My niece asked,"Who is Jesus?"

My niece is 5 years old this year and whenever she needs to find a companion for pleasure in the household, she comes to visit me in my room. Therefore, I have plenty of opportunities to have quiet moments with her.

Last Tuesday, I needed time to pray in the evening but she was in my room and I did not know how to invite her out gently without making her feel that she was not wanted. Each time I told her that I needed time by myself, she pleaded with me that she would be quiet. However, as a 5 year old, her promises to me to be quiet only lasted 1 minute each time.

As I would like to pray and she was in my room, I decided to pray for her. It was my first time praying for her with her physically beside me and I could lay hands on her. It was a special moment and miraculously she was quiet during the prayer. At the end of the prayer, she asked me,"Who is Jesus?" as she heard me thanking Jesus and asking Jesus to bless her.

Momentarily, I did not know how to answer her question. I realised I did not know how to explain who Jesus is to a 5 year old. I told her that Jesus is God, and He loves children. I trust Jesus and Jesus is my friend. Jesus is everywhere, is with her and is with me. With a copy of a children's bible, I showed her pictures of Jesus with children and informed her that if she wants to know more about Jesus, she can read from the children's bible. She picked up the children's bible and read some pages.

My niece loves to read and I prayed that God may continue to give me opportunities to plant seeds of faith in her. Although currently no one in my family has become Christians, I feel that they have many opportunities for God to transform their minds and attitudes to turn towards Him.

I pray that in my brother and sister-in-law's work environment in the hospital, they may see Christians at their workplace who display their trust in Jesus. I pray that such Christians' faith and trust in God which transcend all understanding may draw my brother and sister-in-law to Christ. I pray that I may continue to be fearless and bold in sharing the bible messages with my nephew and niece through our quiet times in my room. I pray that I may know how to creatively transform small segments of my play time with them to appropriate time of Christian teaching. I pray that seeds of faith that I plant into my nephew and niece's young lives may one day blossom to be like plants that Totoro planted that grew into shady big trees. I pray that my parents and my sister may also turn to Jesus through my sharing and testimony or through their Christian friends and/or extended family members.

Indeed, God opened my eyes to see lots of strategies and opportunities to bring the gospel message to my household. I pray I may be faithful in praying and be obedient in carrying out God's directions to bring my family to accept Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour and Lord.