Evelyn's Life was Changed by the Power of the Holy Spirit (Bilingual English/Chinese)

God revealed Himself to me at a low point in my life. During this time, I questioned the purpose of life and if He even existed. This re-evaluation of life followed a change in circumstances. I was a first-time mother with a baby and together with my husband, had relocated overseas for work. I was out of my comfort zone and trying to adjust without my family and circle of friends. The catalyst for the search to know God for Himself, and not through man’s religious rules followed my going to the confessional in the Catholic Church and being told that due to a technicality (that we had not been married in the Catholic Church) my sins could not be forgiven.

It was at a pentecostal meeting shortly after that God filled me with the Holy Spirit, with the evidence of speaking in tongues, as described in the Bible (Mark 16:16-17). From that moment, I knew that God was real, and all that Jesus went through was real, and my sins had indeed been forgiven, through His act of mercy on the cross. I had attended a meeting previously and was amazed that these people could speak to God and He answered them. Through my baptism of the Holy Spirit, I too had access to God and could now understand the truths and promises, written in the Bible.

It was not until we relocated to yet another country that I heard the full gospel preached - that I needed to be “born” of both water and spirit (John 3:5). I was subsequently water-baptised by full immersion. Over the past 29 years, I couldn’t have lived without the Lord - He has helped me through life’s twists and turns, and the lows of serious illness. I know the Lord is ever merciful and faithful. I just need to continue in His ways and overcome life’s challenges until His return, which is revealed in the bible (1 Thess 4: 16-17).

上帝在我人生的低谷时向我显现。那时候的我质疑人生的意义甚至怀疑他是否存在。

而我对生命的重新审视则是来自于一个大转变。初为人母，我和老公带着我们的婴孩 移居到海外工作。我离开了我的舒适 区，离开了家人和朋友，试着去适应新生活。

在一次去天主教堂吿解时，我被告知我的罪在原则上不能被赦免的(由于我们没有在 天主教会中结婚) 从而促使我想去寻求和 认识上帝、而非跟着人为的宗教規章。

后来我在一个五旬节聚会当中上帝用圣灵充满了我，跟圣经所说的一样我说起灵语作 凭证( 马可福音16章16至17节) 由那一刻 起我知道上帝是真实的，和耶稣所经历的也是 真实的，而藉著他在十架上的恩典而为我们所做的，使我的罪被赦免了。

我之前曾参与过一个聚会，对于众人说他们可以跟上帝倾诉而上帝会回应祷告，這令 我感到很惊讶。经由圣灵的洗礼，我也 可以直接寻到上帝，並明白圣经上的真理和应许。

然而却一直等到我们搬到了另一个国家才有机会听到整个福音 : 我要在水里和圣灵里 重生(约翰福音3章5节). 后来我因而进 行了浸水洗礼。

在过去二十九年，若没有上帝我不能活下去 – 他帮助我走过人生的转折弯路，及重大 疾病的人生低潮。

我更加知道主是仁慈和信实的。而我只需要照著圣经所展示，继续跟随主的道路，藉 著主克服困难直至主再归来 ( 帖撒罗尼迦前书4章16至17节)

Evelyn is a member of The Revival fellowship - Sydney, NSW