A 19-year-old young man was diagnosed with late-stage bone cancer in 2002, not soon after he began his career. After undergoing an amputation, his cancer was cured and has not recurred since. In his one-armed life, he encountered God and became a full-time pastor.
Recently, this Christian man surnamed Wang, who has been serving in the central region of China for many years, shared his extraordinary experience with the Christian Times, an online Christian newspaper in China.
Healing from Bone Cancer
Wang’s arm suddenly became painful three months after he started his job. Initially, the doctors thought it was a muscle strain, but later it was diagnosed as late-stage bone cancer.
While he was hospitalized, someone preached the gospel to his aunt and said, "Wang needs to believe in Jesus so that he can get salvation." Someone also brought a Bible to his hospital room. One day, a trainee nurse came into his room opened the Bible, and read Genesis 1. He thought, "If there is a God who can help me, why would I be suffering here?"
Wang experienced his first romantic relationship in the hospital. He joked, “Maybe because of her, I felt life was beautiful. In the end, I decided to go through with the amputation.” The cancerous area was at his shoulder joint, so his scapula had to be removed, with only six centimeters of his collarbone left.
By the Mid-Autumn Festival that year, doctors decided to schedule the surgery immediately, for he was eligible for surgery.
Wang shared, “During the surgery, due to an accidental slip of the surgical clamp, I experienced massive bleeding. I needed several bags of blood transfusion, but eventually, the surgery was successful.”
After the surgery, Wang was worried that the wound would be very painful once the anesthesia wore off, as his left side had more than 100 stitches in total. However, strangely, after an entire night, he did not feel any pain at the wound site, even though the doctors had anticipated that he would be in pain for a whole day and night. He said that later he only occasionally experienced phantom limb pain.
Experiencing Spiritual Rebirth and Salvation
At the beginning of October, Wang was discharged and went home. One day, he went out to buy soy sauce. On the way, he noticed some people staring at him and chatting. After that, he didn’t go out for a long time.
One day, when Wang's mother was making homemade noodles, she said, “You can be sick in the body, but not in the mind. I heard that faith in Jesus can make us stop worrying.” He then found a Christian living near his home and followed her to church every day. He became the youngest person in the church. But later, he didn’t want to go to church anymore because it was full of elderly people, and he found the sermons very boring. One day, he prayed to God, saying, “Lord, if it rains during the service, I won’t go to church.”
Later, the church recommended he join the youth fellowship, and he started to appreciate the teachings of the Bible. “Looking back, I realized that it never rained heavily when there was a gathering. Occasionally, there was a drizzle, but I could accept that. So I had no reason not to attend,” Wang shared.
On Christmas in 2003, the youth fellowship at the church organized young people to distribute gospel pamphlets, entrusting each person with 100.
"By 9:30 p.m., we had gradually dispersed. I was walking home alone, feeling depressed because I had lied about distributing all the flyers. Suddenly, the hymn 'Rejoice Always' came to my mind, and I started singing it. The more I sang, the happier I felt. The Holy Spirit filled my heart with joy, and I encountered God that day. I realized that meeting God was not due to my excellence or deeds but because of His unchanging love."
Studying Theology and Responding to God's Calling
Imperceptibly, Wang hosted believers at his home, regularly attending youth fellowship meetings.
At that time, the youth fellowship teacher asked him if he was willing to study theology. Without hesitation, he said he was willing. When someone asked him when he would go, he casually replied, “Probably around September 1.”
One day, he attended an adult Bible study group. A church leader in her seventies or eighties noticed Wang. After a few words of conversation, she asked, "Child, do you have a calling?" Brother Wang replied that he did. She then asked, "Do you want to go to seminary?"
Due to his long stay in the hospital, Wang had severe bedsores. He told the lady, “Auntie, I’m not in good condition.” She replied, “Don’t worry, I’ll pray for you.” Half a month later, he was able to go to the seminary. This happened to be September 1. His bedsores were miraculously healed by God during his time at the seminary, just as the lady prayed.
After returning from the seminary, the elderly woman, who was a church leader, had Wang preach for half a year before assigning him to be in charge of Sunday services.
Reflecting on his journey, Wang marveled at God’s wondrous work. He felt that his experience was like the call of God to Jeremiah.
He testified that without suffering, many people would not turn to God. God uproots and tears down to build up believers’ lives, drawing them to Himself.
- Edited & translated by Abigail Wu
在2002年，一个19岁的小伙子步入社会，后来他被确诊了骨癌晚期。他的骨癌在截肢手术后痊愈，并且再没有复发。他也在独臂的生活中遇见上帝，后来成为了全职传道人。
日前，这位在中原地带服事多年的王姓基督徒向中国一网络基督教报纸基督时报分享了他传奇的人生经历。
以下是他的分享摘要：
骨癌得到医治
王弟兄刚刚入职不满三个月，有一天他的胳膊突然变得很疼。刚开始医生说是肌肉拉伤，后来最终确诊骨癌晚期。
在他住院期间，有人给他的姑姑传福音，并且说“这个孩子需要信耶稣啊，信耶稣得拯救。”然后还有人把圣经带到他的病房。有一天，一个实习的护士去到他的病房，翻开了那本圣经并且读了创世纪1章。他心想：“如果真有一位上帝能够帮助我，我还用在这里痛苦吗？”
王弟兄的第一次恋爱就是在医院里发生的。他调侃道：“也许因为有恋爱加持，我觉得人生还是很美好的，最终我决定做截肢手术。”王弟兄的病灶正好在肩关节，所以他的肩胛骨都要被切掉，锁骨只能留下六厘米。
王弟兄的各项手术指标在那一年的中秋节都合格了，医生决定立刻给他安排手术。
王弟兄分享说：“在手术的中间，由于手术钳不小心脱落，导致我大出血。输了好几袋血，但是最终手术还算成功。”
手术结束后，王弟兄很担心麻药过后伤口会很疼，因为他左侧半个身子一共缝了100多针。但奇怪的是一晚上过去了，他的伤口并没有任何疼痛，医生本来预计他可能会喊叫一天一宿。他说后来只是偶尔会有幻肢痛。
信仰经历重生得救
10月初，王弟兄出院回家了。有一天他出去买酱油。在路上他看到一些人三三两两地盯着他聊天。自从以后，他很长一段时间一直都没有出门。
有一天，王的妈妈在做手工面条的时候说了一句话，她说：“孩子啊，人身体有病，心不能再有病了。我听说信耶稣可以让人心宽。”然后他去找了离家最近的基督徒，跟着她天天去教会，他成了教会唯一的年轻人。但后来他实在不想再去聚会了，因为教会里全都是老人，而且也觉得教会讲道非常枯燥。有一天他跟上帝做了一个祷告，他说：“主啊，如果聚会时下雨我就不去教会了。”
后来他被教会推荐去了青年会，他开始告白圣经讲的很好。“回头我发现，每到有聚会的时候没有下过大雨。偶尔会遇到毛毛雨但我也能接受，所以我也没有理由不去聚会了，”王弟兄分享说。
2003年的圣诞节，当时教会里面的青年会组织年轻人一起出去发放福音单张，每个人手里差不多有100多张传单。
在晚上九点半，大家都陆续分开了。我一个人走在回家的路上，一直闷闷不乐，因为撒谎说发完了。在我脑海中突然就想到了《常常喜乐》这首赞美诗，我就开始唱，越唱越喜乐。圣灵让我的心变得喜乐了，那一天是我真正的遇到上帝。我意识到遇见上帝不是因为我的优秀和行为，是因为祂不变的爱。
上帝奇妙的呼召：读神学
在不知不觉当中，王的家成了接待家庭，他也稳定地在青年会聚会。
当时青年会的老师问他是否愿意上神学， 他没有犹豫就说我愿意啊。有人见面问他什么时候去上，他就随便回了一句“大约9月1号吧”。
有一天他参加了一次成人的查经班。当时有一位七八十岁教会女领袖就注意到了王。交流几句后她就问：“孩子你有没有追求啊？” 王弟兄说有啊，她接着问：“你想不想出去上神学啊？”
王弟兄由于他之前生病在医院长期躺着，他有很严重的褥疮。王弟兄就说 :“阿姨，我不方便。” 阿姨说孩子没事，我给你祷告。过了半个月之后，他可以去上神学了。这一天恰好是9月1日。他的褥疮正如阿姨祷告的，在神学院读神学期间被上帝医治了。
从神学院回来后，作为教会领袖的老阿姨让王弟兄试讲了半年，之后就让他负责主日礼拜的讲道了。
回想一路走来，王弟兄感叹上帝奇妙的工作。他觉得自己的经历就像上帝对耶利米先知的呼召一样。
他告白如果不经历苦难，人很多时候是无法转向上帝的。上帝拔出、拆毁是为了更好的建立信徒的生命，让他们的心不断归向祂。
见证：骨癌晚期截肢后 遇见上帝
A 19-year-old young man was diagnosed with late-stage bone cancer in 2002, not soon after he began his career. After undergoing an amputation, his cancer was cured and has not recurred since. In his one-armed life, he encountered God and became a full-time pastor.
Recently, this Christian man surnamed Wang, who has been serving in the central region of China for many years, shared his extraordinary experience with the Christian Times, an online Christian newspaper in China.
Healing from Bone Cancer
Wang’s arm suddenly became painful three months after he started his job. Initially, the doctors thought it was a muscle strain, but later it was diagnosed as late-stage bone cancer.
While he was hospitalized, someone preached the gospel to his aunt and said, "Wang needs to believe in Jesus so that he can get salvation." Someone also brought a Bible to his hospital room. One day, a trainee nurse came into his room opened the Bible, and read Genesis 1. He thought, "If there is a God who can help me, why would I be suffering here?"
Wang experienced his first romantic relationship in the hospital. He joked, “Maybe because of her, I felt life was beautiful. In the end, I decided to go through with the amputation.” The cancerous area was at his shoulder joint, so his scapula had to be removed, with only six centimeters of his collarbone left.
By the Mid-Autumn Festival that year, doctors decided to schedule the surgery immediately, for he was eligible for surgery.
Wang shared, “During the surgery, due to an accidental slip of the surgical clamp, I experienced massive bleeding. I needed several bags of blood transfusion, but eventually, the surgery was successful.”
After the surgery, Wang was worried that the wound would be very painful once the anesthesia wore off, as his left side had more than 100 stitches in total. However, strangely, after an entire night, he did not feel any pain at the wound site, even though the doctors had anticipated that he would be in pain for a whole day and night. He said that later he only occasionally experienced phantom limb pain.
Experiencing Spiritual Rebirth and Salvation
At the beginning of October, Wang was discharged and went home. One day, he went out to buy soy sauce. On the way, he noticed some people staring at him and chatting. After that, he didn’t go out for a long time.
One day, when Wang's mother was making homemade noodles, she said, “You can be sick in the body, but not in the mind. I heard that faith in Jesus can make us stop worrying.” He then found a Christian living near his home and followed her to church every day. He became the youngest person in the church. But later, he didn’t want to go to church anymore because it was full of elderly people, and he found the sermons very boring. One day, he prayed to God, saying, “Lord, if it rains during the service, I won’t go to church.”
Later, the church recommended he join the youth fellowship, and he started to appreciate the teachings of the Bible. “Looking back, I realized that it never rained heavily when there was a gathering. Occasionally, there was a drizzle, but I could accept that. So I had no reason not to attend,” Wang shared.
On Christmas in 2003, the youth fellowship at the church organized young people to distribute gospel pamphlets, entrusting each person with 100.
"By 9:30 p.m., we had gradually dispersed. I was walking home alone, feeling depressed because I had lied about distributing all the flyers. Suddenly, the hymn 'Rejoice Always' came to my mind, and I started singing it. The more I sang, the happier I felt. The Holy Spirit filled my heart with joy, and I encountered God that day. I realized that meeting God was not due to my excellence or deeds but because of His unchanging love."
Studying Theology and Responding to God's Calling
Imperceptibly, Wang hosted believers at his home, regularly attending youth fellowship meetings.
At that time, the youth fellowship teacher asked him if he was willing to study theology. Without hesitation, he said he was willing. When someone asked him when he would go, he casually replied, “Probably around September 1.”
One day, he attended an adult Bible study group. A church leader in her seventies or eighties noticed Wang. After a few words of conversation, she asked, "Child, do you have a calling?" Brother Wang replied that he did. She then asked, "Do you want to go to seminary?"
Due to his long stay in the hospital, Wang had severe bedsores. He told the lady, “Auntie, I’m not in good condition.” She replied, “Don’t worry, I’ll pray for you.” Half a month later, he was able to go to the seminary. This happened to be September 1. His bedsores were miraculously healed by God during his time at the seminary, just as the lady prayed.
After returning from the seminary, the elderly woman, who was a church leader, had Wang preach for half a year before assigning him to be in charge of Sunday services.
Reflecting on his journey, Wang marveled at God’s wondrous work. He felt that his experience was like the call of God to Jeremiah.
He testified that without suffering, many people would not turn to God. God uproots and tears down to build up believers’ lives, drawing them to Himself.
- Edited & translated by Abigail Wu
Story: Encounter with God After Cancer
