Family of 6..two sisters who are christians and a brother whose a christian too. I'm the youngest by the way. Mum's a very devoted buddhist and dad's a free thinker. When I was in primary school..My second sister brought me to sunday school church at her church at Yishun. She taught me about christianity, teach me how to pray and read the Word of God. Slowly, I was really into God and trust upon Him. For that around 1 to 3 years, my sis secretly brought me to sunday school church..After somehow, I don't know why or how, but my mum knows that my sis brought me to church. So, she told my dad and both of my parents knew it and rejected it that I should continue going to church. After then, a few weeks after. I stopped attending church and my sis has no choice. And that is around when I am primary 5 or 6, can't remember. My faith wasn't that strong during that time as I was bothered by my parents objection and all that. So yes, of course my sis prayed about it.

So..I was out of church for around 2 to 3 years. I was still a good kid, haha. But didn't have so much faith in God. I still believe in God but wasn't so sure. Sometimes I still declare myself as a christian but a christian who doesn't attend church. So, some of my christian friends didn't believe I'm a christian and went to church before. I was kind of very attitude person, scolding vulgarities.. Well, but I didn't smoke or do illegal stuff or anything that's against the law or hurting myself and I still study smartly and I still thank God for that I didn't went into any bad companies besides scolding vulgarities when I wasn't attending church. That was my life during that time after what happen when I left church.

Probably around a year ago, or 1 and half year ago. my brother was a devoted christian and he brought me to City Harvest Church. On that day before he brought me to the service, it was my Grandma's death anniversary (Dad's side). Both my brother and I went with our parents. My brother and I was well, kinda say..forced to take the joss sticks and do those chanting. My mother knows that my brother attend church but didn't really say much as she's kind of given up. As my brother haven't been baptized yet, he was kind of no choice but to take the joss sticks as all our relatives are all also non-christians. So afterthat, I asked him where he's going at the afternoon, he said he's going to church. And I said, "Can I go too? wanna see how your church is like?" (Parents didn't know that day). So he brought me to church and I was touched by God and got saved that day. After the service, I told my brother, "Can I come next week again?". So ya, I started attending church secretly again together with my brother. Also, besides my parents, during that period. I have a cousin, so call a god-brother to me now after my mum accepted my cousin to be like a..part of a son to her also. He was also a very devoted buddhist and very very anti-christian that loves criticizing and hates christians. He's kind of suspected that I went to church and so he've been telling me about the bad things of christians and all those anti-christian things. For months, my mind was bothered again but this time, by my god-brother (cousin). After a few months..I cannot tolerate his attitude and behavior, I finally told him the truth that I attended church for a few months already. So right after he knows that, he straight away told my mum. Well, and my mum knows it and called my sis asking, "Is your brother bringing ming to church?" (ming's my middle name AKA Kianming). My sister explains it all and afterwards, my mum's somehow also kinda given up hope for me (Well, as you know that buddhists believes that christians cannot hold the joss sticks and paying the last respect of their parents by chanting when their parents passed away). So, afterwhich, my mum didn't have much objections of me attending church until now. My dad was a free thinker and is also always rejecting me to go church. But somehow, my parents have soften their hearts and wasn't rejecting me to go church anymore.

So...what did I do during that crucial time? I prayed of course, told my sisters and my cellgroup leader to pray for me also. I trust everything upon God that He will handle all these problems. I pray to God that my parents will somehow have an open hearts and to guide me through everything smoothly. I prayed so hard everyday. Believing and have Faith all the time that God will do all these works and sort it out eventually. And yes, even now....my parents and my god-brother has willingly to allow me to go church. It is always important to read the Word of God and to pray and believing in Him and to apply all these in our life. And when God sees it, He will help you and reward you and sort out all your problems and troubles in your life.

As for now, I am in City Harvest Church expo service, serving God wholeheartedly in Usher Ministry.

Thank God in Everything! Amen.

God bless ALL!

Later ya'll

Austin