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Rev. Dr. Gao Ying says ‘Thanks to UBS’
Excerpts from an interview with Rev. Dr. Gao Ying, Vice Principal of the Nanjing Union Theological Seminary
Rev. Dr. Gao Ying has been in the Lord’s service for the last 3 decades. She has these words to say about the growth of Christianity in China and the collaborative relationship between the China Church and the United Bible Societies (UBS):
“Unlike the West, China does not have a Christian cultural background. Christians are a minority group here; they may count for only about one per cent of the total population in China. The figure is small although the absolute figure might be a large number. After more than 20 years of printing Bibles locally, the supply of Bibles is still insufficient to meet its demand. Not only the Christians are asking for the Bible, there are also a vast number of non-Christians who want to read the Bible for different reasons: some of them want to learn about Christianity from a cultural point of view. [...] Continue Reading…
The Cost of Being a Disciple – Rev. Dr. Gao Ying
Rev. Dr. Gao Ying. Photo:UBSCP/Jacqueline Ho.
Rev. Dr. Gao Ying, Vice Principal of the Nanjing Union Theological Seminary shares her testimony of faith.
I remembered the words of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew: ‘I came to set sons against their fathers, daughters against their mothers, daughters-in-law against their mothers-in-law; your worst enemies will be the members of your own family. Those who love their father or mother more than me are not fit to be my disciples; those who love their son or daughter more than me are not fit to be my disciples. Those who do not take up their cross and follow in my steps are not fit to be my disciples’ (Matthew 10:35- 38; GNT).
I come from a non-Christian family. [...] Continue Reading…
Sun-dried Bibles – by Father Wang Yuliang
Father Wang showing one of the sun-dried Bibles now used in the Shandong church. Photo:UBSCP/Chris Neo.
SHANDONG – I always felt that there were never enough Bibles in the churches in China. I grew up in a village church in Shandong province. More than 20 years ago, there were not more than 20 Catholic Bibles shared among the 500-600 parish members. In those days, church members would read the Bible aloud through the amplifiers for the rest of the congregation to listen to God’s Word.
A Bible, to me, was a rare and precious commodity. This leads me to share with you an incident in 2002…
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Catholics in Shanghai
Chinese Catholics - Lu (left) & Shen (right). Photo:UBSCP/Jacqueline Ho.
SHANGHAI — Shen Cheng a 27 year-old, heads the distribution arm of the Guangqi Research Center and Publication, Shanghai Catholic Diocese. Shen is not new to publications; when he was still a university undergraduate, he started a Catholic newsletter together with his friends, featuring selected scriptural portions in every installment. He is fervent about outreach, particularly to the youths, and is zealous about studying the Bible with young adults on a weekly basis in his church. Yet Shen himself had little exposure to the Catholic Faith when he was a youth. It was not until his university days, when one of his professors introduced a book by Harold J Berman which got him so interested in Catholism that he bought himself a Catholic Bible. [...] Continue Reading…
The Visually Impaired in China Needs Chinese Braille Bibles
Madam Zhang is a visually impaired person. She also has a weak heart and getting out of bed proved to be difficult at times. Her husband is mentally disabled. They do not have any children. She came to know the Lord in March 2000 and later joined a fellowship for the visually impaired in Harbin City that same year. She was baptized in 2008. Despite facing difficulties in living each day, Madam Zhang still attends church faithfully.
She shares that the portion of Scripture that is especially dear to her is Psalms 23 because she needed the strength to see her through each day.Full of trust in the Lord, she says with a smile, “The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. God promises to give strength. Every time I come across these verses, I would pray that God gives me strength and grant me good health because I have heart illnesses. Every time I read this verse, I am filled with joy because of His promises.” [...] Continue Reading…
