Praise the Lord! Brother Junyu Guan and Sister Wenwen Zhao were baptized on June 22 at the Chinese congregation, giving their lives to the Lord.
Brother Junyu Guan and Sister Wenwen Zhao joined our church last year, and after nearly a year of seeking and learning, they made the decision to accept Jesus as the Lord of their lives. Their testimonies deeply moved us.
Brother Junyu shared how the seed of faith was planted in his heart during his childhood through the quiet but steadfast faith of his grandmother. She became a Christian in her 70s, despite having little formal education, and faithfully attended church every week. Junyu often saw her praying quietly. Over the years, her persistent prayers left a lasting impression, sowing the seed of Christ in his young heart.
Another remarkable testimony was how smoothly their family obtained Canadian visas. During the application process, they learned that many families in similar situations were separated—one parent would come to Canada with the child, while the other’s visitor visa would be denied. Before Junyu submitted his visa application, he mentioned his travel plans to his grandmother. Although she didn’t fully understand, she faithfully prayed for him. Just ten days after submitting, his visa was approved—something the immigration consultant described as incredibly rare. Junyu began to wonder: could the God his grandmother prayed to really have heard her prayers?
His grandmother passed away on October 28, 2024, at the age of 98. Junyu believes that receiving the visa was her final gift to him—a blessing from God for their whole family. He was able to be with her in her final days before departing for Canada, and he feels at peace, though he still misses her. He is confident she is now in heaven, just as God promised.
At the end of his testimony, Brother Junyu quoted Matthew 18:12–14:
“If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off?… In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.”
Junyu believes he is that lost sheep who has now been found.
Sister Wenwen Zhao came to our church through the invitation of Sister Summer. Through this connection, she truly encountered God. She shared that everything seemed to fall into place as if an unseen hand was gently guiding her forward. She does not believe it was just “good luck,” but that God had chosen her and prepared the path for her.
Wenwen loves attending Sunday services. Sitting in the sanctuary brings her a deep peace she had never known before. Over time, she began reflecting on her life, especially her relationship with her child. In the past, due to the demands of her job, she often lacked patience and would easily lose her temper. After venting her frustration, she rarely paused to consider the impact of her actions. Though her family would urge her to guide her child with patience, she didn’t take their advice to heart or consider changing.
Now, as a child of God, her thoughts and behaviors have begun to change. She is learning to communicate gently and has realized how wrong her past actions were. In her words, “I truly feel like I’ve become a different person.”
Baptism, she shared, represents dying with Christ and rising with Him. Wenwen longs for God’s healing hand—to let her sinful self die with Christ, and be reborn, filled with the Holy Spirit. This is her rebirth, a brand-new beginning.
感謝主！官俊宇弟兄與趙雯雯姊妹於6月22日，在中文堂接受洗禮，歸入主的名下。
這對夫妻自去年來到我們教會，在近一年的尋求與學習中，堅定地接受耶穌為他們生命的主。他們的見證令人深受感動。
官俊宇弟兄分享，他信主的種子早在年幼時就已被撒下。他的外婆在七十多歲時信主，雖然文化程度不高，卻每週忠心參加聚會，常常在家中低聲禱告。這份堅持的信仰深深影響了官弟兄，也在他心中留下了耶穌基督的印記。
另一個奇妙的見證是，他們一家順利獲得加拿大簽證。在簽證辦理過程中，他們得知很多家庭因為探親簽證被拒而被迫分隔兩地。然而，在官弟兄遞交簽證前，他告訴外婆自己即將出國。雖然外婆不完全明白其中細節，卻為他誠懇地禱告。十幾天後，官弟兄的簽證順利通過，連中介都說這樣的情況非常罕見。官弟兄開始思索：是不是這位天上的神真的垂聽了外婆的禱告？
2024年10月28日，外婆安息主懷，享年98歲。官弟兄說，順利拿到簽證彷彿是外婆送給他最後的禮物，更是神為他們一家預備的恩典。在出國前，他也有機會陪伴外婆走完最後一程，心中雖有不捨，但已無遺憾。他堅信，外婆已按著神的應許，安息在天家。
在見證結尾，官弟兄引用《馬太福音》18:12-14節：“一個人若有一百隻羊，一隻走迷了路，他豈不撇下那九十九隻，往山裡去找那隻迷路的羊嗎？……你們在天上的父也是這樣，不願意這小子裡失喪一個。”
官弟兄相信，自己就是那隻被尋回的羊。
趙雯雯姊妹則是透過Summer姊妹的邀請，來到我們教會，真正接觸到福音。她分享，一切就像有一雙看不見的大手，在默默推動她走向神所預備的道路。她不認為自己只是“幸運”，而是感受到神親自揀選與帶領。
趙姊妹特別喜歡參加每週的主日崇拜，在教會中，她體會到內心前所未有的平靜與安穩。她開始反思自己的生命，尤其是在教養孩子上，以前常因工作壓力對孩子缺乏耐心、容易發脾氣，也未曾反思這樣是否合宜。如今，信主後，她的心思與行為逐漸被更新，學會耐心溝通，認識過去的錯誤，也開始為自己的改變而感恩。
她說，受洗就是與主同死同復活。她渴慕神的醫治，願那充滿罪性的舊我隨主而死，並在聖靈中得著新生命。這是重生，更是嶄新的開始。