Be not afraid

"I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13

Last summer, I received an e-mail from a friend -- one of those mass forwards -- about a lady in Toronto named Carolyn who has leukemia. She will die if she doesn't find a bone marrow match. She is only 38 years old -- my age. I decided to become involved in the quest to find her a match.

We ended up organizing a couple of stem cell drives to encourage Chinese people to get registered on the bone marrow registry. I remember that things were extremely busy at my office -- all of a sudden, so many of my patients got sick that July -- and there was also a lot of work to be done in organizing the stem cell events. However, every time I felt too tired, or wanted to stop, I would feel that little push in my back, urging me to go on. It felt like someone was cradling me from behind -- and I knew it was Jesus helping me along. Remember that story about the footprints on the beach? That was exactly how I felt. This is the reason why I like that song "Be Not Afraid" so much -- because I know that no matter what I am going through, I know that the Lord is always with me, and I have nothing to fear.

I am sharing this with you because we all believe in God, and you would understand if I tell you that I truly did feel the Holy Spirit descend upon me that summer. I think we all felt it during the stem cell drive at CMCC... 大家都感受到一股很奇妙, 很動心的力量, 很难形容, 唯一的解释就是聖神降臨我們之中. The event was very successful -- more than 700 people came, and we got 511 new registrants! Even CTV came to 采訪....

http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20080713/BC_Ethnic_Bone_Marrow_Donor_080713/20080714/?hub=BritishColumbiaHome

I am happy to tell you that I got a call last weekend, and found out that Carolyn may have found her match! They still have to find the donor and get him/her to go through a series of tests, but hoepfully, things will turn out for the better in the end. Thank you to Father Chu and all the people at CMCC who helped out and prayed for her. This shows that through God, nothing is impossible.

Through our efforts in the stem cell drive, we even found a match for a 6 year old child with leukemia!!!

Since last summer, since feeling the blessing of the Lord, I truly feel and understand that I am His servant. And in serving Him better, I want to understand His teachings more, and this is why I decided to go through RCIA and confirm my faith as a Catholic. I was baptized as a baby because my family is Catholic, but have had no formal learning in Catholicism. I am pretty new at this, but everyday I am learning more and more, and am becoming closer to God.

Thank you for letting me share my thoughts on this blog. I hope to hear more of your stories!

Daphne

"What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" Micah 6:8