| 04 December, 2008 | | | | again and said that my application would be allocated |
| | | | | to a case manager before they closed that day, and |
| God Has Personally Spoken To Me Recently | | | | the case manager’s name was given to me. |
| | | | | Early next morning, I received an e-mail from the case |
| In the past few months, God has spoken to me in my | | | | manager. He asked me a few questions and the first |
| dreams, during my prayers, when I was reading the | | | | one was why I stayed so long in New Zealand. I had |
| Bible and spiritual books. | | | | prayed to God how to explain it beforehand, so I did |
| | | | | not have difficulties answering this question. He told me |
| It happened like this. In 1978, when I was a university | | | | that he had required my police certificate from New |
| sophomore in China, my American English teacher led | | | | Zealand Police and expected to receive it within two |
| me in accepting Jesus as my personal Lord and | | | | weeks. I checked online the reasons for declining an |
| Savior. Even though I went to worship Budda for a | | | | application. The first reason was having violated the |
| few years after that, God’s mercy and love finally | | | | New Zealand Immigration Law. So, in my prayer I |
| brought me back to Him again. God has been good to | | | | asked God to cover it up for me and let whoever |
| me and my family. Although I believed that God was | | | | assessing my application overlook it. Two weeks after |
| real, I did not have a personal relationship with Him. My | | | | that, I e-mailed the case manager asking him if he had |
| understanding of Him was that He only existed two | | | | received my police certificate. He replied very soon |
| thousand years ago and had nothing to do with our | | | | that he had not received it and would contact me |
| lives today. My Christian life was the same as my old | | | | when he did. The next Monday in the third week, I sent |
| one - still quick to anger, always finding fault with | | | | him another e-mail. Because he did not reply, I wrote |
| those who lived with me and those who worked for | | | | him another two enquiry letters on Tuesday, one in the |
| me, and wearing a long face all the time. For 30 years, | | | | morning, the other one in the afternoon. But I still did not |
| I never finished reading the Bible. It took me a whole | | | | receive any reply from him. On that night, God told me |
| year or two to read a thin spiritual book, because | | | | in my dream, that the letter I would receive from the |
| every time when I picked up the Bible or a spiritual | | | | case manager was not to tell me that he had |
| book to read, I always fell asleep at half way of the | | | | received my police certificate, but to inform me that |
| first page. I prayed almost every morning, but it was | | | | my application had been approved. Then, God asked |
| always the same, listing what I wanted God to do for | | | | me to fast from Wednesday to Friday and said that I |
| me and it never lasted for more than 10 minutes. I | | | | should not play golf for 3 days. God wanted me to |
| admired those who could pray for more than half an | | | | deny myself and be humble before Him. He also |
| hour. Sometimes I fasted as my church required, but at | | | | reminded me to get a new passport. So, the next |
| most for two meals. I was busy everyday with my | | | | morning I took out my old passport and found out that |
| business and with my golfing six days a week, but | | | | there was only one blank page left because of so |
| never gave time to God even though my heart | | | | much travel in the past two years. I fasted and did not |
| wanted to. Then, God used a special way to bring me | | | | go to play golf for 3 days. On Monday in the fourth |
| closer to Him and changed my life in a few days. | | | | week, I was still waiting for the case manager to reply |
| | | | | to me. I decided to fast and not to play golf again. But |
| 2 years ago, I established another company in New | | | | in my heart, I told myself to fast and not to play golf |
| Zealand. Every month I went there to help my staff in | | | | until I received the letter that God had promised me. |
| running the business. I was holding a visitor’s visa, | | | | On Wednesday, I felt God was speaking to me during |
| and every time when I entered the country, I was | | | | my prayer. I felt that God was not happy with what I |
| given a 1-month permit to stay. Before the permit | | | | was doing because I was using my own decision to |
| expired, I left the country. Then, after a few days, I | | | | force Him to give me what I wanted. At the same |
| entered the country again. This continued for more | | | | time, I could feel the love of God for He cared for my |
| than 2 years. My multiple visitor’s visa expired a | | | | physical body. I quickly asked God to forgive me and |
| few months ago. When I applied for the renewal of | | | | committed the whole thing into His hand. Then I said to |
| my visa, I was told that I could not be granted the | | | | Him that no matter my application was approved or |
| same visa in the next 2 years. I knew a visitor’s | | | | not, I would still love Him and would not leave Him. On |
| visa holder could not stay in the country for more than | | | | the same day, I told my wife that I would start to eat |
| 9 months a year. But I did not know that it applied to | | | | from Thursday. The next morning, about 30 minutes |
| me because I left the country before the 1-month | | | | after I turned on my computer, the case manager |
| permit expired. I must leave the country for the same | | | | replied to me. Before I opened it, I prayed to God and |
| period of time I stayed in the country. At that time, God | | | | thanked Him. After I opened his reply, the first |
| let the immigration officer suggest to me to apply for a | | | | sentence appeared to me: “I am pleased to inform |
| long term business visa. I knew about this visa before. | | | | you that ……” I shouted Hallelujah even before I |
| It usually takes about 3 months to 6 months, or even | | | | read the rest of the letter for I knew what it was going |
| 12 months to process such applications. The applicant | | | | to tell me. |
| must submit a business plan and some experts will | | | | |
| assess it. Because once it has been approved, the | | | | Since I encountered with God, He has been speaking |
| applicant is eligible to apply for permanent residency in | | | | to me in my dreams, in my prayers, when I was |
| New Zealand. it is not likely to be approved. | | | | reading the Bible and other spiritual books, and when I |
| | | | | was looking at the nature and the people around me. |
| I had to stay in Tonga where my home and business | | | | My life has been changed immediately. I am no longer |
| were for at least 3 to 6 months. My wife and her | | | | angry with the things that used to make me angry, nor |
| relatives could manage the business without me. I | | | | finding fault with others, nor swearing, but having more |
| decided to pray every morning before breakfast, and | | | | understanding of others and more forgiveness. I have |
| after breakfast, read the Bible from the first book to | | | | become a happy man. I have been set free from |
| the last one, in the afternoon, evening and night, read | | | | being addicted to golfing, and now I can live for a few |
| spiritual books. Then, miracles took place. I suddenly | | | | days without it. I even promised to my wife that I |
| realized that I could read more than 12 hours a day | | | | would never make her cry any more for the rest of |
| without falling asleep. What is more, I found out that I | | | | her life. |
| greatly delighted in reading the Bible and other spiritual | | | | |
| books. I could finish reading a book in one or two days. | | | | One night, I had a dream, in which I was riding a |
| Among the books I had read, there were books | | | | beautiful brown horse, then the horse changed to a |
| teaching you how to hear the voice of God and the | | | | pure white dog playing with me joyfully, then the dog |
| efficient ways of prayers. I followed the steps taught | | | | changed to my only dear daughter. I asked God to |
| in the books. To my surprise, the first time I tried, my | | | | interpret the dream to me that night, but He did not. |
| prayer lasted one and half hours! I had to check | | | | The next morning when I was praying, God suddenly |
| another clock to make sure the time was right | | | | said to me: “Before, you used me as a horse to |
| because it did not seem to be that long. The second | | | | work for you, then we had a closer relationship as the |
| day, I tried again. When I opened my eyes and looked | | | | dog related to human, then your relationship with me |
| at the time, it was two hours and forty-five minutes!! | | | | has become like that between a dear daughter and a |
| During my prayer, I felt like floating in the air and my | | | | loving father.” At that moment, I knew I was going |
| spirit was with God. I had such a peace and joy in my | | | | back to New Zealand very soon. There was another |
| heart. At that moment, I remembered another book I | | | | reason for me to be sure of that because my new |
| had read that taught how to hear the voice of God, | | | | passport was ready to be picked up two days before |
| and I asked God to speak to me. I waited and | | | | I received the approval letter. |
| waited for more than half an hour, I guess. But I did | | | | |
| not hear any voice. Just before I wanted to give up, I | | | | I had been longing for the Holy Spirit to baptize me and |
| suddenly felt warm air was surrounding me and my | | | | to give me the gift of speaking in tongues for more |
| heart felt God was speaking to me: “You are in my | | | | than 15 years. Many pastors had prayed for me, but it |
| arms of love.” | | | | never happened. God had given me visions in the past |
| | | | | few months to tell of all His wonderful works to millions |
| Now let us come back to my application for the long | | | | of people. I said to God that the day when I received |
| term business visa. I had never seen a business plan | | | | the gift of speaking in tongues, that would be the sign |
| and did not know how to write it. I brought it to God | | | | He gave me to start. Last Thursday morning when I |
| and prayed for his wisdom. For many nights, God | | | | was praying, I asked God to give me that gift. At first, I |
| gave me ideas in my dreams and taught me how to | | | | gave my tongue and my soul and my mind to God. |
| write. I completed the business plan and my application | | | | Then, I opened my mouth and started to make some |
| form in 3 weeks’ time and couriered them to the | | | | silly sound. But after a few moments, I found myself |
| New Zealand Immigration, Business Migrate Branch in | | | | speaking fluent foreign languages although I did not |
| Wellington. One day, in my prayer I asked God when I | | | | understand what I was saying. It continued for nearly |
| could go back to New Zealand. Then God spoke to | | | | an hour. At the end, I had to use my will to stop it. At |
| my heart that the day when I got myself ready, I | | | | that moment, God reminded me my promise to Him. I |
| could go back again. It did not take me long to realize | | | | asked Him how to reach out to millions of people. He |
| that God meant spiritual readiness because he had | | | | reminded me my blog on a website. That night, I |
| revealed a few visions to me. That was why I spent | | | | published my testimony in my blog. Now every day, |
| many hours everyday in reading the Bible and other | | | | there are a few hundred visits to it. I keep asking God |
| spiritual books, and in prayers in order to equip myself | | | | and He has revealed more websites to me. When you |
| for the work He wanted me to do. Four days after I | | | | are reading this testimony, you are already in God’s |
| sent out my application form and the business plan, I | | | | plan. |
| received an e-mail from a woman officer, telling me | | | | |
| that it was in process and waited to be allocated to | | | | Jesus said: “If you seek me with all your heart, I will |
| one of the case managers. Two weeks had passed, | | | | be found by you.” I pray that God will touch your |
| but I still did not hear from her. Then one night, God | | | | heart and bless you abundantly. You are welcome to |
| spoke to me in my dream and instructed me to write | | | | contact me at noahsales@xtra.co.nz . |
| a letter to her. In the dream, I saw a letter from the | | | | If you want to hear the writer sharing his testimonies |
| woman officer who told me that my application was | | | | personally, please go to the Christmas even called |
| allocated to a case manager. The next morning, I | | | | Carol & Icing, held by Vision Life International, on |
| wrote a long letter according to what God had | | | | December 18th 2008, at 7:30pm, at Pakuranga |
| instructed me. After a few hours, she replied and told | | | | Community Hall, 346 Pakuranga Road, Auckland, New |
| me that she had to report it to her manager and would | | | | Zealand. |
| contact me soon. In the afternoon, she replied to me | | | | |