Tina’s life – a sweet reward

Here’s another recent Taiwan story that melts my heart.  Tina and I hadn’t talked with each other or seen each other for 16 years. What a joy to hear her gratitude and her victorious journey.  Here is her FB message to me – in her own words.

In July 2009, you brought your family to Taiwan and went to Living Water Church.  At that time, there was a 72-hour non-stop prayer meeting. I was in college at the time and I was experiencing a lot of stress about our xxxxxx values.  When I went to the prayer room that day, I was deciding to make some not-so-good choices.  I think you don’t know me, but you come directly to me and tell me.

Tina, God wants me to tell you that you have chosen the wrong thing whether it is right or wrong.  But God wants to change you, not just a little bit, but everything.  God will give you glory and Mercy as new clothes, you will be a bridge.  God will change your family through your life, and they will know God.

I actually don’t feel like I have to share it with you, but I feel like I need to thank you today.  At that time, because of your words, I discovered that God knew every decision I made, and I felt the fear of God. But because of your words, I choose not to make the wrong choice about xxxxxx.  I began to learn to know God, but it actually took me a long time. I was still experiencing God’s guidance and healing.

No one in my family knew God at the time, and they were very broken.  But today, my father, mother, two brothers, and their wives were all baptized into knowing God. Their children are now learning to know God, too.  We have a family time every Friday night where we worship and pray together.  We are not perfect, we are all still experiencing God. But it just occurred to me to thank you for obeying what God said to me.

I’m sure you can imagine how impacting and heartfelt our face-to-face reconnection was a few nights ago!  Such wonderful joy and appreciation for the goodness of God in both of our lives.  Thank You, Father!

–MLH