I have known a brother in Christ named Weipu for seven years, who is known for his deeds of helping others. We used to serve in the same church, and now I want to share his stories.
Weipu, who lives in Beijing, worked in an automobile factory in Beijing before he retired. He and his wife came to believe because of a Christian who sold delicious eggs to them, and his wife went to the address of the church told by the egg-seller to meet. Then he began to go to church. What helped him come deeper into the faith was to help others.
In 2016, Weipu and his wife met a Christian mother and daughter at a large fair in the suburbs. That mother said her nephew was suffering from leukemia and asked them to pray for him. Because Weipu was not sure whether it was true or not, he gave his mother 200 yuan first. When he returned, he decided to go to the hospital with his wife to find out about the truth.
After coming to the hospital, Weipu and his wife found that it was not a scam. On the spot, they gave Feng Wei, a stranger with leukemia in his early thirties, 2000 yuan. Then Weipu forwarded the fundraising messages and sent letters to ask for help during church services. With the prayers of believers and the donation of love, Feng Wei, who had been critically ill five times, gradually got better. After five months in the hospital, Feng Wei and his wife were baptized in the church. At this time, Weipu had yet to be baptized.
In helping Feng Wei, Weipu met and joined a Christian love fellowship aimed at helping seriously ill patients, and during his visits, he often bought gifts by using his own money.
Among the objects of Weipu's help, the one to which he devoted the most energy was an empty nester. This senior woman's family was well off, and his two children were the elite of society and had settled abroad.
Weipu would buy food and household items for this senior woman almost once a week at his own expense. When this senior woman's water heater in her house was broken, or she felt sick, the first person she called would be Weipu, who would always be there.
This senior woman had worked as an accountant when she was young, and she wrote down all the things given to her by Weipu and his wife. She left one hundred thousand yuan alone and wanted to give it to him in the future. Weipu quickly rebuffed. Later, this senior woman was also baptized and tried to spread the gospel to others from time to time.
Weipu was often praised by those around him, but he saw greater love in the presence of Christian volunteers serving in a leprosy village. Some of them sold their houses and used all the money to serve the lepers. Some people give up their superior living conditions abroad to do volunteer work for years. There are even young college graduates and graduate students committed to serving in the leprosy village. Some retired volunteers put their retirement wages there.
Weipu wondered, “What could I do to reach the same level of Christian volunteers in leprosy villages?” He wanted to bring the love of the volunteers in the leprosy village into the city to brighten and warm the people around him.
After that senior woman passed away several years ago, this male believer and his wife went to the hospital to visit a Christian man who was suffering from cancer. Unexpectedly, he died the next day. After that, when his family needed help with anything, Weipu would try his best to help.
One Christian woman once needed a large sum of money because of a family accident. Unfamiliar with her, the wife of Weipu took out the savings of her family and even helped borrow tens of thousands of yuan after learning of this situation. Weipu said that at present, he did not dare to lend money like that, but faced with the urgent situation at that time, he had to do so.
The couple never asked for anything in return for helping others, resolutely refusing to receive anything in return. In some cases, it may be too difficult to reject the offer, so they had to reluctantly accept. The wish of Weipu is that those who have been helped will be able to pass on this love when they are capable enough in the future.
Gradually, more and more people in their fellowship were willing to help others. Just like Feng Wei, some of the other recipients also spread love in their own way.
- Translated by Nicolas Cao
我跟微仆弟兄相识已经有7年时间了，对于他热心助人的事迹早有耳闻。也曾一起配搭服侍过，心中萌生要写写他的故事的想法。
因为买鸡蛋，家庭开始接触基督信仰
家住北京的微仆弟兄退休前是在北京一汽车厂就职。他和妻子信仰源于一个基督徒卖的鸡蛋非常好吃，妻子去了卖家告诉的教会的地址去聚会。后来他也开始慢慢去教会信仰了。而帮他更深地走进信仰是因为参与对别人的帮扶。
慕道阶段就开始助人，受助者先于他受洗
2016年，微仆弟兄和妻子在郊区的一个大集上遇到了一对基督徒母女。那位母亲说她侄子患了白血病，请他们帮助代祷。微仆弟兄因为不确定真假，就先给了那位母亲200元。回来后，他决定和妻子前往医院一探究竟。
来到医院，微仆弟兄夫妇发现，并非是骗局。她们当场就给了这位素不相识、三十出头的白血病青年冯威2000元。并且帮助转发筹款的信息，并且教会聚会的日子法求助信。在信徒的代祷以及爱心捐助下，曾经被下过五次病危通知书的冯威身体逐渐好了起来。住院五个月后，冯威夫妻到教会接受了洗礼。而此时，微仆还没有受洗。
加入基督徒爱心团契，有了更大的服侍禾场
因着帮助冯威，微仆认识并加入了一个旨在帮助重病患者的基督徒爱心团契，在探访的过程中，他常常是自掏腰包购买慰问品。
在微仆弟兄的帮助对象中，他倾注最多精力的当属一位空巢老人。老人家的家境很好，两个子女都是社会上的精英，均在国外定居。
仆弟兄几乎每周会自费给老阿姨买一次菜和家居用品……老人家当遇到家里的热水器坏了、身体不舒服了等情况时，第一个就会给微仆弟兄打电话，而他总是有求必应。
老人家年轻时做过会计，她把微仆弟兄夫妇送给她的东西一笔笔都记录了下来。她单独留了十万元，想将来要留给他们，微仆赶紧回绝了。后来，老人家也受洗了，还不时地向别人做见证。
麻风村义工让微仆弟兄看到了更大的爱
他常常得到周围人的夸赞，但是在麻风村服侍的基督徒义工的出现时，他看到了更大的爱。他们有人把房子卖了，把所有的钱用于服侍麻风老人；有人放弃了国外优越的生活条件，过来长年做义工；还有年轻的大学毕业生、研究生委身在这里服侍；有的已退休的义工，把退休工资都放在了这里…
自己达不到麻风村基督徒义工的高度怎么办？他想着把麻风村义工的爱带进城，照亮、温暖自己身边的人。
把麻风村义工的爱带进城，温暖周边的人
照顾几年的老阿姨去世了以后，微仆夫妇去医院探望了一位罹患癌症的弟兄，没想到，第二天那位弟兄就去世了。此后，那个家庭有什么需要帮助的事情，微仆弟兄就尽力帮助。
教会中一位姊妹因为家庭出了意外状况，急需一大笔款项。她原本跟微仆弟兄家不熟，但微仆弟兄的妻子得知这个情况后，把家里的存款都拿了出来，还帮助另外借了几万元。微仆弟兄说，放在现在，他不一定敢那样借钱，然而面对当时急迫的情况，也只好那样做了。
要让别人通过你的生活看到耶稣
微仆夫妇帮助人从来不求人的回报，而且是坚决拒绝别人的回报。有的实在推却不了，只好勉强接受。实际上，微仆夫妇的盼望是，得到帮助的这些人将来条件变好时，可以将这份爱传递下去。
逐渐地，他们小组中乐于帮助别人的人变多了。与冯威类似，其他的一些受助者也在自己力所能及的范围里传递着爱……
【特稿】当代的好撒玛利亚人
I have known a brother in Christ named Weipu for seven years, who is known for his deeds of helping others. We used to serve in the same church, and now I want to share his stories.
Weipu, who lives in Beijing, worked in an automobile factory in Beijing before he retired. He and his wife came to believe because of a Christian who sold delicious eggs to them, and his wife went to the address of the church told by the egg-seller to meet. Then he began to go to church. What helped him come deeper into the faith was to help others.
In 2016, Weipu and his wife met a Christian mother and daughter at a large fair in the suburbs. That mother said her nephew was suffering from leukemia and asked them to pray for him. Because Weipu was not sure whether it was true or not, he gave his mother 200 yuan first. When he returned, he decided to go to the hospital with his wife to find out about the truth.
After coming to the hospital, Weipu and his wife found that it was not a scam. On the spot, they gave Feng Wei, a stranger with leukemia in his early thirties, 2000 yuan. Then Weipu forwarded the fundraising messages and sent letters to ask for help during church services. With the prayers of believers and the donation of love, Feng Wei, who had been critically ill five times, gradually got better. After five months in the hospital, Feng Wei and his wife were baptized in the church. At this time, Weipu had yet to be baptized.
In helping Feng Wei, Weipu met and joined a Christian love fellowship aimed at helping seriously ill patients, and during his visits, he often bought gifts by using his own money.
Among the objects of Weipu's help, the one to which he devoted the most energy was an empty nester. This senior woman's family was well off, and his two children were the elite of society and had settled abroad.
Weipu would buy food and household items for this senior woman almost once a week at his own expense. When this senior woman's water heater in her house was broken, or she felt sick, the first person she called would be Weipu, who would always be there.
This senior woman had worked as an accountant when she was young, and she wrote down all the things given to her by Weipu and his wife. She left one hundred thousand yuan alone and wanted to give it to him in the future. Weipu quickly rebuffed. Later, this senior woman was also baptized and tried to spread the gospel to others from time to time.
Weipu was often praised by those around him, but he saw greater love in the presence of Christian volunteers serving in a leprosy village. Some of them sold their houses and used all the money to serve the lepers. Some people give up their superior living conditions abroad to do volunteer work for years. There are even young college graduates and graduate students committed to serving in the leprosy village. Some retired volunteers put their retirement wages there.
Weipu wondered, “What could I do to reach the same level of Christian volunteers in leprosy villages?” He wanted to bring the love of the volunteers in the leprosy village into the city to brighten and warm the people around him.
After that senior woman passed away several years ago, this male believer and his wife went to the hospital to visit a Christian man who was suffering from cancer. Unexpectedly, he died the next day. After that, when his family needed help with anything, Weipu would try his best to help.
One Christian woman once needed a large sum of money because of a family accident. Unfamiliar with her, the wife of Weipu took out the savings of her family and even helped borrow tens of thousands of yuan after learning of this situation. Weipu said that at present, he did not dare to lend money like that, but faced with the urgent situation at that time, he had to do so.
The couple never asked for anything in return for helping others, resolutely refusing to receive anything in return. In some cases, it may be too difficult to reject the offer, so they had to reluctantly accept. The wish of Weipu is that those who have been helped will be able to pass on this love when they are capable enough in the future.
Gradually, more and more people in their fellowship were willing to help others. Just like Feng Wei, some of the other recipients also spread love in their own way.
- Translated by Nicolas Cao
The Good Samaritan of Our Time
