Glad to hear that BeckyE! The only wise words that I would have would be directed to the more mature of us. If you have a dream and see a toilet there, don't use it! TR One of Amir’s updates stated that Muslims where coming to Christ proclaiming it was through visions and dreams, very similar to what Saul (Paul) experienced on the road to Damascus. The harvest is white...the labors are few ... The Lord of the harvest can take care of business....just saying! :unsure: :prayer-hands: Indeed Tammie, the Lord can work just as well without us, as with us. He steps in when the testimony of men is rejected. The Lord often invites us to share in His work. But then again, He will often times ask us to sit and watch Him work! That way He alone will get the glory! For He will share His glory with no man! Again we are privileged and it is desirable to be in relationship with our Creator God and the lover of our souls. But the Lord has made it abundantly clear that this divine romance will only work when we accept Him on His terms, not ours! That's the difference between a true and sincere relationship on His terms as opposed to a religious relationship which is on our terms! Just as a woman submits to a husband she does so as unto the Lord and is honored. And when a man submits himself to the Lord and dies to self he is honored of God! For this is what Christ did, submitted himself to the Father, and we as the Bride submit to Christ. Thereby was all honor the principle of "first's". TR The point being, once we learn to submit then we are invited to surrender. Sadly in our world that seems to often work the other way. We first surrender to our passions, our lusts, our goals and agenda's, and never learn to submit! Submitting to His will first, then invited to surrender our hearts to His! TR :amen: This is such an exciting report from Amir, Tammie. Because I’m sure its so hard for missionaries to get a foothold into the muslim countries with all the red tape. I’m sure their suitcases would be searched and if they see Bibles, they wouldn’t get very far ... so the Lord uses other means to reach the muslims with the dreams and visions! :good: So another awesome sign that God works in spite of us is what is occurring in China. Whereas, China arrests and kills Christians for their faith, they now are allowing them to minister where others won’t go. The Gospel of our salvation is spreading at the last hour with a vengeance. We can pray that God continues his harvest, where only He can go. :prayer-hands: Wow, amazing breakthrough! All things work together for good. It takes a crisis for people to listen ... praying for the brave Christians who are sharing their faith on the streets in Wuhan. I betcha there aren’t any communist police hovering around eavesdropping to suppress their evangelizing! The police are probably either in hiding or fled to another city seeking safety. God be praised for His great Love! As I've been saying, the Lord is simply picking the last of the ripe harvest before we are outta here! TR Hey Tammie, The Chinese doctor who first discovered the virus in Wuhan was a believer and he had so much love and compassion for his people. No wonder the Lord is doing a mighty work in his hometown. All across China, people are talking about Dr Li Wen Laing. He was the doctor who discovered the novel coronavirus and in the early morning of Feb 7 2:58 am, he was promoted into glory and went home to be with our Father in heaven. Back in December last year, he was arrested for being a whistle blower “spreading rumors” about a mysterious pneumonia like virus. This morning we found out he was in fact a fellow brother in Christ. Our hearts are deeply moved by his sacrificial choice to spread awareness about the virus despite the risks he faced, especially to his reputation and to his own health. He continued to care for patients up until he was infected himself. What a legacy to leave behind of what it means to be like Jesus to those hurting in a time of crisis. So today, please pray for his family, especially his wife who is also infected and 8 months pregnant with their 2nd child. May God heal them supernaturally and give them grace, peace, strength and comfort during this time. Dr Li Wen Laing penned a deeply touching Chinese poem below of how he would miss his family, his beloved Wuhan and quoted 2 Tim 4:7-8 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith”. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.” Here is a captivating, heart-touching Chinese poem written in memory of Mr. Li Wenliang, a Christian doctor and whistleblower who died from the coronavirus himself after being punished for issuing the first warning about the deadly coronavirus outbreak. “The Hero who Told the Truth” I don’t want to be a hero At the end of that light is the heaven that people often talk about I am already gone I have fought the good fight - Fair Use- Thank you Geri for finding this, I could not read it out loud without tears. We need to pray God sends this testimony around the globe to bring souls to Jesus to honor a hero of the cross. God is so amazing! :prayer-hands:
I still have my parents
And my children
And my pregnant wife who’s about to give birth
And many of my patients in the ward
Though my integrity cannot be exchanged for the goodness of others
Despite my loss and confusion
I should proceed anyway
Who let me choose this country and this family
How many grievances do I have
When this battle is over
I will look up to the sky
With tears like rain
I don’t want to be a hero
But as a doctor
I cannot just see this unknown virus
Hurting my peers
And so many innocent people
Though they are dying
They are always looking at me in their eyes
With their hope of life
Who would have ever realized that I was going to die
My soul is in heaven
Looking at the white bed
On which lies my own body
With the same familiar face
Where are my parents
And my dear wife
The lady I once had a hard time chasing
There is a light in the sky
But I’d rather not go there
I’d rather go back to my hometown in Wuhan
I have my new house there
For which I still have to pay off the loan every month
How can I give up
How can I give up
For my parents without their son
How sad must it be
For my sweetheart without her husband
How can she face the vicissitudes in her future
I see them taking my body
Putting it into a bag
With which lie many compatriots
Gone like me
Being pushed into the fire in the hearth
At dawn
Goodbye, my dear ones
Farewell, Wuhan, my hometown
Hopefully, after the disaster
You’ll remember someone once
Tried to let you know the truth as soon as possible
Hopefully, after the disaster
You’ll learn what it means to be righteous
No more good people
Should suffer from endless fear
And helpless sadness
I have finished the race
I have kept the faith
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness
2 Timothy 4:7
