A LITTLE Chinese lady told the following story of how she became a Christian.
She lived on the corner, less than a block from the gospel mission, but had never been inside it. One day her boy saw the children coming from the Sunday School with their scripture text cards. “Give me one,” he said.
“No, you go to Sunday school next week and you will get one too,” the children replied.
The next Sunday she missed her little boy and went out to look for him.
“Oh, he’s gone to the gospel mission of the Jesus doctrine,” someone told her.
She was frightened. She had a dusty old cloth on her head, for she was cleaning rice, and did not stop to brush her clothes, but went right up to the hall full of fear.
She entered the door and saw what amazed her — a group of women reading. She had not believed it possible for women to read and look so happy. Until now, she had not thought of her own appearance. She looked for her boy and saw him in a group learning the text which was to be recited when he would get the coveted Scripture card. She went away and later her boy came home with his card. He also told her the Bible verse he had recited. The next Sunday she tidied herself and went with her boy to the mission.
That was the beginning of richest blessing in that home. One after another turned to the Lord until the whole family was saved.
“O how great is Thy goodness, which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee; which Thou hast wrought for them that trust in Thee before the sons of men.” Psalms 31:19.
ML-11/09/1969