Students from Lisu, Jingbo and Dai minority groups come here some from far away, she says. Both Lute Li and her husband have received theological training. We have many illiterate farmers here, so it is very important to explain the biblical texts as simply as possible, and to present them in their context, says Lute Li. But we need commentaries, Bible study material, and church history books written in our own language. When they can obtain the Bible in their own language these minority groups discover new opportunities for themselves.
Bible study becomes a way out of illiteracy and can be a road to a better life.
They are wealthier and more harmonious, they take care of their poor and needy, and they have lower crime rates. I know of one drug addict who had been treated at government drug addiction centres four times. He was regarded as a hopeless case. Then a Christian church took him on as a handyman. He became a Christian, and we have not heard from him since, he adds.