On October 30, Elderly Evergreen Fellowship held a thanksgiving worship service for 90-year-old Li Chonghui, who was baptized on her birthday.
Attending the fellowship on Friday as usual, more than 60 senior believers celebrated her birthday in the small chapel of the Yaodu District Church of Linfen City, in China’s northern Shanxi Province.
Elderly Li had a rough life. Her father was a capable person who served as the head of Linfen County before the liberation of China. Abandoning his wife and children, he set up another family and later was suppressed by the government during the political revolution. Her mother, who had bound feet, had no one to rely on. Living in the east courtyard of the church, her sisters and her had many skills and their childhood in the church deeply influenced their later lives. As a classmate of Deacon Li Suzhen and Elder Wei Chengen (both who have passed away), she forged a close bond with Jesus Christ. After serving in the military, she worked to support her younger siblings’s studies. She was skillful in painting, especially drawing sketches. She held exhibitions of her paintings and volunteered to teach poor children how to paint.
She often attended church services after she retired, but was never baptized, which was her biggest regret.
At the special service, Rev. Geng Fuqin explained the meaning of baptism. Dressed in clerical robs, Rev. Geng and Elder Xie Chunlan baptized Sister Li by sprinkling, declaring that Jesus Christ was now the Lord of her life. She burst into tears as she was emotionally overcome.
After that, Elder Chen Li gave birthday wishes to her. Lighting the candles, they sang together to bless her and later shared in eating birthday cake with a thankful heart to God.
- Translate by Abigail Wu
10月30日，山西临汾市尧都区基督教城区堂小礼拜堂里年已九十高龄的李重辉老人过她九十岁的生日。
每周五正常活动如期举行的长者常青团契有60余名老人。特别引人瞩目的是团契特为她举行了一场特别的生日感恩崇拜，还将为她举行施洗圣礼。
老人经历坎坷，其父亲多才多艺，解放前曾任临汾县长，后来抛弃妻子儿女，另成立家室，后来被镇压。其母亲是小脚妇女，无依无靠，寄住在教会东院艰难度日。她姊妹几个也都是多才多艺，从小接触教会生活，深受影响。她曾和教会前辈李素贞执事、卫承恩长老（均已被主接去）是同学，与耶稣基督也结下了不解之缘；她曾参军入伍，退伍后参加工作负担弟弟妹妹上学。她学得一手娴熟的绘画技艺，尤其擅长素描。曾举办过个人画展，还义务教贫穷孩子学画画。
晚年退休，经常来教会参加礼拜，只是一直没有接受洗礼，成为最大的遗憾。
耿福琴牧师阐述了受洗归主的意义，并与谢春兰长老一起身着圣衣，为她施点水洗礼，宣告：“从此她的名要归在耶稣基督的名下”，老人的脸上留下了激动的泪水。
此后陈丽长老送上了生日祝福。一起点燃了生日蛋糕的蜡烛，随后大家一起歌唱，感恩上帝，共同为她祝福，分享了生日蛋糕。
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九十寿辰，山西临汾的她接受了洗礼
On October 30, Elderly Evergreen Fellowship held a thanksgiving worship service for 90-year-old Li Chonghui, who was baptized on her birthday.
Attending the fellowship on Friday as usual, more than 60 senior believers celebrated her birthday in the small chapel of the Yaodu District Church of Linfen City, in China’s northern Shanxi Province.
Elderly Li had a rough life. Her father was a capable person who served as the head of Linfen County before the liberation of China. Abandoning his wife and children, he set up another family and later was suppressed by the government during the political revolution. Her mother, who had bound feet, had no one to rely on. Living in the east courtyard of the church, her sisters and her had many skills and their childhood in the church deeply influenced their later lives. As a classmate of Deacon Li Suzhen and Elder Wei Chengen (both who have passed away), she forged a close bond with Jesus Christ. After serving in the military, she worked to support her younger siblings’s studies. She was skillful in painting, especially drawing sketches. She held exhibitions of her paintings and volunteered to teach poor children how to paint.
She often attended church services after she retired, but was never baptized, which was her biggest regret.
At the special service, Rev. Geng Fuqin explained the meaning of baptism. Dressed in clerical robs, Rev. Geng and Elder Xie Chunlan baptized Sister Li by sprinkling, declaring that Jesus Christ was now the Lord of her life. She burst into tears as she was emotionally overcome.
After that, Elder Chen Li gave birthday wishes to her. Lighting the candles, they sang together to bless her and later shared in eating birthday cake with a thankful heart to God.
- Translate by Abigail Wu
Elderly Lady Baptized on Her 90th birthday
