柬埔寨在十一月尾爆發新冠肺炎,社區感染,學校停課,宗教聚會停止,婚姻註冊也不獲批准。預計今年不能夠舉行慶祝聖誕聚會,但願信徒能唱出普世歡騰的歌聲,全地都以祂為王。「耶和華在天上立定寶座,他的權柄統管萬有。」(詩103:19)因此我們不用害怕,並且得著平安,讓我們定睛仰望耶穌。
今年11月3日匈牙利的外交官來柬埔寨訪問一天,後來到訪泰國時發現感染新冠肺炎。他在金邊時曾接觸過的人多達一千,於是全金邊市的學校都要停課兩星期。復課後不到一星期,28日金邊爆發新冠肺炎社區感染,有40人確診。結果學校又再停課,宗教聚會要取消,市內的娛樂場所要關閉,結婚要延期舉行,直到另行通知。
多謝你們在多方面的支持和代禱。請繼續記念我們。
感恩事項:
祈禱事項:
多謝您們忠心為我們的需要禱告!多謝您們的支持和禱告,有空請來信告知您們的消息。
主內
約瑟,月甜上
2020年12月
Dear Family and friends,
As Christmas is coming soon, can we sing “Joy to the World” despite what is happening around us? The pandemic still haunts us; when is everything back to normal we may ask. As believers in God we believe that He is in sovereign control of all things. “The Lord has established His throne in heaven, And His kingdom rules over all (Psalm 103:19). That removes our fear and anxiety but instead it gives us inner peace.
November is a hard month for us in Cambodia. On the 3rd because of the trade visit of the Hungarian minister who was tested positive with Covid 19 when landing in Thailand. There were 4 Cambodians tested positive. Then on 28th there was a community outbreak in Phnom Penh and other provinces. There have been 40 people tested positive so far. All schools were ordered to close for 2 weeks, entertainment centres, karaoke, gathering have been closed, and they do not issue new marriage licenses. As of now we have a new memo from the government that schools, religious gatherings, entertainment centers are closed until further notice.
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus.
Thanks for supporting us in all aspects. Appreciate that. Please continue to remember us:
Praise items:
Prayer items:
Thank you so much. We would love to hear from you and pray for you!
In His service,
Joseph and Liza Ng
從金邊向您們問安!今年因新冠肺炎之疫情,我們從加拿大回柬埔寨的路程有許多挑戰。原先在9月19日回金邊的航班取消了兩次。柬埔寨入境需要有到境前72小時檢疫報告和醫生證明才可上機。到達金邊時需持有新冠肺炎醫療保額五萬美元的保單。在天父的帶領下,我們能在28日在卡加利上機,經溫哥華和台北,在9月30日回到金邊。在機場要交2千元美金作按金,作為到步後檢測、住酒店和其他費用。辦理入境手續後,我們隨即作新冠肺炎檢測,接著坐專車去政府指定酒店隔離,兩天後檢測報告顯示我們及同機的乘客沒有感染,我們便回家隔離14天。在家居隔離第13天要再作新冠肺炎檢測,兩天後檢測沒感染才可拿回按金的餘額。多謝您們在禱告中記念我們。
很高興能在教會見到同工和會友們。活石堂沒有線上崇拜,會友家中多沒有無線上網(WiFi)。教會已在7月開始實體崇拜,但人數受限制。現在只有40人左右回來崇拜,會友帶回來的小朋友約有20至30人、其中小的有2至3歲,大的約有15歲,我們需要分兩班授課,但只有一位老師。請為可以有多一位老師祈禱。
新光幼稚園在三月時停課,老師和職員每星期二、五回來清潔學校、備課及查經。10月1日復課,感恩有很多舊生回來,亦有不少新學生。可是,在15日我們收到教育局的消息要停課14天,因在10月3日時有匈牙利的外交官來柬埔寨訪問一天,之後他去了泰國確診新冠肺炎。他在柬埔寨時曾接觸9百多人,有一千六百人因這次事件接受檢疫,只有四人確診,所以教育部在19日宣布在23日學校可以復課!
感恩事項:
祈禱事項:
多謝您們忠心為我們的需要禱告!多謝您們的支持和禱告,有空請來信告知您們的消息。
主內
約瑟,月甜上
2020年11月
Dear Family and friends,
Greetings from Cambodia! This year because of the pandemic it makes travelling extremely complicated and long. We were scheduled to come back on September 19. But the fight with Eva Air via Taiwan was cancelled 2 times. Finally, we were rescheduled on September 28. Then we needed to get Covid test with the doctor’s letter and signature saying that we were negative 72 hours before our arrival in Cambodia. Afterwards, we had to buy medical insurance for Covid. In case we had Covid, it would cover our expenditure up to US$50,000. In God’s best timing, we were able to board the flights from Calgary Canada to Vancouver, Taipei, and Phnom Penh. Because of God’s grace there was no one tested positive on the flight. We were free to move around after 14 days of quarantine. Appreciate your prayers for our travel. Thank you.
So happy to see our co-workers, church members that they are well, and they serve the Lord with a joyful heart. It is wonderful to see children and toddlers who came back to school on October 1st. Many of them are old students but some are new.
Sonlight Kindergarten was reopened on October 1st after it was closed since March. The Hungarian Minister of Trade and team came to Phnom Penh for a visit. The Minister of trade was tested positive when he landed in Thailand. There were over 1,000 people directly and indirectly contacted him. So far there are 4 Cambodians tested positive. So, all schools and entertainment centres are closed for 2 weeks. On November 19, the education department announced that all schools can be opened on 23rd.
Please continue to praise our heavenly father and pray for our needs.
Praise items:
Prayer items:
Thank you very much for your faithful involvement in our ministry!
In His service,
Joseph and Liza Ng
親愛的親友,主內兄姊們平安:
時間過得很快,我們已回加拿大6個月了。有人問我們在這些日子中是否過得很悶;我們雖然常在家中,但仍與柬埔寨的同工和住在不同城市的親友保持聯絡,大家互相鼓勵,互相代求。除此之外我們有更多時間看聖經,禱告和看書。在世界新聞中看到各地的新冠肺炎消息,森林大火,巨大水災,種族仇恨的示威,暴動和搶劫等事時,我們知道這世界已變了,但基督徒在耶穌裡深信祂仍然坐著為王。
我們想在這裡分享一個值得鼓舞的故事。「享尼」是一個九歲大的女孩子,自小跟信主的父母來活石堂,三歲時在新光幼稚園讀書,六歲時入讀柬埔寨的公立小學。最近她的學校舉行校際英文故事比賽,她選用聖誕節的意義為題材。她的父親問她為何講這題目,她說是因柬埔寨的小朋友大多數未知道聖誕節的真正意義。她從天父創造這世界後,人犯罪而帶出天父的兒子耶穌降世為人,是要將世人從罪中拯救出來的好消息。從她父親轉寄來的視頻,看見她有膽量在眾人面前為主耶穌作見證;但願天父興起更多柬埔寨的兒童和青年人,向他們的同胞作鹽和光。
在這裡為你們在過去的年日支持我們而感恩,請繼續記念我們。
感恩事項:
祈禱事項:
多謝您們忠心為我們的需要禱告!
主內
約瑟,月甜上
2020年9月
Dear Family and friends,
Time went by so fast! We have been in Canada for 6 months already. People often ask if we are bored during these months. Even though we stay home most of the time, we can contact our co-workers in Cambodia and our friends in different parts of the world. We share and encourage each other with God’s words. Personally, we have more time to meditate on the word of God, read books and pray. There have been so many incidents of riots, demonstrations, looting, flooding, and wildfire on top of the pandemic of Covid19. The world has been and will be totally different. As Christians we have hope in God who still reigns as King.
We want to share a story that is uplifting. Honey is a 9-year-old girl at our church in Cambodia. She has been attending our church with her parents since she was born. She attended our kindergarten when she turned 3 years old. At age 6 she went to a Khmer primary school. Recently her school hosted an inter school story telling contest in English. She chose the story of Christmas. Her father asked her why this was chosen. She said that many Khmer children do not know the real meaning of Christmas. Starting from God’s creation of this world she shared because of men’s sin that Jesus, the Son of God was sent to this world as our Savior. She did a wonderful job. We are so encouraged by her boldness to share about Jesus. May God raise up more children and youth to be light and salt to their own people.
We are very thankful for your support through all these years. Please continue to praise God for His faithful work and pray for our needs.
Praise items:
Prayer items:
Thank you very much for your faithful involvement in our ministry!
In His service,
Joseph and Liza Ng
從加拿大卡其利市向您們問安!我們3月中在加拿大尚未封城前回到這裡,近來新冠疫情緩和,這裡已漸漸解封。女兒欣義工作的商店已重開營業,女婿工作的工程公司已回復在寫字樓上班,但工作量不多,有時只在上午上班。雖然是部份解封,但仍要保持社交距離,所以也不能與兒孫們太接近。
這次全球性的疫情引致很多商店和行業關門,柬埔寨也有不少弟兄姊妹的工作受影響,生活出現困難。整個世界在封城之下改變了,萬事都不能永存,只有天父的愛和信實永不改變。
「耶穌基督,昨日,今日一直到永遠是一樣的。」(希伯來書十三8)我們只需剛強壯膽來到天父面前,不要疑惑,要存心仰望祂,相信祂仍然掌管萬有。「我們曉得萬事都互相效力、叫愛 神的人得益處、就是按他旨意被召的人。」(羅馬書八28)在萬變的世代中,天父是我們生命的錨,讓我們單單事奉祂、依靠祂。
多謝您們一直在禱告和金錢上的支持,請繼續為我們求恩!
讚美事項:
禱告事項:
多謝您們的代禱和支持!有空請告知你們的近況,我們可以彼此在禱告中記念。
主內
約瑟,月甜上
2020年7月
Dear Family and friends,
Greetings from Calgary, Canada! We have been here since March before the lockdown in Canada. Staying home except going for walks around our neighborhood gives us more time to read God’s word and pray. Occasionally we see our sons and grandchildren. Because of social distancing, we are cautious not to hug and kiss them!!
The world is and will be very different during and after the pandemic. It is only God’s love and faithfulness remain the same. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” (Hebrews 13:8) So we need to come to God with boldness and trust Him because He is still in control of all that is happening in this world. “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” (Romans 8:28) Therefore we need to love Him by doing what He wants us to do.
Thank you so much for supporting us and our ministry through your giving, prayers and concerns. Please continue to praise Him and pray for our requests:
Praise items:
Prayer items:
Thank you so much! We would love to hear from you and connect with you.
In His service,
Joseph and Liza Ng
從加拿大卡其利向您們問安!「你們要休息、要知道我是 神。」(詩篇四十六10a)新冠病毒肺炎疫情入侵全球之時,我們要在主裡面「休息」。這節聖經正對我們說話,因為疫情引起了無奈、挫折、健康受威脅、家人離世和失業等不如意的事。「休息」在原文是「放鬆」、「鬆弛」的意思,因此我們可以將一切的重擔和憂慮放下,在「休息」中看見天父在作事。而這世界要尊榮祂,「我必在外邦中被尊崇、在遍地上也被尊崇。」(詩篇四十六10b)
我們在三月中回到卡其利之後,卡其利便因新冠肺炎疫症而封城。與女兒和女婿住在一間租來的舊屋子,後院有地方可以種菜。加拿大封城後因社交隔離少出門,但主日可以與女兒和女婿在家中參加網上崇拜;也可以每天在網上參加柬埔寨的祈禱會,為新冠肺炎、教會復興、金邊因封城而引起的物價高漲等事祈禱。我們也參加活石堂每週四天的同工祈禱會,為自己、家人、政府、教會、學校、復興、疫情帶來的影響和會友的需要代求。只可惜不能親身經歷實體的崇拜,肢體的交通和與家人見面。
多謝你們的關心,禱告和金錢上的支持。請為以下的事感恩和求恩;
感恩事項:
求恩事項:
多謝您們的代禱和支持!有空請告知你們的近況,我們可以彼此在禱告中記念。
主內
約瑟,月甜上
2020年5月
請經濟支持吳約瑟牧師師母柬埔寨宣教事工,並請特別記念「新光幼稚園」的經費需要,因疫情影響致學校停學期間,教職員薪金等出現困難。
Dear Family and friends,
Greetings from Calgary, Canada! “Be still and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10a) During this global pandemic, this verse is truly relevant to us as Christians. Because of many unknowns we have frustrations, fears over our heath, families, jobs and future. But God, our Father wants us to rest in Him because He knows what He is doing and what is going on. It is comforting to know that “I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted in the earth.” (Psalms 46:10b) Through all these hard times, uncertainties, frustrations we know God will be lifted high above the world.
We have been in Calgary, Canada since mid-March just before the lockdown. Staying with our daughter and her husband in a rented older house is a blessing. So, we have space for a vegetable garden. Staying home now we can spend more time on reading God’s words, books and praying. We join a Khmer prayer group with prayer emphasis on the Covid-19 in Cambodia, revival of the nation and churches. Another group is with Living Stone church staff and members. Also, we join worship and prayer meetings in the local church. In order to keep our body in better shape we do exercises regularly. The only drawback is that we cannot spend time with our loved ones and friends because of social distancing!
Thank you so much for supporting us in caring, praying and giving. Please remember us in the followings:
Praise items:
Prayer items:
Thank you. We would love to hear from you and want to pray for you!
In His service,
Joseph and Liza Ng
Please support Joseph and Liza for their ministries in Cambodia. And we sincerely appeal for your help to SonLight Kindergarten. Due to Covid-19, the school has been temporarily closed and probably can only be re-opened in November. The school is facing great financial hardship for salary payment to teachers and staff.
親愛的親友及主內兄姊們平安:
從柬埔寨向您們問安!當我們從新聞報導中看到世界上由於人為或自然災害,無數的生命和動物因為新冠狀肺炎病毒、山火、地震、火山爆發等影響,都叫我們的心傷痛。這些事的發生,叫我們想起天父的話:「倘有禍患臨到我們、或刀兵災殃、或瘟疫饑荒、我們在急難的時候、站在這殿前向你呼求、你必垂聽而拯救.因為你的名在這殿裡。」(代下20:9)
因為新冠狀肺炎病毒引起的疫情,我們原先計劃二月在香港工作匯報一個月的行程取消。我們在金邊逗留至3月初才去加拿大,這樣月甜有多些時間訓練幼稚園一位新老師。我們原先買了金邊去香港和香港經上海去加拿大的機票,改為金邊經韓國去加拿大的機票。旅行社有消息來說原先的機票因航班取消而退款,所退回的剛是另買機票的錢。可見天父為我們預備生活所需,感謝祂。
我們今次回加拿大首先停留在溫哥華,與關心我們的教會和信徒分享柬埔寨的需要,並與以前神學院的同學團聚,然後返回卡加利。由今年四月開始,我們在柬埔寨宣教工場換了新的角色。我們會以「事工顧問」的身份,繼續柬埔寨的宣教事奉。金邊活石堂男同工——波拿——在教會事奉只有一年時間,需要督導和指引。新光幼稚園的老師和同工,仍需要帶領和幫助。我們願意成為同工們的「導師、師傅」(Mentor),以致他們成熟幹練,能接過棒子,火炬相傳。我們在加拿大停留之後,會返回柬埔寨幫助他們,因醫療等情況,我們需要兩地往來走動。
請您們繼續禱告和經濟支持我們的事奉。以下是我們的感恩和求恩的事項:
感恩事項:
求恩事項:
多謝你們的禱告和支持。我們也喜歡收到你們的消息,可以互相代求。
主內
約瑟,月甜上
2020年3月
Dear Family and friends,
Greetings from Cambodia! As we look around what has been happening in the world, our hearts are saddened to see the man-made or natural disasters. We feel so sorry to the loss of lives and their families, the loss of millions of animals and properties due to the outbreak of Coronavirus, forest fires, earthquakes, floods, volcanoes etc. These are bringing we Christians around the world to humble ourselves to cry out to God for His mercy and protection. “If calamity comes upon us, whether the sword of judgment, or plague or famine, we will stand in your presence before this temple that bears your Name and will cry out to you in our distress, and you will hear us and save us.” (2Chronicles 20:9)
Because of the Coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong our furlough in February was cancelled. We decided to stay in Phnom Penh until early March so that Liza can help the new teacher at our kindergarten. We bought new tickets flying from Phnom Penh to Vancouver via Seoul. Our travel agency called to inform that our flights from Phnom Penh to Hong Kong, Vancouver via Shanghai are cancelled by the airlines. The airlines gave us refund which is the amount we paid for our new route. Our heavenly Father takes care of our financial need!
We left for Canada on March 7th via Seoul Korea, then to Vancouver where we will have a reunion of Bible school classmates, sharing the needs of Cambodia. Finally, we returned home in Calgary on March 15th. From April 2020, we will take a new role as “Ministry Advisor” in our mission field. Pastor Phalla, church minister of our Livingstone Christian Church in Phnom Penh, has been working in the church for only 1 year, so he needs more guidance. Our teachers and clerical staff in our Sonlight Kindergarten are lacking experience that they need help and support. We will serve as their MENTORS that they may be well equipped in faith and love for Christian leadership. The baton shall be passed to the local Christian leadership for His glory. We will stay in Canada for a short period, and then we will return to Phnom Penh for His service. Due to medical cares, we will go often between Canada, Hong Kong and Phnom Penh.
Thank you so much for supporting us through different ways especially your prayers and care. And we covet your continual prayers and financial support.
Here are our praises and prayers for these two months.
Praise items:
Prayer items:
Thank you very much. We would like to hear from you. Let us know if you have anything that we can pray for you.
In His service,
Joseph and Liza Ng
親愛的親友及主內兄姊們平安:
「有主的使者站在他們旁邊、主的榮光四面照著他們.牧羊的人就甚懼怕。那天使對他們說:『不要懼怕、我報給你們大喜的信息,是關乎萬民的。』」(路二9-10)二千年前主耶穌在伯利恆出生時帶來普世歡騰,因為這好消息是關乎我們罪得赦免並與天父和好。
葛福臨(Franklin Graham)佈道團12月7-8日在金邊舉行佈道會,主題為「愛臨金邊」。柬埔寨在紅高棉大屠殺的黑暗後,得見天父愛的光輝,這次聚會的傳譯員是大屠殺的倖存者。聚會有23,000人參加,1,700人信主。請在禱告中記念新信主的跟進和門徒訓練。
2019年很快便要過去,為這年感謝我們的天父,祂用大能之手保守帶領我們。明年2月中旬,我們將去香港工作匯報一個月,之後退休。蒙中福團委任為柬埔寨工場事工顧問,按時往工場探訪。因此我們會在3月中去加拿大六個月,之後計劃在9月返回柬埔寨工場,逗留幾個月。如果健康允許,我們將在加拿大停留半年,在柬埔寨停留半年。
請繼續與我們一同感恩,讚美天父和為我們的需要祈禱:
感恩事項:
求恩事項:
多謝您們的代禱和支持!
主內
約瑟,月甜上
吳約瑟、吳黃月甜宣教士夫婦工作匯報延期。
原於2020年2月25日(星期二)晚上19:45在本團禮堂舉行工場分享聚會——「柬埔寨知多啲」,因疫症持續取消。
Dear Family and friends,
“An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.” (Luke 2:9,10) This happened about 2000 years ago when Jesus Christ was born. The good news is that when anyone believes in Him, he is saved from his sins and can communicate with God again!
On December 7 and 8, the good news was proclaimed to the Cambodian people by Franklin Graham and team. The two days Love Phnom Penh Festival shines hope and light to Cambodia after a dark and not so distant past. The infamous genocide in 1975 to 79 still haunts many lives in this country. About 23,000 people attended the two days event and about 1700 received Jesus as their personal savior. Follow up ad discipleship are going on in different churches and groups.
As we reflect in the past year, we are thankful to our heavenly Father who has blessed and kept us by His mighty hands. In mid-February we will go to Hong Kong for one month of furlough. After that we will officially retire as missionaries. After six months in Canada, we are planning to come back to Cambodia as consultant. So, if health permits, we will be in Canada for half a year and in Cambodia for half a year.
Please continue to praise God with us and pray for our needs:
Praise items:
Prayer items:
Thank you so much for your support and care throughout our time of serving in Cambodia!
In His service,
Joseph and Liza Ng
親愛的親友及主內兄姊們平安:
從柬埔寨向你們問安!我們在9月15日回到金邊,感恩很快已習慣了時差和生活。回來之後,很高興看見教會和幼稚園有新面孔。新光幼稚園和託兒所是沒有暑假的,今年立憲日是在9月24日,而亡人節在9月27-29日,於是幼稚園放假一星期。在沒有上課的日子,我們清洗幼稚園午睡的被鋪,和住在附近的同工一同修理桌子。我們在這假期也有時間休息,看書和定計劃。
柬埔寨人在亡人節前的十四天,會帶食物去最少七間廟宇祭祀先人。對基督徒來說是個屬靈爭戰的日子,因為家人會認為信主的人不照著這樣做是不孝。但我們的主耶穌已經勝過撒旦的權勢,亡人節正日那天是星期日,但回來敬拜的人數沒有減少。
10月14日是加拿大感恩節,我們要因天父賜的厚恩來感謝祂。很多時我們看見所發生的事並不美好,但天父卻用這些來教導我們更加去依靠祂!「我們曉得萬事都互相效力、叫愛 神的人得益處、就是按他旨意被召的人。」(羅馬書八28)
以下是感恩事項:
請為我們的需要代禱:
多謝你們的代禱和支持。有空請來信,我們可以互相代求。
主內
約瑟,月甜上
Dear Family, brothers and sisters in the Lord,
Greetings from Phnom Penh, Cambodia. We arrived safely on September 15th! Praise the Lord, we have adjusted well to the weather and life in here quickly. So good to see friends, meet new people and children in the kindergarten. Because Pchum Ben holiday was on 27-29, we had a week off for the kindergarten and nursery. Good that we could rest and did some planning and reading books.
Two weeks before the Pchum Ben, people go to at least seven Buddhist temples to offer food to the dead ancestors. So, the spiritual warfare is very real. However, our God is greater than the evil forces. We are thankful that the Sunday worship was well attended.
October 14th is the Thanksgiving Day for Canada. There are many things we need to be thankful for. Sometimes all thing happened may not be good according to our eyes, but God has His own way to lead and to teach us. The verse in Roman 8:28 is very true. “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”
The followings are our thanksgiving items:
Please pray for our needs:
Thank you for praying! We sure love to hear from you too!
In His service,
Joseph and Liza Ng