Thursday, February 22, 2018

Our 'True Love Blog' 最愛 ~ 簡國漢、李佳芬

I know Gohan wants to give as many testimonies as he could for as long as he lives. It was a promise he made to God. He is not afraid to open up himself as long it will benefit others. On his last business trip in July 2016 before his cancer metastasized that rendering him disabled and cognitively impaired, he hoped to appear on the Chinese Christian TV program ’the True Love Blog‘ ‘真情部落格‘, a highly regarded program among the Chinese Christian community. So when we decided to go to Taiwan to visit family and friends in Oct. 2017, I contacted the TV show and offered our story. Immediately, they replied with their interests and started the process of producing a program about us. I was thrilled because I know I am making Gohan's dreams come true.

We met the production team for a pre-interview on one day, they asked us many questions, mostly personal and private. Had we have not been on this journey, we most likely will not make our past family feud, hurt and pain known to the public. It requires us to be vulnerable. But we are ready. We don't care about our 'faces' any more. We only want to let people know how we can change and transform. 

The interview and production process was an eye opening experience for us. The producer asked me to provide 3 relatives and 2 friends, one of whom must be a pastor, for them to do interview to provide perspectives to our journey. As a result, the production was an international production, with taping done in both Taiwan and US (where our daughters and pastor reside). It is also an inter-station collaboration between the GoodTV in Taiwan and U Channel in the US. I can't imagine how many hours of work have been put in to make this program. We feel extremely honored. May this program touch many people and help them see the transformation power of God and how He can change a disaster to a blessing.

"I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh"  Ezekiel 36:26

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! " 2 Corinthians 5:17

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