親愛的弟兄姊妹平安：
「惟喜愛耶和華的律法，晝夜思想，這人便為有福！」詩篇一2
一月二日讀經班以詩篇開始今年的讀經，我們一班老弟兄姊妹跟著讀經計劃，自2021年疫情開始，轉眼已經讀了三年。今年又應姊妹們的要求，加上了唱詩的環節，正好有很多詩歌都以詩篇為主題，我們除了讀經，也學習唱新歌讚美神！
去年十二月份比較多的接待的工作，有弟兄姊妹途經我家借宿一晚，再往別的城市走；有姊妹從別城來法蘭克福乘坐飛機回國探親，也要借宿一宵；有一位姊妹隻身在外，今年整個聖誕假期就在我家度過；還有就是陪伴一位未成年的學生（應他媽媽的要求）住一晚酒店，第二天帶他去機場飛回家。
另外也接待一名非信徒，她要買車，因為她住在南部比較偏僻的地方，看了一部二手車，車行的位置離我家大約半個小時車程。她要求我陪她去看車、試車。當她買下車子，又要載她去車行取車，再陪她開車回家，因為她才拿到德國的駕駛執照；第二天，我一個人坐四個小時的公共交通工具回家。
十二月也接受了一個外來的請求，就是一位比我還小好幾歲無當地居留權的女性華人，她被送進醫院。由於她不懂英語、德語，醫院無法與她溝通，請了一位中文翻譯。就是這位翻譯請我前往醫院去探訪她。後來醫院把她轉送到一間機構，因為他們將旅館改為難民營，旅館有一間房間可以收容她。因著跟著她跑不同地方，所以就成為了她的翻譯，幫收留她的機構負責人和工作人員、社會福利部門的工作人員、醫生、救護人員作翻譯。由於這位女士身患末期癌症，旅館不是她長期居住的地方，因為沒有醫護人員照顧她，而且她有很多東西都不能吃，也不能走動，到底她有沒有吃東西也不清楚。每次我去探訪她，都會帶一些湯給她喝，這也成為她所叫的「耶穌湯」，因為我有為她禱告，請求耶穌拯救她、幫助她。神果然藉著一間慈善機構裡幾位熱心的醫生，幾經努力之後，終於幫她找到一個臨終關懷的病房，她就可以長久住在那裡，而且得到很好的關懷照顧。在那裡有一位西藏女士，懂一點中文，她也負責管飯食，說可以煮一些適合那女士口味的食物給她吃。
由於吉森團契今年不夠人手舉辦大型的聖誕活動，我們就邀請新來的同學與我們過節，只有一名女生來參加，另外兩名男生本來答應要來，最後還是被他們的同學叫走了。這名女生剛來讀博士學位，有很多的焦慮，壓力很大，假期之後也沒有見她來團契了。
感恩與代禱事項：
- 感恩老弟兄姊妹們每早都願意一起來聆聽神的話語！感恩上週探訪了一位已經很久沒有與我們見面的老姊妹，邀請她參與讀經，這週開始她也上來了！
- 感謝主，有機會服事弟兄姊妹與非信徒在家中作客！感恩可以陪伴單身姊妹度過她的假期，讓她不致覺得孤單！
- 感恩可以服事那位有需要的非信徒，求神讓她看到神的愛，藉著幫助她，使她能夠來認識神！
- 感謝主，憐憫那位得了末期癌症的女士，讓她可以得到一個安息的地方，得到好的照顧！求主幫助她，讓她有清醒的頭腦，在聽到福音的時候願意接受主的救恩！
- 求主保守小朋友，在這寒冷的天氣下免受感染，及不會和家人交差感染。
- 求主保守懷胎的姊妹，使她與胎兒都健康，按期（預產期是三月）把嬰孩順利產下來！
- 求主幫助那位讀博士的女生，讓她適應當地的學習，願意來團契與弟兄姊妹交流，減輕壓力！
願主帶領我們進入新的一年，讓我們緊緊的跟隨主！
預祝你們新春蒙福！
主的使女
鄧秀珍
二零二四年一月十九日
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Dear brothers and sisters,
“But his delight is in the Law of the Lord, and on His Law he meditates day and night!” Psalms 1:2
On January 2nd, our Bible reading class started our Bible reading this year with Psalms. Our senior brothers and sisters have been following the Bible reading plan for three years since 2021 during the pandemic. At the request of our sisters, this year we also added a hymn-singing session, which coincided with the fact that many of the hymns were based on the theme of the Psalms, so in addition to reading the Bible, we also learned to sing new songs to praise God!
Last December, I had several receptions. A couple passed by my house and stayed overnight before heading to other city; a sister came from other city to Frankfurt to take a flight back to visit her relatives in China, and she also had to stay overnight; one sister was out of town, and she stayed at my home for the whole Christmas vacation this year; and I also accompanied a teenage student to stay in a hotel for one night (at the request of his mother), and then I took him to the airport to fly home the next day.
I also hosted a non-believer who wanted to buy a car because she lives in a relatively remote place in the south. She looked at a used car and the car dealership was about half an hour’s drive from my home. She asked me to accompany her to see the car and test drive it. After she bought the car, I had to take her to the car dealership to pick it up, and then drive with her back to her home because she had just obtained her German driver’s license. The next day I had to take four hours of public transportation to get home.
In December, I also accepted a request from a stranger. A stateless Chinese lady who was several years younger than me, was admitted to a hospital. Since she did not speak English or German, the hospital was unable to communicate with her, so they hired a Chinese interpreter. It was this interpreter who asked me to visit her in the hospital. The hospital later transferred her to an organization which had converted a hotel into a refugee camp and there was a room in the hotel that could accommodate her. As I followed her around, I became her interpreter, translating for the person in charge and staff of the organization that took her in, the staff of the social welfare department, the doctors, and the ambulance staff. Since this woman is suffering from terminal cancer, a hotel is not a place for her to live for a long time because there are no medical staffs to take care of her. She cannot eat a lot of things, and she cannot move around so it is not clear whether she has eaten anything or not. Every time I visited her, I would bring her some soup, which she called “Jesus Soup”, because I prayed for her and asked Jesus to save her and help her. God did find her a hospice ward through a few dedicated doctors of a charity organization, and after much effort, she was able to stay there for a long time and receive good care. There was a Tibetan lady there who could understand a little Chinese and was also responsible for taking care of the meals. She said she could cook some food suitable for Chinese appetites.
Since the Giessen Fellowship did not have the manpower to hold a large-scale Christmas event this year, we invited the new students to join us for the holiday. Only one girl came to join us, while the other two boys were called by their classmates after they had promised to come. This girl had just come to study for her doctorate degree, and she had a lot of anxiety and stress, and we didn’t see her come to the fellowship after the holiday.
Thanksgiving and Prayer Items:
- I am thankful for the senior brothers and sisters who are willing to come together every morning to listen to God’s word! I am grateful that last week I visited an old sister who we have not seen for a long time and invited her to participate in our Bible reading. She has also joined us starting this week!
- Thank the Lord for the opportunity to serve brothers and sisters and unbelievers as guests in my home! I am grateful that I could accompany the single sister on her vacation so that she would not feel lonely!
- Thank God also that I could minister to that unbeliever in need by helping her so that she may come to know God one day!
- Thank the Lord for having mercy on the lady suffering from terminal cancer, allowing her to have a resting place and receive good care! Pray that she will have a clear mind and be willing to accept the Lord’s salvation when she hears the Gospel.
- Pray that the Lord will protect the children from getting infected often in this cold weather and then spreading it to the whole family!
- Pray that the Lord will protect the pregnant sister so that both she and the fetus will be healthy and the baby will be delivered smoothly at maturity (expected date of delivery is March)!
- Pray that the girl who is studying for her doctorate degree will adapt to her studies and be willing to come to the fellowship to communicate with brothers and sisters to relieve her stress!
May the Lord lead us into the new year and let us follow Him closely!
I wish you all a blessed Chinese New Year in advance!
Serving Him,
Karen Tang