A paralyzed believer, Mr. Zhang, was unable to take care of himself and needed to be sent to a welfare institution. It charged 1,600 yuan per month, which was raised by three channels.
Mr. Zhu was one of the sponsors. As a rural preacher, he volunteered in the church without any compensation. At the same time, he didn’t do any other work. Contributing 500 yuan a month to support Mr. Zhang was a significant burden for him. He said, “God tested me for six months under this circumstance. These days have become the most difficult period of my life so far.”
Due to his financial struggles, Mr. Zhu sold plasma three times. Since selling blood was prohibited, he opted to sell plasma. He earned 380 yuan each time, for a total of 1,140 yuan. He said that it was a very difficult time for him to feel that God had suddenly disappeared.
After these incredibly difficult six months, he realized that God worked. Once, he had dinner with Preacher Wang, from another place. After that, the preacher and his church decided to support Mr. Zhu with 1,200 yuan every month.
There was also other good news. At that time, people mainly paid in cash, so Mr. Zhu had to visit the welfare institution monthly to pay Mr. Zhang's bill. Surprisingly, the director of the institution decided to reduce the monthly fee by 400 yuan, bringing it down to 1,200 yuan.
But in winter, the welfare institution required an additional heating fee. Mr. Zhang needed to pay 600 yuan every year. Mr. Zhu could afford it, but God didn’t let him do so.
One winter, when it was time to pay the bill, an elderly accountant at the institution, moved by Mr. Zhu's dedication, paid the bill on his behalf.
The next year, Mr. Zhu went to the welfare institution again to pay the bill. The director happened to come back and saw that he was going to pay. The dean said to him, “Mr. Zhu, from now on, you don’t need to pay for it anymore, we will cover it.”
- Translated by Olinda Wang
张弟兄全身瘫痪，完全没有生活自理能力，需要送进福利院。而每个月需要收费1600元，也是通过“三管齐下”才凑齐了。
身为乡村传道人的朱弟兄，本身就不从教会拿一分钱的工资，同时也没有做其他工作，愿意每个月奉献500元，而这对朱弟兄来说是一个非常沉重的负担。他说：“上帝通过这样的环境考验了我足足六个月的时间，这六个月的时间是我人生迄今为止最为艰难的一段时间。”
因为实在没有钱，朱弟兄曾经前后三次卖过血。由于国家不允许卖血，因此朱弟兄卖的不是血，而是当地说的“血浆”。卖一次“血浆”朱弟兄能够得到380钱，通过前后三次卖血一共得到了1140元钱。朱弟兄说那段时间对他来说确实非常艰难，甚至感受到上帝好像突然之间就消失了。
过了这无比艰难的六个月以后，朱弟兄就发现上帝开始动工了。有一次朱弟兄在一个饭局上陪同一位外地牧者吃饭，饭后这位王姓牧者跟他的教会决定每个月支持他们1200元钱。
好消息还不止于此。当时还是一个现金盛行的时代，朱弟兄每个月都需要去一次福利院，为的就是给张弟兄交费。结果福利院院长决定张弟兄每个月的费用再降400块钱，每个月交1200就可以了。
但到了冬天，福利院需要收一笔额外的“取暖费”。福利院分摊到张弟兄的取暖费是600元，每年交一次。这笔费用朱弟兄其实咬咬牙还是可以承担的，但是上帝却定意不让他来承担。
有一次冬季将近，取暖费的收取又开始了，朱弟兄去交这笔费用的时候，福利院里工作多年的老会计有感动风险，这一年的取暖费用就这样解决了。
等到下一年，朱弟兄又去福利院打算交张弟兄的取暖费。正准备交费的时候恰好福利院院长从外面回来了，看到了正准备交费的朱弟兄。院长对他说：“朱弟兄，张弟兄的取暖费从今以后就免了，不需要你再交了，我们福利院来承担。”
真实故事|华北一乡村传道人：为了服事瘫痪病人，曾三次卖血
A paralyzed believer, Mr. Zhang, was unable to take care of himself and needed to be sent to a welfare institution. It charged 1,600 yuan per month, which was raised by three channels.
Mr. Zhu was one of the sponsors. As a rural preacher, he volunteered in the church without any compensation. At the same time, he didn’t do any other work. Contributing 500 yuan a month to support Mr. Zhang was a significant burden for him. He said, “God tested me for six months under this circumstance. These days have become the most difficult period of my life so far.”
Due to his financial struggles, Mr. Zhu sold plasma three times. Since selling blood was prohibited, he opted to sell plasma. He earned 380 yuan each time, for a total of 1,140 yuan. He said that it was a very difficult time for him to feel that God had suddenly disappeared.
After these incredibly difficult six months, he realized that God worked. Once, he had dinner with Preacher Wang, from another place. After that, the preacher and his church decided to support Mr. Zhu with 1,200 yuan every month.
There was also other good news. At that time, people mainly paid in cash, so Mr. Zhu had to visit the welfare institution monthly to pay Mr. Zhang's bill. Surprisingly, the director of the institution decided to reduce the monthly fee by 400 yuan, bringing it down to 1,200 yuan.
But in winter, the welfare institution required an additional heating fee. Mr. Zhang needed to pay 600 yuan every year. Mr. Zhu could afford it, but God didn’t let him do so.
One winter, when it was time to pay the bill, an elderly accountant at the institution, moved by Mr. Zhu's dedication, paid the bill on his behalf.
The next year, Mr. Zhu went to the welfare institution again to pay the bill. The director happened to come back and saw that he was going to pay. The dean said to him, “Mr. Zhu, from now on, you don’t need to pay for it anymore, we will cover it.”
- Translated by Olinda Wang
Rural Preacher Sells Plasma Three Times to Fund Paralyzed Patient
