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Dear all,
Peace of the Lord be with you!
I have sent several emergent prayer requests through “LINE” since the last email was sent on the evening of July, 3rd. Thank you for praying very hard. Kellen and I safely arrived in POM, the capital of PNG, on the morning of July, 5th. Both of us had a good rest for an entire day in the Methodist Church, Tian-En-Tang. This morning, Kellen is going to give a sermon at the Sunday service, and at noon I am going to share a Bible story at the Youth Special.
各位代禱勇士，收信平安！
自從出發前在7月3日用email和line發出緊急代禱，至今又用line發了好幾次來不及用email發的代禱。謝謝大家在主裡十分關切與努力禱告。我和Kellen在7月5日早上抵達新幾內亞首都POM之後，在衛理公會天恩堂好好地休息了一整天。今天早上Kellen將在主日崇拜分享信息，中午Sandy將在青少年特別聚會做聖經故事佈道。
But, I have lost my sleep. I am writing this letter at 4am. --- Yesterday,July 3rd, as we were invited for lunch, a brother told us that he would start serving the Lord when he reached 50. What he said put a big weigh in my heart. I used to have three very close friends, James, Judy, and Cathy. By the way, they didn’t know one another. James used to say that he would wait until he was retired, then he could serve the Lord wholeheartedly; Judy and Cathy until their kids had grown up. Especially Cathy would like to become a missionary. After all, James didn’t live to get retired, nor did Judy or Cathy see their kids grow up.
然而，我失眠了。現在是這裡的清晨四點，我正在寫這封信。---中午吃飯的時候，有一位弟兄說他等到五十歲就可以好好服事主了。他的話讓我心情沉重。我曾經有三個很要好的朋友，James、Judy和Cathy(他們彼此不認識)。James常說等到退休之後，他要全心服事主。Judy和Cathy說要等到孩子長大以後，尤其Cathy說她要當宣教士。然而，James終究沒有活到退休，Judy和Cathy都沒有活到孩子長大。
Three of them passed way in the year 2008~2013 that gave me a huge impact. These years whenever I see someone looking alike them, I would be grabbed into deep thought. What if they were still alive? We would work together for the Lord no matter what it might have cost. Even now, their passing away makes me angry, thought I can’t figure out what I am angry about.
從2008年到2013年，這幾位好朋友相繼過世，帶給我很大的衝擊。這幾年，每當看到與他們長相類似的人，我就會陷入沉思。巴不得他們還好好活著，我們可以一起為主打拼，死而無憾。到現在想到他們的早逝，我都很生氣，但是不知道在氣什麼。
At midnight, my anger turned into sadness. Thinking of three of them, I can’t help crying. Perhaps I have been angry with myself. When something against the teaching of the Bible came out of the mouths of them who were so familiar with God’s Word, I didn’t correct them but leave them with their naive thinking that they could decide how long they were going to live. What’s the use of my anger now? Tears of my regret are dropping down again. Is there anything I can do about it?
深夜，我的生氣變為傷心。想著他們，我哭了。我的心沉重而複雜。或許我是在生自己的氣。這三位好朋友都是熟讀聖經的人，但是當他們說出不符聖經教導的言論時，我並沒有規勸他們，只是任憑他們以為自己可以決定活多久。我現在生氣有什麼用？實在無法停住懊悔的眼淚。我能做點什麼？
In the prayer, God would like me to stop my useless regret and live with hope. Who would water artificial plants? If flesh would never parish, who would treasure limited time of life and live for the Lord? The foolish are anxious of limited length of life and panic over uncertainty of it. The wise treasure life for its short length and make themselves alert for nothing can be certain. I pray that you who are reading this letter will pray with me: Lord! Make me live my life not waiting for retirement or for seeing kids grow up but waiting for your second coming with all my mind and all my strength. ...I would like to keep my lamp filled with oil.
Matthew 24:14 --- And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
禱告中，神要我活著有盼望，快點止住無用的懊悔。誰會給塑膠花澆水施肥呢？如果肉體不會死，誰會珍惜這有限的年歲為主活呢？愚蠢的人因為生命的有限而焦慮，因為生命的無常而恐懼。智慧的人因為生命的有限懂得珍惜，因為生命的無常懂得警醒。我祈禱，讀這封信的你，跟我一起祈禱：主啊！讓我活著不是等退休，不是等孩子長大。主啊！讓我活著專心等祢來，努力等祢來。我的燈需要油。
馬太福音24:14 這天國的福音要傳遍天下，對萬民作見證，然後末期才會來到。
During the past two days, the internet has cost me 20USD though I didn't use very much of it. Therefore I won’t send my updates through Line or email until I figure out what to do with the fee. Please post this link to groups and other individuals. And please kindly prayer for us according to SK2 Prayer Wall.
All for Him
Sandy
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這兩天我並沒有使用很多網路，網路花費卻已達20元美金。在尚未找到解決方案之前，暫不以line或email發送代禱信。敬請您將此連結傳給群組及其他兄姐。並敬請您繼續用SK2代禱牆為我們禱告。
願神得榮耀
主內末肢
Sandy
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