Hello everyone, I am Sister YY, and I want to share a testimony of experiencing God’s grace in my scientific research work. Recently, I achieved significant milestones: my doctoral research project is nearly complete, and a paper of mine was accepted by a Nature journal! This incredible grace from God is something I could have never imagined when I first started my research journey.

When I began my research career, I had no doctoral degree, and my research topic was unrelated to my previous studies. This lack of alignment left me without support, as few people believed in me, and resources were scarce. I often felt like I was groping in the dark, filled with doubts and fears about my path in research. My confidence would frequently waver, and there were moments when the challenging environment nearly drove me to a breaking point.

However, God continuously supported me, and my teachers and church pastors guided me to view my challenges through God’s perspective and to strengthen my faith. Gradually, my attitude transformed. Instead of crying and complaining when I faced issues, I learned to calmly analyze them and do my best. Two years ago, I joined a research team led by a senior scientist, initially focusing on foundational tasks. I soon realized that we needed specialized knowledge to develop our research data platform, a capability that our team lacked. In the past, I would have worried about failing, but this time, I trusted that God would help me. I took the initiative to lead this aspect of our project, while also working on other research topics.

Despite not having a Ph.D., making it hard to gain support, God opened doors for me. I formed a strong collaboration with a professor from an external university, who encouraged and guided me. I was able to secure a grant of 200,000 RMB, allowing me to launch my own research project. Astonishingly, another professor also invited me to become his doctoral student, enabling me to further my research under his guidance.

In the past year, thanks to the support of both professors, I completed my doctoral project and had my paper accepted. Despite constant doubt and immense pressure, I gradually regained the courage to overcome challenges by focusing on God rather than the obstacles around me. God had always prepared a way, bringing mentors who supported me and helping me persist. Step by step, I began to earn the acceptance and recognition of leaders and colleagues who once doubted me. In my organization, the original larger team was eventually disbanded due to a lack of research outcomes, yet I remained, producing papers, patents, and achieving true interdisciplinary integration. The data computing platform I developed has already been successfully applied to life sciences research.

I thank God for the training He has given me over the past few years, and I’m grateful for the guidance from my teachers and pastors, who helped me endure instead of giving up. As I stand at this breakthrough, I’m more determined to trust God fully. Like Isaac who found water in the desert and received a hundredfold harvest even during famine, I aspire to continuously exercise my faith and refine my skills in research, overcoming my reliance on the knowledge of good and evil, and living out the glorious image of God!