親愛的弟兄姊妹平安：
「神啊，自我年幼時，你就教訓我；直到如今，我傳揚你奇妙的作為。」詩七十一17
很感恩，最近參加了一對華人宣教士在德國教會的差遣禮。感謝神的恩典，感動一些年輕的華人弟兄姊妹，回應神的呼召出來事奉神，當中有好幾位已經在德國的神學院接受裝備。以上提到的弟兄，從青少年時代隨家人移民來德國，在他快要完成他的博士學位之前，蒙召作全時間事奉，報讀了在吉森的神學院。在神學學士班的時候，他完成了專業博士論文，又完成了碩士班。結業後，與一位台灣姊妹結婚，加入了德國的海外基督使團（OMF）。在神學院學習期間，他在這德國教會事奉。教會破例接受他們成為他們的本地宣教士，他們每年也會去台灣事奉，弟兄也在神學院教授。由於他們的德語很好，在德、中文化的教會中成為橋樑。
感謝神，雖然吉森不算是大城市，但有一所研讀聖經的神學院，也有一所規模比較大的德國教會，他們的資源祝福了我們吉森團契的弟兄姊妹。去年又有一位年輕華人弟兄就讀吉森的神學院，他也來參與團契活動，並參與一點事奉。大部份的弟兄姊妹會參加這德國教會的主日崇拜。由於教會也有辦學校，所以團契裡部份弟兄姊妹的孩子都在那所基督教學校讀書，因而參加教會的青少年團契。團契幾位青少年也在這間教會受洗。多年前，有一位德國神學生看了吉森團契的代禱事項，知道需要主日學老師，他便來幫助這一批小孩，教授他們主日學。當他畢業後，他加入了一間華人教會服事，成為我們第二代的好同工。
當以上那一批小孩長大之後，只剩下一位幼年男孩，父母帶他來團契，因為沒有同伴，他都不想來教會了。父母堅持了一段日子，神又感動了兩家人來參加團契，他們各家有三個小孩，團契時小孩一下子活躍起來。最近兩年，又增添了兩個寶寶，現在有兩位姊妹正在懷孕中。感恩，團契的小孩增加，但是缺乏同工來帶領，求主幫助！
感恩與代禱事項：
- 感謝神，感動年輕弟兄姊妹接受神學裝備出來事奉神！求主使用這對宣教士，在中、德教會建立美好的橋樑，彼此合作遵行大使命！
- 求主使用吉森神學院，造就神的僕人！求主幫助正在求學的華人弟兄，因為德語仍然是他的外語！昨天聽他說，有一位埃塞俄比亞的學妹，她10歲來德國的時候是難民身份，現在23歲的她也開始在讀神學。感謝神，帶領不同民族在這神學院接受裝備！
- 感謝吉森的德國教會，幫助團契的青少年在主裡面成長！求主祝福這家熱心傳福音的教會！
- 感謝神帶領更多的小朋友來到團契！求主差派工人來牧養這些小羊！
- 由於去年沒有新生留下來，學生小組需要暫停。團契將會在十一月份辦兩次迎新活動，求主感動新學生來參加，並留下來認識我們的信仰！
- 感謝神的保守，被火燒了房子的姊妹終於可以回到自己原來的住處，暖氣也修理好！感恩她90歲的先生還是每週開車送她來參加團契活動！求主保守他們的健康！
感謝神有你們一直的陪伴與支持，願主也祝福您和您一家！
預祝感恩節快樂！
主的使女
鄧秀珍
二零二四年十一月四日
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Dear brothers and sisters,
“O God, You have taught me from my youth, And I still declare Your wondrous deeds.” Psalm 71:17
I am thankful that I recently participated a sending ceremony of a pair of Chinese missionaries in a German church. Thanks to God’s grace, some young Chinese brothers and sisters responded to God’s call to serve Him in recent years. Several of them have already been equipped in German seminaries. The brother mentioned above, who immigrated to Germany from China with his family when he was a teenager. He was moved to serve God full time before he finished his doctorate degree and enrolled in the theological seminary in Giessen. During his Bachelor program in the seminary, he completed his professional doctoral dissertation, and then completed his Master’s program. After graduation, he married a Taiwanese sister and joined the Overseas Missionaries Fellowship(OMF) in Germany. While studying at the seminary, he served in this German church. The church made an exception and accepted them as their local missionaries. They also go to Taiwan to serve every year, and the brother also teaches in a seminary. Because they speak German very well, they serve as bridges between churches with German and Chinese cultures.
Thank God that in Giessen, not a big city, there is a seminary that studies the Bible and a relatively large German church. Their resources bring blessings to our brothers and sisters in the Giessen Fellowship. Last year, another young Chinese brother attended the seminary in Giessen. He also came to participate in fellowship activities and did some ministry. Most of the brothers and sisters in our Giessen Fellowship attend the Sunday services of this German church. The church also runs a school, so some brothers and sisters in the fellowship have children who study in that Christian school and therefore participate in the church’s youth fellowship. Several young people in the fellowship were also baptized in this church. Many years ago, a German theological student saw the prayer request of the Giessen Fellowship who asked for a Sunday school teacher. He came to help this group of children teaching them Sunday school. After he graduated, he joined the service of a Chinese church and became a good co-worker of our second generation.
After the above group of children grew up, there was only one young boy left. His parents brought him to fellowship, but because he had no companions, he no longer wanted to come to church. The parents persisted for a while, and God moved two families to come to the fellowship. Each family had three children, and the children in the fellowship suddenly became active. Two more babies have been added to the fellowship in the past two years, and two sisters are currently pregnant. Thank God for the increase in the number of children in the fellowship, but we lack co-workers to lead them. Pray that God will help us!
Thanksgiving and Prayer Items:
- Thank God for inspiring young brothers and sisters to receive theological equipment and serve God! Pray that the Lord will use this pair of missionaries to build a good bridge between the Chinese and German churches so as to cooperate with each other to fulfill the Great Commission!
- Pray to the Lord to use Giessen Theological Seminary to cultivate God’s servants! Pray to the Lord to help the Chinese brother who is still studying in the seminary, because German is still his foreign language! Yesterday I heard from him that there is an Ethiopian girl who came to Germany as a refugee when she was ten years old. Now she is studying theology at the age of 23. Thank God for leading different ethnic groups to receive equipment in this seminary!
- Thank God for the German church in Giessen for helping the youth in the fellowship grow in the Lord! May the Lord bless this church that is passionate about evangelism!
- Thank God for bringing more children to the fellowship! Pray to the Lord to send workers to shepherd these lambs!
- Since there are no new student left from last year, the student group is suspended. The fellowship will hold two orientation activities in November. May the Lord move new students to attend and stay to learn about our faith!
- Thanks to God’s protection, the sister whose house was damaged by fire can finally return to her original residence, and the heating has been repaired! We are grateful that her 90-year-old husband still drives her to attend fellowship activities every week! May the Lord keep them healthy!
Thank God for your constant companionship and support, and may the Lord bless you and your family as well!
Happy Thanksgiving in advance!
Serving Him,
Karen Tang
