Life of Sun Shiang Law Chang 家慈(張羅順香)生平
Our Mother, Sun Shiang Law Chang was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China on November 2, 1920, and went with our Lord at 6:40AM on August 8, 2007.Mother married our father, Lien Shui Chang, on January 6, 1937. She is survived by five sons, three daughters, five daughters-in-law, three sons-in-law, 18 grand-children and five great grand-children. In 1946, Mother followed her husband and moved from Ningbo to Shanghai. After the Chinese liberation in 1950, both relocated to Hong Kong with their eldest son Wo Tat. In 1968, our father first went to the Bahamas for business, leaving Mother to raise all eight children alone in Hong Kong. In 1970, she joined our father to the Bahamas. Three years later, the entire family immigrated to Miami, United States and then to Maryland in 1978.Mother was a quiet, kind, generous, hard-working lady. She loved her husband and children immensely. She enjoyed big family gatherings and loved to cook for the grand children, making sure their stomachs were never half empty. Despite her illiteracy, Mother was always eager to learn how to read and write. While her husband was away in the Bahamas, she enjoyed reading his letters and writing to him. Mother was a very hospitable person, always serving others first. Throughout her entire life, she was always the last to eat, and many times, she even went hungry without food.In her early years, Mother had always been loyal to worshipping Buddha and other Chinese gods. Upon coming to America, Mother was brought along to church on one occasion. During the service, she felt touched by the hymns, learning that all her burdens could be cast onto Jesus. On that day in 1977, she accepted Christ Jesus into her heart as her personal Lord and Savior. Since then, her faith has been continually strengthened through the consistency of her prayer life. Mother's favorite songs were Amazing Grace and 野地的花. She particularly enjoyed the Joyful Fellowship with other brothers and sisters at church and looked forward to Sunday worship. Her biggest desire is for her entire family, including son/daughter-in-laws, grandchildren, and future generations, to come to know the Lord. In the early 2000s, Mother suffered a debilitating foot problem, inhibiting her ability to walk, and causing her health to begin deteriorating. This incident led her to become bed-bound, and in 2005, she was placed in a nursing home. On August 6, Mother was admitted to Shady Grove Adventist Hospital for pneumonia, and then two days later, at 6:40AM, she went peacefully with the Lord.We all miss you Mom and Grandma! We're looking forward to seeing you one day in Heaven!家慈(張羅順香)生平家慈張羅順香于十一月二日一九二零年出生在中國浙江宁波,於八月八日二零零七年蒙主召 回天家。家慈與家父張連水於一月六日一九三七年結婚。 如今,她留下五個儿子,三個女儿,五個媳婦,三個女婿,十八個孫輩,和五個曾孫。一九 四六年,隨從家父,從宁波移居上海。一九五零年中國解放之后,家慈與家父與長兄和達遷 移香港。家父在一九六八年,到巴哈馬做生意,家慈一個人留在香港扶養八個小孩。家慈於 一九七零年去與家父相聚。三年后,全家移民到美國邁阿密,一九七八年才定居馬利蘭州。家慈平生賢淑,恬靜,慷慨,刻苦。她極恩愛家父和小孩 。她非常喜歡大家庭的相聚,常常作可口的拿手好菜給孫輩們吃,總是不讓他們餓肚子。盡 管家慈沒有上過學校,但是,她一直渴望有機會讀書和練習寫作。當家父在巴哈馬期間,她 享受閱讀家父的來信,同時永遠不放棄寫信給家父的機會。 家慈對人親切,總是不忘殷勤款待他人。在她的一生的每日生活中,她時常最后才吃飯,有 許多時候,甚至於宁可自己餓肚子。 在家慈早年的日子裡,她曾經拜過菩薩和其他的神。到了美國,在一九七七年,有一天,她 被朋友帶到教會,就在敬拜中,她深深地被詩歌感動,體認到可以把她的一切重擔交托給耶 穌。就在那一天,她敞開她的心門,迎接並接受耶穌基督作她個人的主和救主。家慈最喜歡 的歌有奇異恩典和野地的花。她特別喜歡參加教會的歡欣團契,可以與弟兄姐妹一起分享生 活的見證,常常期待禮拜天的來臨,能夠去教會敬拜神。她心裡最大的盼望和負擔,就是她 的全家都能夠認識主,包括她的孩子們,媳婦們,女婿們,孫輩們,以及將來的后代。 兩千年代的早期,家慈遭受一種腳部衰弱症,以至於喪失行走的能力,她的健康也大大地受 到影響而惡化。這個意外事件導致她必須成天躺在床上。二零零五年她被送到老人院療養。 今年八月六日因為肺炎被迫進住Shady Grove醫院檢查醫治。不料,兩天之后,早上六點四十分,她安詳地被主接走。我們都想念您,媽和祖母!我們都盼望有一天與您在天堂見面!