Introduction

The Lord’s recovery of the church life began almost two centuries ago in Germany with Count Zinzendorf and the brothers with him. The practice they had in the 1700s became even greater in the 1800s among John Nelson Darby and the Brethren in Britain. Today’s practice of the church life began in 1920 with Watchman Nee and those close to him. Throughout the centuries it has grown richer, fuller, and broader. From China the recovery spread in 1948 through Witness Lee throughout the Far East.

From Los Angeles and the United States the recovery has spread like the river that went out from Eden and separated into four directions to cover the whole inhabited earth.

The spread of the Lord’s recovery to the United States began in 1959 with a “forerunner,” Samuel Chang, who was followed by Witness Lee himself in 1962. At that time he took up residence in Los Angeles. From Los Angeles and the United States the recovery has spread like the river that went out from Eden and separated into four directions to cover the whole inhabited earth (Genesis 2:10-14). From the United States the Lord’s recovery spread to Europe, South America, Australia, and Africa. Brother Lee felt confident in the beginning that the Lord would do this. During the All-Inclusive Christ conference in Los Angeles (December 31, 1962), he said, “I believe the Lord will start the recovery in this country” and from the United States as the center it would spread worldwide.

The following pages chronicle those early days in Los Angeles where there was the collective realization, “This was from the Lord and it is marvelous in our eyes” (Mark 12:11).

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