Growing up in the church, Taiwanese Pastor Shalun Chan's dream had always been to make money. Instead, she has now become a gospel singer and pastor, pairing up with several Christian entertainers in ministry and giving testimonies around the world through hymns.
Recalling her childhood, she said that her room was one of the classrooms in the church. Every Sunday, she had to pack up all her things, otherwise, she would often find her things missing. Therefore, talking about church as a child was not a good feeling for her.
When she left home for college, Chan got on track to fulfill her dream of making money. She shared that she had nothing but work in her eyes, "working and working all the time," even doing four jobs a day; she seemed to be very rich and hardworking, but over time her body collapsed.
Once she went to the hospital for a checkup, the doctor told her that she needed an operation right away and what was worse, she could not have anesthesia during the operation because her body was allergic. When it came time for the surgery, she found the pain unbearable. The doctor suggested that she could listen to music to get some relief, and she started listening to the hymn "Amazing Grace" and silently prayed to the Lord that she did not want to go back to the heavenly home yet, asking Him for help.
Since that prayer, she learned about knowing God. When she was a child in the church, she was very envious of the missionaries' lives. Then she had the opportunity to go on a mission trip to Africa together with the missionaries. In Africa, Chan was suddenly caught in a robbery. While many people jumped out of the car to save themselves, Chan, a girl sitting in the middle of the car, was not able to jump out quickly enough, so she cried out for Jesus to save her. Suddenly, a gun was pointed at her head. She immediately rushed out while praying, "Jesus, don't let the bullet hit me, please let me live." She kept running forward, wondering why she still hadn't run out of that garden. Then someone tapped her on the shoulder and told her, "Take it easy, those robbers are gone." By then, her legs were weak and she realized that she had been running on the spot for 15 minutes.
When she returned home, she read Psalm 23. "In the presence of my enemies, you have made a feast for me." It was then that she realized that Jesus, whom her grandparents and parents preached about, was a true and living God.
She said, "The reason why we try to preach the gospel is to let others know about this true and living God. I want to really know you Jesus because you lead me out of utter darkness and death."
Chan confessed that she used to be into making money very much, but what was the point of earning money that ended up being used for her medical bills. Since then, she continued to use Psalm 23 to motivate herself, no matter what time or circumstance, hoping that her friends could also come to know Jesus.
- Translated by Wylie Sun
从小在教会长大的陈莎伦牧师，一直以来的梦想就是赚钱。而现在她却成为了一位福音歌手和牧者，与多位基督徒艺人搭配服事，在世界各地做诗歌见证。
她回忆自己的童年时，介绍到自己的房间就是教会的某间教室。每次一到周日的时候，她就要把自己的东西全都收拾起来，不然就经常发现自己的东西不见了。所以，小时候谈到教会，她的感受并不理想。
当她离家上大学时，陈就开始按部就班的实现她赚钱的梦想。她分享到自己眼里没有别的，“一直打工、工作”，甚至到一天4份工作；“看似很有钱，很拼” ，但是久而久之身体就垮了。
一次她去医院检查的时候，医生就告诉她需要马上开刀，而且由于她的身体属于过敏体质，手术时是不能打麻醉的。可是，真的到了手术的时候，她实在是觉得真的太痛了，难以忍受。医生告诉她听听音乐可以缓解一些。于是，她开始听《奇异恩典》这首赞美诗歌，并默默对主祷告到：她还不想要回到天家，请帮助她。
从那次祷告之后，她就开始学习认识神。小时候在教会时，她就非常羡慕宣教士的生活。后来有了机会一起和宣教士去了非洲宣教。在非洲的时候，陈突然偶遇抢劫，很多人都跳车自救。但是因为陈自己坐在车内中间的位置，再加上是女生，没有能够很快地跳车出去，就只能是喊着耶稣救我。当她喊完了，就感到有枪已经顶在她头上。但是她还是冲了出去，并祷告说：“耶稣啊，不要让枪打到我的头、我的心脏、我各个器官、我的手、我的脚，只要让我活着就好。”于是，她就一直向前跑，但是她却一直奇怪怎么还是没有跑出那片花园？后来，有人拍了拍她的肩膀告诉她说：“你不要担心，那些人已经走了。”那时，她的腿脚都已经软了，才发现自己在原地跑了15分钟，难怪一直没有跑出去。
回到家后，她读到诗篇二十三篇。“在我敌人面前，你为我摆设筵席。”这时，她才知道原来自己的祖父母和父母所传讲的耶稣是一位又真又活的神。
她分享说：“我们为什么要努力传福音，就是要让别人知道这一位又真又活的 神。”所以，她当下告诉自己说：“我要真正的认识你，你真的带领我经过死荫幽谷。”
陈告白到，自己以前真的是很喜欢赚钱，可是，赚到的这些钱有什么用呢？最后都用来做自己的医药费了。此后，她便不断地用诗篇二十三篇激励自己，不管在任何时候、环境，希望让我的朋友都可以认识耶稣。
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见证 I 从“赚钱”到归主：“在我敌人面前，你为我摆设筵”
Growing up in the church, Taiwanese Pastor Shalun Chan's dream had always been to make money. Instead, she has now become a gospel singer and pastor, pairing up with several Christian entertainers in ministry and giving testimonies around the world through hymns.
Recalling her childhood, she said that her room was one of the classrooms in the church. Every Sunday, she had to pack up all her things, otherwise, she would often find her things missing. Therefore, talking about church as a child was not a good feeling for her.
When she left home for college, Chan got on track to fulfill her dream of making money. She shared that she had nothing but work in her eyes, "working and working all the time," even doing four jobs a day; she seemed to be very rich and hardworking, but over time her body collapsed.
Once she went to the hospital for a checkup, the doctor told her that she needed an operation right away and what was worse, she could not have anesthesia during the operation because her body was allergic. When it came time for the surgery, she found the pain unbearable. The doctor suggested that she could listen to music to get some relief, and she started listening to the hymn "Amazing Grace" and silently prayed to the Lord that she did not want to go back to the heavenly home yet, asking Him for help.
Since that prayer, she learned about knowing God. When she was a child in the church, she was very envious of the missionaries' lives. Then she had the opportunity to go on a mission trip to Africa together with the missionaries. In Africa, Chan was suddenly caught in a robbery. While many people jumped out of the car to save themselves, Chan, a girl sitting in the middle of the car, was not able to jump out quickly enough, so she cried out for Jesus to save her. Suddenly, a gun was pointed at her head. She immediately rushed out while praying, "Jesus, don't let the bullet hit me, please let me live." She kept running forward, wondering why she still hadn't run out of that garden. Then someone tapped her on the shoulder and told her, "Take it easy, those robbers are gone." By then, her legs were weak and she realized that she had been running on the spot for 15 minutes.
When she returned home, she read Psalm 23. "In the presence of my enemies, you have made a feast for me." It was then that she realized that Jesus, whom her grandparents and parents preached about, was a true and living God.
She said, "The reason why we try to preach the gospel is to let others know about this true and living God. I want to really know you Jesus because you lead me out of utter darkness and death."
Chan confessed that she used to be into making money very much, but what was the point of earning money that ended up being used for her medical bills. Since then, she continued to use Psalm 23 to motivate herself, no matter what time or circumstance, hoping that her friends could also come to know Jesus.
- Translated by Wylie Sun
Testimony: From Money Maker to Pastor Who Makes God Known
