PREACHABLES FROM CHINA

Good reports from China (from the IMB 'East Asia Report')

CHINA. In a remote area of China, a Christian worker encountered a 47-year old Chinese man who asked him why he had come. When the worker replied that he was just hiking in the area, the man replied with certainty, "No, you came to see me." They went inside one of the homes and the Christian shared the story of salvation. The Chinese man accepted Christ immediately. He said that he had prayed several years earlier that God would send someone to tell him how to relate to the True God and when he saw the hiker, he knew that his prayer had been answered. Since then, the new believer has shared the gospel with scores of others who were also waiting to hear, and now believe in the Son.
EAST ASIA. Having been ousted from a spiritually receptive area of China because of his fervency in witness, the Christian worker was finding it hard to share Christ. Although he was now in a location where he could share freely, he assumed that the hearts of the people were closed to the gospel. As he prayed, he heard God say, "I haven't changed. You have." Just then, he heard the sounds of the community garbage truck and headed out to meet it. Out on the street, he ran into a large group of neighbors who were also tossing their garbage into the passing truck. He invited them into his home. Quite a few accepted his invitation, and in his home that night, a family of four accepted Christ.

CHINA. They were expecting 100 persons at the Christmas party, but 200 showed up. The guests listened intently as the gospel was shared. Then an invitation was given. As the speaker asked if any of them wanted to receive Christ into their hearts, they replied almost en masse, "We are willing!"

CHINA. They call him a super spreader because of his effectiveness in reaching others for Christ. He accepted Christ in late 2005 and one year later had already trained 25 others to start churches. By early 2007, he had more than 50 trainers under his tutelage. All of them were committed to starting churches that would catalyze other church starts. He knew the risks, but for the sake of the Kingdom, he continued to share boldly. When he was incarcerated for a season, the gospel seeds that he had sown continued to take root and flourish.