My name is Annie Trang, and I have lived in Los Angeles pretty much all my life. I was raised in a Buddhist family. As I was growing up, my mom would take me to the temple, and I was taught that Buddhism was the only religion for me. When I was a little girl there were nights that I would pray to God, at that time I don’t even know who He was yet. I went through a phase of Buddhism then eventually I was stuck between the two religions, and I couldn’t decide. It took me a while trying to figure it out.
I would say about 5 months ago, that’s when I truthfully encountered God in my life. I was going through a break-up with my boyfriend of 3 years. It wasn’t a bad relationship - we had a great time. But I felt there was something missing. I wasn’t completely happy mentally, and spiritually, I wasn’t fulfilled - I felt like I needed to search for something more. I was sad, but I wasn’t devastated by the break-up, because I knew God had a better plan for me. I believe “when God takes away something from you, he just clears the way for something greater.”
In Mid May of 2010 It’s all started when my dear friend Kim Nguyen invited me to an event at her church when Nick Vujicic was ministering there. He was born with no arms, no legs, but he is happier than most human beings on earth! His words about Christ has touched my heart in a way that I never felt before. I actually started crying at church, it was the tears of joy! That’s when I knew the Holy Spirit had taken over me.
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Our friend Ying, a scientist originally from China, shares a powerful testimony of how she came to know the Lord after more than a decade as an atheist. From a lifetime of challenges, she shares how she came to see God’s hand of protection upon her family and now has found true love, peace and joy, regardless of the circumstance.
I am very grateful to the Lord, who has led me to this day.
I was born and grew up in northern China, where I received about 21 years education including primary school, middle school, high school, college and graduate school. Although knowing very little about the Bible and Jesus Christ, I had claimed to be an “atheist” and opposed Christianity. I believed in Darwin’s “theory of evolution” and thought that “creationism” was nonsense and ludicrous.
My husband and I came to the United States in the year of 2000 and lived in Washington State for nearly a decade. During the period of time, many people, whether very close friends or strangers, tried to introduce the Bible and Christianity to me. Not only had I never listened to them or given any serious thoughts to it, but also was I disgusted with the Gospel and annoyed by Christian preachers.
In 2009, my husband and I experienced unprecedented challenges both in personal life and our careers. In retrospect, this very experience made me realize the likely existence of a “Superior Spiritual Being”. This was because whenever the circumstance seemed too hard to bear, it would always resolve in a timely manner and, surprisingly, for our advantage as well. I sensed the protection and blessings from the “Superior Spiritual Being”, i.e., God…[click “Read More” below to continue]
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