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親愛的代禱夥伴:

  四月底我們利用一個週日去到德班南邊二百公里外的小鎮伊科波(Ixopo)去探望遇綁脫險的陳程弟兄(姐妹的二哥)。克達帶領他作決志禱告並且宣告脫離偶像。我們也聚集他們三個兄弟夫婦和一位慕道友一起聚會。感謝主的保守弟兄雖然經歷巨大的危險卻沒有出現創傷後遺症(PTSD)。弟兄一直為他的脫險感恩,求主幫助他的信心繼續成長。也為來參加聚會的慕道友女士代禱,求主藉著陳程的經歷和聖經的話語,所播下的福音種子能發芽成長,使她早日信主。

  五月中我們搬入德班市中心新華批發商城的公寓。公寓在大樓的最高兩層,大約有五十套房間。公寓像中國的四合院,有個中庭,供孩童遊樂,成人運動。五月十七日我們在這公寓的客廳開始了第一次崇拜聚會,有七位來參加,現在來聚會的人數逐漸穩定,有十多人。由於是在商城的公寓聚會,大家出席都很方便。我們為神的預備感恩。求主擴張我們的帳幕能服侍更多居住在商城的華人。

  五月初克達為三位姊妹施洗:姐妹在基督教家庭長大,到了南非後,在生意、家庭生活中體驗到神的保守和引領而決定受洗;姐妹慕道一年多,她第一次參加教會正好有人受洗,她被受洗的見證所感動,從那時起開始來聚會,漸漸信心增長,生活中她的困難、工廠的運作等等,神都引領她渡過。神的信實是她的依靠,現在她不再擔心愁煩、發脾氣了。感謝主,現在她能心平氣和的處理問題;姐妹慕道有七年,我們一直和她連繫,探訪她,為她祈求禱告。因為工作和年幼的孩子,她極少能來聚會,但我們探訪她時,她常分享到神的眷顧使她能有成功的事業,有幸福的婚姻和家庭。她分享到,當她信心單純祈求主,主就奇妙引領。現今事業有成,她深知不是她的能力強,而是神的眷顧,她感恩,所以要受洗,在眾人面前做見證,願一生榮耀主。姐妹的信主提醒我們做應該做的事,談道亦好,探訪亦好,不要喪志;若不灰心,到了時候就要收成(加6:9)。

  神是行奇事的神,為姊妹們施洗前的星期五晚上查經聚會時,弟兄姊妹分享到有一位外地來的信徒受了槍傷住在醫院裡。所以就相約第二天去探望這位受傷的弟兄。去到才知道開車的是多年舊相識,曾在衛爾科姆(Welkom)教會服事的弟兄,受傷的弟兄坐在他車的後座。神奇妙保守了他們,搶匪超車並向他發了十幾槍,僅只有一槍打到後座的弟兄,子彈沒有傷到他的任何器官,停在肋骨旁、肺部的前面,醫生幾天後就將槍彈取出。太神奇了!大家一起為他們感恩。弟兄告訴克達他深知神保守了他的生命,他要奉獻一生為主所用,他要結束他在南非的事業,回國讀神學並服事主。讚美主!

  請您為以下的事項代禱:

  1. 感謝神我們已經開始了在新華商城公寓的晚堂聚會。請為來參加晚堂聚會的弟兄姊妹代禱,求主使用這個聚會堅固信徒並傳揚福音。
  2. 感謝神的預備,教會已經邀請到今年底的聯合家庭營會的講員了。
  3. 七月中旬我們會再往奈米比亞暸解那裡的事工及運作。請為我們行程、事工、往返之安全代禱。
  4. 請為海瑞斯密斯(Harrismith)鎮的聚會代禱。這個星期又有聚會,求主使用我們堅固信徒。
  5. 請為南非德班的華人信徒信心的成長及參與服事的心代禱。
  6. 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
二零一五年六月

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South Africa Prayer letter ( 6/2015 )

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 6th 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

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親愛的弟兄姊妹主內平安:

「耶穌說:是因你們的信心小。我實在告訴你們,你們若有信心,像一粒芥菜種,就是對這座山說:你從這邊挪到那邊。他也必挪去;並且你們沒有一件不能做的事了。」  (馬太福音十七20)

澳門近況:

在澳門搭車難是人所共知的,乘搭公共巴士遇上擠迫得肩貼肩是閒事,又常遇上道路維修而出現大塞車,「打的」更是不容易。雖然政府最近增發二百個的士牌照來舒緩情況,只是車輛的增幅遠遠超過道路的增長。求主使有關當局能針對根本的問題來作長遠的規劃,使公共交通問題得到有效的改善。

教會事工:

在今年的事工計劃裡,重整家樂軒的親職事工是重要的一環。我們計劃開展一個為小學生提供補習及成長的課程,希望接觸區內的小學生,聯繫家長,並且計劃聘請一位女傳道來配搭,及籌募家樂軒事工的經費。至今仍未能聘請到新同工,求主預備。今年的暑期活動有新的嘗試:為小學生舉辦兩周的興趣班「小兒科美食與西餐禮儀」、四日三夜的生活營「不謊慌奇兵」,及青少年生活營「讀經遊樂營」,分別在七月下旬及八月初舉行。感謝神的預備,小學生活動已超額報名,求主幫助我們及導師一同精心策劃這些活動,使能服事他們及能傳遞福音信息。

智惠於三月份完成了在澳門大學內教授的「廣東話班」,這是大學教職員團契策劃服事來自國內大學生的福音事工,他們有好的反應。由於他們都是博士或碩士班同學,除了忙於應付論文,還開始尋找工作,故未能抽時間來參加教會的聚會。求主將福音的道種存在他們心中,希望日後能發芽生長。又靠著神的恩典帶領教會成青團契舉辦了第一屆啟發課程,成人及兒童啟發同步進行,藉此邀請家長、職青及學生參加這福音聚會,已順利完成。雖未有人決志信主,但使肢體重溫信仰而得以堅固,並希望一對未信主的母親及女兒能在日後繼續參予教會的聚會。

家庭近況:

君練於五月已完成了在香港中文大學第一年的課程,亦在五月中有機會參與一個前往廣西梧州等地的農村作義務服事的工作,認識國內農村的生活及教育的需要。感謝神在這年裡帶領她生活的適應、學習方面,以及擔任系會幹事的體驗,都有主的看顧,並已選擇「食品及營養科學」為主修科目,開始預備第二年的學習生活。暑假期間她將會協助系會籌備迎新營等活動,又求主為她預備第二年的學費及生活費。

國標在六月修讀了兩科密集課程,同時又要完成去年十一月的一科功課,而於上半年能順利完成都是靠賴神的恩典。求主幫助他能在今年十一月前能完成這兩科的課後論文,並將所學的應用在目前的事奉上。藉著反思及計劃來撰寫此功課,求主添加智慧能力及懂得分配時間。近半年來國標四肢有三肢相繼不舒服,左手患有網球肘,現已打了含激素的針藥來消除炎症,舒緩了一些,但仍有痛楚,有待觀察及跟進。而右手患的手腕炎藉著吃特效的止痛藥,情況已稍有改善,也提醒自己要留意在工作或打電腦時需要定時休息,免得增加痛楚。右腳的足底筋膜炎情況最為影響,走路或站立都出現痛楚,影響日常的生活及事奉,求主幫助及使手、腳能快回復正常,以免影響日常的生活及工作。

智惠的父親的情況已穩定下來,曾轉往療養院暫住了兩個月,於六月初已可以回家居住了,因為聘請的印尼家傭終於到埗,可以協助照顧家務的工作。求主使她能快快適應香港的生活及學習多些技能,以致可協助母親來照顧父親及打理家務,減輕母親的壓力。智惠亦在這段時間按需要申請回港一、兩天,以探訪他們及處理家事,求主看顧父親的身心靈健康。君淨及君歷剛進行學期考試,求主賜下智慧去面對,並曉得如何運用接下來的暑假生活。

祝大家的屬靈生命不斷成長!

主僕 國標、智惠
君練、君淨、君歷
主曆2015年6月24日

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如蒙感動奉獻,香港區支票抬頭請寫「中華福音使命團」,或存入香港匯豐銀行014-014625-001之戶口,支票背面或銀行收據請註明「濠光堂家樂軒事工」或「濠光堂經常費」,然後擲回香港辦事處 (香港九龍長沙灣瓊林街111號擎天廣場12樓A室;電話3151 0400、傳真:2735 8290、電郵:info@cemhk.org.hk )。

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近況和感恩

  回顧過去三年,2013年5月我們開始了彩虹幼兒園的動土;2014年試著開辦,沒有執照,收了三個孩子,那時我們老師同工有八位;9月我們慶祝開學日,中福團的國際總幹事朱昌錂牧師來探望我們,又邀請了政府官員、朋友、贊助者、家長及學生來一起慶祝,感謝神!

  2015年1月終於拿到了執照,若不是神的掌管我們可能現在還沒有拿到。2015 年5月我們慶祝1週年,這時有20個孩子,許多是幾個月禱告後篩選出來的。原先我們只憑著人的判斷來聘請老師和收學生,所以碰到許多問題。現在學到功課,要先尋求神的旨意,然後作決定。感謝主我們開始時收的三個孩子,仍舊在我們學校,並且平衡的成長,同工都非常愛他們,孩子的家長也信任我們,成為我們的好朋友。

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  感謝神,現在幼兒園有24個孩子,其中有幾位才來了兩個星期,已經非常適應。這是我們期望蒙式教學應有的結果。現今世界混亂,到處戰亂不和,天災人禍,但在這裡我們感受到神的同在。暑期到了,我們的孩子在院子裡玩耍,非常開心。

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  教育同工的一個課程就是要注重關係,讓他們知道在職場上「講閒話的殺傷力」。當我們1月回到吉爾吉斯時,發現許多同工溝通的問題,需要我們立刻解決,防止彼此的猜疑,特別是經過跨文化跨語言的障礙。這裡的人普遍是彼此缺乏信任。

  前一封代禱信我們提到不同的培訓,感謝Jackie 帶了當地她訓練出來的同工,來教我們如何建立團隊,他們不僅教我們團隊理念,也示範應用出來。但願我們可以學好,並廣泛傳遞出去。請為我們的團隊更清楚好團隊的重要性來禱告。下面相片是我們為孩子們慶祝生日。

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  我們隨時都在傳講異象及目的,鼓勵彼此幫助達到目標。我們也開始英語教學,希望將來他們能與我們溝通,並且能明白外來用英語的各種培訓教導。長樂開始了品德教育課程,柏林繼續教導蒙式教學理念。求神帶領這些老師,能成為很好的同工,將來也能夠成為好的培訓老師。

  聽說吉國法律,來了吉國五年後就可以申請PR。這十年我們為了簽證花了不知多少的時間和精力,去年6月決定開始申請PR。這需要花很大的人力資源,要許多的文件加上翻譯所有證件,面試了三次,也知道現在吉國敵對外國人,尤其是持有歐美護照的。我們幾乎要放棄了,好不容易最後總算拿到了,而且花費低於每人$300。感謝神,這樣我們可以方便於5年內進出境,不怕警察隨時的抽檢。最近聽到許多長期的宣教士,孩子出生在吉國,因為拿不到工作許可和簽證,只好改變計劃要離開。

  5月20日柏林的父母慶祝70週年結婚紀念日!很可惜我們不能參加。我的兄弟姐妹,他們的孩子孫子一起在洛杉磯慶祝。附上照片。神的恩典,父親95歲母親93歲,身體都尚健壯!感謝神,請繼續為他們和家人禱告。

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  6月1日兒童節,早上在幼兒園慶祝,下午我們又有送撒瑪利亞鞋盒的活動,藉著這些禮物我們把耶穌的愛及世界各地孩子的愛心,帶給當地的孩子們。他們都非常高興,趕緊到處告訴鄰居們,願我們明年能辦得更大更好。

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代禱

  1. 讓適合的孩子來到我們幼兒園,我們可以影響他們。也給我們好的幼教老師。
  2. 神帶領我們的團隊建立,品德教育,能天天應用出來。
  3. 願神帶領有能力的老師來教蒙式教學,領導的方法及品德教育。
  4. 我們主要的同工:Elena、Sophia、Peter 和 Kasbek。
  5. 我們其他的老師同工,孩子們,還有他們的家庭。
  6. 神賜福給順服祂的人。

 

如蒙感動為蔡柏林、何長樂宣教士夫婦在吉爾吉斯的事工奉獻,請用劃線支票,抬頭請寫「中華福音使命團」,或可直接存入香港的匯豐銀行014-014625-001之戶口,然後註明「吉爾吉斯事工」後擲回本團。歡迎每月以銀行自動轉賬,請與本團聯絡。

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John & Chrisita Tsai Prayer Letter 2015/6

Update & Give Thanks

Looking back last 3 year, we remember in May 2013, we started the actual construction of the Rainbow Kindergarten. In the following May 2014 we did the Test Trial of the kindergarten with only 3 children and 8 staff without license. In September, 2014, we had a Thanksgiving Celebration to show our appreciation to God, and to show to VIPs from Government, friends, supporters, parents of our students of what we are doing.

We finally got our license in late Jan. of 2015for His provision to accomplish what we knew was impossible by our own power. In May 2015 we celebrated kindergarten one year anniversary of our startup. Currently we have 20 children that were selected pray fully over the last few months. In the past, we depended on our own judgment to bring in teachers and students without waiting on the Lord. God made us learn some hard lessons- to let go some teachers and students who were not meant to be part of us. Now we know better and we seek His face and His will in every interview, every decision to be made and ask for His blessings be upon us. We were thankful that the first 3 children are still with us, they are growing well in spite of their initial weaknesses in different areas. Our whole staff love them dearly, and their parents/guardians now learn to trust us with appreciation. With good relationship, we have become friends.

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Now we have 24 children. Even when some of them are only with us for 2 weeks or less, we can see them fitting quite well in our established environment and with each other and our staff. This is how we envision Montessori school should be operating and we just want to give thanks to God that it is happening. The world may seem to be in chaos in many parts of the world with many man-made troubles and natural disasters, but here we feel God’s presence. Summer is here and children can spend more time playing in the playground and they simply love it.

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One of the Classes we were concentrating on is RELATIONSHIP and the first one was on “the Damage of Gossip at workplace” which caused a great deal of mess at the beginning of the year when we returned from USA. Communication among people has always been one of the greatest issues that require the most attention and if not well understood will definitely cause problem at workplace and in home life resulting in mistrust between people especially across different cultural and language barriers.

In the previous letter we mentioned training in various areas. We really want to thank Jackie who started the training with us in Teambuilding which we desperately need and she brought her local team from Bishkek whom she trained herself in the past few years. Together, they not only taught us the concept of teamwork, but more importantly demonstrated how principles should be practiced; applied so how good things can be multiplied and spread to many. Please pray that our staff can learn to see the significance of a good team. Following pictures we also celebrated birthday with the children.

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Every opportunity we have, we review our vision and goals of the organization with staff. We are also encouraging each other to grow and work toward these goals. We also started English classes with our staff for better communication with us and for future teaching in English from the outside. Through translations, Christa started Character Building class while John also continued with the Montessori training. Please pray that through our combined efforts, we build them up to be excellent staff, teachers and one day become good trainer for others.

According to Kyrgyz law, any foreigners having been here for more than 5 years are eligible to apply for PR. After spending countless number of hours in the past 10 years just to get visa for us to stay legally and work in Kyrgyzstan for our ministry, we decided to go for the PR status here, a year ago. It is a great deal of preparation of necessary documents and Examinations/Investigations from both USA and Kyrgyzstan. However, after almost one year of waiting – 3 not so promising interviews, numerous trips of submissions of documents by Sophia and our understanding of the general opposition of Kyrgyz people against foreigners applying for PR, especially Americans and Europeans, we were ready to give up. Then, we were finally granted the PR status with just normal fees of less than $300/per person. Now, this means we can come in and out without visas for 5 years. We can only thank our Lord for His extra grace and mercy, for we hear that many other Ms who are not getting their working permits rejected are forced to change their plans to leave Kyrgyzstan.

May 20 is John’s parents’ 70 year anniversary! We were sorry that we were not able to celebrate with them with the rest of our big family of brothers, sisters, their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren in LA on such a special occasion. Please see attached picture. We are indeed blessed for John’s father is 95 and mother is 93, still in relative good health! Please continue to pray for their health and our whole family’s protection.

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June 1 we celebrated “Children’s Day” in our kindergarten. In the afternoon we also pass out the shoeboxes from Samaritan Purse which we hope this may still be the means by which we can evangelize. The children were thrilled and excited to receive these gifts and they talked about this event for days among friends and neighborhood. Of course, we did share with them that these gifts are packed by Christian children of many different churches of the world with their own pocket money and are most willing to share Jesus’ love with other children in the world.

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Prayer Requests

  1. May God bring appropriate children come to our kindergarten so we can make a difference in their lives. May He also bring interested candidates for training to be preschool teachers.
  2. Pray God lead our efforts in our team building and character building through daily practice .
  3. May God bring suitable trainers to us, on Montessori, leadership, character building.
  4. Do pray for our core team members – Elena, Sophia, Peter and Kasbek.
  5. Pray for other staff, our students and their families.
  6. May God bless all that are obedient to Him.

CEM Missionaries
John & Christa Tsai

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If God touches your heart to support our ministry please write check to CEM (China Evangelistic Mission, Inc.) with memo “for His Ministry in Kyrgyzstan”
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2400 Old Crow Canyon Road, Suite A6, San Ramon, CA 94583-1214, USA
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親愛的主內弟兄姊妹:

  感謝神讓各位成為我們的同行者。多謝您們一直以來關心和支持郭誠學生中心的需要。時間過得很快;6月份雨季來了。剛下不久的秧苗正好得到天降甘霖。6月份也是新一學年的開始,新生們經過5月底開學時的混亂,現正逐漸適應中。

  5月18日新、舊學生帶著行李返回學生中心報到。5月22日舉行迎新聚會,新、舊學生打成一片,當日有校友回來幫忙帶領聚會。在歡笑聲和起哄聲中為新學年掀開序幕。

  在新一學年,學生們帶著既興奮又緊張的心情迎接各樣轉變──新課室、新老師、新同學等等。有些剛升讀中一的學生更加是全新體驗。第一次幾十人住在宿舍、每早每晚有晨更及禱告會、從山上小小的學校一轉來到校園寛濶的中學,對這些十一、二歲的孩子來說真的有點迷失,他們需要很多鼓勵和指引才可順利過渡。今年郭誠學生中心有新生19人──男生10名、女生9名。其中10人已信主,9人是信奉其他宗教的,請各位肢體為這些新生代禱。新一學年學生中心宿生總共有65人,男生22名,女生43名。

  在剛過去的6月1日,有從香港來的短宣隊探訪我們。他們一行幾十人都是和我們差不多年紀的年青人,帶領我們一起唱詩歌、遊戲和分享生命見證,感謝神各人都得到很多鼓勵和祝福。也歡迎各位弟兄姊妹組隊來探訪我們,請不用擔心言語文化的攔阻,因為愛能超越一切。至於所需安排請與「中福團」地區辦事處聯絡。

代禱事項

  1. 為19名新學生的適應,無論在學習和生活上都能投入新的環境。特別是未信主的,求神讓他們很快就能投入每天的聚會,從中領受到主的愛。
  2. 為學生中心的同工隊能有智慧和力量照顧這麼多的學生。
  3. 為新一年學生中心各樣的開支,求神施恩賜給足夠的費用。(中心每年向學生只收取實際營運費用的3分之1,其餘3分之2需要憑信心仰望神感動助養者來支持。)

  謹祝各位  身體健康、靈命日升!

泰國工場主任:李光平牧師
郭誠學生中心主任:楊玉芬傳道
管理委員會:林翠霞牧師、鄧美倫牧師、熊恩滌姊妹

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親愛的主內兄姊,親友們,

  您們好!金邊的氣温常在37℃,在烈日之下有40℃的感覺。晚上可降至30℃,比較涼快。通常5月尾便下雨了,今年雨季比較遲,柬埔寨的農作業因缺雨而失收。請為雨水禱告。

  4月時,約瑟與一位部份時間同工開始了星期二至五早上6:30至7時在男宿舍帶領早禱靈修。原來清晨與主相遇是美好的時刻。我們在4月讀福音書查看作主的門徒,5月我們放年假三星期,有從澳洲來的退休夫婦幫助帶領,丈夫帶他們讀箴言,但願主的話成為我們心中的火。

  因有會友在星期日早上要工作,我們在3月開始在下午有另一堂崇拜。我們將星期日下午的青年團和祈禱會合併,每堂都以禱告為結束。現在有20人參加,形式比較年青化,有兩位少年人當司琴和鼓手,年資比較少的同工也可帶領聚會,禱告和講道。

  今年已有兩位以前住大學生宿舍的同學結婚,去年也有一對結婚。有需要開始年青夫婦小組。請為我們能找合適的人手,時間和地點開始這事工。

  今次放年假時,欣義也能一同去,是三年來我們一家五口能在加拿大團聚。欣義在「東尼」機構工作(東尼是柬文譯音,意思是「河畔」)這機構的理想是【公平交易】,以製造時尚衣物,使婦女在小型工廠中得較高工資來提升她們的身價,因而產生防止販賣人口的效應。在這次旅程中,她帶了一個行李箱的衣物去加拿大展示。結果賣了半箱,那些未賣的要帶回柬埔寨。

樂樂

樂樂

  我們三人住在思義和小鳳的家中,我們二人睡在購置給孫兒的雙層床。樂樂現在一歲半,但很會說話和選擇喜歡吃的、外出屋子時穿的鞋子、玩的玩具、洗澡的水溫和晚間上床前要看的故事書。有一次在市場看到玩具便隨手拿來試玩,離開市場時請爺爺幫忙將那玩具放回原位,然後空手回家。小鳳在電郵中說在我們離開他們家後,樂樂每天都問爺爺和嫲嫲在哪裡?但願有一天能與她同唱 「天父常常近我,聽聞我說話,知道我的心和行,工作和玩耍。」

以恩和以信

以恩和以信

  啟義和世敏的兩個兒女都大了很多。以信(男)五歲,九月開始入幼稚園,以恩(女)三歲也會上遊戲中學習的學校。以信喜歡繪圖畫並畫了一幅給我們!

感恩:

  1. 我們二人為著身體健康謝恩。約瑟五年前開始服用前列腺藥,上月的檢驗證實可以停藥。
  2. 紗歌(SAK)是新光幼稚園部份時間教師,當澳洲來代我們事奉的夫婦向她傳福音時信主。
  3. 珍婷,我們傳道的太太,得了未期直腸癌。我們去加拿大之前還可從床上起來,三星期後肚腹和多處有疼痛。最近好了些,可以坐。域碩傳道每天晚餐為她禁食禱告已有五個月,他說要每天禁食晚餐直到神聽他禱告。柬埔寨文化中能有禁食禱告的人是一個恩典。

禱告:

新光幼稚園

新光幼稚園

  1. 柬埔寨需要雨水,更需要恩雨大降。
  2. 能開始新婚小組。
  3. 新光幼稚園有一位做了五年的老師剛離職去了銀行工作。有一位信主姊妹會在一星期後入職。
  4. 六至八月有三隊從香港來的短宣隊,祈求短宣之後能有人來長宣。
  5. 願意看見更多禱告勇士。教會計劃在十一月的公眾假期舉行三天禁食禱告行動。

  祝主恩常偕!

主僕
約瑟、月甜

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Dear Friends and family,

Greetings from Phnom Penh! The weather has been very hot in Cambodia. With humidity one can feel like 40 C when it is only 37C; during the nights, it is about 30C. Many rice fields and vegetation have not enough rain. We are praying for rain in most part of the country.

In April, Joseph and a local worker started morning devotion at the Men’s dorm on Tuesday to Friday from 6:30 to 7 am. It turns out to be the best time for everybody at the dorm to attend. Our theme in April was on being disciples of Jesus by studying the calling of the 12. A couple came from Australia came to help when we had our annual leave. The husband led them to study the Book of Proverbs. May the word of God come alive in their hearts.

As some of our congregation can’t come to the morning Sunday serviced because of work, we have started the afternoon service in March. It is the combination of the young people group and prayer meeting. There are about 20 attending. It is less formal and teenagers are playing keyboard and the drum. Less experienced co-workers also have a chance to share the message.
There were two weddings of our former dorm students this year. Last year we had one wedding too. We are planning to start a small group for these young couples. Please pray for His leading to find the right time and the right people to start up this new ministry.

Bethany

Bethany

Lydia, our daughter and two of us took our annual leave to go to Calgary, Canada to visit family for 3 weeks in May. Joe’s mother is 91 years old staying in a nursing home. She is well taken care of in there.

On this visit, we stayed with Simeon, Phung and little Bethany who is one and half. We slept on the bunk bed prepared for Bethany and her sibling who is due in two months. She has started to talk a lot, so cute and smart. Phung e-mailed us saying that Bethany is asking about us everyday.

Jessica & Jacob

Jessica & Jacob

The son and daughter of Enoch and Sarah have grown a lot. Jacob will enter kindergarten in September and Jessica will probably begin pre-school this fall. Jacob likes to draw and he drew a picture for Grandpa and Grandma!

Thank you so much for supporting us with your prayers, care and financial support. We are grateful for that! Please continue to praise God and pray for our needs.

Praise:
1. Two of us are in good health: Liza only goes for her check up in 2 years instead of every year. Joseph has been taking prostate medicine to help urine flow 4 and ½ years ago. God healed him and he needs no medicine on the check up in May this year.
2. Sak, a part time teacher of our kindergarten, received Jesus by the ministry of the couple who came to fill our work when we were in annual leave.
3. Chanty, our co-worker’s wife, is in the last stage of colorectal cancer. She felt pains in different parts of her body when we came back from Canada. She seems to have less pain now and is feeling better. Viseth, her husband, fasted during supper time every day for the last few months.

Prayer:
1. We need rain urgently.
2. Right time and right leader for the young couple group.

Sunlight Kindergarten

Sunlight Kindergarten

3. Our kindergarten and nursery need to hire an administrator/teacher. Sophon who had been filling this position in the last 5 years resigned to work in a bank in June. A new teacher will start working in a week.
4. There are three short term teams coming from June to August from Hong Kong. We can use more teams to evangelize Cambodia together.
5. We are planning to have a 3 day fast and prayer retreat in November 15 to 17, a Khmer public holiday.

In Him,
Joseph and Liza

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各位禱告同伴平安:

分組傳五色珠福音

分組傳五色珠福音

  復活節有香港6人短宣隊來支援教孩子,從他們的教學中,我得著啟發兒童教學的創意。畢竟我的年代真的相隔很遠啊!

  鎮上班孩子漸進穩定,建立了友誼,且樂意做小幫手;有短宣隊留下來的小樂器,詩歌伴隨,小孩唱的很開心,又好聽。講故事時有說不想聽的孩子背著坐假裝不理,耳朵卻很靈!回答問題拿小禮物卻又搶著舉手,真是又好氣又搞笑!

小孩模仿耶穌釘十架

小孩模仿耶穌釘十架

教大梅教會的孩子手工

教大梅教會的孩子手工

  在滿州牡林的班,孩子是7-12歲,聽課不是問題,也會有回應,玩遊戲更是滿有活力的。但由於學生是足球隊員,教練總想學生多練習球技,遲遲不下課,導致我們像在搶學生,在短宣隊來時更見明顯。經檢討、思考、禱告後5月起就不上去牡林了。等候上帝引領發掘更需要的群體服侍。

鎮上班的孩子

鎮上班的孩子

大梅班的孩子

大梅班的孩子

參加大梅教會母親節崇拜(右為蔡傳道)

參加大梅教會母親節崇拜 (右為蔡傳道)

  大梅教會蔡傳道因車禍受傷左腳粉碎性骨折,手術順利,已經五個月仍未能行動自如,回教會需要媽媽開車載他往返;雖然拖著石膏大腳,仍每週回來講道,關心牧養群羊。短宣隊來教學時,他跟媽媽也住小旅館幾天一同服侍。

  短宣老師教課的兩天,孩子們雖然不多,但學習能力超強,唱詩歌是用背誦的,特別是郁翰、郁恩兄妹(7及4歲),聽一次就可以跟上了,我反而要努力追隨!現在每週唱詩是他們點歌的!至於聖經部份因完全沒有聽過,反而要慢慢傳遞信息。從大衛勇敢、上帝愛世人、雅各的謙卑求饒恕;耶穌的愛…。至於手工倒是難題,要老師幫忙才完成;這對我可是很大挑戰!

  請記念大梅教會重建廚房、洗手間工程,測量時發現早年佔建鄰居的土地二十多年,傳道面對這難題,要還地、拆除佔建物……;因經費的增加,要與年邁長老們溝通,會眾都是老人與小孩,願天父為他們開出路!

  在恆春正式過第一個夏天,目前室外氣溫已達33度,7-8月想必更炎熱。期望在傍晚有恆的運動,操練體格,才有體力服侍。開車的技術上山彎路漸有進步,只是白天開車去屏東、高雄路上太熱常會中暑,願你禱告記念我!謝謝!

  禱告事項

  1. 為上課的小孩將信息聽、唱到心裡認識主。
  2. 記念大梅教會的蔡傳道、重建廚房、洗手間工程。
  3. 為我的教學及開車往來平安代禱。
  4. 記念我的身體適應這裡的炎夏。
  5. 記念我籌備安排8月初的短宣隊事宜。

                          鍾惠屏 敬上
2015年6月

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親愛的弟兄姊妹主內平安:

  踏入2015年,一些從未預料過的事情陸續發生了。

  1月1日十一時左右,內子接到岳父的電話,表示呼吸困難,叫她回去送他入醫院。救護員來到作出檢查,才知道岳父早前冠心病突發(此前的身體檢查都沒有發現有心臟病),心臟功能喪失影響出現肺部積水,引致氣喘和呼吸困難。其實岳父有去看醫生,醫生認為他患的是哮喘,難怪岳父越吃藥越喘得厲害。在伊利沙伯醫院急症室檢查時,肺 X 光片顯示他又感染了嚴重肺炎。岳父1月1日入醫院接受治療,病情反覆,3月12日晚上心臟病再次突發被主接去。4月1日晚上安息禮。這三個月來為照顧岳父多所奔波,辦好喪事後,又為照顧岳母多方思量。岳母與岳父結縭六十二年,由相依相伴突然變成獨自生活,心靈上未能一下子作出調適,加上去年做了置換膝蓋關節手術,雖行動已大致自如,但仍不太有信心,常恐怕自己跌倒。我們正物色外傭姐姐,以便日常照顧。

  4月1日,本團香港區辦事處行政秘書王雪映姑娘因身體不適,由辦事處同工陪伴往伊利沙伯醫院急症室求醫,醫生安排入院接受檢查。經詳細檢查後,醫生診斷王姑娘患上直腸癌,癌細胞經已擴散腦部。經腫瘤專科醫生會診,王姑娘於5月4日接受一連五次的腦部電療。完成電療後,身體較前虛弱,醫生認為不宜接續化療,恐怕身體受不了,建議接受紓緩治療。求主繼續扶持看顧雪映姑娘,除去不適和痛楚,賜下平安與喜樂。

  雪映姑娘突然入院,患上重症,一時間,香港區辦事處的日常行政工作不免受到影響。在聘得合適同工前,香港區辦事處同工除已有的職責外,各人都互相「補位」,分擔雪映姑娘的行政及會計工作,尤其優先處理宣教工場及宣教士的收支賬務,使他們不致受到影響。「國際(香港)辦事處」的會計軟件與「香港區辦事處」使用同一會計軟件,因此我可以幫忙電腦入賬,也思想如何將一些運作加以改良,務求在有限的時間及人力下完成有關事工。

  中福團從香港、美國、加拿大區差派的眾多宣教士,只前年從美國區差派往吉爾吉斯的蔡柏林、何長樂宣教士伉儷尚未有機會見面。三月中旬,他們從吉爾吉斯往台灣作身體檢查,特意在回程時逗留香港幾天(參加本團40周年慶典其中的活動──321宣教同樂日),與我們見面。原來他們夫婦少年時在馬來西亞生活過,認識一些廣東人,故也聽得懂廣東話。他們拍照的時候神情嚴肅,在港會面後,發覺他們原來坦率風趣。在港期間,他們分享了神如何帶領他們去吉爾吉斯宣教,在當地遇見的人與事,工作的困難與經歷的恩典。他們夫婦已在吉爾吉斯十年,因著神的呼召和當地的需要,他們去年在當地開辦幼兒園,引進蒙氏(Montesorri)幼兒教育模式,提供優質幼兒教育,遁教育領域傳揚福音,不單接觸幼兒和家長,也透過培訓老師把耶穌基督介紹給當地的人。

  請為我們禱告:

  1. 吉爾吉斯工場和其他宣教工場都需要加添宣教士,除開荒植堂外,也需要幼兒教育、中、英文教學,願意住在福音未得群體中,敬主愛人的牧者和基督徒,求主打發工人收祂的莊稼。
  2. 為王雪映姑娘的身心靈需要,求主滿足她的所需,也為香港區辦事處聘請會計,也為眾同工的健康和力量禱告。
  3. 為岳母和我們家人的適應,互相扶持禱告。

  祝主恩常偕、身體健康、滿有從上而來的平安喜樂!

您的弟兄
梁鴻光
2015年6月9日

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親愛的代禱勇士主內平安:

  最近聽到這首「永遠看顧」的詩歌,很有感動:「我從來不曾懷疑過,到底你有多麼愛我;我生命裡的每一分鐘,都有你看顧著我。有的時候黑暗臨到,有的時候巨浪狂風,我心依然滿有平安,因為有你看顧我……」。基督徒最寶貴的就是有耶穌永遠看顧,無論遭遇任何危難, 耶穌從來沒有離開過。縱或人間的愛會變動,危險意外會發生,祂裡面有永存的盼望!

代禱與感恩

  1. 六和崇真堂新氣象新組合
    • 新一期,六和堂有新的組合、新的氣象。早堂崇拜在新的會堂崇拜,午堂崇拜仍在Sogo區會堂。主題是:團隊委身、宣揚基督、合一見證、擴張神境界。
    • 感謝主,主賞賜六和堂一群愛教會、愛我們的弟兄姊妹們,是非常美好有潛質的組合,教會選出各服事組長,恩賜彼此配搭。冀盼迎向未來,教會復興,更多工人,更多人信主!
    • 主賜六和堂一群貼心的青少年,非常有潛質、優秀、有才華,冀盼一步步整合彼此團契,成為音樂敬拜團隊,和有力的下一代!
  2. 節日慶典、隨機佈道:
    • 4月5日復活主日:早堂愛宴後,我們步行中分組發送復活彩蛋,不到十分鐘就到達六和副堂福音中心,心歡喜靈快樂,拿起吉他大夥兒就讚美主,宣告主已得勝!
    • 4月12日第一次在新堂六和福音中心早堂主日敬拜,就有隔壁鄰居姓李的慕道友來參加, 讚美主!
    • 5月10日母親節分享:每人幾分鐘見證,自己領禮物外,將多出的鮮花及手作卡片帶回去送給親友,表達愛的關懷與溫馨,更多操練傳福音,感謝主!
  3. 六和堂信徒近況與成長:
    • chausing1506_1感謝主,接觸一個又一個慕道朋友:吳弟兄、李弟兄、曾姊妹,神的賞賜鼓舞我們。回到六和美麗的新會堂敬拜主,大家都滿心歡喜快樂。
    • 舉辦才藝班:優秀的黃弟兄教二胡,有兩位姊妹有興趣(右圖),又吸引未信者郭同學、蕭女士來六和堂學習,感謝主。
    • 難得劉姊妹懷雙胞胎兒子,請代禱8月Baby能足月生產,母子平安,盼雙方父母能早日信主!
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  5. 神學生、短宣隊宣教互動,求主興起天國工人

    • chausing1506_2感謝主,有神學生6月初來台在六和堂實習兩個月!7月18-23日香港崇真會南華莆堂短宣隊、20-24日宣道會黃埔堂短宣隊。8月11-17日香港信望愛堂、19-25日香港播道會活泉堂短宣。7、8月會舉辦音樂福音晚會、快樂兒童夏令營,求主使用興起福音機會,預備人心田渴慕耶穌。
    • 5月17日主日有香港圓洲角浸信會福溢堂14位短宣團,前來獻詩/福音粤曲(右圖),彼此問安,互相交流感謝主。

 
 
 

家庭動態

    • chausing1506_3感謝主,頌揚5月21日舉行個人畢業音樂會(右圖)成功演出,很多很難的拍子節奏,但見他此起彼落靈活又熟練快樂的舞動棒子,六和堂弟兄姐妹都高興地前去支持!!6月13日畢業典禮,接著他會尋找Tofel的補習班,有心明年外國進修!請繼續代禱和奉獻支持,這學期學費籌募仍需約港幣3萬元,求主預備。
    • 求主賜福周成美容的身體健康平穩,事主得力,又賜福香港的家人,及中福團差會同工們身心靈健壯,主恩滿溢!

  衷心感謝您們為我們奉獻、代禱、支持與關愛,感謝您們常常舉起聖潔的手托住我們!願同沐主恩稱謝歸主!

主僕
周成、美容
頌揚 謹上
2015年6月7日

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親愛的弟兄姊妹平安:

  2015年,新天學校的工作得到泰國司法機構的肯定和認同。1月份有38位少年觀護所的職員到學校參觀;2月10日,清邁兒童法庭邀請學校簽署合作備忘錄;6月3日,南邦省兒童法庭在庭長的帶領下一行七人到學校視察;6月18日,清萊省兒童法庭邀請學校出席網絡合作會議。學校現有學生12位,其中8位轉介自司法機構(4位是法庭直接送來),這是一個很好的現象。感謝神,祂的信實永不改變,祂的慈愛永遠長存!

  神的安排預備是最美好的。自去年12月阿甘傳道夫婦離職後,加上同工阿查之妻子滌釵於4月喜獲千金,學校人手極短缺。然而,在6月1日,神帶領韋提亞傳道夫婦加入事奉團隊,為全時間同工。學生也得到更好的照顧。感謝神,整體而言,學生在學業、工作態度、人際社交都有進步。其中阿豆的改變也得到兒童法庭的陪審官、觀護所及感化官員的讚賞。現時有四位學生信主,他們的靈命仍有待成長。這栽培成長之路蠻遙遠,常言道:「十年樹木,百年樹人」,求主改變孩子們的心。

  由於新天學校學生與同工增加,學校急需換一部二手車。現有的兩部車,Isuzu性能尚好;但另一部Ford車已甚舊(20年車齡以上),經常需要維修,而且呔盤有問題,不宜遠程,以致每次有户外活動時,非常不便。學校經商議後,議決購買Toyota兩門二手車,車齡3-5 年,市價不超過泰幣45萬銖,賣出現有Ford 約值8萬銖,即需籌款泰幣37萬銖(港幣97,300元,美金12,500元)。求神預備。

  代禱事項:

  1. 求神賜學生們有追求成長的心,願未信者能早日悔改歸主。
  2. 請為已畢業的學生禱告,求神保守他們。
  3. 請記念我們能擴展與司法機構的網絡關係,服侍更多少年人。
  4. 求神幫助我們建立更美好穩定的同工團隊。
  5. 請為每月所需的經常費平均約7萬銖禱告。
  6. 請為我們籌募購買一輛二手車所需泰幣37萬銖禱告。(港幣97,300元,美金12,500元)

 

兒童法庭到訪視察

兒童法庭到訪視察

兒童法庭到訪視察

兒童法庭到訪視察

阿豆的成長

阿豆的成長

 

校管會委員:周信成、楊玉芬
工場主任:李光平

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每當短宣隊或基督徒親友到訪,我們都會問他們有沒有去過馬禮遜墓園,又會對他們說:每一個基督徒都應到此一遊。這並非因:這兒被列為世界文化遺產,而是這兒葬著:馬禮遜-第一位來華的宣教士、他是第一人將聖經翻譯成中文和編纂《華英大字典》。他、妻子和兒子一家有五口,死在澳門,葬在這兒。台約爾-戴得生的岳父、細名體創始人。他窮一生之力,鑄造中文字模,為要使中文聖經方便印刷,清楚易讀和廣傳。程耐里-名畫家,他繪畫了:馬禮遜、梁發和蔡高在刻印聖經。

「這些人都是因信得了美好的證據,卻仍未得著所應許的」希伯來書11:39

「親愛的弟兄啊,有一件事你們不可忘記,就是主看一日如千年,千年如一日。」彼得後書3:8

這墓園在澳門,二百多年來默默地為神作見證。馬禮遜和台約爾心繫中國,他們都是為福音至死的忠僕。死時心願是:葬在中國。他們被埋葬時心願未了,但二百年後澳門回歸中國,神成就了他良善僕人的心願。他們雖然死了,卻仍不斷說出激勵宣教士的故事。

蔡高是馬禮遜僱請的聖經印刷工人,他跟隨馬禮遜工作四年後,深受他的信德所感動,提出要受洗歸入基督。可是,馬禮遜指證他為人不檢,婉言拒絕。蔡高沒有因被拒絕而放棄學習真道。他痛改前非,經兩年的考證,馬禮遜終於為他施浸。他是第一個接受水禮的華人基督徒,是馬禮遜在中國作宣教士七年的第一顆果子。今日在澳門有蔡高幼稚園、小學和中學以作記念。

我倆每次帶訪客到此參觀,都會對他們述說這些故事,不期然心中就被多提醒一次。在這片荒土地,沒有豐足的收獲,但仍須努力不懈,獻上迫切的禱告。眼見澳門這「福音初至地」福音的種子,被各樣的荊棘擠得長不起來。教會中慕道的朋友,甚至已受浸認信的,被思慮和誘惑擄去了,沮喪和失敗感就悄悄地進入傳道人的心中。多少傳道者為了「留住會眾個人」,不敢如馬禮遜指證慕道者的謬誤。蔡高受洗四年後便病逝,只有三十歲。他不是甚麼大人物,他的學問、能力和才幹都一般。因著信,他死了,今日仍在這世界聞名的賭城中見證神。

我倆當上全職宣教士已三整年,住在澳門已三年了。每次我們的兒女到訪,特別是夏天,他們都說:路窄、人多車多、空氣污俗、活在這裡「人都癲」。聽了他們的說話,有點自憐,心想我們為甚麼來住在這裡?在這裡,有說不出來的壓力和攻擊。此時,上述先賢的故事,就會在腦際中出現。馬禮遜、台約爾,他們是英國人,在本國有美好的前途,但為了傳福音給中國人,一概都放棄了。他們為福音苦戰至最後一刻,病死在澳門,埋葬在澳門。天父呀!我們來這兒,是因為你的召命,是因為想:將來得著你稱我們是又良善了忠心的僕人。

代禱事項

  1. 濠恩堂堂第二屆慕道班,於5月開始,共八堂12課。求神賜福每位參加的弟兄姊妹,幫助他們能順利完成。
  2. 請禱告記念,每月的第一及第三周主日下午,中華基督教會油麻地基道堂及紅基督徒會堂的短宣隊,在澳門大三巴派新約聖經給國內來的遊客。
  3. 請記念在濠恩堂聚會,但未信主的朋友,願他們早日得著救恩,得著釋放。

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