“XIN (信),” meaning “faith,” refers to “the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1). 

When God called Tam and her husband to serve as missionaries in Uganda, Tam struggled with anxiety. Her post-liver-transplant husband was immunocompromised and could not take the mandatory yellow fever vaccine. Through a miraculous encounter, God showed His steadfast provision and asked her, “Can you love your husband more than I can? Can you put your faith in Me?” Since then, the couple’s lives have been marked by radical obedience as they live as pilgrims across the world.  

Tam uses dominating initial brushstrokes to convey a sense of assurance. The upward slant of the dominant stroke reflects her encouragement for us to posture our hearts heavenward to trust God.

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1)