"On one evening in 2013, on my way home from work, I picked up a book, on the cover of the book was written these words: Those who believe in God will have eternal life. There were many people walking on the road at that time, and no one noticed this book or picked up this book, but I happened to pick it up. Since then, I have come to know God and have believed in the Lord Jesus. God has great grace and power, the sun, moon, and stars were all created by God, which shows how great God’s power is. During my years of walking with God, He has helped me a lot, who is truly a God of mercy, the book tells me how to pray, and I pray every day, no matter the time or place."
Whenever I visit my brother at my parents' house or talk to him at home, my brother always tells me the above words and shares his experience of conversion to Christianity and testimonies.
From 2011 to 2019, my brother has been working in Shanghai. One evening in March 2013, on his way home from work, my brother picked up the Gospel booklet that reads “Those who believe in God will have eternal life”, and then he came to Christ. I don't remember how many times my brother said these words to me, every time he said it, I never got tired of hearing it, and the more I listened, the more grateful I became.
At the end of March, my father died. After his death, my brother decided not to go to Shanghai to work because he had to take care of my mother, who was nearly 80 years old. There is an old yard next door to my mother's house, it has been unoccupied for many years and is dilapidated. The owner of the house decided to make this yard a farmhouse, mainly because it is convenient for the elderly in the village to eat.
This solves the meal problem. My brother sometimes had to cook for our mother when he came back from farming, it was very tiring for him. Since there is a farmhouse, it is convenient for them to eat, because they were neighbors, my mother and brother always go and eat, but they never paid for food. In order to make up for it, every time the neighbor comes back with goods, my brother goes to help them unload the goods so that their relationship becomes better. The farmhouse and our yard are connected, every night when the farmhouse's business is over, they deliver the unsold meals, and my mother and brother don't have to cook the next day.
In 2021, the farmhouse was closed for a while due to the epidemic and then reopened. In those days, I was still there, and before I could taste their food, they brought the rice over. It was all farmhouse food, tasting like when I was a child, but they made it more delicate and it tasted even better. I was very grateful.
Thanks to the good relationship between my brother and his former boss in Shanghai, during the Spring Festival of 2022, the boss called several times to ask my brother to return to Shanghai to work. My brother kept saying that he had to take care of his mother, so he refused.
Yesterday afternoon, my brother and I talked on the phone about the epidemic in Shanghai. My brother was thankful for God’s protection that he did not go to Shanghai. He added that if he went there, he would not make any money, instead, he would have to spend much money during the lockdown. My brother kept saying that people would not know their path of tomorrow, but God knows, and he gave praise to God. I told my brother, "As you have filial piety to take care of our mother, and because you have love, God loves you."
In the more than two years of the epidemic, I have seen the manifestation of God's love in my mother and brother, and I have witnessed His blessings to them every step of the way.
I also believe that God will also take care of all his children during the epidemic, for He does not show favoritism as every child is a treasure in the eyes of God. In the same way, God also cares for those He has made who have not yet accepted His salvation, for He so loved the world, He sent His only son to be crucified and to give his life as a ransom for all men.
- Translated by Luke Liu
“2013年傍晚，我在下班回住地的路上，捡到了一本书，这本书皮上写着大大几个字：信神者，得永生。当时马路上人很多，没有人注意到这本书，也没有人去捡，正好被我捡到了。从那以后，我认识了神，信了主耶稣。神恩浩大，神有大能，太阳、月亮、星宿，都是神造的，可见神的能力有多大。在我信主的这些年，神帮了很多的忙。神真是怜悯人的神。书里面有教怎么祷告的，我每天都祷告，祷告不分时间，不分地点。”
2011年到2019年，哥哥一直在上海打工。2013年三月的一个傍晚，哥哥在下班回家的路上，捡到了那本写着“信神者得永生”的福音册子后，信了主。不管是我去娘家见到哥哥，还是在家里和哥哥通话，哥哥都要对我说上面这番话，分享他的信主经历和生活见证。这些话，哥哥对我说了多少次，我都不记得了，他每次述说，我都是百听不厌，而且越听越感恩。
三月底，父亲去世。父亲去世后，哥哥要照顾年近80的妈妈，决定不去上海打工了。妈妈家隔壁邻居住着一座老院子，好些年没人住了，破旧不堪，主家决定把这座院子办成农家乐，主要是方便村里老年人吃饭问题。
这下解决了妈妈哥哥他们的吃饭问题。因为哥哥有时从地里回来，又要做饭，很辛苦的。有了农家乐，他们吃饭就方便了。因为是邻居，妈哥去吃饭，从来就没有收过钱。哥哥不好意思，每次他们进货回来，哥哥主动帮他们卸货，这样他们关系就更好了。农家乐和我们院子是通的，每天晚上，农家乐把没有卖完的饭菜送过来，妈哥第二天就不用做饭了。
2021年有段时间，因疫情农家乐关闭了一段时间，后来又开放了。那几天，我还在那，没等我过去品尝他们的饭菜，他们就把饭送过来了，都是农家饭菜，小时候的味道，不过，他们做的更精致，味道更好，感恩。
因为哥哥和他原来上海老板的关系非常好，2022年春节，老板又几次打电话要哥哥去上海做工，哥哥一直回话说，老妈要照顾走不开，这样哥哥没去成上海。
昨天下午，哥哥和我通话，说了上海的疫情，感谢神的保守，没有去上海。他说如果去了，到那被封，没有挣钱，还要花很多钱，哥哥不停地说，明天的道路人不知道，但神知道，又说了很多赞美的话。我对哥说，你有一颗孝心，照顾妈妈，你有爱，神就爱你。
在两年多的疫情困扰里，看见了神的爱在妈妈和哥哥身上的彰显，从每个环节见证了神对妈妈和哥哥的看顾。
我也深信，神也必看顾疫情中所有属他的儿女，因为神不偏待人，每个孩子在天父眼里都是宝贝。同样，神也看顾他所造的每个还没有接受他救恩的人，因为神爱世人，曾差遣他的独生爱子，在十字架上，为世间所有的人流血舍命，做了赎价
疫情下，神一直在保守看顾
"On one evening in 2013, on my way home from work, I picked up a book, on the cover of the book was written these words: Those who believe in God will have eternal life. There were many people walking on the road at that time, and no one noticed this book or picked up this book, but I happened to pick it up. Since then, I have come to know God and have believed in the Lord Jesus. God has great grace and power, the sun, moon, and stars were all created by God, which shows how great God’s power is. During my years of walking with God, He has helped me a lot, who is truly a God of mercy, the book tells me how to pray, and I pray every day, no matter the time or place."
Whenever I visit my brother at my parents' house or talk to him at home, my brother always tells me the above words and shares his experience of conversion to Christianity and testimonies.
From 2011 to 2019, my brother has been working in Shanghai. One evening in March 2013, on his way home from work, my brother picked up the Gospel booklet that reads “Those who believe in God will have eternal life”, and then he came to Christ. I don't remember how many times my brother said these words to me, every time he said it, I never got tired of hearing it, and the more I listened, the more grateful I became.
At the end of March, my father died. After his death, my brother decided not to go to Shanghai to work because he had to take care of my mother, who was nearly 80 years old. There is an old yard next door to my mother's house, it has been unoccupied for many years and is dilapidated. The owner of the house decided to make this yard a farmhouse, mainly because it is convenient for the elderly in the village to eat.
This solves the meal problem. My brother sometimes had to cook for our mother when he came back from farming, it was very tiring for him. Since there is a farmhouse, it is convenient for them to eat, because they were neighbors, my mother and brother always go and eat, but they never paid for food. In order to make up for it, every time the neighbor comes back with goods, my brother goes to help them unload the goods so that their relationship becomes better. The farmhouse and our yard are connected, every night when the farmhouse's business is over, they deliver the unsold meals, and my mother and brother don't have to cook the next day.
In 2021, the farmhouse was closed for a while due to the epidemic and then reopened. In those days, I was still there, and before I could taste their food, they brought the rice over. It was all farmhouse food, tasting like when I was a child, but they made it more delicate and it tasted even better. I was very grateful.
Thanks to the good relationship between my brother and his former boss in Shanghai, during the Spring Festival of 2022, the boss called several times to ask my brother to return to Shanghai to work. My brother kept saying that he had to take care of his mother, so he refused.
Yesterday afternoon, my brother and I talked on the phone about the epidemic in Shanghai. My brother was thankful for God’s protection that he did not go to Shanghai. He added that if he went there, he would not make any money, instead, he would have to spend much money during the lockdown. My brother kept saying that people would not know their path of tomorrow, but God knows, and he gave praise to God. I told my brother, "As you have filial piety to take care of our mother, and because you have love, God loves you."
In the more than two years of the epidemic, I have seen the manifestation of God's love in my mother and brother, and I have witnessed His blessings to them every step of the way.
I also believe that God will also take care of all his children during the epidemic, for He does not show favoritism as every child is a treasure in the eyes of God. In the same way, God also cares for those He has made who have not yet accepted His salvation, for He so loved the world, He sent His only son to be crucified and to give his life as a ransom for all men.
- Translated by Luke Liu
God Has Been Protecting Us During the Epidemic
