{"id":3517,"date":"2016-09-02T16:06:38","date_gmt":"2016-09-03T00:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rainbowpaullai.com\/?p=3517"},"modified":"2016-09-02T16:06:44","modified_gmt":"2016-09-03T00:06:44","slug":"the-cross-and-the-crown-dearest-mrs-lai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rainbowpaullai.com\/p\/3517","title":{"rendered":"THE CROSS AND THE CROWN — DEAREST MRS. LAI"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By:\u00a0 Rose Yu\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Translator: Agnes K Y Tai <\/strong><\/p>\n

We are thankful, beloved Mrs. Lai, that the passion, commitment and purpose of the great commission in sharing the gospel is again lucidly presented to the brothers and sisters at Newbern Memorial Chinese Alliance Church because of you.\u00a0 You let us understand that sharing the gospel is not only a life line in His work, but it is also a battle line.\u00a0 At times, it\u2019s like gazing at a vast ocean, feeling like we can\u2019t proceed.\u00a0 Yet your courage and your persistence tell us that steps protected by our Lord are not to stop at the rim of the waters.\u00a0 We must go forward, and when we courageously take that step, God responds to our faith and the ocean parts for us.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

I recall how when your physique was weakening day by day during the harsh illness, in complete trust and reliance you quietly waited with hope, and each day was more than victorious!\u00a0 You replaced sighing with praise, groaning with gratitude, so that every person who was with you felt the love and act of God.\u00a0 And the most touching was that during this very difficult time, you were still selflessly concerned with the mission of evangelism, with special emphasis on the younger generation\u2019s participation in His work.\u00a0 You offered money, strength, prayers, asking God to keep clearing and unblocking all the barriers that prevent their progress, to allow all that is fully offered sacrificially be pleasing to the Lord!\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

As the Lord has now carried you back Home, your weary burden on earth is no more.\u00a0 Although waves of grief fill our hearts with reluctance to part, yet your glorious contribution in Christ\u2019s Kingdom shall be in our remembrance!\u00a0 You let us understand how to appreciate valuable experiences every single day! Even though at this moment we still stay at our desire for glory rather than the cross, the want of being fragrant without the burning, we seek the Lord\u2019s forgiveness, because of your precious testimony, we are led to see : Today\u2019s cross is tomorrow\u2019s crown!\u00a0\u00a0 In anticipation of tomorrow\u2019s glory we must calmly and fearlessly submit to the trials and tribulations of today!\u00a0 \u201cHis love is unchanging!\u00a0 His grace is ever-lasting!\u00a0 His mercy is endless!\u00a0 To all those who call upon Him, He gives love and eternal life!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By:\u00a0 Rose Yu\u00a0 Translator: Agnes K Y Tai We are thankful, beloved Mrs. Lai, that the passion, commitment and purpose of the great commission in sharing the gospel is again lucidly presented to the brothers and sisters at Newbern Memorial Chinese Alliance Church because of you.\u00a0 You let us understand that sharing the gospel is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rainbowpaullai.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3517"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rainbowpaullai.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rainbowpaullai.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rainbowpaullai.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rainbowpaullai.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3517"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.rainbowpaullai.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3518,"href":"http:\/\/www.rainbowpaullai.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3517\/revisions\/3518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rainbowpaullai.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rainbowpaullai.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rainbowpaullai.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}