INDEX OF FAQ

Q1.	United States is a country of immigrants.
Q2.	Brief history of Lord's recovery in US.
Q3.	Our current situations on language meetings.
Q4.	Who are typical Americans?
Q5.	New immigrant factor in US and Canada
Q6.	Who are local people in US cities?—city by city
Q7.	How to spread the Lord's testimony to gain local people?
Q8.	How to gain typical Americans? Guideline  - Caucasians gain Caucasian, other language saints pray and support them  - All language saints GOW with VG
Q9.	How to gain typical Americans? -- By raising up next generations — almost all are typical ones  - Young working saints  - College-aged  - Young people  - Children
Q10.	How to gain typical Americans? -- By gaining new immigrant (newly-moved in)  - International and domestical  - Both in college campus and community
Q11.	How to gain typical Americans? -- By focusing on four categories of our contacts: (1) seeker (2) backslidden one (3) gospel friend (4) new ones
Q12.	The origin of Chinese perfecting training in New Jersey.
Q13.	Since the language ability of Chinese scholars is manageable, why not to bring them to English perfecting meeting?
Q14.	Why some saints who can manage English fluently still remain in the Chinese-speaking meeting?

Q15.	The role of Chinese-speaking meeting in the church.

       

Q1. United States is a country of immigrants.

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The Raising Up of the United States for the New Man…This new man is not of any one race; it is of all the races…The United States is not composed with a single race. It is a nation composed with many peoples, a “melting pot”... more (chapter 3, Section 2)

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America today is not a nation of a single race. Rather, it is a nation made up of “refugees” of many races. The first group that came was the Puritans, who paved the way for the founding of a new nation. The rest of us who came later are the “enjoying refugees.”... more (chapter 2, Section 3)

	Race Distribution in USA: each county is colored by its ancestry majority.... more
	Transparency:  Who is coming to America  Immigration may have taken a back seat during the financial crisis, but the issue still needs resolving... more

Q2. Brief history of Lord's recovery in US.

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When the recovery came to the United States in 1962 and the ministry began to function, there were a good number of the Lord’s seekers from the very beginning…During the first ten years from 1962 to 1972, the number of saints increased rapidly. However, after 1972 the rate of increase slowed down very much...more (Chapter 1, Section 6)

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THREE LAYERS OF OBSTACLES TO THE LORD’S RECOVERY IN THE UNITED STATES…from 1962 to 1971. In those years, much of the increase came from my visits to many places and people throughout the United States. Wherever I went, seeking people were caught for the Lord’s recovery… more (Chapter 25, Section 1)

Christians began meeting as the church in Los Angeles in 1962. Since then, the church has been a spiritual home for thousands of believers and.... more

What were the churches like at the time of the Apostles? If we are clear what was in the beginning, then we can also be clear what has happened... more

In this book we want to see how the Lord 

has moved in the past among His children

for the accomplishment of His purpose. 

First, we want to see the history of the 

church in a general way .... more

Q3. Our current situations on language meetings.

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When I began the work in the United States, two-thirds of the saints were Caucasians, and one-third were from other races. That situation was very normal…from 1976 until 1986, it was difficult for us to gain any Caucasian...more (Chapter 7, Section 1)

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We have to admit that language is a problem ...Today the church here cannot be a typical American church; it has to be a local church, a church that includes all the saints in that locality…This indicates that the church must solve the language problem and meet the need of all the saints...more (Chapter 1, Section 6)

Christian Students at UCLA!

2010 Chinese-Speaking Students Perfecting Training

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	Seeking a breakthrough in the gospel in NYC .. more

Q4. Who are typical Americans?

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The United States was established mainly by Caucasians from northern Europe... more (Chapter 7, Section 1)  Even someone who is not Caucasian by race may be Caucasian in principle because either he was born in America, he speaks typical American English, or his spouse is Caucasian. This is only a principle; it is not absolute... more (Chapter 3, Section 3)

Race Distribution in USA: each county is colored by its ancestry majority.... more

	Since 1607, some 57 million immigrants have come to the United States from other lands. Approximately 10 million passed through on their way to some other place or returned to their original homelands, leaving a net gain of some 47 million people  .... more

Q5. New immigrant factor in US and Canada

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The new immigrants are the best targets for our gospel preaching…regardless of where the people were originally, once they come to America, they all are immigrants and have all been uprooted, so they are wide open to the gospel...more (Chapter 1, Section 6) The world situation is all under the control of the Lord’s hand with a view for the spreading of the gospel...more (Chapter 2, Section 3)

Asian American immigrants outpace Latinos As the presidential candidates battle over U.S.-Mexico immigration policy, a sweeping new survey shows that Asian Americans have overtaken Latinos nationally as the largest group .... more

Immigrant Hotspots in the U.S.  Findings from the Brookings Institution has shown that new immigrants to the U.S. prefer to live in suburbs or smaller cities as opposed to larger cities.... more

Twenty-First Century Gateways: Immigrants in Suburban America  New trends in immigrant settlement patterns are changing communities across the United States..... more

Many immigrants to Canada are Christians, but newcomers are slowly swelling the ranks of Muslims, Buddhists and especially the non-religious in certain regions..... more

Immigrants remaking Canada’s religious face in surprising ways Christians remain the large cohort of immigrants to Canada, while China is sending the most non-religious...... more

Q6. Who are local people in US cities? — city by city

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We hope to have churches in all the counties and cities...we hope to have churches in all the towns and villages. Then the gospel will reach the local people, and the Lord will be widely preached among them. This is our long-term goal...more (Chapter 7, Section 5) 

	State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, County Business Patterns, Economic Census .... more
	Explaining Why Minority Births Now Outnumber White Births The nation’s racial and ethnic minority groups—especially Hispanics—are growing more rapidly than the non-Hispanic white population... more

Race and ethnicity 2010: Los Angeles Red is White, Blue is Black, Green is Asian, Orange is Hispanic, Yellow is Other, and each dot is 25 residents... more

Q7. How to spread the Lord's testimony to gain local people?

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If we read Acts carefully, we can see the Holy Spirit’s intention to spread the church, not only geographically but also to different races…the church spread from the Jewish lands to Gentile regions, and on the other hand, it spread from the Jewish people to the Gentile people...more (Chapter 2, Section 4)

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Today we hope to carry on the work in four directions. The first is the local work, which should be taken up by the local ones. The second is the literature work…Third, we should spread our work into the inland regions…Fourth, we need to pay attention to the work of edifying the young people. more (Chapter 29, Section 1)

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The church in Manila has been here for over twenty years, yet until this day the gospel has not gone forth from us very much... We have not only failed to preach to the local people, the Filipinos...the Lord does desire to work, but He has encountered a problem, a limitation...is man, because man will not cooperate...more (Chapter 6, Section 1)

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For the gospel to spread on the island of Taiwan and for us to proceed on this pure path, there should be some native brothers who are raised up by the Lord...more (Chapter 3, Section 6)

	Religious Affiliation and Demographic Groups Change in religious affiliation is not the only factor shaping the contours of the American religious landscape... more
	Religion in 2011: revolutionary and conservative Religion in 2011 was seen in dramatic revolutions but also in less sensational events and developments that suggest its continued influence in politics and society... more

New Research Explores the Long-Term Effect of Spiritual Activity among Children and Teens A recent study conducted by the Barna Group provides new insights into this age-old question.  The survey asked adults to think back ... more

Q8. How to gain typical Americans? [Guideline]

• Caucasians gain Caucasian, other language saints pray and support them
•  All language saints GOW with VG

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I feel that the Caucasian brothers must consider how to bring the Caucasian people into the Lord’s recovery...quite certain that the Caucasians should be contacted and taken care of by the Caucasians...more (Chapter 1, Section 2)

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The purpose of the vital groups is the increase, perfecting, and building up of the Body of Christ (Acts 2:46-47; Eph. 4:12). The vital groups are to gain the increase, finish the perfecting, and complete the building...First, we need the increase not only of Caucasians but of all peoples...more (Chapter 7, Section 2)

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Considering what materials would be the best to use in the group meetings to teach people… to compose some proper writings for the group meetings...more (Chapter 4, Section 2)

	Americans Feel Connected to Jesus In the age of Facebook, Twitter, and texting, many Americans feel more connected to people than ever, but a new national survey by The Barna Group shows that Americans are not .... more
	What People Experience in Churches Most Americans have first-hand experiences in churches or parishes. What happens, if anything, in the hearts and minds of those who attend?.... more

Churches use apps, websites and social networking to extend their reach Churches in America are stepping up their efforts to reach out to people by using ultra-modern tools that reflect the direction most Americans are already going... more

Southern Baptists Look To Minorities To Jump-Start Growth Southern Baptists meeting in Phoenix adopted a plan Tuesday (June 14) to try to boost minorities in their top leadership posts as they face continuing reports of stagnant baptism rates and declining ... more