In Chengcheng County, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province, located on the Loess Plateau, there was a pastor I knew in my early years. He had served in Shanxi for a year before, and we became good friends. More than ten years later, I renewed my understanding of him through hearing and witnessing his diligent service.

During the 2025 New Year's Eve thanksgiving and praise meeting at the church in Yaodu District, Linfen City, Shanxi Province, a Christian woman, Duan Yanjie, testified her journey of faith, describing her transformation from confusion to a steadfast belief in the Lord, leading her to serve in ministry.

On November 5, a special memorial service was held in the Lvliang Mountains, west of Linfen in Shanxi, for Elder Yan Guiying, head of the Sixth Pastoral Area of Yaodu District Church, who went to be with the Lord in the early morning of October 29.

Yaodu District Church in Linfen City, Shanxi Province, organizes a two-year training class to equip volunteer church ministers.

During the autumn baptism thanksgiving gathering held in Linfen Yaodu District Church, Shanxi province from August 16 to 18, a baptism service was held in the second service on the morning of the 18th with 53 seekers being baptized.

Previously, believers left directly after the sermon in the small group. Now the group encourages young people to utilize their gifts and participate in ministry. This has cultivated a batch of young core members.

In Jiabao Village, in the northwest of the county, a five-story building with a peaked roof attracts people’s attention. Through constructing the builoding, the whole congregation ws dedicated as if they were one person.

The three-story church was put into use on Easter and was dedicated on Wednesday.

Two churches in the cities of Linfen and Houma, Shanxi, held memorial services for a dedicated deaconess and a sister in Christ, respectively.

During a visit to his mother-in-law at the Spring Festival, the author witnesses the remaining firm belief despite the declining situation of a meeting point.