Hello everyone, first time in this community and I'd like to meet people like this

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Hello everyone, first time to join this community, I’m from China, I’m a new Catholic baptized for 2 years, I’m not from a big city, my hometown is rural. Currently living independently in a first-tier city in China, this is the ID I used to successfully register for this community using an internet VPN.

I am eager to meet such friends, similar to my situation: traumatized by my family of origin, coming from a single-parent/orphan family background, no siblings, highly sensitive personality, coming from a non-church family, and young people who have come to know this Catholic faith through themselves. Because of the highly sensitive personality traits, there is a deep search and desire for faith.

I have been receiving formation studies in the Church, psychology courses, spirituality courses, serious study of catechesis, reading the Bible. I have participated in church community services. I have felt God’s favor and salvation for me. Reading the Bible has given me a deep understanding and feelings about my life. But sometimes I also feel lonely and powerless, especially when I think of my family situation, which requires me to be stronger and more independent than others.

I’m going to take my chances here and see if I can meet the same peeps as me. I long to know such souls. Peace be upon all who are interested in reading this posting. God loves you.

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Welcome Vincent!

One of my Sister’s best friends from High School lives in China now. He moved there to study Art and then got into body building. He used to a chubby kid, but now is pretty ripped : )

Glad you are here. We are a small community here, and a pretty diverse bunch.

If you ever have any questions about the Catholic Faith, feel free to either post it or private message me and I would be happy to answer any questions that you may have.

God Bless : )

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Glad to have you here, Vincent. As a former volunteer hospital chaplain, I can say that almost everybody is walking around with some kind of heartache, some worse than others, naturally. Also, when I was a church usher, after Sunday Mass I would go to the parish prayer book where people would write prayer requests, and I would pray for everybody who had added something. People who had just been at Mass with me were mentioning difficult struggles, not usually giving their names but describing their problems. So I guess you will find company here, maybe not people who have had as hard a time as you have, but people who can relate to your troubles.

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