At 8:00 a.m. on June 16, a memorial service was held at the street intersection of South Road, Quwo County, Shanxi Province.
More than 100 pastors, co-workers and representatives of believers of the Christian Church in Quwo County gathered to bid farewell to the female believer Liu Chang’e who was born on April 17, 1926 in Shizidao Village, Xiangyuan County, Shanxi Province and was called to heaven at 9:35 a.m. on June 9, 2022, at the age of 97.
In 1948, Liu and her husband came to Quwo for the first time traveling over land and water. In 1955, they brought their daughter to Quwo again where she did odd jobs and learned tailoring at the same time. In 1960, she moved to Beixizhuang Village, Houma City, where she was a day laborer in the farmland and worked as a seamstress for villagers at night or on rainy days.
Liu laid a solid foundation of faith by following her parents and turning to Jesus at the age of 17. In the 1980s, she traveled around with several pastors to make sure the church own its proper venue in the county. She preached the gospel and helped establish churches in the townships governed by Quwo County and neighboring towns such as Houma, Jiangxian, Linfen, and other places. She also often visited Christian brothers and sisters who were sick or in need.
Liu kept reading the Bible and praying to build a beautiful relationship with God. She kept serving every day, receiving believers and helping them solve difficult problems in faith and daily life. Although not being supported by her family, she built a prayer altar at home and established a study group for God's word together. Every day starting from 5:00 in the morning, the group studied three times in the morning, noon and evening, even during the holidays. Over the years, the spiritual life of many Christians has been edified.
When serving with Liu, we witnessed that she woke up at 4:00 every morning to fellowship with the Lord. She continued bringing God's will to teach us for decades.
When someone confided their difficulties to her, she would surely pray earnestly before God, concentrating on seeking God's will, and trying her best to lead the seeker onto the path of peace.
A believer in Houmaqiao Village was chained by the devil for a long time with no cure before he believed in God. After taking him home, Liu prayed day and night in the name of the Lord and tried her best to look after him, which helped him recover and return to his family. A female from Xiyang Village in Quwo was possessed by the devil, which left her family nowhere to go, but to the church for help. She prayed all night and finally led her to convert to Christ, which gave a beautiful testimony before God. Another woman from Beiguan Village in Quwo suffered from mental illness and urinary incontinence for several years. Unfortunately, her family was indifferent to her situation. Even though she often peed on the sofa in Liu’s house, Liu warmly took her in, searching for a way to heal her. Liu looked after her for several years till she died.
Liu often led church members to visit those who were sick or in need. To engage in the visitation ministry, she learned to ride a bicycle at the age of 63. Then, she often tirelessly rode her bike for dozens of kilometers to visit others.
Once on a visit to a female paraplegic believer with financial difficulties in Yicheng County, Liu donated the money that she had saved by living a simple life. She said to the fellows, “You can earn more money after spending it, but you can’t make up for it after something has happened.”
At the age of 60, Liu was seriously ill and diagnosed with advanced uterine cancer. However, she was miraculously healed by God, after which she resolved to dedicate the rest of her life to Him. Through her, God established churches successively in Xiguo Village in Tumen Town, Linfen City, and Xiyang Village in Quwo County. She often walked several kilometers alone for pastoring and evangelism.
In 2004, 78-year-old Liu dedicated her home to having a Bible study in order to prevent believers from falling into the mistake of "following their own evil desires and believing in absurd words". One chapter a day, Quwo South Fellowship has systematically studied the Bible seven times so far.
Liu had rescued four unrelated children in her life. Turning 73, when she was supposed to be enjoying her old age, she rescued a disabled baby who was abandoned by her relatives. The child suffered from cleft lip and cleft palate, for which he needed an hour and a half to drink up a jug of milk, and often vomited during it. As a result, Liu many times got up at two or three o’clock in the morning. The next year, she took the 9-month-old child to the Fourth Military Medical University Hospital in Xi'an where the repair surgery was successfully performed. When the child grew up, she sent him to Linfen to participate in massage training, which enabled him to master a professional skill.
(The author of this article is a special contributor to The Gospel Times.)
- Translated by Shuya Wang
6月16日早上8时，一场追思礼拜在曲沃县南街一路口举行、 （==当summary）
曲沃县基督教会的牧长同工及信徒代表一百余人聚在一起，送别基督徒刘嫦娥老姊妹
刘嫦娥姊妹1926年4月17日出生于山西襄垣县十字道村，2022年6月9日上午9时35分蒙召归天，在世97年。
老人1948年和丈夫一起跋山涉水来到曲沃；1955年带着女儿二次又来，边打零工，边学裁缝；1960年又搬迁落户到侯马市北西庄村，白天田间劳动，晚上或阴天下雨为村民裁剪衣服。。
17岁跟随父母信靠耶稣，扎下了牢固的信仰根基。80年代她和几位牧长四处奔波，使县里的教会房产得以落实。多次前往本县的乡镇及周边的侯马、绛县、临汾等地讲道福传建立教会。还经常看望有病的有难处的弟兄姊妹。
她不断读经祷告，与神建立了美好关系。坚持每天的事奉，接待众弟兄姊妹，帮助他们解决信仰中和生活上的疑难问题。不顾家人反对，在家里建立了祷告祭坛，建立学习小组，一齐学习神的话语。每天从早上5点开始，早中晚三次学习，即使逢年过节也从不间断。多年如一日，使许多弟兄姊妹的灵命得以造就。
恒切祷告，火热侍奉
在和刘姨共同侍奉的日子里，我们亲眼看见，她每天早上4点就起床和主交通，几十年如一日，把神的旨意带来教导我们。
当有人把自己的难处向她倾诉以后，她定会在神前恳切祷告，专心寻求神的旨意，竭力把寻求者的脚步引到平安的路上。
医病赶鬼，不计代价
在刘姨服侍的年日，满有从主而来的能力。
侯马乔村一信徒，信主前长期被魔鬼捆锁，用尽办法无法医治。刘姨带他回家，奉主名昼夜祷告，竭力服侍，使其痊愈回归家庭；曲沃西杨村一姊妹被魔鬼附体，家人走投无路，到教会求助，刘姨彻夜呼求祷告，带领其归信基督，为主做了美好见证；曲沃北关村一姊妹，患有精神病，且患有失禁症数年，不能自控，常遗尿在姨家的沙发上，家人对她态度冷漠，刘姨却热心接待，寻方帮助熬药，服侍数年，直至离世。
爱心探访，帮补缺乏
我们常跟随刘姨爱心探访，四处看望患病的和有需要的人。她为了探访，63岁学会骑自行车，经常骑行数十里，从不说累。
一次一起去看望翼城县一位患有截瘫的贫困姊妹，当时我们都家境不富裕，刘姨不仅拿出自己平时省吃俭用的钱资助，还用神的话开导我们愚昧的心：“钱花了还能再挣，事情过了不能补。”
热心侍奉，殷勤做工
60岁那年，刘姨身患重病，被诊断为晚期子宫癌。她却蒙神奇妙医治，痊愈后立志奉献余生为主而活。上帝藉着她先后在临汾土门村镇西郭村、曲沃西杨村等地建立教会。她常单独步行十几里路牧养福传。
2004年78岁的刘姨为避免信徒陷入“随从自己的情欲，而偏向荒谬言语”的错误里，把自己的家奉献出来亲自陪伴查经。一天一章 ，曲沃南片堂点至今已把圣经系统学过七遍。
扶弱就孤，爱人如己
她一生先后救养了4个无血缘关系的孩子。在她73岁那年，本应安享晚年的她，又救助了一位被亲人遗弃的残疾婴孩。孩子患有唇腭裂，喂一壶奶需要一个半小时，还常有呕吐现象，因此刘姨常在凌晨两三点起床。第二年又带着9个月大的孩子前往西安第四军医大学医院为孩子成功进行修补手术，孩子长大后又送他去临汾学习按摩技术，使他掌握了一技之长。
注：本文作者为福音时报特约撰稿人。
山西曲沃97岁神的使女荣归天家，弟兄姊妹挥泪追忆好牧人
At 8:00 a.m. on June 16, a memorial service was held at the street intersection of South Road, Quwo County, Shanxi Province.
More than 100 pastors, co-workers and representatives of believers of the Christian Church in Quwo County gathered to bid farewell to the female believer Liu Chang’e who was born on April 17, 1926 in Shizidao Village, Xiangyuan County, Shanxi Province and was called to heaven at 9:35 a.m. on June 9, 2022, at the age of 97.
In 1948, Liu and her husband came to Quwo for the first time traveling over land and water. In 1955, they brought their daughter to Quwo again where she did odd jobs and learned tailoring at the same time. In 1960, she moved to Beixizhuang Village, Houma City, where she was a day laborer in the farmland and worked as a seamstress for villagers at night or on rainy days.
Liu laid a solid foundation of faith by following her parents and turning to Jesus at the age of 17. In the 1980s, she traveled around with several pastors to make sure the church own its proper venue in the county. She preached the gospel and helped establish churches in the townships governed by Quwo County and neighboring towns such as Houma, Jiangxian, Linfen, and other places. She also often visited Christian brothers and sisters who were sick or in need.
Liu kept reading the Bible and praying to build a beautiful relationship with God. She kept serving every day, receiving believers and helping them solve difficult problems in faith and daily life. Although not being supported by her family, she built a prayer altar at home and established a study group for God's word together. Every day starting from 5:00 in the morning, the group studied three times in the morning, noon and evening, even during the holidays. Over the years, the spiritual life of many Christians has been edified.
When serving with Liu, we witnessed that she woke up at 4:00 every morning to fellowship with the Lord. She continued bringing God's will to teach us for decades.
When someone confided their difficulties to her, she would surely pray earnestly before God, concentrating on seeking God's will, and trying her best to lead the seeker onto the path of peace.
A believer in Houmaqiao Village was chained by the devil for a long time with no cure before he believed in God. After taking him home, Liu prayed day and night in the name of the Lord and tried her best to look after him, which helped him recover and return to his family. A female from Xiyang Village in Quwo was possessed by the devil, which left her family nowhere to go, but to the church for help. She prayed all night and finally led her to convert to Christ, which gave a beautiful testimony before God. Another woman from Beiguan Village in Quwo suffered from mental illness and urinary incontinence for several years. Unfortunately, her family was indifferent to her situation. Even though she often peed on the sofa in Liu’s house, Liu warmly took her in, searching for a way to heal her. Liu looked after her for several years till she died.
Liu often led church members to visit those who were sick or in need. To engage in the visitation ministry, she learned to ride a bicycle at the age of 63. Then, she often tirelessly rode her bike for dozens of kilometers to visit others.
Once on a visit to a female paraplegic believer with financial difficulties in Yicheng County, Liu donated the money that she had saved by living a simple life. She said to the fellows, “You can earn more money after spending it, but you can’t make up for it after something has happened.”
At the age of 60, Liu was seriously ill and diagnosed with advanced uterine cancer. However, she was miraculously healed by God, after which she resolved to dedicate the rest of her life to Him. Through her, God established churches successively in Xiguo Village in Tumen Town, Linfen City, and Xiyang Village in Quwo County. She often walked several kilometers alone for pastoring and evangelism.
In 2004, 78-year-old Liu dedicated her home to having a Bible study in order to prevent believers from falling into the mistake of "following their own evil desires and believing in absurd words". One chapter a day, Quwo South Fellowship has systematically studied the Bible seven times so far.
Liu had rescued four unrelated children in her life. Turning 73, when she was supposed to be enjoying her old age, she rescued a disabled baby who was abandoned by her relatives. The child suffered from cleft lip and cleft palate, for which he needed an hour and a half to drink up a jug of milk, and often vomited during it. As a result, Liu many times got up at two or three o’clock in the morning. The next year, she took the 9-month-old child to the Fourth Military Medical University Hospital in Xi'an where the repair surgery was successfully performed. When the child grew up, she sent him to Linfen to participate in massage training, which enabled him to master a professional skill.
(The author of this article is a special contributor to The Gospel Times.)
- Translated by Shuya Wang
Believers Bid Farewell to 97-Y-O Christian Who Was Spiritual Mother of Many
