends was also a huge struggle for me. That was until one of my classmates approached me and started talking to me, which helped me adjust better to a new classroom environment and a new school. It was that same friend who invited me to come to church.  At first, I didn’t understand why I was there. I simply went, because my best friend was there. But as I continued coming to church, I enjoyed listening to the lessons about the miracles that were performed by Jesus. I began to want to accept Jesus as my savior. As I got older, I opened up this thought in my head, where I began to wonder if I would ever have a genuine relationship with God. Later on, I began to experience God within my thoughts. 

Since I attended church at a very young age, I began questioning God’s word and everything that happened in the Bible. I didn’t understand how anyone could die and then come back to life again or if someone was born blind but then was healed and can now see. Those things didn’t make sense to me at all. The biggest doubt I had was believing that there was heaven and hell. Back then, I did want to believe that. But it was just really hard to believe and understand all that was true. All these bible truths cannot be explained by scientific facts that I have learned so far.  

I struggled a lot during the pandemic. Online learning was really hard for me. I had a huge lack of motivation to do anything, I found it really hard to focus during zoom meetings, and there were several technical difficulties I had to face from time to time which was very frustrating for me. My mood started changing as I went through the years of having to do more remote learning. I always felt stressed and angry all the time, and from then on, every day became a challenge for me. I began to pray to Jesus more often with a lot of the problems I had, and I found comfort in talking with him. I felt a lot calmer, and I could tackle situations that came at me. 

Despite my doubts and struggles, I continue to keep believing in Jesus because I know He has a plan for me. I put my faith in Him, trusting that I will be alright in His hands.

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Evelina’s Story with Jesus

Hi, my name is Evelina, and I am currently in 5th grade. I play the piano and viola, and I absolutely adore animals. I come from a large family of five sisters. 

I learned about Jesus by attending church regularly with one of my sisters. At first, I had doubts about God’s existence, as well as the reality of heaven and hell. However, as I continued to attend church and read the Bible more, I gradually felt the Holy Spirit’s presence within me, resolving these uncertainties.

What motivates me to attend church every week is the warmth and hospitality of my brothers and sisters in Christ. They always make me feel welcome and included. What keeps my faith in Jesus strong is the knowledge that He died on the cross for me.

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Airi’s Story with Jesus

My name is Airi. I’m 11 years old and currently attending 5th grade. I go to LME and love to eat, sleep, and hang out in my room. I’m also a proud owner of some amazing pets, but I don’t really like school that much. I love being in the band and choir, and I attend church every Sunday.

So, how did I get to know God? Well, my mom used to go to Three Crosses, but I didn’t go with her. Later on, my friend Adora and her family took me to the Church of God in Oakland, and that’s where I was introduced to God and made some great friends.

I did have a big problem once when my family got COVID, but I didn’t. I had to quarantine in my room while they were all sick, and then when I got it, I had to quarantine in my room again because I was the only one who had it. But God helped me through that tough time, and I didn’t feel so alone.

I come to church now because I really enjoy learning more about God and seeing my friends and others. And I continue to believe in God because I feel happier and better with Him. Whenever I have a hard time, I talk to God or someone else about it, and it gets fixed pretty easily. Plus, I’ve made new friends through God and feel like I’ve become a better person overall.

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Kaiqi’s Story with Jesus ｜Kaiqi 的見證

My name is Kaiqi, and I am currently in 8th grade. In my day-to-day life, I enjoy spending time with my friends, drawing, swimming, and playing volleyball. Additionally, I attend church on Sundays and participate in other fellowships.

I have been attending church since I was a baby, but I am unsure when I first began believing in God. When I was younger, I didn’t feel very close to Him until I grew up. Back then, my involvement with church mostly involved learning about God and His word.

However, with the outbreak of COVID-19, life became more challenging, and it was harder for me to learn and grow. When places started to open up again, it was nice to go back to church and spend time with brothers and sisters. In-person interactions made it much easier for me to learn than online. Bread-breaking meetings helped me build a stronger relationship with God, and fellowships and Bible readings with others helped me better understand the Bible. I also like to write notes during the message so I can look back and remember what was taught.

Sometimes, I doubted God because it felt like He wasn’t answering my prayers. But over time, my prayers were answered. I’ve asked Him to help me through several problems, and He has always been there to guide me. I also remember asking Him to help me feel better when I had a stomach ache or felt sick.

I choose to continue believing in God because He has helped me through many things, and I find joy in being with other brothers and sisters. Even if there are many ups and downs, I still choose to believe in Him because of what He has done for me and how He has helped me during troubled times.

我叫 Kaiqi，現在讀八年級。平時我很喜歡和朋友一起玩。我還很喜歡畫畫、游泳和打排球。此外，我在星期天會去教會並參加其他團契。

我從小就去教會，但我不確定我是什麼時候開始相信耶穌的。在我小的時候，我不覺得我和神的關系很近。那時候，我參加教會主要是想更認識神和祂的話語。

然而，隨著 COVID-19 的爆發，生活變得更具挑戰性，我的學習和成長也更加艱難。當很多地方再次開放時，能夠回到教會與弟兄姊妹一起真是太好！實體的互動讓我比在線學習更容易。星期日的擘餅聚會幫助我與神建立了更堅固的關系。與其他人一起的團契和聖經閱讀也幫助我更好地明白聖經。我也喜歡在信息中寫筆記，這樣我可以回顧並記住所教的內容。

有時，我也會懷疑神，因為感覺祂沒有回應我的祈禱。但隨著時間的過去，我的祈禱得到了回應。我曾求祂幫助我解決幾個問題，祂一直在這裡指導我。我還記得當我肚子痛或感覺不舒服時，我曾求祂幫助我感覺好些。

我選擇繼續信神，是因為神幫助我經過了很多事情。我在與其他弟兄姊妹相處中找到了快樂。即使有許多困難，我仍然選擇相信祂，因為祂為我所做的一切，以及祂在困難時對我的幫助。

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Adora’s Story with Jesus｜ Adora 的見證

My name is Adora, and I’m in sixth grade. I’m from Castro Valley, and I love swimming. I have two siblings, so there are five of us in my family. I’m also a Christian and go to the Church of God in Oakland. My parents brought me to church when I was a baby, and I’ve been going ever since.

I invited my friend Airi to come with me to church. She used to go to another church, but when she came with me, she met new people, and her family became part of our church family. Now I’m always excited to attend church on Sundays and Wednesdays to see my friends and learn more about God.

As I learned about God, I would have doubts and questions, too. I wonder if God is real and how many of my friends would come with me to church. Sometimes my friends are too busy, so I pray and ask God to bring them to church or fellowship with me.

But I still believe in God because I get to hang out with my friends and learn more about the Bible. One time, when I was four years old, I really wanted a sister. So I prayed for her every day for a year. Then my mom told me that I would have a sibling, but I didn’t know if it would be a boy or a girl. When I found out it would be a girl, I was so happy because I would have a sister. When she was born, I got to hold her in my arms. That experience showed me that God listens to our prayers and can make our dreams come true.

我叫Adora，是六年級學生。我來自Castro Valley。我喜歡游泳。我有一個妹妹和弟弟，所以我家有五口人。我也是一名基督徒。小時候我的父母就帶我去教會，從那以後我就一直都去。

我還邀請我的朋友 Airi 和我一起去教會。她之前是去另外一個教會，但當她和我一起來時，她認識了新的朋友，她的家人也成了我們教會大家庭的一員。現在我總是很期待能在星期天和星期三去教會和我的朋友們一起認識神。 

但我們去學習認識神的時候，我也會有疑惑和疑問。我想知道神是否真實存在。我由能帶到多少朋友和我一起去教會呢？有時我的朋友們太忙了，所以我禱告求神帶他們來教會或與我去團契。

我仍然相信神，因為我可以和朋友們一起，並更多地了解聖經。還記得當我四歲的時候，我真的很想要一個妹妹。所以我每天都為她祈禱。經過祈禱一年，然後我媽媽告訴我，我會有一個兄弟姐妹，但我不知道是男孩還是女孩。當我知道會是個女孩時，我很高興，因為我會有一個妹妹。她出生時，我還將她抱在懷裡。那次經歷告訴我，神會垂聽我們的禱告，並能使我們的夢想成真。

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Justin’s Story with Jesus | Justin 的見證

My name is Justin, and I’m in 8th grade. I love playing video games and volleyball.

My parents have been taking me to church since I was a baby, and I’ve always enjoyed growing up in church. But it was during a VBS in the summer of 2016 when I accepted Jesus as my savior. The message about the gospel of Jesus was so powerful, and when we split into groups, our leader prayed with us to help us believe in Christ. That’s when I felt God’s presence, and I invited Jesus into my life.

Sometimes, I have doubts about God, but I pray and ask Him to show me that He’s real. He reminds me of the things Jesus did for us, and that helps me believe even more.

Although there are days when I feel like staying in bed and playing Pokemon instead of going to fellowship or church, I still choose to go. I love seeing my brothers and sisters and learning more about God.

I continue to believe in God because I know I’ll get to see Him in heaven someday, and I’ll be reunited with all my brothers and sisters there.

我叫Justin，我上八年級。我喜歡玩電子遊戲和排球。

我的父母從小就帶我去教會，我也很喜歡在教會裡成長。在 2016 年夏天的 VBS （假期聖經班） 期間，我接受了耶穌作為我的救主。那次關於耶穌福音的信息讓我很深刻。當我們分組時，我的組長老師與我們一起祈禱和幫助我們接受基督。那時我感受到了神的同在，我接受耶穌進入我的生命。

雖然有時我也會懷疑神，但我會祈禱求祂向我顯出祂是真實的。祂讓我想起耶穌為我們所做的事，這讓我更加相信。

雖然有時候我也會想睡懶覺或玩Pokemon 而不去團契或教會，但我仍然選擇去。因為我喜歡見到我的弟兄姊妹和認識神更多。

我繼續相信神，因為我知道有一天我會在天堂見到祂，我會在那裡與我所有的弟兄姊妹團聚。

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Connor’s Story with Jesus ｜Connor 的見證

I’m Connor, and I’m in 8th grade. I enjoy playing sports, video games, playing guitar, and practicing jiu-jitsu.

When I was little, my mom took me to church, and that’s how I learned about God. At first, I didn’t really like going to church. It was kind of boring to me. But it became more enjoyable as I got to know the people there and started to understand the messages.

I still attend church because I believe in God and His words and want to learn more about Christ. Sometimes, things I learn in school about animals, dinosaurs, and evolution make me doubt God’s existence and question if He really created everything. But I talk to my mom about it; she helps me understand those things better.

Nowadays, I really like going to church. I enjoy the people, the messages, and the communion. I believe in Christ because I think He’s real and created me.

我是Connor, 我在上八年級。我喜歡運動、電子遊戲、彈吉他和練習柔術。小時候，媽媽帶我去教會，我就是這樣認識神的。起初，我不太喜歡去教會，因為我覺得有點無聊。但隨著我認識那裡的人並開始明白聚會但信息，我開始感興趣。

現在我去聚會是因為我相信神和祂的話，並且想更多地了解基督。有時，我在學校學到的關於動物、恐龍和進化論的知識時會讓我懷疑神的存在，懷疑祂是否真的創造了一切。但是當我和媽媽談論這些事，她幫助我更明白這一切。現在，我真的很喜歡去教會。我喜歡這裡的人、信息和團契。我相信基督，因為我認為祂是真的並創造了我。

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