I am a parishioner of St. Agnes Kouying Tsao Catholic Church. More than 20 years ago, following my idol, Barbara Yung Mei-ling, I was baptized and became a Catholic. However, it was only in recent years that I truly fulfilled my Christian duties. I received the Sacrament of Confirmation at St. Agnes Kouying Tsao Catholic Church In 2013. It was at that time that I received my first Sacrament of Reconciliation. In examining my conscience, I realized that “Thou Shalt not Steal” in the Ten Commandments includes watching television series uploaded to unofficial websites. From that day on, to avoid committing this sin again, I began listening to and watching all the audio and video productions on FLL.cc and even using apps to listen on smart phones. I consider myself a super fan of FLL! Besides receiving the Eucharist daily as the bread of life, FLL is also my indispensable daily spiritual food. I remember watching an episode “Healing Hearts”, an interview of Dr. Douglas Shum, a registered Chinese Medicine Practitioner, which is a very touching and powerful episode. Later I learned from the Facebook page of my senior schoolmate in Hong Kong that Dr. Shum was my junior schoolmate. Because of this, I sent him an email with some words of encouragement and thanked him for his response to God’s call. He also asked me to pray for his ministry. Until now, I have been praying for him every day.
On February 18 last year, I finally received the first bad news on my health. A 6-cm brain tumor was pressing on my auditory nerve. Doctors said the tumor must be removed or else it would gradually affect the nerves of my hands and feet and I might eventually become paralyzed. At that time, I thought that what the doctors said made sense. I also asked for professional opinions from several brain doctors. Their conclusion was the same. The tumor must be removed quickly for they did not know whether it was benign or malignant! Then a friend said that in western medicine, surgery cannot be avoided, maybe I should try Chinese medicine! No surgery is what I desire the most. But I did not have confidence in Chinese medicine. Then I remembered Dr. Shum whose (opinion) I believe must be fair, because he is a Catholic and has no conflict of interest. He also agreed that the tumor should be first removed, then Chinese medicine be used during recuperation. So I went ahead to schedule my surgery. While facing surgery was stressful, the wait for it was an unspeakable torture, somewhat like Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane, but my prayer lasted for more than a year! During this time, the Fountain of Love and Fountain of Grace were my spiritual pillars!
Dear Fountain of Love and Life team, thank you for the effort and selfless dedication in this ministry! Please do not underestimate your effort. The road of evangelization is really not easy, but not impossible either. We are people who live in joy and peace because of our trust in the Lord. Let us encourage one another!