Editor's note: This is part one of the Christian testimony series: the stories of two church workers who suffered the consequences of weird sickness or poverty and eventually received God's healing.
1. A pastor healed from psychosis
A pastor still serves in a Christian gathering site in his seventies. He keeps giving more than one-tenth of his pension to God, as he has done so for years.
He once suffered from psychosis, or madness, behaving weirdly with crazy talk. When his psychosis was serious, he tore his clothes and became naked without feeling shameful. He had no idea if he had eaten enough food and slept during the day.
In order to cure his disease, his family took him to several authoritative hospitals, but the root problem failed to be tackled. His conditions seemed to fluctuate from time to time, but he was generally insane.
While in despair, his family was told that the sickness could be healed if he became a Christian. With the mindset of “giving it a shot”, his wife took him to a local church.
Knowing their situation, a pastor communicated with him in a side chapel. He became quiet in the church, ceasing to squabble. The man even nodded his head when he was talking with the pastor. Sensing the possibilities for his change, his family accompanied him to the church whenever it was open except Sundays. Smiles seemed to occupy his face as he followed the choir to sing hymns and praise the Lord.
Being literate, he could understand sermons and read the Bible by himself. After eventually being healed, he was baptized into Christ along with his wife. Thanks to good education, he had opportunities to receive training several times and has become the head of a meeting point.
2. A woman of integrity who paid her sick mother’s debt
As a graduate of a seminary’s short-term training program, she oversees a church at the age of 31.
However, she, born into a Christian family, has come through so much compared to her contemporaries. Just before graduating from university, her mother had surgery due to uterine diseases. In the following years, she was hospitalized three times for gastrectomy. The last operation resulting from a sudden cerebral hemorrhage consumed all the family’s savings and created a debt of more than 300,000 yuan.
The doctor said that those diseases left her mother "unable to function independently." But she came to recover gradually and could even run some simple errands at home.
After graduation, the daughter ran a grocery store to pay the debt. Owing to her hardworking and integrity, her business was getting better and better. Her parents assisted her in operating the mini-mart.
At last, the debt was paid. Then she came to serve in the church as her parents and shop assistants were able to maintain the business. Besides this, she also found a husband in the church, who supports her ministry.
- Translated by Karen Luo
编者按：这是《我们是神的见证》系列第一集：关于两位教牧人员的故事，他们或得过怪病或因饱受过贫困之苦，最终得到了神的医治。
一、 疯魔病得医治的传道人
这是一个活动点的传道人。年过古稀还为福音奔波劳碌，常年把超过十分之一的退休金作为奉献。并把聚会点办成了市两会的文明宗教活动场所。
据他家的姊妹和笔者介绍：老弟兄曾经得过一段精神病，我们当地人叫“疯魔病”。不仅仅是胡言乱语、动作怪异，而且严重的时候是把身上的衣服都撕开了，一丝不挂，不知道羞耻了。可谓吃饭不知饥饱、睡觉阴阳颠倒。
为了医治他的病，家人带着他先后去了省内外的几家大医院，虽有好转，但是却不能根治，时好时坏，往往还是疯疯癫癫的，和正常人不一样。
在绝望和无奈之中家人听亲属介绍，信主病可得医治。于是就抱着试试看的态度，由他的妻子领他到了当地的教会。教会的牧师听了家属的介绍后，就把他安排到教堂的一个小副堂里面，并且和他进行交流。
说来也怪，弟兄到了教堂以后很安静。既不吵，也不闹，牧师和他交流的时候，似懂非懂的还跟着点头。从第一天到教堂以后，家人就看到了希望（他的改变），于是就除了礼拜天以外，只要教堂开放，平时也陪着他来。他的脸上有了笑容，也会随着教会的弟兄姊妹唱诗赞美。因为他毕竟是老高中毕业，所以也能听道、读经了。最终痊愈，并且和妻子一起受洗归主。
由于有一定的文化基础，还有领导和组织能力，教会让参加了多次的培训，最后成为一个聚会点的负责人至今。
二、守诚信为母病还债的姊妹
31岁的她是一个教会的负责人，从神学院的“加强班”毕业。别看她年龄不大，却比同龄人经历了许多。
他们一家三口人在母亲的带领下，都是信徒。在她大学即将毕业的前夕，母亲因为子宫疾病做了手术；之后几年里，又因为胃切除手术等疾病住院三次。特别是最后一次因为脑出血而住院抢救，耗尽了家里的积蓄，还拉下了30多万元的外债。
小姊妹的母亲被医生宣布，即使好了，也会是生活不能自理。父亲和女儿在以泪洗面的同时，切切的向神祷告，求神医治保守。
在神没有难成的事。她的母亲出院后，靠主、靠着意志、靠着服药，逐渐康复，而且不仅能生活自理，还能在家里做些简单的家务。但是面对着一个还清债务的问题。怎么办？
她毕业后没有去参加工作，而是自己开了一个小超市，靠自己的辛勤劳动来还债。由于母亲是大病初愈，父亲身体也不好，她就自己蹬着三轮车到批发市场去进货，因物美价廉，货真价实，因此生意越来越好，营业面积扩大，除了父亲外，后来母亲居然还可以帮助她打理超市。
在一家三口人的多年努力下，这30多万的外债，终于一点点的还上了。现在，小姊妹可以不专心在超市了，因为有父母和营业员。而把精力用在教会的服侍上。
她告诉我：她的“另一半儿”是在教会认识的，非常支持她的事工。
我们是神的见证（一）：两位传道人的故事
Editor's note: This is part one of the Christian testimony series: the stories of two church workers who suffered the consequences of weird sickness or poverty and eventually received God's healing.
1. A pastor healed from psychosis
A pastor still serves in a Christian gathering site in his seventies. He keeps giving more than one-tenth of his pension to God, as he has done so for years.
He once suffered from psychosis, or madness, behaving weirdly with crazy talk. When his psychosis was serious, he tore his clothes and became naked without feeling shameful. He had no idea if he had eaten enough food and slept during the day.
In order to cure his disease, his family took him to several authoritative hospitals, but the root problem failed to be tackled. His conditions seemed to fluctuate from time to time, but he was generally insane.
While in despair, his family was told that the sickness could be healed if he became a Christian. With the mindset of “giving it a shot”, his wife took him to a local church.
Knowing their situation, a pastor communicated with him in a side chapel. He became quiet in the church, ceasing to squabble. The man even nodded his head when he was talking with the pastor. Sensing the possibilities for his change, his family accompanied him to the church whenever it was open except Sundays. Smiles seemed to occupy his face as he followed the choir to sing hymns and praise the Lord.
Being literate, he could understand sermons and read the Bible by himself. After eventually being healed, he was baptized into Christ along with his wife. Thanks to good education, he had opportunities to receive training several times and has become the head of a meeting point.
2. A woman of integrity who paid her sick mother’s debt
As a graduate of a seminary’s short-term training program, she oversees a church at the age of 31.
However, she, born into a Christian family, has come through so much compared to her contemporaries. Just before graduating from university, her mother had surgery due to uterine diseases. In the following years, she was hospitalized three times for gastrectomy. The last operation resulting from a sudden cerebral hemorrhage consumed all the family’s savings and created a debt of more than 300,000 yuan.
The doctor said that those diseases left her mother "unable to function independently." But she came to recover gradually and could even run some simple errands at home.
After graduation, the daughter ran a grocery store to pay the debt. Owing to her hardworking and integrity, her business was getting better and better. Her parents assisted her in operating the mini-mart.
At last, the debt was paid. Then she came to serve in the church as her parents and shop assistants were able to maintain the business. Besides this, she also found a husband in the church, who supports her ministry.
- Translated by Karen Luo
Christian Testimony Series: Stories of Two Church Workers
