Editor's note: This is part eight of the Christian testimony series: a woman who has dedicated decades to serving the church.
Sister Jie Yingmei, 67 years old, is a believer in Ertaizi Church in Anshan City, China's northeastern Liaoning Province. She turned to the Lord Jesus Christ and became a believer when she was 44 years old. For more than two decades, she has worked faithfully for God in the church.
In the church, she has joined the choir and worked for God with her husband as a volunteer all year round. Sometimes she comes to the church about five o'clock in the morning and starts cleaning from the main sanctuary, offices to the guardhouse, toilets, and the courtyard.
Listening to her testimony, what she said the most was that "church is my home". In addition to serving in ministry every day, Xie dedicates her time to the church almost all year round. Although she doesn't have a good income, she still buys food and supplies for the church.
Sister Jie has a "unique skill", which is bone setting and massaging. The church members always ask her for help if they have any musculoskeletal problems. The most massages she ever gave in one morning were to seven different believers. Occasionally she was called to help by people who couldn't bear the pain because of arthralgia and myalgia at around one o'clock in the morning. She would go there to offer treatment immediately. One of her neighbors had suffered from cervical spondylosis for many years and spent much money but there was no cure. When Xie found out about it and treated it, her neighbor was then completely cured after several massages. The neighbor also expressed their gratitude, “Oh, you are so good, you have cured me.” She still answered, "Not me but God is good."
Xie volunteered to do all this without charging anything. Some people gave her money, but she declined, telling them to just put it into the offering box instead.
One year, her only son was taken to the hospital for emergency treatment due to a serious illness. At that time, he had a high fever of over 40° Celsius. After she who was on duty in the church heard it, she did not complain or give up the ministry. Therefore, she didn’t have time to visit and accompany her son. Later her son woke up and said, “I miss my mother. Let her come to see me.”
After she arrived at the hospital, her son told her, “Mother, I have died twice”. She said, "It's useless for you to think of your mother, you have to think of God. God has arranged a doctor to treat you, and He that your mother believes in will save you.” Later, her son recovered and got back to work as a strong man.
Although Xie is not well-educated, she reads about six chapters and memorizes about 30 verses of the Bible every day. When she is in the church alone, after the cleaning is done, she will sit quietly in the church reading, praying, and praising during her free time.
She serves in the choir of the church. She can read music, sing, dance, and even choreograph. She is in charge of a meeting point in a village and carries on her work rain or shine all year-round. Sometimes, to go to a meeting point, she has to walk for more than three hours.
(The author of this article is a special contributor to the Gospel Times.)
- Translated by Shuya Wang
今年67岁的解姊妹，是辽宁省鞍山市二台子教堂的信徒。她44岁的时候，就归向了主耶稣基督成为信徒。二十多年来，她在教会忠心为主做工。
在教堂，她参加唱诗班、和丈夫一起常年为主做义工。有的时候早晨五点多钟就来到教堂开始打扫卫生，从教堂的主堂、各个办公室到门卫、厕所、院落的清扫等。
听她讲见证，最多的一句话就是“教会就是我的家”。解姊妹每天除了有事工服侍以外，几乎常年都把时间奉献在教会里面。她虽然收入不多，可是还会为教堂买一些食品和物品。
解姊妹会一个“绝活儿”：正骨和按摩。教会的同工们谁有了筋骨方面的病都找她，最多的时候，一上午就为7位弟兄姊妹按摩正骨。有时候往往在凌晨一点钟，有人因为筋骨方面的疾病疼得受不了，打电话找她，她立马就过去为治疗。她的一个邻居，患有多年的颈椎病，花了不少钱也没有根治。她看到之后就经过几次的推拿按摩，给彻底的治好了。这位邻居也说，哎呀你真好，给我治了病。解姊妹还是那句话“不是我好，是主好。”
解姊妹做这些都是义务的，不收一分钱。有的人给她钱她谢绝，告诉他们：钱不要给我，你送到奉献箱里就行了。
有一年，他的独生子因重病送到医院抢救，当时发高烧40多度。而解姊妹正在教堂值班，她听到消息后，并没有抱怨；她也没有放弃事工，这就没有时间去看望儿子、陪同儿子。后来他儿子苏醒过来捎话说：我想我妈了，让她来看看我。
她到了医院以后，儿子告诉她：妈，我已经死过两次了。她安慰儿子说，你想妈没有用，你要想上帝。上帝安排了医生会医治你，你妈所信的那个上帝会救你的。后来，他的儿子康复，又非常健壮的在工作。
解姊妹虽然文化程度不高，但是每天要读经6章左右，背诵圣经经文30节左右。她一个人在教堂的时候，会在清理卫生的闲暇，一个人静静地坐在教堂读经、祷告、赞美。
解姊妹在教会的诗班侍奉，她自己识谱、会唱，也会跳舞，甚至是编舞。她负责一个村的聚会点，一年到头风里来，雨里去从来不耽误。有的时候，去一个聚会点，她要走三个多小时的路。
（本文作者为福音时报特约撰稿人。）
我们是神的见证（8）：“不是我好 是主好“ ——记辽宁鞍山解姊妹
Editor's note: This is part eight of the Christian testimony series: a woman who has dedicated decades to serving the church.
Sister Jie Yingmei, 67 years old, is a believer in Ertaizi Church in Anshan City, China's northeastern Liaoning Province. She turned to the Lord Jesus Christ and became a believer when she was 44 years old. For more than two decades, she has worked faithfully for God in the church.
In the church, she has joined the choir and worked for God with her husband as a volunteer all year round. Sometimes she comes to the church about five o'clock in the morning and starts cleaning from the main sanctuary, offices to the guardhouse, toilets, and the courtyard.
Listening to her testimony, what she said the most was that "church is my home". In addition to serving in ministry every day, Xie dedicates her time to the church almost all year round. Although she doesn't have a good income, she still buys food and supplies for the church.
Sister Jie has a "unique skill", which is bone setting and massaging. The church members always ask her for help if they have any musculoskeletal problems. The most massages she ever gave in one morning were to seven different believers. Occasionally she was called to help by people who couldn't bear the pain because of arthralgia and myalgia at around one o'clock in the morning. She would go there to offer treatment immediately. One of her neighbors had suffered from cervical spondylosis for many years and spent much money but there was no cure. When Xie found out about it and treated it, her neighbor was then completely cured after several massages. The neighbor also expressed their gratitude, “Oh, you are so good, you have cured me.” She still answered, "Not me but God is good."
Xie volunteered to do all this without charging anything. Some people gave her money, but she declined, telling them to just put it into the offering box instead.
One year, her only son was taken to the hospital for emergency treatment due to a serious illness. At that time, he had a high fever of over 40° Celsius. After she who was on duty in the church heard it, she did not complain or give up the ministry. Therefore, she didn’t have time to visit and accompany her son. Later her son woke up and said, “I miss my mother. Let her come to see me.”
After she arrived at the hospital, her son told her, “Mother, I have died twice”. She said, "It's useless for you to think of your mother, you have to think of God. God has arranged a doctor to treat you, and He that your mother believes in will save you.” Later, her son recovered and got back to work as a strong man.
Although Xie is not well-educated, she reads about six chapters and memorizes about 30 verses of the Bible every day. When she is in the church alone, after the cleaning is done, she will sit quietly in the church reading, praying, and praising during her free time.
She serves in the choir of the church. She can read music, sing, dance, and even choreograph. She is in charge of a meeting point in a village and carries on her work rain or shine all year-round. Sometimes, to go to a meeting point, she has to walk for more than three hours.
(The author of this article is a special contributor to the Gospel Times.)
- Translated by Shuya Wang
Christian Testimony Series: 'Not Me but God Alone Is Good'
