tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29372496480219680862024-03-13T08:35:41.075+08:00His Ministry that i was entrusted in...The ministry that God put me in different countries and what He taught me through all these years... and also what my friends' sharing and what i read and learnt...Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065840835127357183noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937249648021968086.post-42663947407531697852021-10-23T16:28:00.007+08:002021-10-23T16:28:54.371+08:00Another new journey of my life......新的旅程。。。<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeSNo-nrqTV6irLwshBCsUAjGzJWeLr5q1-8uJeYI16hTgSJ-zFQgud7gIW357agghxy1lWRgdEGrkgDzlmH0vFoaLHG1xlTaDVtlrcutKVfQ9T2U6fnJyQhXDRcoekQLm2DPwsxngUjGs/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="665" height="850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeSNo-nrqTV6irLwshBCsUAjGzJWeLr5q1-8uJeYI16hTgSJ-zFQgud7gIW357agghxy1lWRgdEGrkgDzlmH0vFoaLHG1xlTaDVtlrcutKVfQ9T2U6fnJyQhXDRcoekQLm2DPwsxngUjGs/w665-h850/Screen+Shot+2021-10-23+at+4.26.32+PM.png" width="665" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmZlIvZfbQb_ZLOi7rWHlD1PWIJWB5hu2yVh6dA02mDXZm5ofEmi_V-r7zk4I_xaf8rt6Jc4ti2wmo-8uwBnnlo8OfFW1tvRe-Gy_kIKWk7RGCAVpby0VyBL__5lr3bDqopR7jymN_CjQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="672" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmZlIvZfbQb_ZLOi7rWHlD1PWIJWB5hu2yVh6dA02mDXZm5ofEmi_V-r7zk4I_xaf8rt6Jc4ti2wmo-8uwBnnlo8OfFW1tvRe-Gy_kIKWk7RGCAVpby0VyBL__5lr3bDqopR7jymN_CjQ/s16000/Screen+Shot+2021-10-23+at+4.27.49+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065840835127357183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937249648021968086.post-87539364879223161782016-10-25T12:43:00.002+08:002016-10-25T12:43:42.280+08:006 important guidelines in life.....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
SIX IMPORTANT GUIDELINES IN LIFE.<br />
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1. When you are Alone, Mind your Thoughts.<br />
2. When you are with Friends, Mind your Tongue.<br />
3. When you are Angry, Mind your Temper.<br />
4. When you are with a Group, Mind your Behavior.<br />
5. When you are in Trouble, Mind your Emotions.<br />
6. When God starts blessing you, Mind your Ego..</div>
Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065840835127357183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937249648021968086.post-8757760115453493492015-07-09T08:25:00.000+08:002015-07-09T08:25:00.712+08:00基督徒的危机<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">基督徒生命中的危险信号:</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">1. 信耶稣不祷告,好像手机没信号。--关机</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">2. 只祷告不认罪,好像电话欠了费。--停机</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">3. 只认罪不悔改,耶稣照样不理睬。--打不通</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">4. 信耶稣不礼拜,好像茶壶没有盖。--凉啦</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">5. 信耶稣不聚会,灵命不增则后退。--危险</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">6. 信耶稣不读经,神的旨意认不清。--糊涂徒</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">7. 信耶稣打麻将,这与世人没二样。--分不清 </span></span><br />
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Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065840835127357183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937249648021968086.post-91850522371768443162015-07-09T08:23:00.006+08:002015-07-09T08:25:20.552+08:00人生。。。<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">人的一生會遇到好多事</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">但……</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">人生不能挽留的是生命</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">人生不能分享的是愛情</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">人生不能忽視的是健康</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">人生不能放棄的是信仰</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">人生不能忘記的是恩情</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">人生不能堅持的是錯誤</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">人生不能違背的是良心</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">人生不能回憶的是死亡</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">人生不能嘗試的是犯罪</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">人生不能留住的是時間</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">人生不能沒有的是耶穌!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">✟赞美:是减少痛苦的好办法 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">✟祷告:是减少试探的好办法</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">✟读经:是减少无知的好办法</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">✟听道:是减少小信的好办法</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">✟灵修:是减少软弱的好办法</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">✟聚会:是减少冷心的好办法</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">✟知足:是减少欲望的好办法 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">✟爱心:是减少冷漠的好办法 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">✟信心:是减少胆怯的好办法 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">✟感恩:是减少埋怨的好办法</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">不要抱怨世界的黑暗;<br />因为我们是光明之子。</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">不要抱怨社会的腐败;<br />因为我们是防腐的盐。</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">不要抱怨苦难的遭遇;<br />因为这是反面的祝福。</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">不要抱怨重担的难当;<br />因为这是省察的空间。</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">不要抱怨与人的计较;<br />因为这是爱心的扩张。</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">不要抱怨逆境的袭击;<br />因为这是生命的雕琢。</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">不要抱怨十架的痛苦;<br />因为这是荣耀的记号。</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">【帖前5:16】 要常常喜乐。<br />【帖前5:17】 不住地祷告。<br />【帖前5:18】 凡事谢恩。因为这是神在基督耶稣里向你们所定的旨意。<br />【腓4:6】 应当一无挂虑,只要凡事借着祷告,祈求,和感谢,<wbr></wbr>将你们所要的告诉神。<br />【腓4:7】 神所赐出人意外的平安,必在基督耶稣里,保守你们的心怀意念。<br />【帖后3:3】 但主是信实的,要坚固你们,保护你们脱离那恶</span></div>
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Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065840835127357183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937249648021968086.post-16762150899386805132015-07-09T08:08:00.001+08:002019-10-13T21:20:11.884+08:00JDOP<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I apologized that i had not been writing my update.</div>
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Presently, I'm taking IDT (intentional discipleship training, every Monday night) course in my church since Jan 2015. </div>
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Last Sunday was a special day for Christians in Singapore. 51,000 Christians gathered at stadium to pray for the nation being 50 years old on 9 August. Is called Jubilee day of prayer. The president and wife were present throughout the occasion. The prime minister joined in after more than an hour. Our church (more than 2,000 of us were there as early as at 11am) had privileged to serve as ushers. The occasion started at 4:14pm recognized that age from 4 to 14 is more receptive to the gospel.</div>
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However, i was not well on Saturday night. But i was thankful that God sustained me throughout the session. Half way through the ushering, i rushed to the toilet and vomited what i took for my breakfast and lunch. I felt giddy on and off but i stayed through as it was a rare occasion.</div>
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Thank God that through the travel and health business that i'm involved in, i was able to meet more non-believer friends. It is my desire that God will use me to reach out to them especially those in the health business as they live healthily is time to consider where their souls will be heading. Please pray with me that God will send lots of opportunities for me to share His love to them.</div>
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Thank you and hear from you soon,</div>
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heng sau</div>
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Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065840835127357183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937249648021968086.post-80131642893997943982014-09-21T20:00:00.000+08:002018-11-07T16:50:10.456+08:001st trip for 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It has been a long time since i last shared in this blog.<br />
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I found a new venture : fun, free (both freedom in time n financial) and fulfillment business that is Worldventures. I signed up for their boot camp and got to know better about this business. During the boot camp, I got to know more people. Either they are backsliders or non-believers. Most of the members in this 1-Big team loves to travel. Quite a number of the members did pretty well and reached financial free. They are very grateful to find this new venture and business.<br />
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Beside doing the spa experience, we had a good time of updating, worshipping, sharing, praying and studying the bible together.<br />
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Thank God that my god-daugher is able to accompany me throughout this trip. What a blessing!<br />
Many are refreshed spiritually and inspired to study bible together. May the Lord use His Word to motivate His children to live for His glory.<br />
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After I returned from China, 15 days later I joined 4 other sisters to Bintan for a time of retreat. We had a good time of resting, exercising, laughing, fellowshipping. Thank God for friends in the Lord. We can share our woes, joy and struggles. We also give a lunch birthday treat to one of them.<br />
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Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065840835127357183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937249648021968086.post-81409537731651012122013-06-24T20:40:00.001+08:002013-06-24T20:40:09.243+08:00Amazing alphabet :)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800002098083496px; line-height: 17.987503051757813px;">Alphabets are so intelligently arranged, they show you the way of life....</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800002098083496px; line-height: 17.987503051757813px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800002098083496px; line-height: 17.987503051757813px;">"A"lways "B"e "C"ool.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800002098083496px; line-height: 17.987503051757813px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800002098083496px; line-height: 17.987503051757813px;">"D"on't have "E"go with "F"riends n Family.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800002098083496px; line-height: 17.987503051757813px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800002098083496px; line-height: 17.987503051757813px;">"G"iveup "H"urting "I"ndividuals.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800002098083496px; line-height: 17.987503051757813px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800002098083496px; line-height: 17.987503051757813px;">"J"ust "K"eep "L"oving "M"ankind.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800002098083496px; line-height: 17.987503051757813px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800002098083496px; line-height: 17.987503051757813px;">"N"ever "O"mit "P"rayers.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800002098083496px; line-height: 17.987503051757813px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800002098083496px; line-height: 17.987503051757813px;">"Q"uietly "R"emember God.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800002098083496px; line-height: 17.987503051757813px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800002098083496px; line-height: 17.987503051757813px;">"S"peak "T"ruth.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800002098083496px; line-height: 17.987503051757813px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800002098083496px; line-height: 17.987503051757813px;">"U"se "V"alid "W"ords.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800002098083496px; line-height: 17.987503051757813px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800002098083496px; line-height: 17.987503051757813px;">"X"press "Y"our "Z"eal.</span></div>
Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065840835127357183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937249648021968086.post-33287855496889513212012-09-11T21:38:00.001+08:002012-09-11T21:38:32.838+08:00菲律宾之旅<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">教会在主日报告说六周的短宣,最后两周不够人手,希望弟兄姐妹踊跃参加。一个姐妹(和我是同一个门徒训练的一组)叫我和她一起去报名。很奇妙的,我们去参加最后一周,后来发现是最多人的一组。感谢神,感到这么多人回应。</span></div>
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<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">我们</span>19<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">人一起从新加坡出发到菲律宾的一个小岛(达沃)。还有一批一个星期前已在那里并继与续我们一起服侍这一周。</span></div>
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<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">我们出发的前几天,马尼拉有台风,而我们得从新加坡飞到马尼拉再转机去达沃。感谢主,我们没有受任何影响。很顺利抵达目的地。同样的,我们要回新加坡的前一天,马尼拉的台风停止了。</span></div>
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<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">当我们抵达后,麦牧师告诉我们需要注意或留意的一些事情。麦牧师也提醒我们要弹性大,因临时可以有很多变化。</span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">我们要早上</span>5<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">点聚合并到中心去吃早点。过后,我们分</span>5<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">组去不同的高中的学校在每一班分享福音。每一组大约</span>10<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">位弟兄姐妹。我深信神知道我们这组人的体力有限,所以我们提早结束并有机会吃过中午饭后,回去小休再出发。</span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">我们的一组被派到一所好大的高中。早上班有大约</span>4<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">千学生、下午班有</span>5<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">千学生。哗!感谢主,其他三组来救助,要不可要累坏我们了。当天,我们基本要分享</span>9<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">次以上的福音。每一班都</span>40<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">或更多的学生,真不容易,但每个人都很喜乐!</span></div>
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<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">在去吃午饭以前,我去了一斑第一年的学生。分享完后,我准备离开,一个学生问了一个问题。后来,接二连三的问题;看到他们的渴慕,我不得不留下来,继续为他们解答。其中一个女生要求我答应带领他们查经。我心是多么想呀。。。求主为他们预备人来带领吧!</span></div>
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<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">其实每个行程不容易,因路不是很平,好颠簸的。有好几个美国人他们都很高大,在这么小的面包车,他们的脚都没地方放,好不舒服的。真令人感动他们的精神有佳!他们都是</span>50<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">多岁了。</span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">我有两个新的经历。第一是我被分到最大的一斑。学生大约有</span>90<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">多人。我本以为这么多学生,肯定我不可能让学生都集中来听我传讲。但感谢神,虽然我的小信,我看到神奇妙的作为,祂是值得我称颂的,他们既然都很认真的听福音。</span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">有一个经历看到神很奇妙的带领。有一所学校临时没有上课已通知中心,但我们没有得到这个消息。我们抵达后,校长才告诉我们。有几班的学生也没有收到通知,所以他们来学校因此我们有机会与他们分享福音。我则被安排与老师们分享。虽然心里有点不知所措因都是与学生分享,突然换了群体,我该如何分享呢?分享时,心里一直默默祷告。看到有几个老师积极回应,为这感谢神!愿神使用他们来影响这些学生更好的与耶稣建立关系。</span></div>
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Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065840835127357183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937249648021968086.post-1151601711346766632012-09-06T14:11:00.002+08:002012-09-06T14:11:52.597+08:00join SMCI e-Campaign...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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the last two weeks of the campaign was in need of more manpower. So both of us
responded, including some other better halfers (BH in short, a fellowship for people
above 40 yrs old). Before we set off, we were amazed at how God moved so many
hearts to respond as it was the biggest team among the six weeks of e-Campaign.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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experiencing typhoon. Our team needed to transit at Manila in order to go to
Davao. However, we were not affected by the typhoon at all. Similarly, the day
before we returned to Singapore, the typhoon had subsided and the people in
Manila were clearing the mess caused by the typhoon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Davao, the following day Pastor Mike gave us some orientation about the
campaign, as well as pointers to note before we start our one-week journey of
sharing the gospel in schools after schools and classes after classes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Mike used the beatitude and shared that the “ninth” beatitude is: “Be flexible,
we shall not be bent out of shape”.</span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for most of us. Then we headed to the center for breakfast, before the group
was split into five teams. Each team consisted of about 10 or more people, and
the teams set off to different schools to share the gospel to high school
students. I believed God knows our team’s limit, and our team ended early for
the morning’s sharing of the gospel. We were able to return to our hotel after
lunch to rest for an hour before we set off again at 2pm to different schools.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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session, there were about 4,000 students, and the afternoon session consisted
of almost 5,000 students. Oh wow! Thank God three other teams were sent to help
our team lest we might be too physically exhausted in sharing the gospel
classes after classes. On that day, each of us shared the gospel nine times or
more, as compared to other days where we shared less than nine times.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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went for lunch, I went to a class of first year students. After I shared the
gospel, one student asked a few questions and this was followed by more
questions from students; I was literally bombarded with questions. My heart was
touched and lifted up by their hunger for God’s Word and the truth. One of the
female students in the class asked me to promise to conduct bible studies with
them. I wished I could….please pray that God will arrange someone to lead them.
May they learn to find the answers from the Word themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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moved by a few Americans who served joyfully despite the discomfort in the van.
Due to their height, most of them had to squeeze their legs in the limited
space in the van.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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students, which was a combination of 3 vocational classes, phew!. I thought I might
have a hard time gaining all of their attention. During the session, I could sense
it was all by God’s acts and grace, as they paid full attention to my sharing.
Praise the Lord!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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time, while a female Gospeliter had an all boys' class :P<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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contacted SMCI (Students Movement for Christ, Int’l) and informed them there
were no classes on that day, so they asked SMCI teams to come on Monday instead. However, our team was not informed and by
divine appointment two sessions of students were also not informed that there
were no classes so they came to school. So four Singaporeans BH took four groups
of students while I was asked to share with the teachers. Oh wow! I took up the
challenge with fear and trembling. I kept praying to God to seek wisdom on what
to share with them. I was glad a few of them were attentive, though one of them
looked sceptical. May the Lord move them to a personal relationship with Jesus
to influence their students.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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most of them understood it as salvation by works. I pray and hope our sharing
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an artist. He is Arthur and he is 68 years
old. It was amazing as on one occasion he was so tired and thirsty, so he
prayed a simple prayer and God led him to a group of dumb and deaf students.
The teacher invited him and gave him a chair to sit and amazingly there was a
water-dispensing machine inside the class. She offered him a drink. He was
refreshed and started sharing the gospel to the students, while the teacher translated
his words to sign language.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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round him. Then he took the opportunity to share the gospel with them. What a
special gift that God has given to Arthur.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">这姐妹个子虽然个子小,但属灵生命可真值得赞扬的!她对主的爱、主的羊、同擦力强都是我可学习的地方。她和她的外</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">甥陪我到另一个江边看看夜景。</span><br />
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<br /></div>Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065840835127357183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937249648021968086.post-41103301400357323982012-03-08T06:33:00.000+08:002012-03-08T06:33:04.544+08:00Lets know what's happening to the world....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y4MnpzG5Sqc?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />
</div>Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065840835127357183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937249648021968086.post-27101257260918146082012-02-29T15:38:00.000+08:002012-02-29T15:38:25.208+08:00Tyranny of the Urgent Charles E. Hummel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"></div><div id="contentArea" role="main" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; float: left; line-height: 12px; margin-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; width: 493px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div><div class="mbl notesBlogText clearfix" style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 20px; word-wrap: break-word; zoom: 1;"><div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;"><strong>Tyranny of the Urgent</strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;"><strong>Charles E. Hummel</strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;">Have you ever wished for a thirty-hour day? Surely this extra time would relieve the tremendous pressure under which we live. Our lives leave a trail of unfinished tasks. Unanswered letters, unvisited friends, unwritten articles, and unread books haunt quiet moments when we stop to evaluate. We desperately need relief. But would a thirty-hour day really solve the problem? Wouldn’t we soon be just as frustrated as we are now with our twenty-four allotment? A mother’s work is never finished, and neither is that of any student, teacher, minister, or anyone else we know. Nor will the passage of time help us catch up. Children grow in number and age to require more of our time. Greater experience in profession and church brings more exacting assignments. So we find ourselves working more and enjoying it less.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;"><strong>JUMBLED PRIORITIES…</strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;">When we stop to evaluate, we realize that our dilemma goes deeper than a shortage of time; it is basically the problem of priorities. Hard work does not hurt us. We all know what it is to go full speed for long hours, totally involved in an important task. The resulting weariness is matched by a sense of achievement and joy. Not hard work, but doubt and misgiving, produce anxiety as we review a month or year and become oppressed by the pile of unfinished tasks. We sense uneasily that we may have failed to do the important. The winds of people’s demands have driven us onto a reef of frustration. We confess, quite apart from our sins, “We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done.” Several years ago an experienced cotton mill manager said to me, “Your greatest danger is letting the urgent things crowd out the important.” He didn’t realize how hard his maxim hit. It often returns to haunt and rebuke me by raising the critical problem of priorities. We live in constant tension between the urgent and the important. The problem is that the important task rarely must be done today or even this week. Extra hours of prayer and Bible study, a visit with the non-Christian friend, careful study of an important book: these projects can wait. But the urgent tasks call for instant action---endless demands pressure every hour and day. A man’s home is no longer his castle; it is no longer a place from urgent tasks because the telephone breaches the walls with imperious demands. The momentary appeal of these tasks seems irresistible and important, and they devour our energy. But in the light of time’s perspective their deceptive prominence fades; with a sense of loss we recall the important task pushed aside. We realize we’ve become slaves to the tyranny of the urgent.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;"><strong>CAN YOU ESCAPE…….?</strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;">Is there any escape from this pattern of living? The answer lies in the life of our Lord. On the night before He died, Jesus made an astonishing claim. In the great prayer of John 17 He said, “ I have finished the work which Thou gavest me to do” (verse 4). How could Jesus use the word “finished”? His three-year ministry seemed all too short. A prostitute at Simon’s banquet had found forgiveness and a new life, but many others still walked the street without forgiveness and a new life. For every ten withered muscles that had flexed into health, a hundred remained impotent. Yet on that last night, with many useful tasks undone and urgent human needs unmet, the Lord had peace; He knew He had finished God’s work. The Gospel records show that Jesus worked hard. After describing a busy day Mark writes, “That evening at sundown, they brought to Him all who were sick or possessed with demons. And the whole city was gathered about the door. And He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons” (1:32-34). On another occasion the demand of the ill and maimed caused Him to miss supper and to work so late that His family thought He was beside Himself (Mark 3:21). One day after a strenuous teaching session, Jesus and His disciples went out in a boat. Even a storm didn’t awaken Him (Mark 4:37-38). What a picture of exhaustion. Yet His life was never feverish; He had time for people. He could spend hours talking to one person, such as the Samaritan women at the well. His life showed a wonderful balance, a sense of timing. When His brothers wanted Him to go to Judea, He replied, “My time has not yet come” (John 7:6). Jesus did not ruin His gifts by haste. In The Discipline and Culture of the Spiritual Life, A.E. Whiteham observes; “Here in this Man is adequate purpose…inward rest, that gives an air of leisure to His crowded life: above all there is in this Man a secret and a power of dealing with the waste-products of life, the waste of pain, disappointment, enmity, death---turning to divine uses the abuses of man, transforming arid places of pain to fruitfulness, triumphing at last in death and making a short life of thirty years or so, abruptly cut off, to be a ‘finished’ life. We cannot admire the poise and beauty of this human life, and then ignore the things that made it.”</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;"><strong>WAIT FOR INSTRUCTIONS…</strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;">What was the secret of Jesus’ work? We find a clue following Mark’s account of Jesus’ busy day. Mark observes that “….in the morning, a great while before day, He rose and went out to a lonely place, and there He prayed” (Mark 1:35). Here is the secret of Jesus’ life and work for God: He prayerfully waited for His Father’s instructions and for the strength to follow them. Jesus had no divinely-drawn blueprint; He discerned the Father’s will day by day in a life of prayer. By this means He warded off the urgent and accomplished the important. Lazarus’s death illustrates this principle. What could have been more important than the urgent message from Mary and Martha, “Lord, he whom you love is ill” (John 11:3)? John records the Lord’s response in these paradoxical words: “Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So when He heard that he was ill, He stayed two days longer in the place where He was” (verses 5-6). What was the urgent need? Obviously it was to prevent the death of this beloved brother. But the important thing from God’s point of view was to raise Lazarus from the dead. So Lazarus was allowed to die. Later Jesus revived him as a sign of His magnificent claim, “I am the resurrection and the life: he who believes in Me though he die, yet shall he live” (verse 25). We may wonder why our Lord’s ministry was so short, why it could not have lasted another five or ten years, why so many wretched sufferers were left in their misery. Scripture gives not answer to these questions, and we leave them in the mystery of God’s purposes. But we do know that Jesus’ prayerful waiting for God’s instructions freed Him from the tyranny of the urgent. It gave Him a sense of direction, set a steady pace and enabled Him to do every task God assigned. And on the last night He could say, “I have finished the work which Thou gavest me to do.”</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;"><strong>DEPENDENCE MAKES YOU FREE…</strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;">Freedom from the tyranny of the urgent is found in the example and promise of our Lord. At the end of a vigorous debate with the Pharisees in Jerusalem, Jesus said to those who believed in Him: “If you continue in My Word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free… Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin…So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:31-36). Many of us have experienced Christ’s deliverance from the penalty of sin. Are we letting Him free us from the tyranny of the urgent? He points the way: “If you continue in My Word.” This is the way to freedom. Through prayerful meditation on God’s Word we gain His perspective. P.T. Forsyth once said, “The worst sin is prayerlessness.” We usually think of murder, adultery, or theft as among the worst. But the root of all sin is self-sufficiency---independence from God. When we fail to wait prayerfully for God’s guidance and strength we are saying, with our actions, if not our lips, that we do not need Him. How much of our service is characterized by “going it alone”? The opposite of such independence is prayer in which we acknowledge our need for God’s instruction and supply. Concerning a dependent relationship with God, Donald Baillie says: “Jesus lived His life in complete dependence upon God, as we all ought to live our lives. But such dependence does not destroy human personality. Man is never so truly and fully personal as when he is living in complete dependence upon God. This is how personality comes into its own. This is humanity at its most personal.” Prayerful waiting on God is indispensable to effective service. Like the time-out in a football game, it enables us to catch our breath and fix new strategy. As we wait for directions, the Lord frees us from the tyranny of the urgent. He shows us the truth about Himself, ourselves, and our tasks. He impresses on our minds the assignments He want us to undertake. The need itself is not the call; the call must come form the God who knows our limitation. “The Lord pities those who fear Him. For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust” (Psalm 103:13-14). It is not God who loads us until we bend or crack with an ulcer, nervous breakdown, heart attack, or stroke. These come from our inner compulsions coupled with the pressure of circumstances.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;"><strong>EVALUATE…</strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;">The modern businessman recognizes this principle of taking time out for evaluation. When Greenwalt was president of DuPont, he said, “One minute spent in planning saves three or four minutes in execution.” Many salesmen have revolutionized their profits by setting aside Friday afternoon to plan carefully the major activities for the coming week. If an executive is too busy to stop and plan, he may find himself replaced by another man who takes time to plan. If the Christian is too busy to stop, take spiritual inventory, and receive his assignments from God, he becomes a slave to the tyranny of the urgent. He may work day and night to achieve much that seems significant to himself and others, but he will not finish the work God has for him to do. A quiet time of meditation and prayer at the start of the day refocuses our relationship with God. Recommit yourself to His will as you think of the hours that follow. In these unhurried moments list in order of priority the tasks to be done, taking into account commitments already made. A competent general always draws up his battle plan before he engages the enemy; he does not postpone basic decisions until the firing starts. But he is also prepared to change his plans if an emergency demands it. So try to implement the plans you have made before the day’s battle against the clock begins. But be open to any emergency interruption or unexpected person who may call. You may also find it necessary to resist the temptation to accept an engagement when the invitation first comes over the telephone. No matter how clear the calendar may look at the moment, ask for a day or two to pray for guidance before committing yourself. Surprisingly the engagement often appears less important after the pleading voice has become silent. If you can withstand the urgency of the initial moment, you will be in a better position to weigh the cost and discern whether the task is God’s will for you. In addition to your daily quiet time, set aside one hour a week for spiritual inventory. Write an evaluation of the past, record anything God may be teaching you, and plan objectives for the future. Also try to reserve most of one day each month for a similar inventory of longer range. Often you will fail. Ironically, the busier you get the more you need this time of inventory, but the less you seem to be able to take it. You become like the fanatic, who, when unsure of his direction, doubles his speed. And frenetic service for God can become an escape from God. But when you prayerfully take inventory and plan your days, it provides fresh perspective on your work.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;"><strong>CONTINUE THE EFFORT…</strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;">Over the years the greatest continuing struggle in the Christian life is the effort to make adequate time for daily waiting on God, weekly inventory, and monthly planning. Because this time for receiving marching orders is so important, Satan will do everything he can to squeeze it out. Yet we know from experience that only by this means can we escape the tyranny of the urgent. This is how Jesus succeeded. He did not finish all the urgent tasks in Palestine or all the things He would have liked to do, but He did finish the work which God gave Him to do. The only alternative to frustration is to be sure that we are doing what God wants. Nothing substitutes for knowing that this day, this hour, in this place we are doing the will of the Father. Then and only then can we think of all the other unfinished tasks with equanimity and leave them with God. Sometime ago Simba bullets killed a young man, Dr Paul Carson. In the providence of God, his life’s work was finished. Most of us will live longer and die more quietly, but when the end comes, what could give us greater joy than being sure that we have finished the work God gave us to do? The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ makes this fulfillment possible. He has promised deliverance from the sin and the power to serve God in the tasks of His choice. The way is clear. If we continue in the Word of our Lord, we are truly His disciples. And He will free us from the tyranny of the urgent, free us to do the important, which is the will of God.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em;"><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">4 of us (Iris, myself plus 2 volunteers, Heng Sau and Koon Yong) took this journey up to Ipoh, although 1 nearly didn’t make it as heavy traffic caused her to be delayed for 10 minutes beyond the departure time. It was an excruciating 10 minutes as we tried our best to persuade the bus company staff to wait for her, otherwise, she would have had to take the next available bus in the night or the next morning. Normally, they do not wait beyond 5 minutes, but the Lord’s favour was with us as we kept assuring them that she was not far away. After a long 9 hour bus ride, we finally reached Ipoh. Praise God for giving us the opportunity to re-connect with our dear fellow WEC missionaries, Robert and Ruth, who had served in Ghana, Africa for many years before returning to Ipoh. They are now the Missions Pastors of 1<sup>st</sup> Assembly of God Church in Ipoh. It is a Cantonese speaking church which was planted by an American missionary who used to serve in Hong Kong. WEC was invited to be co-partners for their Missions Sunday, which we thought was an excellent way to start the year, with their eyes focussed on the Great Commission.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span lang="EN-US">The program began with their Friday night prayer meeting where we were asked to share about the culture and opportunities in East Asia. I was prepared to share to this small group in my simple Chinese, but after 5 minutes, I was told that there were some members who just walked in and did not understand Chinese. So I had to quickly also do English translation in between, which I wonder how I managed that. Normally, I think and speak in English, then translate into Chinese, but this time round, I had to think and speak in Chinese, then translate into English. Is this not the grace of God at work in my life again. Thank you Father! We had fantastic teamwork, as Iris chipped in with a pop quiz and Koon Yong shared her testimony of how the Lord is calling her to long term service in East Asia with translation by Heng Sau. These 2 volunteers are such an encouragement to us.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-image: initial; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: black; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;"> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div>Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065840835127357183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937249648021968086.post-51810730452921707412012-01-26T10:33:00.002+08:002012-01-26T10:33:52.479+08:00"I Have My Rights! They Can't Do That To Me!"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"></div><div style="font-size: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: right;"><a href="" name="link297"><span style="color: maroon; font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 0.2em;">»</span></a><a href="http://www.crossbooks.com/book.asp?pub=0&book=778&sec=00000013#linktop1">Front Matter</a></div><div style="font-size: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;">January 26: <strong>"I Have My Rights! They Can't Do That To Me!"</strong></div><hr style="color: windowtext; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; width: 20em;" /> Oh, really? You have "rights"?<br />
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Here is how Jesus viewed "rights":<br />
<ul><li style="list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"<em>If someone slaps you in the face, stand there and take it.</em> </li>
<li style="list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"<em>If someone takes unfair advantage of you, use the occasion to practice the servant life. No more tit-for-tat stuff.</em> </li>
<li style="list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"<em>If someone drags you into court and sues for the shirt off your back, gift wrap your best coat and make a present of it.</em>"<em> </em>(<a href="http://www.crossbooks.com/verse.asp?ref=Lk+6%3A29-30">Luke 6:29, 30</a>; <a href="http://www.crossbooks.com/verse.asp?ref=Mt+5%3A40">Matthew 5:40</a> – The Message) </li>
</ul>Why is it we find this teaching of Christ so difficult to accept? Let me suggest two reasons:<br />
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<div style="font-size: 1em; margin-left: 1.2em; text-indent: -1.2em;">1. It seems so unfair. But where in the Bible does God guarantee us fairness — this side of eternity? The fact is, <span style="font-size: 0.75em;">LIFE IS UNFAIR</span>. Your character development is of far greater interest to God than your guarantee of "fairness".</div><br />
<div style="font-size: 1em; margin-left: 1.2em;">The story of the rich man and Lazarus powerfully reminds us that it is in eternity when God will equalize the books. (See <a href="http://www.crossbooks.com/verse.asp?ref=Lk+16%3A19-31">Luke 16:19-31</a>)</div><br />
<div style="font-size: 1em; margin-left: 1.2em; text-indent: -1.2em;">2. We might not survive if we allow people to take advantage of us.</div><br />
<div style="font-size: 1em; margin-left: 1.2em;">Where is it written that you are to survive? Jesus submitted to evil people to the point of allowing them to murder Him. And He calls us to exactly the same standard of surrender:</div><br />
"<em>Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps.</em><br />
<ul><li style="list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"<em>When He was reviled and insulted, He did not revile or offer insult in return.</em> </li>
<li style="list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"<em>When He was abused and suffered He made no threats of vengeance.</em>"<em> </em>(<a href="http://www.crossbooks.com/verse.asp?ref=1Pe+2%3A21">1 Peter 2:21</a>, <a href="http://www.crossbooks.com/verse.asp?ref=1Pe+2%3A23">23</a> – <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">nas</span>; Amplified) </li>
</ul>QUESTION: Can we trust our <em>Sovereign God </em>in simply obeying His Word without rationalization? Without compromise? And leave the outcome to Him? Jesus did, and He calls us to the same quality of faith and obedience.<br />
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—Facts of the Matter</div>Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065840835127357183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937249648021968086.post-59930464202759207282011-12-26T12:07:00.000+08:002019-10-13T22:00:04.120+08:00bilingual update Dec'11<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "simsun"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">万万没想到,还没出发前一天发生了我私人一些事故,我哭了并很纳闷。真是属灵的争战呀!刚好有几个姐妹知道我要出发,她们发了一些慰问电话短讯给我,我回复请她们为我祷告,希望那件事不会影响我的心情。</span></div>
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<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "simsun"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">再次让我经历神是应允祷告的神。首先,我虽然心情沉重但一到达机场,我见到好多年没见的肢体,一切纳闷都抛到远远的。另一件神听了姐妹们的祷告是:行程结束后,我们见面分享这次行程的事。。原来这姐妹和我一样有类似的顾虑</span> :P<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "simsun"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">,</span><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "simsun"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">感谢主她的回应是她很享受这次与我的同行!感谢赞美主!</span></div>
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<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "simsun"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">因这个地方是靠海,所以有很多的海鲜,肢体的款待,餐餐有海鲜招待。我俩有一晚吃撑了,姐妹吐了一次而我则上吐(</span>4<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "simsun"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">次)下泻。感谢主,过后就没什么大碍了。</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">God answered prayers. Firstly, though my heart was heavy, but when I arrived there,I saw the sisters whom I had not met for years, I was just overjoyed. Throughout the trip, I was not bothered at all :) The other answered prayer : after this trip, we met and shared then i realised that this sister also was also concerned whether we could work well together. Thank God that she enjoyed the company. Praise to the Lord!</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Second station, we went to visit a sister who came to Singapore to study on missions and serve in our church. We met for lunch and dinner hence we had a long time of sharing, encouraging and praying together. What a wonderful and fruitful time of fellowship!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The third station, we took a train to visit a sister. The next day, she brought us to climb a steep mountain. The sister who is not keen on outdoor activity complied. Her determination and willingness to complete the whole course of climbing was commendable! Going down the mountain was indeed challenging as it was just so steep. I attached a picture to show how steep but this picture was not the steepest scene. This climbing reminded me of our faith journey, there are the smooth path, difficult path, danger path....</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This sister's mom arrange for a night meeting. My style was bible study to teach them how to find pearl in the bible themselves and not lecture type. (This is because I am convinced to teach them how to fish than fish for them.) However a brother was anxious and kept wanting to hear from an overseas sharing thinking we had much more than they had. I stressed that the effective way for them to learn is not the lecturer type but the skill of how to get precious lessons from the bible themselves and through such bible study, all of us could learn from one another's views and learnt much more. I hope I did not disappoint them too much that they thought spent their time in vain.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The last station back to the first station as we prepared to fly back on Sunday. At the last moment that I realized i was supposed to share twice on Sunday. What a challenge. Thank God for granting me the calmness to take the challenge.</span></div>
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Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065840835127357183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937249648021968086.post-19145146654179646272011-11-26T21:31:00.000+08:002011-11-26T21:31:20.927+08:00Many precious lessons for life....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/D1ZpiAGVJN0?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />
</div>Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065840835127357183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937249648021968086.post-57558570657840612992011-10-30T22:36:00.000+08:002011-10-30T22:36:04.501+08:00A movie that worthwhile watching....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/TtvUn2PR8cs?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Welcome your feedback after watching the movie....<br />
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As i watched, i remind myself in my life there are many wonderful friends whom i know and had been such a great blessings in my life but do i remember some strangers who passby me?.....<br />
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</div>Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065840835127357183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937249648021968086.post-6168490809295035092011-10-04T09:19:00.004+08:002011-10-04T09:26:51.701+08:00to remember a friend......<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 12px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This sister happened to stay next door to the dorm that i lived in HK during my study...she is such a cheerful person that i didn't even noticed that she has terminal disease till one day.... n now she is saved in the arms of Jesus....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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There's work to do, deadlines to meet; <br />
<span lang="EN-US"> You've got no time to spare, but as you hurry and scurry- ASAP - ALWAYS <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"> SAY A PRAYER <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"> In the midst of family chaos, "Quality time" is rare. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"> Do your best; let God do the rest- ASAP - <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> ALWAYS SAY A PRAYER. </span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"> It may seem like your worries are more than you can bear. Slow down and <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"> take a breather- ASAP - ALWAYS SAY A PRAYER.. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"> God knows how stressful life is; He wants to ease our cares, and He'll <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"> respond to all your needs A.S.A.P. - ALWAYS SAY A PRAYER. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"> God bless and have a wonderful day! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"> ASAP <o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div>Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065840835127357183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937249648021968086.post-1507260365442180542011-08-30T14:11:00.001+08:002011-08-30T14:12:04.843+08:00A Song to share "Bridge Over Troubled Water"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A friend from HK shared this song... and i hope to share with friends who are downcasted, sad, etc....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/2lph5CWYca4?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div>Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065840835127357183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937249648021968086.post-244862919853279322011-08-20T13:45:00.000+08:002019-10-13T22:00:46.234+08:00share what i learnt recently....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Dear all,<br />
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After studying on covenant, i realised and was enlightened another aspect of the Lord's supper. It was a covenant between God and us who accepted Jesus as our personal and Savior. Some of us as we study, we were glad that we learnt another significance aspect of Lord's Supper. Glad that the leader initiated to take the Lord's supper after the study. It was so timely and applicable.<br />
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As most of you know that I am waiting on God for my next phase of life. During this period of waiting and seeking, it was not easy. Today as i start to do the precept bible study on Isa 40 which talks on waiting. What a timely reminder! O God knows what i need as i was going through many ups and downs in my life lately. The situation caused me lost my focus on Him but on a man. It was miserable as i was not on guard that i failed badly and glad that God woke me up on time.<br />
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It was not easy as so many memories but i need to turn back to God who loves me so much to seek Him more earnestly for my next phase of life.<br />
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God is in control,<br />
heng sau</div>
Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065840835127357183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937249648021968086.post-30255545320414424492011-08-20T06:38:00.002+08:002011-08-20T06:38:45.277+08:00Aug update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Recently I was held up by a number of things that i didn't get to update you.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Thank God that this year i was able to celebrate National Day in a special and meaningful way. In the morning, i was at the seaside with one of my friends enjoying the sea breeze and a time of sharing and prayer. Then in the evening, i joined the WEC Singapore based office and Int'l Office staffs and volunteers to celebrate National Day together. After the fireworks at the end of the viewing of TV celebration, we held hands together and prayed for Singapore. I was touched as many are foreigners.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">A few days ago, i received a letter from British council confirming my teaching awards in due time. Thank God for the blessings after some hard work to achieving that.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">During the Isa precept bible study summer break, i joined another precept bible study on 'Covenant'. So half month of Aug and Sept, i'll have lots of assignments to do as each such bible study requires 1 hr of study per day for 5 days.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">If God be willing, i'll be travelling again from 2 to 13 Sept for visitations and mutual encouragement. </div><div class="MsoNormal">On 24 Sept, I will join WEC to help them out in their presentations in a church on mission in JB.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Thank you for being so patient with me,</div><div class="MsoNormal">heng sau</div></div>Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065840835127357183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937249648021968086.post-79700667595851347492011-07-19T18:41:00.002+08:002011-08-10T15:03:42.622+08:00最近“國度復興報”的計者與瑜楓作了一個訪問<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ZH-CN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: SimSun;">瑜楓是我在香港进修的时候认识的同学。</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ZH-CN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: SimSun; font-size: x-small;">------------------------------------</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: #333333; font-family: SimSun; font-size: 10pt;">中學女教師求主為她打開泰北阿卡族宣教的門,做夢也想不到後來打開了的是婚姻的門</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">――</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: #333333; font-family: SimSun; font-size: 10pt;">嫁給阿卡族傳道人為妻,更藉此搭起了兩地人民的橋樑。</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: #333333; font-family: SimSun; font-size: 10pt;">黃瑜楓在中學當教師時,已對泰國阿卡族(</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Akha</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: #333333; font-family: SimSun; font-size: 10pt;">)情有獨鍾,自第一次短宣後,十多年以來,所有年假都去了泰北短宣,五年前決心將短宣變長宣,長居泰北清萊市。因為要與當地人結婚,身分的轉變使她未能符合香港的差會對宣教士設定的條件,但這也無損她的宣教心志,在母會(宣道會宣德堂)的支持下,她與阿卡族丈夫同心服侍清萊市的阿卡族,特別是遠離家鄉的青少年;去年定居清萊市,打算未來建立教會。</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: #333333; font-family: SimSun; font-size: 10pt;">阿卡族有重男輕女的文化傳統,而當地的宣教士都是一雙一對的夫婦,單身姊妹似乎不容易進入這個群體。瑜楓求主為她開路,其間想過自己會不會嫁給一個對阿卡族同樣有負擔的弟兄,然後一起宣教呢?但歷年來帶領的短宣隊,單身弟兄甚少,姊妹就有很多,機會看來渺茫。她的爸爸獻計,跟她說,嫁給一個有經濟實力的男人,那不就可以去泰北做扶貧工作嗎?</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: #333333; font-family: SimSun; font-size: 10pt;">但神的道路高於人的道路,祂帶領她去到一個阿卡弟兄</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">――</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: #333333; font-family: SimSun; font-size: 10pt;">張所文(中文名)面前,然而,這是令人詫異的配搭。除了文化和語言外,二人無論在教育水平、年紀和高度上都有很大的差距。瑜楓大學畢業,又在建道神學院獲碩士學位,而所文在進入當地神學院前只有中三的學歷;在年紀方面,瑜楓比所文大五歲;在外型上,阿卡族個子矮小,瑜楓是矮小的香港女性,但所文比她更矮。面對各方面如此大的差距,他們經過深思熟慮後才決定走在一起,對未來的適應也作出心理準備。雖然如此,但婚後才能深入認識真正的對方,因此仍免不了震盪期。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: #333333; font-family: SimSun; font-size: 10pt;">婚後的震盪期</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: #333333; font-family: SimSun; font-size: 10pt;">婚姻的考驗是在每一天的生活中,雖然信同一位神,但彼此的屬靈觀因受著各自的文化影響也會有差異,碰撞的時候就更激烈了。在這方面,瑜楓首先想到的是聖潔觀的差異。在新婚的頭三個月,因生活習慣不同惹起不少的爭吵。在香港長大的瑜楓眼中,阿卡族對聖潔有很嚴謹的要求,尤其在行為上的表達。她一面讀聖經,一面啃麵包,是自然不過的事情,但所文認為是對神不敬,甚至是褻瀆神。他也無法接受太太穿著睡衣讀聖經,以及把聖經放在飯桌上,或是把果皮、飯碗和不乾淨的衣服丟在擺放聖經的桌子上,統統都是不合宜的。瑜楓沒有提出神學上的爭辯,卻慢慢地學會遷就丈夫的生活習慣。</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: #333333; font-family: SimSun; font-size: 10pt;">對外也有很多適應的地方,尤其是與丈夫的配搭上。阿卡族傳道人的妻子都是扮演默默支持丈夫的角色,在教會只負責煮飯和兒童工作,絕少會講道和牧養。瑜楓明白自己在事奉上不應越過丈夫在他之上,何況她不懂阿卡語,在直接的傳道工作上發揮機會不多;探訪時在所文旁邊,只是不停微笑,心裡默默為丈夫禱告。她負責行政上的工作,如記錄探訪資料,以及與海外教會的聯繫。</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: #333333; font-family: SimSun; font-size: 10pt;">雖然所文是傳統的阿卡男人,不做家務,但在瑜楓眼中有一個很大的優點,就是不會壓住她,不讓她發揮恩賜。所文畢業的神學院邀請瑜楓教書時,她起初擔心丈夫會感到壓力,但發現擔心是多餘的,丈夫挺支持她發揮恩賜教育下一代。</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: #333333; font-family: SimSun; font-size: 10pt;">二人的配搭方式偶然也有些調整。所文不懂英語,當海外的短宣隊來探訪時,角色自然地有了轉變,瑜楓負責接待,輪到所文在旁不停微笑、端茶,但不會感到不快,他的謙卑深到妻子的欣賞。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: #333333; font-family: SimSun; font-size: 10pt;">從短宣到異地成家立室</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: #333333; font-family: SimSun; font-size: 10pt;">許多人的宣教夢都是從短宣開始的,瑜楓也不例外,自</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1998</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: #333333; font-family: SimSun; font-size: 10pt;">年第一次參加短宣到泰北,以後每年都會至少去一次,更帶同其他人去。最初她在中學任教,只能在暑假外遊,但因天氣問題,泰北短宣只能在二三月舉辦;為了去泰北,她連高薪的教職也辭去,轉行當秘書。</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: #333333; font-family: SimSun; font-size: 10pt;">為甚麼有如此大的決心呢?她說,第一次去泰北,被當地單純的孩童深深吸引,雖然生活貧窮,但很快樂,不貪別人的東西,又有求知欲,香港的學生在各方面都無法與他們相比。她的學生曾經把釘子放在她的椅子上,教學生涯就像天天上映電影《逃學威龍》一樣,為甚麼享有免費教育,卻仍無心讀書?她寧願將時間放在泰北的孩童身上,於是每年的年假不去其他地方旅遊,只去泰北短宣,還帶了其他人去。現時她的代禱者名單上有二三百人了,很多是以前一起去過泰北短宣的團友。。</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: #333333; font-family: SimSun; font-size: 10pt;">早在</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2000</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: #333333; font-family: SimSun; font-size: 10pt;">年,她已認識所文,當時他當她的傳譯,帶短宣隊到村落探訪。因著早期宣教士的努力,很多阿卡人信了主,但所文的村落是例外。小時候,他媽媽希望兒子學華語,將來有美好的前途,於是把他送到華人村一個茶葉生意老闆那裡打工,閒時在華語學校學中文。但工作太多,把身體弄壞了,當地一間教會收留了他和他的兄弟姊妹,造就了他信主的機會。</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: #333333; font-family: SimSun; font-size: 10pt;">瑜楓每年短宣都會跟所文碰面,但直至</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2006</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: #333333; font-family: SimSun; font-size: 10pt;">年才開始談戀愛。所文在泰北不能上網,只通過電話和儀統書信與瑜楓來往,但郵寄服務不好,一百封寄出的信,瑜楓只收到七十封。他們各自在自己地方的神學院進修,但同一年畢業,又在各自的母會事奉一段時間後才結婚。根據阿卡族的傳統,在婚禮前會有訂婚儀式,他們在香港訂婚,去年</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: #333333; font-family: SimSun; font-size: 10pt;">月在泰北舉行正式婚禮,同月底回港在瑜楓的教會有感恩禮,並且補辦婚宴。</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: #333333; font-family: SimSun; font-size: 10pt;">這幾年間,瑜楓結了婚,前幾個月生了一個女兒,「好像在過山車上,但學會倚靠神,堅持下去,相信人生最大的祝福,就是做神要我去做的,這樣我才會開心。」</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: #333333; font-family: SimSun; font-size: 10pt;">她現在努力學泰語,希望日後可以與年輕的阿卡人溝通,未來成為兩地的橋樑,讓華人認識阿卡族的需要,把資源帶到這個貧窮的地方。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div></div>Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065840835127357183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937249648021968086.post-78500509744699782792011-07-13T22:00:00.001+08:002011-07-13T22:00:01.417+08:00July update亲爱的代祷勇士,<br />
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感谢神让我有机会到印尼的棉兰服侍。这是我第一次来到这个地方。<br />
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我和一位姐妹很荣幸被邀请为他们使用新建的场所剪彩。这批学生已上这样密集课程将近两年的时间。而我当然是第一次与他们接触。<br />
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他们积极的学习态度令我很得鼓舞。我唯有不习惯是教导时,得有翻译。不过,整个教导过程,看到神很恩待,我跟翻译员(是我认识顶久的牧师)都能有默契很顺利。<br />
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看到他们分组去讨论一些课题时,为着他们能积极的参与而感恩。在休息的时间,有一个弟兄喜欢弹琴并几个弟兄参与伴唱,他们的歌喉真好呀!<br />
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下午时间上课挑战性很高,因天气的炎热加上往往下午都容易感觉悃。因此,我教他们唱儿童诗歌并带有动作。我很惊讶,不管弟兄或姐妹都很愿意参与。不过,他们最喜欢唱一首比赛大声回应的歌,大家大笑后精神了又可以开始上课。<br />
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这五天,喜爱吃榴莲的我和团队当然少不了尝尝当地的榴莲。接待的牧师很客气并太看得起我们的食胃,买了好多榴莲让我们吃到爽和够。真令人流连忘返。<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IHf4rE7DBILnYp1_DYcDpRbqC4X9w4MGJVTn9IFejDksnAZRZvg44y2TD7N09GQ4YtVJtqYOvrOA7zKXKQIJREsmCZp0DA1BsYrXIysQ5GB70EA3dVVnvp16KxuzgkwVvEKZ4GyvXDtI/s1600/IMG_4759.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IHf4rE7DBILnYp1_DYcDpRbqC4X9w4MGJVTn9IFejDksnAZRZvg44y2TD7N09GQ4YtVJtqYOvrOA7zKXKQIJREsmCZp0DA1BsYrXIysQ5GB70EA3dVVnvp16KxuzgkwVvEKZ4GyvXDtI/s320/IMG_4759.JPG" width="240" /></a>从短宣回来几天后,我有机会去了民丹岛和一些朋友一起庆祝一位知心的朋友艳群传道的生日。当天早上,我们起得可早因燕群传道希望看日出。感谢神,天气蛮好让我们顺利看到了日出。神的创造真的好美、好美啊!我们也有一段很好的时光一起交通、分享、代祷和游玩。<br />
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请继续为我前面服侍的方向代祷。莫忘为年长的父亲和我家人的成员的救恩代祷,谢谢!Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065840835127357183noreply@blogger.com0