Serving in Love, Considerate and Tolerant
In 1982 the Lord led me to take up a position in Taipei. At that time the church valued the young people and gave them much perfecting. Not long afterward, Brother Lee returned to Taiwan to lead the practice of God's ordained way. By the Lord's mercy, I began to learn to coordinate in the service at Hall Six, and thus had the opportunity to come to know Brother Wu.
In those days, whenever there was a conference, the one in overall charge was Brother Wu. The impression he gave people was one of unhurried composure, directing everything with assurance, methodical and orderly. In the various services, our hall was several times arranged to serve in providing the large loaves used for the breaking of bread at the conferences. I remember one time the large loaf, for some reason, was not delivered on time; while we were still on the road, Brother Wu's phone call came. When we hurriedly delivered it to the meeting place in Linkou, the brother was already standing at the door, and everyone was very nervous. Right then I was enlightened: in serving the Lord one must not be the least bit careless, but must do one's utmost with all one's heart. He was just such a person—one who labored and served the Lord with all his might. Seeing him, he was truly a servant who lowered his shoulder to bear the burden, offering up the offering.
When I was arranged to coordinate in serving the elderly saints, I was quite apprehensive in my heart. Brother Wu then taught me, saying that what the elderly saints need is not to come to a meeting to listen to a message—they already understand the truth and do not need us to expound to them; rather, they need to be cared for, to be visited often and warmed, and through frequent blending gatherings, to let the elderly saints come together, to meet and greet one another, to fellowship about their recent situations, to encourage one another, to be the root of the church, and to pray for the saints; and through exhibiting testimonies and sharing the grace they have received, to let them know that the church treasures them, that they may be comforted and encouraged. These exhortations helped me learn how to serve the elderly saints, and from him I saw all the more a pattern: in every blending he personally participated and cared and greeted, times without number. Thank the Lord—what he did to the brothers and sisters, he did to the Lord.
In May 2017 my health ran into trouble, and I had to put down all work and service; my heart felt quite torn over it. During that time Brother Wu repeatedly conveyed his greetings and told me to set my heart at ease and receive treatment. In January 2019 the old illness recurred, and I began treatment anew. Because he conveyed that he wished to come and visit me, which I dared not accept, I quickly went with my wife to Shinkii to see him. He testified to us of the process by which he had obtained God's marvelous healing. Hearing him speak of it so lightly, laughing and chatting freely as though it had happened to someone else, I knew nonetheless what an agonizing process it had been. Only to encourage me the more, he told me, "It is wonderful that you can rest. I too would like to rest well, but I still cannot." He told me his own condition, which was no better than mine, yet he was kept by the Lord; he bade me set my heart at ease and recuperate well. He was just so considerate of others. The last time I saw him was on November 8, when my two children returned to the country and I took them to see Brother Wu. He was also very concerned about their situation. His service to people was not only to an individual, but to a whole family, often including the previous generation and the next generation; the largeness of his measure was beyond imagination. Every detail of him causes one to admire him.