In the morning of June 20, the sacred band played mourning music to bid farewell to a deaconess in the hall of the funeral home in Yaodu District, Linfen City, Shanxi.
The choir presented hymns in the memorial service presided over by Pastor Wang Shuai. Rev. Huang Hailin gave a sermon, while memorial essays were delivered by Elder Chen Li, the person in charge of Yaodu District CC&TSPM and Deacon Chai Feng, representative of the Southwest Region.
Deaconess Liang Caiyun was involved in a car accident on the way to the church on the morning of June 13 and was evacuated to the hospital for treatment. But she passed away at 10 a.m. on the 18th of June.
Born in a farmhouse in Xiandi Town, Yaodu District, she became a Christian after working as a doctor at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Skin Disease Hospital in Yaodu District.
After retiring, she was ordained as a deaconess and elected as the director of the southwestern region of the district, as her life had changed after studying the Bible.
She served in the seven activity sites of the region over the past decade.
Every week, she prepared sermons in advance to meet the spiritual needs of the believers; after service, she discussed with them to solicit opinions and suggestions. She also solved their problems and prayed for them.
In the early days when the Yujing Shuicheng activity site was established, she went to pray for believers who were weak and hospitalized for three hours every afternoon to strengthen their faith.
When encountering weddings and funerals in the families of church members, she always took them as her own affairs, arriving in advance and helping until the end.
Whenever the gathering sites marked Christmas, besides offering fruits, she discussed preparations with staff workers in advance, planning the division of labor. Later, she participated in Bible reading, intercession, service presiding, and sermons.
She always carried a small bag with biscuits and snacks which were given to children to teach them. In addition to visiting the elderly in Xinhe Nursing Home, she also organized and participated in public welfare and charity activities held by the southeastern region or disabled institutions. Furthermore, she donated money and materials to support disabled families.
In the spiritual aspect, she often helped others. No matter who made mistakes, she would tell it straight and unabashedly, just as the Bible says: "Better is open rebuke than hidden love."
She also took on other ministries in the church. Until the end, she died on the way to serve in the church.
(The article is originally published by the Gospel Times.)
- Translated by Abigail Wu
6月20日早晨9时，在山西临汾市尧都区殡仪馆告别厅内，圣乐队奏响了哀乐，送别城区西南片片长梁彩云执事。
仪式开始，教会王帅传道主持追思礼拜，教会诗班献诗，黄海林牧师证道，区两会负责人陈丽长老、西南片代表柴凤执事分别致追思文。
梁彩云执事于6月13日上午前往教会礼拜途中发生车祸，后送医院诊治，于18日上午10时许蒙召归天。
梁彩云姊妹出生在尧都区县底镇一农家，后参加工作，在尧都区中医皮肤病医院任医生，后信靠耶稣基督。
退休后，她虚心学道，研读圣经，生命改变，后被教会按立为执事，又当选为西南片片长。
十多年来，西南片的七个活动点都留下她服侍的足迹
每次礼拜，她都提前精心预备讲章，供应弟兄姊妹属灵需求；礼拜完了，又和信徒座谈，征求意见建议，针对信徒面对的问题耐心解疑释惑，帮助代祷。
御景水城活动点建立初期，弟兄姊妹中有一些软弱的和住院的，她每天下午两点半坚持前去祷告，一连三个小时，坚持数周，坚固信心。
遇到弟兄姊妹家中婚丧大事，她总是当做自己的事操心忙碌，提前帮忙，直到结束。
每逢各聚会点过圣诞节时，她更是格外操心，提前赶到，自己奉献瓜果，与同工提前商议筹备，策划分工，活动中还要读经、主持、证道、代祷。
彩云姊妹非常爱小孩，总是随身带着一个小包，装着饼干点心等小零食，并且给孩子们讲道理；对于老人和残疾等弱势群体，她更是关爱有加，多次组织参与西南片和残障机构举办的公益慈善活动，在馨和敬老院多次慰问老人；此外，她还经常捐款捐物资助周济残疾困难家庭。
在属灵方面，彩云姊妹也时常给人帮助。不管什么人，面对错误，她都能仗义直言，毫不掩饰，直截了当地指出，正像圣经所说：“当面的责备，胜过背地的爱情。”
她还担负了教会其他事工，忠心服侍。直到最后，也是倒在去教会的路上。
注：本文作者为福音时报特约撰稿人。
http://www.gospeltimes.cn/article/index/id/56742
临汾尧都区缅怀送别梁彩云执事侧记
In the morning of June 20, the sacred band played mourning music to bid farewell to a deaconess in the hall of the funeral home in Yaodu District, Linfen City, Shanxi.
The choir presented hymns in the memorial service presided over by Pastor Wang Shuai. Rev. Huang Hailin gave a sermon, while memorial essays were delivered by Elder Chen Li, the person in charge of Yaodu District CC&TSPM and Deacon Chai Feng, representative of the Southwest Region.
Deaconess Liang Caiyun was involved in a car accident on the way to the church on the morning of June 13 and was evacuated to the hospital for treatment. But she passed away at 10 a.m. on the 18th of June.
Born in a farmhouse in Xiandi Town, Yaodu District, she became a Christian after working as a doctor at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Skin Disease Hospital in Yaodu District.
After retiring, she was ordained as a deaconess and elected as the director of the southwestern region of the district, as her life had changed after studying the Bible.
She served in the seven activity sites of the region over the past decade.
Every week, she prepared sermons in advance to meet the spiritual needs of the believers; after service, she discussed with them to solicit opinions and suggestions. She also solved their problems and prayed for them.
In the early days when the Yujing Shuicheng activity site was established, she went to pray for believers who were weak and hospitalized for three hours every afternoon to strengthen their faith.
When encountering weddings and funerals in the families of church members, she always took them as her own affairs, arriving in advance and helping until the end.
Whenever the gathering sites marked Christmas, besides offering fruits, she discussed preparations with staff workers in advance, planning the division of labor. Later, she participated in Bible reading, intercession, service presiding, and sermons.
She always carried a small bag with biscuits and snacks which were given to children to teach them. In addition to visiting the elderly in Xinhe Nursing Home, she also organized and participated in public welfare and charity activities held by the southeastern region or disabled institutions. Furthermore, she donated money and materials to support disabled families.
In the spiritual aspect, she often helped others. No matter who made mistakes, she would tell it straight and unabashedly, just as the Bible says: "Better is open rebuke than hidden love."
She also took on other ministries in the church. Until the end, she died on the way to serve in the church.
(The article is originally published by the Gospel Times.)
- Translated by Abigail Wu
A Memorial Service for a Late Deaconess
