I was born in the year of the horse, in a small city in southeast China.  My parents named me after their surnames and my name sounds like “wealthy” in Chinese.  Since young, my parents were both working.  Thus, for most of the time, I was lonely at home.  I used to envy my neighbours when I watched them playing outside their house and wished that I was part of them.  Later, when I went to school, life revolved between school and home and nothing else.  I focused on my studies and did not bother about anything except my schoolwork.  I did not know what was happening in the world and neither did I have to worry about how I felt about others and vice versa.  This went on for some years.

When I was nearly twenty years old, I came to Singapore to further my studies.  Then, I began to have a taste of the real society.  With no family members around me, I felt that I had to be independent.  Upon completing my studies, I went on to work for a few years.  Over time, I felt that I had not achieved anything great in my life except that I have gotten married and have children of my own.  My aloofness and the slight social detachment I had were the results of my growing environment.  A friend once asked me about the goal of my life but I could not answer him as it was a tough question for me.  I jokingly replied that my goal in life was just to get by it and die.  Though it seemed like a joke, it was really a true reflection of me.  I once asked myself: who are we, where did we come from and where would we be when death comes?  Of course, I had no answer to these questions.  Staying ignorant seemed to be the only solution.

God planted the gospel seed in my heart through some Christian friends who shared with me about Him and the Bible.  God then used Pastor Tan to grow this seed in me.  Through the Basic Bible Knowledge class and the Sunday sermons, I had better a understanding of the Christian faith.  I also learnt more about God through the Adult Sunday School taught by Elder Kerh Li.  These classes soothed my soul just like the morning dew refreshes the dry land.  My encounter with God was akin to an unexpected meeting with an old friend in a foreign land.  “For God so love the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).  He also rose from the dead.  Glory be unto Him.  Pastor Tan and friends from Tree of Life Christian Church treat everyone with sincerity and serve God with wholeheartedness.  They taught me God’s Word with great patience and cared for me with practical help in my walk of life.  Since then, wonderful things have happened to my work and life.  Although I still feel tired after a day’s work, the loneliness that I used to experience is no longer there.  I have less worries and frustrations too.  I thank God for the peace in my heart.

I thank God for saving me and I am a happier person now.  With my best effort, I will diligently study the Bible, obey God’s Word and actively live out the Christian life. I shall examine myself regularly so that I can be better than my past and improve over time, as a testimony to the almightiness of my Lord Jesus who has changed me.  I will strive to serve my Lord so that more people could be saved and receive His holiness and that God’s gospel may be spread abroad.

I humbly ask to be baptized.