Li Niu Shujun, the wife of the late influential house church pastor Li Tianen, passed away this Monday, aged 92.
"Our dear mother rested in the Lord’s arms on June 7. Following Jesus Christ throughout her life, she served the people of her generation together with our father Li Tian'en. Despite the hardships, she never gave up, leaving a wonderful example for us," an obituary read.
The obituary was issued by her family, including her children Li Xinci, Li Xinle, and Li Xinming.
Called by the Lord while still in college, Li Tianen quit his studies and turned to a seminary in Kaifeng, Henan. He later continued theological education in Nanjing and Hangzhou. He served the local churches in Nanjing, Hangzhou, Shangzhou, and the northeastern area of China after graduating from Hangzhou Theological Seminary in July 1950.
Having been imprisoned four times for the gospel during his lifetime, he spent more than a decade in Chinese prisons. He was arrested the second time in 1973 and sentenced to death due to his evangelism during the Cultural Revolution. Moreover, he faced execution by shooting squad on three occasions; however, the Almighty God amazingly saved him from "the lion's mouth". After the end of the Cultural Revolution, he resumed his preaching and service in churches across the country until his death.
As one of those who witnessed the history of Chinese churches, he served people of that era with Wang Mingdao, Ni Tuosheng (Watchman Nee), Yuan Xiangchen, Samuel Lamb, Xie Moshan, and Yang Xinfei.
Recalling his service, a pastor of a Chinese house church comments on him as "the root of the church in Henan and the light of the church in Shanghai."
Having served the church for more than half a century, Li died in Shanghai on May 3, 2016.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
2021年6月7日，李天恩牧师的妻子李牛淑君辞世，家人们发出讣告并安排追思礼拜事宜。
“我们亲爱的母亲李牛淑君，于主后2021年6月7日安息主怀。母亲一生跟随耶稣基督，与父亲李天恩（慕圣）一起服事当时代的人，虽历经患难，但从未退却，为我们留下极美的榜样。”在由李心慈、李心乐、李心明携家人发布的讣告中如此说到。
李天恩，又名李慕圣，1945年蒙召事主，1950年毕业于杭州神学院，早年在河南教会服侍，晚年主要在上海服侍。他一生为传福音入狱四次，狱中度过近18年，1973年6月第二次被捕，并且由于他在文革期间传福音、带领众人信主而被判了死刑，并曾三次面临被枪毙的命运，然而全能的神作工，奇妙地救他脱离“狮子口”。伴随着文革的结束，李天恩继续在全国各地奔走传道、服事众教会直到离世。他是中国教会的历史见证人之一，与王明道、倪柝声、袁相忱、林献羔、谢模善、杨心扉等服事那个时代的人。
回首他的服事，有中国家庭教会的牧者的评价李天恩“是河南教会的根，是上海教会的光”。李天恩服事中国教会超过半个世纪，于主后2016年5月3日12:00在上海安息主怀，享年88岁。
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李天恩牧师妻子牛淑君师母辞世
Li Niu Shujun, the wife of the late influential house church pastor Li Tianen, passed away this Monday, aged 92.
"Our dear mother rested in the Lord’s arms on June 7. Following Jesus Christ throughout her life, she served the people of her generation together with our father Li Tian'en. Despite the hardships, she never gave up, leaving a wonderful example for us," an obituary read.
The obituary was issued by her family, including her children Li Xinci, Li Xinle, and Li Xinming.
Called by the Lord while still in college, Li Tianen quit his studies and turned to a seminary in Kaifeng, Henan. He later continued theological education in Nanjing and Hangzhou. He served the local churches in Nanjing, Hangzhou, Shangzhou, and the northeastern area of China after graduating from Hangzhou Theological Seminary in July 1950.
Having been imprisoned four times for the gospel during his lifetime, he spent more than a decade in Chinese prisons. He was arrested the second time in 1973 and sentenced to death due to his evangelism during the Cultural Revolution. Moreover, he faced execution by shooting squad on three occasions; however, the Almighty God amazingly saved him from "the lion's mouth". After the end of the Cultural Revolution, he resumed his preaching and service in churches across the country until his death.
As one of those who witnessed the history of Chinese churches, he served people of that era with Wang Mingdao, Ni Tuosheng (Watchman Nee), Yuan Xiangchen, Samuel Lamb, Xie Moshan, and Yang Xinfei.
Recalling his service, a pastor of a Chinese house church comments on him as "the root of the church in Henan and the light of the church in Shanghai."
Having served the church for more than half a century, Li died in Shanghai on May 3, 2016.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Niu Shujun, Wife of Late Chinese House Church Leader Li Tian'en, Dies at 92
