At the end of each online worship service, Pastor S of a church in Beijing says, "Everyone bless each other before you leave." One sister responded by typing the word "missing" in the chat box. This is what many brothers and sisters say: "we miss the church and each other; we miss our times together of worship, praise, prayer and sharing."
Recently, Sister Fen from Jiangsu Province visited some brothers and sisters from church. "Since we haven’t met for a long time, there must be some brothers and sisters who are weak in their faith, but we are all very happy to be able to share with each other," she said. She earnestly prayed, "Let the church open as soon as possible!"
Because many of the brothers and sisters had returned to work and had to work during the day, Fen and a few other brothers and sisters visited their brothers and sisters in the church on Sunday evening. They spent the time in praise, praying and sharing with each other.
During the outbreak, Sister Feng, who had been helping another sister in her group by talking to her on the phone, was able to visit her recently. The sister became ill during the outbreak and was unable to go to the hospital. She prayed and was not healed. This went on for two or three months and she became very depressed.
Sister Feng, who could only console and encourage her by phone in the beginning, communicated with her at home. The sister, who has believed in God in for just a short time, was very disappointed because of her poor health. Sister Feng understands her situation and will continue to pray for her, praying for God to have mercy on her, so that she can be healed and return to the Lord.
Brother D's Church in Henan has 150-160 elderly believers who were largely unable to attend online worship during the epidemic. Brother D has been thinking of them. Each Sunday for the past two weeks, Brother D has gathered several old believers who live nearby and helped them participate in online worship. He also communicates with them and helps them with their daily lives. This can encourage more brothers and sisters to join in, helping their elderly neighbors participate in online worship.
Sister Z of Henan loves to share words of praise, "God loves us, we should praise our great God anytime and anywhere!" The other day, she and several nearby sisters gathered outdoors to offer praise to God together. Everyone joined hands and sang "Love brings us together."
In Hubei, Sister L, who has been paying attention to merchants, recently visited some ordinary people and ordinary merchants. "Everyone's life is very difficult," she said, "and many businesses have gone bankrupt and people have no money. We pray to God that He will lead China out of today's economic downturn. There is only so much we can do, but there is power in God. We believe that God will make all of China more righteous, fulfilling God's power and goodness." Some brothers and sisters are losing faith because of the economy. Sister L urged them to pray more, to endure this time of trial, and to believe in God's righteousness and power.
- Translated by Heirs Han
让爱走动——各地信徒自发相约祷告、交通、赞美
北京一间教会的S牧师在每次线上聚会结束时，都会说“大家彼此祝福再离开吧。”一个姐妹在聊天框打出了“想念”。这也是很多弟兄姊妹的心声：想念教会和彼此，想念一起敬拜、赞美、祷告、交通的时光。
最近，江苏的芬姊妹去看望了一些弟兄姊妹。她表示，“因为长时间不聚会，肯定有信心软弱的弟兄姊妹，但是我们一起交通一下，大家都很开心。”她切切祷告“早日让实体教会开门吧！”
考虑到很多人已经复工复产，白天要上班，芬姊妹和其他几个热心的弟兄姊妹便选在主日晚上，轮流去看望教会的弟兄姊妹，到他们家里一起赞美、祷告、交通。
在疫情期间，河南的冯姊妹一直通过电话帮助她小组中的一个姊妹，最近还去看望了她。这位姊妹在疫情中生病，无法出门就医，祷告没有得医治，这样一直持续了二三个月，心情变得十分低落。
冯姊妹开始只能在电话中安慰鼓励她，前些天到她家中与她交流。这位姊妹信的时间不长，加上身体状况不佳，对冯姊妹说了一些灰心丧气的话。冯姊妹理解她的处境，会继续为她祷告，求神怜悯她，使她病得医治，重新回到主的怀抱。
河南D弟兄所在的教会有150-160名老年信徒，他们在疫情期间基本无法参加线上敬拜。D弟兄一直记挂着他们，最近两周的主日，D弟兄把附近几位老年信徒聚在一起，帮助他们参加了线上敬拜，并与他们交通交流，了解关心他们的生活情况。接下来，更多的弟兄姊妹也会参与进来，帮助各自周边的老年信徒参加线上敬拜。
河南Z姊妹热爱赞美，“上帝爱我们，我们要随时随地歌唱赞美我们伟大的上帝！”前些天，她和附近的几个姊妹相聚户外，共同赞美。大家手拉手唱起了《爱使我们相聚一起》。
一直关注商户的湖北L姊妹，最近走访了一些老百姓和普通商户，她感慨“每个人的生活都非常不容易，好多商户破产，老百姓没有饭吃。我们就祷告神，期待神能带领中国走出当今的经济低谷。”她说，“我们能做的有限，但在神有大能。相信神一定能让整个中国更加公义美善，成全神的大能和美好。” 有些弟兄姊妹因为经济的原因信心减弱，L姊妹劝勉他们多多祷告，通过神的试炼，相信神的公义和大能。
At the end of each online worship service, Pastor S of a church in Beijing says, "Everyone bless each other before you leave." One sister responded by typing the word "missing" in the chat box. This is what many brothers and sisters say: "we miss the church and each other; we miss our times together of worship, praise, prayer and sharing."
Recently, Sister Fen from Jiangsu Province visited some brothers and sisters from church. "Since we haven’t met for a long time, there must be some brothers and sisters who are weak in their faith, but we are all very happy to be able to share with each other," she said. She earnestly prayed, "Let the church open as soon as possible!"
Because many of the brothers and sisters had returned to work and had to work during the day, Fen and a few other brothers and sisters visited their brothers and sisters in the church on Sunday evening. They spent the time in praise, praying and sharing with each other.
During the outbreak, Sister Feng, who had been helping another sister in her group by talking to her on the phone, was able to visit her recently. The sister became ill during the outbreak and was unable to go to the hospital. She prayed and was not healed. This went on for two or three months and she became very depressed.
Sister Feng, who could only console and encourage her by phone in the beginning, communicated with her at home. The sister, who has believed in God in for just a short time, was very disappointed because of her poor health. Sister Feng understands her situation and will continue to pray for her, praying for God to have mercy on her, so that she can be healed and return to the Lord.
Brother D's Church in Henan has 150-160 elderly believers who were largely unable to attend online worship during the epidemic. Brother D has been thinking of them. Each Sunday for the past two weeks, Brother D has gathered several old believers who live nearby and helped them participate in online worship. He also communicates with them and helps them with their daily lives. This can encourage more brothers and sisters to join in, helping their elderly neighbors participate in online worship.
Sister Z of Henan loves to share words of praise, "God loves us, we should praise our great God anytime and anywhere!" The other day, she and several nearby sisters gathered outdoors to offer praise to God together. Everyone joined hands and sang "Love brings us together."
In Hubei, Sister L, who has been paying attention to merchants, recently visited some ordinary people and ordinary merchants. "Everyone's life is very difficult," she said, "and many businesses have gone bankrupt and people have no money. We pray to God that He will lead China out of today's economic downturn. There is only so much we can do, but there is power in God. We believe that God will make all of China more righteous, fulfilling God's power and goodness." Some brothers and sisters are losing faith because of the economy. Sister L urged them to pray more, to endure this time of trial, and to believe in God's righteousness and power.
- Translated by Heirs Han
Christians Spontaneously Gather to Pray, Share, and Praise God
