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Brother
Yun was saved at the age of 16. His mother was a Christian; she came to the Lord
at a very young age. During the Cultural Revolution, missionaries were
persecuted and forced to leave the country, so many sheep were left without a
shepherd. It was at this difficult time Yun's mother left the Lord. |
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When
he was 16, his father became very ill. The doctor said there was no hope for
him. One night, Yun's mother heard a very gentle voice saying, 'Jesus loves
you.' She was awakened by the Lord. So she got up and knelt down to pray.
Once again she repented of her sins and rededicated herself to the Lord.
Quite miraculously, the next day, Yun's father was healed. Aware that it was
Jesus who healed his father, Yun too accepted the Lord. He also decided in
his heart to serve Jesus. |
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His
mother then told him that all the teachings of Jesus were recorded in the
Bible. From that day on, Yun longed to see a Bible. He asked the believers in
Jesus what a Bible looked like. But none of them had ever seen a Bible
before. |
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So
one day, Yun walked more than 30 miles to visit a man who used to be a
preacher. |
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As
soon as he arrived, Yun told him the purpose of his visit. Seeing he was
young the man did not dare show him the Bible. He said, 'The Bible is the
Word of God; it is the book of heaven. No man can have a Bible. But if you
really want one, you can ask God for it.' |
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He
also told Yun to fast and pray. Yun did not know what fasting was. The
preacher explained to him, 'Fasting is to go without food. When the fullness of
time has come, the Lord will give you a Bible.' |
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Yun
returned home and fasted and prayed for two months. But he did not really
know how to pray. Every time he prayed he would say, 'Lord, give me a Bible.
Amen.' Two months passed. Nothing happened. Yun still had not received a
Bible. So he went to see the preacher again. |
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The
preacher said, 'When you ask the Lord for a Bible, you don't just kneel down
and pray. You have to weep before the Lord as well. The more earnest you are,
the sooner you'll get your Bible.' |
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This
time he ate only one meal a day and prayed and wept before the Lord. Several
months passed. One day early in the morning, while Yun was sleeping, he saw
an old man in his dream. |
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The
old man asked him, 'Brother Yun, do you have anything to eat?' |
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Yun
answered, 'No.' |
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The
old man then handed him a bun. When Yun stretched out his hand to take it, it
turned into a Bible. Yun knelt down and wept saying, 'Blessed be the Name of the
Lord! He heard my prayers and has given me a Bible.' |
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Then
Yun awoke. His weeping had awakened his parents also. When they saw him
crying like that, they thought he was crazy. Yun told them about his dream,
but they were all the more convinced that he had gone insane. At that moment,
the door suddenly opened and two men walked in. They did not know Yun at all,
but they were led by the Holy Spirit to deliver a Bible to him. |
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From
that day Yun would memorize one chapter of the Bible every day. One day while
Yun was reading the book of Acts, the Lord appeared to him in a vision. He
told Yun three times to go and preach the Gospel. The Lord even told Yun the
exact place where he was to serve Him. It was several years later that the
following incidents took place. |
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