“I am not a Christian!” came a curt reply when our Gideon Dr Lim
KG of Taiping tried to hand over a New Testament to a resident of St John Nursing Home
during the International Scripture Blitz 2011 in Taiping, Perak, Malaysia.
However, when it was made known that it was free and that no one was forcing anyone to take a
copy of the scripture (NT), Uncle Boon (Ch’ng Kim Boon) relented and accepted
one. As the Hospital testament did not have a Salvation page, Dr Lim
photocopied an enlarged version and passed it on to him.
Uncle Boon was not in such a
good mood that day. He was depressed, as his left leg was recently amputated
due to diabetes, and was consequently confined to a wheelchair. A few days later, Dr Lim received a surprise
call from him. Boon wanted to be taken to a church
to worship God, as was stated in the Salvation notes! Subsequently, he
was not only going to church weekly, but was also asking others from the home
to go along with him. Many text messages were exchanged between Uncle Boon and
Dr Lim. One day, while referring the message of forgiveness that Jesus gave in
John 8 and 1 John 1:9 he texted: “Lord Jesus, I am a sinner, I confess my sin
and trust in You.” Uncle Boon had at last embraced
the Lord, Jesus Christ, as his personal Saviour. He was baptized in June 2012. He
had certainly received redemption, salvation and sanctification, as he
wrote in an sms on July 28, 2012, “The power of
Satan is no match over the power of God’s word.” Uncle Boon departed to be with
our Lord at 9pm on October 16, 2012.
Shared by Dr Lim Kean
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