親愛的弟兄姊妹平安：
「拯救我們的 神啊，你必以威嚴秉公義應允我們；你本是一切地極和海上遠處的人所倚靠的。」（詩六十五5）
本來以為新的一年有美好的開始，可惜無論是聖誕節在德國的汽車襲擊與新年美國的汽車襲擊或加州大火，都讓受害者的家人和火災的人民無法得到平安。求主憐憫與安慰他們！
由於吉森團契的成員精力有限，大家只是舉辦小型的聖誕活動，感恩還是有兩家平時不來聚會的朋友來參加，他們平時不來的原因是住得比較遠，但每逢團契有節日活動，他們還是很願意參加的。
去年十一月初，接待了一位女生來我家住。秋天時，她從職業訓練班畢業，開始找工作。由於她家住得比較偏遠，住在我家交通比較方便出行；因為她投了很多簡歷，也有很多機會面試。在她努力之下，神賜給她一份聖誕新年大禮物，就是在年底前拿到工作的合同，讓她放下一個沉重的負擔。她很感激地說若不是住在我家，她去面試都很困難；由於她的家在小地區，有時候有些班次火車會停駛，耽誤她的面試。感謝主，因為她住在我家，順便也幫助兩位老人家處理他們的問題。接觸這些老人之後，她更體會我要常常面對這些老人所需要的耐力，因為他們都有自己的個性，不那麼容易接受人的建議。
平安夜邀請了一些弟兄姊妹和慕道友來我家相聚。到開飯前兩個小時，教會最年老的姊妹（95歲）之兒子打電話給我，說他媽媽想來，卻忘記要爬樓梯到我家。當她來到時，我們一人一邊扶著她，爬了三層樓梯，把她接到家。自從Covid之後，因為沒有與人交談，她失去了語言能力，我都聽不懂她說什麼。另外，她經常摔倒，走路也是要人扶著。那天因為大家都和她說話，她又喜歡吃東西，她很開心，到接近半夜還不想離開。第二天她兒子跟我說，他注意到媽媽昨晚可以講到一句完整的句子了，他很開心。可惜，她上週得到腸炎，住在醫院裡，身體非常虛弱。
除夕那天要接待一位單親媽媽和她五歲的兒子，所以請上面提到的姊妹回家，以便讓位給母子來度假幾天。她們住在南部一個小城市，趁假期她便帶兒子出來大城市玩玩，除夕夜也把兒子叫醒來，看我家附近燒的煙花。自從她搬離了原來住的小村，她兒子去了新幼兒園，發現他乖了一些，有時也會聽勸。可惜媽媽不信主，在教育兒子上面還是有些缺欠。
感恩與代禱事項：
- 感恩可以接待女生，讓她找到一份工作！求主保守她的身體可以順利通過體檢，因為她有些長期病患和超重，需要減輕體重！求主保守她能夠通過試用期，在當地的城市找到住處，順利搬家！
- 感謝主使用她幫助一位老人家預約辦理新的護照！由於他不會英語，我陪同他去了柏林的領事館。感謝主的帶領，雖然火車晚點（坐了四個半小時的快速火車），下地鐵後走的路被封了，因而繞了點路，但是我們還是及時趕上預約時間，順利辦妥手續！
- 感謝主醫治得了腸炎的老姐妹，週一晚已經回家了！由於住了一週的醫院，她身體非常虛弱。求主幫助她的兒女懂得如何照顧她，使她重新恢復體力！
- 感謝主可以陪伴著單親媽媽，讓她有機會與兒子來大城市走動！求主憐憫她，讓她看到神的眷顧與帶領，能夠有一天接受主的救恩！
- 週六有一對父母外國來探親，提到他們雖然多年前來德國時已經決志信主，但回國之後就沒有這裡的氛圍鼓勵他們去追求信仰。求主藉這次探親堅固他們的信心，打好根基，無論在什麼地方，繼續跟隨主！
求主記念眾人的禱告！
春節快樂！新年蒙恩！
主的使女
鄧秀珍
二零二五年一月十六日
下載 PDF 格式 （中文）
Download PDF Version （English）
下載 回應表
Dear brothers and sisters,
“By awesome deeds You answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation, You who are the trust of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest sea.”【Ps 65:5】
I thought the new year would have a good start, but unfortunately, whether it was the car attacks on Christmas in Germany and the New Year in the United States, or the fires in California, the families of the victims and the people affected by these disasters could not find peace. Pray that the Lord will have mercy and comfort them!
Due to the limited energy of the members of the Giessen Fellowship, we celebrated Christmas on a small scale. But there were still two non-believing families who usually do not come to the fellowship came to celebrate with us. Their excuse for not coming to fellowship is that they live a bit far away, but they are still willing to participate in the festival activities of the Fellowship.
At the beginning of November last year, I received a sister at my apartment because in the fall, she graduated from her vocational school and started looking for a job. Because she lives in a relatively remote area, it is more convenient for her to live in my place. Since she has submitted a lot of resumes, she had many opportunities for interviews. Due to her efforts, God gave her a Christmas and New Year’s gift, which was to get a job contract before the end of the year, so that she could let go of a heavy burden. She was grateful that if she hadn’t stayed at my place, it would have been very difficult for her to go to the interviews, because in small places, sometimes some trains would stop running, delaying her appointments. Thank the Lord that because she lived in my place, she also helped two elderly people with their problems. After coming into contact with these old people, she realized the stamina that I need to deal with them all the time, because they all have their own personalities and are not so receptive to people’s advice.
On Christmas Eve, I invited some brothers and sisters and non-believer to my place. Two hours before the meal began, the son of the oldest sister in the church (95 years old) called me and said that his mother wanted to come and that she had forgotten to climb the stairs to my apartment. When she came, we all helped her up two flights of stairs and took her home. Since Covid, she has lost her ability to speak because she has not been able to talk to people. Even I can’t understand what she is saying now. In addition, she often falls, and she needs to be supported when she walks. That day, because everyone talked to her, and she liked to eat, she was so happy that she didn’t want to leave until it was nearly midnight. The next day her son told me that he noticed that his mother was able to speak a whole sentence last night, and he was very happy. Unfortunately, she got a bacterial infection last week and was hospitalized for a week and she was very weak.
Since I needed to receive a single mother and her five-year-old son on New Year’s Eve, I asked the sister mentioned above to go home in order to make room for the mother and son for a few days of vacation. Because they live in a small city in the south, she takes her son to the big city to play. She also woke her son up on New Year’s Eve to see the fireworks burning near my place. Since she moved out of the village where she had lived, her son went to a new kindergarten and found that he was a little more well-behaved and sometimes obedient. It’s a pity that the mother doesn’t believe in the Lord, and she still lacks some wisdom in educating her son.
Thanksgiving and Prayer Items:
- I am grateful that I can receive the sister such that she found a job eventually! Pray that her body will pass the medical examination smoothly because she has some long-term illnesses and is overweight and needs to lose weight! Pray that she will be able to pass the probationary period, find a place to live in the local city, and move smoothly!
- Thank God for using the sister to help an elderly brother make an appointment to go to the consulate to apply for a new passport! Since he doesn’t speak English, I accompanied him to the consulate in Berlin. Thanks to the Lord’s guidance, although the train was delayed (it took four and a half hours by the fast speed train) and the road we took after getting off the subway was blocked, so we had to take a detour, but we still made it to the appointment in time and completed the procedure smoothly!
- Thank the Lord for healing the old sister who had enteritis. She returned home on Monday night! She was very weak from a week in the hospital. May the Lord help her children to know how to take care of her so that she can regain her strength!
- Thank God for being able to accompany this single mother since I knew her and give her the opportunity to visit a big city with her son whenever she wants! May the Lord have mercy on her, let her see God’s care and guidance, and one day accept the Lord’s salvation!
- Last Saturday, the parents of a couple came to visit from China and mentioned that after returning home they no longer had the atmosphere like here to pursue their faith, although they had already made the decision to accept Jesus’ salvation when they came to Germany many years ago. Pray that the Lord will strengthen their faith this time, lay a solid foundation so that they will continue to follow the Lord no matter where they are!
Pray that our Lord will hear our prayers!
Happy Chinese New Year! May God bless the New Year!
Serving Him,
Karen Tang
「願今在、昔在、來臨中的那一位，……賜予你們恩惠、平安！」（啟一4~5）