Our Editor Rachel shares an intimate story about love from the Father of the bride on her wedding day.
Have you ever experienced an overwhelming sense of familiarity with something that shouldn’t be familiar at all? Some people call it a déjà vu while others say it could be a distant dream. However, I think it could sometimes be a vision that God has placed in our hearts.
“And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions” – Joel 2:28
A few months ago, I had a wedding ceremony in Malaysia. Most brides would be exhilarated and beaming with joy. They would agree to many things the wedding planners and vendors propose because it would be ‘once in a lifetime’. However, this wedding was held after our wedding ceremony in California. I felt that we have already been there and done that not long ago with this ceremony being the ‘second in our lifetime’.
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Do you ever miss home? Our Editor Dan shares a touching story about the tenderness of the Father’s Heart for those who are living far away from family and friends.
Last Friday my wife Rachel was feeling especially homesick. Being from Malaysia and coming to a whole new world and life out here in LA, she sometimes needs a little taste of home to keep her going. So we decided to have a late dinner at The Spice Table in Little Tokyo, one of our favorite restaurants and one of the only places in LA where you can find truly authentic Malaysian / Singaporean flavors.
We’re regulars there, and we almost always order the same thing, but this time for some reason we decided to try something different and ordered the Kaya Toast - which is a buttered toast with coconut jam that you dip in a mixture of soft poached egg, soy sauce and white pepper.
It had been a hard day and a long week for Rachel.
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Do you have a story that is too painful to tell? What if God asks you to share it with a perfect stranger over an afternoon tea?
It’s a Saturday afternoon in LA and I was at a fashion show with my girlfriend in support of a noble women’s cause. What better way to spend your girls- only -weekend! After the inspiring speeches given by women warriors from the biggest movie studios and entertainment agencies to bring domestic violence to an end, my friend and I were both fired up to move for God.
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Our Editor Rachel debuts in WitnessLA with a story which brought her back to one of the darkest times in her life.
A few years ago, I was at the bottom of my career in Hong Kong entertainment. The company I joined was seemingly established with the biggest stars and 30 years of history but all of a sudden, it closed down. When I was drowning my sorrows in Shanghai with my friends, I met an accident which caused me to be hospitalized. That same weekend, I broke up with my boyfriend of three years. When I thought I was at the lowest point of my career, love and friendship, a close friend of mine sent me emails, asking me to come home to Malaysia, where she would be there for me. Her name was Shu.
Shu was the girl with the beautiful hair and features. She had a smile that would light up the entire college hallway. Even when she was going through tough times, she would tell me her stories with a great sense of humor. Her optimism was an inspiration to me.
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There is no one more romantic than God. A few months ago, our Editor Dan wanted to propose to his girlfriend Rachel (the founder of WitnessHK). He didn’t know how he would do it, but he prayed that the Creator of all romance would give him ideas. God did even better - He made it perfect.
In March, Rachel visited Dan in LA for the second time. God had just blessed Dan with a new job, so he had a week off before the new job was going to start.
As far as Rachel knew, the plan was just to drive up to San Francisco from LA to meet Dan’s family.
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