親愛的代禱夥伴：
感謝主，今年的冬雨給久旱的西開普敦省帶來不少雨水，紓解了缺水的情況。但是，限定每人每日用五十公升的節水指標仍然在進行中，因為水庫現在僅回升到百分之四十的水量，求主賜給西開普敦省更豐沛的冬雨。在面臨大自然的變遷和災害時，更看見人的渺小和有限，我們應該轉向創造天地大能大力的神來幫助我們。我們人生中的大小事都要帶到神的面前，祈求祂的幫助。
小琴姐妹的丈夫在基督徒世家出生，少年起在南非長大，上帝及信仰對他都不重要。婚後，他的妻子被婆婆帶來德班教會，她不久即信主受洗，也認真學習，在主裡成長，是個好姐妹。結婚後久未懷孕，公公婆婆都沒有給她壓力；但是，親友們的兒女都有孩子了，只有她沒有動靜。我們和她一起祈求，也用親身看見的見證鼓勵她不要失去對主的信心。感謝主，她現在已經是兩個男孩的媽媽了。她一直向丈夫作見證，丈夫漸漸有所改變，也願意祈禱，上個聖誕節也陪妻子來聚會。
上兩個星期我們在外地，小琴姐妹向我們發出代禱急件說丈夫受槍傷，傷勢情況不明，請我們代禱。後來我們回到德班，才知道神行了奇事。那天小琴丈夫的配槍意外走火（他開保全公司），子彈從大腿射入，沒傷到血管和神經，而且神奇的轉了九十度沒有打到膝蓋骨（如打到可能跛腳）。醫生及助手看到X光圖片都稱神奇，神行奇事保守了他。
神在古時行奇事，今天也行奇事；祂在南非行奇事，也在我們的身旁行奇事。我們相信祂在我們的身上也會行奇妙的事，願意人人都去與人分享上帝奇妙的作為。小琴的丈夫因為妻子的信心、見證和代禱，建立了信心的基礎。我們應該常常為我們的配偶祈求，也幫助鼓勵我們的配偶在主裡成長。
我們初到開普敦時，一位在贊比亞（Zambia）的宣教士經由香港友人引薦和我們聯絡，因為他們教會中有一位姐妹要從贊比亞來南非開普敦求學。鄭姐妹就這樣來到我們的教會，她的父母和全家在父親的好朋友引領下信主。她把握機會參加教會的聚會，不斷的成長，下個星期將完成她的學習返回贊比亞。
接人送人是宣教生涯的常事：我們在中轉站服務，有時引人歸主，有時陪人走一段人生低谷，有時施與無償的幫助，不停的指引人歸回神的道路，是一個卑微又神聖的工作。事實上每次的付出都有意義。你是否也願意聽主命令，來到水深之處撒網捕魚？
請你為這些事項代禱：
- 請為南非事工需要多位宣教士，求主差派。
- 請繼續為我們所服事的三個教會代禱。也請為教會的同工代禱，求主賜他們信心、愛心及耐心。
- 請繼續為南非西開普敦省需要的雨水祈求。
- 請為教會新來的慕道友劉女士得救禱告。前幾個星期她的丈夫從友人處買了一尊偶像，原本不攔阻她參加聚會的丈夫，這星期日就不准她來聚會了。
- 請繼續為我們出外往各地事工及行車的安全代禱。
您的同工
克達、雅麗
二零一八年六月
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Dear Prayer Partners,
We thank God for giving us much needed rain in Cape Town. The dams are only around 40% full, so the water restriction of 50 liters/person/day is still in place. May the Lord continue to send rain for the rest of the season! Before weather changes and natural disasters, people appear to be so insignificant and powerless. We need to turn to our Creator, the Almighty God, for help.
Sister XiaoQin’s husband grew up in a Christian family. He came to South Africa to join his parents in his early teens. However, God and religion were not important to him. XiaoQin married into his family and started to come to our Durban church with her mother-in-law. Soon after, she accepted Christ as her Savior and was baptized. She was eager to learn and growing strong in her faith. However, she was not able to conceive. Even though her in-laws did not give her any pressure, seeing her friends becoming pregnant one after another made her feel discouraged. We prayed with her and shared with her many testimonies of sisters in similar situations. Praise the Lord, she experienced God’s miracle and is now the proud mother of two healthy boys. She constantly witnesses to her husband on how God works in her life and prays for his salvation. He slowly sees that God is real and is willing to pray with her. Last Christmas, he even accompanied her to our Christmas worship service.
Two weeks ago we were ministering in another city. One early morning we received an urgent message from XiaoQin asking us to pray for her husband. He owns a security company and carries his gun all the time. Somehow the gun accidentally fired and the bullet went into his leg. If it hit his knee, there would be serious consequences. After he got to the hospital, the x-ray showed that the bullet made a 90 degree turn, bypassed the knee and lodged itself between the bones. The doctor and all the medical staff at the hospital were amazed at the miracle. He personally experienced God’s protection!
God worked miracles in days of old; God works miracles nowadays. God works miracles in South Africa; God works miracles where you are. We believe that God continues to work miracles in our lives. May we all proclaim His wonderful deeds among men! XiaoQin’s husband’s faith was built on her faith, life testimonies and prayers. We also need to pray for our spouse and help him/her to grow spiritually.
When we first started to serve in Cape Town, we came in touch with a missionary in Zambia through an acquaintance in Hong Kong. The missionary contacted us because one of his church members was coming to Cape Town to study. That was how Sister Zheng came to our Cape Town church. The family was brought to church by her father’s good friend, and the whole family came to know Christ. She would not miss any opportunity to attend church meetings, and she grows in faith and knowledge of the Lord. She will be finishing her study next week and returning to Zambia.
As missionaries, we see people come and go. We serve them at a certain stop in their lives. Sometimes we lead people to Christ; sometimes we walk with them through a difficult journey; sometimes we give them help asking nothing in return. Our goal is to point people to God. It is such a humbling yet holy mission. Every encounter is worthwhile! Would you be willing to answer God’s call to go to the deep water and become fishers of men?
Prayer Requests:
- Please pray for more missionaries to South Africa.
- Please pray for the three churches we serve and the co-workers in the churches. May God grant them faith, love and patience in their service.
- Please pray for continued rainfall in Cape Town.
- Please pray for the salvation of Ms. Liu. Her husband had no objection before on her coming to church. However, a few weeks ago he brought an idol home and now refuses to let her come.
- Please continue to pray for our safety as we travel to different cities and towns.
In His service,
Ko-Ta & Christina