Chapter 16 Chapter Sixteen

Pastor John Lee knelt in front of the icon of Jesus and prayed. His long and narrow face was covered with tears, and the clothes on his chest were speckled and wet.A burning candle flickered on a desk in front of him, and the bright candlelight reflected the image of Jesus on the cross and his own face red.The cross is fixed in the middle of the gable wall, and it is covered with a crimson flannelette during the day, so that no one can see the true face of Jesus. Only at night, Pastor John Li took off the flannelette devoutly, and knelt down in front of Jesus respectfully, Bold and versatile assertiveness on the sidelines.At this holy moment, Pastor John Lee's body and soul blend together, and he can't help but enter a state of holiness and selflessness, as if everything in the world no longer exists, and there are only him and the Almighty in the huge world. The Lord is speaking quietly.He thanked the Lord for his food and clothing for the day, and repented to the Lord for his mistakes for the day. He also followed the teachings in the Bible and begged, prayed, interceded, and gave thanks for all people.He always remembers to do everything to glorify the name of the Lord.

Pastor John Li stubbornly believed that this uncivilized country in the East cannot live without Jesus. Jesus is the Lord of all mankind, and naturally he is also the Lord of this group of extremely fertile yellow races in the East!Pastor Li John is the shepherd of the Lord, and he has the responsibility to herd these yellow lambs well. He wants to spread the voice and will of the Lord to these yellow lambs, so that their sinful souls can be saved as soon as possible, and they can ascend to the kingdom of heaven after death. . However, this country is extremely barbaric, like the territory of the devil Satan. People in this country, from the emperor to the common people, do not take the Almighty and omnipresent Lord seriously. They resist God very much. , to block the spread of the Gospel of God here.In the 20th year of Jiaqing—that is, in 1815, they executed Pastor Lan Yuewang, who violated the ban and went to the mainland to preach, and reiterated that spreading the gospel of God is illegal!This makes missionary work for the benefit of mankind an extremely dangerous secret enterprise in this country.

Pastor John Lee knew the dangers of preaching, but he was not afraid!He vowed to complete Pastor Lan Yuewang's unfinished business and spread the voice of Jesus Christ throughout this great country. Even if he lost his life for this, he would never regret it—it is his honor to dedicate himself to the Almighty Lord.Jesus was nailed to the cross and suffered for the sins of mankind. John Lee died once, so what is it!Moreover, to die for the Almighty, his soul can go to heaven! Naturally, Pastor John Li is not willing to die easily unless it is absolutely necessary. This is not because he is afraid of death. How could Pastor John Li be afraid of death?He was worried that if he died, there would be no one to graze these yellow lambs, and it would be a long time before the voice of God reached this country.Therefore, Pastor John Lee had to preach in the dark; therefore, Pastor John Lee had to hide Jesus under a flannelette.Pastor John Lee believes that the Almighty God will forgive him!Almighty God knows his plight.

What a ignorant and savage country he lived in! But also a little guilty.Almighty God can forgive him, but he cannot forgive himself!The lamb is obstinate and does not blame anyone else but the incompetence of the shepherd!As the Lord's shepherd, he was unable to use the Lord's admonitions to guide them and make them submit. He was sorry to the Almighty Lord!The Lord gave him food and clothing, gave him life, and he... Kneeling before Jesus every night, Pastor John Li would always repent piously. Every time he thought that the will of the Lord could not be done in this barbaric land, Pastor John Li would shed tears.The tears flowed out involuntarily, and sometimes he didn't even know it!

Pastor John Lee's eyes were blurred with tears, and his eyes became blurred. A mass of yellow things shone under Jesus' feet, covering Jesus' whole body with a layer of holy light.Pastor Li John felt that Jesus was resurrected and opened his eyes on the cross. He bent down and prayed: "Lord! Almighty Lord! Omnipresent, eternal and eternal Lord! Our Father in heaven! hallowed be thy name. thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. give us this day our daily bread. forgive us our debts, as we forgive men God’s debt. Don’t let us meet temptation, but deliver us from evil. Because the kingdom, power, and glory belong to the Father forever. Amen!”

Getting up from the ground, Pastor John Lee seemed to be seriously ill, and he was almost unsteady on his feet.He walked out of the inner room leaning on the wall, sat down on a chair next to the desk, wiped the tears and sweat from his face, and prepared to wipe himself off for bed. At this moment, there was a commotion in the yard outside the door. Pastor John Lee heard a rough voice cursing his mother, and James Jackson yelling.He was startled, thinking that Jackson had fallen out with someone because of some business again, so he couldn't help sighing, straightened his clothes and went out.

Pastor John Lee looked down on Jackson. He thought that Jackson was not worthy to be God's shepherd. Jackson only had money in his heart, but no God.Jackson put the cart before the horse—doing business was originally just a cover for spreading the gospel of God, but Jackson regarded making money from business as the top priority, and put spreading the gospel on the back burner.This Jackson was also involved in the opium trade, and it is said that he made a lot of money-Jackson kept this matter from John Li, but John Li knew about it, but he didn't say it directly. When I walked into the yard, I saw that the situation was getting worse. Jackson grabbed a tall and thin local young man and wanted to shake his fist. Two shop assistants stood between Jackson and the young man.John Li was a little panicked. He knew Jackson's bad temper, and he was really afraid that if he punched him down, he would ruin God's good name.

Pastor John Li didn't dare to neglect, rushed forward, grabbed Jackson and said, "What are you doing! What are you doing! This... what does it look like!" When Jackson saw John Li, he didn't dare to show his teeth and claws anymore, but he said angrily: "This bull, this damn bull is making trouble for no reason! He...he insulted my personality! He...he..." Li Yuehan didn't listen to Jackson's excuse at all, and walked up to the tall and thin young man kindly, stroked his shoulder with his soft palm and asked: "Son, what's going on, what's going on, please tell me." .”

The young man who had been frightened by Jackson hesitated. A guy next to him introduced: "This is Mr. Li Yuehan Li, he is in charge of the affairs here, so you can talk to Mr. Li!" The young man hesitated for a moment, and stammered: "This... this... small... small... my surname is Xiao, and my name is Xiao Dexia. The neighbors call me Xiao Dou Sprout. Small... small Yes... There is a nephew who was brought here by you...you. The little one didn't know it. Later, the little one found out, and wanted to take it back, but Mr. Jie wouldn't allow it! The little one scolded him in a fit of anger... Yes , The little one scolded someone... The little one wants to take back his nephew, that's all!"

Upon hearing this, Pastor John Lee understood.After the locust plague in May, many abandoned children in Qingpu were neglected. According to the benevolent will of the Lord, Pastor Li Yuehan funded and opened a foster church, and invited two believers in God to help take care of them. In the past few months, a total of ten children were adopted. Seven children, now that the disaster has eased, some people took the children back, but he did not stop them.He didn't understand why Jackson wanted to stop this little bean sprout from taking his nephew back. He turned to ask Jackson. Jackson yelled loudly, meaning that this little bean sprout took away his nephew to sell it. The child's parents had starved to death in May, and there was no one at home. Little bean sprouts saw the famine pass At that time, many people came to claim the child, so he had a bad intention. He accepted fifteen taels of silver from a squire in the new market, and planned to take his nephew to the squire.Jackson stated that these circumstances were true and were reported by two followers of New Bazaar.The two believers also proved that the little bean sprouts were a gambler and the squire was a villain.

After listening to Jackson's narration, Pastor Li Yuehan couldn't help feeling sad: An uncle wanted to sell his own nephew for fifteen taels of silver. This...it is unreasonable anyway!People are not livestock, how can they be bought and sold?It seems that this time Jackson is doing the right thing, that little bean sprouts are not a thing! Even though Little Bean Sprouts is not a thing, Pastor John Lee still regards him as one.Pastor John Lee is not like Jackson, he loses his temper at every turn, Pastor John Lee is magnanimous! Smiling slightly, showing the wrinkles on the long and narrow face vividly, Pastor John Li asked kindly, "Mr. Xiao, what is your nephew's name?" Little Bean Sprout said: "It's... called Zhu'er!" "How old is this year?" "Four years old!" "Well, four years old, still young! How will you raise her when you take her home?" "Little one...I...I...someone will take care of me!" Pastor John Li nodded, sighed and said, "But I heard people say that you sold that child to someone else..." Little Bean Sprout hurriedly defended: "No... nothing!" Pastor Li Yuehan said: "Since you don't sell the child, why do you want someone to raise it? Isn't it good to put it with us? If you are worried, you can come and see it often!" "No! No! The little one... the little one wants to take it back, please forgive me, Mr. Li..." Jackson interjected viciously: "You can take it back with you. The accounts for the past few months have to be settled. For yours, you need to bring thirty taels of silver first." "This this……" As soon as the little bean sprouts heard that they would have to pay thirty taels of silver to bring the child back, she felt that it was nothing, but she refused to give in, so she put on a shrewd businessman's face and said: "A child a few months How could you spend thirty taels of silver! You... you guys... this is extortion! I can figure this out: the cost of eating will not cost three taels of silver, right? ...It doesn't cost much!" In a panic, Little Bean Sprout said something stupid. He drank alcohol every day, so he thought that the child would also drink some alcohol. Pastor Li Yuehan smiled: "Children don't know how to drink wine. But, children must wear clothes, right? Hiring someone to take care of the child, you have to pay wages, right? We won't blackmail people, if you really want to take them away Son, account, we will settle it with you!" Seeing that things were hopeless, Little Bean Sprout yelled again: "You... you foreign men are blackmailing people! I'm going to sue you! I'm going to Jinkou County to sue you! Just wait and see!" While shouting, he retreated to the courtyard gate, when he retreated to the gate, the high threshold tripped the little bean sprouts, and the little bean sprouts got up angrily, patted the ashes on his body, and saw that he had withdrawn to the courtyard gate Outside, he scolded bravely: "Jie Maozi, Li Maozi, I'll fuck your eighteen generations of foreign ancestors, I'll fuck your old white hair..." Pastor Li John Lee couldn't understand Xiaodou Sprout's words, so he asked a guy beside him, "What is Mr. Xiao calling?" The guy said: "He... he didn't shout anything, just... he just said he wanted to sue you!" Unexpectedly, at this time, the little bean sprouts started to move. He lifted his coat, took off his trousers, took out the thing with both hands and shook it outside, and straightened his body forward: "I'll fuck your foreign ancestors, Fuck you guys..." Pastor Li John was shocked by the barbaric feat of the little bean sprouts, closed his eyes and called out to God.That Jackson let out a strange cry of "Wow", raised a pair of heavy old fists and threw himself out the door. The little bean sprouts outside the door are serving a hero, and a hero never suffers from immediate losses.What a little bean sprout, he straightened his thin body for the last time, put the string of leather and fur into the cuff of his trousers, lifted his trousers and fled; unexpectedly, because of the threat of Jackson's fist, and because of the darkness , Little Bean Sprout was in a hurry and bumped into a big willow tree, so he called out "Dad" and "Mother"... Jackson was very happy. He stood at the door and hugged his shoulders and laughed so hard that tears came out of his eyes... Pastor John Lee couldn't laugh, he only felt pain and loneliness, and he felt that the land under his feet was a bit scary, and he decided that it was difficult for the yellow lambs he shepherded to enter the kingdom of heaven.His pain, his loneliness, was caused precisely because the yellow lambs he shepherd could not enter the kingdom of heaven. ——Pastor John Lee is ashamed to enter the kingdom of heaven alone.Amen!