When I Couldn’t Be at My Father’s Side to Honor Him
By Lan Yu, China The winter afternoon sunlight was gentle and soft, shining through the window onto the windowsill, filled with plants, and several po…
Fulfilling My Duty Is My Responsibility
By Floyd Refulle, The Philippines I was born into a poor family, with seven children. One of my brothers is disabled and unable to walk or speak. My …
Unloading the Debt of Gratitude I Carried for Half My Life
By Pat, Spain Ever since I can remember, I often heard my parents say that my mother gave birth to me when she was already 33 years old, and had suff…
When I Heard the News That My Mom Was Critically Ill
By Maude, USA I was born into an ordinary rural family; my dad would be out working all year round, and he’d rarely come home. My mom raised both my …
How Should I Treat My Mother’s Kindness
By Xu Juan, China I was born into a farming family and we weren’t very well off. When I was 5, my dad abandoned us to start a new family. My mom raise…
How to Approach Parental Love and Care
By Song Zhi, China In October 2019, I was arrested by the police at a gathering and sentenced to two and a half years in prison. At the time, I was ni…
Doing One’s Duty Well Is the Mission Entrusted by God
By Qingtian, China My family wasn’t too well-off. When I was very young, my father worked away from home to earn money to put my younger brother and m…
How to Treat Our Family’s Kindness of Raising Us
By Chen Li, China I was born in a county that was quite small with a relatively undeveloped economy. My parents and grandparents were all farmers, and…
Only Those Who Hold to Their Duty Have a Conscience
By Xiaomo, China As far back as I can remember, I saw my mother taking care of her mother in her daily life. She often brought prepared meals to her,…
Is Parental Kindness a Debt That Can Never Be Repaid?
By Miaoxiao, China I grew up in a poor peasant family. My parents adopted me when they were almost 40 years old. Ever since I was old enough to under…
How to Treat Parents in Accordance With God’s Intention
By Xinyi, China When I was young, I often heard my grandmother say, “Look at that child from so-and-so’s family, what an uncaring ingrate, what an unf…
Fulfilling My Duty Is My Mission
By Su Ran, China When I was in school, our teachers often taught us that showing filial piety to our parents and respecting our elders was a tradition…
How I Overcame the Grief of My Mother’s Passing
By Zihan, China In June 2019, I went to another region to do my duties. I didn’t return home for over a year, so my nonbelieving husband reported me a…
After Learning of My Parents’ Passing
By Xu Zhen, China My parents had always loved me dearly, ever since I was little, and they did hard physical labor to put my brother and me through sc…
How to Treat the Kindness of Being Raised by One’s Parents
By Shen Ming, China I was born in a rural family, and my parents made a living by farming. Since I can remember, my parents’ health had always been po…
How to Treat a Father’s Care and Protection
By Gu Nian, China In 2019, 18-year-old Mu Xi was arrested by the CCP for preaching the gospel, given a two-and-a-half-year sentence, and released in A…
How to Treat Parental Kindness
By Su Wei, China Since childhood, my family was relatively poor. Relatives and friends looked down on us, and even my grandparents rejected us. My mom…
I Shouldn’t Play Favorites for My Mother
By Xinyi, China In 2012, I became responsible for the work of several churches. I learned that, during church elections, my mom was misled by the evil…
