From March to October, forty-six students from one military academy are
baptized. The gospel meeting which was held on October, twenty-one gospel friends
came and thirteen of them were baptized soon. Do you know how gospel can be
preached in the military academy? Concerning serving university campus by Brother
Lee fellowship, there shall be five units in cooperation with each other: university
faculty members, students, families who care for students, elders and responsible
ones and full timers. If the five units work together well, the Lord will pour out his
blessing. In Jongli City, a medium-sized city, particularly and specially owns eight
universities, including a military academy. Through carrying out the God’s ordained
way, the saints bore much fruits on university campus, especially in this military
academy.
Concerning preaching the gospel of this military academy, I conclude with three
points: inviting with burdens, rejoice in the meeting and unceasingly prayer.
Firstly, concerning the inviting, a sister with a heavy burden serves students to take
part in the gospel meeting all the time. The sister who was baptized for a short time
is the university faculty member, inviting the students in the class. Of course, initially
she was refused for many times and felt discourage. She prayed for this abortive
situation day by day. The bible says, “In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by
prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.”
Depending upon this verse, she walked through the valley of the shadow of death. In
the beginning, students attended to the meeting rarely and scarcely; but now as long
as she gives invitations to students, over 20 ones present each time on the average. I
believe it depends on her ongoing prayer.
Secondly, the gospel meeting came off in a joyful atmosphere. Besides the
students in the military academy, we invited some young FT trainees to cooperate
with the saints. Before the beginning of the meeting, they prayed unceasingly until
being filled with spirit and joyfulness. When the military students entered into the
house, all saints started to sing the hymns buoyantly and delightedly. They were
surprised and blended with the saints soon. They were all impressive by the
welcoming.
Thirdly, unceasingly prayer makes their heart good earth. The gospel book of
Matthew mentions men’s heart resembles the earth. Chapter 13 and verse 8 says,
“But others (seeds) fell on the good earth and yielded fruit, one a hundredfold, and
one sixtyfold, and one thirtyfold. “ Through unceasingly prayer, although students
attended the meeting first time, their heart had already opened to the Lord Jesus.
Furthermore, the environment in the military academy makes students pure and
simple. That is why more of them were willing to be baptized in the middle of the
gospel meeting.
The Gospel of Matthew 28:19 says, “Go therefore and disciple all the nations,
baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”
The Lord commanded us to go and disciple all nations. In the beginning of making
friends, becoming brothers by having spiritual pursuing, and then becoming partners,
eventually disciples. Through this process, we disciple the young people on our local
college campus, especially the military academy students. May the Lord keep on
pouring out His blessing.
