As an international student from China in Singapore, I was lonely. Everyone around me seemed to have friends, and I didn’t fit in. That changed when I went to San Yu Adventist School for secondary education and met other friends from China. We spoke the same language and played the same games. I joined them for caregroup, church, and Bible study.
Then, my grades dropped. In Secondary 1, I was barely passing, and it looked like I might need to return to Shandong. During a video call with my parents, my father was almost crying. I found out that my parents were in debt. They had sold businesses and borrowed money to put me through school in Singapore. Horrified, I wanted to do better but felt like I had no chance.
My biggest obstacle was an A-Math paper I was sure I would fail. I began to pray to God for every exam and study session and tried to work harder. I scored 50% on that Maths test - just enough to pass. I could stay in Singapore. It was the first time I understood what an answered prayer looked like. I began to trust that God was real and got baptised.
I wanted to do more for God but didn’t know how. I asked Him to show me someone to bring to church. Then, a friend from school asked if we could spend time together. He said he would hang out at my place first. We did, and he joined me in school, caregroup, church, and Bible study. A few months later, he got baptised. Seeing him baptised, I realised my friend had been lonely like me, seeking caring people and wondering if God was real. And all of the things God gave to me and did for me, He was now doing for my friend, too.
He made a way for us.
God provided for me and my friend. He offers opportunities, but we don’t always see them. Sometimes, we’re afraid or shy to talk about God or think we are too young for God’s ministry. But we needn’t be. God has done these things for me, and I want to share Jesus with those around me.
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