李春海传道已于7月1日正式按立为牧师，请弟兄姐妹继续为李春海牧师代祷。
2012年7月1日 按立禮上的見證
親愛的各位來賓，主內弟兄姐妹們：
今天是我們可以把一切榮耀歸於上帝的日子；
今天是我們可以見證我們親愛的主如何改變一個人的生命，並呼召他來服侍祂的日子；
今天是我們慶祝主得勝的日子，因為上帝觸摸了一個人的生命，並使他全然降服在祂面前。
約在35年前，我，李春海，出生在中國黑龍江省鶴崗市新華鎮永利村的一個小村子裏。我在一個非常貧窮的家庭長大。父母都是農人。我有一個姐姐和一個哥哥。母親告訴我，我出生的時候，心髒很大，這導致我呼吸困難。醫生建議母親把我扔到山上去，因為我很難存活，並且我也會成為全家的累贅。然而，出於父母的愛，母親竭盡全力喂養我，照顧我，我幸運地活了下來。後來，我也去學校上學。
正如醫生告訴母親的，15歲那年我開始病得很厲害。我的心髒比一般人的心髒大三分之一，這導致我全身其他的器官也受到影響。我開始全身浮腫。醫生說，我痊愈的可能性微乎其微，並很可能會死。
1990年，基督的福音傳到我們家鄉，母親和大姐成了基督徒。他們與我分享耶穌，但我拒絕耶穌做我的救主，因為像在中國所有上學的孩子一樣，我接受的是無神論的教育，也就是說，老師告訴我們，我們無需信靠上帝，我們唯一應該相信的就是我們自己。
我覺得自己痊愈的可能性很小，並且自己的疾病成了全家的大包袱，因此我便非常絕望。一天晚上，我決定要自殺。我從床上起來，走進園子。園子裏有一口井。我打算跳到井裏。我座在井旁久久等待，不斷掙紮。突然，我聽到了鐘聲敲響了十二下。直到今日，我仍然不知鐘聲是從哪裏來的，也許是從别人家裏傳出來的，也許是從天上來的；然而，我確知上帝使用鐘聲喚醒了我。一首熟悉的歌曲在我耳畔旁縈繞：“你看，天路上的人們已快站滿，快蘇醒吧，時間不容你再閑站，快蘇醒吧，時間不容你再貪戀。你看天路上的人們已快站滿。快蘇醒吧！快蘇醒吧！”聖靈開啟了我的心靈和思想。我離開井旁，走回到屋子旁邊。我跪在牆邊，開始祈禱：“上帝，如果真有你的存在，求你拯救我。要麼，你醫治我，我為你傳道一生奉獻給你；要麼，請把我早日接到天堂。”神跡發生了，耶穌用祂的大能醫治了我，我痊愈了。當然，耶穌不僅醫治了我的肉體，更醫治了我的心靈。我認識到，自己是一個罪人，需要耶穌基督做我的救主。
後來，我得知在我生病期間，母親也把我許願奉獻給了主。她向上帝祈禱說，“主，如果你醫治我的兒子，我便把他獻給你。讓他一生服侍你，到世界各地為你做見證。”母親的祈禱得到了上帝的應允。今天我能站在美國這裏為主做見證，正是母親祈禱的應驗。
我清楚知道，我的生命是屬於上帝。我生命的意義，就是要順從祂的呼召，用全人全生來服侍祂。
從1993－1998年，我預備自己學習一些基本的知識，並在家鄉教會學習如何服侍和傳道。
從1998－2005年，上帝給我機會在南京金陵協和神學院(Nanjing Union Theological Seminary) 接受學習裝備。在那裏，我遇見裴斐（Dr. Faye Pearson）傳教士，她對我侍奉的生命影響巨大。學習滿7年後，我返回到家鄉黑龍江。
從2005－2008年，我在黑龍江省聖經專科學校(Heilongjiang Bible School)任教三年。
在2006年10月上帝給了我另一個異像。在異像中，上帝應許要把我帶到美國來學習和服侍。很難想象這件事有朝一日會變成現實，因為到美國求學之路困難重重。最重要的是，我經濟的來源沒辦法解決。然而，我學習信賴上帝的供應。上帝一步步為我打開了所有的大門。在2008年8月8日北京奧運會那天，我平生第一次乘上了飛機，橫跨太平洋，一直飛到了美國的奧克拉荷馬。
來奧克拉荷馬城後的第二天，我找到了三一華語浸信會(Trinity Chinese Baptist Church)，並受到了那裏愛主的弟兄姐妹熱情的接待和幫助。不久，林彬牧師為我受了浸水禮，使我正式加入浸信教會。
到今年八月份我來奧克拉荷馬城已滿4年了。在過去的4年裏，我經曆到上帝的信實和豐富的恩典。上帝供應了我一切所需的，並藉著許多弟兄姐妹幫助我完成了奧克河馬城市大學(Oklahoma City University)為期兩年的學習。更重要的是，在完成學業之後，上帝又呼召我，給我力量和智慧開始了一間新的華人教會，西北國語教會(Northwest Mandarin Church)。我正在靠著聖靈的大能竭力牧養這間教會，帶領更多人進入上帝的國度。
我永遠不會忘記當我去沈陽領事館簽證的時候，上帝給我的應許：“看啊，我差遣使者在你前面，在路上保護你，領你到我所預備的地方去”(出埃及記23：20)。上帝的確差遣了許多天使，在我前面幫助我。
在這個特別的時刻，我不能不對所有無私地幫助我、愛我的人表達我的感激之情。沒有您及您的幫助，我永遠不能走到今天。
我要感謝我的母親，因為她把我奉獻給了主，而且每天都在為我祈禱。
我要感謝所有在中國的朋友們，是他們把我帶到主的面前，教導我、訓練我，使我在基督裏更加成熟。
我要感謝林彬牧師和師母，Kirk牧師和師母，Rob牧師等所有的牧師們。因為他們待我如同待兒子，正如保羅對待提摩太一樣。
我要感謝我的同工們，因為他們在建立西北國語教會的事工上，與我肩並肩付出了極大的努力。
最後，我要感謝在座的所有的人。因為我的生命中有了您，才變得更加豐富和有意義。
我謙卑地不斷問：“主阿，我是誰？竟蒙您如此的厚愛？”我實在不配您如此的大愛。今天通過按立禮，我要再次把自己獻給主。我的祈禱是：“差我何往，我必前往；命我何言，必言！！！”
（李春海牧師供稿）
The Testimony on My Ordination of July 1, 2012
Dear Friends, Brothers and Sisters in the LORD,
Today is the day that we can bring all the glories to the LORD;
Today is the day that we can witness how our dear LORD changed a person’s life and called him to serve Him;
Today is the day that we can celebrate the LORD’s victory because God touched a person’s heart and let him be submitted to Him totally.
Around thirty-five years ago, I, Li Chunhai was born in a small village, Yong Li Village, Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province, Mainland China. I grew up in a very poor family; my parents were farmers; I have one older sister and one older brother. My mom told me when I was born, my heart was enlarged. It was very hard for me to breathe. The doctor advised my mom to throw me away because I would bring hardship to our whole family. However, due to the love of my parents, mom tried her best to feed me and take care of me, I survived, and later I went to school.
At the age of 15, just as the doctor had told my mom, I became seriously ill. My heart was one third larger the size of a normal heart. This condition caused the break-down of other organs in my body. My whole body began to swell. The doctors said that I would die soon; he gave the family no hope for my recovery.
In 1990, my mother and my oldest sister became Christians. They shared the gospel with me, but I couldn’t accept Jesus as my Savior because, like all children in the schools of China, I had been taught to believe in atheism, which means we don’t believe in God or any gods. All what we are supposed to believe is ourselves.
I felt like I was a burden to my family and there was little hope of my recovery, and I felt very desperate. One night, I made the decision to kill myself. I got up and went out in the yard where there was a well. I planned to drown myself in the well. I was sitting there, and suddenly I heard a clock strike twelve times. Even today, I do not know where the sound came from, but I do know God used the striking of the clock to wake me up. A familiar song came to my mind, “Lo, a great number of people are walking on the road to heaven. Wake up! Wake up!” The Holy Spirit began to open my spirit and my mind. I left the well and went back in the house. And I knelt down and gave myself to the LORD, “God, if you are the true God, rescue me from this situation. Please heal me. If You heal me, I will serve You all my life. If You do not want to heal me, please take me to heaven soon.” Later the miracle happened. Jesus healed me through His power. I was saved. Surely, Jesus healed me physically and spiritually. In the bottom of my heart, I realized that I was a sinner and needed Jesus as my Savior.
I knew later that when I was sick, my mother committed me totally to the Lord. She prayed, “Lord, if you heal my son, I will let him serve You and witness to Your name throughout the world.” Mom’s prayer was fulfilled by the LORD and today I am serving in America as the request of mom’s prayer.
In the meanwhile, God called me to serve Him. He told me that the purpose of my life is to serve Him and tell others about Jesus. I followed His calling and would serve Him with my whole life.
From 1993 to 1998, I prepared myself with basic knowledge and learned how to serve and preach at my hometown church.
From 1998 to 2005, God gave me opportunity to study at Nanjing Theological Seminary. It was there where I met Dr. Faye Pearson, who was the missionary and impacted my life deeply. After seven years’ study, I went back to my hometown province Heilongjiang.
From 2005 to 2008, I taught at Heilongjiang Bible College for three years.
In October of 2006 I had another vision. In the vision, God promised that I would come to America for study and for serving the LORD. I couldn’t imagine this could happen because of so many difficulties ahead of me, especially my financial support. However, I’m learning to trust God. God opened every door for me, so that on August 8, 2008, the day of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing, I was taking my first plane ride–across the Pacific on my way to Oklahoma. The second day when I came to Oklahoma, I went to Trinity Chinese Baptist Church; there I met a lot of very nice Christians who helped me out in so many ways. Also, I was baptized by immersion through Pastor Ted Lam and joined Southern Baptist Church officially.
So far I have been in Oklahoma four years. In the past four years, I experienced God’s faithfulness and abundant grace. God provided me everything what I need and helped me to finish my study at Oklahoma City University two years ago. Most importantly, after my graduation from school, God called me and gave me strength and wisdom to start the new church, Northwest Mandarin Church. Now I am striving to lead the church and reach more and more people for His Kingdom by the power of the Holy Spirit.
I will never forget God’s promise that when I went to the US consulate in Shenyang City to apply for a US visa, He told me: “I am going to send an angel in front of you, to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared” (Ex. 23:20). God did send so many angels for helping me.
At this special moment I cannot be ungrateful to all the people who helped me and loved me unconditionally. Without you and your helps, I would never be as who I am now.
I want to say “Thank you” to my mom because she gave me to Jesus and prayed for me daily.
I want to say “Thank you” to all the people in China who brought me to Jesus, taught me, and trained me to be mature in Him.
I want to say “Thank you” to my pastor Lam, my Pastor Kirk, and my Pastor Rob because they treated me as their son in the way Paul treated Timothy.
I want to say “Thank you” to my coworkers because they put great efforts in building up Northwest Mandarin Church and hand in hand with me.
Finally, I want to say “Thank you” to everyone here. Because of you all, my life becomes much richer and more meaningful.
I humbly ask myself repeatedly, “Lord, who am I? Why do you love me so much?” I really don’t deserve your love. Today through this ordination, I am again committed myself to the LORD. My prayer is that: “Wherever you send me, I will go; whatever you command me to say, I will say.
（From Pastor Chunhai Li）
奥州西北国语教会 Northwest Mandarin Church 