Chasing the Dragon by Jackie Pullinger

Author:Jackie Pullinger
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Regal
Published: 2012-10-19T21:00:00+00:00

Those who sow in tears

Will reap with songs of joy

He who goes out weeping,

Carrying seed to sow,

Will return with songs of joy,

Carrying sheaves with him.

Unless the Lord builds the house,

Its builders labor in vain …

In vain you rise early

And stay up late, Toiling for food to eat—

For he grants sleep to those he loves.7

These spiritual babes through the working of the Holy Spirit were able to say exactly the right words to me at that time. Thus ministered to, I could not agree with those who considered spiritual gifts merely an optional extra. It was no wonder that St. Paul exhorted us to desire these gifts, for their purpose is to edify one another and thus glorify God.8

I knew that God would provide for me, but as the family in Lung Kong Road grew, I was amazed to see our income grow, too.9 Ever since I had stopped teaching full-time, I found that I received all that I needed. I was able to pay for the rent, the Youth Club room and my language lessons. Sometimes a check would arrive in the post. Sometimes a friend would give exactly the same amount as I had been praying for. When I wanted to buy a rubber boat for a swimming expedition with the boys, a friend sent the right sum from England without knowing the need. Now, while we never had enough money to pay for the next week’s food or rent, we always had enough for each day. This was exhilarating for the boys, who felt they had a real part in God’s work when they prayed each morning for their daily bread. Sometimes an anonymous sack of rice would appear on the doorstep; on one occasion, it was a coffee table.

Every Sunday after the morning meeting, we invited many people to lunch with us all at Lung Kong Road. A number of guests needed the good meal, so it was sad when one Sunday I had to tell the boys that we had no money for food.

“Boil the rice anyway, and we’ll pray for something to put on top,” I said. Ten minutes before lunch, a panting and sweating visitor arrived carrying tins of food and fresh bean sprouts. His Kowloon Bible class had made a collection for us on the spur of the moment and sent him with their gifts. The young man, William, enjoyed being an answer to prayer just as much as the 30 of us enjoyed the huge meal only 10 minutes later. It was an exciting way of life.

I committed many follies during these days, but God honored the spirit in which I did them. One evening, I had the flu and was sitting at home feeling blurry, when in marched Geui Jai. He was a famous kung-fu fighter, having been the champion and renowned expert amongst the 14K Walled City brothers. He was one of the few who had received any education at all; he was clever, and his English was good. He was also now a wreck of a drug addict, fallen both in status and usefulness to the gang.

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