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Step of faith

Wednesday May 9th, 2018
09 May 2018

By Rachel Lee

Exactly 34 years ago, my mom got baptized here and became a member of SJCAC. As a fourteen year old, I am here today following in her same footsteps. As Psalm 78:6 says, ”So the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children.” Like a lot of people, I accepted Christ at VBS multiple times when I was young but never really understood the meaning of dedicating one’s life to follow Christ. I was born into a Christian family, so I was surrounded by faith in God modeled for me by those around me at SJCAC and New Vine. However, my journey of faith had its struggles, as I was always scared and unsure about myself. “Was that God speaking to me or was I just imagining it?” “How come God is speaking to other people but not me?” Read more →

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His presence

Wednesday May 2nd, 2018
02 May 2018

Hi, I’m Katie and I’m a sophomore in high school, and I have pretty much been in this church my whole life. I went through most of my years of Sunday School thinking about when the next craft activity was and lunch afterwards. At that time, I only knew God from the Bible stories I had heard. I understood His power and greatness, but I never imagined having a Father and daughter relationship with Him. It was not very clear who God was to me until around 6th grade.

Youth was a big jump from my elementary years and God revealed Himself to me in a whole other level. When the time for Winter Retreat came, I did not know what to expect. And during one of the sessions when we were given time to hear from God, I sat, waited and listened. That evening, I felt His presence. It was not very obvious, but it was enough for me to feel Him. I had never experienced it before, and knowing that God was there comforted me and simply awed me. I then wanted to know more about God and who He really was.

For the next three years, I grew closer with God, but I was still unsure of becoming baptized. I felt that I was not ready or my faith was not perfect. Until recently, I did not believe I would grow as Christ’s follower even after baptism. I just know that if I trust God with my life, He will have the best plan for me.

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Youth Winter Retreat

Wednesday March 28th, 2018
28 Mar 2018


By Michelle Chew        

I went into the Winter Retreat with expectation. I wasn’t sure what exactly I wanted, I just knew I wanted something and I did receive. On Sunday night, while we were worshiping, the Holy Spirit just fell on us during worship. I don’t even know how to describe what I was feeling at the time, but I could not stop crying and crying; just thinking back to it would bring back tears. All I knew in that moment was that I never wanted to leave, and I never wanted to go back to how things were before. When I was kneeling on the floor crying, I remember myself asking, “Why can’t it be like this all the time?” and “Why can’t I experience God like this every day of my life?” I realized that part of the reason why we experienced God so powerfully was because we were dedicating our time at Lake Tahoe to Him. Read more →

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Sylvania

Thursday November 16th, 2017
16 Nov 2017


In 2008, the diagnosis of breast cancer shook the core of my being. With no family history of cancer and a clean mammogram report from the previous year, I was too young to be struck with this illness…I thought. My children were only 2 and 5 at the time. I went before God and started confessing all the sins that I could remember, especially of jealousy, bitterness, anger and complaints. I asked for God’s forgiveness before asking for His healing. With much prayer support from many brothers and sisters, I went ahead with the surgery and awaited radiation treatment. Read more →

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I am learning about trust

Wednesday November 15th, 2017
15 Nov 2017


By Qian Wang

I am learning about what it looks like to trust God and what it feels like to put my trust completely in Him.

Learning to be present in the experiences and to feel the emotions. Being there to experience heartache and brokenness and seeing that the world cannot fix me. Being of the world will not fix me or bring me anywhere close to wholeness.

I am learning how much I need God and how good that is. I am learning how good our God is and how much He can pull you through. I am learning to trust and surrender, knowing that it will all be okay. Read more →

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