Li Jinghang (August 1922 – September 28, 2016), a native of Tianshui, Gansu Province and Christian, graduated from the Mathematics Department of the Northwest Normal College in 1949.
In the fall of the same year, he was employed as a mathematics teacher at Tianshui No. 1 Middle School, and was converted to Christianity in 1950. In 1957, he was labeled a Rightist for his unwillingness to voice his opinions about the CCP and for being a Christian, and was exiled to Jiuquan, Gansu Province to work in a labor camp in Jiabiangou. In 1960, he was transferred to another labor camp in Gaotai county, where the conditions were even worse, and almost died there.
In 1961, he was released and resumed his work as a teacher at Tianshui No. 1 Middle School. In 1962, his label as a Rightist was lifted and he was rehabilitated in 1979. In 1980, he was transferred to Tianshui Teachers College (which was upgraded to an undergraduate institution in 2000) as a lecturer in the mathematics department. After retiring in the fall of 1987, he joined the church to serve full-time.
During his time at the church, Li wrote The Journey of Grace, documenting his personal life and his journey of faith.
