May 10, 2014

Baptism Celebration

April 20, Easter Sunday; 1-2:30pm They were all so happy to host a baptism for two sisters, Elsa and Christina.  They celebrated their love union with the Lord.  Cheers, Elsa and Christina, keep up with your faith, joy and hope.  Let’s build God’ s household in His will with same heart.

The Lord lives! He appears to His beloved ones.

April 20, Easter Sunday; 12-2Pm The living Lord brings life, hope and joy to the older adults. The seniors all had so much celebrating the resurrection of the Lord and they testified how the living Lord answered prayers. Jesus, the living Savior wiped off their tears and brought comfort and hope into their lives. Of course, we gave out a lot of prizes to the game winners. They were all so involved and showed off their talents and creativities. And the programs were well received and concluded with a free lunch provided by LLH staff and volunteers.

「我的心哪,你要稱頌耶和華……」- Sharon Tong

去年降生節,我爸爸(唐保俤,83歲)因細菌感染送往急診,醫護團隊進行搶救後,送往深切治療部留院觀察,後證實是極惡性的腦膜炎病毒的一種。病危中,我姐姐從香港致電病床邊慰問,並以詩篇第廿三篇鼓勵我爸爸,大能的牧者必領他經過死蔭的幽谷,但我爸卻以詩篇第一〇三篇回應:「我的心哪,你要稱頌耶和華……」 感謝神,聽了我們的禱告,現在他恢復的很好,(見相片),他也參加了本年3月15日為非洲及孤兒籌款的步行活動。「我……不可忘記祂的一切恩惠,……祂救我的命免了死亡。」 – English Translation Follows – Bless the Lord, O my soul; Who redeems my life from destruction! My father got a very serious virus infection last December.  He was admitted to emergency and then sent to ICU for a few days.  Health team worked so hard and couldn’t find the cause for low blood pressure, fatigue and a lot of pain over the body.   I remembered the very night at ICU, my sister called form oversea and wanted to comfort him with Psalm 23 (the Lord will walk him through the valley of the shadow of death),

陌生國度裏的曙光 – Ailsa

陌生國度裏的曙光 人生變幻無常,沒有人會告知你明天會是怎樣,會發生何事…… 還記得小時候,家裏安放了一些佛像,母親每天總會上香供奉,每年到廟宇求籤問卜,希望知道來年運程,知道了又如何呢?還是每天如常般度過。心裏不禁疑問:這些動作真的在眷顧着我和家人嗎?真的可以預知我的未來嗎? 信自己 隨年月漸長,看似學懂了很多世事的我慢慢變得只相信自己,憑自己的努力必可得到預期的回報,努力讀書考試必有好成績,拼命工作必可升職加薪,這一切我都體現了;縱然姐姐和身邊朋友向我傳福音,我仍很自我中心,堅信「謀事在人,成事也在人」。加上,生活在香港這繁華都市,花花世界,追求物質,繁忙工作,使我活得營營役役、庸庸碌碌,哪有時間仔細思索自己心靈的真正需要和辨別其是否真神呢? 變遷 移民,對我來說,沒有什麼特別;但要遷移到一個未曾踏足過、也從沒有聽聞過的國度 ―― 波多黎各,感覺便不一樣了。生活環境、工作、語言、習慣、社交生活,通通都要重新適應,雖然身邊還有丈夫可以依靠,但心裏仍很不安、徬徨、孤單和不停地思念香港的親朋。 因丈夫是基督徒,便跟隨他每週到教會崇拜,沒有忙碌的生活,靜下來的心可仔細地認識 神和主耶穌基督;教會內的弟兄姊妹,彼此相親相愛,這真摯的愛令我深感溫暖,那些不安、徬徨、孤單的情緒漸漸溜走了。 神的光照 在香港生活多年,從未經歷過搶劫,誰知在波多黎各只生活了數月,可怕的搶劫案竟發生在我身上,一切都來得很突然,身體雖然沒有受傷,心靈卻十分驚慌;得到教會姊妹的幫助和安慰,冷靜下來後,便細想身體平安乃是主的恩典,少少的財物損失令我有大大的得著,從那一刻起,頓然領悟,心中好像有一道光照耀着我,引領我信靠天父和主耶穌基督。 決志信主後,心裏充滿平安和喜樂;我的眼光不再如以往般只追求眼前的生活素質,更看重的是品格完美的追求和永生的昐望;也讓我知道何謂〝罪〞,方知自己是不能自救,應當認罪悔改,唯有主的施恩才讓我得救,這些總總都非我一人之力可得到的回報。 回想,過往聽過的福音皆是主的呼召,這些呼召和信息都要經過一段時間才明白,間中或會懷疑、躊躇,慈愛的主賜下忍耐、包容,最終打開心窗,讓我接收主。 雖然人生變幻無常,人總不知道明天是怎樣,但我現在明白了,全能的主早已安排妥當,只需緊緊跟隨着祂,與祂同活,那道光便會一直照耀着,直到永永遠遠!