A pastor in southern China said that although there are all kinds of temptations and difficulties during his faith journey with God, the grace and call from God have made him determined to serve Him.
Pan Huaqiang (pseudonym), a pastor who has been deeply involved in the field of missionary work for many years, used to be a businessman when he was young. He planted churches in various places. Over 60 years old this year, he has worked full-time in missionary work for six years.
Recently, he told the Christian Times, an online Christian newspaper in China, about his experience of God’s grace. The following is a summary of his personal testimony:
I'm a Hakka from Guangdong. When I was a child, my mother took me to see a witch for my sickness. She could find many things lost by neighbors or hidden in different places. As a boy, I experienced some spiritual things.
When I grew up, I practiced Qigong and later Buddhism. I did this mainly to seek supernatural power beyond my cognition and to understand what this had to do with my life.
Before I believed in Jesus, I was in business. Once I went to play tennis with 17 people and finally had dinner with the remaining four people. The one sitting opposite me is a boss from Hong Kong. He asked, "Why don't you pray before you eat?" This made me eager to know about Jesus. So I argued with them about faith, and they said, "The eternal way you are looking for is the Lord Jesus, who created heaven and earth."
In the week after I left them, I thought that if the god they were pursuing was false, I must find out where the falsehood was. I called one of them and made an appointment to meet him at his home when his wife was also at home. At that time, there was another brother who told me about Jesus. It was November 24th, 1997, and I made up my mind to pray and believe in the Lord Jesus. I searched for more than 20 years and finally found it that day. This brother told me, “I know you came here to find true faith, so God led me here to meet you.”
His wife gave me a Bible and a stack of spiritual books. I read all the books in a week and then took a month to finish reading the Bible. Later, I led my family to Christ.
I became a believer in 1997 and was baptized in 1998. In 1999, my preacher told me that the greatest thing was to be a preacher. I accepted it and went home to pray. "Lord, if you are willing, please accept me, and I am willing to sacrifice myself to you."
Later, I set up a company, worked hard, and lived a comfortable life. But after a few years, the business went bankrupt, and God disciplined me. I started a business again, failed again, and faced bankruptcy again. Later, I got severe depression. Then I sold my business, all my cars, houses, and the company. My family went to a city in Jiangxi to accompany me for an illness. After that, I was mentally stimulated again in business and became sick again. I found an expert from Peking University who told me that I must take the medicine for nine to eleven months. He said that my illness didn't come suddenly; I should take care of my body for a long time.
But in the third month, God called me again. Jesus did not cure me at once but healed me bit by bit. Otherwise, I would be in business again. It was in that year that I dedicated myself to Him.
Once, I prayed for two hours, and I clearly heard a sentence in my ear, "But if anyone has a love for God, God has knowledge of him." I started crying. The Lord said to me, "I know that you love me." This set me free. Then, in 2005, I completely dedicated myself to the Lord and began to lead prayer meetings and Bible study meetings. There were more than 2,000 people at the meetings.
- Translated by Oliver Zuo
华南一个牧师说，信主的过程里，虽然有各样的试探和艰难，但是上帝的感动和呼召是他下定决心走好事奉神国道路的确据。
一位在宣教领域深耕多年的潘华强（化名）牧师，年轻时他曾经是一位商人，也在各地植堂建立教会。今年过60旬的他，在宣教的事工里专职事奉长达6年之久。
近日，他向中国一网络基督教报纸基督时报讲诉了他的蒙恩经历。以下是潘牧师个人信仰见证的内容摘要：
我是广东客家人，小时候，我生病，妈妈就带我去看神婆。她可以算出很多邻居们丢的东西和人们藏在不同地方的东西。我小的时候经历了一些灵界的东西和体验。
后来再长大一些后，我就练过气功，后来我也修过佛，主要的原因就是要寻求我认知以外的超自然力量，想明白这与我的生与死到底有什么关联。
信耶稣之前，我是搞企业经商的。有一次我和17个人去打网球，最后和剩下的4个人一起吃饭。我对面坐的一个是香港的一个老板，吃饭的时候他就问起来：“你们为什么吃饭不做祷告？”从这个话题我就开始想了解耶稣。于是我就跟他们辩论了信仰，他们说：“你要找的永恒之道就是创造天地的主耶稣。”
与他们分开后的一个星期里，我就想如果他们两个人追求的神是假的，一定要找出哪里是假的。我就打电话给其中一个人，我约了时间去到他家，他的妻子在家。当时还有另外一个弟兄，是他把耶稣传给我。那是1997 年11月24号，我决志祷告信主耶稣。我找了20多年，终于在那一天找到了。这个弟兄对我说，我知道你来是为了得到真信仰，所以上帝带领我赶到这里，与你见面。
那个妻子送给我了一本圣经和一摞子灵修书籍，我一个礼拜把所有书都看了，然后用了 一个月的时间把圣经读完了。再后来，我带领家人也都相继信主了。
我是1997年信主，1998年受洗，1999年的时候，我的传道人对我说，最为伟大的事情，是做先知传道。当时我听进去了，我回到家祷告了，主啊，如果你愿意，请你接纳我，我愿意奉献给你。
后来我就建立了公司，努力经营，日子过的很舒服。可是过了几年，我被神亲自管教，公司破产一次。我就又重新来，创业后再次失败，又面临破产。再后来，我就得了重度的抑郁症。我卖掉企业，卖掉所有的车、房子、公司。我们全家去江西一个城市里陪我养病。后来在经商的事情上又受到刺激，我的病又发作了。就找到我们北大的一个专家，他说这个药必须要坚持9-11个月。他说，因为你的病不是一天来的，慢慢吃调理才行。
可是到了第三个月的时候，神再一次呼召我。那时候，耶稣没有一下子医好我，而是慢慢的医治我。不然我又会跑到生意场，就在这一年我就奉献给他。
有一次，我祷告了2个小时，我清楚的听到了耳边的一句话：“若有人爱神，这人乃是神所知道的。”我就嚎啕大哭起来。主对我说，你爱我，我是知道的，这个让我得到了释放，然后我在2005的时候 ，我彻底奉献给主，我开始带领祷告会，查经会，那时候有2000多人过来聚会。
故事｜一位投身宣教的牧者曲折蒙恩见证
A pastor in southern China said that although there are all kinds of temptations and difficulties during his faith journey with God, the grace and call from God have made him determined to serve Him.
Pan Huaqiang (pseudonym), a pastor who has been deeply involved in the field of missionary work for many years, used to be a businessman when he was young. He planted churches in various places. Over 60 years old this year, he has worked full-time in missionary work for six years.
Recently, he told the Christian Times, an online Christian newspaper in China, about his experience of God’s grace. The following is a summary of his personal testimony:
I'm a Hakka from Guangdong. When I was a child, my mother took me to see a witch for my sickness. She could find many things lost by neighbors or hidden in different places. As a boy, I experienced some spiritual things.
When I grew up, I practiced Qigong and later Buddhism. I did this mainly to seek supernatural power beyond my cognition and to understand what this had to do with my life.
Before I believed in Jesus, I was in business. Once I went to play tennis with 17 people and finally had dinner with the remaining four people. The one sitting opposite me is a boss from Hong Kong. He asked, "Why don't you pray before you eat?" This made me eager to know about Jesus. So I argued with them about faith, and they said, "The eternal way you are looking for is the Lord Jesus, who created heaven and earth."
In the week after I left them, I thought that if the god they were pursuing was false, I must find out where the falsehood was. I called one of them and made an appointment to meet him at his home when his wife was also at home. At that time, there was another brother who told me about Jesus. It was November 24th, 1997, and I made up my mind to pray and believe in the Lord Jesus. I searched for more than 20 years and finally found it that day. This brother told me, “I know you came here to find true faith, so God led me here to meet you.”
His wife gave me a Bible and a stack of spiritual books. I read all the books in a week and then took a month to finish reading the Bible. Later, I led my family to Christ.
I became a believer in 1997 and was baptized in 1998. In 1999, my preacher told me that the greatest thing was to be a preacher. I accepted it and went home to pray. "Lord, if you are willing, please accept me, and I am willing to sacrifice myself to you."
Later, I set up a company, worked hard, and lived a comfortable life. But after a few years, the business went bankrupt, and God disciplined me. I started a business again, failed again, and faced bankruptcy again. Later, I got severe depression. Then I sold my business, all my cars, houses, and the company. My family went to a city in Jiangxi to accompany me for an illness. After that, I was mentally stimulated again in business and became sick again. I found an expert from Peking University who told me that I must take the medicine for nine to eleven months. He said that my illness didn't come suddenly; I should take care of my body for a long time.
But in the third month, God called me again. Jesus did not cure me at once but healed me bit by bit. Otherwise, I would be in business again. It was in that year that I dedicated myself to Him.
Once, I prayed for two hours, and I clearly heard a sentence in my ear, "But if anyone has a love for God, God has knowledge of him." I started crying. The Lord said to me, "I know that you love me." This set me free. Then, in 2005, I completely dedicated myself to the Lord and began to lead prayer meetings and Bible study meetings. There were more than 2,000 people at the meetings.
- Translated by Oliver Zuo
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