Romanian pastor Richard Wurmbrand spent 14 years in prison for preaching the gospel. Although his captors smashed four of his vertebrae and either cut or burned 18 holes in his body, they could not defeat him. He testified, “Alone in my cell, cold, hungry, and in rags, I danced for joy every night.” During this time he turned to a fellow prisoner, a man he had led to the Lord before they were arrested, and asked, “Have you any resentment against me that I brought you to Christ?” His response: “I have no words to express my thankfulness that you brought me to the wonderful Savior. I would never have it another way.” These two men exemplify the supernatural joy that can be experienced by believers who live on the edge of death as the result of being severely persecuted.

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Seafood, Grains, Eggs	Chinese	Fish	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	ts	Fermented black beans
1	lb	Shrimp
1	lb	Fish fillets
1		Egg white
1/2	ts	Salt
2	lb	Bitter melon
1/2		Clove garlic
3	tb	Oil
1 1/2	c	Stock
1/2	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Sugar
1	tb	Cornstarch
2	tb	Water

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Soak fermented black beans.
2. Shell and devein shrimp. Mince or grind together with fish. Add egg
white and salt and knead well to blend thoroughly.
3. Slice each bitter melon crosswise in 4 thick sections. Scoop out pulp
and discard. Stuff fish mixture into pulp cavity, making a mound at the
top.
4. Mince garlic and mash together with soaked black beans.
5. Heat oil. Add bitter melon sections, mound-side down, and brown fish
lightly. Remove from pan.
6. Add garlic-black bean mixture and stir-fry about 1 minute. Then stir in
stock, salt and sugar. Return bitter melon sections and bring to a boil.
Then simmer, covered, 20 minutes.
7. Remove bitter melon to a warm serving platter, leaving liquids in pan.
Blend cornstarch and cold water to a paste; then stir in to thicken. Pour
sauce over bitter melon and serve.
From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded
from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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