Everlasting Pearl: One of China's Women — John Shaqi
Everlasting Pearl: One of China's WomenJohannsen, Anna Magdalena
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Everlasting Pearl: One of China's Women
Johannsen, Anna Magdalena
Missions -- China; Women -- China -- Biography
What a joy it was to see her well! She had only gained, and not lost,
in her spiritual life during the time the Lord had laid her aside. She
had been chastened through her pain and suffering, through the
temptations from without and within, and would be more meet for the
Master's use than formerly. And so her later service proved. Often
when she went out shopping, or when any other business took her to the
street of the village, she would get an opportunity of witnessing for
her Lord. The shopkeepers and their wives would say, "Now, sit down
and tell us something of the Jesus doctrine first, and then we will
serve you." To that she gladly assented, and with pleasant manner and
convincing words, she would tell of the love of Christ, and what it had
done for her. It often happened that others came to listen to the
message; indeed, many went to her home for that very purpose, and to
each and all she related the story of her conversion, giving God all
the glory for having conquered when she had determined never to yield.
She told them of the blood of Christ and its cleansing power, and of
the great privilege of being a child of God. Mrs. Lue did not get
discouraged when they did not believe at once. "I do not wonder you do
not believe," she would say, "I was just the same once, and worse than
you. No power on earth could have made me leave my old way; but the
wonder-working power of God did it, and that same power will still
bring you into His fold."
Many strong opponents of the Gospel, many full of arguments and worldly
wisdom sought her out to argue and reason with her, fully assured that
their clever and witty speeches would soon bring ridicule and shame
upon her and her belief. But quietly and earnestly she silenced all of
them, often even outwitting them in arguments; at other times just
telling her simple story, but with such power that all mouths were
closed. The Lord indeed gave her "mouth and wisdom" according to His
promise in Luke xxi. 15, and very often, when the husband and wife were
telling their experiences, the former would say, with a proud, fond
look at his wife, "They are never able to get the best of her in
argument. The Lord always helps her to overcome them all." How he
loved her, and how united these two were in heart and mind! Day by
day, as they both followed Christ, they were drawn closer to each other.
Mrs. Lue was always ready for service, and whenever the Lord called her
to do something for Him, she did it joyfully and with all her might.
When some days had been set apart for the worship of a famous idol
visiting Kucheng, the people, especially the women, streamed together
from all quarters. A good many of them were strangers in the place,
and all sights worthy of notice had to be seen. The "Jesus Hall" was
one of them, perhaps the most important of all, for the women had heard
strange tales of the foreigners with their new doctrine, and they
wanted to see the place with their own eyes.
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