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1974-75: God's Call
1974-75, when I was 8-9 years old, my life changed. God called on me and his spirit entered my heart with ease, despite my family's strong believe in Chinese deities. I was preached by my private tutor, who lived just a few doors away. I really want to thank this lady tutor for bringing God to my life. Unfortunately I can't remember her name and have lost contact with her. I wish that one day I will meet up with this lady, so that I can say 'thank you' to her. The lady tutor taught me how to pray to God and brought me to a church a few times. She stopped bringing me to the church after hearing complains from my parents. Nevertheless, my heart had been touched, and I started to pray to God, secretly, almost every night before sleep. "God calls on us indirectly, by various means, to follow him and believe in him. Once we have accepted him, our sins are cleansed and his spirit can enter our hearts. He will not leave us, and continues to develop a relationship with us by answering our prayers and performing great miracles in our lives. This wonderful relationship begins at the very moment we accept him." I kept my faith in God secret, as I was scared to let my dad know about it. I knew he would be really mad at me if he found out that I was a Christian. God really blessed me. Without my parents' guidance, I was self-motivated to study hard. I disciplined myself to study one to two hours everyday. I prayed to God whenever I had problems with my studies. I did quite well in primary school, always stayed within third place in the class. It was indeed a blessing by God, for me to do well in school, as my family was not intellectually oriented. My father was not well educated and did not know how to guide me to do better in school. As such, I know that my excellence in school was the guidance from God, through my interaction with him. Forewords . 1965-73: Childhood . 1974-75: God's Call . 1976-81: The Relationship Continued . 1982-83: Singapore . 1984: Kuala Lumpur . 1985-87: Sydney . 1988-89: Penang . 1990-1991: Sydney . 1992: Year of Graduation . 1992-95: Working in Architecture Firm, Penang . 1995: Meeting My Wife . 1996: Year of Marriage . 1996-98: Discovering the Purpose of Life . Conclusion . Appendix I: Question & Answer . Appendix II: The Words of Christ |