of the Meeting in Tung Hsi
he can leave his bed soon. This brother is useful to the Lord. The meetings in several localities were started by the Lord through him and helped through his visits. Because of his sickness, those localities are having some difficulties now. There are twenty brothers and sisters in his own locality who partake of the table. There are sixteen who come to hear the messages but have not taken the table yet. There are eleven new ones this year. Every Lord's Day Brother Mao Ch'ing Shih (mentioned above) and Brother Chen Wan Pi bear the responsibility for the messages and the affairs of the meetings. The rest of the brothers farm tomatoes for a living, so they have great difficulties in the necessities of physical life. Brothers and sisters, please pray for them. May the Lord bless them that they might become rich in the faith.
10. The Beginning and Condition of the Meeting in Tung Hsi After the meeting in T'o Ti left the denominations, Brother Mao Ch'ing Shih and Brother Lai Chi Ho were led by the Lord to come to this locality to preach the gospel. The Lord blessed them, and many men and women believed. At the time there was not a local meeting, and it was too far to go to another place. One of the brothers, T'ang Ling, rose up and was willing to offer his house to the Lord for the use of the meeting. The brothers continued going there to work, and the Lord continued to bless them. The numbers gradually increased. Although there are not many in this meeting, their spirit is very good. They are young in knowledge but precious in their obedience. Although they have not believed in the Lord for very long, they have already grown in life. Although their material offering is little, their heart of love is sweet. We really thank the Lord and praise God! God bore a cluster of good fruit through His dear servant after he left the denomination. There are twelve brothers and sisters in the table meetings. There are more than ten people who come to hear the messages but who have not yet taken the table. There are around thirty people. Every Lord's Day they meet in the morning to break bread in remembrance of the Lord and in the afternoon to first worship the Lord and then the brothers preach a message. Sometimes the brothers from T'o Ti or other localities come to bear the responsibility of giving messages. If no one comes, two young local brothers, K'e Yen and T'ang Yu, bear the responsibility. Brothers T'ang Ling and T'ang Yu bear the burden of the affairs of the meeting.