Building up Nong Yaeng Methodist Church

We had the privilege of visiting and serving with Nong Yaeng Methodist Church (NYMC) over three days. 

On one of the days, we had the opportunity to literally build the church by helping out with the construction of their office and dining hall. While we were likely a lot slower than the professional workers, it was heartening for us—and hopefully, for them—to be working alongside fellow brothers and sisters in Christ to physically build what will eventually be a gathering place for the local community.

We also had the honour of building up NYMC in a more spiritual manner as Jan and I (Zhe Kai) shared a sermon and testimony respectively during their Sunday service. We presented a song, Holy Forever, during the offering, followed by my testimony on how God has transformed my relationship with Him and others as I served God over the years. Jan also preached her sermon in Thai, which I believe went a long way in connecting with the church members who were present.

In the afternoon, we had the privilege of leading them in a series of games and activities to promote team building and unity in the church. Planned by Li Xuan, we were pleasantly surprised to see both Thais and Singaporeans bonding over simple games such as Broken Telephone, Team Towers, and Candle Soccer. As Christians—and particularly, as missions trippers—we have a tendency to overspiritualise and complicate matters, when God can and will use whatever we have prepared, simple as it may be, to build up His people.

Finally, we capped off a long day with dinner together as we were introduced to authentic Thai BBQ and some traditional Northern Thai dishes. We had a heartwarming dinner and fellowship and it was the perfect way to end our visit at NYMC. We were truly blessed to have them host us and include us in their community.

Nurturing the next generation

With the world changing in concerning and unpredictable ways, it was essential to us that we spend time building up the next generation during this trip. We did this throughout the week we were there, partnering with different churches and organisations.

On day 5, we began our day by spending the early morning with a class of lovely nursery children at the local children’s centre. Jacqueline and Trina led them in several songs and dances, and it was extremely amusing to watch their cute actions. The entire room was filled with cries of happiness and joyous laughter. We had a great time and were fortunate to have participated in this programme.

Our next stop was a local community school, where we were asked to prepare a cultural exchange programme for over a hundred students at the last minute. With Jacqueline at the helm, we were delegated different roles and spent the previous night researching and preparing for the various activities.

We started with an icebreaker, “Hunter, Fire, Earthquake”, with Kai Wen explaining the game. Clarissa followed up with a crash course on Singlish, while Jacqueline shared more about Singapore and introduced the four major races. Kai Wen then led us in four popular songs in four languages. To conclude, Li Xuan shared a short testimony of how prayer has impacted her life, and encouraged the students to have a prayerful heart.

The next day, we had the opportunity to engage with youths staying at Mettakit Hostel. Kai Wen led with a sharing on how we can all make the most of our “away” time to keep our fire burning for Christ, which served as an encouragement to them as they are now living independently away from their parents due to their studies. The team also spent time covering them in prayer before we started another game of Candle Soccer.

Finally on day 7, we participated in the ministry of a local community centre called Baan Dem Raak (BDR), which does outreach to children and youth in a broken neighbourhood corrupted by poverty and sexual exploitation. Claudia prepared a series of games and learning pointers with the goal of teaching the youths about time management and goal setting.

The youths were each given a paper with a template that categorised how they wanted to achieve their goals for the year, giving them a clearer picture on how to set and achieve goals, and how to properly manage their time. During their sharing, it was heartening to lear that many of their goals were focused on helping their families and the community. It was a reflection of the love they have received from BDR and their desire to give back to those who have helped them along the way.

Hearing the sick and elderly at home visitations

Home visitations are an important part of pastoral work in Thailand, particularly for the sick and elderly who otherwise find it challenging to go to church. 

These were the most challenging moments for us, as we found ourselves in a position where we were unable to directly meet the physical needs of the people we were visiting. Instead, God gave us opportunities to build them up spiritually.

In the first home, we visited a young bedridden male church member who got into a motorbike accident. It was a very heart-rending moment and something that we were not prepared for. Many of our hearts sank as we entered the room, and I believed that most of us shared the same sentiment of helplessness. When we heard that he enjoys listening to songs and music, we sang Holy Forever to encourage him to have hope in God that he will receive healing and comfort.

In the second home, we visited an elderly church member living alone. With her daughter living in the city and experiencing her own challenges, this elderly lady experienced loneliness and found it difficult to find joy in her life. At her home, we had a meaningful conversation with her and gave her words of encouragement. By God’s grace, she also shared that she has in fact been feeling more joyful recently! We rounded off our visit by praying for her and singing 能不能.

At the third home, we visited another elderly lady who had an ischemic stroke and was had no sensation in her left hand and wrist. We thank God for Li Xuan’s expertise in nursing as she helped to assess the lady. Together with Kai Wen, they both shared with her exercises that she could do to prevent further loss of mobility. We also encouraged her to visit the church more often and to our surprise, she turned up for the worship and prayer session that very night at Shineforth Methodist Church!

Retreat & Reflection – Being Built Up

Just as Jesus invited his disciples who have been doing ministry to draw themselves away and rest, we took the morning to rest and be in communion with him. After a long week of ministry, we had the opportunity to reflect on what we have done in the mission field of Chiang Mai. 

On our final morning there, we went to a quaint reservoir at Chiang Mai University to take some time to be still, to listen, to read the word of God, and to pray. We then took turns to share what we had gathered and reflected on from the past week. Many of our sharings revolved around how our hearts and minds had been shaped and moulded as we participated in the local ministry and fellowship with the Thai pastors and staff. 

Through this missions trip, we experienced firsthand how we are all “being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.” A reminder that, regardless of nationality or our best-intentioned efforts, it is the Spirit who graciously builds us together to participate in the ongoing work of God anywhere and everywhere we go.

By Teo Zhe Kai and Daniel Tay

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这的确是上帝的带领和供应。因为更改了短宣地点，我们才有机会探访一些属于Rangsit教会基督少年軍成员的家庭。

故事一： 这是我们探访的第一个家庭 。家中的爷爷在两年前信了主，成为基督徒。有一回，这位爷爷骑摩托车把孙子们送到校门口时，摩托车突然着火了。刚巧有一位Rangsit 教会的同工在那儿，便帮忙爷爷灭火并邀请爷爷到教会。爷爷借着这个事件便开始接触教会。虽然他的视力欠佳，他仍然忠心参加主日崇拜。我们探访爷爷的那日，和他同住的姐夫也在场。爷爷的姐夫因意外而受伤。当时，他一直坐在门外，看着我们。我们为爷爷和他的家境祷告之后就走向爷爷的姐夫, 为他祷告。
我们为着他的痊愈祷告，也告诉他要相信耶稣。奇妙的事情发生了。隔天主日，他竟坐着轮椅出现在教堂。教会的弟兄姐妹都欢迎他。午餐时，一些弟兄姐妹还把他带到牧师前带领他做决志祷告。感谢赞美主！在牧师的带领下他做了决志祷告，之后牧师还把挂在他颈项上的护身符除去。

为着爷爷祷告

爷爷的姐夫在中心的照片

故事二： 建筑工人，Mong和他的妻子，和两个女儿住在一间由Mong自己搭建的小屋子。他的妻子来自老挝，是一名天主教徒，而他自己则是位前佛教徒。由于Mong的妻子希望Mong 能成为基督徒而造成他们的夫妻关系有些不愉快。当时，Mong 找不到让他放弃佛教信仰的理由。可是有一回，他却答应和妻子一起去教会。从那时起，每当他想要成为基督徒时，他的脑海里就会出现一些挣扎。同时，他的身体状况并不是很好，他的右臂有些瘫痪，胸口也有点紧绷。在一次教会的祷告会中，他上前接受代祷。当一位会友为他的身体状况祷告时，他感受到仿佛有蚂蚁在他的右臂上爬行。当祷告结束后，他竟然能举起他的右臂，胸口的不适也消失了。从此，他就成为基督徒，忠心跟随主。当我们问他如何能为他祷告，他告诉我们为他的女儿祷告。上帝给了他异像，他的女儿将来会影响老挝属灵的气氛，把福音带到老挝。他也分享说在老挝，人民没有宗教自由。翻译员对我们说Mong听到上帝的声音，也决心要做上帝要他做的事。从这位看似平凡的弟兄的身上，我们见证了他有多么大的信心！

Mong 和他的家人

故事三：在Watnnala 学校教英文
Thanyaburi教会的Kuk 牧师接待了我们也为我们铺路，让我队有机会在Watnnala 学校教英文。起初，该校的校长并不赞成让一组基督徒来教学校的孩子。真的是上帝的带领，我们才能有机会进入这间学校。学校的反馈让我们得知学生们都非常喜欢通过游戏学习英文，认为学习英文其实非常有趣。

在Watnnala学校教英文

游戏时间

在整个短宣的过程中，我感受到当地基督徒，教会员工，Kuk 牧师以及Prueng 热情的接待，也感受到他们对上帝的信心，爱和忠诚。感谢主的带领和保守，在我们身上，也通过我们，让我们再次见证他奇妙的作为。

撰稿 黎彩凤

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This was indeed God’s providence. Due to this change, the team had the opportunity to visit the homes of some members of the Boys Brigade from Rangsit Church on Saturday afternoon.

Story 1: The first home we visited – a grandfather who became a Christian about two years. He was dropping off his grandchildren at school when his motorbike caught fire. A church worker from Rangsit Church ‘happened’ to be there and helped to put out the fire and then invited him to church. It was through this that he went to Rangsit Church and has been attending the church faithfully despite his poor eyesight. When we visited his home, his brother-in-law who is staying with him, met an accident and was injured. After we prayed for the grandfather and his family’s situation, we also went over to pray for his brother-in-law who was sitting outside the house watching us all the time.

We prayed for his healing and after that told him to believe in Jesus. Wonder of wonders, the next day Sunday, he appeared in church on a wheelchair. Church members welcomed him and while we were having lunch, they pushed him to the pastor who prayed with him to receive Christ. Praise the Lord! He prayed with the pastor and after which the pastor removed the charms that were around his neck immediately.

Praying for the grandfather

The grandfather’s brother-in-law in the centre

Story 2: Next home of a builder, Mong – his home is just a small shed that he built to house himself, his wife and two daughters. His wife was a Roman Catholic from Laos while he was a former Buddhist. There was tension in their relationship in the beginning as the wife wanted him to become a Christian. He saw no reason why he should give up being a Buddhist. However, at one time he agreed to go to church with his wife. After that, he found that there was a fight inside his head when he was thinking of becoming a Christian. At the same time, his health was not good as he could not move his right arm and he had some tightness in his chest.

On another visit to the church, during prayer, he went forward to be prayed for. As someone prayed for his healing, he could feel as if there were ants crawling up his right arm. After the prayer, he could lift his right arm and also his chest discomfort disappeared. From then on, he became a faithful follower of Christ. When we asked him if there was anything we could pray for him, he told us to pray for his daughters as he had a vision that his daughters will one day be of great influence for change in the spiritual climate of Laos. In Laos, people do not have the freedom to worship God. We were told by our interpreter that he hears God and will do what God tells him. What great faith from a simple man!

Mong and his family

Story 3: Teaching at Watnnala School

Pastor Kuk from Thanyaburi Church hosted us and opened the way for the team to teach English in Watnnala School. It was God’s providence that we were able to go to the school as the principal was initially not in favour of a Christian group teaching the students. The students had an enjoyable time learning and playing games. We also received feedback from the school that the children found learning English fun after all.

Teaching English in Watnnala School

Games time with the students

Throughout this mission trip, I experienced the faith, love, and faithfulness of the local believers and the church workers, Pastor Kuk and Prueng, who served us and brought us around during our stay in Thailand. I thank God for his guidance and protection throughout the trip and the wonderful way he worked in and through us.

By Lai Choy Fong

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置身于尼泊尔的家庭

尼泊尔的基督家庭, 每个早晨以祷告一起开始新的一天, 傍晚时分,一家人聚集在一起以家庭灵修结束忙碌的一天。这是我从他们当中学习到的榜样。

这几年来,我们一家也一直尽量学习尼泊尔教会的弟兄姐妹,遵守家庭灵修和阅读经文的纪律。这不但拉近了我们家庭的关系,也帮助我们个人灵命的成长, 更加亲近主。

置身于宣教使命的家庭

家庭成员可以一起在灵命成长的另一个方面是通过宣教的参与。过去12年来,我们一家人在尼泊尔侍奉,接触到许多短宣团队, 其中不少的都是父母和孩子全家出动,参与医疗任务或儿童营的短宣活动。

我们亲身体会和经历的就是当家庭成员一起侍奉时,他们也彼此建立关系, 一起在神的 国度里成长。

举个例子,在医疗营里, 父母带着孩子们一起侍奉, 为当地的村民提供医疗保健。孩子亲眼目睹及亲身体会父母侍奉的过程。医生和牙医们的榜样也鼓励了儿童和青年用自己的才能和一技之长为主服务, 从中这激励了不少青年们追求医学。

此外, 在短宣团队里, 每个团员都会面临不同的挑战。孩子们看到到成年人克服自己的心理障碍, 以信心的脚步踏出舒适区, 完全交托给上帝。

另外, 现在年轻一代只能通过电视,网上屏幕接触贫穷困苦的画面。当这些儿童和青年参与宣教团队到发展中国家时,才真正亲身目睹到贫困饥饿的现实惨面。

“你 要 尽 心 、 尽 性 、 尽力 爱 耶 和 华 ─ 你 的 神 。我 今日 所 吩 咐 你 的 话 都 要 记 在 心上 ,也 要 殷 勤 教 训 你 的 儿 女。 无 论 你 坐 在 家 里 , 行 在 路上  , 躺 下 ,  起 来 ,  都 要 谈 论。” (申 命 記 6:5-7)

希望你们都有机会能一家参与短宣,  一起侍奉上帝, 一起从中学习生命的教诲。

撰稿 斯巴祥

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Family in Nepal

One of the main lessons that I had learnt from our Nepali Christian community is that families will have a morning prayer and evening devotion together, to begin and end their day.

Over the years, we have been trying to keep to the discipline of scripture reading and family devotion within our family. This has improved our family bonds as well as helped us to grow closer to the Lord.

Family in Missions

Another aspect in which families can grow together is through participation in missions. Our family has hosted many mission trips over the last 12 years in Nepal. We have seen many mission trippers coming as family units to serve in medical camps, children camps etc. As families serve together, they would also grow together.

For example, in a medical camp, children get to see their parents at work as they serve alongside their parents. The doctors and dentists also inspire the children and youth to serve the Lord with their skills. This has inspired many children and youth to study in the medical field.

Also, there are daily challenges faced by all during a mission trip. The children and youth get to see how the adults manage and overcome these challenges and fears first hand as they step out of their comfort zones and put their trust in God.

In addition, many of the young generation these days only see poverty through the monitor screen; as such, coming to a mission trip, many of these children and youth get to experience for themselves what poverty is like as they walk through the streets and villages.

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” (Deuteronomy 6:5-7)

Seize the opportunity to impress life lessons into your family as you serve alongside in short-term mission trips.

By Sebastian Gopal

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1) Can you describe a regular day in your life?

JJ: Wake up 07:30, School 08:00, Finish school 15:10, Basketball practice till 17:00, Homework, Dinner at 19:00, Devotion, Homework, Sleep 21:30 (sometimes 23:00-24:00 due to homework)

K: Wake up at 6 30 to 7 and use my phone till breakfast. Pack my school bag and brush my teeth if I still have time. Use my phone till 7.55 then walk to school. After school, I go to football club for 2 hours. At home, I will bathe, do homework. I use my phone or my laptop if I don’t have homework, Then, I eat dinner followed by devotion. I usually sleep at 9 30.

J: Wake up and play with Lego till breakfast, Pack my bag, brush teeth, wear shoes and go to school, After school, go to Taekwondo, Then bathe, dinner, family devotion, brush my teeth and sleep.

2) Name a challenge and a best thing about being a missionary kid.

JJ: Attending Nepali church is tough when I do not understand the language well enough; The best thing is getting the chance to see more of the world than I would when I am staying in Singapore.

K: The hardest thing is that people expect me to know a lot of things about the Bible but I don’t really know much. The best thing is having friends from different countries.

J: It is easy to get sick in Nepal. The best thing is the delicious food in Nepal. My favourite are Roadhouse’s pizzas, momos, papadum, lollipop chicken and naan.

3) What characteristics of Nepal’s culture have become a part of you?

JJ: Shaking my head from side to side to say okay.

K: Eating Nepali food. I eat dhal bhat (lentil and rice) every week. Dhal bhat is the typical Nepali meal that everyone eats.

J: Drinking Nepali milk tea, especially the ones served in my school.

4) What scares you most about visiting/returning to Singapore?

JJ: Not knowing the people we/who visit; leaving friends, going to army and school (fitting in)

K: Meeting people who know me but I dont know them because I am shy.

J: Studying in Singapore’s school and the weather is always hot.

By Gopal Sebastian and Family

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1) 可以形容你如何度过平常的一天？

JJ: 早上七点半起床，八点去学校， 下午三点十分放学，练篮球到旁晚五点， 之后做功课。晚上七点吃晚餐，之后灵修， 做功课。晚上九点半睡觉。 （有时功课多的时候，睡觉时间就延迟到十点至十一点之间。）

K: 早上六点半到七点醒床，用手机直到早餐时间。 然后，收拾好书包就去刷牙。如果我还有时间，我就会用手机直到七点五十五分，才走路去学校。放学后，我就会去足球俱乐部呆两个小时。 之后，回家洗澡，做功课。如果那天没功课，我会用我的手机或笔记本电脑。吃晚餐后，我们会灵修。 我通常晚上九点半睡觉。

J: 早上醒来，玩乐高直到早餐。吃早餐、 收拾书包、刷牙， 穿鞋， 上学。放学后上跆拳道。回家后， 洗澡、吃晚餐，做家庭灵修、刷牙、睡觉。

2) 你认为当一名传教士的孩子最困难的地方是什么？最好的地方又是什么？

JJ: 最困难的是参加尼泊尔语崇拜， 应为我还没完全明白和掌握尼泊尔语。最好的事是有机会见识更多东西。

K: 很多人都认为我的圣经知识应该很好，可是事实并不如此。作为一个传教士孩子最好的地方是可以结交来自不同国家的朋友。

J:在尼泊尔容易生病。最好的事 – 在尼泊尔享受美味的食物。 我最喜欢的食物是Roadhouse的比萨， 馍馍(尼泊尔饺子),papadum, 窜鸡丁和馕。

3) 有哪些尼泊尔文化已成为你生命的一部分？

JJ: 摇头以表示“OK”。

K: 我已经适应尼泊尔的食物。 我每个星期都会吃dhal bhat (扁豆和饭) 。 Dhal bhat是每个人都吃的典型尼泊尔餐。

J: 喝尼泊尔奶茶。我最喜欢学校的奶茶。

4) 想到探访或回新加坡，有什么地方会使你害怕吗？

JJ: 探访：探访我不认识的人。回新加坡：离开在尼泊尔结交的朋友，当兵还有适应新的学校。

K: 遇到认识我的人，但我不认识他们，因为我有点害羞，

J: 在新加坡读书，还有新加坡的天气总是很热。

撰稿: 斯巴祥和家人

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“Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.” (Luke 15: 7)

In June 2016, I attended a local missions camp co-organised by AMKMC, AMKCMC and SKMC. Working with different organisations, this 4D3N camp raised my understanding of the underprivileged in Singapore.

Firstly, we partnered with HealthServe to serve the migrant workers in our community. We learnt so much about their working situations in Singapore and the many difficulties they are experiencing. Many of them paid a hefty sum to come to Singapore because they were promised a job that was decent paying.

However, when they arrive in Singapore, many of them encounter difficulties. The living conditions in some dorms are really in need of improvement. My heart ached so badly when I saw the injustice that they were facing; I could only love them with no strings attached.

We also worked with a professor from NUS on a “Soap with Hope” project. We made soap bars out of recycled soap and presented them to the migrant workers. And, not forgetting the polaroid photos we took for them…that was probably the happiness moment for many of them and our team.

Food From The Heart (FFTH) is another one of the organisations that we worked with. Their aim is to reach out to the less-fortunate by alleviating hunger through food distribution programmes. We were involved in packing food such as biscuits, rice, canned food and powdered drinks (i.e. Coffee and Milo) into small bags for distribution. The process took less than an hour. Following that, the residents from the block would come to collect their goodie bags. Some of the elderly were quite frail, so we helped carry the bags and accompanied them back to their unit. Those were the touching and teaching moments indeed.

Next, to the Willing Hearts. Willing Hearts is a secular, non-affiliated charity that looks into elderly, the disabled, low income families, children from single parent families or the poverty-stricken families, as well as the migrant workers in Singapore.

In this partnership, we “started work” in the wee hours of the morning.

Our team volunteered at the soup kitchen that Willing Hearts operates and the duties included preparation of food, cooking, packing and distribution. Each person was allocated to a specific task, such as deboning fishes, frying eggs or cutting vegetables. The task may be simple, but doing it repetitively made it very mundane and at the end of it, everyone felt really drained. We began to wonder our motive… then, we remembered God and His people. We are to love God’s people in the simplest things in life without expectation of any returns.

Besides those mentioned, there were still many other activities and organisations that we worked with. At the end of the local mission trip, I become mindful of the people around me who need the love of God. I begin to notice the migrant workers whenever I walk past a construction site and I’ll be prompted to say a little prayer for their safety. I also become more aware of the people sleeping on the streets at night…

Although the local missions camp had ended…. the work has really just begun.

by Michelle Koh

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“我告诉你们，同样，一个罪人悔改，在天上也要这样为他欢喜，甚至比有九十九个不用悔改的义人还欢喜。” (路加福音 15:7)

在2016年6月，我参加了由三一年议会卫理公会宏茂桥堂，华人年议会卫理公会宏茂桥堂及卫理公会盛港堂联合举办的本地宣教营。在这四天三夜营会，我们与不同机构合作，而我对新加坡的弱势群体也有更深一层的认识。

首先，我们与HealthServe合作，关怀在社区里的外籍客工。我们了解到他们在新加坡的工作情况，以及他们所面对的种种问题。其实很多客工背井离乡交付大额中介费来新加坡，就是为了能够获得更高的收入。

但是，来到这里，许多客工却遇到多方的困难。有些客工宿舍的居住环境更是急需改善。看到客工所面对的不公平待遇，我深感心痛。我唯一能做的就是无条件地付出我的爱。

我们也与新加坡国立大学的一位教授联手合作 “希望肥皂”项目。我们利用再生肥皂制造一块块肥皂， 并赠送给客工们。还有，当然不能忘记所拍下的珍贵照片。。。那应该是我们和客工们最愉快的时刻。

Food From The Heart (FFTH)是和我们合作的另外一个机构。他们的目标是通过食品分销计划减轻饥饿以关怀有需要的人。

我们的参与就是将食品如饼干，米，罐头食品和粉末饮料（咖啡和美渌）装在小袋子里以供分派。整个过程不到一个小时。紧接着，居民们就下来领取他们的礼包。由于一些年长者身体虚弱，我们便帮忙携带礼包并陪同他们回到他们的住所。那确实是又感人又富有教育意义的时刻！

再来就是“愿之心”。“愿之心” 是一个慈善机构， 专门帮助老年人，残疾人士，低收入家庭，单亲家庭的孩子或其他贫困家庭，以及在新加坡的外籍客工。

在这次合作中， 我们必须在凌晨就“开工”。我们在“ 愿之心”所经营的厨房工作，任务包括预备食物，烹饪，包装和分派。每人被分配一个特定的任务，如剔骨鱼，煎蛋或切菜。任务看似很简单，但不断地重复便显得平凡。最后，每个人都觉得筋疲力尽。我们开始怀疑我们的动机。。。

然而，我们记起了上帝和他的子民。我们要在生活的点点滴滴里爱上帝的子民，并不期望任何回报。

除了以上的活动， 我们还和其他机构合作。在整个本地宣教营结束时，我发现自己开始注意周围的人，他们是多么需要上帝的爱。当我走过建筑工地时，我开始留意客工们，并默默的为他们的安危祈祷。我也更加注意睡在街边的人。。。

本地宣教营虽然已结束，其实要做的工作才刚刚开始。

撰稿: 许欣怡

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“Earthquake!!! Earthquake!!!”

Someone shouted. The shake gradually increased in magnitude till the entire wall seemed to be collapsing on us (it was a 7.9 magnitude!). It was also accompanied with the massive sound of wind. Immediately, we hurried down to an open space beside the church. While waiting, I continued preaching and encouraged everyone, including myself, to trust in our Great Redeemer who loves us all.

“God is our Refuge and Strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains falls into the heart of the sea” (Psalm 46: 1-2)

Are you in trouble? Is your life shaken right now?

Although we cannot prevent a shake, we can prevent our hearts from falling into pieces because of that. As we began to rebuild our lives, my family learnt to trust in God even more. With strength from God, Jacqueline and I ministered to our friends in Nepal through relief aid ministries and reconstruction ministry. Amen.

by Gopal Sebastian

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