When I moved to Fremont in 2001, I did not know anyone. My church missionary in San Francisco told me that since I was moving to Fremont, I should go to the Home of Christ Church. I joined the Home of Christ’s 6th Home in Ardenwood. At that time our church was still very new, we did not own a building yet. We met for worship at the Ardenwood Elementary School. I was single. Our church’s missionary at that time was Zhang Kai. He said our church would pray for me for my future husband. Praise the LORD, in 2004 God blessed me with Chris, who loves God and is from a Godly family! Around that same time, I was in a bad car accident on the highway while driving to church. I was taken in an ambulance to the hospital. My neck and body had difficulties moving around. Elder PingYi and ShuFen ShiMu took me from the hospital to their home, taking good care of me for more than a week. That’s great love! Our whole church prayed for me for my recovery, and God restored my health. In time I could move around completely!
The following year Chris and I got married in Home of Christ’s 3rd Home ceremony hall with pastors, elders, brothers and sisters’ help. Our wedding was beautiful and joyful! We attended the Mandarin service for Sunday worship, but Chris only knows English, so we transitioned to the English service. In 2008 I got pregnant with our first child, Mabel, and the English sisters and brothers threw us a baby shower. It was lovely and memorable! Two years later our second child, Jed, was born. The year 2011 was an amazing year. Jed was one of 8 babies born that year just in our little English congregation!
Ark small group is another God’s blessings to our family, growing from one person to four. During the COVID lock down in 2020, Chris and I both had cancer. We were diagnosed within just days of each other. One after the other we had surgery at Stanford. Again, our church pastors, elders, brothers and sisters prayed for us and even delivered food to us, and even more, they made special dishes for us because of our family’s special individual diet. All the dishes were so nutritious, delicious and with variety kinds, best of the best! We were so spoiled! Although we were in sickness, we felt their love and blessings! Home of Christ is indeed our home! We are so thankful!