Page 19 - Living Epistles

I would pray to God for His provision for printing. When I considered what I
was doing, I laughed because the manuscripts were being sent to the press
without the necessary funds.

As long as I live, I will never forget the time when I had no sooner finished
laughing than there was a knock at the door. Upon opening the door, I saw a
middle-aged woman who constantly came to the meetings, but to whom my
heart was unusually cool. She was wealthy, but she loved money and treated
a dime as a dollar. I wondered how she could possibly be the one who would
give money for printing the magazine. Then I asked her why she had come.
She replied, "About an hour ago I began feeling inwardly uneasy. When I
prayed to God, He told me that I am not like a Christian, for I have never done
well in the matter of offering, and that I love money too much. I asked Him
what He wanted me to do, and He said, `You should offer some money for the
use of My work.' " Then she took out thirty silver dollars and placed them on
the table, saying, "Spend it on whatever you feel the need is."

As I looked at the table, I saw two things, the manuscripts and the money. I
thanked the Lord without thanking her. She left, and I went immediately to
the printers to negotiate the printing. The money she had given was sufficient
to print fourteen hundred copies of the magazine. Others gave money for the
packing expenses and postage. Now about seven thousand copies of each issue
are being printed. All the finances required are provided by God at the right
time and in the way I have been relating. I have never solicited contributions
from anyone. At times people have even begged me to accept money. In all of
these matters I have been looking solely to Him...

In his Narration of the Past, given on December 4, 1932, he gave more
personal testimonies concerning living by faith:

After we had been holding meetings for about a month, some young brothers
among us felt that we should have a proper place to meet in the future. But
since we were short of money, it was beyond our means to do so. I went to
school to talk the matter over with several brothers, that is, with brothers
Faithful Luk, Simon Meek, and Wang Tze, and we agreed that we should
continue our work among the students. Then for the first time I rented some
premises, a place owned by a family named Ho, all the members of which had
been saved. They agreed to rent the place to me for a monthly amount of only
nine dollars. I then prayed with several brothers, asking God to supply the
three months' rent which was needed in advance before we could move in.