20231205

Shalom, dear all!
Thank you for faithfully praying for us. Douglas and I were blessed with the availability of MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) flight back to Ambunti last Thursday. After landing, we rushed to the house, found Douglas’ old pair of eye glasses, and then rushed to the graduation ceremony of the PIM elementary school in Ambunti. Again, I was fascinated by the story of Neal & Martha Kooyer that came to PNG even before I was born and their foresight of ministry of Whole Gospel.
代禱勇士們，收信平安：
感謝你忠心地為我們禱告。道格拉斯和我有幸，上星期四MAF (宣教飛行團契)的班機有空檔把我們接回安布恩提。飛機降落後，我們趕忙到房子裡，找到道格拉斯的舊眼鏡之後，又匆匆趕去參加PIM在安布恩提所設小學的畢業典禮。我再一次對在我出生之前就來到了新幾內亞的尼爾&瑪莎·庫耶夫婦的事蹟以及他們對整全福音事工的遠見著迷。

All the schools in PNG are going to have a 2-month-long vacation. And I was told that most staff of PIM will have their annual vacation in December. December will be the month of rest. It would be quite against the mindset of local students if I would like to run the sewing course in December. But one of them came to me today and told me she hoped that our course would continue in December as she couldn’t wait to see herself be able to make a dress according to the pattern she has drafted. It would depend on what decision all of the participants would come to. I have been busy sorting our belongings in the house these days and hopefully I would have time to catch up with the online courses I have bought.
接下來新幾內亞的各級學校將會有兩個月的假期。有人告訴我，PIM大多數的員工將在十二月放年假。十二月是大家休息的月份，如果我想在這個月接續沒上完的縫紉課，當地學員可沒有這個心理狀態。但今天有個學員來說她真希望十二月課程可以繼續，因為她等不及要做一件按照自己打版做成的衣服。那就等著學生們商量看看吧！這幾天我都忙著整理我們屋子裡的東西，希望我能得空把之前買的線上課程上完。

Though I was away for only 3 weeks, the attendance of the church we attend in Ambunti has dropped 60%. The pastor’s family left because their son had caused some conflict with a family that have come to work for the hospital. That made the pastor’s family flee away before the fight between two families could become really bloody.
雖然我只離開了3個星期，但我們在安布恩提參加的教會出席率下降了百分之六十。牧師的家人離開了，因為他們的兒子與一個來醫院工作的家庭發生了衝突。這讓牧師的家人必須在兩個家庭之間的械鬥演變成流血事件之前趕快逃離。

That is something discouraging. It defiled God’s reputation and might have made people doubt about God’s righteousness and God’s church. As we are living in the sinful world, no one is perfect and temptation is always there. No one is good enough to assume that he would never fall into temptation. As Douglas and I grieved for the church, we found comfort and hope from our recent devotion.
這件事令人沮喪。它玷污了上帝的名譽，可能使人對上帝的公義和上帝的教會產生懷疑。我們既生活在罪惡的世界中，沒有人是完美的，誘惑總是存在。沒有人有夠好能認為自己永遠不會陷入誘惑。當道格拉斯和我為教會悲傷時，我們從最近的靈修中找到了安慰和希望。

I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David,
and he will tend them;
he will tend them and be their shepherd.
I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David
will be prince among them.
I the Lord have spoken.
“‘I will make a covenant of peace with them
and rid the land of savage beasts
so that they may live in the wilderness
and sleep in the forests in safety.
I will make them and the places surrounding my hill a blessing.
I will send down showers in season;
there will be showers of blessing.
The trees will yield their fruit
and the ground will yield its crops;
the people will be secure in their land.
They will know that I am the Lord,
when I break the bars of their yoke
and rescue them from the hands of those who enslaved them.
Ezekiel 34:23-27
我必立一牧人照管他們，牧養他們，就是我的僕人大衛。
他必牧養他們，作他們的牧人。
我─耶和華必作他們的神，我的僕人大衛必在他們中間作王。
這是耶和華說的。

我必與他們立平安的約，使惡獸從境內斷絕，
他們就必安居在曠野，躺臥在林中。

我必使他們與我山的四圍成為福源，
我也必叫時雨落下，必有福如甘霖而降。

田野的樹必結果，地也必有出產；
他們必在故土安然居住。
我折斷他們所負的軛，救他們脫離那以他們為奴之人的手；
那時，他們就知道我是耶和華。
以西結書 34:23-27

Please remember us in your prayers.

敬請繼續在禱告中記念我們：

1. May God be in charge of the fuel crisis in PNG.
願上帝在新幾內亞的燃油危機中掌權。

2. May God bless PIM’s project with The Education Department of PNG, distributing 100,000 copies of religious education textbooks to high schools in all provinces in PNG.
願上帝賜福PIM與新幾內亞教育部與的合作方案，發送十萬份宗教教育教科書到各省的公立中學。

3. MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) has had three accidents this year. They are elevating the standard of requirements to the airstrips in the villages. May God bless them in enforcing their new regulation.
MAF（宣教飛行團契）今年發生了三起事故。他們正在提高各村莊裡飛機跑道的要求標準。願上帝保守他們執行新的規定。

4. May God’s Spirit strengthen all members in the church of AOG in Ambunti.
求神的聖靈堅固安布恩提神召會的眾會友。

5. May God pave our path to renewing my work visa.
求神為Sandy工作簽證的續簽程序開路。

6. May God grant all the participants with courage and wisdom needed in the sewing course, and guide them break through all the bottlenecks in learning.
求神給縫紉課程的學員們夠用的勇氣與智慧，帶領她們突破所有學習上的瓶頸。

7. May God grant His mercy in my old parents’ financial needs, take care of them, and grant them salvation, health, peace and joy.
願神憐憫Sandy年邁父母的財務需要、看顧他們，賞賜他們救恩、健康、平安及喜樂。

8. My brother is having a hard time taking care of my parents whom are not communicable with. May God have mercy upon him.
Sandy的弟弟照顧無法溝通的父母，十分辛苦。願神憐憫他。

All for Him

願神得榮耀

主內末肢

In Christ

Sandy

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20231205

The latest update of Douglas Oct. 2023 道格拉斯近期通訊 2023年十月

Explore life in PNG with Sandy

與我一同探索生活在新幾內亞