My Vocational Calling by Thida Lin Mon@Lalawmpuii, Presbyterian Church of Myanmar
She dedicated her life to her Master of Theology studies and she is very interested in education. She then got married to a Presbyterian minister and could not continue her studies and teaching. However, her past education has helped her so much in looking after her family.
I am so grateful to be invited to participate in CWM
In Burma, God’s Kingdom is expanding. Baptism of a new Christian in 2010 in Burma. (Photo, caption courtesy Christian Aid Mission)
Mission Development’s Mission Stories project. Additionally, I am very humbled by this wonderful opportunity to share my life and ministry. As I am just another ordinary housewife who takes care of her household and children, I am afraid my efforts might not be enough. My prayer is that someone might receive the Lord’s blessing through this humble work of mine.
My Life I am the older of two children of Rev Dr Lalengzaua and Mrs Lalhmunsangi. My younger brother is Mr Lalinmawia. I married Rev K. Zoliankhuma on Dec 16th 2009. God has blessed our marriage with three beautiful children, a boy and two girls. My husband left the country in September 2018 for Yonsei University in Korea to pursue his D.Th. studies. So now, my three children and I have settled down in Tahan township. Throughout my childhood education, by God’s grace, I passed all my school exams from elementary to high school with flying colours and received some proficiency prizes as well. Those prizes and blessings motivated and gave me a strong desire to finish the matriculation exam with distinctions in all subjects. Even though I tried my best, I eventually passed the exam with a distinction only in Science (the matriculation result was what determined our future study options). The result was a big disappointment to me; it hurt me so badly that I even had to question God’s judgement. As I was dealing with this sorrowful moment, my friend’s mother paid a visit to our house to congratulate me. Her words of encouragement on that very day lightened up my heart and gave me new hope. I am still very grateful to her to this day for her powerful words to me, “Why are you so sad, my daughter? Despite all your
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efforts, your dream was not fulfilled. But never have doubt in God’s plan; I believe God has a better plan for you. Why don’t you try to find out that better plan of God’s and shout to the Lord even louder? God will surely show you this new vision for you”. I did pray and ask God for an answer, and God helped me understand this, that He is the only one who can fulfil dreams (Proverbs 16:1). Whatever may happen to me, I have to stand firm and believe in God more than ever. Struggles and problems take place in order to open up my eyes to see more of God’s grace. I should not doubt but rather praise God. After this peace was upon me, I was filled with new hope. While there were several choices I could choose from, I knew which was God’s calling. So I answered it, and decided to pursue theological studies. I joined the Bachelor of Theology course at Tahan Theological College, Tahan-Kalemyo. With many blessings from God, I managed to study the entire four years without any big problems. During my final year of study in 2005, the Theological Education Board selected me to participate in the Face to Face programme (from August – September, in Bangalore) facilitated by CWM. After participating in that wonderful programme, I continued my studies and finished it with an A+ grade. As for my secular education, I completed my Bachelor of Science
INSiGHT | August 2020
