Sister Zhao, a native of Puyang, Henan, has been living in Wenzhou, Zhejiang ever since she got married.
When she was young, her family worshiped idols and ancestors. During certain festivals, family members had to kowtow and bow. When she was 16 years old, Zhao was diagnosed with a serious case of cervical spondylosis. She suffered from a headache, and her neck and eyes were also in pain. As a result, she couldn't go to school. Her parents took her to hospital in many different places, but each time she went to the hospital, the doctor would claim she was not ill. However, her symptoms never went away. Later on, her parents took her to seek some superstitious remedies, but it was useless.
There is a man in her village who believes in Jesus, and he preached the Gospel to her family. Parents allowed her to convert to Christianity if that would heal her. They thought that if their daughter believed in Jesus and then got better, the whole family would follow him. Unlike other people’s testimonies, after Zhao became a Christian, the disease was not cured, and the symptoms remained. Although her parents refused to follow Christ, she accepted the Christian faith.
While church meetings were held at night, she, with bad vision, could only go along with others. This would usually happen when they told her to go to church. However, she could not do that without being invited by others. Despite the fact she still hadn’t recovered completely from the disease, she married a Christian man in the church.
After their marriage, Zhao followed her husband to Wenzhou and began to attend church meetings there. Even Zhao herself didn't know when she was cured, and she never suffered any pain in her cervical spine.
Born with amblyopia, she could not work in a factory. As a result, she spent the last few years taking care of her children. When they grew older, she intended to find a job but her blurred vision prevented her from working. She began to pray constantly.
In November 2019, she was interested in a product from the WeChat moment posted by a sister in her church. She planed to be an agent for the product, but it needed investment. When she felt it was God’s guidance, she borrowed 1,500 yuan from her sister and started her own business. She did it for two years. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, her business was successful. She earned more than ten thousand yuan last month, which exceeded her expectations.
She confessed that it was good to have earned her own money, but the most important thing was that God had removed her shame, for which she was very grateful. Because of her poor eyesight, many people looked down on her, even her relatives laughed at her. But God cared for her, helping her do better than all of them in the marketplace.
- Translated by Stephen Huang
赵姊妹是河南濮阳人，婚后一直在浙江温州生活。
在她小的时候，家人都是拜偶像拜祖先的。每逢节日，便要磕头作揖。在她16岁那年，赵姊妹得了一种很严重的颈椎病。头痛，颈椎疼，眼睛也痛，连学都上不了。她爸爸妈妈就带给她到处投医，到了医院检查后，医生说她没有病，可她的症状却一直都存在。后来，她爸爸妈妈就带她去参加一些迷信活动，却没用。
在她们村里有一个人是信耶稣的，他把福音传给他们家。爸爸妈妈就试试看，去信耶稣吧。如果信耶稣能好的话，那他们全家都信。与其他人的见证不同，赵姊妹信耶稣并没有得到医治，症状依然存在。虽然她的父母没有信，但她却接受了信仰。
由于她的视力特别不好，那时候聚会又是在晚上，所以有人叫她去的时候，她就跟别人一同去，没有人叫她她就无法自己去教堂了。虽然病没有彻底好，但她却在主内收获了一份爱情。她的丈夫是信耶稣的，最终二人进入了婚姻的殿堂。
结婚后，姊妹就跟着丈夫来到了温州，在温州这边的教会开始聚会。连姊妹自己都不知道什么时候，自己的病居然得到了医治，颈椎再没有痛过。
姊妹先天性弱视，不能去厂里上班，前几年都在家带孩子。如今孩子大了，姊妹就想找活干。可因为视力模糊让她无法工作。她开始不断地祷告。
2019年11月的时候，赵姊妹从教会一位姊妹发的朋友圈，看到了一件商品。她准备做代理是需要投资的，当她感受到是神的命定时，姊妹便从自己的妹妹那里借了一千五百块钱，开始了自己的创业。一干就是两年。即使是疫情期间，她的生意也很好。上个月赚了一万多块钱，超出了她的所求所想。
姊妹说，自己挣到了钱是好事，但最让她感恩的是，神去除了她内心的羞辱感。因为她的视力不好，很多的人瞧不起她，就连她的亲人都嘲笑她。但是神顾念了祂卑微的孩子，让她做的事情比他们都优秀。
（本文由辽宁的赵雅各弟兄代为整理。）
在基督里赵姊妹实现了自己人生的价值
Sister Zhao, a native of Puyang, Henan, has been living in Wenzhou, Zhejiang ever since she got married.
When she was young, her family worshiped idols and ancestors. During certain festivals, family members had to kowtow and bow. When she was 16 years old, Zhao was diagnosed with a serious case of cervical spondylosis. She suffered from a headache, and her neck and eyes were also in pain. As a result, she couldn't go to school. Her parents took her to hospital in many different places, but each time she went to the hospital, the doctor would claim she was not ill. However, her symptoms never went away. Later on, her parents took her to seek some superstitious remedies, but it was useless.
There is a man in her village who believes in Jesus, and he preached the Gospel to her family. Parents allowed her to convert to Christianity if that would heal her. They thought that if their daughter believed in Jesus and then got better, the whole family would follow him. Unlike other people’s testimonies, after Zhao became a Christian, the disease was not cured, and the symptoms remained. Although her parents refused to follow Christ, she accepted the Christian faith.
While church meetings were held at night, she, with bad vision, could only go along with others. This would usually happen when they told her to go to church. However, she could not do that without being invited by others. Despite the fact she still hadn’t recovered completely from the disease, she married a Christian man in the church.
After their marriage, Zhao followed her husband to Wenzhou and began to attend church meetings there. Even Zhao herself didn't know when she was cured, and she never suffered any pain in her cervical spine.
Born with amblyopia, she could not work in a factory. As a result, she spent the last few years taking care of her children. When they grew older, she intended to find a job but her blurred vision prevented her from working. She began to pray constantly.
In November 2019, she was interested in a product from the WeChat moment posted by a sister in her church. She planed to be an agent for the product, but it needed investment. When she felt it was God’s guidance, she borrowed 1,500 yuan from her sister and started her own business. She did it for two years. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, her business was successful. She earned more than ten thousand yuan last month, which exceeded her expectations.
She confessed that it was good to have earned her own money, but the most important thing was that God had removed her shame, for which she was very grateful. Because of her poor eyesight, many people looked down on her, even her relatives laughed at her. But God cared for her, helping her do better than all of them in the marketplace.
- Translated by Stephen Huang
Testimony: Woman Born With Amblyopia Realizes Her Worth in Christ
