I would like to say a few words on behalf of my sisters, Grace and Maria, and each of our families. 
　

Ding Mama had an impact on the lives of many people, but on nobody more than her own family. She was as special a Mama as she was a Ding Mama. She entertained us as much as she did every one else. She loved us, made sacrifices for us, and kept us together as a family even when spread far apart. She taught us to love God. We would like to show you a video of one of her recent talks which is as we remember her. 
　

Before we do that, we would like to say thank you. We are grateful to many people for so many things. 
　

We thank those of you who have come today to remember our mother and to pay your respects. Some of you have come great distances. You have honored her with your presence here. 
　

We thank those of you who have grieved with us these past five weeks, at the hospital, then at her home, and at her funeral. As you expressed your sorrow, you helped us grasp and release our own sorrow, and you have shared the burden of our pain and loss.  

We thank those of you who have been her closest friends for the decades she lived here. Many of you were faithful companions with her and often at her side when we could not be. It is with your love and support that she was able to choose to stay in Japan rather than come to live in the U.S. It is with your support she was able to carry out her ministry here, and to be God’s servant throughout the world. Without the steady love and support of those closest to her in Tokyo, she could not have been Jesus’ hands and feet to the generations of young and older people. Without you, her life would not have been what it was, nor would this hall today be the memorial that it is. She could not have become Ding Mama. We have a great debt to you, her dearest friends. 
　

For all of you who showed your love for our mother, which overflows in this hall today, we thank you from the depths of our hearts.              

George Ting