Seedling Development Project <Special Edition>

A Story of Wu Mien

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10 years old, Wu Mien, and her 8 years old brother, Wu Shao Wei, are two of the 300 children supported by the Seedling Development Project. Besides being poor, they have a very unique experience.

During the visit of July 2005, we found out that their father, Mr. Wu had leukemia. In November 2005, we visited them again, but Mr. Wu had passed away and was with our Lord. Shao Wei told us he missed his father very much.

On August 26, 2004, Mr. Wu felt sick and went for a check up. Unexpectedly, he was diagnosed with leukemia. The doctor also stressed that the only cure was to have a bone marrow transplant. The cost for having such a transpalnt would be several hundred thousands RMBs (the Chinese yens). With their utmost efforts, they could only borrow several thousand RMBs which was insufficient for the procedure. So, Mr. Wu was discharged from the hospital on September 20. After that, he began going to church with the family.

By November, after taking Chinese Herbal medicine as an alternative for a month, Mr. Wu's situation didn't improved but got worse. Again, he was sent to the hospital. This time, the doctor said his leukemia had entered the final stage, and estimated that he had three months to live. The doctor also mentiioned that he might have one month to live if chemotherapy failed.

During these months, Mr. Wu's family and his church fasted and prayed earnestly that God would heal him. He told his wife, "Let us check out from the hospital. The doctors gave me a 'death sentence," but God has not. I would place my life and death in God's hand." After discharged
from the hospital, he stayed in bed for a month. Once his condition deteriorated, his family invited the church elder to baptize him. The elder later mentioned that Mr. Wu appeared to be at peace during the
baptism.

In the days of Mr. Wu's illness, the attitude of the 10- years-old sister and the 8-years-old brother matured. They shared chores everyday. The sister was responsible for cleaning the bowls and dishes while the brother swept the house. When their mother was in the hospital taking care of their father, the sister bore the mother's role to cook and coach her brother to study.

In Sunday school, they were praised by their teachers. During their father's illness, they developed a praying habit. Sometimes, even at night, they prayed out loud in their dreams. One Sunday morning before all the children arrived at church, a church elder passed by the classroom and saw them knelt in prayer. The 8-years-old brother even prayed out loud.

During a follow-up visit by our staff in July 2005, Mr. Wu got better marvelously. He was very talkative, and demonstrated some warm up exercises. He did not look like a very sick person at all. When the siblings were taking photo with their parents, they grasped their parents' hands tightly (as shown in the picture), as if they were afraid to lose their parents. They grapped each opportunity to enjoy the warmth and love of their parents .

Although Wu Mien is only 10 years old, she acts like a "little-big" leader. She is a prefect of her children Sunday school and children's choir, helping her teachers to maintain order and lead the choir. Before her father passed away, she encouraged her parents to attend church and never to lose faith in God.

Now after her father had gone, the financial burden fell largely on her mother. Facing the financial pressure and indebtedness, her mother strives to support her family by working in the market place selling pork. Persistently, she continues to serve in the church choir.

Please remember this family in your prayer. Pray that the Wu's siblings will grow up healthy
and become the soldiers of Jesus.

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