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Dear Brother Philip:
I received your letter of June 13 and read everything. Two weeks ago I went from Penang to Na-Bang in Thailand and did some work. I did not return until yesterday. After reading your letter I must thank the Lord unceasingly. I cannot help but praise the Lord greatly for the work that He has done through you in Hong Kong! Allow me to say a few words about the meeting in Na-Bang in Thailand. I believe you would like to know about it. Two years ago a servant of the Lord went there to pioneer the work, and some were baptized. They began to break bread every Lord's Day to remember the Lord. The believers were very anxious about being raptured, and they began to wait for His coming at their meetings. In one of the Lord's Day morning meetings recently, they waited from ten o'clock until two o'clock the following afternoon. Evil spirits deceived our brothers, saying, "The rapture is coming. In a few hours you will be raptured. Close your eyes, or else you will become a Laodicean." When night came, no one went home. Instead, they groped their way in the dark from the meeting hall to the courtyard outside the hall and waited the whole night. They fasted for four meals. They were beaten by the wind and the rain at night and scorched by the sun in the day. Although eight or nine of them eventually went home throughout the time, about twenty or thirty people were left, and they did not disperse until two o'clock the following afternoon. The evil spirits, who always try to buffet us or deceive us, were indeed evil. But the Lord is victorious, and He will also preserve us (2 Thes. 3:3). Many left after this episode, and the meeting was almost abandoned. But thank the Lord for His grace. They are now learning to sing Hymns #41, #159, etc. Through the prayer of the brothers and sisters in various places, they are slowly being recovered. However, we still need the desperate prayer of all the brothers and sisters everywhere.
They have the book The Spiritual Man, and they also purchased seven or eight copies of Rethinking Our Work (The Normal Christian Church Life). Under such conditions, we were still able to baptize seven brothers and sisters into the Lord's death, and some others are waiting to be baptized. We hope that the local meeting can be established and preserved until the Lord comes back. The responsible brothers are Brothers Lei Ming-ching and Lei Ming-shuang. The address is [omitted]. If any experienced co-worker is willing to correspond with them or to help them by sending literature, they will gladly receive it. Most of the people here are from Foochow, and no other denominations are working here. I heard that some time ago there was a Foochow brother who testified in Hong Kong and who later came to Thailand. I do not know his name or address. Please find out who he is and write a letter to him. If he is still working in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, he may be able to give some time to visit the brothers and render them some help. I hope that the Lord establishes His own testimony throughout Thailand. Last week Brother Tang Wen-tze was in Penang and conducted meetings for a week. There may be more meetings next week. Please pray for us. Peace to you all. Greetings to Brother James Chen, Brother Wen-yau, Brother Stephen Kaung, Brother Chu-yien, all the co-worker sisters, and the brothers and sisters meeting in Kowloon!
Brother Faithful LukJuly 7
Sister Lee:
Peace to you. We are at peace in Southeast Asia. The weather is always the same. There are two common sayings here: "The whole year it is summer, but one shower of rain turns it into autumn," and "This is an evergreen country, daily bathing in the sun and timely moisture with abundant rain." I have received your letter. May the Lord care for the brothers in all the localities.
A few days ago I received a letter from Brother Nee in London: "During this time of national tragedy, my concern is the support of the workers....If I would do things like others, I might be able to earn a high income. But we have learned the lesson of the cross. How can we exercise fleshly hands in hope of helping God's faithfulness, while in reality we tear down our own faith?...May the Lord be gracious to us." Opportunities opened up in Penang and Thailand. After I returned to Penang from Thailand, I had another week of meetings, and the Lord gained some people. May the Lord preserve us all the way to the end. Peace be to you. Greetings to Sisters Wang and Chang.
Faithful Luk, August 1
Brother Kwang-hsi:
May you be greatly strengthened and graced! From The Open Door I have realized that you are constantly engaged in outdoor evangelistic work. My heart is greatly comforted by this. We preach the gospel here once, twice, or three times a week. But I would say that what you are doing is the real gospel preaching. I only ask that the Lord would give us more time to pray. If we need one or two hours to prepare in prayer for a message to believers, we need at least three or four hours to prepare ourselves in prayer for a message to unbelievers. If you agree with this, please pray for me. Brother Leland Wang has returned to Hong Kong. Sister Ding is in Sitiawan, and Brother Wilson is here. He meets often at the Gospel Hall and preaches here five or six times. The Lord has used him. Thank the Lord! Peace be to you! Greetings to all the co-workers.
Brother Faithful Luk, August 12
Sister Lee in the Lord:
The work here has been much blessed, and many people are seeking after the truth. The Lord has moved the heart of Mr. X in the parish, who is now quite sympathetic towards our work. He is reading many of the books from the Gospel Book Room. I have only read half of Rethinking Our Work, but he has read it all. Except for the Lord's work through this person, I would not have been able to stay here. I have practically traveled through this whole place. I still look to the Lord for His leading in the future. Please do not forget to pray for the work, for Mr. X, and for me. I feel very weak and in need of perfection. The Lord willing, I will go to Singapore to receive help from the brothers and sisters. Bible Studies for Beginners is very suitable for our use here. Every time I buy some copies, they are distributed quickly. A month ago a few elderly brothers asked me to help them study the Bible at my sister's home. May the Lord bless this book.
Sister Hwang Bi-gwe
Dear Sister Ruth in the Lord:
...I went with Brother Hu to Li-Suh with no other intention than to observe the situation. Thank the Lord that He has shown me some light concerning the future of the work. Both Brother Hu and I have the same leading and have decided to advance to Sikang through the upper tributary of Nu River. The natives around Nu River (a branch of the eastern tribe) are more zealous for the Lord's gospel than the natives of Li-Suh. These natives from the Nu River have invited Brother Hu to work there. (They are also part of the fruit of Brother Hu's former work.) However, we have decided that we will not do anything more than testify among them. We want to go to Gung-Shan County at the upper course of the Nu River and preach the gospel, because the gospel has not reached that part yet. If the Lord grants us the grace, a few local churches will be set up to shine for the Lord, and all the Nu natives in search of the truth will come and turn to the Lord. However, the journey is full of danger, and we need your prayer. In traveling to Li-Suh, we had to cut through wild mountains, shrubs, and forests. The paths are narrow, winding, and difficult to access. Sometimes we have to cross water, and sometimes we have to climb up cliffs with the help of creeping tendrils. Sometimes the rain washes away the roads, and we have to crawl along precipitous cliffs. The danger is great. We heard that the Nu River is more dangerous than the terrain. Whenever I travel along the mountain paths, I think of our Lord seeking for lost sheep. Then my strength is renewed, and I thank the Lord for His great grace. In two or three weeks I will begin the journey with Brother Hu. Part of Sikang province, east of the Jin-Sha River, is under the jurisdiction of Szechuan province. There are altogether eight or nine counties here. The area west of the Jin-Sha River is under the jurisdiction of the Tibetan government. Han Chinese who enter Tibetan land must pass through checkpoints, just as Westerners do. The procedure is quite troublesome. However, Tibetan merchants traveling to Yunnan do not need to pass through checkpoints; there is a great difference. I heard that Han merchants doing business in Tibet do not encounter much trouble. The only kind of people who encounter troubles are those who do not have a job and who carry propaganda materials. Therefore, it is not easy for us to enter Tibet and the Tibetan-ruled Sikang region to preach the gospel there. The Lama religion exercises great influence over this area, and there are obstacles everywhere. We ask that the brothers and sisters pray much for us. Peace to you in the Lord. My greetings to Sisters Wang and Chang.
Brother Hsu Jung-jieh, July 9
I arrived safely in Tientsin on the sixteenth of this month. The brothers and sisters are all doing well. Thank the Lord that we have His grace! By the Lord's grace I hope to have a few meetings with the brothers and sisters here and to learn to enter God's great riches through the matter of consecration. The Lord willing, I will be going to Peking on the second of next month, and I will stay there for at least half a month. Then I will see how the Lord leads. Brother Lee Jin-biao has written to me and asked me to go to Sui-Yuan. I am still not clear what the Lord's will is.
Brother Witness, July 30
I read Issue No. 9 of The Open Door today. After reading Brother Hsu Jung-jieh's letter, my heart was pressed to obey the Lord willingly and go forward on the one hand, and to fill up the lack of my work in the past on the other hand.
From my conversation with Brother Witness Lee and from his prayers and letters, I can see that he is burdened for the work of the gospel in the northwest. He is so pressed that words cannot describe his feelings. It seems as if a fire is burning within him....I wish that I could have the opportunity to work together with Brother Witness again for a few days and receive help from him. Presently, I do not ask for power; I only ask that the portion the Lord has assigned to me be fulfilled. Nor do I hope for the work to expand. On the contrary, I am most fearful of falling into the condition of those in Matthew 7:22. I remember reading about God's chosen people being left on the east side of Jordan because some were for the pleasure of the flesh. Although they could help in warfare, receive blessing, and have the altar, they eventually became common. When I read that, I poured out my heart before the Lord and told Him that I was willing to die in the battlefield. I asked the Lord not to allow me to retreat in the heat of the battle or to crave ease and comfort. Oh, there is indeed the need for a people who would bring God to earth. Unless there is such a people, men will not obey God.
Brother in the Lord,Chang Tze-jieh, August 4
After Brother Chai completed his work in Yu-Si, he went to Ping-Tan and Su-Ao. Brother Jai-seng said that thirty-five people were baptized in Yu-Si, most of whom had been brought to the Lord through local ones. Praise the Lord! Brother Jai-seng has returned to Han River. The Lord willing, he will travel to villages around Dong-Yuen and Feng-Ji and will be working there. (Feng-Ji is the hometown of Brother Fang Jia-ze.) Sisters Wang Yu-chu and Chen Tien-leh have gone to work in Sien-You. They will also be working in the countryside. Last Lord's Day I met Sister Weigh Kwang-ying at Han River and found out that the Lord's calling has been very strong within her lately. She has decided to quit her tutoring job at Wang's house. May the Lord lead her.
Recently, I have followed the Lord's limitation and have rested in Him. Because of the lack of strength for further advance, I feel that I should pause a little before the Lord. Thank the Lord for His love and for His willingness to deal with us and trim us. During this period, I read The Spiritual Man again and treasured it very much. I was particularly enlightened and helped by the point about the passivity of the mind. During this week, by the Lord's grace, I studied the Bible with the brothers and sisters every evening. If the Lord is willing and if the co-workers obtain their passports, we will do some work in the upper part of Fukien. Please pray much for us.
Brother in the Lord,Chen Ke-san, August 9
Thank the Lord! I went out with Brother Chai Tze-chung and worked for about two months and learned many lessons. Presently, Brother Tsai is still working in Ping-Tan and Fu-Ching. May the Lord fill him and use him and gain more glory and men through him, amen. Since the meeting in Fu-Ching moved back to its original location, work has become easier, and the spiritual condition of the saints has improved. Thank the Lord. Glory to Him, amen. Thank Him that the brothers and sisters in Dong-Jang have been baptized and are breaking bread. They are all advancing well. Glory to the Lord, amen. Satan has been doing all kinds of work here and has used some sons of disturbance to falsely accuse Brother Liang (a responsible brother) through an anonymous person (who does not exist), with the intention of destroying the Lord's work. Lord, forgive us and deliver us from the enemy, destroy the counsel of Ahithophel, and turn Balaam's curse into blessing, amen. The brothers and sisters in Yu-Si are very diligent in their pursuit of the Lord. Thank the Lord that the result of the work is good. Although the force of darkness is strong, we can break through it by trusting in our victorious Lord.
Brother Chen Jai-seng, August 10
Dear Brother Nee in the Lord:
During the Overcomer Conference in Chuenchow four years ago, I received much help and have never forgotten it. It is God's leading to put me on the pathway of victory. Since our departure I have visited brothers and testified in Pu-Tien and Han River. I also went to preach the gospel in Yu-Si and Fu-Ching. Later, I worked in Lia River and then returned to Fu-Ching to do some pioneering work. The Lord attracted many to Him through miracles, works of wonders, healings, and the casting out of demons. Some co-workers also went to these places to conduct revival meetings, and many brothers and sisters have turned to obey the Lord, remember Him, build up the churches, and glorify His name. I also did some pioneering work in Dong-Jang, and the Lord came forth in casting out demons and healing the sick and led some to Himself. I was in Tung-An and Kulangsu and in other places. Thank the Lord. Although I cannot do much, the Lord has been gracious! Later, Brother Yeh Shi-jien invited me to do pioneering work in Chang-Pu. The Lord has given me peace in traveling over land and water. Lately I have been continuing my work in Sister Chen Hwang Ren-ai's house in Dun-Bing. There are seven places in Chang-Pu ready for the establishing of churches. Please pray much for this, and please give me instruction as to how to go on. Peace to you in the Lord. Please give my regards to your parents.
Brother in the Lord,Chen Bing-hsi, August 14
Is the Gospel Book Room in Hankow still in operation? How are the brothers and sisters? I have been thinking of them much. The churches in Yung-Jia, Ping-Yang, Rue-An, and Foo-Ding have been preserved by the Lord and are at peace. But the brothers and sisters are not as spiritually living as before. It seems as if a cold and dry atmosphere has pervaded us. Under this condition, we feel that we are so inadequate in the work and realize that we cannot move anything forward! Perhaps God is testing us and showing us that the result of the work does not depend on activity but on the satisfaction of God's will. As long as it is from God, it is good. Although the internal work with the believers has been somewhat cold, the external work of preaching the gospel has been very blessed. From July 5 to 18, Brothers Chou Da-ching, Lin Chu-chien, Lee Shu-ren, Hwang Deh-en, and a few brothers from Hu-Shan preached the gospel in Chao-Yang-Shan. The result was good. A house has been rented, and meetings have begun. Over twenty people have received the Lord and are coming every Lord's Day to meetings. Presently, the brothers from Hu-Shan are still going there to help them. Hopefully, a proper local church will be established in the near future.
On July 27 Brother Lee Shu-ren and a few other brothers began preaching the gospel in Tah-Gang and in Bei-Gang. The opportunity was great and many were moved by the word. Many also received the Lord. But we have not started any meetings. May the Lord raise up more workers to go there to reap the ripened harvest. Brothers Chou Da-ching, Lin Zen-wu, Yang Li-ren, Su Ti-shen, and Jin Tze-fang will soon preach the gospel in Fen-Shui-Kwan, Yueh-Hu-Yang. May the Lord be with them in their work. I intend to visit the brothers and sisters in Tai-Shun with Brother Hwang Li-chuan. Then we will go through Tai-Shun to Rue-An, Da-Xue, and Shin-Teng to do some work there. Please pray for this work. Brother Lee Shu-ren intends to bring another brother to preach the gospel in Die-Shi and Wu-Li-Pai, the border region between Ping-Yang and Tai-Shun. Then they will come to work in Ping-Yang, Wenchow, and Wu-Yi through Fu-Ting. Brothers Hsu Dah-wei and Chou Shing-yi will come to Ping-Yang from Shanghai and will stay at the meeting place in Shia-Kwan in Pu-Men-Jen. Brother Chai Chi's health is the same as before. Brother Chuang Kwang-po is very weak. Brother Pan Huo-ling has gone to the Lord.
Brother in the Lord,Chen Chin-fa, August 24
We are on the sixth day of the conference. Probably there will be two or three days more of meetings. Many unsaved ones have come and joined us. The Lord willing, we hope to have two or three days of gospel meetings after this so that we will not owe the unsaved ones anything. Although man is weak and corrupt, God works apart from man and gains men for Himself. I can only praise Him with all my heart.
Sister Tso Fu-ru,August 13
Thank and praise the Lord! He has preserved us and allowed us to meet in peace for a week. The conference ended last night. We studied Revelation in the mornings, and in the evenings we preached the way to love the Lord or the practice of loving the Lord. The attendance in the morning was less, about twenty, than in the evenings, about forty. The brothers and sisters received much help. The day before yesterday three brothers (Lee Jung-ming, Chu Chi-cheng, and Huang Da-gan) were baptized.
Lan Tsi-yi, August 16
Sister Ruth in the Lord:
I set out to work in south Yunnan for the second time on August 19. I worked in Mong-Tze for about ten days. If the Lord intends for me to work here, I will need my own place to stay. On the morning of August 29, I took the train to work in Lin-An and lodged at the house of Brother Chou Je-min, the superintendent of the state hospital of Yunnan province. Recently, he has become clear concerning the truth of salvation and has become quite seeking. Another sister, Kuo, who is a nurse, is in the same condition as Brother Chou. Both have been baptized into the name of the Lord recently. The Lord has also opened the door of the gospel in Lin-An. If any brother has a leading from the Lord, it would be wonderful to see him stay here for a few months. I have written a letter to Brother Tsing-yuen. I wonder when the Lord will grant him the leading to go. The saints in Shi-Ping have received much help from the work of Sisters Yu and Lee. Even some sinners were saved. After the sisters finished their work in Shi-Ping, they went on to work in Lin-An for a while. I met them at Mong-Tze. I heard that they have now returned to Shanghai via Hong Kong.
The church in Ku-Jiu is wavering because of the sickness of one of its leading brothers and because of outside influence. I intend to visit the brothers and sisters in Ku-Jiu after my work here. There is one more brother in Ku-Jiu, Mr. Lin Kwang-hwa (the eldest son of Lin Yau-huei), who is working in the aluminum factory. The church in K'un-ming will move its address to [omitted]. You can find brother Hwang Chung if you go to the meeting hall, because the janitor can lead you to his house. Between Kai-Yuen and Bi-She-Chai Station, there is a place called Dah-Juang Station. Recently, the Lord arranged for a sister, Mrs. Ma, to move there. Her husband indicated that he wanted to believe in the Lord while he was in K'un-ming. (Both of them were Muslims.) I intend to preach the gospel there after I finish my work in Ku-Jiu. Mr. Ma is the general director of Pioneering Farm. He said that he can introduce me to the workers of the farm to preach the gospel to them. Peace to you in the Lord! Greetings to Sisters Chang and Wang and to all the brothers and sisters in Chungking.
Kwang-hsi, September 1
On July 10 Sister Yu and I went to Yi-Liang for a few days. Brother Chang Tsing-yuen was with us. There is only a Pentecostal Church there. We preached the gospel for two days. After returning from Yi-Liang to K'un-ming, we left on July 19 and arrived safely in Shi-Ping on the twentieth. The sisters' meeting began on the twenty-sixth, involving two meetings a day. Sister Yu is responsible for them. There are about twenty sisters here, with over ten who are able to stand for the Lord. Beginning August 5, we will have a few days of gospel meetings. May the Lord gain more people for Himself.
Sister in the Lord,Rachel Lee, August 3
We left Shi-Ping for Lin-An and stayed for half a month; there were ten big evangelistic meetings. Brothers Lin and Chen and Sister Rachel were responsible for the meetings on the first few days. During the last few days, Brother Lin had to return to Shi-Ping, and Brother Chen, Sister Rachel, and myself were responsible for the meetings. We had one gospel meeting every day. During the ten days, many indicated that they wanted to receive the Lord. Brother Chen spoke every morning at the Health Department on the victory of Christ and every evening on the requirement for entering the kingdom.
Shu-jen, August 24
We stayed in Lin-An for two weeks, and the Lord blessed the work. On August 24 Brother Chen and I came to Kai-Yuan from Mong-Tze. There is only one Pentecostal Church here. We have conducted eight meetings so far, including something for believers and something for unbelievers. The meetings are good. Many have become clear about their salvation, and many have risen up to seek after the Lord.
Rachel, August 29
Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord:
You have heard that Brother Pan Huo-ling from our locality had been sick for a long time. We thank all the brothers and sisters in all the localities for praying for him. On the morning of July 28, our brother was called by the Lord and departed from this world! We will arrange for the funeral and cemetery. We should thank and praise the Lord for Brother Pan because he has now been delivered from the sea of sorrow and is in Paradise. But we are grieved at the fact that the church in Kien-Ou has lost the help of a strong arm! In our sorrow we are concerned that the brothers and sisters would not be aware of this news, and thus we are sending this announcement.
Brothers in the Lord,Chang Ting-shiang, Chang Gao-lai, and Chang Tsai-kwangon behalf of the brothers in Wenchow
(Brother Pan Huo-ling was a good brother and a good worker lauded by all the co-workers in Ping-Yang and Wenchow region. His leaving the world to be with the Lord is surely an excellent state for himself but is undoubtedly heartbreaking news among the co-workers! I remember last year when Brother Watchman Nee was in K'un-ming, how the passing away of a certain brother triggered him to recall the fading away of many zealous, faithful, honorable, and loving co-workers during the past eight to nine years, and how grief and sorrow swelled up from within him. I have the same feeling today! Yet God cannot be wrong. On that day we will know His good will. May the brothers in Wenchow be comforted in the Lord — Ruth Lee in Chungking.)
(1) Brother Chang Kwang-rong left Shanghai in August for Foo-Ding in Chekiang.
(2) Brothers Hsu Dah-wei and Chou Shing-yi left for Tse-Shia-Kwan in Ping-Yang, Chekiang, on August 21 and are temporarily staying there.
(3) A letter from K'un-ming on August 3 states that senior Mrs. Nee (Watchman Nee's mother) is conducting a week-long edifying meeting there on the subject of "The Overcoming Testimony." A letter on August 25 states that sisters are learning to preach the gospel by taking turns daily. Thank the Lord that some have been saved.
(4) A letter on August 14 from Feng-Ting states that Sisters Bau Hsu-min and Lee Mo-chai went to Hwei-An, Fukien. After returning to Feng-Ting, they intend to travel to Sien-You; from there they will go to south Fukien. There are over thirty sisters in Hwei-An and Tseng-Mao who are quite seeking.
(5) A letter from Macao on August 3 says that Sister Hwang Ro-chen is still working in Macao.
(6) Sister Miao Yun-chun's mother passed away, and she has stopped her plans to travel north.
(7) Brother Kuo Bu-yueh and Sister Tso Fu-ru arrived in Kweilin.
(8) Addresses of a few brothers and sisters: [Omitted].
(9) Brother Tang Shou-ling arrived in Chungking on August 27. Beginning September 5, there will be seven days of meetings on the subject of "The Glory of Christ." Brother Tang will go to Ch'eng-tu on September 22 and work, perhaps spending a month or two in Chungking and Ch'eng-tu. Then he will return to Shanghai via Kuei-yang, Kweilin, and Hong Kong.
(10) Brother Chang Yu-zhi and Sisters Peace Wang, Phoebe Chang, and Ruth Lee left Chungking on September 17 to go to Kuei-yang. Brother Chang will stay there for a while, and the three sisters will go on to K'un-ming by the middle of October.
(11) Brother Lan Tsi-yi is still in Hankow.
(12) A letter from Hong Kong on August 10 says that Brother Chen Ju-yien went to Tai-Shan on August 1. Brother Philip Luan went with him. From there they will go to Kwangsi.
(13) After Sisters Yu Shu-jen and Rachel Lee conclude their meetings in Kai-Yuan, they will return to Shanghai via Hong Kong.
(14) We heard that Brother Watchman Nee's work in England was much blessed by the Lord.
Dear Brother Tsi-yi in the Lord:
May the Lord protect you and the brothers and sisters in Hankow. May He give you peace in the midst of danger, and may the Father manifest His care to His children. By the Father's special grace, the brothers in Ning-Hai are able to meet and preach the gospel as before. We must be thankful for this. Recently, we had a special conference for ten days (August 4 to 14). We saw many new believers coming from various places, praising the Father and the Savior with tears. How our hearts rejoiced at seeing this. Unfortunately, my spiritual life is not deep enough to render them deeper edification. By the Lord's grace, Brother Lou Chuan-en is now rendering some help to the brothers in Ning-Hai. The Lord willing, I will go to Shiang-Shan, Feng-Hwa, or Wu-Yi to do some work there. How we need the prayer of the lovers of the Lord. Enclosed please find X dollars from the offering box in the meeting in Ning-Hai. Please direct it according to the Spirit's leading to the brothers engaged in pioneering work in inland provinces. Peace to you in the Lord.
Brother in the Lord,Hwa Shi-bin, August 15
Enclosed please find X dollars. This is an offering from a brother meeting in Ning-Hai. X dollars are for gospel work in remote border provinces, and X dollars are for saints in need. Please distribute it in prayer. Thank you for taking the time to do this. May the Lord remember you.
Brother Hwa Shi-bin, August 16
Dear Brother Dah-wei in the Lord:
We are still living in the villages. The brothers and sisters are all under the Lord's protection and are at peace. Please do not worry. Because of my business, I have stayed in the city as well as the villages. Although the environment is not safe, thank the Lord that business can still be carried on. There was even a period when business was quite busy. Everything is by the Lord's grace. Please be at peace. Shi-jie is still working in Hankow. If the situation becomes unstable, he will move to Chungking. Every Lord's Day morning, we have a children's meeting with thirty to forty children. They like to sing and are quite attentive. May the Lord cause seeds to be sown into good ground so that He will receive the glory. We feel that we are empty, weak, and in need of the support of His power and grace. Please pray for us and for the work. One brother who came to know the Lord three years ago was recently revived and has become very seeking. Unfortunately, he has been sick with some kind of tuberculosis for about a year. When I first arrived in the villages, he was very sick. Now he has improved and can stand up. He has joined us in the worship of the Lord four times. Because of his sickness, he has the opportunity to read many books and the Bible, and his spiritual life has advanced quickly. May the Lord heal him quickly. Please pray for him. His name is Chang Peng-ling. Three women have definitely believed in the Lord; they are our neighbors. We thank the Lord for this.
We feel that the Lord has started His work, and we intend to ask Brother Yu Shung-fei to come and preach the gospel for a few days. May the Lord give him the burden and the opportunity to come. May He save all the people in Shi-Lu-Tou so that He will gain something. Sister Hsiao Yu-yin's nephews and nieces were in Hangchow; she lost contact with them for half a year. Thank the Lord that He has heard our prayer. In May they arrived safely in Shanghai. The elderly Brother Bi wrote that he is doing well in the villages, and he sends greetings to you. The sisters give you their greetings. Greetings to you in the Lord!
Brother Chang He-nien, July 11
Dear Brother David in the Lord:
I left Ning-Po on June 2 and arrived home on the fourth. On the Lord's Day I gathered some poor, blind, and despised ones, and witnessed the gospel to them. At the invitation of the Yung-Kiang Girls' School in Ting-Shia, I testified to the truth of the gospel at their graduation ceremony. While passing through Si-Kou, I lodged at the True God Chapel. Mrs. Shen (sister of Mrs. Yuen Hou-tsai) and Miss Chang Fan asked me to say something that night. They were still hungry when I left and wanted to have a week of meetings. I promised that I would put this into prayer. I have asked God to grant them grace according to the principle of satisfying the hungry. While I was praying this morning, it seemed that He wanted me to convey this need to you. May the Lord commission His own servant, amen. I intend to go to Shao-Shing at the end of this month. I heard that there will be a conference in Ning-Hai at the beginning of August. I would like to participate in such a feast. The school holiday will be over by the end of August. We are all safe. Please do not worry. Greetings to you in the Lord.
Brother Yu Yun-fei, July 12
Dear Brother Philip in the Lord:
From Issue No. 8 of The Open Door, I learned that you have recuperated from your sickness. Thank God for His great grace. Although I am separated from you in body, my heart has been constantly in fellowship with you before the Lord, and I often have mentioned your name and prayed for you before God.
Four years ago God revived His own work in the churches in Nan-Sha. The churches which long had been dormant have had a big turn. We can only thank and praise the Lord with all our hearts. I see that God is raising up a group of workers in Nan-Sha for the building up of Christ's Body. There are now seven places with the Lord's table, and three other places are about to begin. Recently, God raised up a group of gospel preachers to preach the gospel in the mountain villages around Shao-Shing. God has started His work. The door of preaching is now open, and soon churches will be established. Brother Shan Kai-fen often comes to help us. Although the political situation is tense, God has given us peace under His wings. God has shown me that if a servant of God is humble before God and men, God will continually use him. But if he becomes proud, he will immediately be set aside. David and Saul can be examples to us. When a church is in one accord, it will be revived. Throughout history there have always been two groups of people in the church. There are the fleshly ones and the spiritual ones. The fleshly ones always persecute the spiritual ones. But God's sovereignty always turns things to the benefit of the spiritual ones. The fleshly ones continually persecute the spiritual ones so that the self of the spiritual ones will die. God will deal with the fleshly ones and will save the spiritual ones. May we pray for each other before the Lord so that His plan will soon be fulfilled. May the Lord be with us until He returns, amen. Peace to you in the Lord.
Brother in the Lord,Fei Chang-bau, July 11
...Presently, there are no workers here. Brother Yu Cheng-hwa and others do not have the burden. As a result, the meeting that is on the line of the work (i.e., the Lord's Day morning meeting) was stopped temporarily. Thank the Lord! He has shown us that there is a difference between the church and the work and has taught us to obey this truth. According to the Lord's arrangement, we have no more meetings on the line of the work. But all the meetings of the local church continue as usual. Although most of the brothers and sisters are unaccustomed to this practice, we cannot easily invite people to preach, because we have to care for the Lord's work. Nevertheless, we feel that the brothers and sisters in Shanghai have been overfed. We would rather allow them to go hungry for a while. When they feel the need again, our Lord will surely provide....
Your brothers,Yu Cheng-hwa, Wu You-an, Du Tsong-chen, Lin Kwang-biaoAugust 28
Please give our regards to Sisters Wang and Chang, Brother Chang Yu-zhi, and Mr. and Mrs. Yuen.
I received your two letters. I am concentrating on the work for the Lord and have no clear assurance yet. In the near future, I will have to find some way to support myself and wait on God's leading through a job. Over thirty brothers who fled from the war in Chekiang arrived here safely. They are now being accommodated at the Yi-Yang Relief Center. Please pray for them until, as you hoped, they no longer have a need to be supported by others and are self-sufficient. Peace to you in the Lord!
Brother Yu Yien-chuan, August 15
Dear Sister Ruth in the Lord:
I heard that Sisters Chang and Wang have arrived in Chungking and will soon go to Kuei-yang. May the Lord bless your future. When I was in San-Tai, I met a British missionary in a Friends Church. She told me that the Friends Church does not emphasize outward formalities but inner light and that baptism and the breaking of bread are unnecessary. I showed her the meaning of baptism and the breaking of bread from the Bible. She accepted the truth concerning the breaking of bread but was still in doubt about baptism. The next day I went to her again, and she gathered a few to listen to me. I was led by the Spirit to speak boldly concerning the truth of the church. Thank the Lord that they were all very attentive. On the third day in their fellowship meeting, we studied a few passages concerning fellowship with God. The Lord was indeed with us, and they were all willing to receive the word quietly. This is the Lord's doing. May all the glory go to Him. Meetings here are as usual. (On the Lord's Day morning from nine to eleven, we have the fellowship meeting; in the evening from seven to eight-thirty, we have the bread-breaking meeting. On Saturday evening we have a Bible study meeting at Mrs. Shen's house starting at six-thirty.) Last Thursday at the prayer meeting, we fasted and prayed from three o'clock until eight o'clock. We may continue this way with the prayer meeting on the coming Thursdays. Thank the Lord that He always blesses the work that He has ordered.
Brother in the Lord,Chao Rue-tze, September 7
Dear Brother Tsi-yi in the Lord:
Thank the Lord that in the midst of all the hectic activities, I have this opportunity to fellowship with you once again through letters.
I believe you heard that the Lord brought us to Kuei-yang safely! Because of the lesson we learned last time, we did not move rashly this time. I was concerned about exposing the children to the danger of long-distance travel by bus. The mountain roads are dangerous, and there is always the danger of accidents and robberies. Thank the Lord, He cared for the weak and gave us a full promise: "Your women, children, and all your possessions will come in the way of peace." Indeed, we were safe. Although there were dangerous places along the way, we were at peace. The smoothness of the road was beyond my expectation. It was very difficult to get the tickets from Ch'ang-sha to Kuei-yang. But thank the Lord, a supervisor of the Railway Company, who had been my patient, came to consult with me about his sickness. By chance he told me that he worked at the Railway Company. He secured the necessary tickets for me. I work at the Provincial Hospital. My uncle (Brother Liu Ching-si) has been relocated from Kuei-yang Medical School to the Kweichow Provincial Hospital. Presently, malaria is rife in Kuei-yang, and I also have been assigned to the Provisional Immunization Hospital. There are many patients, and work is busy. More and more people are moving to Kuei-yang. The standard of living has become too high and the houses too few.
Visitors from out of town can find me at the Provincial Hospital. Peace be to you.
Brother in the Lord,Liu Chu-fei, August 8
Brother Kuo Bu-yue, Sister Lee Tse-tseng, and I arrived safely in Kweilin on August 26. They are staying at the Independent Church, while I am lodging at the house of Sister Chang Tze-ping, who works at the Provincial Library. There are over ten sisters who are in fellowship with us. The people of Kweilin are simple, and their standard of living is not too high. The roads are clean, and the air is fresh. The city is surrounded by mountains, and the weather is fine. The people are quite receptive to religion. It takes a two-day journey by car to go from here to Nan-ning. Transportation is easy. We heard that there will soon be trains from here to there. There are four denominations in this city: the Independent Church, the Baptist Church, the Anglican Church, and the Methodist Church. If some will come and work in this place, there should not be too many obstacles. However, housing is difficult. I need a period of rest, and I am looking for houses.
Sister Tso Fu-ru, August 31
Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord:
I left Sian and traveled through the churches in Shing-Ping, Shang-Jen, Mei County, Kwei-Ya-Jen, and Sin-Chuang and met many brothers and sisters. Although they live in remote and inaccessible mountain regions, they love the Lord very much, and I was very touched. I spent two weeks on the road and then returned to Sian. I stayed in Sian for a week, going to the houses of the believers and fellowshipping with them. This has reaped much benefit for me. On July 16 I went from Sian to Shang-Chow Union. I stayed there for five or six days and conducted meetings every morning, afternoon, and evening. They all witnessed the Lord's blessing. On the twenty-second I came to the church in Lung-Ju-Tsai. Let me relate a little concerning the condition among the Tsinghai natives of this inland region. Four years ago the Lord led me into the inland regions of Tsinghai to preach the gospel to the natives. I was born in Honan, and prior to this, I had never traveled far. In 1932 the Lord directed Brother Duan Chai-ju and myself to go to Tsinghai. We set out on September 11, 1932, from Shantung and walked by foot to the west through the provinces of Hopeh, Honan, Shansi, Shensi, and Kansu. In 1934 the Lord led us into Tsinghai and the western part of Tsinghai to preach the gospel to the natives. The interior of Tsinghai province is inhabited exclusively by nomadic tribesmen. Their cultures and habits are vastly different from ours, the Han Chinese. I spent about a year in Tsinghai and cannot enumerate all the benefits and help I received through my stay.
It has been almost seven years since I was commissioned by the Lord to preach the gospel. Everywhere we went, we saw the Lord's power, glory, and wonderful work. When I consider all these things, my heart is filled with joy. Hallelujah. Praise our precious Lord Jesus! I will probably not be able to stay here for long. Later, I will go west again. The meetings here will begin September 1. I ask the brothers and sisters in the Lord to pray much for me. Peace to you in the Lord.
Brother Hu Tien-en, August 24
Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord:
In April, I related the condition here to you briefly. I trust that you have remembered us in your prayer. There has not been much progress within the past few months. We do not know how to obey and how to deny ourselves. There is still much need for your prayer. Presently, we have Bible study meetings on Monday and Wednesday. We are studying the truth concerning the church. On Friday we have a prayer meeting, and on the Lord's Day we hope to start a bread-breaking meeting. There are many difficulties, and we are still praying. In everything we are learning.
We only have a little spark within our heart, and the enemy is already becoming indignant. He is attacking us from all sides through small matters. Please remember the church in Gao-Mi and your weak brother often. In April Brother Chang Tze-jieh had some meetings in Gao-Mi, and one brother was saved. His condition is very good now, but we still need much edification. Brother Witness Lee may come later. We can only ask the Lord of the harvest to send His laborers to come quickly and to accomplish His work so that His name may receive much glory. May the Lord's grace abound.
Brothers in the Lord,Wang Shu-ge and Hu Shen-fu, August 15
The various places in Fukien are at peace, except Foochow, which experiences occasional air raids. There was a large-scale air bombing in the city the day before yesterday. All of the neighboring houses were destroyed. Our house was shaken and slightly damaged, but on the whole, it was preserved. From this we see the Lord's care of His people. He is worthy to be praised! We have moved into Chang-Chien-Shan. If there are no further changes in Foochow, we will remain. If we move, we will inform you. All the brothers and sisters in Foochow are well. Some have moved to the upper regions in the rural areas. The Lord has brought the gospel to the remote regions through these tribulations. Greetings to the brothers and sisters in Chungking.
Brother Hsu Shiao-hwawith Sisters Hsu Shiao-keng and Hsu Shiao-fang, July 14
Enclosed please find X dollars. Please use it for the Lord's work and for the brothers and sisters in difficulty. Everything is calm. All the Christians are preserved and at peace in the Lord. Please do not worry, but do not forget to ask the Lord to preserve us in prayer, amen.
Brothers Chai Gi-chen, Hsie Tse-shun, and Chen Fang-ching
August 29
Honorable Brother Lan in the Lord:
The Lord has led Brothers Philip Luan and Chen Ju-yien here to Taishan. In the near future we will have gospel meetings and Bible study meetings. They are still praying as to how long they will work here. Brother Luan's health has been weak. However, since his arrival in Taishan, he has felt quite comfortable. The Lord willing, he may rest quietly in Taishan for a while before visiting the brothers and sisters in Kwangsi. Peace to you.
Brothers Chai Zhi-yun and Hsu Bo-ying, August 18
Dear Brother Tsi-yi in the Lord:
A meeting place for the church is a problem. The landlord decided to take back his house, and we were forced to move out. Thank and praise God that He prepared a place for us. On August 1 we moved to 39 Shek-Kip-Mei Street, Second Floor. In the future any news of the churches and any correspondence between the brothers and sisters should be directed to Hong Kong, P. O. Box 1664. The work here goes on as usual: On Tuesday night we preach the gospel, on Wednesday night we have a Bible study, on Friday night we have our prayer meeting, on Saturday we have a perfecting meeting, and on the Lord's Day morning we preach the gospel. Recently in Emmanuel Bookroom, we had meetings on Thursday and Friday evening and on the Lord's Day morning. There is a good opportunity there, and the emphasis has been the Swatowese population and those living in the area who can speak Mandarin. The nature of the meetings is teaching and gospel preaching. The work here was under Brother Luan. Now that he has left Hong Kong, the work has been passed on to the local brothers. Please remember us before the Lord. Peace to you in the Lord. Greetings to the brothers and sisters remaining in Hankow.
A weak brother in the Lord,Ho Nai-yee, August 5
Dear Brother K. H. Weigh:
The work here has been taken up mostly by the local brothers. However, since the introduction of the new principle, we have learned one lesson. Brother Luan said that the book Rethinking Our Work (The Normal Christian Church Life) is a very good book. But we should not neglect the fact that this book concerns only the line of Paul, not the line of Peter in Jerusalem or the line of John in Asia. If we practice according to the principle of the book, it creates a great problem between the work of the local church and the work of the workers. There is no way to separate these two kinds of work. This is the experience we have learned in the past. We have often neglected the Lord's work and the Lord's workers. May the Lord grant us grace and mercy. The brothers here are quite burdened for the work in K'un-ming and Sikang. We pray about it all the time in our prayers. We hope that you can give us reports frequently and publish news of the work in K'un-ming in The Open Door so that the brothers and sisters can pray according to the needs. May the Lord be with you, amen.
Your brother, Ho Nai-yee, August 10
Brother Yue-chiao:
Enclosed please find X dollars for Sister X, which should be distributed to workers in remote border regions. Peace be to you.
Your brother, Wang Kai-shen, July 4
Enclosed please find X dollars. Please distribute it according to the Lord's leading to brothers and sisters in tribulation and to the co-workers. This sum was offered by one brother, who offered it upon hearing of the suffering of the brothers in Hankow.
Faithful Luk, August 14
(Half of this sum has been sent to co-workers in Kweilin and Szechuan, and half of it to a few believers in need. Brother Tseng Wen-chuen from Borneo sent us X dollars for The Open Door. We have received it. His correspondence address is [omitted] — Editor.)
(1) Brother Yen Chung-chieh of the Ye-Chang orphanage wrote on August 20: "Sisters Yau and Wei are well in Ren-Chi. If need be, I will move the teachers and students to Szechuan. I also have the burden to take the children with me to Yunnan to pioneer that place and to organize a new community. This is a big task, and I look to the Lord for His guidance and blessing. I ask that my work be published in The Open Door so that the brothers and sisters can pray for me. I will not need any offering because there is support from special funds. (Brother Yen is from Honan. He studied in the Methodist seminary in Che-Kou. He has given himself to this charitable work for the love of the Lord. We should remember him always in our prayer — Editor.)
(2) Brother Liu Tien-min from Chou County wrote in his letters on June 20 and 30: "Brother Chan has taken refuge in the west of the county township. Brother Sun Shi-bih is now living in the country in his parents-in-law's house. I am temporarily residing with my family in a little village sixty miles from the county township northeast of Chou County. I did not receive Issue No. 2 of The Open Door, but received Issue Nos. 3 and 4. Beginning with Issue No. 5, please send me one copy per issue. Please pray for me also, so that the Lord will open a way for us to escape the danger."
(3) Sister Luh Tsi-tsien wrote on August 31: "During the summer I worked in Chung-Ching-Chou in Szechuan with much blessings from the Lord. Now I am in Chia-Ting. Soon there will be a Bible study meeting. Please pray for us."
(4) Brother Hwa Shi-bin wrote on August 1: "Sister Tu Yun-sien said that many believers in Ning-Po are quite seeking."
(5) Brother Chang Tze-jieh wrote on August 4: "The brother of Brother Liu Chao-shing from Tung-Shi-Shan-Chi, Ping-Yuen, An-Chui, Shantung province has been taken hostage by bandits. Please pray about this. Brother Liu had fellowship with us in Nanking.
(6) Sister Phoebe Lee has arrived in Shui-Ning from Chungking.
(7) Sister Wang Shuai-shin has arrived in Chungking. She will go to Kuei-yang on September 27 and then to Kwei-Lin. She may go with Sister Lee to Shanghai. Brother Liu Kwo-shiang and Sister Chi Hue-chun left for Ch'eng-tu on the same day. Sister Han Feng-ying left for Kuei-yang on September 17. Brother Liu Kwo-jieh and Sister Wang Shue-an have arrived in Chungking. They will soon go to Wen-Chuen and Ch'eng-tu respectively.
Dear Brother Tsi-yi in the Lord:
I have asked Mrs. Yuen to send you X dollars. This amount was received from the offering box designated for brothers and sisters in difficulty. Please distribute it according to the Lord's will. Peace to you in the Lord!
Brother in the Lord, Chang Gao-lai, August 24
Brother Tsi-yi in the Lord:
I received the few letters you sent me. Please excuse me for not answering right away. I also received Issue No. 10 of The Open Door. Thank the Lord that we can still have the Lord's message at this time. We are all safe. Originally, we intended to leave Lu-Shan, but we did not move because we have elderly and young ones in the family and have not decided where to go. May the Lord lead us. Sister Hu has left, and someone from Nan-ch'ang told us that she has gone to Nan-ch'ang. But we have not received a letter from her. Please pray for her. Peace to you in the Lord. Greetings to Brother Chang Yu-zhi, and please greet the brothers and sisters in the Lord for us.
Brother Yu Shin-liang, September 7
I read Issue No. 7 of The Open Door yesterday and was encouraged by Brother Chang Yu-zhi's translation of The Dynamics of Service by Paget Wilkes. May God bless this book for the benefit of many. Enclosed please find stamps in the amount of X dollars for publication expenses. Please send one copy to B. R. Hallgren of the Gospel Hall in Jin-Yuen, Kansu, and one copy to John Chang of the Gospel Hall in Ding-Si, Kansu. May God bless your work for Him.
In Christ, John Chang, August 8
Dear Ms. Yu:
I have received all the issues of The Open Door and have obtained much help from the news of the brothers and sisters in all the different places. Thank the Lord that His work can still be so prevailing under the present circumstances.
The condition of the churches in the northwest has improved recently. Some of the Chinese brothers in the China Inland Mission adopted the policy of self-propagation and began pioneering evangelism in Ching-Yang last year. Suh Siu-deh, who loves the Lord, is taking responsibility there. Last winter some brothers and sisters from Kaifeng, who were zealous for the Lord and who were from the Methodist Bible School, established an evangelistic band and intended to go to the northwest to preach the gospel. Lately, the Assembly of God has been very active. It has a little evangelistic band working in the northwest and has done some lasting work in many areas in Tsinghai. Our respected Brother Witness Lee went to the northwest once last year. Many who desired to see him for years were unable to see him. There are still many in Sian and Lan-chou who would like him to come again with the Lord's full gospel and edify the brothers in the northwest. Mr. Liang Bin-yu was in Hue-Ning in July, and he obtained his missionary passport for working in the northwest from Lan-chou on the fifth. There are only one or two churches with a few dozen people in each between Lan-chou and Di-Hwa, a distance of a few thousand miles. If Brother Chao Yung-chuen has a burden in his spirit for the gospel work in Sinkiang, we would very much respect it, because there is a great need for men to go there. The church in Hue-Ning is absolutely the Lord's. But there are many things which we do not understand as far as the way is concerned. Although we were helped by the books Rethinking Our Work and The Open Door, they are not enough. May some writings that can render us more help be published. May God give you deep wisdom so that thousands of people may receive the benefit. Peace in the Lord!
Brothers in Hue-Ning: Sun Fuh-ji, Jacob Chang,Xing Ling-shuen, and Chang Ying-tien, August 10
Thank God our Father, who has sent us our desire — The Open Door....Last August I went with two co-workers, Sisters Shang Yee-rong and Wu Deh-shin, to my hometown of Tai-Gu. God opened the door of preaching for us. In every meeting there were forty to fifty women. Later, Brother Chai En-shang also came to work in Tai-Gu for a week. Through negotiations with the supervisor of the students at Ming-Shien Girls' School, we were allowed to preach the gospel at the high school. We were ready to invite Brother Witness Lee to come to work in Tai-Gu, but there was no transportation. I graduated from Ming-En School ten years ago, and I have been working in it for five years. In T'ai-yuan Sisters Han Miao-ying and Chang Li-yeh are taking this way. Two weeks ago I received a letter from Sister Peace Wang in Szechuan, telling us that she will soon go to Kweichow.
Sister in the Lord,Chang Chui-hsi, in my sickness, August 22
Thank God that Issue No. 11 was published in Hankow under His grace! This issue is being typeset in Hankow. We hope it can come out safely in October through your prayers.
During the past month I have received a few letters reminding me of something concerning this publication. I take them to heart and am very grateful for them. For example, one brother wrote, "In one issue of The Open Door, you mentioned one item briefly. Although it may not stir up much attention, I am afraid that mentioning this news will cause the readers not to turn away from it. If this work is legitimate, we should pay proper attention to it, because it would mean that God has one more worker. But if this work is not proper, we should ignore it altogether." I was directed by my reasoning at that time. While I did not trust in the brother, his letter seemed to indicate some kind of a turn. Since I was afraid of being bound by my own prejudice, I only deleted the portion of the letter which pertained to his work and published the part about his escape from the war. In addition, I said in that issue, "Some news is good, but if the editor does not feel peaceful about publishing it, she will not dare publish it." I was referring to the deleted part of this brother's letter that has to do with his work. Recently, I checked into this matter and found that this brother has written many places telling others how God had greatly used him. Certain believers who contacted him said, "He is liable to lie, despite the fact that what he says is similar to what you are saying." Of course, we cannot control others from becoming false apostles, but neither are we willing to remove the rooftops of others and uncover them. The best we can do is ignore them. We have no way to stop anyone from utilizing the podium or taking godliness as a means for base gain. But a church such as Ephesus will be able to discern those who call themselves apostles but are not. Moreover, those who are truly spiritual will recognize who these people are. We still hope that the brother says these things out of an ignorance of his self, not out of a willful intention to deceive others.
A few other brothers wrote, "You should be careful and discreet in publishing the condition of local churches, personal letters, reports of personal work, or stories about the work of others." They also quoted examples, saying, "In one issue you said that a certain brother was giving messages. We dare not say such a word before the Lord. In another issue you published a letter by someone whose salvation is still doubtful. It would be better to be more careful and discreet in such cases. Moreover, in another issue, the report is not very accurate." To be careful and discrete is truly right in principle. But there are often difficulties. With most of the news, I have done my best to cut off certain things so that we will not fall into exaggeration. With some letters, the writer is my personal acquaintance. In order to avoid problems, I have investigated, according to my ability, the trustworthiness of the statements that come from other sources. It is inevitable that there will still be mistakes. There are two points, however, I wish to make. On the one hand, I hope that by prayer I will have a clearer inner guidance. On the other hand, I hope that all correspondents will take care not to exaggerate. Moreover, if anyone knows of anything that requires correction, please do not hesitate to make it.
On the first page of every issue, we have the words: "This is a personal ministry and not the official publication of an organization." Therefore, we wish that the co-workers and the local churches would pay attention to the fact that in this magazine, the recommendation or nonrecommendation of any individual and the selection or deletion of any news of the work or of the churches are of a personal nature and are not in the nature of any official organization. All relationships are spiritual.
As to the offerings designated for the work, Brothers Ho Yueh-chiao and Lan Tsi-yi and myself are merely entrusted to transfer money to others. We are not a faith mission. Even the cares among the co-workers are lessons in supplying the needs of others; no one is responsible to anyone else. Our eyes should be set on God alone, and our hearts should give thanks to Him alone.
Recently, most of the brothers and sisters who are in Hankow, Ch'ang-sha, and Szechuan have found ways to meet their needs. We thank the Lord for His grace with all of our hearts!
We cannot predict the future of Hankow. Should communication with Hankow become blocked, all questions and orders should be sent directly through Mr. Ho Nai-yee in Hong Kong.
I will leave Chungking for Kuei-yang soon and will be in K'un-ming in the middle of October. Then I may go to Kweilin or back to Shanghai via Hong Kong. All news of the work and the churches should be directed to Brother Weigh in K'un-ming if you are sending it before the middle of October. After the middle of October, please send it to Mr. Ho Nai-yee, P. O. Box 1664, Hong Kong.
Ruth Lee in ChungkingSeptember 14, 1938
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