說實在話，著眼在每一天的事工中，
是很容易令人感到挫折的。
但是上帝從來不要我只放在眼前的環境與不順遂。
祂從來都只要我將信心擺在祂的應許上！
祂從來都只問我是否忠心於呼召。
祂是獨行其是的神。
前面三個見證裡面，
有兩個學生已經從學校畢業，
現在在其他的地方唸書。
看見他們的生命改變，
這就是我跟上帝求的--服事中的鼓勵。
只要有一個學生的生命因為福音改變，
就可以鼓勵我繼續委身服事好幾年！
上帝，感謝你。
貼在這裡，是想要放一塊石頭！
未來當自己的信心軟弱的時候，
可以看見就記得，上帝有祂奇妙作為的時刻！
Saturday, December 01, 2007
聖誕禮物之三
第三個學生的來信..
After praying for a long time,I finally gave Melody the Bible as a Thanksgiving gift...God is really amazing by showing so many things and how He has been working on Pre-Christians around me these days...
Last week, I had been praying crazily in the Korean church--morning prayer for 5 days...
Praying that God will reveal His plan for me here on earth and where He wants me to serve in there future (meaning after my graduation from SFSU...I still have one year to stay here...)
In fact, originally, I have never thought about staying in the US. because I am the only child and the only Christian in my entire family...I always have a strong burden of my parents', family's, TW friends', and TW teachers' salvation...and I often pray that God will use me as a witness to outreach to those pre-Christians since I myself used to be a non-believer before....I even participated kind of actively in my father's religious beliefs when I was a little girl...
Due to my family background, I have some concrete ideas about Buddhisms, Dualisms, and traditional Taiwanese religious beliefs....so...that's why I've never thought about staying in the U.So go to other country to serve before....
My ideas have been changed when I was in Mississippi....
I don't know why...but I was so inspired at that time...and started to pray for God's calling of my life here on Earth...
So far, I kind of have 5 ideas...but again, I'll be very willing to follow God's will even His plan may not be included by the following five....
1) Stay in the US and teach Chinese in Monterey Language Institute (MLI)-->They want MA TESOL student and Native Chinese speaker...since my teaching philosophy is to use language to communicate with people all over the world, it doesn't really matter which language I'll be teaching...also, I personally like the environment there, and people talk to each other very directly in the US....
2)Go back to TW and teach as a part time lecturer in college lever-->I always want to teach adolescents in formal educational settings since I believe it is the define moment of their lives and if at that time they will have chance to know God, they'll have higher tendency to become more active Christians (Also, I'll volunteer in a Christian-oriented drama club and work for technical theater and lighting stuff)...I always believe that drama can be a power medium to spread God's kingdom...and if it is God's will, I hope to go back to US. to study for MFA--with concentration in lighting and technical theater...
3) Stay in SF and be a part time ESL/Chinese teacher...this way, my life(financially) may be really difficult since most of the institutes desire native English speaker...and I am not sure about the qualification that CCSF requires for their Chinese instructor...>In this way, I can still participate and serve in our TBC(The American church I attend at SF)...a church that I really love and my second home
4) Go to Africa or China or Korea-->as a literally full time missionary and work there for 1-2 years...>This is really OK if it's God's will for me but for my parents, they'll think I am insane...they already think I'm crazy when I went to Mississippi this year....
5) Become a CCCI staff either part time or full time...
***Maybe God has other plans besides those above 5...but I kind of feel that based on my previous training and a currently a teacher in training...those 4 ideas seem very practical to me and also I can see how God can use me in that field....so...I'm not sure yet....but I'll keep praying...this thing will be my prayer request for the coming year...
Thank you for your time to read this long email as well as your continuous prayer for my family's salvation.
After praying for a long time,I finally gave Melody the Bible as a Thanksgiving gift...God is really amazing by showing so many things and how He has been working on Pre-Christians around me these days...
Last week, I had been praying crazily in the Korean church--morning prayer for 5 days...
Praying that God will reveal His plan for me here on earth and where He wants me to serve in there future (meaning after my graduation from SFSU...I still have one year to stay here...)
In fact, originally, I have never thought about staying in the US. because I am the only child and the only Christian in my entire family...I always have a strong burden of my parents', family's, TW friends', and TW teachers' salvation...and I often pray that God will use me as a witness to outreach to those pre-Christians since I myself used to be a non-believer before....I even participated kind of actively in my father's religious beliefs when I was a little girl...
Due to my family background, I have some concrete ideas about Buddhisms, Dualisms, and traditional Taiwanese religious beliefs....so...that's why I've never thought about staying in the U.So go to other country to serve before....
My ideas have been changed when I was in Mississippi....
I don't know why...but I was so inspired at that time...and started to pray for God's calling of my life here on Earth...
So far, I kind of have 5 ideas...but again, I'll be very willing to follow God's will even His plan may not be included by the following five....
1) Stay in the US and teach Chinese in Monterey Language Institute (MLI)-->They want MA TESOL student and Native Chinese speaker...since my teaching philosophy is to use language to communicate with people all over the world, it doesn't really matter which language I'll be teaching...also, I personally like the environment there, and people talk to each other very directly in the US....
2)Go back to TW and teach as a part time lecturer in college lever-->I always want to teach adolescents in formal educational settings since I believe it is the define moment of their lives and if at that time they will have chance to know God, they'll have higher tendency to become more active Christians (Also, I'll volunteer in a Christian-oriented drama club and work for technical theater and lighting stuff)...I always believe that drama can be a power medium to spread God's kingdom...and if it is God's will, I hope to go back to US. to study for MFA--with concentration in lighting and technical theater...
3) Stay in SF and be a part time ESL/Chinese teacher...this way, my life(financially) may be really difficult since most of the institutes desire native English speaker...and I am not sure about the qualification that CCSF requires for their Chinese instructor...>In this way, I can still participate and serve in our TBC(The American church I attend at SF)...a church that I really love and my second home
4) Go to Africa or China or Korea-->as a literally full time missionary and work there for 1-2 years...>This is really OK if it's God's will for me but for my parents, they'll think I am insane...they already think I'm crazy when I went to Mississippi this year....
5) Become a CCCI staff either part time or full time...
***Maybe God has other plans besides those above 5...but I kind of feel that based on my previous training and a currently a teacher in training...those 4 ideas seem very practical to me and also I can see how God can use me in that field....so...I'm not sure yet....but I'll keep praying...this thing will be my prayer request for the coming year...
Thank you for your time to read this long email as well as your continuous prayer for my family's salvation.
聖誕禮物之二
第二個學生的來信
福音的腳步
「立偉，你可以將這些分享打成文字檔給我嗎?」當時我還蠻緊張的，
想來想去，終於決定，就選在這禮拜五的晚上，好好的將分享訴諸文字。
『我是葡萄樹，你們就是枝子，常在我裡面的，我也常在他裡面，這人就多結果子』約翰福音15：5，放在桌上的一個立台，是有一個要好的學姊在要去澳洲進修之前，送給我的禮物，感謝主，雖然學姐還沒開始固定的教會生活，但是神已經將渴慕的心放在學姊的心中，奇妙的事從這裡開始，那時，正是在我準備開始造就前不久，學姐沒有特別去挑選，但是這立台上的經文卻好像是對我說的，是的主阿，我想要多結果子，不只是自己能結聖靈的果子，也想得人結出許多的果子，福音的腳步就從這裡開始，開始向前邁進！
不久後，接受了第一次的造就，了解了四律，也許是初生之犢不畏虎，我就對我的一年級學弟妹們發出邀請，這裡不得不說的是，剛開始，我感受到的是震驚，在我認識的幾位學弟妹中，就有一位一貫道，還有一位是耶和華見證人，真耶穌教會也在內(這位學妹還沒機會跟他傳福音) ，還有一位是”信自己”的，發現到自己以前沒有做到的，傳講福音的工作，竟讓如此多的靈魂失喪，頓時感覺到羞愧，也更加堅定自己傳揚福音的決心。
但當委身在主的面前成為僕人時，主真的重用我，第一次傳福音的學弟妹中，有三位跟我一起來到燕巢長老教會禮拜日的聚會，雖然因為有許多的事情導致無法規律的來到教會，但是這真是不失一個好消息，同時也持續為了學弟妹們付上禱告的代價，求神親自引導學弟妹的心，當我聽見其中一位學妹，對我說：「學長，你說的對」，的時候，臉上都會不由得流露出笑容，也期許自己更加順服在神的面前，謙卑學習僕人的樣式。
這段時間也讓我發現到，我認識的人真的很多！小從高中生(來校參訪)，大到校長職員，居然我都能夠認識到，我不禁想到，神如果要使用我得著這些職員，那該有多好！剛好適逢接近聖誕節，團契有聖誕節的聚會，邀請了三位職員參加，願主親自動工在三位職員的心中，也求主使用我得著更多的人。
同時間也漸漸能體會到，什麼是傳講福音，不單單是說出口，更是活出來；在這段期間，主也使用我熱愛歌唱的口，體會到敬拜讚美是無時無刻、隨時隨地的，有時我拿著相機，會有人問：「你這樣有專心敬拜嗎？」，我會回答：「有」，我的心已經向神敞開，神已將旋律放在我心裡，身體會自然的順著旋律起舞，腳步輕快，開口大聲讚美我主我的神，當我想到我所愛的人時，我的嘴角會有一抹微笑，同樣的，當我想起愛我的神，我的嘴角不只有微笑，心裡更是滿滿盡是平安！
親愛的主內弟兄姐妹，神將聖靈賜下，是要叫我們為眾人做見證，使萬民成為他的門徒，所以不要害怕，主已為你勝過這世界，也願神親自提醒我們：「你今天，傳福音了嗎？」。
福音的腳步
「立偉，你可以將這些分享打成文字檔給我嗎?」當時我還蠻緊張的，
想來想去，終於決定，就選在這禮拜五的晚上，好好的將分享訴諸文字。
『我是葡萄樹，你們就是枝子，常在我裡面的，我也常在他裡面，這人就多結果子』約翰福音15：5，放在桌上的一個立台，是有一個要好的學姊在要去澳洲進修之前，送給我的禮物，感謝主，雖然學姐還沒開始固定的教會生活，但是神已經將渴慕的心放在學姊的心中，奇妙的事從這裡開始，那時，正是在我準備開始造就前不久，學姐沒有特別去挑選，但是這立台上的經文卻好像是對我說的，是的主阿，我想要多結果子，不只是自己能結聖靈的果子，也想得人結出許多的果子，福音的腳步就從這裡開始，開始向前邁進！
不久後，接受了第一次的造就，了解了四律，也許是初生之犢不畏虎，我就對我的一年級學弟妹們發出邀請，這裡不得不說的是，剛開始，我感受到的是震驚，在我認識的幾位學弟妹中，就有一位一貫道，還有一位是耶和華見證人，真耶穌教會也在內(這位學妹還沒機會跟他傳福音) ，還有一位是”信自己”的，發現到自己以前沒有做到的，傳講福音的工作，竟讓如此多的靈魂失喪，頓時感覺到羞愧，也更加堅定自己傳揚福音的決心。
但當委身在主的面前成為僕人時，主真的重用我，第一次傳福音的學弟妹中，有三位跟我一起來到燕巢長老教會禮拜日的聚會，雖然因為有許多的事情導致無法規律的來到教會，但是這真是不失一個好消息，同時也持續為了學弟妹們付上禱告的代價，求神親自引導學弟妹的心，當我聽見其中一位學妹，對我說：「學長，你說的對」，的時候，臉上都會不由得流露出笑容，也期許自己更加順服在神的面前，謙卑學習僕人的樣式。
這段時間也讓我發現到，我認識的人真的很多！小從高中生(來校參訪)，大到校長職員，居然我都能夠認識到，我不禁想到，神如果要使用我得著這些職員，那該有多好！剛好適逢接近聖誕節，團契有聖誕節的聚會，邀請了三位職員參加，願主親自動工在三位職員的心中，也求主使用我得著更多的人。
同時間也漸漸能體會到，什麼是傳講福音，不單單是說出口，更是活出來；在這段期間，主也使用我熱愛歌唱的口，體會到敬拜讚美是無時無刻、隨時隨地的，有時我拿著相機，會有人問：「你這樣有專心敬拜嗎？」，我會回答：「有」，我的心已經向神敞開，神已將旋律放在我心裡，身體會自然的順著旋律起舞，腳步輕快，開口大聲讚美我主我的神，當我想到我所愛的人時，我的嘴角會有一抹微笑，同樣的，當我想起愛我的神，我的嘴角不只有微笑，心裡更是滿滿盡是平安！
親愛的主內弟兄姐妹，神將聖靈賜下，是要叫我們為眾人做見證，使萬民成為他的門徒，所以不要害怕，主已為你勝過這世界，也願神親自提醒我們：「你今天，傳福音了嗎？」。
聖誕禮物之一
這一週，收到一個學生的來信
您與我分享的話語對我產生諸多的正影響
其中,「我們作我們該作的事, 上帝也會作祂該作的事...」類似的語句
常常讓我能放膽邁步而行 感謝神!
另外, 今天有機會當著全班面(近20位)挑戰大家的信仰價值觀!
原因是, 同學報告與希臘神話、特洛伊戰爭有關議題時
報告末,討論問題第一題為... Do you believe in god?...等
分享時, 有同學提議由我回答 (突如其來舉動, 我差點噴飯... )
我簡單回答:
『...I believe in God, but the God with capital 'G'.
小寫的god, 或希臘的godness 女神是人賦予它們能力、價值
(我使用「熊」曾採用的例子,or 好像是妳跟我們分享的例子)
人們也拜石頭或拜樹, (我拿起水瓶問) 如果我說這瓶子是神,
你們相信嗎?
聖經裡提到這些是啞巴偶像 (那些→因為同學的PPT上放著幾張民間信仰偶像圖)』
老師接著回答, 大寫的God 是上帝, 小寫的god是異教徒的神
過了一陣子, 論到口述文學、歷史記錄的真偽
老師(本身也是姊妹)提到內容可能摻雜作者本身的態度、述事角度...
又提及聖經內容的真實性, 說道, 新約內容由門徒所編寫
可能多少也有摻雜作者喜好, 不過, 聖經中提到這必須憑著聖靈感動而寫
老師回頭問我, 「那你覺得呢?」 (心中一驚, Oh, my...)
我舉了妳分享過921的例子...
「你們相信921發生過嗎?」
接繼而來, ㄏㄚ ㄏㄚ 驚訝聲...
為節省時間, 我接著回答
921的確發生過, 因為我們都經歷過, 且報章雜誌也報導過
聖經內容也是如此, 記載2000年前的事件
2000年間, 也不斷經過史學家、神學家考証內容
老師補充, 2000年指新約到今, 舊約更早, 6000多年以前...
真是明瞭隨時準備作見証的重要性
前幾週, 教會傳道人在與陪讀時, 才再次提到而己呢!!
看來膽大 其實不然的我~~
感謝聖靈的帶領!!
-- 下課回宿舍, 心中一股興奮才想與人分享呢!--
您與我分享的話語對我產生諸多的正影響
其中,「我們作我們該作的事, 上帝也會作祂該作的事...」類似的語句
常常讓我能放膽邁步而行 感謝神!
另外, 今天有機會當著全班面(近20位)挑戰大家的信仰價值觀!
原因是, 同學報告與希臘神話、特洛伊戰爭有關議題時
報告末,討論問題第一題為... Do you believe in god?...等
分享時, 有同學提議由我回答 (突如其來舉動, 我差點噴飯... )
我簡單回答:
『...I believe in God, but the God with capital 'G'.
小寫的god, 或希臘的godness 女神是人賦予它們能力、價值
(我使用「熊」曾採用的例子,or 好像是妳跟我們分享的例子)
人們也拜石頭或拜樹, (我拿起水瓶問) 如果我說這瓶子是神,
你們相信嗎?
聖經裡提到這些是啞巴偶像 (那些→因為同學的PPT上放著幾張民間信仰偶像圖)』
老師接著回答, 大寫的God 是上帝, 小寫的god是異教徒的神
過了一陣子, 論到口述文學、歷史記錄的真偽
老師(本身也是姊妹)提到內容可能摻雜作者本身的態度、述事角度...
又提及聖經內容的真實性, 說道, 新約內容由門徒所編寫
可能多少也有摻雜作者喜好, 不過, 聖經中提到這必須憑著聖靈感動而寫
老師回頭問我, 「那你覺得呢?」 (心中一驚, Oh, my...)
我舉了妳分享過921的例子...
「你們相信921發生過嗎?」
接繼而來, ㄏㄚ ㄏㄚ 驚訝聲...
為節省時間, 我接著回答
921的確發生過, 因為我們都經歷過, 且報章雜誌也報導過
聖經內容也是如此, 記載2000年前的事件
2000年間, 也不斷經過史學家、神學家考証內容
老師補充, 2000年指新約到今, 舊約更早, 6000多年以前...
真是明瞭隨時準備作見証的重要性
前幾週, 教會傳道人在與陪讀時, 才再次提到而己呢!!
看來膽大 其實不然的我~~
感謝聖靈的帶領!!
-- 下課回宿舍, 心中一股興奮才想與人分享呢!--
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