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TESTIMONIES
Testimonies is a unique column of China Christian Daily providing testimonies of Chinese Christians, ranging from church leaders to laypersons.

Testimony: From Monk in Training to Christian Pastor

Once a student of Daoist medicine and a would-be Buddhist monk, Pastor John now spends his days praying and teaching Scripture. His extraordinary journey from Eastern spirituality to Christian faith surprises everyone who meets him.

Finding the God Who Listens After Years of Silent Rituals

He often recalls the miracle of how his wife's pain suddenly stopped. "Faith shouldn't be a label to prove how different you are," he says. "It should be the help you can get when you cry out in pain, the guidance you can find when you are lost, and the healing you can receive when you are broken."

Testimony: In a Superstition Rampant Village, I Chose Jesus

While the place has long since been transformed by urban expansion, an elderly Christian still vividly remembers those lively scenes when forty to fifty people crammed in a courtyard, listening to the sermons and singing hymns, whereas he, sitting on a small stool, unable to resist sleepiness, kept dozing off.

From 'Female Saul' to 'Female Paul': Remarkable Journey of Pastor's Wife in Northern China

Reflecting on her experience, Xiaohang always gives glory to God, “It is not that I am good, but that God is good.” The woman who once could shut her own loving husband out in the freezing cold and routinely let him go to bed hungry now intercedes for her enemies in prayers. The woman who once forced her husband to prove God's existence with "a drawerful of money" now says: "Lord, as long as I don’t die of hunger, I will follow you always."

From Programmer to Pastor: A-Lin’s Cross-Boundary Life

Ten years ago, A-Lin was working late into the night fixing bugs at a major internet company. Today, he stands on the pulpit, facing a group of people carrying tears and questions. He calls this cross-boundary life a "system upgrade," though the cost has been far heavier than he imagined.
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