Chinese New Year

As this year comes to an end(I can say that cause it is almost Chinese New Year here!), there are so many things I could write about. This year has carried many joys and sorrow, laughter and tears, calmness and storm, but most of seeing God working in the lives of many, including myself. It has been a difficult year in many ways. The ministry of literally saving lives of the unborn, and touching souls of the needy is a rollercoaster at times.

Many times in the ministry, it is quite easy to be discouraged. Things get very tired, but not the physical tiredness that I think I can handle. But emotional tiredness as you try your hardest to not bear the burden of these mommas in crisis on your shoulders. I am often reminded of Matthew 11:28 “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” God reminding us to give it all, burdens included over to HIM.
                                                   
I love how God uses the most unexpected things and people, to encourage us. In ministry, we need to see God in everything, not just a few things. In our work with mommas in crisis, many times we don’t see how God is working out things right away, but later on. Like this week, I received an email from a young momma who was being coerced to have an abortion. She did not want it, yet, she couldn’t keep the baby and she did not want to lose her boyfriend. Finally, through God’s power, she came to our ministry. She gave her baby up for adoption and her daughter is now almost 2 years old. This momma, Ah J, wrote me this week.

“Shr Mu (what I am called here), I really want to thank you all for being there for me. It is because of your encouragement and company that I was able to give birth to my daughter, that decision is the best decision I will have made my entire life time. Because I believe God planned it all this way, I love God too. God gave me the greatest gift ever, my daughter. She is an angel sent from God, every baby is an angel sent by God. Abortion, is the same as “murder”, I am anti abortion. If I ever come across other women who were in the same situation as I was, I pray that you all can help them too. I watch the happenings at MLH and hope I can help out some way. I am after all “one of the MLH family.”



This my friends, is not something made up. This came at the right time, sent by our Heavenly Father. For every momma we reach, not just physically, but emotionally and spiritually, we actually reach more. These mommas know that we truly care about them and when they meet someone in need, they will reach out to them because we reached out to them.

I want to take this time to thank many of you who have donated items to our MLH as well as to those who have financially supported us. Through your donations, you are a part of this ministry. This ministry of working with crisis pregnancies is not the ministry of MLH, but those who are supporting through prayer or finances or material needs. If you haven’t donated yet, please consider donating to keep more babies away from the pain of abortion, as well as sheltering women from the pain of abortion.

As we look forward to next year our theme is “The Value of One.” We will keep strong our faith in God that HE will continue to work strong thru us. As Hebrews 11:1 says “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Let us all look forward to the ministry of 2012.