Lily's Testimony of Healing

On a Sunday in March 2022, our whole family was at church to worship. I suddenly had severe stomach pain, I thought it was gastrointestinal discomfort and went to the bathroom. While I was in the bathroom, I was in so much pain that my whole body broke out in a cold sweat. At the time I was experiencing all this pain I heard a voice say to me: "You have to go out, if there is something wrong no one knows!" Still in severe pain I walked out of the bathroom went to my husband and told him I was unwell. We were about to go home to rest, but as we walked to the door I fainted.

At this moment, Pastor Byron was preaching, he knew that I had fainted, stopped preaching, and the brothers and sisters of the church prayed for me. After a few minutes, while they cried out to the Lord for me, I woke up and saw a crowd of people cheering around me and I realized that I had just fainted. Thank you, God! He hears prayers of his children! I would also like to thank my brothers and sisters for praying for me! I felt the love of heaven and the love of my brothers and sisters!

Later, some brothers and sisters accompanied me to urgent care next to the church to check my blood pressure. My blood pressure was very low, even though I originally had symptoms of high blood pressure. I believe God reminded me to pay attention to my body, and from that day I began to pay more attention to my health. Trying to go to bed early to get enough sleep and eat a healthy diet. When I went to the hospital in October for a check-up, the doctor said that everything was normal, it was all God's grace! And if I hadn't experienced this fainting incident, I would have thought I was strong. God loves us so much and He is always by our side, reminding us that we must love ourselves first and take care of our health, so that we can better take care of our families and brothers and sisters. I encourage all my brothers and sisters to cherish the healthy body God has given us, so that we can do more for God's kingdom. Give all glory to God! Amen

Lily的见证分享

在2022年3月的一个主日，我们全家人在教会做礼拜，正在敬拜赞美的时候，我突然肚子剧烈疼痛，我以为是肠胃不舒服就去了洗手间，在洗手间我痛得全身冒冷汗，这时候我也感觉特别不好，这时候有个声音对我说：“你要出去，如果有什么事没有人知道！”我忍着剧痛走出洗手间，然后找到我的丈夫，告诉他我很不舒服。然后我们准备回家休息，结果走到门口我就昏倒了。

此刻Byron牧师正在讲道，知道我昏倒了，马上停止讲道，教会的兄弟姐妹们一起为我祷告，在数分钟后，在大家为我向主呼求救我脱离危险中苏醒过来，睁眼看到一群人围着我欢呼，我才知道我刚才昏迷过去了。感谢神垂听众弟兄姐妹们的祷告！在此也谢谢弟兄姐妹们为我祷告！让我感受到了天国的爱，也感受到了兄弟姐妹的爱！

后来一部分兄弟姐妹陪着我去了教会旁边的急救中心检查了一下血压，血压非常低，我原本是有高血压症状的，这是神要警醒我要注意自己的身体，从那天起，我就开始注意保养自己的身体，尽量早睡有足够的睡眠，健康饮食。十月份的时候去医院复查身体，医生说一切正常，这都是神的恩典，要不是经历这次昏倒，我还以为自己很强壮。神是有多爱我们，时刻陪伴在我们左右，警醒我们要先爱自己，让自己有强壮的身体，我们才能更好的照顾自己的家人和兄弟姐妹。所以在此也告诫所有的兄弟姐妹们，一定要爱惜神赐给我们的健康身体，这样我们才可以为神的国做更多的事工。将一切荣耀都归给神！阿们

The Testimony of Li Jun's Faith in God

李军信主的见证

我出生于二十世纪六十年代，幼年经历过中国最黑暗的时代---文化大革命，残酷的阶级斗争。亲眼目睹了人揭发人，互斗，互不信任，更谈不上彼此相爱了。我们从小不知何为爱，也没听人讲过谈关于爱的话题。

1993年我妻子接受主，并邀请我去教会。为了不驳她的面子，我勉强跟她一起去了教会。记得当时牧师讲道的题目是“神的爱”。他引用哥林多前书13章，讲关于什么是神的爱？是人所做不到的。我立刻被这几节经文吸引，接着牧师又分享了约翰福音3：16，讲神对世人无条件的爱。我以前受的教育是没有无缘无故的爱，所有的爱都是有条件的。神无条件的爱深深吸引了我。我是如此渴望那美好无条件的爱。

当牧师讲完道后问：“谁愿意接受耶稣基督为他个人的救主？” 我举起手说，“我愿意”。我渴望这样的爱，渴望与神同在，经历有神爱的生命。从那时起，我成了一名基督徒，直到现在。 二十九年过去了， 我一直感受到祂的爱，在祂的爱中我不断更新改变。也因着神的爱，我才有能力爱他人。

I was born in the 1960s and lived through China's darkest era as a child, the Cultural Revolution and the brutal class struggle. I've seen people betray each other, fight each other, distrust each other, let alone love each other. We didn't know what love was, nor had we heard anyone talk about love.

In 1993 my wife accepted the Lord and invited me to church. I reluctantly went with her to the church to avoid dishonoring her. I remember the title of the sermon was "God's Love." He quoted 1 Corinthians 13, talking about what was God's love. It was beyond the reach of man. I was immediately drawn to these verses, and then the pastor shared John 3:16 about God's unconditional love for the world. I was taught that there's no such thing as gratuitous love and that all love is conditional. I was fascinated by God's unconditional love. I wanted that beautiful unconditional love so much.

When the pastor finished his sermon, he asked, "Who will accept Jesus Christ as his personal Savior?" I raised my hand and said, "I do." I longed for this kind of love, to be with God, to experience the life of God's love. From then on, I became a Christian, until now. After twenty-nine years, I have always felt His love, and I am constantly changing in His love. It is through God's love that I can love others.

My Christian New Birth Testimony

我重生得救的见证

我叫吴常虹， 1992年成为中央美术学院美术史系的研究生。在学校我遇见了一个基督徒的好朋友叫姜陶， 她是民间美术系的本科生。姜陶的性格很内向，但她常常来找我，跟我讲耶稣基督的事。中午，晚上吃饭的时候讲耶稣，周末逛街的时候也讲耶稣。她只对耶稣感兴趣。我当时已经结婚，刚读研究生，功课也很忙。我想姜陶因为孤独需要耶稣，我很忙不需要耶稣。她一直不停邀请我去参加她们的大学生团契。

过了第一学期，1993年年初，因为姜陶的恳切邀请，我同意跟她一起去大学生的聚会看看。周日的一大早，姜陶来我的宿舍敲门，她约我7：30见面，7：25我还在床上。我很勉强地跟她去教会。他们的聚会当时在北京白塔寺的胡同里，我跟着她在胡同里七转八拐，来到一个四合院。进去以后，看见有十几个人在聚会，很多是大学生。他们一会儿笑，一会儿哭。我听不懂他们在讲什么，因为没有读过圣经。我也不喜欢他们的状态，认为他们不能控制自己。

聚会的时候，讲员在讲圣灵的时候，引起了我的注意力。他说许多人追求被圣灵充满，有一个人祷告了半年，终于得到了圣灵的洗礼。这时我听见一个声音，要我邀请圣灵进入我的心里。当大家结束聚会时，一起低头祷告。我在心里说：我要圣灵。我立刻被圣灵充满，我的心里充满对神的赞美，我的舌头不能控制要发出声音。大家听见了我的声音，就问我发生了什么。我告诉他们在我心里发生的事，他们都非常激动，按手为我祷告，赞美神。

我的心里充满喜悦，回到美院的宿舍，从枕头下面找出姜陶送我的小圣经。我以前一直没有读过，我不想读，也不能读，因为考研究生我用眼过度, 眼睛肿痛不能看书。但我翻开圣经时，发现神医治了我的眼睛，同时我心中渴望读神的话语，而且我能读懂圣经。从那天起，我花了半年时间通读圣经。第二周我就邀请我的丈夫一起去聚会，我的丈夫也被讲道感动，决志信主。我们夫妻在1993年的复活节前一周，怀柔密云水库，由美国牧师和中国的带领人施洗。

明年2023年，我们将信主三十年. 我们的生命经历了许多神迹奇事，和祂奇妙的作为。我多么感恩-----能认识主耶稣基督，被圣灵引领。

My Chinese name is Wu Changhong. I became a graduate student in the Department of Art History of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1992. At school, I met a Christian friend named Jiang Tao, an undergraduate in the department of Folk Art. Jiang Tao was very introverted, but she often came to me and told me about Jesus Christ. Jesus at noon, at dinner, and on weekend shopping. She was only interested in Jesus. I was married, had just started graduate school, and was very busy. I thought Jiang Tao needed Jesus because she was lonely. I was busy and didn't need Jesus. She kept asking me to join her college fellowship at least once.

After the first semester, at the beginning of 1993, I agreed to go to the college students' fellowship with Jiang Tao because of her earnest invitation. Early on Sunday morning, Jiang Tao came to my dormitory and knocked on the door. She asked me to meet her at 7:30, and I was still in bed at 7:25. I reluctantly went to church with her. Their meeting was in the alley of Baita Temple in Beijing, and I followed her around the path to a courtyard house. After entering, I saw a dozen people gathering, many college students. They were alternately laughing and crying. I couldn't understand what they were saying because I had never read the Bible. Also, I wouldn't say I liked their state and thought they couldn't control themselves.

At the meeting, the speaker caught my attention as he spoke about the Holy Spirit. He said many people diligently sought to be filled with the Holy Spirit. One man had prayed for six months and was finally baptized by the Holy Spirit. Then I heard a voice asking me to invite the Holy Spirit into my heart. When the meeting was over, everyone bowed their heads and prayed together. I said in my heart,” I want the Holy Spirit.” Immediately I was filled with the Holy Spirit, my heart was filled with praise for God, and my tongue could not control itself to make a sound. People heard me, and they asked me what was going on. I told them what was happening in my heart, and they were thrilled. They laid their hands on me and prayed for me, praising God.

With joy in my heart, I returned to the dormitory and found the little Bible Jiang Tao had given me under the pillow. I had never read it before. I didn't want to, and I couldn't because I used my eyes too much in the postgraduate examination. But when I opened the Bible, I found that God had healed my eyes, my heart longed to read God's word, and I understood the Bible. From that day on, I spent half a year reading through the Bible. The following week I invited my husband to the fellowship. My husband was moved by the sermon and decided to become a believer. My husband and I were baptized by an American pastor and a Chinese leader in MiYun Reservoir, HuaiRou, one week before Easter in 1993.

Next year, 2023, we will believe and trust in the Lord for 30 years. God has done so many miracles and wonderful things in our lives. We are very grateful to know Jesus and be led by the Holy Spirit.