A brother from the north part of Taiwan had visited Shanghai. On 17/12/2008, he shared with us a self-experienced incident where a poor chauffeur would love and testify the Lord.
I was saved since I was in my secondary school. After I was saved I had attended every meeting and love the Lord. However, when I was in my thirties, in the year of 2006, I encountered a great obstacle and thus stop having my church life.
At that very moment, I was very disappointed, seeking a nuisance deed that is to have my footprints on the most east, north, west and south part of the mainland of China. Thus, I went first to Mohe Country of Heilongjiang. I travelled on train then by car… travel and travel and travel… eventually I reached the most northern part of the mainland of China. I put on several layers of thick clothes but once I left the car I felt extremely chilliness as if I were wearing nothing.
I called a chauffeur (manually pulled kind of transport). Once I was on the transport, the man start to talk to me, he said, “I would like to tell you something about the story of Jesus”. I was astounded. Is it that at this very place the Lord would still not let me go?
Since there is a plastic barrier between the passenger seat and the chauffeur, hearing is not clear, thus I chose not to care for him.
ME: I do not want to listen to you
After a while;
HE: But I still want to tell you about Lord Jesus. If you let me talk, I would not require you to pay for the fare.
ME: I pay you the fare, you just don’t speak!
After a while, He said.
HE: Mr. I saw you as a man full of good culture, where are you from?
ME: The place where I’m from, you do not know.
HE: Then, you know Lord Jesus?
ME: I don’t know!
Therefore, he kept on telling the story of the Lord Jesus. The content of his speaking mostly I knew about it, however the details of it I was not very clear about it anymore.
Reaching the destination he did not accept the fare (ren ming bi 1)
I noticed that his clothes and shoes were all torn!
In my heart I had been thinking is it by luck or is designated! In this kind of place, meeting this kind of man speaking Lord Jesus to me? Though I was weak, denying the Lord’s name before man saying ‘I do not know Lord Jesus” this caused me to be not in peace. Thus, I thought that if I were going to meet that chauffeur again, I would proclaim to him that I know Jesus Christ.
Eventually, I met him again in another ride. I greet him.
HE: Oh, is you.
ME: Actually, I know Jesus Christ.
HE: Lord just wants to gain people like you. Then have you heard of the Lord’s Recovery?
I was astounded.
ME: I know.
HE: Then, you must know Brother Witness Lee…
He asked me where I would like to go.
ME: I am not familiar with this place. You just drove me around.
On the way we had a chat. Reaching the traffic light, he stopped the car and waited for the green light before depart again. There was not much cars, normally people would just drove pass. I felt weird. Thus asking him,
ME: Is it you would be summoned if you cross the traffic light when it was red?
HE: No. Mostly people see me just as hopeless chauffeur. But within me there is a glorious life. I’m willing to testify Christ in the matter of traffic lights, testify the glorious life within me.
In the conversation, I was acknowledged that for the need of the church he gave the three years saving (which was suppose to be used on his marriage, ren ming bi 600). Unfortunately his mother passed away at that moment. Managing the funeral would need an amount of money. All the saints knew his condition thus not put any hope unto him.
However, he prayed to the Lord asking whether or not he should give the money for the need of the church. The Lord told him that, sheep and cows of thousand mountains is Mine. In Me there is no lack but I just lack of your 600 ren ming bi. In tears he gave away the money.
Then I went to his living place. His living place is just 3 steps big a very simple place. He feed on the leftover from workers of the nearby factory. He was illiterate, therefore could not read the bible. But he knew and memorized a few hymns.
I asked him how did he enjoy the Lord? He told me that he called on the name of the Lord. Every night he called on the name of the Lord for one to two hours. He enjoyed calling on the name of the Lord and would called till he fall asleep!
I had been thinking what are my difficulties and obstacles if compared to this man? What I have is much greater than this man. Still am I murmuring to the Lord?
He is so poor yet for the sake of preaching the gospel, he would not even accept the 1 ren ming bi transport fare!
(Direct translated from the source of人力車夫如何愛主見證主)
