The House of Blessings ....... 蒙福的家- 生活花絮: Faith's Baptism Ceremony 受浸典禮

Faith 受洗了!

她在12/20/2009 Sunday 3:30pm 芝加哥的活水福音教會受浸典禮中受洗歸入主名. 我們都感動不已. 這是新堂落成啟用後的第一次受浸典禮. Faith 是英文堂受浸典禮的第一個受浸的孩子. 太特別了! Faith 9 歲時就決志, 但一直等到現在符合了教會的規定(滿13歲). 12/6/2009 剛滿13歲, 又逢新堂第一次受浸典禮, Faith 該是最年輕的一位了! 我們的傻瓜相機拍不到Faith 受洗的畫面, 因為太暗. 放上幾張受洗的照片, 是從Video上翻拍的. 不是很清楚, 但比沒有好 :) Video 也上從TV上翻錄. 因為要等Daddy 有空把CamCoder的video load 到網上, 不知何年何月. 只好用傻瓜相機的錄影功能翻錄! 不是很清楚, 但比沒有好 :)

Faith 隨即做了信主見證 ~

Hi! My name is Faith Tsou, I'm 13, and I want to share my testimony.
I grew up in a Christian family, go to a Christian school, and go to church every week ever since I was born. So I basically thought I was always a Christian. But slowly I realized that I need to have a relationship with Jesus.
The reason why I want to be a Christian is that I want to walk with the Lord and not have eternal death, so when I die, I will be in Heaven with my family, friends, and God and be sure of it.

When I was 9, I was getting ready for bed, and I had a sudden thought to become a Christian. I asked my parents if we could talk and they asked me what I wanted to talk about and that it’s getting late. I told them that I want to become a Christian. Then my dad said that we should have a family meeting the next day, but he wanted me to think about two questions: Why do I want to be a Christian and how do I think I can become a Christian?

The next day we had a family meeting as my dad promised. My grandma, my mom, my dad, and I were sitting in our dinning room with our Bibles.

My dad first asked me if I was serious about my decision to become a Christian, and I said 'yes'. Then he asked me why I wanted to become a Christian. I told him that I wanted to walk with the Lord, and I want to be in Heaven with my family and God when I died. Then he asked me if I knew how I can become a Christian. I told him that I have to admit that I am a sinner, I want to repent, I believe that Jesus is God's Son and He came into the world and died on the cross for me, and I need the courage to confess my faith in Jesus as my Lord and Savior.

My dad shared some Bible verses with me to make sure I understand the meaning of becoming a Christian. The one verse that helped me understand the most is John 1: 12~13 "Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God - children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God."

Since I was clear about my decision, my dad told me that I can pray to God and accept Jesus Christ into my heart as my Lord and Savior. I was slightly nervous, so my dad told me that I don't have to do it if I wasn't ready, but I still believed that I was ready, so I prayed with all my heart and then my dad prayed for me. Soon after the prayer, the room was filled with tears of joy and I'm sure heaven was too.

After being saved, I have changed the way I think about the Bible and I have taken God’s Word more seriously. Now I truly believe that God’s Word is the truth. I no longer worry about being separated from my family if any of us died. My grandma passed away in November this year and although I missed her very much, I truly believe that I will see her again in heaven. I pray for one day that my sister will accept Jesus Christ as her savior, so my whole family can be always together with God. I would also pray for everyone to know Jesus and be saved by Him, since God’s salvation is prepared for everyone.