首先感謝主!我其實早就想把自己的心路歷程分享給各位弟兄姊妹和慕道的朋友們。我是一名來自中國大陸的國際留學生。在大概四、五歲時,我的外婆帶我去過幾次天主教的教堂,但當時她並不是基督徒。現在我還依稀記得當時禱告的情景,在我的印像中,感覺特別神聖。
再次接觸主的時候,我已經高中畢業了。我第一次讀到《聖經》的時候,感覺這本書很有哲理,跟普通的書不同;一打開《聖經》,覺得心情突然很平靜,有種很神奇的感覺。那本《聖經》是我媽媽的一位好朋友送給她的,感謝那位阿姨給我媽媽傳福音。
再後來,在 2009 年年底,我就到溫哥華來讀大學了,再次經歷到了主耶穌。 2010 年年初,有一次我的住宿家庭送他們的小孩子去教堂唱詩,帶上了我一起去,我很喜歡那裡輕鬆的氛圍,大家圍成一圈提問、討論,開始和最後都伴隨著禱告。
我在住宿家庭待了幾個月後,就搬了出去;感謝主的安排,我的新室友是一位跟我同鄉的學姐。在她的帶領下,我去參加了威靈頓教會的聖誕聚餐,第一次在加拿大接觸到有華人的教會,對於牧師的講道感觸很深。當我在溫哥華開始第二學期的學習時,學業和人際關係都碰到了很大的困難。記得我有一次和新室友鬧矛盾,心里特別鬱悶,我就打開了《聖經》轉向主。第二天剛好是主日,我一大早就去了教會。我之後經常去參加教會的主日和學生團契的活動,還參加了給新人準備的課程,每次都能明顯感到主帶給我的力量——很強大。在我 20 歲生日的前幾天,我就在國語查經後作了決志禱告,從此我堅定了自己的信仰,接受了主耶穌做我的救主。
去年暑假回國的時候,我發現我媽媽身邊又多了幾位好友,其中有位阿姨是個很虔誠的基督教徒。感謝主的安排,我媽媽在她的帶領下開始接觸教會。暑假結束,在我快要回溫哥華的時候,在一次家庭聚會上沒想到兩年沒見到的舅媽已經是基督徒。以前她的性格特別火爆,現在改變很大,態度很謙虛,我想這就是主賜給她的智慧,活出謙卑的樣式。她告訴我,每天都會為我禱告,讓我十分感動!
回首往事,我的故事其實一點也不轟轟烈烈,但主愛的點滴一直澆灌著我。神的腳蹤一步一個印跡,真真實實地伴隨著我的成長。最近在牧師的幫助下,我們計劃在大學裡成立一個小組,想儘自己的微薄之力,把主的真道傳給更多的人,希望主能保守我的心思意念,一切榮耀歸給主,哈利路亞!
Little by little -- a testimony from Nikki
Written by Nikki Translated by Naomi
First all, I want to thank God. I thank him for giving me this opportunity to share with everybody. I have been longing for this chance for a while. I am an international student from mainland China. When I was about 5 years old, my Grandma took me to a Catholic church once a while. She was not a Christian at the time. However, she made me to have a good impression towards Christianity. I still remember the scene of people praying. It was very holy.
It was not until I graduated from high school that I read the Bible for the first time in my life. I felt the Bible was very different from the other books. When I opened the Bible, I suddenly felt very peaceful. I knew I was experiencing a miracle. The Bible was from a close friend of my Mum. She sent it to my Mum as a gift. I thanked her a lot for preaching the gospel to my Mum.
Later, I came to Vancouver for my postsecondary education at the end of 2009. I then had another chance to know the Lord more. In the beginning of 2010, the house parents of my homestay took their children and me to their church for a choir. I liked my experience in a small group study there. I enjoyed the warm feeling when people asked questions about the Bible. I liked them when they prayed before and after the group studies.
I didn't live with my homestay for long. I moved to another house a few months later. In the new house, I met a school sister from my hometown. Because of her invitation, I went to a Christmas dinner in Willingdon Church. I joined a group of Chinese Christians there. I was deeply touched by the sermon of the Pastor there.
After I started my second semester in Vancouver, I met a lot of difficulties because of school and interpersonal relationships. After a conflict with my roommate, I felt very lonely and depressed. I opened my Bible and turned to God. The next day was a Sunday. I went to an early morning service in Church. After that, I started to attend Sunday services and student fellowships regularly. I joined difference classes for new believers. Every time I attended those classes, I could experience God's presence. I got a lot of strength from God because of the classes. A few days before I turned to be a 20 year old, I prayed to Jesus to accept him as my personal Lord and savior.
Last year, I went back home during the summer vacation. I discovered that my Mum made a few more close friends. Among them, there was a faithful Christian sister. I thanked God for his perfect timing. He made my Mum to attend church services with that Christian sister. When I was about to leave for Vancouver, I met my Auntie on a family gathering. I hadn't seen her for 2 years. She had become Christian by then. According to my memory, she was very easy to get angry. She had changed a lot when I met her in the gathering. I know it was God who gave her wisdom to control her temper. She had become a very gentle and polite person. She told me that she would pray for me every day. I was very touched by her.
When I think about my life now, I feel it is not full of wonders. However, God's love has filled my life little by little. Step by step, his plan is fulfilled during all these years. These a few weeks, with the help from my Pastor, we started a Bible study group in my University. I hope I can contribute a little to help more people knowing God's truth. Glorify the name of Jesus Christ. Halleluiah!