My Testimony, 一个属于我与上帝之间的见证 :)

            I’m Semmy Tan and I’m 20 years old. My testimony will start from 2012 when I first came to Subang. I was born and raised in Pahang all my life until I moved here to study in Segi College Subang Jaya. When I first came to stay here, I was alone and always in my own world. Having such poor communication skills in English made me have lack of confidence in myself. I was always being laughed at and looked down by people due to my insufficient fluency in English. Every time after my classes, I went back to my hostel, locked myself inside the room and started crying.

            

        To move on more with my story, I accepted Christ when I was 17 years old and I am the only Christian in my family considering I came from a religious Buddhist family background. Being a baby in this new chapter as a Christian, I was so eager to find a new church to expand my faith however, it was not an easy thing to do. So I did not attend any church for one whole year and I felt so lost and depressed. There are so many times I felt I want to give up and just go back to Pahang and stay with my family. What made me not lose hope is when I started praying to God. God answered me one day and told me that to never give up in life because He always has the greatest plans for me. From then on, I decided to stay and fight whatever challenges and obstacles that God will put into my life.

            

        God gave me a breakthrough on January of 2013 when I met my friends who were studying in Segi College that was recruiting new people to join their newly built cell. These two friends of mine were Garry Voon and Ryan Tan. I started joining their carecell. At first I was a very quiet and timid person in cell. However, this bunch of awesome people that I met in carecell gave me a great opportunity to open up myself and slowly I became a part of them. As time progresses, my cell combined with Aaron Daniel’s cell. As I was in my second cell, the 2 main people who motivated and mentored me to be the person who I am today are Aaron Daniel and Garry Voon. They always believe in me no matter how much of mistakes I do, and the hidden potential that I have in me. They polished me into a confident, beautiful, and a faithful person to God. One day, Aaron approached me to join the core team in carecell. At first I was clueless as to what core team even mean. I was definitely very confused whether I should take this responsibility or not because I do not have experience in leading a carecell and I don’t want to step out from my comfort zone.

            

         The main reason why I join the core team for carecell is because of God calling and his love towards me. I prayed every day that He will guide me to the right path. As I attend core team meetings every week, I have learnt a lot of knowledge as to ways to lead a carecell and at the same time, putting God first in my life. Being in carecell, the cell members showed unconditional care and faith towards me that made me felt I should step up and be more than I am now. Because when I choose to stay in my comfort zone instead of stepping out of it, I might miss out on an opportunity that will not come by a second time in my life. So, I took up the challenge to become a carecell leader. Today, I am leading a carecell close to 18 people and I never felt so much God’s love in my life. 

Moral of my story that I gain is if you put God first in your life, He will surely bless you with abundant love from Him. Do not give up and always have faith in him.