Dr. David G. Anderson was a medical missionary of the China Inland Mission. He preached and treated patients in Shanxi and other places. During wars, he sacrificed his young life to treat patients.
On August 29, 1908, David G. Anderson was born in a British missionary family in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province. Both of his parents were medical missionaries in China. Anderson became a Christian at an early age under the guidance of his parents. When he joined the China Inland Mission, he studied at Zhizhi School in Yantai, Shandong. After graduation he returned to the UK to attend university. In 1927, at the Keswick Convention, he was inspired by the Holy Spirit and decided to dedicate his whole body and life to the Lord.
In 1933, Dr. Anderson and his fiancée Miss Marjorie E. L. Kerr were at a convention where they felt were called by the Lord to go to China. After joining the China Inland Mission, they left England in early 1934, arriving in Shanghai in mid-March. After studying Chinese in Shanghai, Dr. Anderson was sent by the church to work at Wilmay Memorial Hospital, Changzhi, Shanxi Province. Kerr was sent to work in Xiangyuan, north of Changzhi. On March 26, 1935, the first anniversary of their arrival in China, they were married in Tianjin. After their marriage, they both engaged in medical missionary work at Changzhi Wilmay Memorial Hospital.
At that time, there were ten missionary staff and 20 local colleagues employed at the Wilmay Memorial Hospital. There seemed to be many staff members, but its mission area was very wide, serving a total of two million people in seven counties and nearby remote places. Soon after Dr. Anderson came to the hospital, he became the trusted assistant of Dr. Paul E. Adolph (Chief Physician). In 1935 Dr. Anderson was put in charge of the mobile hospital. He went to nearby towns to cure diseases and preach. Especially at large temple fairs, he and fellow workers Dr. Helen R. Neve (female medical missionary) and others brought mobile hospitals to the common people, holding worship services while treating diseases. Dr. Anderson and his fellow workers not only saved countless people's lives, but also saved millions of souls. At the end of September 1936, Dr. Paul E. Adolph returned to the United States for further study and Dr. Anderson became the dean of the hospital.
On July 7, 1937, the Anti-Japanese War broke out. In September, the Japanese invaded Shanxi and the Battle of Taiyuan began. Although the Chinese troops fought hard, they could not stop the Japanese advance. At that time, the Chinese troops had many casualties, and Wilmay Memorial Hospital took on the heavy responsibility of treating the wounded. Dr. Anderson and fellow workers treated the Eighth Route Army wounded night and day. When medicine and medical equipment were scarce, they used Christ's love to do their best to rescue them.
Miss Rose S. Rasey, a female nurse who went to the front-line battlefield hospital, recalled: "Every day the Lord gave me strength to deal with many problems, and sometimes I had to kneel on the ground to take care of them (wounded). I was almost unable to stand up. May the Lord give me enough grace to save more people." In the rescue process, in order to comfort the wounded, the hospital staff would share with them the Gospel.
At that time, Japan had not yet declared war on Britain, the United States and other countries. Wilmay Memorial Hospital was run by British missionaries; to avoid harassment from the Japanese aggressors the roof of the hospital was deliberately painted with the union jack, the British flag, and the Japanese airplanes did not dare to bomb the buildings. As a result, many wounded and needy persons came to the hospital for treatment and refuge. In 1938 the hospital was overcrowded and didn't have enough wards, so many patients had to be treated outdoors. In order to treat more patients, Dr. Anderson and his colleagues set up a new hospital in Lucheng, with Dr. Anderson in charge. According to hospital records, in addition to the 5,000 outpatients in the two hospitals, there were more than 500 inpatients and wounded. In the face of such a heavy workload, Dr. Anderson spared no effort to treat patients and saved many people.
On June 21, 1939, after performing an operation on a patient, Dr. Anderson became infected with the typhoid virus. His treatment was ineffective and he passed away, sacrificing his life at the age of 31. He left behind his young wife and two daughter, one four years old and the other under the age of one.
- Translated by Kevin Feng
医疗宣教士韩德生传丨为拯救中国人的肉体和灵魂而献上短暂的一生
韩德生（Dr. David G. Anderson）为中国内地会医疗宣教士，他在山西等地宣教、治病，抗战期间，为了救治病人而献出年轻生命。
1908年8月29日，韩德生生于浙江台州一个英国宣教士家庭，父母都为在华医疗宣教士。韩很小的时候就在父母带领下成为基督徒。他进入内地会在山东烟台的芝罘学校读书。毕业后回到英国上大学。1927年，他在凯锡克奋兴大会（Keswick Convention）上，受到圣灵感动，决志将身体完全献上，一生为主所用。
1933年，韩德生与未婚妻盖尔姑娘（Miss Marjorie E. L. Kerr）在一次奋兴会上得到上主的呼召，要他们前往中国。他们加入内地会，于1934年初离开英国，3月中旬到达上海。在沪学习中文后，韩德生被教会派遣到山西省长治鸿恩医院工作；盖尔则被派往长治以北的襄垣工作。1935年3月26日，即抵华一周年后，他们在天津市举行了婚礼。婚后同在长治鸿恩医院从事医疗宣教工作。
当时，鸿恩医院有十位宣教士同工， 20 位本地同工。工作人员看似很多，可其宣教区域甚广，共有服务七个县镇及附近偏远的地方，共约二百万人。韩德生来到医院不久，便成了窦医生（主任医师）的好助手。1935年，韩医生主持流动医院，他到附近城镇医病传道。特别在大型庙会之时，他与同工倪忠道（女医疗宣教士）等人更是把流动医院带到百姓当中，一面医病一面举行帐幕布道会。韩德生和他的同工们不仅抢救了无数人的肉体生命，更使千万人的灵魂得拯救。1936年9月底，窦润生医生回美国进修，韩德生遂成为院长。
1937年7月7日，抗日战争爆发，9月日寇进犯山西，太原会战爆发。虽然中国军队顽强阻击，但仍挡不住日寇的攻势，当时，中国军队付出了不少伤亡，鸿恩医院就担负起了救治伤员的重责。韩德生与同工夜以继日地抢救八路军伤员。在药品、医疗器材奇缺的情况下，他们以基督的爱心，倾尽全力救护他们。
亲赴前线战地医院的女护士芮美恩回忆道："每天主赐我力量来对付诸多难题，有时得跪在地上照顾他们（伤员）。我的腰都快直不起来了。求主给我够用的恩典，盼望能救护更多人"。在救护过程中，为了安慰伤员，医院的同工都会向他们讲述福音。
当时，日本尚未向英美等国宣战，鸿恩医院是英国宣教士开办的，避免了日寇的骚扰（医院屋顶特意涂上米字旗，日机不敢轰炸）。因而很多伤员、病患都来到医院救治，避难。1938年医院人满为患，病房不够，许多患者只得在户外接受治疗。为了收治更多病患，韩德生与同工在潞城增设了一所医院，由韩医生负责兼顾。根据医院记录，当时两所医院除了五千个门诊病人外，还有住院伤病员的五百多人。面对如此繁重的工作，韩医生不辞辛苦，全力以赴救治患者，让不少人转危为安。
1939年6月21日，韩医生在为一位病人做完手术后，受到伤寒病毒感染，医治无效而安息主怀，献出了31岁年轻生命。他遗下年轻的妻子，四岁半的长女和未满周岁的幼女。
Dr. David G. Anderson was a medical missionary of the China Inland Mission. He preached and treated patients in Shanxi and other places. During wars, he sacrificed his young life to treat patients.
On August 29, 1908, David G. Anderson was born in a British missionary family in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province. Both of his parents were medical missionaries in China. Anderson became a Christian at an early age under the guidance of his parents. When he joined the China Inland Mission, he studied at Zhizhi School in Yantai, Shandong. After graduation he returned to the UK to attend university. In 1927, at the Keswick Convention, he was inspired by the Holy Spirit and decided to dedicate his whole body and life to the Lord.
In 1933, Dr. Anderson and his fiancée Miss Marjorie E. L. Kerr were at a convention where they felt were called by the Lord to go to China. After joining the China Inland Mission, they left England in early 1934, arriving in Shanghai in mid-March. After studying Chinese in Shanghai, Dr. Anderson was sent by the church to work at Wilmay Memorial Hospital, Changzhi, Shanxi Province. Kerr was sent to work in Xiangyuan, north of Changzhi. On March 26, 1935, the first anniversary of their arrival in China, they were married in Tianjin. After their marriage, they both engaged in medical missionary work at Changzhi Wilmay Memorial Hospital.
At that time, there were ten missionary staff and 20 local colleagues employed at the Wilmay Memorial Hospital. There seemed to be many staff members, but its mission area was very wide, serving a total of two million people in seven counties and nearby remote places. Soon after Dr. Anderson came to the hospital, he became the trusted assistant of Dr. Paul E. Adolph (Chief Physician). In 1935 Dr. Anderson was put in charge of the mobile hospital. He went to nearby towns to cure diseases and preach. Especially at large temple fairs, he and fellow workers Dr. Helen R. Neve (female medical missionary) and others brought mobile hospitals to the common people, holding worship services while treating diseases. Dr. Anderson and his fellow workers not only saved countless people's lives, but also saved millions of souls. At the end of September 1936, Dr. Paul E. Adolph returned to the United States for further study and Dr. Anderson became the dean of the hospital.
On July 7, 1937, the Anti-Japanese War broke out. In September, the Japanese invaded Shanxi and the Battle of Taiyuan began. Although the Chinese troops fought hard, they could not stop the Japanese advance. At that time, the Chinese troops had many casualties, and Wilmay Memorial Hospital took on the heavy responsibility of treating the wounded. Dr. Anderson and fellow workers treated the Eighth Route Army wounded night and day. When medicine and medical equipment were scarce, they used Christ's love to do their best to rescue them.
Miss Rose S. Rasey, a female nurse who went to the front-line battlefield hospital, recalled: "Every day the Lord gave me strength to deal with many problems, and sometimes I had to kneel on the ground to take care of them (wounded). I was almost unable to stand up. May the Lord give me enough grace to save more people." In the rescue process, in order to comfort the wounded, the hospital staff would share with them the Gospel.
At that time, Japan had not yet declared war on Britain, the United States and other countries. Wilmay Memorial Hospital was run by British missionaries; to avoid harassment from the Japanese aggressors the roof of the hospital was deliberately painted with the union jack, the British flag, and the Japanese airplanes did not dare to bomb the buildings. As a result, many wounded and needy persons came to the hospital for treatment and refuge. In 1938 the hospital was overcrowded and didn't have enough wards, so many patients had to be treated outdoors. In order to treat more patients, Dr. Anderson and his colleagues set up a new hospital in Lucheng, with Dr. Anderson in charge. According to hospital records, in addition to the 5,000 outpatients in the two hospitals, there were more than 500 inpatients and wounded. In the face of such a heavy workload, Dr. Anderson spared no effort to treat patients and saved many people.
On June 21, 1939, after performing an operation on a patient, Dr. Anderson became infected with the typhoid virus. His treatment was ineffective and he passed away, sacrificing his life at the age of 31. He left behind his young wife and two daughter, one four years old and the other under the age of one.
- Translated by Kevin Feng
Biography of Medical Missionary Dr. David G. Anderson: Dedicating a Short Life to Save Chinese People
