Faces of Faith – Uncle Manh Le

On Dec. 22, 2024, we held our first worship service in Vietnamese at King of Kings. We also got to baptize Uncle Manh Le.

Uncle Manh came from a family with Buddhist roots and ancestral worship. He had never known God. I first met him through the citizenship class offered by the church. I had the opportunity to help him with his studies, talk to him, and pray with him every Wednesday. He had failed the test many times and had to reapply. He was sad and upset, but I comforted him and introduced him to Jesus Christ. I told him, “People may forsake you, but Jesus Christ will never forsake you.” One day I asked him if he believed in God. He replied, “I do.” What a blessing! A week later he called to tell me he passed the citizenship exam.

Four months later, after Uncle Manh finished his Bible information class, I baptized him. Another soul was recorded in the registry of heaven. Despite his family’s opposition, Uncle Manh realized that becoming a citizen of the kingdom of heaven is even more important than being an American citizen.

From Trung Le, missionary at King of Kings Vietnamese Outreach in Garden Grove, Calif.