Listener Responses from China

Topic of the Month - Testimonies of the Disabled

I have the obligation to serve the church

I am 32 years old this year. In 1997 I was paralyzed by a traffic accident. I have been lying on the bed for 3 years since then. Three-year suffering and torture made me want to give up my life many times. After a half-year struggling between life and death, I survived because of my wife, my now 5-year old son and my families. My life was really an abyss of misery. I didn't know why God let such terrible thing happen on me.

Sometimes I feel very tired and bitter to live on. I can find no bosom friend. Even my beloved wife does not understand me. I have no where to pour out my sorrow and distress. Now I can only give them to the Lord.

Last year, a sister in Lord led me to Jesus. She gave me a copy of Bible to read but it's difficult to understand. This sister preached the gospel to me with love. In fact, she was only primary three educated. She set up a family church in this village. Since I couldn't get any nurturing, I knew little about the Lord. My life remained unchanged. Sorrow filled my heart. This year my younger sister bought a radio. Every day I listen to your broadcast and much benefited. My spiritual life then grew gradually.

A few months ago, the church moved to my house. In the beginning, there were only 5-6 people. Now there are more than 10. There is only one sister serving here. Sometimes sisters from outside also come and preach sermons here. I see that the church needs workers to nurture these sisters. I have a great burden at heart. Though I lay on bed, I still have the obligation to serve the church. I have made up my mind to devote myself to the Lord and to work for Him.

The problem is that I lack biblical knowledge and experience. Thus, I need your help very much. Please tell me how to read the Bible and how to equip myself. At present, I urgently need some Bible study reference books, especially on NT. In addition, I want some books on sermonizing, praying and devotional.

Please pray for the needs of the church in my home, and for my health and my family. I can only entrust all these to the Lord. May the Lord come and deliver me from my suffering swiftly. People can see no hope in my present situation. My wife has gone out to work since last year. Her wages is not enough for me and for our child's daily expenses. She suffers a lot in her heart too. My younger brothers and sisters have all gone out to work. My old mother is the only one left to take care of my child and me. She is over 60 years old. Beside daily routine, she also has farming work to do. I often feel very sad about that. The whole family suffers from poverty because of me.

(#10791 Jiangxi, response to "The Spicy Mountain" and "Bible Exposition" )

I preach the gospel to handicapped friends through the Internet

I am a person who is willing to pursue after truth and to share it with many others so that more people can reach our Lord Jesus Christ. This is the goal of my life. I had led a family meeting for some time in the past. So I got some basics for my faith. Later because of various reasons, I changed my form of serving. Now I mainly preach the gospel to handicapped friends through the Internet.

I was born on May 29, 1977. I was a healthy boy like any other children. However, because of some unknown diseases I lost my ability of walking when I was 7 years old. I spent my childhood at home playing toy bricks with my elder sisters who is a paralytic handicapped.

My father left us when I was 8 years old. My mother alone took care of my elder brother who was still in school, my sister and I. Though life was tough, we lived peacefully and joyfully because of our faith.

To me, August 31, 1996 was a day of total disorder. My dear mother left my sister and me because of brain hemorrhage. My heart was broken! Darkness surrounded us. My sister and I couldn't take care of ourselves. You can imagine our anguish and fear. But God miraculously delivered us from the sorrow and hopeless after a period of darkness. Later we resumed our peaceful life and face tomorrow bravely. One year later, I got a job, which allow me to work at home. I had a chance to use computer and connect to the Internet. I decided to build a web site for the handicapped. The project was suspended after I lost my job. Now I rebuilt my web site with a strong belief that you have to path the road to walk the distance. I can never reach my goal if I stand there and do nothing.

(#10442 Chonqing, response to "The Global Village")

Many of my viewpoints changed after I met Jesus

I am a handicapped. I had extreme views towards this world. I even wanted to kill myself. Many of my viewpoints changed after I met Jesus. I was converted to Christ in the second half of 1997. A brother from the neighboring village led me to Christ. We often meet and discuss some questions about the Bible. We encourage each other. I do not afraid of going out and facing with strange sights. We are children of Heavenly Father and people of God. I don't care about them. I listen to your program every day. Like a lost lamb finds its home, I feel warm and happy.

(#10123 Shandong, response to "Streams in the Desert")

We are blind

We are blind. We listen to your program every day. Thanks Lord that you love us in the mainland very much. I t is not easy for churches here to have meeting. Some are not qualified to get the permission. Believers fear that they will be arrested, fined and put to jail. It is difficult to spread the gospel. But many non-believers listen to your program and converted to the Lord. May the Lord bless your program and use it to reach more people.

(#10710 Hunan, response to "The Good Shepherd")

Serving the Lord is great joy to me

I am a 37-year old man. When I was a child, my legs were paralyzed by poliomyelitis. So my childhood was filled with tears. God chose me when I was in the lowest point of my life (July 1993). After I was converted, I found hope. I tasted the grace of the Lord. Every day was filled with peace and joy. The Lord changed my life. At that time, I was enthusiastic to be equipped in a seminary so that I can serve the Lord. But the leader of our church said the seminary I wanted to enroll are not spiritual. So I gave up this idea. I made great efforts to pursue knowledge of the Lord. My life grew gradually. In 1997 I began to evangelize. Serving the Lord is great joy to me. I quitted my job as an English teacher in a secondary school and became a full time worker for the Lord.

(#8980 Shanxi, response to programs on HLAZ)

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