One of China's Christians: Pastor Hsi of North China


Read by MaryAnn

The second of two volumes telling the life story of Pastor Hsi, a Confucian scholar from Shanxi province in Northern China who became a Christian in the 1870s.

Shortly after his conversion, those around Pastor His started to notice a difference. He gave up his opium pipe and sought reconciliation with estranged family members, a step unheard of in an honor-based society. His desire to help other opium addicts led him to start a series of “refuges”, which in turn became the seeds of the first churches in Shanxi province.

Pastor His was a man of prayer who lived out the power of the gospel in a culture seeped in the ancestor worship and darkness. His life was not without mistakes and regrets, but in reading his story, Christians today can be inspired by a faithful follower of Jesus who lived in the power of the Spirit and helped to plant the church which continues to faithfully follow Jesus in the China of today. (Summary by MaryAnn) (10 hr 19 min)

Chapters

Preface 18:43 Read by MaryAnn
The Great Change 14:45 Read by MaryAnn
Conqueror of Demons 8:17 Read by MaryAnn
Early Success and Failure 11:03 Read by MaryAnn
Growing in Grace 14:32 Read by MaryAnn
Starving the Village Idols 6:20 Read by MaryAnn
Under-shepherds: A Problem 13:22 Read by MaryAnn
Light on the Problem 25:11 Read by MaryAnn
Finding his Life-Work 26:03 Read by MaryAnn
A Visit to the Capital 20:29 Read by MaryAnn
How the Work Spread 25:20 Read by MaryAnn
How God Provided 25:52 Read by MaryAnn
A Fresh Advance 20:53 Read by MaryAnn
Reinforcements 16:10 Read by MaryAnn
Not against Flesh and Blood 16:55 Read by MaryAnn
For the Work of the Ministry 28:44 Read by MaryAnn
West of the River 26:00 Read by MaryAnn
A Winter's Work at Hung-tung 27:02 Read by MaryAnn
Through Fire and through Water 41:42 Read by MaryAnn
A Wealthy Place 34:23 Read by MaryAnn
The Burden and Heat of the Day 53:03 Read by MaryAnn
The Refuges as Mission Stations 25:10 Read by MaryAnn
The Middle Eden 42:34 Read by MaryAnn
Ready to Depart 55:11 Read by MaryAnn
Higher Service 13:36 Read by MaryAnn
An Open Letter 7:39 Read by MaryAnn