VanPham
Not ashamed of the Gospel! :)
- Gender
- Female | 43
- Country
- Viet Nam
- City
- HCM
- State
- Ho Chi Minh
- Height
- 5'2"
- Last Login Date
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- Age
- 43
- Eye Color
- Brown
- Body Type
- Average
- Hair Color
- Black
- Ethnicity
- Asian
- Denomination
- Protestant
- Looking For
- Anything
- Church Name
- Church Attendance
- Every week
- Church Raised In
- Do you drink?
- No
- Smoker
- No
- Willing to relocate?
- Possibly, who knows
- Marital Status
- Single
- Do you have children?
- No
- Do you want children?
- Undecided/Open
- Education Level
- 4 Yr College Degree
- My Profession
- Freelancer
- Interests
- Chatting, walking, traveling, reading, nature,...many other things too.
- About Me
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Hello! I am blessed to be a daughter of God. :)
"A masterpiece - wonderfully and beautifully made by the Creator - God." :)
I'm grateful to share that I am married to my first love that I met here on CDFF! He is a great blessing to me, sent by God!
Just because CDFF does not have the option of "Married" in Marital status, I leave it "Single".
May God bless and lead you to your desired and suitable one!
Thank you for viewing! Blessings!
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To you who read my profile, I hope you don't mind when I share this long story. It's my personal experience and I pray that it bless you:
Once I drowned at a beach on July 16th, 2006, in a Summer trip of our church, just 2,5 years after my conversion. And I use July 16th as my birthday now.
On that day, we had our church Summer trip to a beach. As members, we were encouraged to invite our friends (nonbelievers) to join us.
After arriving, I was playing games with the youths and tried to make friend with a teenage boy. The water was up to our waist. During our conversation, he knew I couldn't swim. Not long after that, he was teasing me by pulling me out to deeper water. I repeated that I couldn't swim and tried to loose my hand from his. But in just seconds, we both couldn't touch the bottom, and strong waves came pulling us out farther.
I was terrified at first then I thought I had to act quick, I tried to kick my legs continually to keep up, and waved my hand toward shore, I threw my cap high. I was up and down many times.
After a while, my spiritual mom's daughter who was in the same schools with me since elementary, she saw me out there far away from shore. She remembered I couldn't swim, she ran around searching for help.
A friend that I invited to join the trip, he swam to me. I caught his shoulders but he was just wearing a short, no shirt on him. Then I realized the boy was just behind me. I tried to give him my hand, but it was not long enough to reach him. I tried to use my leg. But then my hands slipped away from my friend’s shoulders. I sank quickly.
I was too tired. I tried to up 1 more time, seeing my friend continued to swim in. I took the last breath, then I was completely under the water, exhausted and hopeless.
I thought no one would be able to reach me on time. It was too far off shore. Too late. I couldn’t wait anymore. I said to myself I needed to be ready for my death. I was calm and peaceful in my heart.
I was pretty sure that was the time and the way I passed away. I prayed to God: "God, if this is my last day on Earth, I won't be able to see my parents again. But if this is your will, please pick me up in heaven." With that, I fainted away and sank under another strong wave.
I remember feeling the heat of sunlight shone on my face and recognizing tensed voices around me, knowing that I was still alive, laid on the seashore. But I couldn't move or open my eyes... after people tried so hard to get the water out of me/ to search for a ray of hope.
They told me later that they were so hopeless and terrified to see a sister suddenly became a blue drowned body. One sister ran off, vomiting. The others knelt down prayed out loud to God.
When finally some water came out, they rushed me to the hospital which was quite far from the beach.
The doctor told my pastor to call my parents for he thought I would not make it. I woke up for a few seconds sometimes just enough to drink as much as I could because it was so salty inside. My pastor told me what the doctor said. I told her I have prayed to God, if I'm still here, I will live. Then I fell into a deep deep sleep again.
They left me in the hospital with the breathing machine. My spiritual mom and another auntie from our church attended me. The incident occurred at about 10 am not long after we reached the beach from HCMC. And I laid on hospital bed with the machine until 11pm then I woke up. They took the machine. I comforted the ladies. They were still shaking when mentioned about the incident.
The reason why the doctor was so sure that I would die was because 1 young guy died of drowning just 15 minutes ago before we made it to the hospital. He said that was a big healthy young guy and couldn't make it. How can this tiny girl is gonna make it.
Later the doctor said to my female pastor: look, her lungs full of water, she got fever/ lungs infection and bla bla... if ever she survives, her brain won't function properly for lack of oxygen for quite a long time.
Actually I laid there, making very bad noises, trying to breath in. I told my pastor that I couldn’t breath and then fainted again. God reminded my spiritual mom that the church should praise and worship God in all circumstances. Then everyone still at the beach made a circle, sang songs praising God. I believe I was delivered by that.
I was hospitalized for 10 more days in HCMC. I was just allowed to transfer from that hospital near the beach to the HCMC where I live (120km away) after I signed a paper that I would be in full responsibility if I die on the way.
During that 10 days, my health improved so quickly that the nurses sometimes asked why I was hospitalized. And you know, I caught the chance to share about the Peace again and again.
I had problems breathing for a few months, it was heavy on my chest. But up to now I think it's long enough to prove God's healing. My brain is ok, my health is ok. Praise God!
I remember every detail that had happened, my thoughts, my feelings, especially the unconditional Peace and calmness that I had during the drowning. The Peace covered me like water. I was so ready to see Him face to face. I was excited when thinking ok it's now and how.
I think one of the reasons I'm still alive today is to share this story to people I'm allowed to be in contact: The Peace that the world can't give. It is not about if He saves or not, heals or not. Not all prayers answered according to our wishes, not all sicknesses healed, etc... We don't fully understand many things happened in life. We don't have all the answers needed. But the most important thing is that in all circumstances He is with us and His presence is enough for us to face anything in life. He is faithful all the times and He is willing to show up. Death is not the scariest thing but living without God. He strengthens us through trials and sustains our faith in Him. He is in control and when it's time, He will allow us to go back to our real home that He has prepared for us in heaven. He knows the best.
I'm still in that congregation which is now many times bigger. The pastors and those witnesses still sometimes retell the incident as a miracle.
This Scripture reminds me about this story: Isaiah 43:2: "When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.
Isaiah 43:2 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/isa.43.2.NLT.
And the verse I have memorized since my first days being a Christian:
John 14:27: "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
John 14:27 ESV
https://bible.com/bible/59/jhn.14.27.ESV
I just think God can use this story for some reasons. I hope this is a gift of encouragement to you. :)
Every time I can go to the beach, the 1st thing I'd like to do is to stand in front of the water, recount the story in my heart and thank Him for such an experience.
God is real and He is good all the time. Amen!
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