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Shalom, dear all!
Merry Christmas!! Thank you for faithfully praying for us. Douglas has presented the PIM financial report to The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).  His PNG visa hasn’t been granted yet. And it happens that I haven’t run to the bottom of my Kaohsiung To-Do list. We are still in Kaohsiung and will stay until the 25th. Douglas would have never thought that, at the age, he would need to get used to living in a country that is totally unfamiliar to him. Thank God that he is doing well. He adopts the food, the environment, and the weather; and understand people growing up in different cultures would cultivate different values. Learning a new language can be a problem, but, with the help of Google Translation, he runs errands by himself, and chats with people when I am not around.
代禱勇士們，收信平安：

聖誕快樂!!! 感謝您忠心為我們禱告。道格拉斯已經順利向美國福音財務責任委員會提出PIM的財務報告。他的新幾內亞簽證才剛剛通過，而我剛好也還有很多在高雄的事情還沒辦好。我們現在仍然留在高雄，要待到25日才走。道格拉斯從來沒有想過，在這個年紀，他還需要適應生活在一個對他來說完全陌生的國家。感謝上帝，他調適得很好：他適應當地的食物、環境和天氣；並理解在不同文化中成長的人會養成不同的價值觀。學習一門新語言可能是一個問題，但是，在Google翻譯的幫助下，他能自己跑腿辦事，並在我不在身邊的時候與人聊天。

It takes me a lot of patience to run the errands. I am at the age of sorting out my financial status and starting needing medical cares. And my parents, 86 and 83, need to be attended to be able to live, and help with their financial status. With other issues as well, it has often taken me an entire day rushing to five different locations to get the errands done that gives me a car sick every day. But I have learned a lot. Especially, I realized the importance of expertise and logic. Expertise makes people truly get the job done instead of merely occupying a position and being occupied by a position. Logic gives people a good sense to know what to persist with and when to let go. I thank God that He has given me logic to persist with patience and eventually find the right people with expertise to deal with the tasks.      
跑腿辦事花費我很大的心力。我正處於整理財務狀況並開始需要醫療的年齡。我的父母，86 歲和 83 歲，需要有人照顧才能生活，也需要有人幫助他們處理財務。加上其它雜事，我經常花一整天的時間趕到五個不同的地方去辦事，弄得我每天都在暈車。但我學到了很多東西。特別是，我意識到專業和邏輯的重要性。專業使人們真正把工作做好，而不僅僅是佔據一個職位且被一個職位佔有。邏輯讓我們知道該堅持什麼以及何時該放手。感謝上帝，祂給了我邏輯可以有耐心堅持下去，並最終找到專業的人來處理這些事務。

During these 2 months, I have been to the church I attended for 19 years and the church that send me to the mission field, meeting people I have known, grown with and worked together in the Lord. It has been kind of sentimental to see we all aged,  turned greyer and greyer, and some even have passed away. May each one of us take Psalm 90 as our sincere prayer.  

Teach us to number our days,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom.--- Psalm 90:12

在這兩個月當中，我去了曾聚會19 年的教會，以及派我上宣教禾場的教會，遇到了我長久以來認識、一起成長、並在主裡同工的兄姐。看到我們都年華老去、頭髮越來越白，有些人甚至已經去世，令人有些感傷。但願詩篇第九十篇成為我們每個人真誠的祈禱。

求你指教我們怎樣數算自己的日子，
好叫我們得著智慧的心。---詩篇九十篇12節

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, currency policy, and economy development in PNG.
求神在新幾內亞的燃油危機、貨幣政策以及經濟發展中掌權。

2.   The elevation of fuel price and unavailability of fuel have significantly affected our ministries in PNG. And we have to reduce the hours of running the generator in PIM Headquarter in Ambunti and cut down necessary boat trips that all staff would make. May God grant us His sufficiency to us.
燃料價格的上漲和燃料的供缺嚴重影響了我們在新幾內亞的事工。我們必須減少 PIM在安布恩提總部的發電機運行時間，並砍減所有工作人員必要的開船出任務的航行。求神供應。

3.   Due to the new banking policy of PNG, it has been taking long hours in banking work each week for PIM staff to transfer the funds and to withdraw in order to keep the ministries going. May God rule over the banking issue.  
由於新幾內亞新的銀行政策，PIM工作人員每週都要花很長時間在銀行處理資金的匯存及提領，才得以維持事工的運作。求神在銀行事務中掌權。

4.   We are planning to leave for PNG on the 25th and arrive on the 26th. May God bless us with a smooth journey.  
我們將於25日離台，26日回到新幾內亞。求上帝保守我們旅途平安。

5.   Both Douglas and I are having muscle injuries. And my blood pressure has been too high since I came back to Kaohsiung. May God heal us.  
道格拉斯和我的肌肉都受傷了。我自從回高雄之後，血壓就很高。願上帝醫治我們。

6.      With multi-duties, Douglas works day and night. May God grant he good health.
道格拉斯身兼眾多職務，日夜工作。願上帝賞賜給他健康的身體。

7.    May God give strength to Douglas in doing a report that is supposed to be presented to The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) on the 16th.
求神賜力量給道格拉斯做報告於16日提交給美國福音財務責任委員會。

8.    May God bless the sewing ministry “Dorcas Fellowship” in churches in the Ambunti area. 
願上帝保守安布恩提地區教會的縫紉事工「多加團契」。

9.   May God give me wisdom, strength, and peace in dealing with family matters in Kaohsiung.
願上帝賞賜給Sandy智慧、力量及平安，可以好好處理高雄的家庭事務。

10.   May our merciful God take care of my old parents, and grant them salvation, health, peace and joy.
願憐憫的上帝看顧Sandy年邁父母，賞賜他們救恩、健康、平安及喜樂。

11.   May God watch over my brother’s family：remember their hard working and traveling, and bless their work and study.
願上帝看顧Sandy弟弟的家庭，記念他們的辛勤與奔波，賜福他們的工作與學業。

All for Him

願神得榮耀

主內末肢

In Christ

Sandy 

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P. S. Sandy在結婚之後仍然需要兄姐們的支持。若您有感動為Sandy奉獻，敬請與我聯絡。願神賜福給您。

Get to know about Dorcas Ministry under PIM
(認識PIM的多加事工)