10 years+

Mark 4:26 And He said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground, 27 and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how. 28 For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head. 29 But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

This verses come to me three times since Jan 2018. Somehow, I thought that is related to the salvation of someone I love. I prayed for the salvation of my 85 years old dad for over 10 years. I share my own testimony and other testimonies with him through the years. He always told me that he believed there could be one God in the universe, but he is not sure if the God is Jesus. Either or not, he do not need Him like me, as he has good friends and he can handle life pretty well. Around April 2018, my dad found out he had stage 4 colon cancer. The cancer started spreading to other organs. He decided to do a colon surgery in June 28. I prayed that God give me wisdom and courage to share core gospel with him via face time. I use the gospel hand approach I learnt from "the Call ministry" from my church.

(Grace- Heaven is a free gift. It is not something you earn or deserve. Eph 2:8-9; Man- All man have sin. Romans 3:23; God is love and God is just. Exodus 34:7; Jesus- Jesus died on the cross, rose again in 3 days to pay off our sins. John 1:1,14/ Isaiah 53:6; Faith- Saving faith is not merely head knowledge or temporarily faith, such as health, family, finance, but is trust Jesus Christ alone. James 2:19/ Revelation 3:20)

My dad was hindered and disagreed when I got to “all men are sinners and fall shorts in God’s glory”. He thought he has been good person in his whole life. Indeed, my dad is a good and humble person. People like his personality. He did not make professional faith on that day. I was disappointed. I prayed even more hard to God. I hope he can accept Jesus as his personal Savior and Lord when he is conscious and can make free choice on his own. I really hope he will have eternal assurance in Christ.

One Sunday morning around 6 am, my husband woke me up. He told me my dad made professional faith and did the sinner’s prayer with my sister’s pastor in Hong Kong. God is Good.

My dad received Jesus as his personal Savior & Lord

On June 28, 2018, I flied back to HK for my dad surgery. The surgery went well at first, but then my Dad vomited seriously. Doctor told us my dad’s organs are not functioned. It could be very dangerous. They plugged in different type of vessels and tubes to my dad’s body. I was heartache badly. I can only cried out to God and ask for peace and mercy on my dad, so he does not have to suffer further. During the tough days, there are a lot of angels in Christ sent from God. Saints in Christ prayed and showed their love to my dad and my sister. My dad’s organs works again and doctor start removing the tubes attached from his body. He was getting stable and recovering well.

In the hospital my sister and me started to share the new believer daily devotion with dad everyday. One day we share this verse to him, "2 Corinthians 12:9 And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me." My dad told us this verse related to him truly. He said while he was very weak in his bed, a hand gently touched his shoulder couple times when he was asleep. Initially, he thought it could be ghost, but quickly he know it is God, as he is peaceful and the hand is indescribable gentle. I immediately thought whenever we asked him what he want us to pray for him. My dad always mentioned that may God peace with him, let him rest in God and know God is there to go through the suffering with him. God is so real and good.

The most beautiful part for me is I prayed to God so many years that God can touch him and be his own God, so he can encounter His goodness in a personal basis, but not imagine God as his daughters’s God. 

Job 42:5 I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, But now my eye sees You.

Last but not least, God prepared a good nursing home to my dad for his recovery. My dad preferred to have his own room and restroom in the nursing home. It is not easy to find a suitable nursing home with good caring team, single room and bathroom in a limited budget.

During searching, my sister and me are weary, discouraged and lack faith. God is good, He gave the exact right place tailored to my dad’s need: one big single room with own bath, have Mountain View and good sunlight at decent price. Also, the nursing team are friendly, caring, and Christian orientated.

Recovery Nursery Home

He prepare the place in His exact time. (Right after my sister paid the deposit, emergency room from hospital called my sister and indicated that dad must checked out ASAP as there are short of bedding for other people who are in an urgently need of the ER hospital facility. We are able to transfer my dad to the nursing home the day before I left Hong Kong in the exact time assigned from God. God is good, all the time!

Now, my dad has left us peacefully on March 8, 2019. He is with God. The evangelist Billy Graham said "My home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world." Same as my dad.

A week before my dad move from this life to heaven, my sister and me had chance to have communion with him. I felt so touched. My dad told us he felt very close to Jesus during communion.

 
Baptized on Jan 19, 2019