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Telling Stories, Teaching Truths

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Apr 122011
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Excited children holding up their Bibles.

Henan: Seated on the cold, hard cement floor of a makeshift classroom was 8-year-old Zhang, listening attentively to her teacher reading a story from a pictorial Bible. Little Zhang was so captivated by the story-telling that she did not mind or even notice the freezing temperature in the cluttered room which was also used as a cooking and washing area for the church. Read more [...]
Posted by pamchoo at 12:35 pm Children, Henan 河南, Jiangsu 江苏, Shanghai 上海

If Not For My Sister

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Mar 142011
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Ting with his guitar

My name is Ting and I turn 27 this year. I am from the Wa ethnic group residing in Pu-er City, Yunnan Province. I am an ex-drug addict. If not for my older sister, I would have been killed by my addiction to drugs. For many years, the addiction took me on a roller-coaster ride of highs and lows. Because of my drug habit, I had been on the run from the authorities. I moved from city to city, never settling down. My nomadic lifestyle lasted for almost 6 years, before I finally decided I need to go home to visit my family. Although I did make a resolution to kick my addiction, I was still hopelessly addicted to drugs when I went home to visit my family. Read more [...]
Posted by pamchoo at 3:09 pm Minority Language People, Outreach, Yunnan 云南

Baoshan Christian Drug Rehabilitation Centre

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Mar 142011
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Pastor Xu (back facing) teaching the Bible to current residents.

Under the Baoshan City Christian Council, the Baoshan Christian Drug Rehabilitation Centre was established on 15 September 2007 by Reverend Xu Chengyun, son of the founder of the Baoshan Bible Training Center (please see earlier story http://www.ubscp.org/bible-tools-for-bible-students/).This self-funded drug rehabilitation centre, lauded by the government for its contribution in social services, had received a national award in Beijing some time ago. There are 7 members in its staff comprising a church elder, 2 lay-preachers, 2 seminary students and 2 former residents (of the drug rehab centre). Although its facilities are modest, the Centre is equipped with a basketball court and a small garden for the residents to potter around during their spare time. Read more [...]
Posted by pamchoo at 3:05 pm Healing, Minority Language People, Yunnan 云南
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