Mei Hung Chan

On August 24, 1933, a beautiful girl was born in Canton, China. She was born to a poor family, and she did not have the chance to go to school. However, she was smart. She found ways to sit near the window of the classroom and listened carefully to the teacher. She taught herself how to read and write. Unfortunately, World War II came. As they fled the war, she had to find work to support her parents. She was short, but she would stand on her tiptoes to pretend that she was older so she could be hired for work. Although her work left scars on her extremities, she honored and loved her parents. She saved all the money she earned and good food for them. Sometimes she put yam at the bottom of her bowl, beneath the rice, to make it appear like she had a big bowl of rice. The rest of the good food she gave to her parents.

After she arrived in Hong Kong, she met her first husband and gave birth to two beloved children. Life was still hard. She had to work day and night in order to support her family. Since she could not be there all the time to take care of her kids, she hired a nanny to take care of them, despite the family’s financial hardships. She did not complain and continued to work as hard as she could, out of an unconditional love for her children. After her first marriage, she remarried and gave birth to another child. Hardship remained, and she continued to work to support her child. After she came to America in the 80s, and her love extended to the next generation. Every morning, regardless of the weather, she would wake up early and take her granddaughter to the bus stop for school. She bathed her, dressed her, and loved her very much.

Her sacrificial and unconditional love for her family never ends. God is so gracious; last year, she accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior. Praise the Lord! Life is full of hardship, but her life has demonstrated the unconditional love of God for all of us. May she be joyful in paradise with our Lord and be an example for all of us to follow.

We love because He first loved us. – 1 John 4:19

Give thanks to the God of heaven. His love endures forever. – Ps 136:26

1933年8月24日，有一個漂亮的小姑娘在中國廣州巿出生了。她生於一個貧困的家庭，因此沒有就學的會。然而，她很聰明。她在教室外的窗下找到一個位置，就在那裡留心聆聽老師的講課。她自學寫讀。但很不幸，第二次世界大戰爆發了。當她們一家在逃難的時候，她要找工作來供養父母。她個子矮小，但她會踮起腳尖讓自己看來年紀大一點，以致人家會聘請她。雖然工作致使她手腳傷痕累累，但她很愛和孝敬她的父母。她把賺得的錢積蓄起來，把好的東西都給父母。有的時候她把蕃薯放在碗裡蓋上白飯，好使看起來她有滿滿的一碗飯，把其他的好吃東西都留給父母。

到了香港之後，她遇到了第一任的丈夫，生了兩個孩子。生活仍舊是艱苦的。為了幫補家計，她一天到晚都在工作。由於她沒有時間去照顧自己的孩子，雖然經濟很拮据，她還是雇用了一個褓姆來照顧他們。出於她對孩子們無條件的愛，她毫無埋怨，繼續地努力工作。第一次婚姻之後，她遇上另一位男士，又生下另一個孩子。生活仍舊艱苦，她就繼續工作來養家。在80年代來到美國後，她的愛就延伸至下一代。每天早上，無論天氣怎樣，她都會一大早起床，把孫女兒帶到車站等候學校的巴士。她替孫女兒梳洗，穿上衣服，非常的愛她。

她對家人那犧牲和無條件的愛是沒有窮盡的。神非常的恩慈，去年她接受了基督為她個人的主和救主。讚美主！生活雖是充滿艱辛，但她的生命卻表明了神對我們所有人那無條件的愛。但願她在樂園裡享受與主的同在，並成為我們效法的榜樣。

我們愛，因為神先愛我們。 – 約翰一書四：19

你們要稱謝天上的神，因祂的慈愛永遠長存。– 詩篇一百三十六：26

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