親愛的弟兄姊妹平安：
「耶穌設一個比喻，是要人常常禱告，不可灰心。」 （路十八：1）
今天是學生暑假後第一天上課，回國探親或出外度假的家庭都已經回來了。昨天教會為學生舉辦了開學祝福禮，家長帶了小朋友來參加，都很開心。德國牧師也給小朋友和會眾講了親岑多夫的生平故事。
感謝主的感動與帶領，藉著一位剛信主不久的姊妹，在她積極的提出要求去她住的地區成立查經班之下，我們上週六就開始了一個新的查經班。由於法蘭克福的房源短缺，政府在幾年前就開始在一個區域開闢了一個新區叫Riedberg （立德），全部房屋與設施都是新建的，吸引不少人去居住，其中也不乏中國同胞，據說有大約二百戶的中國人。我們教會也有幾個家庭在前一、兩年搬到那裡，教會的家庭由於事業的緣故、剛生孩子等都不穩定的參加主日崇拜。這位初信的姊妹四年前已經開始住在那裡，今年年初，她的西班牙裔同事向她傳福音，找到我們華人教會，剛好聽到有造就營，便報名參加。營會結束後，講員到教會講道，她也在講員帶領下接受了主的救恩。因著她的追求，渴慕神的真理，多次催促住在那區的姊妹，向教會請求有人前往帶領查經。當我聽到她們的呼聲之後，也有感動去帶領她們，結果 神就成全這美意，帶領我們建立一個查經班。由於大部份姊妹的配偶不是基督徒或靈命比較軟弱，查經班成員以姊妹為主，盼望她們的配偶慢慢可以加入。
自從亞沙芬堡查經班的主要同工姊妹回國之後，查經班的聚會已經不固定、甚至停止了幾個月。當國內放暑假，姊妹帶著一家回來度假時，她也趁機召聚了一次查經聚會，大家仍然是很懷念有查經聚會的。最近有一家基督徒在她們附近開了一家餐館，由於距離太遠的緣故，他們不能參加法蘭克福的主日崇拜，因此姊妹很盼望能在她的餐館有查經聚會。可惜因為餐館作業的時間，只能在下午休息的時間進行，而原來查經班的成員的孩子在下午卻有不少活動，暫時還沒有商量好大家比較合適的時間，加上她們那州孩子還在暑假期間，所以要等開學之後，看看她們的課餘活動有什麼安排，才能討論哪一天能聚會。
最近看到身邊的姊妹們向神禱告，但是卻是事與願違，也感覺有點無助。長久癱瘓的老家人遲遲未能安息主懷；剛得癌症不久的中年人卻被主接走，留下妻兒在地上。不久前有一未信者半夜心臟有問題，求助之後，去看了醫生，保住性命，但開始害怕不知道下一次的打擊在什麼時候，兒子年幼加上自閉症不能幫她求救。因為她住在我家附近，最近也比較多來找我。由於自閉症兒子不受控制，她就不敢帶他去教會。
感恩與代禱事項：
- 感謝 神的帶領，感動住在立德地區的姊妹們建立新的查經班！求 主堅固她們的信心，在家有美好的見證，叫她們的丈夫能夠早日歸向主！
- 感謝主使在亞沙芬堡開餐館的姊妹願意開放地方，繼續查經聚會！求主引導大家找到一個合適的聚會時間！
- 求主賜下智慧，如何去關懷身邊有各樣需要的人，也求主賜下能力去陪伴著她們！
- 最近天氣炎熱，有幾位上年紀的姊妹都覺得頭暈。求主保守她們的身體！
- 求主保守已過85歲的姊妹，因為她曾經跌倒一次，害怕因為頭暈會再跌一次！
- 求主帶領剛開始的關懷事工的培訓課程，使更多的弟兄姊妹願意投入關懷的事奉！
謝謝您們長久以來的代禱！願主也保守您們的身、心、靈都健壯，與我們一起來事奉主！
主的使女，
鄧秀珍
二零一六年八月廿九日
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Germany – Karen Tang’s prayer letter August, 2016
Dear brothers and sisters,
“Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.”
Luke 18:1
Today is the first day of school after the summer holiday. Those families who either went home in China or vacation have already returned. Our church had a school year blessing ceremony for the children yesterday. Both parents and children were very happy. Our German pastor told the children and our congregation a life story of Zinzendorf.
Thank God for His guidance! Through a newly converted sister, under her request, a new bible study group started in her area last Saturday. Because of the lack of housing, the government started a new community in a newly developed area called Riedberg. All the buildings and facilities are new and attracted many including some Chinese to live there. I was told that there were about 200 Chinese units. A few families from our church have moved in since a year or two ago. Because of some personal reasons like doing business, having new born baby, some church members don’t attend Sunday service regularly. This newly convert has lively there for 4 years already. Her Spanish co-worker spread the gospel to her this year. Then she found our Chinese church. As soon as she learned of our Easter Camp, she participated. After the speaker came to preach in our church after the camp, she was led to receive Jesus’s salvation by the speaker. Because of her eagerness to learn the bible, she has asked one sister who also lives in that community to ask if someone from our church would lead a bible study there. After I heard of their request, I was touched to lead them. Thank God for establishing a bible study group for us! Since the husbands of these sisters are non-believers or weak in their faith, all of the attendants are sisters. Pray that their husbands will join in later!
Since the key co-worker in Aschaffenburg bible study group returned to China, our meeting becomes irregular and even stopped for some time. When summer break came, she and her family came back for vacation. She called for a meeting and those who attended still missed our bible study meetings. Recently, a Christian family opened a restaurant just outside Aschaffenburg. Since it was too far for them to attend Sunday service in Frankfurt, the sister would like very much to have a bible study in her restaurant. Due to the opening hours of the restaurant, only afternoons would be available during their afternoon break. However, the children of those sisters who used to come for bible study have their activities in the afternoon. Since they are still in summer vacation, they had not come up with a suitable time to meet yet. So, they would decide later after school starts.
Sometimes I feel helpless to see those sisters who prayed to God but the result came up against their wish. Old age, paralyzed family member still lingers on while middle aged husband’s life was taken by the Lord shortly after being diagnosed of cancer. He was left with a wife and two sons. A few weeks ago, a non-believer felt ill with a heart problem in the middle of the night. She called for help and after seeing a doctor, she was fine again. But because of this incidence, she has fears now not knowing when will be the next attack for her young son who has autism cannot help her to call for help. Since she lives close to me, she would now contact me more often. Unfortunately, she is afraid to bring her son to church for fear that she can’t control him.
Thanksgiving and prayer items:
- Thank God for touching the hearts of the sisters in Riedberg and helping to establish a new bible study group! Pray that God will strengthen their faith and have good testimony so that their husband may come to know Christ in the future!
- Thank God for the sister who is willing to open her restaurant in Aschaffenburg as a place for bible study! Pray that God will lead the sisters to come up with a suitable meeting time!
- Pray that God will give me wisdom to care for the needs surrounding me and power to accompany them!
- The weather has been quite hot and some older sisters felt dizzy. Pray that God will keep them in good health! Pray that our 85 + year old sister will not fall when she walks with dizzy feeling! She is so afraid to fall again for she fell badly before!
- Pray that God will lead our caring course which just started and more brothers and sisters will join to our care ministry!
Thank you so much for your long lasting supplications! Pray that God will keep you healthy to serve our Lord together!
Serving Him,
Karen Tang
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