Welcome to the Christian World, Baby Thym Viezhan

Last December 19, in behalf of my sister who's based in USA, I went to the baby dedication of Thym Viezhan. He's the first baby of Mich Villa, who's been married to another Victory Christian Fellowship member. I don't know much of the details since I left VCF late 2002, as I found Bread of Life a more suitable church for me. Nonetheless, I owe a lot of my basic Christianity lessons from VCF Recto, through the cell group of Mich, who's with VCF Recto, introduced by my sister. I was even water baptized there.



I've accepted Christ into my life as early as high school, through my sister again, but the encounter wasn't life changing. It took almost eight years before I really had a surrendered life - and that was when things became different. I could say I even forgot about Christ in my life, until that time. I was in a crossroad. I hurt someone whom I thought I loved so dearly, and this rocked my world. The very core of who I am grew gray. So I started questioning the meaning of life. How could I say I love someone, and then just stop loving him? How come I cannot plan my life? How is it that even if I get what I longed for, I still am not happy?


Maybe my sister saw my searchings, because she invited me to one of the Sunday services of VCF, and even at the start, I was already crying. I couldn't remember the song that the congregation was singing, it was new to me. But it spoke of God's love and sovereignty over our lives and it felt so good to my incomplete soul. My sister knew all along the truth of life, because she had met the Author of it and introduced me once again to a life of knowing God and trusting in Him.

Almost five years since then and I'd say that I'm still learning a lot. But it's just so good to rest on God's grace, and live life with Him in charge. Life has a meaning and purpose, and this is revealed every day.

Anyways, going back to Mich's child, he was named such because she dreamt of the name Timothy. She said when she had this dream, she felt so sure that she's carrying a boy, and that it would all be fine. She came from a miscarriage, and because of her age and the schedule of her husband, he works abroad for the UN and goes out of the country regularly - it was hard for her to have a baby already.


Viezhan, came from the combinations of Bible heroes David, Ezra and Hannaniah.

It was good to see them again, my former family, so to speak. Coming from a different perspective now, I cherish what I have learned from them and am eager for the things to come.

May your life be lived in daily amazement of God's handiwork Thym! God bless your family Mich!