Samuel Lin

October 4, 1924 (age 88)

Guangzhou, Guangdong, People"s Republic of China

Lamb was imprisoned for more than 20 years (1955-1957, 1958-1978) for his faith in Christ. In spite of "honey-bucket" duty at labor farms or backbreaking work in coal mines at labor camps, Lamb continued to teach. In 1978, Lamb was released from prison and, in 1979, he restarted the church in 35 Da Ma Zhan, Guangzhou. Because the attendance grew quickly, he then moved the meetings to 15 Rong Gui Li, De Zheng Bei Road. Since 1979, he has been publishing a series of booklets called "Voice of the Spirit". Now there are more than 200 booklets. He died in Guangzhou in 2013, aged 88.For reasons of security and site elements, the date of the farewell ceremony has been changed, the farewell ceremony for Samuel Lamb (elder Lin Xiangao) will be held at half past two(pm) on August 16, 2013, in Baiyun Hall, Yinhe park, Yinhe cemetery,Guangzhou.(The original date is on August 17, 2013). Over the course of Lamb"s life, he was imprisoned a few times because he did not follow Chinese government rules concerning religion. Lamb, along with Wang Ming-Dao, refused to submit to the state-run church, known as the Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM). The restrictions include: no preaching from the Book of Revelation, discouragement from preaching on the Second Coming of Christ, and a prohibition on evangelizing to minors (children"s Sunday School).

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Lamb was born in a mountainous area overlooking Macau. His father, Paul Lamb, was the pastor of a small Baptist congregation.

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Lamb was imprisoned for more than 20 years (1955-1957, 1958-1978) for his faith in Christ. In spite of "honey-bucket" duty at labor farms or backbreaking work in coal mines at labor camps, Lamb continued to teach. In 1978, Lamb was released from prison and, in 1979, he restarted the church in 35 Da Ma Zhan, Guangzhou.

Because the attendance grew quickly, he then moved the meetings to 15 Rong Gui Li, De Zheng Bei Road.

Since 1979, he has been publishing a series of booklets called "Voice of the Spirit". Now there are more than 200 booklets.

He died in Guangzhou in 2013, aged 88.For reasons of security and site elements, the date of the farewell ceremony has been changed, the farewell ceremony for Samuel Lamb (elder Lin Xiangao) will be held at half past two(pm) on August 16, 2013, in Baiyun Hall, Yinhe park, Yinhe cemetery,Guangzhou.(The original date is on August 17, 2013). Over the course of Lamb"s life, he was imprisoned a few times because he did not follow Chinese government rules concerning religion.

Lamb, along with Wang Ming-Dao, refused to submit to the state-run church, known as the Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM).

The restrictions include: no preaching from the Book of Revelation, discouragement from preaching on the Second Coming of Christ, and a prohibition on evangelizing to minors (children"s Sunday School).

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