No. 120 • December 2019

二零一九年十二月出版

第一百二十期

So is my word that goes out from my mouth:It will not return to me empty,

but will accomplish what I desireand achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

Isaiah 以賽亞書 55 : 10-11

同樣，我口中所出的話也不會徒然返回，而是要成就我的旨意，實現我的計劃。

As the rain and the snow come down from heaven,and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish,so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater.

雨雪從天降下，並不返回，而是要滋潤大地，

使地上的植物發芽生長，叫播種的有種子，吃飯的有食糧。

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Contents 目錄

言教與身敎 ………………………… 李世澤執事 …………… Page 1 夏甲的故事 ………………………… 李時明執事 …………… Page 4 信心的考試之三 ……………………… 王仁薰 ……………… Page 7 緬懷舅婆周鄧玉慶 …………………… 黃河舟博士 …………… Page 13 2019 迎新會紀實 ……………………… 挪亞團契同工 ………… Page 15 教會充滿耶穌的愛 …………………… 林健文 ……………… Page 21 代替了起初的偽裝-得救見證 ………… 李晨 …………………… Page 22 Hello ! 50 ……………………………… 沈文婷 ………………… Page 23

Operation Christmas Child 2019 ………… Nightingale Ngo ……… Page 24 Let Us Do Something ……………………… Pastor Kwong-Wah Lau … Page 28 In Remembrance of Grandaunt Shirley …… Victor Wong …………… Page 31 Faith, Trust, and Obedience ………………… Lynette Ling …………… Page 33 Olympics ………………………………… Don Yu …………… Page 37 My Jamaica Missions Trip ……………… Victoria Kei …………… Page 39 A Song Of Baptism ……………………… Wei Shen …………… Page 40 New Life and Peace …………………… Susie Hsieh …………… Page 41 My True Relationship With God ………… James Kuo …………… Page 42 What Changed My Life ………………… Victor Wang …………… Page 43 God Has Always Been There ……………… Ethan Yu …………… Page 45 What Benefits Me ………………………… Evelyn Yu …………… Page 46 I Accepted the Gift ……………………… Connor Kei …………… Page 47

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言教與身敎 李世澤執事

近日翻閲舊約聖經，讀到《箴言》很有些感慨。我常以《箴言》的

教導來警示自己，但想到《箴言》作者所羅門王本身的例子，用他

對兒子的訓誨來比對他一生的行止，使我想及身敎重於言教的問題。 所羅門向 神求智慧來治理國家，結果 神賜給他智慧，寫出了這本

被稱為「智慧書」的《箴言》。此書第一章就講到對兒子的教導：

「我兒，要聽你父親的訓誨…」，可見他很重視對兒子的教育。但

我覺得他的兒子羅波安卻似乎沒有被教育得好，因為他的不向善以

至國家分裂，得罪了 神。我細思為什麼他對兒子的教育會失敗呢？

我認為這可能是因他只有言教卻沒有身教，晚年時他好大喜功，不

是為人民福祉而治國，如他兒子答覆人民的請願時，威脅説：「我

的小拇指頭比我父親的腰還粗。我父親使你們負重軛，我必使你們

負更重的軛！」（列王紀上 12:10-11）。所羅門寵愛許多外邦女子，

他的妃嬪誘惑他的心去隨從別神。他自己沒有好的行為，怎能使他

的兒子聽從他的言敎呢？ 前些日子看到一段花邊小新聞，説是有一位母親，帶著小女兒去教

會，參加主日崇拜後開車離開，在停車場因為另一汽車沒有讓位，

她大動肝火，下車與對方大吵大鬧，差點動武。小女兒輕聲對母親

說：「您不是常教導我，對人要有恩慈、要禮讓嗎？」這小事件令

母親的日常教導在小女兒心中已失去了作用。人們在外表上有時可

能顯現得很好，可是遇到問題時可能卻是另一個樣子。至於做人的

真正價值和父母的教養，在兒女心中是看得很清楚的。 我有兩個兒子，老大家庭生活很有規律、有條理，但老二夫婦的兩

個孩子年幼時似乎很隨便、沒有規律條理，經常對著電視，飲食習

慣也不在意，我很爲他們擔心。不過現今我這個做爺爺的，對於後

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輩也沒什麼權力去管了。多年後我的這兩個小孫子都長大了，他倆

都成長得很好，有好行為、有愛心，在教會裡熱心服事，很得長輩

稱許，學業也很好，都入讀好大學。大孫子未畢業已經被人高薪招

聘，小孫子志願當牧師想入讀神學院。我心裡思量著，是什麼原因

導致他倆的健康成長呢？我想這與他們父母的行事為人不無關係。

他們的父母都在教會熱心服事，父親是執事，而母親也多方參與。

對於父母親真誠的人格，信心和行為相稱，他們都看在眼裡、記在

心頭，從中獲得最佳啓發教養，一生都受到影響。而我自己在這方

面也有親身的體會。 我小時生長在二次世界大戰期間，父母舉家避難到萄國殖民地澳門，

因為葡萄牙是中立國，所以各國間諜和特務都在此間雲集，龍爭虎

鬥，暗殺時常出現，我自己就曾在街上親自目睹走在前面的一個男

子被人殺死。因此生活環境非常複雜，嫖賭飲吹俱存。我的父親是

位小商人，未曾受過高等教育，每天早出晩歸，難得見到一面，當

然對我就沒有什麼教育培養了。而母親體弱多病，也對我沒能有什

麼管教，所以我成為野孩子一個，但父親的品德和行為卻對我一生

具最有價值的影響。 二戰後期因為糧食供應不上，餓死的人很多，街頭常看得見倒在地

上的死人。經濟困難使許多人成為乞丐。我們家存糧有限，但父親

見到有討飯的小孩，經常會帶他們回家，多煮些飯菜分發給他們，

以至於後來晚飯時，在家門口常會出現排着長隊來討飯的小孩。後

來日軍佔領了香港，大量港人逃難到澳門。有一日，家門口有一對

夫婦帶著一個女孩，他們也是從香港逃來的，因為生活無著，想把

女兒賣給一間娼妓院，籌些旅費逃回家家鄉。父親見他們可憐，便

送給他們回鄉旅費，但他們堅持要將女兒給父親為婢，父親最後只

能接受養育這女孩，她便成為我家的一份子，直到她長大結婚成家

後才離開。父親這樣不刻意高調做善事，只是很自然的幫助需要的

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人，更沒有希冀得到別人的回報，我從小看到他這許多的善良行為，

深深的感動我，影響我成長後一生的品格。 我信了耶穌以後，慢慢從注重幫助別人肉身的需要，進而更多地努

力於對別人靈性成長的關注。年青時的天真熱情，為了傳福音，曾

偷渡到對岸大陸鄉下，做街頭佈道，以至來美後在加州大學參與組

織成立查經團契;和十幾位窮學生盡其所有購買聚會場所;及至來邁

阿密任教後，開放家庭接待中國留學生向他們傳福音;在大學裡與

同事和學生和平相處及行事為人等，諸如此類有數十年。雖然父親

離世已久，但他的優良品格，還深深刻印在我心中不可或減。 日前兩個兒子來探望我，談到他們從少年入學到大學選擇専業，我

都沒有給他們講什麼做人的大道理，對他們的付出也從沒有任何要

求。他們感受到父母對他們的只是無言的親情、無比的愛。我很感

謝他們有這樣的領受。 我深深體會到：身教重於言教。無言的身教才是最有效的教導。

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夏甲的故事 李時明執事

引言

我們很少提到夏甲這位聖經人物，聖經沒有記載她的身世，只知道

她是埃及人，是亞伯蘭的妻子撒萊的一名使女(創世記 16:1)。但是

細讀聖經中有關夏甲的故事，卻給我很深的啟發。 背景

當亞伯蘭遵命出哈蘭、到了迦南地，神對他說：「我要把這地賜給

你的後裔」(創 12:7)。他的姪子羅得與他分家離開後，神將「地」

與「後裔」的應許詳細的告訴了亞伯蘭(創 13:14-17)。亞伯蘭戰勝

回來，神更指示他：「你本身所生的才成為你的後嗣」(創 15:4)。 雖然 神給亞伯蘭有關「地」與「後裔」的應許非常明確，但這兩大

應許卻也不斷的受到環境的挑戰。飢荒、羅得的分地，是對應許

「地」的挑戰；但我覺得「後裔」的應許是對亞伯蘭信心更大的挑

戰，因為「亞伯蘭的妻子撒萊不給他生兒女」(創 16:1)。 撒萊與亞伯蘭於是自作主張，「將使女埃及人夏甲給了丈夫為妾」

(創 16:3)，「亞伯蘭與夏甲同房，夏甲就懷了孕」(創 16:4)。這段經

文與「亞當、夏娃吃分別善惡樹的果子」的經文是相互平行的，

「於是女人…就摘下果子來吃了，又給她丈夫，她丈夫也吃了」

(創 3:6)。亞當、夏娃違背 神的命令，犯罪的結果，使人與 神隔離

（被逐出伊甸園）、地受咒詛、男人勞碌、女人受生產之苦…。亞

伯蘭與撒萊憑己意而行，生下了以實瑪利，成為「應許之子」以撒

後裔世世代代的對頭。 神向夏甲第一次顯現

當亞伯蘭與撒萊沒有等候 神，從此種下了「家庭糾紛」的種子，孩

子還沒生下，「夏甲…小看她的主母」(創 16:4 下)，撒萊向亞伯蘭

訴苦、並且苦待夏甲，夏甲逃走了(創 16:6)。

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神的使者在路上遇見她，問她說：「妳從哪裡來？要往哪裡去？」

其實 神完全知道夏甲的遭遇，聽了她的回答，使者要她仍然回到主

母那裡，服在她手下，但卻給她了一個極大的應許，「我必使你的

後裔極其繁多，甚至不可勝數。」(創 16:10)，並對她說：「你如今

懷孕要生一個兒子，可以給他起名叫以實瑪利，因為耶和華聽見了

你的苦情。」(創 16:11)，和合本對「以實瑪利」加了一個小註：就

是「神聽見」的意思。夏甲就稱那對她說話的耶和華為「看顧人的

神」(創 16:11)。夏甲是聖經中第一個由 神為她取名的人。「後來

夏甲給亞伯蘭生了一個兒子，亞伯蘭給他起名叫以實瑪利。夏甲給

亞伯蘭生以實瑪利的時候，亞伯蘭年八十六歲。」(創 16:15-16) 神向夏甲第二次顯現

聖經雖然沒有記載以實瑪利出生之後所發生的事，但不難想像亞伯

蘭老年得子、寵愛以實瑪利的情景。創世記 21 章記載，以撒出生

後，撒拉與夏甲越加無法相處，以實瑪利的戲笑(創 21:9)，觸動了

撒拉的憂慮，恐怕以實瑪利將會與以撒一同承受產業，於是執意要

把夏甲母子趕走，亞伯拉罕雖然憂愁不捨，卻仍然聽從了 神的吩咐，

忍痛狠心趕出夏甲與以實瑪利。 慈愛的 神並沒有將夏甲母子棄而不顧，就在他們好像走到了盡頭的

時候，神又一次對夏甲說話了，並且再度應許夏甲，以實瑪利的後

裔也要成為大國(創 21:18)。後來，神的應許果然應驗了，以實瑪利

的兒子們作了第十二族的族長，住在他眾弟兄東邊(創 25:12–18)，完全應驗了 神的話。但同時也將應驗 神的預言，「他為人必像野

驢。他的手要攻打人，人的手也要攻打他」(創 16:12)，成為「應許

之子」以撒後裔世世代代的對頭。 觀察

從這事件，我們可以看到一些 神的屬性： 1. 神聽見：創 21:17節中，兩次提到「神聽見」，而且以實瑪利就

是「耶和華聽見」的意思，全知全能的 神是無所不知、無所不

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在，祂查看、聽見所有的人、事。「造耳朵的，難道自己不聽

見嗎？造眼睛的，難道自己不看見嗎？」(詩 94:9)。「神聽見」

的事實給我們何等大的安慰，因為所有的苦情，祂都知道。 2. 神介入：神不但知道，祂也行動。「神使夏甲的眼睛明亮」(創

21:19)，「神保佑童子」(創 21:19)。何等寶貴！「祂必不叫你

的腳搖動，保護你的必不打盹！」(詩 121:3) 3. 神救贖：以實瑪利雖然不在「亞伯拉罕之約」以內，但 神應許

以實瑪利的後裔也要成為大國(創 21:18)。由此看來，神造的每

一個人都是在祂的計劃中，只是我們不能完全明瞭，「神造萬

物，各按其時成為美好，又將永生安置在世人心裡。然而 神從

始至終的作為，人不能參透。」(傳 3:11) 應用

夏甲的故事，也是我們的故事。夏甲是外邦女子，作人的使女，本

來不在諸約之內，但 神卻知道、聽見、憐恤她的苦情，並且介入她

的生命，施行救贖。我們蒙恩得救不就是夏甲故事的翻版嗎？ Dr. Frank Spina 曾經說過 「God’s exclusive election has an inclusive purpose」（神的揀選是排他性的，但祂揀選的目的卻是包容性的）。

每個蒙 神揀選的人，不必驕傲，因為這完全是 神的恩典；尚未蒙 神揀選的人，我們不要放棄，因為 神有祂的計劃。

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信心的考試之三 王仁薰

作父母的都知道，孩子的學習是需要督促的，既要稱贊鼓勵，又要

適度批評以幫助修正錯處。作老師的也知道，學生的學習是離不開

考試的，既要講課教導，又要通過考試讓學生知道弱點在哪里。對

軟弱膽怯的孩子或學生，我們需要說鼓勵的話。而對自以為是的，

我們就必須說嚴厲警醒的話了，為的是關愛他們，讓他們謙卑，讓

他們得好處和幫助，得到造就。 在教會中，我們常常聽到要「坦然無懼」來到 神的面前，相信這是

對基督徒的鼓勵的話，但同時聖經又教導我們當敬畏 神，敬畏的意

思是敬仰加畏懼。到底我們是該「無懼」呢？還是該「畏懼」？在

永生 神的面前，在萬王之王面前，我們是誰呢？我們必須知道我們

的不配，我們什麽都不是，何來「坦然無懼」？從身份地位的角度

來看，兒子來見天父，本應該「坦然無懼」。而對一個有過失的兒

子，我們都是有過失的，我們要學的功課是「敬畏 神」，而這正是

亞伯拉罕為我們樹立的榜樣。通過獻以撒的考試，神的使者對亞伯

拉罕說：「現在我知道你是敬畏 神的了」 （創世紀 22：1-18）。

對基督徒來說，「坦然無懼」只能是入門，歡迎失散的回家，得憐

恤、蒙恩惠(希伯來書 4:16)，用聖潔和公義侍奉 神（路加福音

1:75），這是 神給我們的恩典，是我們的身份地位和福分。而敬畏 神、伏服敬拜 神才是我們當學的功課。信心的考試能幫助我們認識

自己的屬靈狀況和是否能承受 神的祝福。當我們敬畏 神，在 神的

道上行的正，得 神的喜悅，我們就能「坦然無懼」 來到 神的面前，

正如經上說的，「我們的心若不責備我們，就可以向 神坦然無懼了」

（約翰一書 3:21）。

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並不是看上去狀況還好的基督徒就可以免去信心的考試，也並不是

不當教會領袖就可以免去信心的考試，信心的考試是每個基督徒都

必需面對的。信心的考試，在聖經中用的是「試驗」一詞。在舊約

中，神一再試驗祂的百姓，這在出埃及記中有多處記載，如「我好

試驗他們遵不遵我的法度」（出埃及記 16:4），「神在曠野引導你，

這四十年，是要苦煉你，試驗你，要知道你心內如何，肯守他的誡

命不肯」（申命記 8:2）。可見信心的考試是給所有信徒的，特別

是神所愛的，正如詩篇 11：5 所記，「耶和華試驗義人」。在新約

聖經也說到，「要試驗你們，看你們凡事順從不順從」（哥林多後

書 2:9），「這火要試驗各人的工程怎樣」（哥林多前書 3: 13）。

可見，神的信心考試是對所有信徒的，並不是只考牧師和執事，當

然教會的領袖是要先被試驗考試的（提摩太前書 3:10）。 在前文中，我們看了信心考試的幾個例子。現在我們再看信心考試

的重要性。當 神創造亞當後，他說看著「甚好」（創世紀 1:31）（我們把這歸納為A），亞當是「有靈的活人」（創世紀2:7）（把

這歸納為 B） ，接著 神就用「分別善惡樹上的果子」來考他了（把

這歸納為 C），結果亞當考壞了，吃了不該吃的果子，落在罪裡，

引來了死亡（把這歸納為 D）。我們看到前有 A，B，和 C，後有

結果 D。這 ABCD就好像個律，在人類一開始就有了，A 為 神的創

造，B 為有靈，C 為考試，D 為結果。 我們來看一下掃羅王的例子，掃羅王是誰揀選而立的呢？是 神啊 !神對先知撒母耳說，「看哪，這人就是我對你所說的，他必治理我

的民」(撒母耳紀上 9:17) 。「神就賜他（掃羅）一個新心。」「他

就在先知中受感說話」(撒母耳紀上 10:9-10)。多麼榮耀啊!掃羅被揀

選立王，還有 神的靈。但後來呢？掃羅等撒母耳來獻燔祭，按約定

等了七日，撒母耳還沒到，掃羅王就自己獻了燔祭。掃羅王不是祭

師，是不能獻燔祭的。剛獻完燔祭，撒母耳就到了，巧合嗎？大家

是否能看到這就是 神給掃羅王的考試？掃羅王等了七日，等相當長

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時間了，但考試就是考試，掃羅王考壞了，他沒有按 神的律辦事，

後來失去王位給了大衛。掃羅王是 神所揀選的（A），並有 神的靈

（B），在信心的考試上沒考好（C），有嚴重的後果（D）。 那大衛王又是怎樣的呢？大衛王的故事很精彩，相信大家都比較熟

悉。大衛也是 神揀選的，並有 神的靈感動 (撒母耳紀上 16:13)，在

掃羅王之後被立為以色列王，也是何等榮耀啊!大衛知道謙卑，對 神說「我是誰，我的家算什麼，你竟使我到這地步呢？」（撒母耳

紀下 7:18）「大衛作以色列眾人的王，又向眾民秉公行義」（撒母

耳紀下 8:15）。大衛王被 神看為義，他也面對了考試，他害了赫人

烏利亞，得了拔示巴，行了 神看為惡的事（撒母耳紀下 11）。大

衛在考試中考壞了，被 神懲罰，他失去了四兒子，其中一個兒子押

沙龍叛亂，作了他的反對派。這裡我們再次看到，神所揀選的大衛

（A），有神的靈（B），但在信心的考試上沒考好（C），仍有嚴

重的後果（D）。後來大衛認罪悔改，神寬容了他，重新做了王。

我們不妨把大衛的認罪悔改看為他的補考（C），神給了他多大的

恩典，懲罰後給他認罪悔改的機會，因為大衛的認罪悔改（C），

他改變了結果（D ）。大衛仍是有福的，大衛的子孫是有福的。 神對祂所看重的，必有考試。摩西也是一樣，被 神揀選，「耶和華

的使者從荊棘裡火焰中向摩西顯現」（出埃及記 3:2），神揀選摩

西來引領以色列民出埃及（A）。摩西有神的靈（B）（民數記

11:17）。摩西在許多事上行 神喜悅的事，將耶和華的律例和典章

教導百姓（C），摩西得祝福，也得主耶穌的稱讚（D）。但摩西

卻因「用杖擊打磐石」得水（C）的事上「不在以色列人眼前尊我

（神）為聖」而「不得領這會眾進我（神）所賜給他們的地去」

（D）。總的來說，摩西行得正，蒙祝福，但在一件事上行錯，而

不得進迦南美地，這是他所受的懲罰。 從上面的例子看到，A，B，C都很重要，光有好的 A和 B還不夠，

還需要考好 C。本來 神看為好的（亞當，掃羅王，大衛王），卻因

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在 神的考試中沒考好而受損，這難道是 神的不對嗎？是 神不能慧

眼識「問題」，一開始就看出以後的問題嗎？我們一直說 神是萬能

的，能知道未來的事，那為什 神揀選的都出了問題呢？是否世上一

個義人都沒有呢？好像這是比較好的答案，但也未必，畢竟亞當是 神造的，並看為好，不應該一考試就出錯啊!撒母耳為什麼就不能

早一點到，這樣掃羅王就不會犯錯呢？或 神的靈為什麼不阻止掃羅

王獻燔祭呢？大衛王看中了拔示巴，為什麼 神的靈不能提醒他別做

錯事呢？ 我們常說自己是有福的，是 神先愛我們，是 神揀選了我們，因我

們接受了主耶穌的救恩，我們成了「新造的人」，這是 A，沒有問

題。聖經說派保惠師聖靈來住在我們裡面，教導我們明白 神的旨意，

我們是「有靈的活人」，這是 B，也沒有問題。如果我們能明白學

生在考試的時候老師是不能干預、不能指點的，基督徒在經歷信心

的考試的時候，聖靈也不能指點，我們就能明白在以上例子中聖靈

為什麼沒有幫助亞當、沒有幫助掃羅王、沒有幫助大衛王，也沒有

幫助摩西。對於結果和 神的祝福如何（D），我們無權過問，那是 神的決定。而我們能夠做好的，並且應當小心去應對的，就是我們

的信心考試（C）了。這是聖經告訴我們的兩面性，神的一方面 A和 B，和我們的一方面 C，當 A，B，和 C 都好的時候，我們的結

果 D 就是好的，就得祝福。神給了人選擇權，就不干涉人的考試 C了，但人自己要為考試 C 的結果負責。 我們強調 神的全能，強調 神的揀選，強調聖靈保守，都是對的。

就好像一個排球隊，扣球很強，是得勝很必要的。但如果防守較弱，

就需要特別加強鍛練防守了。顯然我們需要特別關注我們在考試 C上的表現，因為這是我們的弱項，是我們需要勤於操練的。 當一個好學生意識到要面對考試的時候，他就會去好好準備。當一

個好基督徒意識到要面對信心的考試的時候，他也應當去做好準備，

去操練，因為在考試的時候我們很可能不會得到幫助，在前文也說

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到了這一點。面對信心的考試，我們要用已經裝備好的聖經知識和

受過的訓練，自己去面對。考好的得福，考不好的受損。神是輕慢

不得的，基督徒不可因為曾經與 神有多麼親密的關係、曾經有多麼

美好的見證，而自以為是，或自以為義，我們又有誰的經歷能比的

了大衛王呢？我們都需要小心謹慎，時刻警醒，時刻作敬畏 神的人。 中文的「知識」一詞，有知道和認識的不同層次，先知道，後認識。

我們對聖經需多讀，多參與聚會學習，知道聖經講什麼。我們更重

要的是認識 神，認識神性，認識 神的作為，認識什麼是 神所喜悅

和恨惡的。所以中文有「有識之士」之說，卻不說「有知之士」。

知道是淺的層次，認識是深的層次。作為有限的人，我們無法全面

認識 神，但我們卻要盡力更多地認識 神，因為這是我們考好 C 的

關鍵。比如聖經有說同性苟合是「可憎」的（利未記 18:22），並

沒有說同性婚姻是否可以，我們在立法投票上當如何選擇呢？再比

如聖經說「以牙還牙」和「以眼還眼」（申命記 19:21），又說當

愛人如己，「有人奪你的外衣，連裡衣也由他拿去」（路加福音

6:29）。我們是選擇有限的武裝呢？還是選擇禁槍？聖經從來都沒

有說到擁槍和禁槍，我們的選擇，就代表我們對 神、對聖經的認識。

選擇就是考試，當然這不會是唯一的考試。 任何人都不完全，都有缺點。一個國家有當權派，也必定有反對派，

每個人的認知不同，這是必然的。當權的，必定被 神考試，就像考

掃羅王和考大衛王，考當權者的信心，考他在 神面前的謙卑，考他

對 神的依靠，考他對神律例典章的遵守，還考他明不明白 神的心

意。考得好的，就受 神祝福，雖經歷許多難關，雖經過「死蔭幽

谷」，也能過去，不遭害，還能誇勝。考得不好的，必被反對派所

困住，經歷磨難。而當反對派的，也需要在 神面前小心行事，做個

稱職的監督人和群體，同樣 神要考他的信心，考他在 神面前的謙

卑，考他對 神的依靠，考他對 神律例典章的遵守，還考他明不明

白 神的心意。當反對派並不羞恥，草繩就是靠兩三股不同方向的草

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擰在一起，而成為有力量的繩的。反對派並不好當，不能自以為有

義，不能誣陷，不論何人，都需要明白 神的心意，每個人都需要自

己在 神的面前考好，做正確的選擇，作個義人，才能站立得住。 接下來的一年，我們又將面對艱難的選擇考試，願基督徒都能小心

操練自己的信心，考好信心的考試。考好的得福，考壞的有損，自

己為自己的選擇負責，我們不需要自以為義去勸別人改變。願我們

在禱告中求 神「將那賜人智慧和啟示的靈賞給你們，使你們真知道

他」（以弗所書 1:17）。我們可以在禱告中把「你們」改成「我

們」，願 神幫助我們，使我們真知道祂，認識我們萬能的 神。

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緬懷舅婆周鄧玉慶 黃河舟博士

四十年前，玉慶舅婆和周國幹舅公贊助我們一家人從中國大陸移民

到邁阿密，因著他們的熱情幫助，使我們有機會在美國重建生活。回顧過去， 我們六口之家的到來，一定給他們安靜和平的生活帶來了極大的干擾，但他們仍竭盡所能地幫助我們安頓下來。對於舅婆、舅公及他們一家人所做的一切，我們永遠銘感不已。

在我們寄住他們家裡的那一個月裡，到了中午我記得玉慶舅婆常常

要放下雜貨店忙碌的工作，回到家來為我們做午餐。她不但把金槍

魚(即吞拿魚或鮪魚)三明治這個食品介紹給我，更教我如何製作，

就這樣，在無意中她傳授給我一項生活技能:做三明治。

還有一個鮮明的回憶是，玉慶舅婆拿優質的「Tropicana」橙汁招待我們。這橙汁的味道如此之鮮美，令我驚訝不已！我從未嚐過類似的飲品。她告訴我們，一瓶半加侖的橙汁售價只需九十九美分。從

此以後，我都特別要找這種優質的「Tropicana」 橙汁來喝。 那時我姐姐正值高中年齡，我是初中，弟弟是小學。為了幫我們註

冊上學，舅婆親自去三所不同的學校，為我們填寫了很多表格，您

可以想像這要花她多少時間啊!在我們來美的初期，她就像這樣為

了我們忙碌奔波，花了大量的時間和精力，鉅細靡遺，就是為了使

我們能站得住腳並重新出發。

還有一件玉慶舅婆的趣事是，在我們初來美國、諸事陌生的情況下，她無意中給我們上了第一堂英語課，而且是非常重要的一課。有

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一天，我和姐弟們正在廚房裡一邊聊天一邊做事，玉慶舅婆也在。我們用中文正聊得起勁的時候，舅婆突然攔住我們並提醒說，我們剛才說的一個中文單詞，與英語的一個髒話發音相同，她告誡我們絶對不可在講英語的人面前這樣說。當然，這樣的教導對我們往

後的日子有很正面、良好的影響。 我們從大陸到達邁阿密後的第一個禮拜天，玉慶舅婆和國幹舅公不由分明便把我們全家帶到了邁阿密的美亞美華人浸信教會，並沒有

事先問我們要不要去。因耶穌的愛和真理已改變了他們的生活，很

自然地他們也要把最好的福音給我們，於是把我們帶到教會。經過

了時間的證明，這是正確的決定，他們為我敞開了大門，讓我經歷

耶穌的大愛、使我心意更新而變化，進而帶領我們全家得救。

神的確曾藉著舅婆、舅公帶給我們最大的祝福:在耶穌裡得拯救，

並與祂建立了個人關係。 我們所敬愛的舅婆年過百歲，最近已安詳返回天家。 謝謝舅婆、舅公，你們在我們身上成就的一切，我們將永遠銘記心中！ 願一切榮耀歸於我們的主，我們在天上的父神！ (註:周鄧玉慶姊妹 Shirley Chow 於 2019 年 9 月 30 日安息主懷)

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2019 迎新會紀實 挪亞團契同工

每年的九月，是挪亞團契迎接新生的季節。以往迎新活動安排在勞

動節，今年我們決定改在稍後的中秋節。一來，學生們稍微安頓下

來了，有時間和心情來參加校外的活動，二來，中秋節是僅次於春

節的中國傳統節日，我們希望這些初來乍到、遠離父母家鄉的新生

可以感受到教會像家一般的溫暖。 往年負責這項活動的潘登弟兄初為人父，「老頑童」何祖文弟兄接

過接力棒，籌劃主領今年的迎新會。祖文弟兄在一個多月前就開始

和教會的各個團契和牧師溝通，得到了教會大家庭的合力支持。接

著，團契弟兄姐妹商量了迎新節目，李晶姐妹很快設計出精美的宣

傳頁，然後通過各個微信群向 FIU(弗州國際大學) 和 UM(邁阿密大

學) 兩所大學的學生們發出去了。中國來的新生普遍使用微信，學

生們通過掃描宣傳頁下角的二維碼進入這個中秋迎新活動群，隨時

跟踪最新消息。團契也收集到了新生聯絡方式，便於今後通知校園

查經等福音活動。

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冰皮月餅作坊是今年的新節目，吸引了許多新來的女生。感謝劉宇

姐妹，花費很多時間預先做了很多個月餅，又分別把配好的食材送

到團契另外幾個姐妹家裡，教大家如何預備皮和餡，並在挪亞團契

教室現場教新生們做冰皮月餅。

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愛蓮廳中，馨夕姐妹準備了與聖經內容相關的許多燈謎，愛動腦的

學生們左思右想，倍感新奇；姜珊姐妹負責的 KTV(伴唱)也吸引了

不少愛唱歌的百靈鳥。

有中國人的地方少不了乒乓球。教會的前廊擺上乒乓球桌，乒乓球

愛好者們各顯身手，打得非常精彩，甚至連黃牧師都上來搓搓搓地

削了好幾個球。聽說一些弟兄準備組建教會乒乓球隊，好幾位慕道

友紛紛表示希望入隊。

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教會外的籃球場上，大高個張博亞弟兄帶領十幾個男學生打籃球。

雖然是九月，邁阿密仍是烈日炎炎，大夥兒大汗淋漓，好不暢快。

場上是對手，場下是朋友，不打不相識，藉著籃球我們能夠多認識

新生。籃球活動也是 FIU(弗州國際大學)校園團契每週外展活動之一。

享用了由教會幾個團契合力供應的豐盛晚餐之後，楊力群弟兄的破

冰遊戲拉開了迎新講座的帷幕。從去年的高考真題到這次的工程力

學實操，無一例外都是「堅冰」，唯有燒腦才可融化。規則是，用

幾張 A4紙和一些膠帶建一座橋，能承載《聖經》書本數量最多的小

組獲勝。遊戲結合聖經和力學知識，別出心裁，給參加者留下深刻

的印象。

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接著是迎新講座，內容分為景點遊玩、學習、文化、安全及信仰

五個部分。李航弟兄以年輕人的視角介紹了邁阿密值得一去的美景；

嚴肅中透著活潑的張博亞弟兄分享了在美國的學習經驗，重點在於

時間管理。他闡釋了「狼人殺成癮綜合症」的潛在危害，告誡新生

一定要平衡好學習和娛樂；活潑中透著嚴肅的科裡斯弟兄

(Christopher)則給新生上了一堂簡短卻實用的西語課。他介紹了邁

阿密的南美美食和南美文化禮儀，比如男男不可行貼面禮等；在安

全方面，商紅偉律師通過一些經典有趣的案例，告訴新生在租房、

交通法規、合法身份等問題上可能會犯的錯誤和解決辦法。講座的

第五部分，黃牧師簡述了基督教信仰的核心，並與新生們相約在校

園團契見。最後，迎新會在慕道老生林聖博悠揚的薩克斯聲中進入

尾聲。

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從新生那裡聽到的三言兩語：

.今天教會的破冰遊戲是搭橋，不是給心臟搭橋，我們組的成績還

不錯！

.今天主持講座的何叔很愛開玩笑。

.假期的時候可以約約今天剛認識的小伙伴自駕去 Key West 看看。

.教會裡有個叫 Paul 的兩米多高！

.過幾天準備去 Los Verdes (餐館名) 嚐一下哥倫比亞菜。

.租房到期的時候一定打掃乾淨，不能讓房東抓住把柄。

.今天我第一次接觸到基督教，牧師和我們約了下次校園團契見，

他會講講聖經，雖然我不信，但可以聽聽，還有免費晚餐可以蹭。

.吹薩克斯的小哥吹得真好！

挪亞同工的總結：

.這次沒有安排兒童看護和安全，以後需要改進。

.可以多預備月餅，做到人手一個月餅，充分感受中秋節的氣氛。

「要收的莊稼多，做工的人少。」！（馬太福音 9:37）願 神保

守，撒的種可以結出好而堅實的果實。阿們！

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充滿耶穌基督的愛-我的見證

林健文

我是於 1998 年 5 月在委內瑞拉播道會受浸歸入基督，2006 年移民

到美國邁阿密的。在移民之前，每次旅遊至此，都會到美亞美華人

浸信教會參加聚會。 我太太關嘉齡原來是畢業於巴拿馬聖經學院的，我們移民邁阿密後，

由該院副院長吳必能牧師的推薦，加入了剛植堂的邁阿密華人宣道

會事奉 神，不知不覺歷時九年多。其後因業務需要，我回去委內瑞

拉，每隔兩至三個月返回邁阿密一次，如是者有兩年多的時間。在

這段期間裡，我太太患了抑鬱症，也加上來往教會之間的路程太遠，

因而離開了宣道會的事奉。 後來我太太病情稍爲好轉，就期待重新返回教會事奉 神。由於美亞

美華人浸信教會和我家相距很近，只需八分鐘的路程，所以我太太

很自然就來此參加聚會。感謝 神的保守帶領，感謝黃牧師、師母和

張余美卿姊妹(May)的愛心關懷，當我不在邁阿密的這段時間，他

們都願意抽空陪伴和開解我太太，以至她的病情得以很快的好轉。 2018 年，因委內瑞拉政局不穩，我基本結束了那裡的業務，返回邁

阿密居住。自此我也跟隨太太一起來美亞美華人浸信教會參加崇拜

聚會，迄今已有一年之多。牧師每個主日生動的證道，傳遞 神的話

語，讓我得益不淺；我深深感受到教會成員相處融洽，弟兄姊妹之

間充滿耶穌基督的愛，所以在 10月 6日我決定轉入美亞美華人浸信

教會這個屬靈的大家庭，成為 神家中的一員。求 神繼續帶領，讓

我成為供主使用的器皿。更願 神的榮耀在這個屬靈的大家庭裡繼續

彰顯，讓基督的愛，吸引更多願意尋求祂的人。阿們!

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代替了起初的偽裝-得救見證

李晨

2019 年 4 月，我懷著對研究生階段學習、對異鄉的憧憬，第一次踏

出國門，來到地球的另一端:弗羅里達州邁阿密。接待我的是師兄，

已經在這裡即將完成碩士階段的學習。他是一位基督徒，他的熱情

及善良讓我對這裡充滿希望，來到這裡的第二天就帶我參加了學校

的團契。團契裡的兄弟姐妹們都十分友好，在這樣的氛圍裡，我們

風雨無阻的每週相約在校園裡聆聽祂的教誨，我也逐步地對上帝和

祂真理有所認識，也明白耶穌基督的救贖及意義。 我得救的歷程如同約伯在《約伯記》42 章 5節所說的那樣:「我從前

風聞有你，現在親眼看見你」。小時候讀聖經，只是風聞有 神， 長大了卻是親身經歷了 神的同在和帶領。從風聞到親身經歷，卻是

非常漫長的時間，但這漫長的時間對上帝的認識是漸進性的，從模

糊到清楚，從懷疑的確信，這是我得救見證的一個過程。 當我對自己的信仰越來越明白時，我發現自己已經偽裝不下去了，

因為生命隨著信仰的成熟也發生了變化，起初的偽裝已經變成了生

活中的現實，我才發現，那已經不再是偽裝，而是在基督裡重新獲

得的新生命。起初的目的只是想偽裝自己，但隨著信仰的成長，基

督的生命代替了起初的偽裝。 團契裡的兄弟姐妹告訴我，這裡沒有傷害，沒有排擠，有的只是愛，

接納。最後有兄弟姐妹問我是否願意接受耶穌基督成為我的救主及

生命的主？我似乎等了這句話很久很久，迫不及待地答應了。緊接

著，他們為我祝福，領我做決志禱告。我願意受浸加入教會，一生

跟隨主，成為這個大家庭中的一員。這就是我蒙恩得救的見證。

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Hello! 50 沈文婷

最喜歡阿聯酋航空的廣告語: Hello! Tomorrow (哈囉! 明天)。溫暖的

話語總是那麽鼓舞人心 ! 激勵著每個人熱愛今天，憧憬明天。 Hello! 50 (哈囉!五十)。是我給自己的寄語，也是獻給兄弟會的賀詞。 兄弟會五十歲了，我也正好跨入了五十，多麽奇妙的巧合，感謝神！ 我記得那天我們挪亞團契要在禮拜堂拍一張團體照，「神祝福兄弟

會 50！」，桂峰在分發著卡片，輪到我的正好是一張「50」字樣的

卡片。感謝神，我知道這是對我非常有意義的數字卡片，我很高興。 Hello! 50，祝福兄弟會，也祝福自己，同時祝福和我一樣同齡的兄

弟姐妹。 時光飛逝，雖然離拍照時間又過了大半年（附照一張），還是要再

次祝兄弟會五十歲生日快樂 ！

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OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD 2019 By Nightingale Ngo

e thank our church family for filling hundreds of empty shoeboxes with brand new toys, school supplies, t-shirts, socks, and

toiletries for children who might not otherwise receive Christmas gifts. Operation Christmas Child is a ministry of Samaritan’s Purse which reaches children all over the world through a

simple gift. Samaritan’s Purse currently works in more than 100 countries to provide aid to victims of war, disease, disaster, poverty and famine.

感謝我們教會大家庭的愛心，把數百個空

鞋盒裝滿各樣的物品，如全新玩具、學校

用品、裇衫、襪子、衛生用品等，送給可

能沒有機會收到聖誕禮物的小朋友。「聖

誕禮物行動」慈善事工，由「善普施」基

督教機構主辦，把一份簡單的禮物，送給

全世界有需要的小朋友。「善普施」機構

目前提供各項救濟援助給一百多個國家，

幫助遭受戰爭、疾病、災難、貧窮及饑荒的災民。

These are not merely shoeboxes, but GO Boxes – “Gospel Opportunity” Boxes – as each gift represents an opportunity for the Gospel to be shared. As children are presented with the boxes, local churches and Samaritan’s Purse ministry partners offer opportunities for the children to grow in Jesus Christ through their discipleship program. It is

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estimated that one in every three children who receives a box comes to accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

這些不單單只是鞋盒而已，更是「傳福音機會」的盒子。每一個禮

物盒代表著一個傳福音的機會。當孩子們收到鞋盒禮物時，當地教

會將與「善普施」機構的同工夥伴合作，透過門徒培訓課程，讓這

些孩子有機會在基督耶穌裡成長。據估計，每三個收到禮物盒的孩

子，會有一個孩子接受耶穌成為他們的救主和生命的主。

From our church, the boxes are delivered to local drop-off locations. The boxes are then sent to Processing Centers around the country. There, boxes are inspected by volunteers to ensure the contents meet the destination countries’ regulations. After preparing the boxes for shipment, they are

placed on trucks and sea containers for their destinations. Depending on the destination country, local transport of the boxes can include trucks, cars, bicycles, and even camels, elephants, and dog sleds! 我們教會收集到的鞋盒禮物，首先送到本地

收集站，再送到分佈全國的處理中心。在那裡，義務工作人員會檢

查盒內的物品，以確定符合目的地國家的入境規定。當這些禮物盒

預備好可以運出國，即送上卡車或海運貨櫃運往目的地。根據送達

國家的情況，當地的運送工具可能

是卡車、汽車、單車，甚至是駱

駝、大象、狗拉的雪橇等。

Samaritan’s Purse’s local ministry partners distribute the shoeboxes to children in their communities. After receiving shoebox gifts, many boys and girls are invited to enroll in The Greatest Journey, a 12-lesson discipleship program where local ministry partners are able to establish long-term, caring relationships with children and families by sharing the love of Jesus Christ.

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「善普施」機構在當地的同工夥伴

會把鞋盒禮物交到社區裡孩子們手

中。孩子們收到鞋盒禮物後，當地

的同工將邀請這些

男孩和女孩們參加

一個為期十二課的

門徒訓練課程，名

稱是「最偉大的旅

程」，通過分享耶

穌基督的愛，與孩

子和他們的家庭建立起長期的關懷關係。 We thank everyone for their kindness and participation!

Through your tremendous generosity and enthusiasm, our church collected a total of

900 boxes! 感謝各位的愛心及參與!

因著大家的慷慨捐助和熱心，今年教會收到鞋盒是：

900 盒! Thank you for demonstrating God’s love to children around the world!

謝謝您，向全世界的孩子們體現了 神的愛！ Please continue to pray for the children who will receive these boxes. For more

information on Operation Christmas Child, please visit www.samaritanspurse.org.

請繼續為即將收到這些鞋盒的孩子們禱告。欲知「聖誕禮物行動」

事工詳情，請上網查看：www.samaritanspurse.org 。

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LET US DO SOMETHING By Pastor Kwong-Wah Lau

(Originally published in Home News, December 1998)

hristmas is a joyful season. People all over the world will celebrate the birth of the Savior, our Lord Jesus Christ. This joyful season reminds us of the central truth of the Bible: “For God so loved the world that he

gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” Baby Jesus was born in a manger. He was rich, but for our sake he became poor; and through his poverty we may become rich, not just rich in material blessings, but rich in good works. Therefore on this special joyful season, let us make a resolution to do some meaningful things. 1. Let us do something for Jesus I believe that all born-again Christians are willing to do something for Jesus who saved us from sin. Of course, we can do many things for Jesus, but the most meaningful one is to witness for Him. That is what he wants us to do. In Acts 1:8, he says, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (NIV). Once Jesus healed a young man who was possessed by demon. After he was healed, he asked Jesus: “Lord, let me stay with you.” But Jesus said to him, “No, you must go home and tell everybody what the Lord has done for you.” (See Mark 5) What Jesus wants us to do for Him is to go and witness for Him. This is the best way to celebrate the birth of Jesus. After the shepherds found Baby Jesus, they immediately went out to spread the good news. That was the first caroling. There is a Chinese saying: “Travel one thousand miles just to deliver a goose feather.” This means the value of the gift is not on the goose feather itself, but the 1000-mile journey. If you really love a person, you will be willing to travel one thousand miles just for him. An African woman walked day and night in bare feet to send a pair of sandals to a missionary who saved her life. The missionary, deeply touched, said: “You traveled day and night in bare feet just to send me a pair of sandals? You really shouldn’t do this!” The woman replied: “It is not the sandals. It is the journey!” Do we love Jesus? Of course we do! Then, let us do something for Him. Let us go as far as we can to spread the good news for Him.

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2. Let us do something for others In Matthew 25:31-46, we will find the following story: When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the King will say to those on his right: “Come, you are blessed by my Father. Take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.” Then the righteous will answer him: “Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? When did we see you as a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go visit you?” The King will reply: “I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.” If we say we love the Lord, let us do something for others. There is another Chinese saying: “The way to make yourself happy is by helping others.” Karl Menninger is a famous psychiatrist today. Once a student asked him a question after he gave a lecture about mental health, “Dr. Menninger, what would you advise a person to do, if he was suffering with a mental problem?” Man people thought he would say, “Go and see a psychiatrist.” But Dr. Menninger answered, “I would suggest him to go to the street and find someone in need, and then do something to help that person, and he himself will feel better.” If we keep thinking of ourselves only and never think of helping others, someday, we may become crazy, too. Our Lord Jesus said: “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Let us do something for others. 3. Let us do something for our loved ones The Bible teaches us to take good care of our parents, our children, and our loved ones. Our human society is a very busy society, and yet it is also a lonely society. Many people say: “Nobody really knows me; nobody understands me. I am lonely.” Why does man feel lonely? Because man is away from God. Once General Eisenhower said this famous prayer: “Lord, without you, I feel lonely.” It was not just the cry of a hero. It is the cry of all mankind.”

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In the Bible there was a man who once cried and said: “I turn to my left and turn to my right, but I found no one who cares about me. I am like an owl among the runs. I am like a sparrow alone on a house roof” (Psalm 102:6-7, NIV). Who was this person? He was not a poor man. He was not a bum. He was a king. He had a big family with many children and grandchildren. He had many faithful followers. But, he said he was a lonely man. His name was David. If King David needed someone to care about him, how much more does an ordinary man need care and love. Let us do something for our loved ones. The central idea of Christmas is God loves you. That is why He sent His one and only Son to the world to die on the cross for our sins. If you believe in Him, you will be born again into God’s family. I sincerely ask you to accept Jesus Christ into your heart as your personal Savior at this moment. Say to Him in your heart: “Lord, please come into my heart as my Savior and Lord.” Amen!

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IN REMEMBRANCE OF GRANDAUNT SHIRLEY By Dr. Victor Wong

t was 40 years ago that Grandaunt Shirley and Granduncle Louis Chow sponsored my family to move to Miami from Mainland China. It was a gesture of tremendous graciousness on their part to make possible the

opportunity for us to rebuild our lives in the United States. Looking back, the coming of our family of 6 must have brought so much disruption to their quiet, peaceful lives as they did everything they could to help us get settled. For what Grandaunt & Granduncle and their family did, we are forever grateful. During the month that we lived in their home, I remember Grandaunt coming back home mid-day from her busy work at the grocery store to make lunch for us. She was the one from whom I first learned what a tuna sandwich is and how to make one. At that moment, she might not have realized that she had just taught me a skill for life. Another vivid memory is Grandaunt treating us Tropicana premium orange juice – I was so amazed at how juice could taste so good; I had never had anything like it before then. And she told us that a half-gallon carton of the juice cost 99 cents. That experience caused me to look for Tropicana premium orange juice for years to come. At that time my sister was of high school age, I was of junior high age, and my brother was of elementary school age. To get us registered for school, Grandaunt had to go to three separate schools in person and filled out a lot of forms – you can imagine how much work that was. Those initial days demanded so much of her time and energy, yet she did it all to get us on good footing to move forward. Another interesting thing about Grandaunt is that she gave us our first English lesson in the United States without knowing it, and it was a very important one. One day, my siblings and I were doing something in the kitchen while casually talking in Chinese when Grandaunt suddenly stopped us; she went on to caution us that the sound of a Chinese word we just said was the same as that of a bad word in English, and that we should never say that sound in front of English speakers. Needless to say, her instruction has served us well over all these years. The first Sunday after arriving Miami, Grandaunt and Granduncle took my whole family to the Chinese Baptist Church of Miami, without giving us the option of going or not. After their own lives were transformed by the love and

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truth of Jesus, they knew without a doubt that bringing us to church was the best thing for us. Time has proven them correct because what they did opened the door for me to eventually experience Jesus’ transforming love and then for everyone in my family coming to the Lord. God had indeed used Grandaunt and Granduncle to give us the greatest blessing of all – salvation in Jesus and a personal relationship with Him. Thank you Grandaunt Shirley and Granduncle Louis! May all glory be attributed to our Lord, our Father in heaven!

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FAITH, TRUST, AND OBEDIENCE By Lynette Ling

have been a believer since 1972 but my life since that day has not always reflected that of a Christ follower. What do I mean by that? Over the last thirty years I have served in numerous church ministries, but not always

asking if each of those ministries was God’s will for my life. Why would this be important? After all, if I am serving God it must mean that I am doing His work and that I am in His will. I believe that a person can be doing God’s work but not be in His will. This does not negate their service to the Lord but it could result in a person not fully embracing the purpose of their ministry. For the most part of my walk with the Lord I have been doing this. Serving without first seeking God, serving without asking why, serving because I was asked to fill a position, and just continuing in this pattern. I was recently convicted of this and began praying and asking God to reveal His specific will for me in that moment of time. This led to my commitment to be “all in” with CBYF throughout the year, rather than just for the week of summer camp. Being all in is no small task. It involves planning for and teaching weekly Bible studies, training meetings, all CBYF related activities in the church, working with the officers, and collaborating with church leadership. During these past four years of ministry with CBYF I have faced obstacles and opposition from within, tears and lots of prayer, many times of questioning if God still wants me to do this, and at every turn, God has confirmed and validated that I should continue. There are many times when I feel discouraged and disheartened, and I may not see the fruit of this labor, but I trust that this is God’s plan, and that I need to be obedient and serve Him with excellence.

It is this continual self-examination and prayer to do God’s will that led me to walk away from a church ministry at the end of summer 2018. God did not reveal His future plan to me until March 2019, and that was seven long months of praying and waiting. This was the mission trip to Honduras with a team of women from Christ Journey Church. I had many questions and concerns about this trip, but God answered all of those questions and concerns, one small step at a time. One of the most amazing results was raising funds for this trip. God showed me His faithfulness and His provision through the giving of this church family. The generosity of friends and this church family went above

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and beyond all expectations, and was a continual source of encouragement for me. I was part of a six woman team and we met for planning sessions as we prepared to teach Priscilla Shirer’s “Armor of God” bible study. Our ministry partner was HOI (Honduras Outreach International), and we went to Honduras from July 20 - 27, and ministered to only women. We led worship and taught Bible study in four different villages, and we also did a deeper study with the women employees of HOI. It was wonderful to watch women accept Jesus’ gift of salvation, and to see them get excited about learning truths from the Bible. I returned home from that trip to find that I was still receiving donations in response to my fundraising letter. I was so thankful and overwhelmed by this - the funds raised were double of what was needed for Honduras. Through this, God opened another door for a new opportunity. I had even more questions and concerns for this mission trip to Lebanon, but again, God answered and confirmed. This mission was totally different from the one to Honduras. Out ministry partners were Chaouki and Maha Boulos, a Christian Lebanese couple who have been in ministry for 20 years. For the last ten years they have expanded their work to include the Syrian refugees - food distribution, free medical and dental clinics, and a Jesus Celebration. This mission was also with Christ Journey Church and our twelve member team included two pastors, medical, and dental professionals. We participated in a 3-day Jesus Celebration where Pastor Bill White (senior pastor of Christ Journey Church) preached, and we prayed with many local Christians as well some Syrian refugees. We were involved in a 4-day medical and dental clinic and saw over 500 people and dispensed medication. Every person that came through the clinic was offered prayer, and a few people came to faith after hearing the Gospel.

It was phenomenal to travel to Honduras and Beirut to do God’s work. I ministered with people that I did not know but I can now call brothers and sisters in Christ. We went for specific reasons but always with unity of purpose - to be the hands and feet of Jesus, and to proclaim the Gospel. God reminded me that spiritual lostness is everywhere, not just in Honduras and Beirut, and that I need to mission minded all the time. In my obedience to seek and follow His will, God allowed me to appreciate and experience the abundant life that He promises. I stand in awe at God’s faithfulness and provision during this season of mission work, and it has been an honor and privilege to have this

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church family as prayer and financial partners. Even in the midst of difficulties, obstacles, and spiritual hurdles, there is an immense joy and exhilaration that comes only from being and serving in God’s will. I draw daily inspiration from the first disciples who fully committed their lives to God and boldly walked in His will. Praise God for our God who “is able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us..” (Ephesians 3:20).. Praise God for the Holy Spirit who convicts, guides, and empowers believers. Praise God for a loving and supportive church family. Praise God for inviting us to be His global partners in His Gospel mission. I am thankful for my faith that allows me to trust God completely and to walk in obedience to His will, and I will daily strive to be a Christ follower.

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OLYMPICS By Donald Yu

hate to admit that I love the Olympics. Every time I read the news reports of how corrupt the IOC

is, it makes me question whether I should be enjoying the Olympics as much as I do. The billions of dollars that they force countries to spend in order to win the bid, could be better spent on the needy citizens of those countries. The eye watering amounts of public money spent just to wine and dine the Olympic officials should be criminal. But every 4 years when the trumpets of the Olympic Fanfare start blaring and Bob Costas’ giant head appears with those Olympic rings in the background, try as I might to resist, I’m hooked for the next two weeks. It has been nearly 12 years since the 2008 Summer Olympics were held in Beijing. We all remember those amazing opening ceremonies right? The live action scroll, massive taichi routine, the guy running along the rim of the bird’s nest stadium and the hundreds of guys under the movable blocks who had to wear diapers because they couldn’t leave as they waited to perform. After the opening performances the parade of nations begin. This is where each country’s delegation walks into the stadium, this is also usually a good time to take a bathroom or food break before the Olympic torch gets lit. The Olympic teams of all the various nations come in one by one; Greece always goes first and the host country always goes last. I enjoy the Olympics enough that I usually watch as much of the parade of nations as I can. I enjoy the smaller countries, like the guy from Tonga who walked in a grass skirt, shirtless with about 2 gallons of oil sprayed on his body, or when the country only has a few people and none of them look like athletes. The large countries are interesting as well. It’s always interesting to see what the teams are wearing and how it relates to the culture and history of the country. Up in front of each national team is the flag bearer, selected by the nation’s Olympic athletes. Do you remember who the flag bearer was for team China in 2008? I’ll give you a one sentence buffer to try and remember, it was somewhat hard to miss him. That’s right it was Yao Ming, NBA superstar and the pride of short Chinese

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guys everywhere. Do you remember who the flag bearer was for the Team USA in 2008? Was it Kobe Bryant? Michael Phelps? Once again I’ll give you a buffer sentence to try and remember. It was Lopez Lomong. Don’t you remember the Mexican American boxer? Just kidding...Lopez Lomong is not a boxer and he’s not of Mexican heritage. Lopez Lomong was born in the Sudan. If you would like to find out how a kid from a dusty village in southern Sudan with no running water ended up as the flag bearer for the US Olympic team please check out his book, Running for My Life. It is a story so inspirational and so unbelievable that I do not want to spoil the details. Alternatively you can get most of the major details by Googling him. But I urge you to read the book and experience his journey, in his own voice, for yourself. He tells his tale with joy, good humor and not a hint of bitterness for any of the hardships he has experienced. We can’t learn to be 7’6” like Yao Ming, but we can certainly learn to be like Lopez Lomong and have faith and a thankful heart regardless of where God may lead us. See also on Lopez Lomong: https://youtu.be/wkfmTLs__bI http://www.lopezlomong.com/lopez-lomong-foundation.html https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a29337120/lopez-lomong/

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MY JAMAICA MISSIONS TRIP By Victoria Kei

his summer I had the privilege of attending a missions trip to Jamaica with Christ Fellowship. I was there from July 19th to July 27th and our entire group was 28 people. Before we flew out, we had multiple training

meetings at Christ Fellowship to prepare us and get us familiar with the teaching material. Also each person packed a 50 pound bag to carry full of arts and crafts supplies, toys, clothes, Bibles, and church materials. We flew to Kingston and drove to Clarendon by bus. One of the pastors from Christ Fellowship had a relative that lived near the church (The Newtown Independent Baptist Church) so around 20 of us stayed at her house. The rest of our group stayed in houses of brothers and sisters from the church. We stayed in close proximity to each other so in the morning we all walked to church to meet up. For the first three days, we ran a Vacation Bible School for the local kids. At night, we’d go out to different places and hold performances or preach to the locals. One night, we went to a fishing village to pass out clothes and Bibles and a couple people from our group shared their testimonies. Another time, we set up a keyboard outside of a bar on the street and played music, and had a pastor give a sermon. We also went to an orphanage to have a BBQ lunch and played with the kids. Although the church looks small, our VBS had more than 200 kids attend and many of the older kids prayed to be saved. This trip could not be possible without the generous donations from MYAF, Brotherhood, and other brothers and sisters, and also prayers. I’m very grateful that I was able to experience this and I hope that this motivates other teens and young adults to go out on a mission trip. This is also a great reminder for me to always live on missions no matter where I go. The immense joy and passion that I observed in the locals despite their humble beginnings was so inspiring to me and served as a symbol of their faithfulness to all.

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A SONG OF BAPTISM By Wei Shen

- dedicated to brothers and sisters who got baptized -

Water, cleansing water, Waiting for those who have determination , Wakes up soft souls With salvation to Worship Jesus Christ our leader. Water, living water, Washing away old selves for declaration, Waves around new bodies With redemption to Welcome Jesus Christ our savior. Water, running water, Warming up the hearts of transformation, Wins battles daily With resurrection to Walk in light Jesus Christ our commander.

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NEW LIFE AND PEACE – MY TESTIMONY By Susie Hsieh

grew up in a secular household, but in a Christian community and elementary school. My life has often been chaotic due to

various circumstances, but after I began learning about Jesus and His life through reading the Bible and attending mass on Sundays, my life slowly and gradually transformed. Through the years, my life was never one that was steady nor secure, and I have always sought to pursue some form of security, stability, and control over my own life. Unknowingly, I started to pursue perfection and was very hard on myself and my variable moods that were often low and depressed. It impacted my mental health and my physical health. With mounting pressures from all areas of my life, I became impulsive and went into a period of crisis unaware of it. I had sunken really low to a depth that I could not pull myself out of, and I was completely consumed by it. After a period of straying away and not regularly praying or attending masses, I sought out Jesus in faith and He responded by giving me life and—most importantly—peace. Since then I’ve been growing ever more committed to following Jesus Christ. With an open heart, I’ve embraced His goodness, His words, and His actions, and am now dedicated to following His commands. For this reason, I want to proclaim my faith as well as be baptized. (October 3, 2019)

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MY TRUE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD – MY TESTIMONY By James Kuo

y name is James Kuo and I was born here and raised in this church. From a very young age my parents have always

brought me to church. As a child I would learn all sorts of bible stories in Sunday school, memorize bible verses to earn treats, and play around with friends. When I was in 4th grade I went to a Christian private school. One day during class our teacher told us to repeat a prayer after her. That prayer was the sinner’s prayer. In my head, I repeated every word exactly as she said it. I accepted Christ as my savior on that very day. From then on, I’ve always considered myself as a Christian. But, little did I know what it actually means to be a Christian. After that day, I continued to live my life the same way as I’ve always had. I didn’t make any particular changes to my life. It wasn’t until my first trip to a camp in North Carolina when I truly felt God’s presence. Watching the entire auditorium hall go crazy for God, Hearing God speak through the pastor, hearing people talk about their testimonies, all changed my perception of being a Christian. Being a Christian doesn’t mean you attend church every Sunday. Being a Christian means that you have a relationship with God. An identity under Christ. In order to obtain a true relationship with God you must constantly spend time with him. Talk to him on a daily basis. Dedicate a couple of minutes to read his word every day. These steps are what I’ve been working on for the past few years. There are periods of time when I don’t want to connect with God. Times when I’m occupied by worldly goals instead of spiritual ones. Although there’s been periods of time when I see stagnant spiritual growth, I have a great family at church that motivates me to converse with God. No matter how I may feel, I know that God will always be there and will always love me. for everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. - Philippians 4:13

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WHAT CHANGED MY LIFE – MY TESTIMONY By Victor Wang

esus. What a simple word. Just five letters. Jesus. Wow. And to think that such a small, short word would come to have such powerful

meaning in a life such as mine. I grew up in this church, the Chinese Baptist Church of Miami. I’ve been attending this church every Sunday for as long as I can remember. I’ve made countless great memories here, and made many of the best friendships of my life in this place. It has served to be somewhat of a second home to me, a place I know all the ins and outs of. Growing up in this church made me very familiar with Jesus, who He was, and all of His stories. I knew that He died on the cross for my sins, that He had a bunch of friends called disciples, and that He performed miracles. Simple stuff. I knew the main characters of the Bible, I was aware that Moses parted the Red Sea, and I knew that Adam was the first person ever created. But these were just stories to me, characters in a plot that really didn’t serve any correlation to my everyday life. Yeah, I may have known who these people were and what they did, but there was no real “why” behind every story I was hearing. When I hit middle school, this somewhat changed. I became more aware of the impact that Jesus was having on my life and talked to God on my own for the first time somewhere during this time period. I went to FUGE for the first time in 2017 when I was still an eighth grader about to hit high school. During this time I accepted Christ in my heart. In my mind, I had accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior and I thought I was in the clear. But I never really felt any need to get baptized. My mentality was that as long as I believed in Jesus as my Lord and Savior privately, what was the rush to proclaim Him as my Savior publicly? I got my answer this past summer at the same summer camp when I learned what it meant to be a Christian, and the baggage that comes with it. But it’s something worth carrying as a result of Jesus’ sacrifice for me on the cross. I learned that there was nothing in this world that should keep us from holding back our faith, and that nothing could ever stand between the love Christ has for me. It’s a simple concept, but I truly felt convicted by the FUGE camp pastor’s

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sermon this year and felt a genuine rush by the Lord to run into His hands. It was a feeling that if I truly cared and believed in something, then what was the wait? There was no need to wait to get baptized if I truly believed in Jesus, that I shouldn’t be ashamed of my faith no matter the scenario, and that Christ died for me so that I could be set free. Since the day I decided to get baptized and make my faith more public, much has changed for me. One obvious thing that has changed is school. And it’s been a tough one this year, not only because I’m a junior in high school but also that most of my friends at school are not Christians. Daily prayer is another thing that has changed in my life as well. I have started to take a couple of seconds every morning just to thank God for giving me life and for blessing my life the way that He has. Just this general sense of gratitude for what the Lord has done for me is something that has shifted tremendously in my life. I understand that I face an uphill battle but I know that with the power of the Lord on my side, anything and everything is possible. It’s truly as Peter says in 1 Peter 5:7, “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”

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GOD HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE – MY TESTIMONY By Ethan Yu

y life before Christ and after was pretty much the same. This is because I’ve grown up in the Church basically since birth. This means that

I’ve been in close contact with the teachings of the Bible for a long time. For me many of the things taught in the Bible were pretty obvious because these teachings like “Don’t steal, don’t murder” have become second nature to me. Although I don’t follow these commands all the time without fail, at least I know what is right and what is wrong. This would be a different story if the person didn’t grow up in the Church because their life before and after Christ would be pretty different. Because of this I didn’t go from a life of crazy stuff to a life that was pleasing to God so the difference was almost unnoticeable. But also because I was born in the Church I always treated the fact that Jesus died for us as a fact. I always believed this had happened just because that’s what I have been told. But when I got a little older I realized that this was a choice to make and not fact, and I chose to follow Jesus. I suppose that was when I accepted Jesus but I was waiting to get baptized because I was waiting for the life changing experience that you get when you believe in Jesus but it never came. Then when I went to Fuge the Pastor there said if you have accepted Christ already and haven’t gotten baptized, go and get baptized. So then I decided to get baptized. That was when I realized that the reason that I never had a life changing experience because instead of seeing God work in my life for the first time, he always has been since I was very young. This would be a life changing experience for a non-believer since they have never seen God work in their lives before.

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WHAT BENEFITS ME – MY TESTIMONY By Evelyn Yu

grew up CBCM and I have always gone to this church, and my parents and grandparents are all Christians. Growing up, I came to church every

Sunday, attended Sunday school and sang in kid’s worship. Before I accepted Christ, I struggled with many, but tiny problems. As I gradually began to believe in Christ further, some of those problems disappeared, or I knew how to handle them. This is very meaningful to me and showed how a relationship with Christ can benefit someone in the biggest way. I accepted Christ two years ago during Centrifuge. My counselor and pastor really got me accept and believe more in Christ. However, the first time I really believed that God is my personal savior was the second time I went to Fuge, just this year. This past year, the speaker pastor was particularly moving, and he helped me strengthen my relationship with Christ along with myself. His sermons were very powerful and helped push me into being a better Christian but mostly, they gave me the confidence to get baptized. Also, the entire environment of Centrifuge helped me focus all about being a Christian for a week. Since I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior, I have learned to be more forgiving, and to make more of an effort to have a more positive attitude. Aside from getting baptized, I hope to learn more about God and attend church on Friday nights as well as first service on Sunday consistently. My relationship with God is very important, and I always try to keep God first in my priorities. Christ has opened my eyes and made me into a better person as a Christian.

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I ACCEPTED THE GIFT – MY TESTIMONY By Connor Kei

his year FUGE camp message was all about restored and how God uses His son, Jesus to restore the relationship with God.

My experience with FUGE this year was extremely life-changing. I accepted Christ as my personal Savior on Wednesday, June 12th. Pastor Chip Dean spoke a message about turning away from your sins and giving up your life for Jesus. He said that if you are a sinner, you are one step away to Hell, but if you are a believer, you are close to living in paradise with our Father. That night, Pastor Chip asked in the congregation that if you gave your life to Jesus that night that you may stand up and talk with your counselors. Then the next day, Pastor Chip then asked us to stand if you have not been baptized. I decided that I would finally confess my sins to the Lord and to give my life for Him. Before FUGE, I have always thought that the trip is just like a play date with our fellow CBYF’ers but the Lord changed my attitude towards FUGE. Back when I was in 6th grade, I barely knew the Lord and what he had in store for me. I did not take into consideration for my future. Fast forward 1 ½ years, I had a talk with, Deacon Sam Ling, Pastor Williams, and Lynette Ling. Lynette made an analogy with a sinner. She said “Pretend like it's your birthday and you have not accepted Christ and the Lord is your father. Your father gives a gift and the gift is Jesus.” The gift is there, sitting on a table, for anyone to take for themselves. That night, I contemplated my faith and realized that I needed Jesus in my life and that I needed to be saved as soon as possible. Overall, this specific FUGE camps really inspired me and changed my life completely. It completely change my perspective on Christ. Backtrack a couple of years before by profession, as a kid growing up in a church community, I have always been put into a mindset as this is just where we learn about Jesus and how thankful we should be. It never crossed my mind that church was supposed to be a place where we can spend time with God and worship and praise Him. The one hymn that really inspired me was “I serve a risen Savior”. I really give me hope the fact that our Savior has risen and can save those who believe in him. I feel blessed, knowing that God is always on my side and he will never forsake me or you.

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