親愛的代禱夥伴：

　　這個月份比較繁忙但充滿驚喜，看見許多神奇妙的作為。

　　感謝主的保守及引領，我們三月上旬往南非西北的鄰國奈米比亞(Namibia)作事工探索有良好的結果。我們去到華人集中的首都溫得和克(Windhoek)和極北邊鄰近安哥拉(Angola)的邊境小鎮奥希康戈(Oshikango)，也去到西岸港口城市威比斯灣(Walvis Bay)和路途中經過的各小城。我們在大型的批發城中派發中信、與華人交談，得知大約有一萬多華人在奈米比亞生活。他們大多集中生活在倉庫區的批發城及商店中。奈米比亞的治安良好，因此華商年年加增，因為鄰國石油豐富的安哥拉的需求為他們提供了良好的商機。邊境小鎮奥希康戈有三座華人批發城和數百家的華人商店。首都溫得和克的三座華人商城規模較大。在奈米比亞有不同華人的宗教、異教及異端，但是没有華人機構和宣教士在那裡傳福音，全國華人基督徒恐怕不超過五十人。在我們離開前的幾個小時，就在我們住宿的旅館，神奇妙的引領我們遇到一位熱心傳福音的基督徒，他願意為福音工作提供聚會及住宿的場所，他也正在尋找傳道人到奈米比亞傳福音。我見到他，我很驚訝；他見到我，他更驚訝！他沒想到神會帶領一個牧師到他面前來；好像神替我們安排了面談一般！奈米比亞是一個立即可開拓的福音禾場。若神許可，我們將往奈米比亞短宣及作更長時間的停留，以便規劃將來福音事工的準備工作。

　　從奈米比亞回到南非隔了一天，一早教會的黄姊妹發微信告知大家她的二哥在早上去開店時失踪了，請大家為他的安全代禱。後來沒多久，證實是被綁票，大家更熱切為他的安全祈禱。因為對方要求巨款的贖金，她們全家頓時落入愁雲慘霧之中。黃姊妹已經為她的二哥二嫂願意信主禱告多年，下午她去找她二嫂，要她全心相信，因為只有真神才能保守二哥平安。她們一起跪在神面前祈禱，她二嫂答應神只要丈夫平安回來她要信耶穌。一個小時後她二哥竟然來電話報平安！原來負責看守他的兩個綁匪竟然吸完毒後睡著了，他逃出來翻了兩座山才脫險；他又遇到好心人停車並載他回到城鎮中的派出所報案。感謝主的恩待，使他脫險！第二天一早我們就趕往二百公里外的小鎮帶領黄姊妹二嫂作決志禱告並且宣告脫離偶像。她的二哥也答應要信耶穌。

　　為傳福音我們曾經在德班的新華批發商城設立福音中心，後來因商城搬遷我們就將福音中心關閉，德班教會晚堂崇拜在去年底也因為安全問題而暫停。我們已經為可以再一次回到批發城禱告許久，也一直祈求希望能再為白天開店的華人開崇拜聚會。最近得知新落成的新華商城在六、七樓的公寓住宅區已經開始入伙了，我們便與商城房東聯絡，得到他的同意，我們可以租用並且可以聚會。現在已租得一個兩房一廳的單位。客廳可做崇拜及小組聚會之用；一個臥房住人，另一臥房做辨公及會客用。五月就可以搬進去了，感謝主！

　　請您為以下的事項代禱：

1. 感謝神，2015年底教會營會所需要的場地已經租到了。
2. 感謝神的引領讓我們認識到奈米比亞熱心的基督徒。請為奈米比亞的事工前景代禱。
3. 請為我們規劃使用在新華商城的聚會地點代禱，求主賜智慧去安排服事在那開店及居住的人。
4. 為黄姊妹二嫂信心堅定不移、二哥早日決志代禱。
5. 請繼續為教會裡的慕道友吳女士、許教授和梁先生夫婦信主代禱，求主的聖靈在他們心中動工，軟化他們的心得以早日認識真道。
6. 感謝主我們下一週會在海瑞斯密斯鎮(Harrismith)聚會。請為這個月我們去聚會的安排及來參加聚會的弟兄姐妹代禱。
7. 請繼續為我們出外往各地事工的安全及行車的安全代禱。

您的同工
克達、雅麗
二零一五年三月

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South Africa Prayer letter ( 3/2015 )

Dear Prayer Partners,

This month has been busy but full of surprises, experiencing the handiwork of our amazing God!

By the Lord’s leading, our exploration trip in early March to Namibia (northwest of South Africa) was very fruitful.  We visited the capital city Windhoek and the border town (with Angola) Oshikango.  Most of the Chinese are concentrated in these two cities.  We also visited the harbor city Walvis Bay and other small towns along the way.  We distributed Chinese Christian materials in the Chinese wholesale cities and talked to some of the Chinese there.  There are over 10,000 Chinese in all Namibia; most of them live in or around the wholesale cities.  As the country is relatively safe and a lot of businessmen come from the oil-rich Angola to purchase merchandise, more and more Chinese are coming into Namibia.  There are three Chinese wholesale cities in Oshikango as well as hundreds of retail stores.  There are also three Chinese wholesale cities in Windhoek but bigger.  There are different Chinese religions and cults, but there is no Chinese missionary yet; the number of Chinese Christians in all Namibia probably will not exceed 50.  On our last day in Namibia when we were checking out at our lodge, the Lord amazingly led us to meet one of the few Chinese Christians there.  He is burdened with the gospel, and he is ready to support the outreach by providing a meeting place and accommodation for the minister.  Actually, he and his family are trying to find a minister to come to Namibia.  We were surprised to see him; and he was even more surprised to see us.  He would never dream of God actually leading a pastor to show up in front of him; it’s like God had made the appointment for us!  Namibia is a ready harvest field.  Lord’s willing, we will start with short-term missions and then visits with longer stays to prepare for the ground works of this new mission field.

Two days after we returned from Namibia, Sister Huang informed everyone in the church through WeChat to pray for her brother-in-law who was missing on his way to work.  A few hours later, they received a call from his kidnappers demanding a huge ransom; everyone was in a state of panic and hopelessness.  Sister Huang has been praying for his and his wife’s salvation for years.  She traveled to their town with other relatives to comfort her sister-in-law.  Sister Huang asked her to trust God and told her that only the true God can deliver her husband.  They got on their knees and prayed, and her sister-in-law made a promise to believe in Jesus if her husband could return home safely.  One hour later, her husband called home and told her that he was okay!  What happened was that two of the kidnappers that were left behind to guard him somehow decided to do drugs, but then they felt sound asleep.  He was able to escape.  After climbing out of the forest and going through two hills, he found a road and got someone willing to stop his car to take him to the police.  Praise the Lord for His unbelievable deliverance!  The next morning, we drove to their town (about 200 km from Durban) and led Sister Huang’s sister-in-law to receive Christ as her personal savior and proclaimed her breakaway from her idols.  Her husband is also willing to trust in Jesus.

We used to have a gospel center in one of Durban’s wholesale cities.  It ended when the building was closed while a new building was being built.  In addition, our Sunday evening service was also suspended by the end of last year when safety became a real concern.  We have been praying for a way to come back to the wholesale city and also to restart the worship service for those store owners who work seven days a week.  Lately we found out that new tenants are beginning to move into the new wholesale building’s residential floors.  We went to inquire with the owner and got his consensus to rent one of the units to us; he also agreed to let us have worship services and Bible study meetings at the unit.  So it is official:  we will be moving into a two-bedroom apartment on the 6^th floor of the new Chinese wholesale building.  We will be using the living and dining area as our meeting place; the second bedroom will be our office/conference/guest room.  We will be moving in by May.  Praise the Lord!

Prayer Requests:

1. Please give thanks for securing a venue for our yearend family retreat.
2. Please give thanks for God’s marvelous leading in Namibia; please pray for this new mission field.
3. Please pray for wisdom so we know how to plan to serve the shop owners and tenants at the Chinese wholesale building.
4. Please pray for Sister Huang’s sister-in-law’s faith and her brother-in-law’s acceptance of Christ.
5. Please pray for the seekers: Wu, Professor Hsu and Mr. and Mrs. Leong.  May the Holy Spirit continue to work in their hearts to lead them into the truth.
6. Please pray for our meeting in Harrismith next week, both our travel and those who will attend the meeting.
7. Please continue to pray for our safety as we travel to different cities and towns.

In His service,
Ko-Ta & Christina