I received your letters of December 13 and January 18. I really appreciate and am comforted by your concerns, prayers, and fellowship. Because I have been busy, please forgive me for not replying earlier and for not having more fellowship by mail. Since 1958 the Lord has been preparing the situation in the United States in every aspect. Since the second half of last year, the Lord's work in the United States has become more manifest. During the past two months, the Lord really has moved quickly. Within these two months, by the Lord's leading, we have contacted five or six free groups and have given more than one hundred messages. As a result, leading ones of two or three free groups have decided to come together every week with the brothers meeting in Los Angeles to fellowship, pray, and seek for the Lord's leading concerning how to carry out the oneness on a bigger scale. Hymns #1, 75, 76, and 35 in the supplement of the hymnal (new hymnal) were officially translated into English last month. People everywhere like to sing these hymns very much. It has been of great help to the meetings. They really hope that more hymns can be translated. Because my body, heart, and spirit have been so much occupied by the urgent needs here, I could not edit the draft of The Ministry of the Word and have thus inconvenienced you. I have no choice but to move on with the flow of the Holy Spirit. Besides giving messages in the meetings, there have been many long and free private fellowships; these also have brought in many rich blessings. I hope that The Normal Christian Life will be put into print as soon as possible. Perhaps I will write something as a preface and send it to you. Concerning the messages on the Gospel of John given at the end of 1959 and the beginning of 1960, if you think that they are suitable, you can edit them and use them for the magazine. I have edited the drafts for The Elders' Management of the Church and Lessons on Prayer. They are excellent. It is wonderful that Sister Yu-i is able to learn how to edit. Brother Shao has sent me a letter saying that he cannot be responsible for the editing work anymore. For my part, because I do not have the time or energy, I cannot aggressively serve on the literature work.