What Encourages the Making of Disciples Among Chinese Scholars in America?
The information that came to us from these interviews has been helpful. The key element the scholars recognized that God used to bring them to Christ was the loving relationships of Christians who connected with them and helped them in a new land. The top four factors scholars listed in how they became Christians were: contact with and influence of Christians; involvement in the church; coming to America; and involvement in a Bible study. Seeing something in the lives of Christians had a deep drawing effect on them.
Enter Into the World of Chinese New Year
One New Years Eve, while the villagers were preparing to once again escape from the village, an old beggar came into the village to ask for food. An elderly woman quickly gave him a bowl of rice and warned him that the monster was on its way, and he too should leave the village soon. The old beggar said, “If you let me stay in your house for one night, I have a plan to scare the monster away.” The woman was skeptical, but she was in a hurry to leave, so she gave him the permission to stay.
