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YOU’RE HELPING PROVIDE URGENTLY NEEDED BIBLES AND BIBLE STUDY TOOLS FOR POOR CHINESE SEMINARY STUDENTS, LAY PREACHERS, AND PASTORS.
The vision Yuseng* experienced at church camp when he was 18 changed his life. As he describes it, “A man was holding a torch, about to burn my mouth. He said to me, ‘From now on, use this mouth to speak only God’s Words and not filthy language.’ I screamed, woke up . . . and felt convicted to preach…
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“I LONGED FOR MY OWN BIBLE.”
Lihua* grew up extremely poor in her family’s small ancestral home, where she helps farm the rocky, mountainous terrain. As an adult, she was often plagued by anxiety and even consulted fortune tellers in search of relief, but she found none. Eventually, Lihua became ensnared in one of the many false “Christian” cults that are so pervasive in China. Using…
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“Not being able to read the Bible made me feel as if I had abandoned God.”
For more than 30 years, Langying* followed a guiding light in her walk of faith … her Bible. “The Bible offers us renewing power daily. It is the bright light that leads us,” the Chinese woman explains. However, as her eyesight deteriorated with age, Langying could not read Scripture. “When I could not read the Bible, my heart was heavy,”…
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“A gift we will never forget.”
Meng* never, ever thought it would happen. This elderly woman, who lives in a remote village of China, never thought she would be holding her very own Bible. But thanks to the generosity of friends like you, she saw God do the impossible more than once . . . starting with her health. Ten years ago, Meng suffered from endless…
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Rekindling hope through the Bible
Zhan* was always a dedicated husband and father to his wife and children. He had moved his family from their rural farm to a nearby city to find steady work and provide the best life he could for them. One day, volunteers came to his area passing out Bibles, made available thanks to people like you. Zhan received a copy…
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“When I read this book, I feel God’s love in it.”
Luli*, a widow in China, doesn’t have much family left. Her husband recently passed away, and her adopted son left home, probably never to return. But Luli says she still has people she loves and can count on . . . GOD’S FAMILY. Luli attends a local church in her village to learn about God. She was thrilled when she…
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