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I am James Choong. I was born in Seremban, Malaysia in 1958. The eldest of 5 kids, I grew up in my hometown which was a very unique and special place … with the best of British heritage (as Malaya was a British colony before independence in 1957), combined with Malay, Chinese and Indian influences. 

My early childhood days were the best days of my life. Dad and mum used to take me & my siblings every week-end to Port Dickson, a seaside town some 20 miles from Seremban. As kids, we always look forward to the week-end … swimming and playing freely on Sunday morning, followed by sheer delight in filling our hungry stomachs with mum’s delicious pork stew served with boiled rice. Then in the evening, dad & mum will take us to the movies followed by dinner …. our all time favourite “combination wat ton hor fun”, which is flat, thick rice noodles wok fried with a rich egg / soy sauce with meat and vegetables.

When I was 19, my brother David and I left Malaysia for further studies in Sydney, Australia. We completed Year 12 boarding at Chevalier College in Bowral, a small but lovely town in the Southern Highlands some 110 kms south of Sydney. I went on to complete my tertiary studies at the University of New South Wales with Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Finance, Accounting and Information Systems.

I played hockey and cricket, loved swimming at Sydney’s beautiful beaches, was a school chess champion, had wonderful family and lots of friends in Malaysia and had a really bright future ahead. I married a wonderful and beautiful girl from my hometown after completing my University studies, we returned to Sydney in 1983 and have been here ever since. Blessed with 2 lovely daughters, I worked in various roles from Management Consultant, Systems / Business Analyst to being an IT Project Manager.

My faith journey with God and Jesus began when I was a teenager. Dad being a very successful businessman did not have any spiritual beliefs, mum’s side were Taoists / Buddhists. 2 aunties and a cousin from my dad’s side were Catholics, and I had early exposure to the Catholic Church. I suffered my first severe depression when I was 16 years old. Since then till my late forties, I have suffered over 70 episodes of depression, and was suicidal 6 times. Even though I had a really happy childhood, I grew up as a very nervous, anxious and confused man. 

Over some 45 years, my life oscillated between non existence, totally confused, sad and lost during the depressions and periods of normality with meaning, happiness and enthusiasm for life. Being so unstable, fearful … I was also filled with immense guilt in letting my family down, not able to be the husband & father who could bring peace, happiness, meaning, stability to my family. 

I had to face the Truth about myself, I was self centred, selfish, self righteous, unloving, lustful and proud. All these affected my marriage and my relationship with my 2 daughters. In 2008, my wife and I agreed to an amicable separation after 25 years of marriage.  We remain good friends and continue to share responsibilities & love for our girls who are now young women in their 20's.

Starting from a very young age … from 7 yrs, I was very inquisitive. From 15 yrs of age till now, over some 38 years, I have done a lot of deep soul searching, searched for the meaning and purpose of life, trying to find answers to my prayers ….. asked myself, God and Jesus the most difficult questions. 

Tried to understand the world we live in … so much misery, sufferings, injustice, evil, struggles, relationship problems. But also there is so much potential, great beauty, moments and experiences of peace, joy, happiness, love and stability, wonderful family and friends, meaningful work and a sense of direction & purpose. The Paradox of Good & Evil during our existence on Earth.

I searched long and deep to know what True Love is, to discern God’s purpose for my life. 

All through my darkest days, I have always turned to God and Jesus Christ. I have not once seen or heard God and Jesus Christ in a physical sense, I am not a regular church goer. But I speak to God and Jesus daily in my walk on Earth, I know that God really exists, and Jesus has loved me unconditionally even though I am a sinner and have so many weaknesses and faults. 

God sees the “true me”, the precious person he has loved into existence. I have turned to God and allowed him to guide and direct my life, to shape and mould me to be the person I am mean’t to be. I have trusted God and Jesus with my Life, when my very sanity and life was at stake on numerous occasions.

I give thanks and praise to God and Jesus Christ for all my experiences, even for all the sufferings, the darkest of days, the emptiness and loneliness, the guilt and self-condemnation. For I know in the depths of my being, that I have been fully and totally forgiven and set free because of what Jesus Christ has done for me. I have grown and matured, been blessed with learnings and traits of Humility, Sincerity, Generosity, Compassion and Kindness. 

I now know what True Love is. I am now able to love myself and others as God has loved me. God has been so gracious and have blessed me with Hope, Faith and Love. God has given me much insight and wisdom, which I would like to and have been asked to share with many others. So that we all have the opportunity to know the Truth about God and Jesus Christ, and about YOU.

I cannot wait to go back to my True Home, to be Perfected through my Saviour, my Creator and my God, in the person of Jesus. I do not fear physical death of my human body, we are all but travellers on Earth. What awaits us for those who sincerely hope and trust in Jesus, when we finally close our eyes for the last time on Earth …. will be most exciting, wonderful and glorius …. when we are Perfected to live in Perfect Harmony, to enjoy Peace, Love, Joy and Happiness with our Creator, our Father God, with Jesus and with everyone who has hoped in and trusted in Jesus Christ. 

We cannot even begin to imagine what awaits us … Infinite and Eternal Life, Creativity and True Love. This is our destiny for which all human beings are called to … to accept the free gift of Eternal Life by the source of our beings and existence ……. our Daddy ….. God !

I hope, wish and pray that as you read these words and pages on this web site that your heart, mind, body, soul and spirit will be open to receive God’s Holy Spirit, who will reveal the Truth to you, and that you will accept and embrace this precious Truth … which will set you free.

Hope, Faith and Love. The greatest of this is Love. God loved YOU into existence. God so loved YOU, that he gave his only begotten son Jesus Christ to bear your sins upon himself, to suffer and die, and to be raised up by God on the third day, so that whoever shall hear, believe, accept, follow, hope and trust in Jesus as their Saviour and King will also be raised up to Eternal, Perfect Life.