Listener Responses from China

Topic of the Month - Committed Ministry

By faith and calling I quitted my job

My church pastor was deceased in youth age two years ago. By faith and calling, I quitted my job in the factory and offered myself to become the preacher to serve my Lord whole-heartedly. However, I am not paid because the church can't support the living expenses of a full-time preacher with the limited donations. Being a voluntary preacher, all my daily needs depend totally on God's provision. I don't know how long I could stand. My family and relatives don't understand me much as they think I should work hard to earn money during my brightest time in my life and build up my family and career. To them, I am just hanging around all the time now. They are disappointed Nevertheless, I thank the Lord that He gives me strength continuously by His grace. I can still persist in my ministry and I also believe that God will continue to keep me. He will make a way for me because I am His servant and He will take care all in all. (#E1322 Guangxi)

I want to live out the glory of my Lord

Last week, I recommended three sisters in my meeting place to join and become the volunteer team members in where I am one of them. However, there were two absentees at the first meeting last time as one of them lives far away from the venue and the other one was busy to cook for her more than 20-year-old son. May the Lord move more people to serve Him and people. May we serve the Lord with all our hearts, minds and strengths with our limited lives. Who else can we follow for our Father God who is holy, gracious, almighty upright and loving us so deep without end. Even though I am now a volunteer, I never give up listening the radio broadcast. Instead I must equip myself via this channel so that I can have a more effective service. Whatever how dark and corrupted of this age, how deep is money-oriented era, I think I will not follow them. I am a sensible person and I can find all answers in the Lord via decades of my seeking. What I mostly need is in the riches of my Lord. I definitely experience God. I need to read the Bible and pray fervently so as to know God and build up sound relationship with Him. I want to be the salt and the light of the society, live out the glory of my Lord and bring more people before Him. (#F198 Zhejiang)

I need to submit to Him

I am quite sure the calling of my Lord unto me. As He uses me, I need to submit to Him. Although my family is very poor, I don't have any anxiety. Honestly speaking, I was once worried about the livelihood of my wife, kids and the coming baby. I can't afford studying theology. Yet God put into my heart with His endless peace when I think of my difficulty. The Holy Spirit spoke to my heart and told me not to worry as God will prepare. Thank the Lord. I was moved when I found $200 inserted inside two books which was given by a church leader. She has been encouraging me to study. (#F1132 Guangdong)

I have an admiring heart towards God's Word

I am a retired worker of a state enterprise at one of the suburb in Yunan. I am now 47 years old and two years ago, a sister introduced Radio Church to me. Even though I was already baptized in 1994, I was just a Sunday church-goer and scarcely I was competent about the faith and the doctrine of Christianity. It's very helpful to my spiritual life since I started listening Radio Church programs. Not only did my faith become stronger, I have an admiring heart towards God's Word. Moreover, I have an urge and mission in my heart when I saw the church's need. I am willing to commit myself into the Gospel ministries, proclaim His salvation and witness Him. Gradually, I gathered with some sisters who are also regular audience of the Radio Church, to share and discuss what we learn. Our spiritually lives grow a lot and we felt sorry that we had lost a lot of precious time in former few years. Under God's guidance, several sisters, a brother and I are leading different home churches by the help from Radio Church. (#E3562 Yunan)

It's my burden and mission

In April and May 2001, I had the opportunity to visit my parents. I was excited by the widespread of the gospel in my hometown and more and more people were converted. Nevertheless, there were in lack of pulpit teachings. Actually, they don't have the chapel and just meet in sister Li's home. This old sister's son is the only preacher. The congregation has similar education background. Some brothers and sister have difficulty in locating the books of the Bible. They don't have much time to read the Bible as the farming work is busy. This brother told me that he was willing to let God use him and in fact there was no other candidate other than him. My heart was sour but I thanked God because they were willing to offer themselves to God and I comforted them not to fear.

Since I came back home, I always pray for them in tears. There are indeed many cults and without proper pulpit teachings. When I shared my feeling with one of the deacons, he told me that it's my burden and mission. Since then, I became more willingly to equip myself and I will go if the Lord really wants me to go. Even though my financial condition is not good, I am sure that God will make a way for me if He needs to use me. I will the face the difficulties such as finding a house to live, children's schooling, hardship in finding job for my husband, no land to farm. Please pray for me. (#M3756 Heilongjiang)

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