親愛的弟兄姊妹平安：
「他們年老的時候仍要結果子，要滿了汁漿而常發青，好顯明耶和華是正直的，他是我的磐石，在他毫無不義。」詩篇九十二14-15
感謝耶和華看顧祂的義人！昨天教會為全教會最老的姊妹慶祝95歲生日。最近幾年，她摔了無數次，包括在疫情中斷了骨頭，要做手術，無人可以探病；直到去年年底摔了一跤，斷了六根肋骨。雖然這樣，神仍保守她不需用拐杖，只要有人扶著，她還是可以走路。因為疫情的緣故，與人失去交流，所以溝通上面已有些混亂。儘管如此，她兒子還是每週都載媽媽來主日崇拜，雖然他聽不懂中文。老姊妹也樂意來聚會，以笑容迎接與她打招呼的弟兄姊妹，連小朋友也去與她打招呼。
一月份去探訪這位老姊妹的好朋友，她們是早年來德國時認識的。她也接近80歲，但是身體很好，手雖然發顫，仍然可以為一家幾口人做飯，甚至去買菜。疫情期間，幫她買了一部iPad，教她上zoom，她也曾經參加過廣東話查經班。後來，她搬去與兒子住，在餐館幫忙，暈倒了之後，就不敢再幫忙了。去年她家的房子，經過疫情幾年終於重建好；她終於有個屬於自己的房子，生活也穩定了，我便邀請她上來讀經班。教她如何上zoom之後，剛開始幾天她都忘記怎樣上，她自己就亂按（最近去看她的iPad，連希伯來文都給她按出來了！），最後她也能上來，或是她家人幫她。經過一週之後，她已經很熟練地上來與我們一起讀經。感謝主，剛開始邀請她的時候，她說早上要去外面散步、買菜等。現在她天天來聽神的話！
上次代禱信提及一名無國籍女士，她已經在二月初離開世界，離我最後探訪她才差幾天。三週之後，我再次去探訪的時候，就被通知她不在了。感謝神的憐憫，讓她在世最後幾個月可以不用過流離失所的生活，有好的醫療人員照顧。臨終關懷的人告訴我，她是很平安地離開的，並且他們在她病房找到唯一一張卡片，是我送給她的經文卡片之一。經文是約翰壹書一5節「神就是光，在祂毫無黑暗。」但願她得到這真光！
吉森團契的姊妹因為胎盤位置不正，醫生又怕她隨時大量出血，剖腹產之前兩星期便要她住院觀察。感謝神的保守，她的女兒終於出生了，而且母女都平安。在院期間，姊妹的同房病友是一位伊斯蘭教徒，她也在讀可蘭經和禱告，但是她都住到抓狂了，讓醫生護士都來安撫她。姊妹也為她禱告，讓她可以有好的睡眠。相反地，姊妹有比較平安的心態，依靠神，還有能力為她的室友禱告。我們還開玩笑說，她在醫院的兩個星期就是她的退修會。
感恩與代禱事項：
- 感謝神保守95歲的老姊妹，讓她樂意來教會敬拜神，讓她的生命成為眾人的榜樣！
- 感謝神帶領年近80歲的老姊妹，讓她懂得上網來與我們一起讀聖經！求主保守她的身體，前幾週被感染得了感冒，咳嗽很厲害。現在偶有幾聲咳！
- 感謝主憐憫那位無國籍的女士，讓她在世最後的階段有個安身之處！
- 感謝主保守懷孕的姊妹，平安把女兒生產下來！感謝主讓她在病友面前做美好見證！
- 本週四至下週一將會是一年一度的全德造就營。本次是歷屆參加人數最低，可能很多人復活節假期回家探親，又可能因為物價上漲。求主保守營會，讓赴會的弟兄姊妹都有屬靈的收穫！
求主也保守你們度過一個有意義的復活節！
主的使女
鄧秀珍
二零二四年三月二十五日
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Dear brothers and sisters,
“They will still yield fruit in old age; They shall be full of sap and very green, To declare that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.” Psalms 92:14-15
Thank the LORD for looking after His righteous people! Last Sunday, our church celebrated the 95th birthday of the oldest sister in the church. In the last few years, she has had numerous falls, including a broken bone during the pandemic, which required surgery and no one was allowed to visit her, and a fall at the end of last year, which broke six ribs. In spite of this, God still preserved her, and she still doesn’t need crutches, and she can still walk as long as she has someone to help her. Because of the pandemic, she has lost communication with people, so her communication is a bit confused. Despite this, her son still drives his mom to Sunday services every week, even though he doesn’t understand Chinese. She herself is happy to come and greet others with a smile, and even the children go to say hello to her.
In January, we visited a good friend of this old sister, whom they met when they came to Germany in the early years. She is also close to 80 years old, but she is in good health. Although her hands are trembling, she can still cook for her family and even go grocery shopping by bus. During the pandemic, we bought her an iPad and taught her how to use zoom, so that she could also attend our Cantonese Bible study. Later, she moved in with her son and helped out at his restaurant. After she fainted, she didn’t dare to help out anymore. Last year, her house was finally rebuilt after several years, which started just before the pandemic. She finally had her own house and her life was stabilized, so I invited her to come to the Bible reading. After teaching her how to go on zoom, she forgot how to go on zoom for the first few days, and she just pressed the buttons randomly (I recently went to check her iPad, and she even pressed the Hebrew text out!). Eventually she was able to get on, or her family helped her. After a week, she is now very good at coming up and reading with us. Thank God, when we first invited her, she said she wanted to go for a walk in the morning, go grocery shopping, etc. Now she comes every day to listen to God’s word.
My last prayer letter mentioned a stateless woman who left the world in early February, just a few days before my last visit. When I visited her again three weeks later, I was informed that she was no longer with us. I thank God for His mercy that she was able to live her last few months without having to live in exile, and that she was taken care of by good medical staff. The hospice staff told me that she passed away peacefully, and they found the only card in her hospital room, which was one of the scripture cards I gave her. The scripture was 1 John 1:5: “God is light, and in Him there is no darkness.” May she receive this true light!
A sister from the Giessen Fellowship had to be hospitalized for two weeks before her caesarean section because her placenta was not in the right place and the doctors were afraid that she might bleed heavily at any time. Thanks to God’s protection, her daughter was finally born and both mother and daughter were safe. During the hospitalization period, her roommate, a Muslim, was also reading the Koran and praying, but she was so frantic that the doctors and nurses came to calm her down. Our sister also prayed for her so that she could have a good night’s sleep. In contrast, our sister had more peace of mind, relied on God, and was able to pray for her roommate. We joked that the two weeks she was in the hospital were her retreat.
Thanksgiving and Prayer Items:
- Thank God for keeping our 95-year-old sister so that she is willing to come to church to worship God, and that her life has become an example to others!
- Thank God for leading our 80-year-old sister to go online and read the Bible with us! Pray for her health. A few weeks ago, she caught a cold and had a bad cough. She is coughing occasionally!
- Thank the Lord for His mercy on that stateless woman and for giving her a place to stay in her last days on earth!
- Thank you for keeping the pregnant sister until she gave birth to her daughter! Thank the Lord for the wonderful witness she gave before the pagan!
- This Thursday through next Monday will be the annual Easter Camp. This is the lowest turnout ever, probably due to the fact that many people went home for the Easter vacation, and also due to the rising prices of goods. Pray that the Lord will keep the camp and make it spiritually fruitful for all the brothers and sisters attending!
Pray that you too will have a meaningful Easter!
Serving Him,
Karen Tang
