The Church in Spokane
TestimoniesThe Joy and Rejoicing of My HeartI am a 40 year old Physical Education teacher, who was born and raised here in Spokane, Washington. My wife, Jill, and I have been married and have served the Lord in the local church for the past 17 years. We have two teenage children who are honor students in the Spokane public schools. My first contact with the writings of both Watchman Nee and Witness Lee was in October of 1978. It was then that I first received the Lord and was saved through a former classmate of mine who was meeting with the church in Spokane. For the first time in my life I was hungry and eager to read the Bible. One of my favorite verses was Psalm 119: 103 which reads: “Thy words are sweeter than honey to my taste, yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth.” The Lord showed me this verse, and so many others, through reading some of the smaller booklets written by Watchman Nee and Witness Lee. How I loved reading those booklets! As the years have passed by, the ministry of these two servants of God has been a tremendous strengthening to both my Christian life, and human life. Any desire I have to seek after the Lord; any longing that I have for ones to “be saved and come to the full knowledge of the truth” (1 Timothy 2:4); any amount of love and shepherding that I can render to the brothers and sisters in the church life; and any fulfillment of my responsibility as a Christian husband and father, are a direct result of being continually nourished with the Word of God and the ministry of these two brothers. Oh, what a joy it is to meet the Lord each day through His Word! Using the Recovery Version with all of the study notes, I am brought into touch with the living Word day by day. Also, what a pleasure it is to meet with those who “call on the Lord out of a pure heart” (2 Timothy 2:22) in the healthy local church. Truly, the publications of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee have helped me to daily find Christ through His Word as “the joy and rejoicing of my heart” (Jeremiah 15:16). J.G. |