In the winter of 2006, Brother Huoshi was found to have a malignant tumor the size of an egg, growing in the place where the thalamic nerves are most concentrated. So, the experts said that the surgery was very risky and that there was no way to get rid of it completely because it would keep coming back like a leek. Even if the operation happened to be successful, the patient would not live more than a year at most.
At that time, his father gave him everything he had to send him to the best hospital in the country for surgery, then quit his job to take care of him at home.
When someone came to his house to tell him about Jesus, his parents grasped at this life-saving straw. So they took him around to various church meetings, asking pastors, elders, preachers, and believers from various churches to pray for him.
At first, he was stubbornly unconvinced of the gospel until he was on his dying bed, about to take his last breath, not knowing when he got blind or when he humbled himself.
During his illness, the church leaders and some brothers and sisters who loved the Lord often visited him at home and prayed for him.
Previously, he had not been able to read the Bible and was repulsed by it. But one day, when his mother read the Bible to him, he was instantly drawn to the words of the Lord Jesus. He began asking his mother to read the Bible to him more often. Through daily Bible reading, prayer, and praise, he became determined to believe in the Lord.
His health condition also improved dramatically; he went from almost taking his last breath to having an increased appetite. In just over 20 days, he went from being completely reliant on his parents for food, drink, and clothing to being able to sit, stand, walk, run, jump, and dance!
After recovering, he went to the hospital for a follow-up examination and was surprised by the results. There was no medical treatment for this extremely severe form of brain cancer. Even with all kinds of treatment, the patient would still end up dead.
All parts of Brother Huoshi's body were restored, except for the eyes.
He loves listening to the radio and happened to listen to Liangyou Radio, a Christian broadcasting service based in Hong Kong. After hearing about marriage counseling and how unmarried Christians should fall in love, he secretly began to pray for his marriage.
Several years later, he listened to a program on the radio called "Hand in Hand Hotline" and met a blind presenter called Xiangqi. He often prayed for her, hoping that she too would become a Christian and serve the Lord.
Later, when listening to her program, he found that she was a sister of the Lord, and his heart rejoiced. Once, he sent a message to greet his sister and put forward some of his own ideas: to spread the gospel on this platform so that our disabled friends would have no disabilities in their hearts and become completely healthy.
One day, he got a call out of the blue from Sister Xiangqi, who told him why he shouldn't preach the gospel from the platform. He had been praying for his marriage during that time, and little did he know that she would later become his wife. They were very different in terms of education, age, occupation, and geographical location, but because they shared the same faith, they established a harmonious family.
Later, the sister had to return to Beijing for work, and he moved there with her. At first, all they did was invite their families over for dinner and get a marriage certificate. It was not until they attended a couple's wedding in a church that the pastor of the church learned of their idea to have their wedding in a church and took charge of their wedding. Not only did the church waive all the venue fees, but they also arranged the wedding banquet for them across the street from the church.
In Beijing, he and his wife lived independently and did their own laundry and cooking. The journey was difficult, but they were more than conquerors through the Lord, who loves them.
At first, they were renting a staff dormitory for 1,300 RMB per month, which is an extremely cheap price in the center of Beijing. Later, they moved to a house with easy access to transportation for only 1,200 RMB. Later, they rented a house owned by a brother in a five-star, high-end neighborhood. The house had a big living room and a big balcony.
Brother Huoshi also had a brush with death in Beijing. He had a broken white cane at home, and his wife had advised him to get rid of it and replace it with a good one. He did not listen to several attempts to persuade him to throw it away and replace it with a good one, and he almost died because of the cane.
Once, while waiting for a train in a subway station, this half-broken, poorly probing white cane caused him to fall headfirst into the subway track, which was two or three meters deep, surrounded by high-voltage electricity, and in front of a moving train. He was saved in time, but he got a hard blow to the head. The hospital said he had severe intracranial bleeding of 90% or more, and other believers prayed hard for him.
A few days later, he went to the hospital for reexamination and found that his body had recovered very well. The massive intracranial hemorrhage stopped on its own, and even though he didn't get any treatment for it, he got better faster than many people who were in the hospital.
During the pandemic, when everyone was stuck at home, they saw what God had planned and made sure they had enough supplies. Before the lockdown lasting more than one month in Xi'an, they purcahsed enough fruit, vegetables, and even snacks.
- Translated by Nonye Nancy
2006年的冬天，活石弟兄被查出有鸡蛋那么大的恶性肿瘤，且长在了丘脑神经最为集中的地方。所以专家们都断言：做手术极其危险，也没有办法完全切除，会不断地像韭菜那样割了还会长起来。即便手术成功，最多也活不过一年。
那时他的爸爸倾尽所有送他去国内最好的医院为他做了手术，手术后又辞职专心在家照看他。
当有人到他家里讲耶稣的故事时，他的爸爸妈妈便抓住了这救命的稻草。于是他们带着他四处参加各地教会聚会，请求各个教会的牧师、长老、传道人以及信徒为他祷告。
一开始他是顽梗地不相信福音，直至在床上奄奄一息，就连眼睛也不知道是什么时候失明的，那时他才谦卑下来。
在生病的这段时间，教会的负责人还有一些爱主的弟兄姊妹们常来他家探访，为他祷告。
之前，他一直读不懂圣经，心里很排斥。但突然有一天，妈妈给他读圣经听的时候，他一下子就被主耶稣的话吸引了。他开始主动请求妈妈多读圣经给他听。在每天的读经、祷告和赞美中，他决志信主了。
他的身体状况也有了极大的反转：他从奄奄一息的状态变得食欲大开。从吃喝拉撒都得完全靠父母照料瘫痪在床变得能坐、能站、能走、能跑、能蹦、能跳，而这仅仅用了二十多天。
康复后，他去医院做了复查，结果令医生大吃一惊。因医学对这类极其严重的脑癌是束手无策的。即便做各种的治疗，病人最终的结局仍然会是死亡。
活石弟兄所有地方都恢复了，唯独眼睛没有恢复。
他爱听收音机广播，刚好就听了良友电台的节目。听到了一些有关于婚姻辅导的内容和未婚基督徒怎样恋爱的内容，于是他便暗暗地开始为着自己的婚姻祷告。
过了若干年，他在广播里听到了一个叫《牵手热线》的节目，并认识了一个叫香畦的主持人。他也常常为她祷告，盼望她也能成为一名基督徒并为主所用。
后来有一次在听她节目的过程中，发现这是一位主内的姊妹，他内心欢喜。有一次，他发了一条留言过去问候姊妹，提出了一些自己的想法：在这个平台上面把福音传扬开，让残疾朋友心灵没有残缺，完全健康。
突然有一天他接到了香畦姊妹的电话，跟他解释了没有在平台上公开传福音的原因。那段时间他一直为自己的婚姻祷告，没想到后来她成为了他的妻子。 他们在学历，年龄，职业，地域方面有很大的差别， 但因着相同的信仰，建立了和睦的家庭。
后来，姊妹因着工作的原因要回北京，他也一起到北京发展。他们原先只是请了亲戚吃了顿饭，领了结婚证。直到有一次在教堂里参加了一对新人的婚礼，教会的牧师得知了他们有在教堂里举行婚礼的想法后，就负责操办他们的婚礼。场地费教会不但全免了，而且还替他们在教堂的对面包办了婚礼的筵席。
在北京，他和姊妹两个盲人独立生活，自己洗衣做饭。出行时虽然也困难重重，但靠着爱他们的主，一切都得胜有余。
起先，他们是租住职工宿舍里，每个月付1300块人民币，在北京市中心这是极为便宜的价格。后来换的房子交通极为便利，仅需1200块。后来租一个弟兄提供的五星级的高档小区的房子，有大客厅、大阳台。
活石弟兄在北京也有过一次和死亡擦肩而过的经历。他家里有一根折了的盲杖，他妻子曾劝过他把它扔掉，换个好盲杖来用。几次的劝说他都没听，因这盲杖他差一点命就没了。
有一次，他在地铁站里等车过程中，这根断了半截、探路不扎实的盲杖，令他一头栽进了两三米深的地铁轨道里。边上就是高压电，迎面是疾驰而来的列车，幸好他及时地被救上来了。但他的头部受到了剧烈的撞击，医院的诊断是高达90%以上的颅内严重出血，弟兄姊妹们迫切地为他祷告。
过了些天，他到医院复查，发现身体恢复得特别好。颅内大量的出血都自我吸收了，虽然没有接受任何治疗，却比很多住院的人恢复得还要快还要好。
疫情封控在家，他们也经历了神的预备，没有物资匮乏的难处。西安曾有一个多月的时间采取了封城防疫，封城后各种物资紧缺，而他和姊妹在那段时间却是物资充足、满口留香，经历主奇妙的预备。
一方面他们双十一和双十二的时候买了将近半年的零食，另一方面就是在封城之前家里各种蔬菜水果，甚至连面粉都就充充足足。
盲人推拿师活石弟兄的见证：曾患脑癌但经历神的丰盛恩典
In the winter of 2006, Brother Huoshi was found to have a malignant tumor the size of an egg, growing in the place where the thalamic nerves are most concentrated. So, the experts said that the surgery was very risky and that there was no way to get rid of it completely because it would keep coming back like a leek. Even if the operation happened to be successful, the patient would not live more than a year at most.
At that time, his father gave him everything he had to send him to the best hospital in the country for surgery, then quit his job to take care of him at home.
When someone came to his house to tell him about Jesus, his parents grasped at this life-saving straw. So they took him around to various church meetings, asking pastors, elders, preachers, and believers from various churches to pray for him.
At first, he was stubbornly unconvinced of the gospel until he was on his dying bed, about to take his last breath, not knowing when he got blind or when he humbled himself.
During his illness, the church leaders and some brothers and sisters who loved the Lord often visited him at home and prayed for him.
Previously, he had not been able to read the Bible and was repulsed by it. But one day, when his mother read the Bible to him, he was instantly drawn to the words of the Lord Jesus. He began asking his mother to read the Bible to him more often. Through daily Bible reading, prayer, and praise, he became determined to believe in the Lord.
His health condition also improved dramatically; he went from almost taking his last breath to having an increased appetite. In just over 20 days, he went from being completely reliant on his parents for food, drink, and clothing to being able to sit, stand, walk, run, jump, and dance!
After recovering, he went to the hospital for a follow-up examination and was surprised by the results. There was no medical treatment for this extremely severe form of brain cancer. Even with all kinds of treatment, the patient would still end up dead.
All parts of Brother Huoshi's body were restored, except for the eyes.
He loves listening to the radio and happened to listen to Liangyou Radio, a Christian broadcasting service based in Hong Kong. After hearing about marriage counseling and how unmarried Christians should fall in love, he secretly began to pray for his marriage.
Several years later, he listened to a program on the radio called "Hand in Hand Hotline" and met a blind presenter called Xiangqi. He often prayed for her, hoping that she too would become a Christian and serve the Lord.
Later, when listening to her program, he found that she was a sister of the Lord, and his heart rejoiced. Once, he sent a message to greet his sister and put forward some of his own ideas: to spread the gospel on this platform so that our disabled friends would have no disabilities in their hearts and become completely healthy.
One day, he got a call out of the blue from Sister Xiangqi, who told him why he shouldn't preach the gospel from the platform. He had been praying for his marriage during that time, and little did he know that she would later become his wife. They were very different in terms of education, age, occupation, and geographical location, but because they shared the same faith, they established a harmonious family.
Later, the sister had to return to Beijing for work, and he moved there with her. At first, all they did was invite their families over for dinner and get a marriage certificate. It was not until they attended a couple's wedding in a church that the pastor of the church learned of their idea to have their wedding in a church and took charge of their wedding. Not only did the church waive all the venue fees, but they also arranged the wedding banquet for them across the street from the church.
In Beijing, he and his wife lived independently and did their own laundry and cooking. The journey was difficult, but they were more than conquerors through the Lord, who loves them.
At first, they were renting a staff dormitory for 1,300 RMB per month, which is an extremely cheap price in the center of Beijing. Later, they moved to a house with easy access to transportation for only 1,200 RMB. Later, they rented a house owned by a brother in a five-star, high-end neighborhood. The house had a big living room and a big balcony.
Brother Huoshi also had a brush with death in Beijing. He had a broken white cane at home, and his wife had advised him to get rid of it and replace it with a good one. He did not listen to several attempts to persuade him to throw it away and replace it with a good one, and he almost died because of the cane.
Once, while waiting for a train in a subway station, this half-broken, poorly probing white cane caused him to fall headfirst into the subway track, which was two or three meters deep, surrounded by high-voltage electricity, and in front of a moving train. He was saved in time, but he got a hard blow to the head. The hospital said he had severe intracranial bleeding of 90% or more, and other believers prayed hard for him.
A few days later, he went to the hospital for reexamination and found that his body had recovered very well. The massive intracranial hemorrhage stopped on its own, and even though he didn't get any treatment for it, he got better faster than many people who were in the hospital.
During the pandemic, when everyone was stuck at home, they saw what God had planned and made sure they had enough supplies. Before the lockdown lasting more than one month in Xi'an, they purcahsed enough fruit, vegetables, and even snacks.
- Translated by Nonye Nancy
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