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What's happening in Heilongjiang?
Heilongjiang is a Provice in China's cold Northeast, with 45 million
inhabitants. In the past decade, revival and the constant planting of
house churches have resulted in a total of 2.5 to 3 million Christians
in the region, according to mission agency Asia Harvest. Normal
Christians whose lives God radically changed play a key role in this
movement, for example, Sister Wei.
Sister Wei's account
"Before I became a Christian, I worked for the Government in northern
Heilongjiang. My job was to find and report families with two or more
children - only one child is allowed. The families were then punished;
often, the extra children were taken and killed, or the pregnant mothers
forced to have an abortion. Through my work, my hands were covered by
the blood of hundreds of murdered babies. In 1984, I became seriously
ill and was confined to my bed. Besides cancer, the doctors diagnosed 22
other illnesses. It was terrible and painful. My condition deteriorated,
and the doctors told my family to prepare themselves for my death. One
night, though, I had a dream.
Healed of cancer and other illnesses
"In my dream, I saw a cross, just like the cross my Christian aunt wore.
That night on my deathbed, I heard a voice telling me clearly "You will
be the salt of the earth, the light of the world. You will be a witness
for the Lord." The next morning, I called my aunt. She told me that only
the Cross of Jesus could rescue me. I cried for hours as I poured out my
heart before God, repenting of all my terrible deeds. Through his name I
was not only saved but also completely healed of all my illnesses!
Five years without sleep
"A friend took me to a house church, where I learned more of God's Word.
After becoming a Christian, I quit my job with the Government. I read
the Bible every night, and no matter how unbelievable this sounds: my
life became a cycle of factory work during the day, leading the house
church meeting in the evening and reading the Bible at night. I tried to
learn 15 chapters of the Bible by heart every night. For five years -
the Lord is my witness - I did not sleep at all. Finally, I could go to
preach. That was quite astonishing for my relatives and neighbours,
because I had only attended school for two years, and could not read
very well before my salvation.
Whole bus is saved
"I preached a lot as a full-time evangelist, sometimes in public buses.
I always experienced that the Holy Spirit gave me great authority, and
many passengers broke out in tears, confessing their sins and giving
their lives to Jesus. Sometimes, the bus driver had to stop while I
prayed with the passengers who wanted to be saved. Once, everyone wanted
to be baptised on the spot - including the bus driver and conductor.
Fearless before officials
"I was also able to preach in prisons, mainly because I had been able to
lead the head of the Security Department to Jesus. Once, over 180 women
- including some of the guards - decided to follow Christ. One day, I
went to the three top people in the Religious Affairs Office and warned
them to stop persecuting Christians - and with them, Jesus. Two of the
three took me seriously, the third was stubborn and said that he would
continue persecuting us. Shortly afterwards, his son was involved in a
fatal car accident; the man took that as a warning from God and
repented."
(Source:
Asia Harvest)
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