The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1967, volume 1, contains messages given by Brother Witness Lee from February through May 1967. For the first three months of the year, Brother Lee continued his six-month visit to the Far East begun in the previous year. He spent the first two days of the year in the Philippines and then traveled to Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia before returning to Taipei. There is no record of his speaking before his return to Taipei. Brother Lee returned to the United States in April and remained in Los Angeles until early May, after which he visited San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, and Sacramento before returning to Los Angeles at the end of May. The contents of this volume are divided into six sections, as follows: 1. Fifteen messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, from February 9 through March 5. They were previously published in Chinese under the title Experiencing Christ as the Portion of the Saints. 2. Six messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, from February 9 through 13. They were previously published in Chinese under the title Basic Knowledge on Service. 3. Twenty-one messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, from February through April. They were previously published in Chinese under the title Serving in Coordination and Washing in Love. 4. Five messages given in Los Angeles, California, from April 21 through 23. They were previously published in The Stream, volume 5, number 3, August 1, 1967, under the title Pray-reading the Word and have been revised for inclusion in this volume. 5. Five messages given in Los Angeles, California, from April 24 through May 29. They are included in this volume under the title The Service in the Church for the Expression of the Body. The first two messages were combined into one. 6. Fifteen messages given in San Francisco, California, on May 3 through 9. They are included in this volume under the title Enjoying the Lord in His Word by Pray-reading for the Building Up of the Church in Oneness. Two of the messages were combined.
