A girl abandoned by her parents has been admitted to Yanjing Theological Seminary at the age of 20.
Recently the head of her church in Nanshangguan Village, Houma City, China's northern Shanxi told the good news that N has realized her dream of attending a seminary.
On the early morning of June 11, 2000, a few villagers went to work in the fields near the airport, and suddenly they heard the cry of a baby. They looked and found a newborn baby girl with a cleft lip and palate. Everyone shook their heads helplessly and left the scene. It rained heavily that night. The next day they went to work in the fields again, and this time they put the cardboard boxes where the baby was lying in under some leaves for shelter. On the third morning, they went to work and heard the child crying again. In the evening, they came to Elder Chang Yongtai in the village church and described the situation.
The elder's family had already adopted three disabled children. As soon as they heard about the baby, he and his wife Hao Fengqin (the head of the church for many years) immediately decided to get the child, bring her to their home and raise her. A grandson, son-in-law, and a sister brought the child to their home on June 14. The child, who is now grown, is Sister N.
The church elders served the Lord faithfully and enthusiastically preached the gospel. In a short time, many people in the village believed in the Lord. They adopted two mentally disabled persons from the social welfare office. They were unable to take care of themselves. They have had these disabled persons in their home for more than 20 years. After Sister N was adopted, the old couple ignored the ridicule of the villagers and took care of their three disabled children, even though they lived in poverty. Another believer in the village also raised an abandoned girl who was born without a foot. They took care of her before she was transferred to a social welfare institution in the city. She was adopted by an American family a few years ago. Later, the people in the village changed their opinions and began to say, "If there are orphans, send them to the church."
In this special family, from childhood Sister N enjoyed special care and heard the gospel and in the church. When she was a child, believers in the surrounding villages often gave clothes, food, and money, and many prayed for her. She had two successful corrective surgeries and received rehab treatments.
After enrolled in high school, she had a desire to devote herself to God and study theology. God answered her prayer, and she was accepted to a three-year Bible study class in the provincial capital. She signed up for the theological entrance exam this year and was finally admitted to Yanjing Theological Seminary on the eve of National Day.
Hearing the good news, an 80-year-old brother in Linfen phoned to congratulate her and said he would provide funding in the future.
(The original article is published by Gospel Times.)
- Translated by Abigail Wu
前不久，山西侯马市南上官村教会负责人告诉我一个好消息：N姊妹考上燕京神学院啦。
这个姊妹的成长背后有着一段传奇经历。
2000年6月11日清晨，村里几个村民到村边飞机场旁的田里干活，忽然听见有婴儿的哭声，上前一看,一位刚出生没几天却患有唇腭裂的残疾女婴，大家都摇头无奈地走了。当夜下了一夜大雨，第二天他们又去地里干活，见孩子可怜，就把纸箱子放到庄稼叶子下以遮风挡雨；第三天早上又去干活，又听见孩子的哭声，晚上他们就来到住在村里的教会常永泰长老说明情况.
长老家里已经先后收养了三位残疾人，一听说，他和老伴郝凤琴（多年担任教会负责人）立即决定把小孩子抱回家抚养。并让孙子、女婿和一位姊妹于6月14日把孩子抱了回来，这就是现在的N姊妹。
常长老忠心侍奉，热心传扬福音，不多时间村里就有不少人信主。他先后从收容站遣送站里收养了两个智力残疾人，生活完全不能自理，每天喂饭喂水，还要料理大小便，一直抚养了二十几年。N姊妹被收养后，老两口不顾村里人的讥诮白眼，尽管生活拮据，但他们仍悉心照料三个残疾孩子的生活。村里另外一名信徒也抚育了一位被遗弃的一位先天没有一只脚的女孩，悉心照料，后转送到市里的社会福利院，前几年被美国一家庭收养。后来村里人他们的看法也变了，以至于“有了孤儿，就送到教会”的说法。
N姊妹在这个特殊的家庭，享受了特殊的关爱，从小到教会使她认识了耶稣。幼年时周边村里信徒就经常送衣服送食物，有人送钱，还有许多人为她代祷。她曾做了两次康复矫治手术，现在她的唇腭裂已康复了。
她考上高中，后来心里萌生了上神学的愿望，决心感恩委身奉献。神垂听了祷告，她被送到省城上了三年圣经培训班。今年报名参加了神学招生考试，国庆前夕，终于被燕京神学院录取。
家住临汾曾熟悉她的一位年已八十岁的老弟兄听到喜讯，专门致电祝贺，并表示今后将进行资助。
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昔日被弃女婴，今朝圆神学梦
A girl abandoned by her parents has been admitted to Yanjing Theological Seminary at the age of 20.
Recently the head of her church in Nanshangguan Village, Houma City, China's northern Shanxi told the good news that N has realized her dream of attending a seminary.
On the early morning of June 11, 2000, a few villagers went to work in the fields near the airport, and suddenly they heard the cry of a baby. They looked and found a newborn baby girl with a cleft lip and palate. Everyone shook their heads helplessly and left the scene. It rained heavily that night. The next day they went to work in the fields again, and this time they put the cardboard boxes where the baby was lying in under some leaves for shelter. On the third morning, they went to work and heard the child crying again. In the evening, they came to Elder Chang Yongtai in the village church and described the situation.
The elder's family had already adopted three disabled children. As soon as they heard about the baby, he and his wife Hao Fengqin (the head of the church for many years) immediately decided to get the child, bring her to their home and raise her. A grandson, son-in-law, and a sister brought the child to their home on June 14. The child, who is now grown, is Sister N.
The church elders served the Lord faithfully and enthusiastically preached the gospel. In a short time, many people in the village believed in the Lord. They adopted two mentally disabled persons from the social welfare office. They were unable to take care of themselves. They have had these disabled persons in their home for more than 20 years. After Sister N was adopted, the old couple ignored the ridicule of the villagers and took care of their three disabled children, even though they lived in poverty. Another believer in the village also raised an abandoned girl who was born without a foot. They took care of her before she was transferred to a social welfare institution in the city. She was adopted by an American family a few years ago. Later, the people in the village changed their opinions and began to say, "If there are orphans, send them to the church."
In this special family, from childhood Sister N enjoyed special care and heard the gospel and in the church. When she was a child, believers in the surrounding villages often gave clothes, food, and money, and many prayed for her. She had two successful corrective surgeries and received rehab treatments.
After enrolled in high school, she had a desire to devote herself to God and study theology. God answered her prayer, and she was accepted to a three-year Bible study class in the provincial capital. She signed up for the theological entrance exam this year and was finally admitted to Yanjing Theological Seminary on the eve of National Day.
Hearing the good news, an 80-year-old brother in Linfen phoned to congratulate her and said he would provide funding in the future.
(The original article is published by Gospel Times.)
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Abandoned Christian Orphan Realizes Dream to Study Theology
