A little bit about me…
At an early age, I began to attend Sunday school and listen to stories and
sang songs about characters in the Bible. As time passed, I realized that
these stories were not just fantasy or fairy stories, but factual historical events. The birth of my brother was my first memorable experience of answered prayer and my first tangible evidence that God was alive and real. Growing up, my parents taught me about Jesus and his redeeming love and sacrifice for me. At the age of 7, I admitted I was a sinner and in need of God’s forgiveness extended to me through His son, Jesus Christ, who paid the penalty for my sins through His death on the cross and gives me life and hope through His resurrection.
Most of my childhood and adolescence was spent in Minnesota, where I had an established group of amazing friends at our Chinese church and a youth group that encouraged living the gospel and service. Friday night fellowship was my rock and foundation and where I discovered my love of musical worship. During high school, I had some of my most inspiring conversations with God, several short-term missions trips when God showed up in big ways, and an unbelievable community of friends. The encouragement and goofiness of my friends helped me survive high school and enter college with a determination to change the world (or at least my little piece of the world).
A couple days after 9/11, I arrived on campus, shaken by the tragedy that has changed the course of American history and
our basic sense of safety. In the midst of the chaotic turmoil,
fear, and grief, God was my rock and comforter. I have been incredibly blessed with a community of friends through Intervarsity Christian fellowship, who’ve encouraged me through frustrations, challenged me, and pushed me to realize God’s potential for me. After graduating from college, I continued my studies with a Masters in Marriage and Family therapy.
For the past 2.5 years, I have been a therapist serving the Asian immigrant community of Chicago with a focus on children and families. Through my wonderfully diverse colleagues, God has opened my eyes to see a glimpse of the reverberating pain and desperation of people in the U.S. as well as in their home countries. (More about this to come in my next blog). I have recently found a wonderful church community and a small group that has blessed me through their prayers, wisdom, and truth in love. So, it is with a heavy heart for all of those I leave in Chicago that I embrace God’s call and continue this journey as He leads.
note: photos are all “recent” photos taken with friends and family who’ve blessed me through many seasons
