親愛的代禱夥伴：

　　七月中旬我們再次往南非西北的鄰國奈米比亞(Namibia)探勘。這次除了進一步了解事工外，更與當地的教會聯絡，探求合作的可能性及了解如何申請宣教士工作簽證。感謝主奇妙的引領，除了我們計劃要見的人及要做的事之外，我們與更多的華人交流並且參與多項事工，使我們和不同城市關心華人事工的領袖建立友誼。

　　我們又見到上次巧遇的基督徒季弟兄，由他的聯絡我們見到首都溫得和克(Windhoek)一所熱心傳福音且關心華人事工教會(Emmanuel Church)的宣教士Pastor Daniel及負責宣教的牧師。我們得知現今奈米比亞由於失業率高，像非洲南部各國一樣實行緊縮各類入境簽證政策，以至新的簽證審核更加嚴峻。一位在奈米比亞事奉多年的SIM宣教士告訴我們，她的簽證明年一月到期，但她的延期申請至今杳無音訊。請為簽證代禱，求主開路。

　　奈米比亞的北部邊鄰近安哥拉(Angola)的地區雨量較豐富，最近政府都在北邊發展。東北邊的龍杜(Rundu)是一個邊防重要城市，藉微信的聯絡，我們去龍杜探訪那裡的基督徒陳姊妹一家人。我們一起燒烤，晚餐後，一起唱詩，克達短講並為她們一些家人禱告。陳姊妹的家族也在一百公里外新城庫朗庫魯(Nkurenkuru)開磚廠，那裡也有關口通往安哥拉，所以商機不差，他們有十幾家親戚也在那裡開店，我們在那裡待了兩天，去探訪他們的親戚和店家，為他們禱告，也一起在工廠的宿舍內崇拜聚會。有近二十位信徒和慕道友來參加。那裡多半是三十歲上下的年青人。我們留下一些真理課的光碟，上星期我們又請人帶了更多光碟去幫助他們。那裡有很好福音發展的潛力。求主差派工人來收莊稼。

　　我們這次有機會停留在邊境的小城奧希康戈(Oshikango)。奈米比亞貨物大部份都是從這個鎮進入鄰國安哥拉。這城有許多的倉庫堆聚各種商品，工業用品，建築材料等。華人批發商集中在三個倉庫區，加上在主街上的華人各式的店家，估計有五至六百家華商在這個城作生意，約有四至五千華人在這生活，他們大部份住在店的樓上。我們去探訪俞姊妹(上回她外出只見到她的媳婦)。她每天開店前召集了一群當地的基督徒保安一起禱告。她也向一些華人傳福音。我們敬佩的是她告訴我們這裡只有她家是信耶穌的，但她的孤單並沒攔阻她傳福音的熱心，為主作見證！我們去發《中信月刊》，與一些未信主的朋友交談，大都很和善親切。這個邊境的小城奧希康戈(Oshikango)莊稼己發白，誰來向他們傳福音呢?

　　跟着的週六我們一起去參加Emmanuel教會在溫得和克(Windhoek)貧民區的贈毛毯傳福音活動。教會與在貧民區內一些黑人小型教會合作一起傳福音。週六下午一點在教會的停車場來了大約八十人，有白人亦有黑人，男女老幼。我們登上一輛大巴士，行車約四十分鐘，我們去到城外一個綿延十幾公里的鐵皮屋區，丘陵地上佈滿鐵皮屋。沿路上可以看見商店、市場、地攤、水果菜攤、理髮店、酒吧和許多「閒人免進」及「僅限居民」的警告牌。提醒我們這個沒水沒電的地區亦是警力不及之地。我們進入一個大帳棚中分成小組，每組都有當地教會的黑人傳譯當地土語。大帳棚就是黑人教會聚會地點。我們領取毛毯後就向正面小山頭前行。十多分鐘後來到一塊平地，有個小酒吧在那裡，有幾個男人和女人在那裡。我們說明我們的來意，並且作個人見證，講解福音，邀請他們信耶穌，邀請他們星期日去黑人教會敬拜神。我們再繼續前行，向一個婦女傳福音，克達也為那個黑人婦人及她四個幼小孩子祈禱。由於毛毯有限，一家只能送一條。從他們盯著毛毯的眼神，你可以感受到他們的需要和他們的感謝。這次傳福音的活動給我們很好的啟發，當教會聯手傳福音的時候就是基督裡合一的見證；當基督徒走出自己的世界時，他會發現他的禾場近在咫尺，需要福音的人就在眼前。

　　主日下午我們在首都溫得和克與一些華人基督徒聚會，他們都是三十歲左右的年輕夫婦，有一兩個年幼的孩子，都是開商店的。因為這是首都，是華人集中的地區，亦有三座批發城，還有華人從事其他不同行業，也有在中資機構上班的員工。這裡有幾個異端組織存在，但沒有正統的華人教會，因為沒有專職的傳道人在此工作過。這實在是一個廣大的禾場！

　　請您為以下的事項代禱：

1. 感謝神引領我們七月在奈米比亞之行有很好的人和事的聯絡，為將來的運作建立根基。
2. 請為奈米比亞及南非所需要的宣教士代禱。求主差派工人。
3. 請為奈米比亞的信徒代禱，求主堅固他們，也求主使用我們帶去的光碟書籍幫助他們。
4. 請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
二零一五年八月

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　　6月初的時候，家齊接到一個陌生人的電話，希望邀請家齊主持喪禮，原因是她的妹妹幾天前因交通意外身亡。知道她和死者都不是基督徒，家齊以好奇的心，問她為什麼找牧師來主持喪禮?她的回答是希望牧師能夠為死去的妹妹祝福，家齊連忙向她解釋，人只有在生的時候，才能得到上帝的祝福，家齊只能夠在喪禮中，用上帝的話來安慰親友。喪禮之後，家齊想起在路加福音記載的財主拉撒路，他生前沒有遵守上帝的律法，死後只有在陰間受痛苦。同樣，這一位朋友，她明知可以從上帝得福，卻不肯接受耶穌，她將來的結局會和拉撒路一樣。人為什麼只顧賺得全世界，甘願賠上生命?人為什麼不肯把握今生，得到永恆?人最大的罪莫如雖然知道上帝，卻不當作上帝榮耀祂，也不感謝祂。

　　去年5月，蔡弟兄接受耶穌基督為救主，兩個月之後，他便要面臨信心的考驗。原因是他希望在工作證到期之前，能夠取得南非的永久居留。朋友鼓勵他用各式各樣的方法，甚至用不合法的手段，用金錢買簽證。家齊勸導他，要得到上帝的祝福，必須要依靠上帝。感謝上帝，蔡弟兄願意聽取家齊的意見，他把申請表和有關文件遞交去移民局，然後藉著禱告交託，願上帝的旨意成就。上帝是信實的，只需要10個月的時間，他便取得南非永久居留的簽證；但那些使用不擇手段的朋友，他們花了一大筆金錢，等了幾年的時間，還得不到簽證。這件事情不但使蔡弟兄學習憑信心依靠上帝，也讓不信上帝的朋友，認識到上帝的大能。正如箴言所說：你所作的，要交託耶和華，你所謀的，就必成立。人心多有計謀，惟耶和華的籌算才能立定。

　　我們信靠上帝，可以在基督裡得到各樣屬靈的福氣，並且上帝賜給我們一個勸人與祂和好的職份。今天仍然有很多華人不認識上帝，偏行己路；或者明知有上帝，卻不以上帝榮耀祂、感謝祂。他們的永生或者是永死，在乎於我們如何回應上帝的使命。然而人未曾信祂，怎能求祂呢?未曾聽見祂，怎能信祂呢?沒有傳道的，怎能聽見呢?看見千千萬萬的同胞，得不到上帝的救恩，我們怎能坐視不理?我們今天能夠信耶穌，豈不是因為曾經有基督徒向我們傳福音?如果我們不還福音的債，我們將來怎樣向上帝交賬?上帝賜福給我們，是希望萬族因我們得福，我們應該把握時機，向身邊未信主的朋友傳福音。南非的華人，絕大多數是不認識上帝，他們每天為生活忙碌，心靈沒有平安。他們需要福音，他們等待基督徒，向他們傳福音。南非需要委身上帝使命、不怕艱苦的信徒，來這裡傳福音，上帝可以透過你，把祂的恩典帶給南非的華人。或者，你可以在家庭、辦公室、學校…..等地方，為上帝作見證，成為流通管子，把福音傳給你的親友。讓我們一起回應上帝的呼召，做一個傳福音的基督徒。

主僕
張家齊、潘秀雲、張以信

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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（黄姐妹的二哥）。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。感謝主的保守陳弟兄雖然經歷巨大的危險卻沒有出現創傷後遺症（PTSD）。陳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陳女士代禱，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：翁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；賈姐妹慕道一年多，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；何姐妹慕道有七年，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。何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）教會服事的高弟兄，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。高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 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

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

　　『妳們總是用各種手段，希望移民來南非 ， 請妳以後不要再聯絡領事館，因為妳是不可能拿到南非工作簽證! 』自從2014年8月25日開始，秀雲被迫返回瑞士重新申請南非工作簽證。經過4個多月的準備，收集所有需要的文件，然後在一月初，希望預約時間，把申請表和文件遞交到駐瑞士的南非領事館。怎知從電話來的回覆，竟然是如此決絕，毫無原因便把秀雲拒於門外。我和以信在南非聽到這個消息，當時整個心都涼了半截，怎可能！不公平！ 我們花了幾個月，已經按著南非內政部的要求，從美國、瑞士和南非收集所有文件，現在竟得到這樣的回覆，我們全家都非常失望沮喪。在無計可施之下，我們只好向上帝呼求，如果是你要我們留下在南非宣教，請你讓秀雲拿到工作簽證，好讓南非的華人，認識你是全能的真神。經過三天的禱告，秀雲鼓起勇氣，再次聯絡駐瑞士的南非領事館。感謝神！祂聽我們的祈求，秀雲不但能夠順利預約到日期，並且在2個星期之後，南非領事館批了5年的工作證給她，我們全家只有感恩！有人靠車，有人靠馬，但我們要提到耶和華我們神的名。上帝是從不誤事，我們依靠祂，祂便為我們開路。

　　南非內政部從2014年6月開始，為了要打擊非法居民用假身份和假居留證在南非工作和定居。於是立例要在工作證限期之前，持有人必須要返回原居地重新申請。內政部並且在2015年開始，在餐館、中國商店和超市，拘捕沒有合法居留的人，並且實行即捕即遞解出境。現在南非有很多華人，不敢出門，他們認為做生意已經艱苦，再加上內政部的行動，如果情況沒有改變，他們會考慮離開南非。教會也有信徒，因為工作簽證限期已到，被迫返回中國。請為南非的華人祈禱，我們常常勸導信徒，不要做違法的事情，雖然內政部這一次的行動，為華人添上不少麻煩，但起因都是他們先違反南非的法律，才有今天的結果。我們有一些朋友，願意聽取意見，離開南非；但也有一些華人，他們情願冒著被拘捕的危險，也要留在南非。我們祈求神施恩典和憐憫，給我們的同胞有一顆悔改的心，使他們凡事願意遵守法律；求神幫助申請工作證的華人，能夠順利拿到簽證；最後祈求神讓南非政府，能夠以公正的態度執行紀律，不要趁機欺侮華人。

　　教會已經在今年開辦中國城的查經聚會，家齊預備了10堂的真理課題，並且讓信徒領袖帶領其中2堂課題。感謝神，有8位華人參加，大家都能夠在聚會裡分享討論，我們祈求神賜福，使更多在中國城的華人能參加查經。家齊將會在崇拜聚會，分享以西結書，他希望在這幾個月裡面，在信息中鼓勵信徒靈命復興。求神賜家齊屬靈的智慧，能夠把神的信息帶進信徒的生命。教會最近有信徒離開，參加另外一間教會的聚會；同時也有幾位信徒，從別的教會來參加我們的崇拜。請為開普頓的信徒祈禱，我們祈求他們能夠在固定的教會成長。

主僕
張家齊、潘秀雲、張以信

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