The Christians in my class recently started meeting at
least one morning a week, praying for the salvation of our classmates and
encouraging each other in our walk. Through this, God has really been answering
our prayers and doing such AMAZING things in my class, as the next THREE
testimonies would show...
Testimony no. 1: Prayer Releases Presence!
There was this morning when a few classmates and I were just going to have a
short time of worship in our classroom when a non-Christian classmate popped in,
thinking he could do his homework there. We couldn't possibly chase him away so
he just sat there while we started to worship God. I think he was just silently
observing us throughout the whole time. A few days after that, I decided to ask
him how he felt about being there with us. He said that he had never felt
anything like it before, and it was very different from his experiences in other
churches (he occasionally attends just to find out more about what it's like).
What really caught me was how he likened that indescribable feeling to this: he
said that the closest he ever got to that feeling was when he was listening to
some top-notch orchestra play in Vienna. Knowing how much classical music means
to him (he's this really pro double-bass player for the Singapore Youth
Orchestra), that was really like WOW! He must have felt God's tangible presence
in that place! When I told him that, he just shrugged it off saying that it was
probably just the music. But I know for a fact that my guitar playing can't
possibly rival a Vienna orchestra. Even a simple morning worship with just the
voices and the guitar can usher in God's undeniable presence such that a
non-Christian can feel it!
This is really so encouraging because I believe that he felt something
different. And the thing is, I don't think it was pure coincidence that he has
been "popping in" for the past two of our meetings. This is a great testimony of
how prayer really works wonders and how God can touch the heart of a
non-believer. Because of that incident, my classmate is one step closer to God.
Testimony no. 2: Touch
MMy classmate, who backslided from God, came for A Doctor's Journal, felt the
powerful touch of His love and re-dedicated her life! William and I have been
praying hard that she'll come back to God and God answered our prayers. I thank
God that she has been coming for service and FUEL ever since easter. She really
has that hunger for God and I believe that she'll grow by leaps and bounds in
her faith.
Testimony no. 3: Can’t Run Away
On Wednesday, I was with another believer and a friend, both from my class, in
the school canteen. I popped a rather random question which started a
conversation about religion. At first my pre-believer friend was quite evasive
about the topic so I I thought she was going to reject me, but in the end, she
told us that she has actually kind of been believing on-off in God ever since
she was young; it was just that she never had to courage to actively come to
know Him and because her family's Buddhist. But then she said that when she
attended a morning prayer meeting last week, she decided to stop running away
from the truth- she wanted to know God! I asked her if she wanted to receive
Christ at that point and she said yes. So I led her in the sinner's prayer right
there and then and she was saved! Wow! It just happened that the previous monday,
a group of us were praying for her salvation! And I have been praying for so
long that she'll come to know His love too. God has really answered our prayers!
Now, my class has 14 Christians out of 24 people, when we actually started out
with 12. We have grown by 2 and it has only been 4 months! Now, we're all
believing and praying for God to add to our numbers and to His kingdom. In all
these, all I can say is PRAISE GOD! For He is great and works in miraculous
ways. (:
Michelle Lee
Z1 Lower Sec. section
4 May 06
