| As a Taoist in the early part of my life where I | | | | and I was very happy. Then I went to take a |
| grew up near a temple, I witnessed mediums | | | | bath and brushed my teeth. After brushing my |
| going into trance and performing many kinds of | | | | teeth without further hiccups and diarrhoea and |
| actions. Some performed very scary stances, | | | | while combing my hair, I looked into the mirror |
| some in trance helping devotees in trouble and | | | | and saw the talisman around my neck in the |
| some trying to cure the explained sicknesses. | | | | mirror that was given to me for my protection. |
| Very often devotees came to ask for lucky | | | | Then I told myself that I have already made a |
| numbers. As a Taoist, I always wore a talisman | | | | vow that I will believe in Jesus Christ and I should |
| for protection against any evils. | | | | not be wearing this talisman any longer. |
| In June 1977, while pursuing my professional | | | | Immediately after this thought, the brass talisman |
| accountancy course and preparing for two very | | | | hook broke and it dropped onto the floor. I got a |
| important parts that had eight papers, I fell sick | | | | shock and knew that it was a sign that I must no |
| two weeks before the examination. I had a very | | | | longer be wearing the talisman and be a Christian. |
| bad diarrhoea and consulted doctors three times. | | | | I recuperated from the diarrhoea and hiccups and |
| The medicine ranging from white to black could | | | | I went in good health for my examination that |
| not stop my diarrhoea and after taking so much | | | | lasted for about a week. After the last paper, I |
| medicine, I developed very bad hiccups that were | | | | went for a swim in a public swimming pool. After |
| similar to a very bad cough. I was very sad | | | | diving into the pool, immediately I felt like purging, |
| because I came from a very poor family and the | | | | I jumped up from the pool and headed for the |
| money didn't come easy for my study. | | | | toilet. |
| I thought that I wouldn't be able to sit for the | | | | The diarrhoea came back with small hiccup but |
| examination after studying so hard and spending | | | | since there was no examination pressure, it was |
| so much money. I prayed to the deity to cure | | | | easily cured with medication. I passed the |
| my diarrhoea and hiccups but there were no | | | | examination with flying colors and it was a great |
| improvement. One night, about three days before | | | | achievement with the blessing of Jesus Christ and |
| my examination and after about ten days of | | | | Heaven. |
| sufferings and purging of at least twenty times a | | | | On 28th April 1998, my house in Malaysia was |
| day, I was very weak and could hardly climb up | | | | officially opened as a temple of Tao of Heaven |
| the stairs; I went into a small empty room. I sat | | | | and there were more than thirty Taiwanese Tao |
| down on the floor and my tears came running | | | | masters and preachers and one of them, a lady |
| down my cheeks. | | | | had the eyes that could see the unseen. We had |
| Suddenly I thought of Jesus Christ and in deep | | | | never been met before and she was a guest in |
| silence I spoke to him. "Dear Jesus Christ, I pray | | | | the ceremony. Suddenly she told everybody that |
| that you would help me to cure my diarrhoea and | | | | Jesus Christ and many White Saints were present |
| hicupps so that I could sit for my accountancy | | | | to congratulate me for opening the temple. Then |
| examination. I studied very hard and the | | | | everybody realized that I was a Christian that had |
| education money did not come easy and I was | | | | affinity with Jesus Christ and God definitely treats |
| from a poor family. Please help me go through | | | | all of us as his children regardless of race and |
| the examination and I do not mind if the diarrhoea | | | | religion. Thanks God that in Tao of Heaven, there |
| and hicupps come back again after my | | | | is no differentiation of religion or race, it embraces |
| examination. If you could cure me, I would always | | | | all religions and faiths and I am still able to go to |
| believe in you." | | | | church and offer my gratitude sometimes when |
| Immediately after this prayer, my hiccups | | | | my former Christian brothers and sisters invited |
| stopped and I no longer had the uneasy feeling in | | | | me. |
| my stomach. I felt that I was cured although I | | | | In the teachings of Tao of Heaven, we addressed |
| could hardly believe it. I told myself it might be a | | | | God as "Lao Mu" (The mother of all souls) and |
| temporary relief and again I spoke to Jesus Christ | | | | she said that God is one and the same. There are |
| that if it were real, I would have definitely | | | | no two Gods, it is only people who made it |
| believed in him. | | | | different. God, Jehovah, Allah, Lao Mu...is the same |
| As it was already quite late I went to bed and for | | | | and all of us are brothers and sisters between the |
| the first time after almost ten days of suffering | | | | four seas and we are from Heaven. |
| without proper sleep, I slept like a log. I woke up | | | | Author: T. |
| the next morning, fresh from a very sound sleep | | | | |