Yun gets a Bible

Brother Yun was saved at the age of 16. His mother was a Christian; she came to the Lord at a very young age. During the Cultural Revolution, missionaries were persecuted and forced to leave the country, so many sheep were left without a shepherd. It was at this difficult time Yun's mother left the Lord.

When he was 16, his father became very ill. The doctor said there was no hope for him. One night, Yun's mother heard a very gentle voice saying, 'Jesus loves you.' She was awakened by the Lord. She got up and knelt down to pray. Once again she repented of her sins and rededicated herself to the Lord. Quite miraculously, the next day, Yun's father was healed. Aware that it was Jesus who healed his father, Yun too accepted the Lord. He also decided in his heart to serve Jesus.

His mother then told him that all the teachings of Jesus were recorded in the Bible. From that day on, Yun longer to see a Bible. He asked the believers in Jesus what a Bible looked like. But none of them had ever seen a Bible before.

So one day, Yun walked more than 30 miles to visit a man who used to be a preacher.

As soon as he arrived, Yun told him the purpose of his visit. Seeing he was young the man did not dare show him the Bible. He said, 'The Bible is the Word of God; it is the book of heaven. No man can have a Bible. But if you really want one, you can ask God for it.'

He told Yun to fast and pray. Yun did not know what fasting was. The preacher explained to him, 'Fasting is to go without food. When the fullness of time has come, the Lord will give you a Bible.'

Yun returned home and fasted and prayed for two months. But he did not really know how to pray. Every time he prayed he would say. 'Lord, give me a Bible. Amen.' Two months passed. Nothing happened. Yun still had not received a Bible. So he went to see the preacher again.

The preacher said, 'When you ask the Lord for a Bible, you don't just knee

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