Serving the Lord is never an easy job, for the preachers may face some problems like economic difficulties, huge mental stress and other issues. However, a few preachers with visual disturbance are still serving the Lord despite all the difficulties.
I. "The Lord chose a weak sinner like me."
J is a preacher with no eyesight. He was born with high myopia, and in 2000, his eyes could already see nothing. J still remembered vividly that it was snowing on the third Sunday of 1989. That day, when he walked out of his house, one voice appeared in his head and whispered: "You must go to a church right now." Then he started asking the people around him about the location of the church nearby. After asking a number of passersby, he finally reached the church.
J walked into the church and full of a sudden he felt like coming home. Since then, he usually discussed with people the knowledge of the Bible, which he was quite eager to learn about. He always thinks that the things he learned at that time are quite helpful for his service till now. He still has the habit of reading the Bible every day and he always requires the believers to read the Bible more often.
Besides, J always prays during his ministry. He has a motto, "Pray is necessary for everything and every single day." He prays for at least one hour except for the prayer before bedtime and meals. Sometimes he even prays for two hours every day.
II. The acts of the Lord revealed in him
G is the director of an orphanage. He is visually impaired and he was an orphan as well. When he was five years old, he accidentally dropped some sap from a tree into his eyes. There was only one unprofessional doctor in his village and he just told G not to wash his eyes with water. His parents were quite ignorant and poor, and that is why G gradually became visually impaired.
Still, G was born into a family with faith in the Lord, but he had an awful father who was addicted to drugs. G became an orphan when he was very young. When G was seven, he heard the words of Christ, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God's works might be revealed in him." Since then, G was sure that he must believe in the Lord, and the Lord would definitely do wonders in him.
G encountered a visually impaired pastor when he was eight. That pastor brought him to Rangoon and sent him to study in a school. Gradually, G got to know much about the Lord. When he became older, G studied in a seminary for four years. Then he served in his hometown for eight years and taught lessons about theology there.
G thought a great deal about his life plan during his service from 2010 to 2017. He had prayed much about that and finally, with the help of the Lord, it came to him that he could do something for the orphans and the poor families. Then he decided to build an orphanage and take in some orphans. To make his goal come true, he paid the down payment for a piece of land, which cost all the money he had saved for more than twenty years. Now he prays for the works of God for he is still facing the huge pressure of orphanage installment.
III. Serving people with disabilities is the mission of the Christians
L was not born visually impaired. She was seriously sick when she was one year old. After taking the medicine, she was losing consciousness in shock. Though she was successfully rescued, she became blind. Her parents wanted to abandon her, but her grandmother disagreed with that and raised her by herself.
When she was older, L studied in a charity house which was built by a missionary. L learned Braille, blind massage, and the words of the Lord there. She cared much about blind people like her and wanted to become a teacher of blind massage so that she could teach other blind people about blind massage so they can earn the money they needed.
During this process, L was lost once too. For a period of time, she thought the most important thing in the world was money. She thought that she could no longer be discriminated against if she had money. In fact, people never called her by her name. They always called her the "blind girl".
"Thanks to the mercy of the Lord." L said when she recalled her life stories. A disease brought her back to the side of Christ. She didn't want to face God with a meaningless life like this. The song “Must I Go and Empty Handed?” really touched L. She kept wondering in her head, "Am I going to face the Lord like this?”. Then she started to pray willing to hand herself to the Lord.
In a summer camp for blind people, L came to know many villagers with blindness. Later, she started a church near the blind massage shop where she was working. She also decided to visit the villagers with visual impairment and cared for them. The sisters and brothers of the church she started would also help her in serving people with visual impairment.
"There are 85 million disabled people and 17 million visually impaired people in China," Sister L said. "Disabled people are the weakest group in society. We Christians have a duty and a mission to serve and help them". This is also the mission and inspiration of Sister L.
- Translated by Nicolas Cao
为主服事从来都不是一件容易的事情。毕竟传道人有可能要面临经济困难、家庭缺乏、精神压力大等一系列的问题。然而，还有一少部分视力障碍群体也在艰难中服事主。（==当summary）
一、“上帝拣选我这个软弱的罪人”
J传道是一位全盲传道人。他很小的时候就是先天性高度近视，2000年的时候双眼就已经什么都看不到了。J传道记得特别清晰，那是89年正月的第三个主日的清晨，天还飘着雪花。当他出去路上踏雪的时候，一句话进入他的脑海：“你要到教会去”。于是他马不停蹄地开始询问教会在哪里，一路走一路问，终于到达了教会。
J传道刚达到教会，就觉得像是到家了一样。他时常和弟兄姐妹们一起交流、学习，对圣经的知识也是非常渴慕。直到现在，他回忆起来还是觉得当时的学习为他日后的服事提供了不少帮助。他现在一直有读经的习惯，也会要求自己的会众读经。
此外，J传道平常在服事当中也会多多祷告，用他的话说：“凡事、大事小事，有事没事都要祷告。”每天他都会祷告至少一个小时，这还不算睡前和餐前的祷告，多的时候他每天要祷告2个小时。
二、身上彰显了上帝奇妙的作为
G院长是缅甸一所孤儿院的院长，他不仅仅是一位视障人士，还是一位孤儿。5岁的时候，偶然间眼睛滴入山上树木的浆水。又因为村里的医生医术不佳，只告诉不要用水洗眼睛；家里人也没有见识、没有钱医治，便因此而逐渐失明。
G院长从小生在一个爱偶像的家庭中，他的父亲很糟糕，有吸毒史。很小的时候，G院长便成为了孤儿。7岁时，他也曾听过耶稣说的话：“也不是这人犯了罪，也不是他父母犯了罪，是要在他身上显出 神的作为来。”那时，他便觉得也要相信这样一位神，他一定也会在他的身上来彰显他的作为。
8岁时G院长遇到了一位盲人牧者。他被盲人牧者带到了首都仰光，并带他去读书，慢慢地他认识了上帝。长大后，他在神学院学习了4年，也回到自己的家乡服事了8年之久，并在教会里面教授神学课程。
07年，G院长又拿到了哲学文凭，不过他的服事之路并不是一帆风顺的。由于他的眼病，他受到过很多的白眼和歧视。
在10-17年服事的过程期间，G院长反复思考自己的人生规划，到底自己该做些什么。他为此祷告了很多，在圣灵的帮助下，他想起了很多的孤儿以及那些困苦的家庭。于是，他决定成立一家孤儿院，并召聚了很多孤儿。为此，他将自己服事了20多年来所积攒下来所有的钱买了一块地，付了首付。虽然他现在仍然要面对分期付款的巨大压力，但是为此仍继续努力祷告着，也期待着上帝的工作。
三、服事残障群体是基督徒的使命
L姊妹并不是拥有先天性视力障碍的人。1岁多时她生了一场大病，吃了医生开的药后，她便休克了；虽然最后被抢救了回来，却已然双目失明。而家人却想要因此而遗弃她，只有外婆坚决不同意，并把她带在身边。
不久，L姊妹又失去了自己的罹患癌症的母亲。这对她日后的生活来说无疑是沉重的打击。因为双目失明，她常常受到人的歧视、打骂。甚至有一次，她痛苦地想要从船上跳下去一了百了。但一个声音提醒她“假设你死了，但是你外婆呢？”想起从小抚养她的外婆，她放弃了死亡这个想法。
长大后，L来到了一个宣教士建立的福利所，那里的基督徒教会了她盲文、推拿和圣经。她对同样看不见的人有了很深的感情，希望成为一位盲人按摩老师，教导那些盲人学会按摩解决经济压力。
这一过程中，L姊妹也曾迷失过。有一段时间，她觉得钱才是最重要的。她觉得也许有了钱，就可以不被人瞧不起了。原来，她从不曾被人叫过自己的名字，都是被称呼为“盲妹”的。
“感谢主的怜悯，”L姊妹回忆时说到，一场疾病把她又带回了耶稣的身边，她不愿意就只是这样去天上见主。《岂可空手回天家》这首诗歌带给了她极大的感动，她脑海中一直问自己“难道你要这样见主吗？”她向主祷告祈求，并愿意把自己交在主的手中，一生都交在主的手中。
在一次盲人夏令营会中，L姊妹认识了不少农村视障人士。慢慢地，她开始在自己工作的盲人按摩馆附近建立教会，去农村探访视障人士，了解他们的现状、关怀他们。她所建立的非盲人群体教会的弟兄姐妹们也会帮助她一起服事盲人群体。
“全国有8500万残障人士、1700万视障朋友，”L姊妹分享时提到，“残疾人是社会最底层的弱势群体。”我们基督徒有义务和使命去服事和帮助她们。这也是L姊妹自己的使命与感动。
故事 三位盲牧者信主和服事的人生见证
Serving the Lord is never an easy job, for the preachers may face some problems like economic difficulties, huge mental stress and other issues. However, a few preachers with visual disturbance are still serving the Lord despite all the difficulties.
I. "The Lord chose a weak sinner like me."
J is a preacher with no eyesight. He was born with high myopia, and in 2000, his eyes could already see nothing. J still remembered vividly that it was snowing on the third Sunday of 1989. That day, when he walked out of his house, one voice appeared in his head and whispered: "You must go to a church right now." Then he started asking the people around him about the location of the church nearby. After asking a number of passersby, he finally reached the church.
J walked into the church and full of a sudden he felt like coming home. Since then, he usually discussed with people the knowledge of the Bible, which he was quite eager to learn about. He always thinks that the things he learned at that time are quite helpful for his service till now. He still has the habit of reading the Bible every day and he always requires the believers to read the Bible more often.
Besides, J always prays during his ministry. He has a motto, "Pray is necessary for everything and every single day." He prays for at least one hour except for the prayer before bedtime and meals. Sometimes he even prays for two hours every day.
II. The acts of the Lord revealed in him
G is the director of an orphanage. He is visually impaired and he was an orphan as well. When he was five years old, he accidentally dropped some sap from a tree into his eyes. There was only one unprofessional doctor in his village and he just told G not to wash his eyes with water. His parents were quite ignorant and poor, and that is why G gradually became visually impaired.
Still, G was born into a family with faith in the Lord, but he had an awful father who was addicted to drugs. G became an orphan when he was very young. When G was seven, he heard the words of Christ, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God's works might be revealed in him." Since then, G was sure that he must believe in the Lord, and the Lord would definitely do wonders in him.
G encountered a visually impaired pastor when he was eight. That pastor brought him to Rangoon and sent him to study in a school. Gradually, G got to know much about the Lord. When he became older, G studied in a seminary for four years. Then he served in his hometown for eight years and taught lessons about theology there.
G thought a great deal about his life plan during his service from 2010 to 2017. He had prayed much about that and finally, with the help of the Lord, it came to him that he could do something for the orphans and the poor families. Then he decided to build an orphanage and take in some orphans. To make his goal come true, he paid the down payment for a piece of land, which cost all the money he had saved for more than twenty years. Now he prays for the works of God for he is still facing the huge pressure of orphanage installment.
III. Serving people with disabilities is the mission of the Christians
L was not born visually impaired. She was seriously sick when she was one year old. After taking the medicine, she was losing consciousness in shock. Though she was successfully rescued, she became blind. Her parents wanted to abandon her, but her grandmother disagreed with that and raised her by herself.
When she was older, L studied in a charity house which was built by a missionary. L learned Braille, blind massage, and the words of the Lord there. She cared much about blind people like her and wanted to become a teacher of blind massage so that she could teach other blind people about blind massage so they can earn the money they needed.
During this process, L was lost once too. For a period of time, she thought the most important thing in the world was money. She thought that she could no longer be discriminated against if she had money. In fact, people never called her by her name. They always called her the "blind girl".
"Thanks to the mercy of the Lord." L said when she recalled her life stories. A disease brought her back to the side of Christ. She didn't want to face God with a meaningless life like this. The song “Must I Go and Empty Handed?” really touched L. She kept wondering in her head, "Am I going to face the Lord like this?”. Then she started to pray willing to hand herself to the Lord.
In a summer camp for blind people, L came to know many villagers with blindness. Later, she started a church near the blind massage shop where she was working. She also decided to visit the villagers with visual impairment and cared for them. The sisters and brothers of the church she started would also help her in serving people with visual impairment.
"There are 85 million disabled people and 17 million visually impaired people in China," Sister L said. "Disabled people are the weakest group in society. We Christians have a duty and a mission to serve and help them". This is also the mission and inspiration of Sister L.
- Translated by Nicolas Cao
Stories of Three Pastors With Visual Impairment
