The Haikou Lu Church in Changchun, Jilin province, will place posters with Christian prayers in the corridors of the church.
Brother Xia Bo, head of the church's youth fellowship and an undergraduate at Nanjing Union Theological Seminary, copies century-old Chinese Christian posters in color.
Due to the coronavirus crisis, Xia has to stay at home and attend online church activities as the seminary remains closed.
He has copied ten works in the past ten days and will finish two more pieces soon.
Collected at Yale Divinity School, the original posters on prayer portray the genuine faith of Christian women in their daily lives, such as praying while sending letters, cleaning rooms, or even opening doors. One of them reads, "A Prayer of Welcome: Lord, open the door of my heart to receive: Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. (Revelations 3:20)"
Shan Peng, senior pastor of the church, has given support to the exhibition of the works at the church once it is reopened.
- Translated by Karen Luo
长春海口路教会的文化走廊：“祈祷”
海口路教会的夏博弟兄既是教会青年团契的负责人，又是南京金陵协和神学院的在读学生。
疫情期间暂不能开学，夏博弟兄除了在网络参加教会活动外，又拿起了画笔为主做工。
今年的绘画文化走廊作品均是夏博临摹的一百多年前清末的基督教宣传画。
夏博每天只是精心临摹一幅，从风格、色彩、工笔等惟妙惟肖、细腻娴熟，展现了当时基督教传福音栩栩如生的画面。
现在夏博已经临摹了十幅，他表示，还要再画两幅，等待疫情过去复堂后，展示给弟兄姊妹和到教堂来访的人士。
海口路教会闫鹏主任牧师对基督教文化走廊的宣传历来重视，并给与支持。
此次夏博再次更新的文化走廊，闫鹏牧师还专门赋诗一首：
用真理沉淀教会的底蕴
用祈祷绽放教会的色彩
当教会文化展露出来时
我们便不由得心生敬畏
用生活中的每一个点滴
绘画成一副虔诚的信仰
《海口路教会走廊文化·祈祷》
我们衷心祝愿海口路教会在主的看顾下越来越兴盛！
祝愿教会的基督教文化走廊越办越好！
The Haikou Lu Church in Changchun, Jilin province, will place posters with Christian prayers in the corridors of the church.
Brother Xia Bo, head of the church's youth fellowship and an undergraduate at Nanjing Union Theological Seminary, copies century-old Chinese Christian posters in color.
Due to the coronavirus crisis, Xia has to stay at home and attend online church activities as the seminary remains closed.
He has copied ten works in the past ten days and will finish two more pieces soon.
Collected at Yale Divinity School, the original posters on prayer portray the genuine faith of Christian women in their daily lives, such as praying while sending letters, cleaning rooms, or even opening doors. One of them reads, "A Prayer of Welcome: Lord, open the door of my heart to receive: Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. (Revelations 3:20)"
Shan Peng, senior pastor of the church, has given support to the exhibition of the works at the church once it is reopened.
- Translated by Karen Luo
Seminary Student Copies Christian “Prayer” Posters at Home
