by Juan Sarmiento
During one of the many rich conversations, a wise and influential Korean pastor shared with me his long-term view of God’s faithfulness towards and through the Church. “There have always been winters,” he said. “They come and go, but we have faced them year after year.”
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On Tuesday The Outreach Foundation group visited the facilities of Amity Printing Press in the city of Nanjing. We were very warmly received by Chief Executive Officer Mr. Luke Liu and a few others of its very professional team of approximately 400 members.
A joint venture between the Amity Foundation (a Chinese Christian Non-Governmental Organization) and the United Bible Society and the United Bible Societies, it was established in 1985 with the priority to serve the Christian Church in China. We learned that more about two very important dates worth mentioning.
Read MoreThe official Protestant church in China (Chinese Christian Council/ Three-Self Patriotic Movement or CCC/TSPM) has its origins in the mission work of primarily American, British and Canadian denominations during the 19th and part of the 20th century. Anglicans, Baptists, Lutherans, Methodists, Seventh Day Adventists, Presbyterians, and others Protestant movements, including those originated in China, were required to come under a single organizational roof in 1949. As one would imagine, bringing such a diverse group together into one organization would not be a simple task but it seems to me that it has been worth it. Contrary to most predictions, in its 60 years of existence, the official Protestant church has grown from less than a million to around forty million.
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Since my arrival in the amazing city of Shanghai, I have greatly enjoyed the company of Rev. Choon Lim, who serves as Regional Liason for East Asia with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). A native of Korea, Choon has been with each of the three groups with which I have visited China in recent years. His deep knowledge of and love for this part of the world, as well as his language skills, have helped many of us grow in our capacity to relate to God’s people in the country.
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