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Dear All,
How have you been doing? May mercy and grace of our Lord come upon you. It has been 10 years since I started writing my prayer requests. Thank you for walking along with me. I hope my "journey" hasn't made you disturbed.
各位代禱夥伴平安
您近來如何？願我主的憐憫與恩惠與您同在。Sandy寫代禱通訊已經十年了，謝謝您一路相伴。希望我的「旅途」不致造成您的干擾。
Actually, it wouldn't surprise me if you said, "Yes, you surely have bothered me." But I would still like to ask pardon of you. I understand that it would be quite difficult for you to keep praying for someone you rarely see and who goes to somewhere you can hardly imagine.
其實，如果您說，"妳真的打擾到我了。" 那我也能體諒。您真是不容易要為一個您沒見幾次面的人禱告。而且，這個人去的地方您完全難以想像，要持續代禱真是難為您呀！然而，我還是懇請您原諒我。
For this reason, last Saturday we had our very first PNG Cross-Cultural Mission Workshop. Merely because of God's Mercy, besides Kellen and I, 21 participants attended, including 2 PNG students. All participants very roughly experienced what a Taiwanese missionary have to go through in order to serve the Lord in PNG. And they all generated very good ideas through group discussions. We hope to be invited to more churches to conduct more workshops like this. https://photos.app.goo.gl/zXgsWvf5C5WR8sdy5
因此，上個星期六我們舉辦了我們第一個「新幾內亞跨文化宣教工作坊」。(相關報導)
力量微弱的我們，全然依靠上帝的恩典，才會有來自各教會的21位學員，其中包括兩位來自新幾內亞的學生。所有的學員在營會中稍稍體會到台灣宣教士要到新幾內亞服事要經歷什麼考驗。大家也都透過分組討論激發許多好主意。我們希望可以到更多教會舉辦這樣的跨文化宣教工作坊。
Kellen and I have purchased our tickets. We are supposed to leave Taiwan for PNG on 4th July, and stay util 28th Sep. God gave me the vision of setting "Mission Docas" in the town, starting with Bible-storying and sewing classes. We still need God's merciful help to make PMM, Chinese PNG Mission Mobilization , come true in order to enable more Chinese followers of Jesus to be sent to serve in PNG tribal villages. It might take years, but we have to start working on it now as the fields are ripe for harvest and we shall work the works of God while it is day.
我和Kellen已經買好了機票，我們按計劃會在七月四日出發前往新幾內亞，一直待到九月28日。神給我們異象要先在城鎮成立以聖經故事佈道及縫紉教學為始的「多加事工」。我們祈求上帝開恩，成就PMM(新幾內亞華人動員宣教協會)立案。好使更多華人基督徒可以被派到新幾內亞的部落裡服事。這事可能費時多年，然而我們要現在著手佈局。莊稼已經成熟了，而我們當趁有白日多做主工。
As Kellen and I have been so busy raising fund for our ministry through selling PNG coffee beans, sewing hats, blouses and bags for sale......, God reminded me of not forgetting to plant the seed of cross-cultural mission in Sunday schools. Therefore, this month I started to issue the prayer letter for young readers. I wish I had started doing this long ago.
正當我和Kellen疲忙於為事工募款---賣新幾內亞咖啡豆、做帽子、衣服、包包等等來義賣---上帝提醒我要把跨文化宣教的種籽種在主日學。因此，從這個月開始，Sandy寫代禱信---巴布小話筒---給眾教會的小讀者們。真巴不得在早幾年就開始這麼做。https://sites.google.com/site/babuxiaohuatong/
Your faithful participation in prayer is very important to a weak vessel of God like me. Please remember the following prayer requests in your quiet time.
您在禱告裡的長期參與對我這樣的軟弱器皿十分重要，請在您與主共處的時間裡記念以下代禱事項。
1. The setting and registration of PMM. May God raise His children and all His forces to make it come true.
PMM(新幾內亞華人動員福音協會)的設立及立案。願神興起祂的兒女、召喚祂的萬軍，成就此事。
2. May God grand us safe accommodation and a safe car in the town Wewak where we are going to stay in PNG this year.
願神在我們今年在新幾內亞事工城鎮威瓦克為我們預備安全的住所以及代步用車。
3. May God give Sandy & Kellen good health and watch over our old parents.
願神保守Sandy和Kellen身心健康，並看顧我們家中年老的父母。
4. May God give us wisdom to reveal His will of global mission to all the churches we have contact with.
願神給我們智慧，好使我們將神對普世宣教的旨意傳達給我們接觸到的教會。
May our good God bless you with all the best
願我們美善的神賞賜大福給您
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