On October 20, more than 20 local believers came to a simple farmyard in Xiyi Village, Lifen City, Shanxi Province to attend a short memorial service.
Elder Zhang Xiaohua, a member of the Fellowship of the Disabled of Yaodu District Church, recalled how Jiao Mingqing, a disabled believer, served the Lord.
Born in 1966, Brother Jiao passed away on October 18 at the age of 55. He was crippled in one arm and one leg as a child, which made it difficult for him to move. His parents died young, and he later began to repent and believe in the true God. He devoted himself to God ever since.
In the Xiyi Church, he would ride a tricycle to serve the church voluntarily, carrying goods back-and-forth. He also took Elder Zheng Fengying to each village to preach sermons. He would also help the church with logistics while ordering maintenance and epidemic prevention during major events such as Christmas and Easter. Just a few days ago, he was still active in prayer and Bible study organized by the church and participated in them every afternoon.
The village provided him with the minimum living allowance and proper food, clothing, fuel, and by paying their burial expenses. The Fifth Pastoral Area where he belonged to in the church often offered him help. The Fellowship of the Disabled also visited him frequently. During his illness, they helped him to participate in the free medical check-up service and the believers donated food, clothing, and consolation money to him.
Late in life, Jiao joined the Fellowship of the Disabled of Yaodu District Church. He would ride a tricycle to every activity, riding more than 10 kilometers to the city, and sometimes he also took the initiative to pick up other disabled believers. Although he was not good at words, God gave him the gift of memory. He studied hard and learned to perform the Chinese allegro to preach the Gospel.
His allegro performance became part of the annual Christmas celebration service of the church and the fellowship. He volunteered to collect jokes for evangelizing and saving souls. These jokes were easy to understand and were deeply loved by audiences. He would also often go with the Fellowship to perform for the elderly at nursing homes. He remembered the Bible very well, especially the outlines of the Old and New Testaments. This consisted of more than 200 sentences and he knew them by heart. He once said that in order to remember allegro lyrics, he would recite them before going to bed at night and after waking up in the morning. Whether he was walking or doing farm work, he would always recite.
- Translated by Stephen Huang
10月20日，临汾市尧都区基督教会第五牧区和残障团契20多位信徒来到西宜村一座简陋的农家小院，参加了一场简短的追思礼拜。
from the Fifth Pastoral Area of the Christian Church and the Fellowship of the Disabled in Yaodu District of Linfen City
残障团契张晓华长老回忆了残疾信徒焦明清服侍主的经历。
焦弟兄生于1966年，在世55年。他一只胳膊一条腿因小时患病身有残疾，行动不便。他父母早逝，后来蒙恩认罪悔改信靠真神，从此就专心笃信。
在西宜教会，他骑着三轮车为教会义务服侍，拉运物品一次次往返奔波。他还曾多次拉着年长的郑凤英长老前往各村传道作工。教会每逢圣诞节、复活节等大型活动，他也忙前忙后，帮助后勤服务、维持秩序、帮助防疫。就在前几天，他还积极参加教会组织的查经祷告，每天下午坚持。
神也非常恩待他，村里为他办理了低保五保待遇，五牧区经常对他热心帮助，残障团契也经常看望慰问，在患病期间，帮助联系他参加了免费义诊体检服务，信徒们纷纷奉献了食品、衣物、送上慰问金。
后来他参加了教会残障团契，每次活动，他都要骑行三轮20多华里去城里参加，有时还主动接送残疾肢体。他虽然不善言辞，但神却赐他却非常好的记忆恩赐，并且勤学苦练，学会了表演快板的技能，并且抓住机会为主传扬福音。
牧区教会和团契的每年圣诞节欢庆崇拜中，他的快板表演成为保留节目。他主动要求为他搜集传福音救灵魂的段子，通俗易懂，幽默诙谐，深受观众喜爱。还经常跟着团契前往敬老院为老人演出。尤其是圣经旧约、新约目录大纲，共有200多句，他背得滚瓜烂熟。他曾说，为了记住快板词，他晚上睡觉前、早上醒来后，走路干农活都在
山西省临汾市尧都区送别残疾信徒焦明清弟兄侧记
On October 20, more than 20 local believers came to a simple farmyard in Xiyi Village, Lifen City, Shanxi Province to attend a short memorial service.
Elder Zhang Xiaohua, a member of the Fellowship of the Disabled of Yaodu District Church, recalled how Jiao Mingqing, a disabled believer, served the Lord.
Born in 1966, Brother Jiao passed away on October 18 at the age of 55. He was crippled in one arm and one leg as a child, which made it difficult for him to move. His parents died young, and he later began to repent and believe in the true God. He devoted himself to God ever since.
In the Xiyi Church, he would ride a tricycle to serve the church voluntarily, carrying goods back-and-forth. He also took Elder Zheng Fengying to each village to preach sermons. He would also help the church with logistics while ordering maintenance and epidemic prevention during major events such as Christmas and Easter. Just a few days ago, he was still active in prayer and Bible study organized by the church and participated in them every afternoon.
The village provided him with the minimum living allowance and proper food, clothing, fuel, and by paying their burial expenses. The Fifth Pastoral Area where he belonged to in the church often offered him help. The Fellowship of the Disabled also visited him frequently. During his illness, they helped him to participate in the free medical check-up service and the believers donated food, clothing, and consolation money to him.
Late in life, Jiao joined the Fellowship of the Disabled of Yaodu District Church. He would ride a tricycle to every activity, riding more than 10 kilometers to the city, and sometimes he also took the initiative to pick up other disabled believers. Although he was not good at words, God gave him the gift of memory. He studied hard and learned to perform the Chinese allegro to preach the Gospel.
His allegro performance became part of the annual Christmas celebration service of the church and the fellowship. He volunteered to collect jokes for evangelizing and saving souls. These jokes were easy to understand and were deeply loved by audiences. He would also often go with the Fellowship to perform for the elderly at nursing homes. He remembered the Bible very well, especially the outlines of the Old and New Testaments. This consisted of more than 200 sentences and he knew them by heart. He once said that in order to remember allegro lyrics, he would recite them before going to bed at night and after waking up in the morning. Whether he was walking or doing farm work, he would always recite.
- Translated by Stephen Huang
Sidelights on Remembering the Deseased Disabled Believer - Jiao Mingqing
