On July 4, the memorial service of Deacon Li Zhenzhen was held in a local funeral home.
Born into a rural Christian family in Hongdong County, Linfen, in 1939, she served in northern Shanxi Province before passing away at the age of 82 on July 1.
Her father, Li Shiyi, was a well-respected elder in southern Shanxi who had five daughters who became Christians.
In 1964, she enrolled in Shanxi University which was formerly the Imperial University of Shanxi, led by the Welsh Baptist missionary Timothy Richard. After graduation, she began to teach in high schools and had a position as a senior lecturer.
After she was baptized in Linfen Church in 1987, she voluntarily served as a pianist for years.
When the church encountered a “political difficulty” in 1992, she and another deacon did much work to save the church.
Every time she heard there were some problems in the church, she became worried. She always said, “Stop talking. Let’s pray.”
After retirement, she became involved in the administration of the church’s Sunday School program and also the praise and worship team. Because of limitations, she had to mobilize believers to be engaged in choral practice.
In 2000, Li started doing pastoral ministry in a meeting point. Four years later, she was ordained as deacon. Then she worked with her elder sister on church affairs.
Afterward, she moved to the provincial capital, Taiyuan. She dedicated her house as a registered meeting place.
She compiled her parents’ testimonies into a book of family photos, articles, hymns, and couplets written by her father, and the memorial memories of her relatives.
Last year she returned to Linfen at the age of 81. Living in a nursing home, she still shared the gospel with the residents there, often playing the piano and preaching sermons. She supported a physically challenged sister to install a cover on the auto rickshaw. No matter which church she went to, she always gave an offering first.
On May 8, which was her birthday and also a Sunday, she listened to a recorded sermon. While she was napping, her head fell on the bedrail. She stood up and walked around for a while so she could stay awake and finish listening to the sermon. She said, “It was really good.”
The words written on her birthday cake were not “Happy Birthday,” but “Amazing Grace.”
That evening she spent the unforgettable birthday with other voices raised in praise.
- Translated by Karen Luo
山西临汾尧都区教会缅怀李珍贞执事
7月4日，李珍贞老执事的追思礼拜在临汾市尧都区南郊一殡仪馆举行。
7月1日，她去世。
李珍贞于1939年出生于山西洪洞县堤村乡干河村一个基督徒家庭，其父李士毅曾是闻名晋南德高望重的长老，他的女儿姊妹五个全部受洗归主，并且带领子女成为基督化家庭。
她排行老四。
自幼刻苦求学，1964年山西大学生物系，后先后在洪洞中学、临汾师范学校（现山西师范大学临汾学院）任教，被评为高级讲师。
1987年在临汾市基督教会受洗归主，信主后担任司琴教唱多年。
在1992年教会曾发生“风波”时，她和李俊英执事做了大量工作，促进了和谐稳定。
每当说起教会存在的一些问题时，她听了很担忧，总是说，“别说了，咱们祷告吧。”
退休后曾参与主日学、圣乐队的组建，当时条件有限，她常动员弟兄姊妹积极参加练唱，献唱，共同热心为主做工。
2000年他开始参与聚会点传道侍奉，并于2004年在临汾基督教会被按立为执事，与二姐李素珍执事一起整日为教会的事挂心。
迁居太原后，在居住地甘心奉献，设立了家庭接待点，现正式成为太原市教会正式的牧养活动点。
她把父母亲的侍奉见证进行搜集整理，编辑出版了《佳美脚踪》一书，收集了全家珍贵的历史照片和父亲的手迹文章、诗歌、对联，还有各位亲人的回忆追思文章，详细记载了先辈的侍奉足迹。
去年回临汾住敬老院期间，她也尽心侍奉，虽八十有一，仍热心传讲福音，弹琴指挥，讲道解经，以忠心侍奉为乐事。
她眷顾贫穷，乐善好施，出资帮助身体残疾的彭海香姊妹三轮安装了车篷布。
每次外出，不管到哪个教会，都是先要奉献。
五月初八日是她最后一个生日，恰逢主日，网络崇拜直播时间过了，外甥女家瑞打开讲道回放给她听，自己瞌睡打盹，不一会头竟磕在床栏上，站起来走动一下，坚持听完。
她眼微闭着，以为睡着了，谁知她听完说：“真好啊。”
听神的话使她大为满足，也使外甥女感到愧疚。
晚上晚辈们为她预备的生日蛋糕，没有写“生日快乐”，而是写着“奇异恩典”。
在赞美的歌声里伴着摇曳的烛光，度过了难忘的生日。
次日，李珍贞执事遗体在家乡安葬。
她安息主怀，灵魂永憩乐园。
On July 4, the memorial service of Deacon Li Zhenzhen was held in a local funeral home.
Born into a rural Christian family in Hongdong County, Linfen, in 1939, she served in northern Shanxi Province before passing away at the age of 82 on July 1.
Her father, Li Shiyi, was a well-respected elder in southern Shanxi who had five daughters who became Christians.
In 1964, she enrolled in Shanxi University which was formerly the Imperial University of Shanxi, led by the Welsh Baptist missionary Timothy Richard. After graduation, she began to teach in high schools and had a position as a senior lecturer.
After she was baptized in Linfen Church in 1987, she voluntarily served as a pianist for years.
When the church encountered a “political difficulty” in 1992, she and another deacon did much work to save the church.
Every time she heard there were some problems in the church, she became worried. She always said, “Stop talking. Let’s pray.”
After retirement, she became involved in the administration of the church’s Sunday School program and also the praise and worship team. Because of limitations, she had to mobilize believers to be engaged in choral practice.
In 2000, Li started doing pastoral ministry in a meeting point. Four years later, she was ordained as deacon. Then she worked with her elder sister on church affairs.
Afterward, she moved to the provincial capital, Taiyuan. She dedicated her house as a registered meeting place.
She compiled her parents’ testimonies into a book of family photos, articles, hymns, and couplets written by her father, and the memorial memories of her relatives.
Last year she returned to Linfen at the age of 81. Living in a nursing home, she still shared the gospel with the residents there, often playing the piano and preaching sermons. She supported a physically challenged sister to install a cover on the auto rickshaw. No matter which church she went to, she always gave an offering first.
On May 8, which was her birthday and also a Sunday, she listened to a recorded sermon. While she was napping, her head fell on the bedrail. She stood up and walked around for a while so she could stay awake and finish listening to the sermon. She said, “It was really good.”
The words written on her birthday cake were not “Happy Birthday,” but “Amazing Grace.”
That evening she spent the unforgettable birthday with other voices raised in praise.
- Translated by Karen Luo
Deacon Li Zhenzhen Dies at 82 in Shanxi
