恩慧之路

        距離2012上完恩愛夫婦營（以下用MER1簡稱）已經整整兩年，夫妻關係大體來說，有明顯的突破與進展。透過一出營會隨即而來的車禍，神教導我深切地體認到，祂所賜給我的妻子有多麼寶貴，遠比我的工作、財富更重要。一同經歷從車禍到復原過程中神百般的恩典，彼此深知離開祂，我們的婚姻不可能有成長與出路，所以除了勤加操練MER1所學習的存款、清垃圾，原有的共同靈修、禱告時間，也不敢懈怠，盡力放在每天生活的最高優先順序。雖然，彼此的溝通提升了，但仍然有不少的衝突。總想，我們這兩個罪人需要多一點時間來成長吧！也許到哪一天，我或是配偶被神修剪到一個地步，彼此可以完全地合而為一。

     帶著這樣的期待來參加夫婦進深營（以下用MER2簡稱），希望在其中神能改變我或是配偶，讓兩個人可以更合一、有默契，彼此間少一點衝突。說實話，剛看完營會手冊，明白了MER2的「三腳凳」──會話式禱告、禱讀以及等候神，著實有一點失望。心中納悶，我們在家每天的靈修並沒少做，但是該發生的衝突也沒少過，這個營會真的能幫助到我們、解決我們的問題嗎？按捺住心中的問號，跟妻子一步一腳印地按照帶領夫婦的指示，反覆地練習這三項屬靈的操練，期間並沒有發生太大的變化，或是感受到彼此關係變得更親密。

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  Spring is coming and our hardest time is going. Ron drove our van to Brandon last Friday and had a great lunch with Al, Darryl and us. We do appreciate the care and support from the District and feel so pleased to work with you. For us, C&MA is not only an organization we work for but also the family we live in.

    Thanks God! We’ve been here over 6 months and got along with Chinese workers in Maple Leaf better. Some of them appreciate our efforts and would like to do something to support the Chinese church. So far, we’ve received $1460 of offering. Last Sunday, there were 17 people attending our gathering and one family would like to introduce their friend working at Union to us and attend our service. We think it’s a good chance to touch more Chinese families via this Union worker. Please see the photos of the gathering through the links listed as below:

      Last Sunday, there were 5 people attending our gathering and one lady coming first time prayed to and received God as her Heavenly Father. It’s encouraging.

     Thankfully, the potluck event went very successfully last Sunday. There were 58 people attending and most of them are the families we contacted through students study group and phonics class. Both of these two groups had good presentations and surprised their families and friends. After that, there were more Chinese families showing interests in our study group and VBS in upcoming summer. In addition, we received $140 for donation. It’s encouraging. Please see the photos of the event through the links listed as below:

    It is grateful that we’ve been Canada for almost 6 months and been fitting into the surroundings very well. Meanwhile, we’ve touched over 187 Chinese people. Most of them accepted our helps or attended our gatherings and appreciated and agree with what we have done. We are planning to apply to the MPNP (Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program) in upcoming May.  Last Sunday, there were 7 people attending our gathering and 6 committeemen attending our monthly meeting. In addition, we received $1320 of offering so far. It’s amazing. Please see the photos of the gathering and meeting through the links listed as below:

     Happy Easter! Even though Easter Sunday ispast, we can continue to celebrate Christ’s resurrection. Last two weekend, wehad 12 people attending our Sunday service on Mar. 28^th and 7 peopleon Apr. 4^th, the first time we shared the Lord’s supper. Please seethe photos of the event as below:

    Thankfully, it’s getting warmer and Sharon and I have “survived” through the first winter in Canada. We are planning a series of outreaching activities and trying to invite other Alliance Churches to work together with us. In addition, we will start a Bible study for 4 Chinese people considering about being baptized from the coming Friday evening. Hopefully, we will have more members in Christ’s body in the coming summer. Last Sunday, there were 4 people attending our Sunday service.  

It’s amazing that we’ve been here for almost 5 months and our presence has been significant for local Chinese people. During the past two weeks, Maple Leaf stared hiring new workers and I had been busy in interpreting for Chinese interviewees and contacted over 10 families. Last Sunday, Rev. Francis Tam, the executive secretary of CCACA, came to visit us and shared gospel with 29 Chinese, 22 adults and 7 children in our potluck event. We also found that there are four potential families attending our gatherings continually and tried to follow up them. Please see the photos of the event as below:

Thankfully, our Chinese Festival event went on very well last Sunday. There were 57 people attending and we all had a wonderful lunch and a good time. We also met another family coming from Taiwan and chatted with them very happily. Please see the photos of the event as below: