One day in June 2022, a female believer named Liu Min (pseudonym) in the bathroom fetched half a small water basin to do her laundry. As she was about to stand up, she felt a slight thud at the base of her spine and the half basin of water in her hand fell to the ground. Instantly, she sat on the ground, crying in pain, "Lord, save me."
She was taken to the hospital where she was diagnosed with a T12 vertebral fracture. The doctor gave two treatment options, but she chose to recuperate at home and returned home with the medicine prescribed by the doctor.
Liu had been chosen by the Lord 30 years ago, and in 1993, the state-owned enterprise she worked for was faced with the option of restructuring or bankruptcy, and the area where her family lived was being renovated for squatter settlements. The three members of the family were left with no fixed place to live. After a few days, she received a message from her second aunt asking her to come and live with her temporarily. Her Aunt wanted to build a new house in the courtyard for her family.
Because Liu's husband worked in a grain store, he was rarely at home, and her second aunt's husband helped with tasks such as fetching water, chopping firewood, buying coal, and making coal briquettes. As time went by, she learnt that her second aunt was a Christian and became one under her influence.
After the fall, Liu began to pray to God from the first day of her convalescence at home, asking for a quick recovery. But the severe pain continued, she could not do anything while lying in bed, and needed her husband to feed her and take care of her. She stopped praying, praising and reading the Bible in the midst of her suffering.
At this time when the pandemic was spreading, church members came to visit at the risk of being infected. As she gazed at the fruits and vegetables brought by them, tears welled up in her eyes uncontrollably.
From the next day onwards, Liu resumed her Bible reading and prayer and repented for being away from the Lord. Less than a month later, at the recommendation of her sister, she went to the Second Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Liaoning Province for inpatient treatment. After the doctor's examination, it was found that her bone density was below the normal minimum value.
The medications used in the hospital were for the cure of osteoporosis, but it was found that they caused strong stomach irritation and had side effects, which immediately triggered Liu's stomach problems. Due to the pandemic, she was not admitted again to the Gastric and Gastrointestinal Unit of a hospital in Liaoning until after 20 days.
During this time, she basically gave up Bible reading, prayer, and alienated herself from the Lord again.
One day after she returned home, her husband brought in two girls. They were her husband's staff workers and were both serving the Lord. They had come from Shanghai for a visit home during the holidays.
One girl surnamed Li prayed for her while gently rubbing her hand on the sore part of her stomach. The other one surnamed Zhou also massaged her lower limbs. Her face turned from yellow to red, from a painful melancholy to sunny happiness. After praying, they helped her download some faith-related materials. When she thought of the two young sisters visiting from thousands of miles away, her heart was filled with guilt toward the Lord.
Liu had lost faith in the Lord as she had repeatedly weakened and fallen during the torture and suffering of her illness. But the Lord's love presented itself through the visits of His members, so her faith was built up again.
- Translated by Nonye Nancy
2022年6月的一天，刘敏姊妹（化名）在洗手间接了半小盆水，打算洗衣服。正欲站起之时，顿觉腰脊椎底部，发出一个轻微的响声，手中端起的半盆水摔落地上。瞬间，刘姊妹瘫坐在地，疼的呼叫着：“主啊，救救我吧。”
送去医院，确诊为脊椎骨十二节骨折。大夫给出两个治疗方案，刘姊妹选择了居家静养，取了大夫开的药便回到家里。
刘姊妹早在三十年前就已被主拣选。1993年刘姊妹所在的国有企业面临转型或者倒闭，家里所在地区又开始棚户区动迁改造。一家三口面临居无定所。没过几天，刘姊妹接到二姨让她到她家暂时居住的信息。二姨要在院子里盖一座新房给她家住。
因为刘姊妹的老伴承包了单位的一所粮店，基本不在家住，而家里的担水、劈柴、买煤、打煤坯等都由她的二姨夫帮助解决了。时间一长，刘姊妹才知道她的二姨是一位基督徒，并在二姨的引导下也受洗成为了基督徒。
摔倒后，刘姊妹从居家静养的第一天就开始向神祈祷，求神尽快医治她。但剧烈的疼痛依然不止，躺在床上什么也做不了，吃喝拉撒需要老伴的伺候。她在病痛的煎熬中不再祈祷，不再赞美，不再读经。
这时正值疫情蔓延，弟兄姊妹冒着被感染的风险来探望。刘姊妹凝望住弟兄姊妹送过来的那些水果肉菜等，泪水止不住地从眼眶中淌了下来。
也就是从第二天起，刘姊妹恢复了以往的读经和祷告，为自己远离主做了一番忏悔。不到一个月，经她姐姐的推荐，她到辽宁省第二中医院进行了住院治疗。经过医生的检查，发现她的骨密度低于正常骨密度的最低值。
住院用的药都是治疗骨质疏松的，但发现这些药物对胃有着强烈的刺激和副作用，这一下子便引发了刘姊妹的胃病。因为疫情，直到二十天后又住进了辽宁脾胃科。
这段时间，刘姊妹基本放弃了读经和祷告，又疏远了主基督。
回家后，一天老伴领来两位女孩。她们是老伴的同工，都在为主服事。是从上海过来的，恰逢节日回家顺路来探望。
李姓小姊妹一边为刘姊妹祷告，一边用手按着她胃部疼痛的地方，轻轻地摩挲着。周姓小姊妹也为刘按摩着下肢。刘姊妹的脸色由黄变红，由疼痛的忧郁转为像阳光那样的舒朗。祷告过后，她们帮她下载了一些信仰方面的资料。想着两个小姊妹从千里之外来探望，刘姊妹对主基督的愧疚之心便生发出来。
刘姊妹在疾病的折磨与煎熬中，屡次软弱和跌倒，对主失去了信心。但主的爱通过肢体的探望呈现出来的，她的信心便又被树立起来。（===当summary）
东北一位基督徒姊妹的真实见证：突然腰脊椎骨折后，疾病煎熬中如何被主爱光照
One day in June 2022, a female believer named Liu Min (pseudonym) in the bathroom fetched half a small water basin to do her laundry. As she was about to stand up, she felt a slight thud at the base of her spine and the half basin of water in her hand fell to the ground. Instantly, she sat on the ground, crying in pain, "Lord, save me."
She was taken to the hospital where she was diagnosed with a T12 vertebral fracture. The doctor gave two treatment options, but she chose to recuperate at home and returned home with the medicine prescribed by the doctor.
Liu had been chosen by the Lord 30 years ago, and in 1993, the state-owned enterprise she worked for was faced with the option of restructuring or bankruptcy, and the area where her family lived was being renovated for squatter settlements. The three members of the family were left with no fixed place to live. After a few days, she received a message from her second aunt asking her to come and live with her temporarily. Her Aunt wanted to build a new house in the courtyard for her family.
Because Liu's husband worked in a grain store, he was rarely at home, and her second aunt's husband helped with tasks such as fetching water, chopping firewood, buying coal, and making coal briquettes. As time went by, she learnt that her second aunt was a Christian and became one under her influence.
After the fall, Liu began to pray to God from the first day of her convalescence at home, asking for a quick recovery. But the severe pain continued, she could not do anything while lying in bed, and needed her husband to feed her and take care of her. She stopped praying, praising and reading the Bible in the midst of her suffering.
At this time when the pandemic was spreading, church members came to visit at the risk of being infected. As she gazed at the fruits and vegetables brought by them, tears welled up in her eyes uncontrollably.
From the next day onwards, Liu resumed her Bible reading and prayer and repented for being away from the Lord. Less than a month later, at the recommendation of her sister, she went to the Second Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Liaoning Province for inpatient treatment. After the doctor's examination, it was found that her bone density was below the normal minimum value.
The medications used in the hospital were for the cure of osteoporosis, but it was found that they caused strong stomach irritation and had side effects, which immediately triggered Liu's stomach problems. Due to the pandemic, she was not admitted again to the Gastric and Gastrointestinal Unit of a hospital in Liaoning until after 20 days.
During this time, she basically gave up Bible reading, prayer, and alienated herself from the Lord again.
One day after she returned home, her husband brought in two girls. They were her husband's staff workers and were both serving the Lord. They had come from Shanghai for a visit home during the holidays.
One girl surnamed Li prayed for her while gently rubbing her hand on the sore part of her stomach. The other one surnamed Zhou also massaged her lower limbs. Her face turned from yellow to red, from a painful melancholy to sunny happiness. After praying, they helped her download some faith-related materials. When she thought of the two young sisters visiting from thousands of miles away, her heart was filled with guilt toward the Lord.
Liu had lost faith in the Lord as she had repeatedly weakened and fallen during the torture and suffering of her illness. But the Lord's love presented itself through the visits of His members, so her faith was built up again.
- Translated by Nonye Nancy
Story of Believer Treated for Broken Bone Due to Osteoporosis
