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Tina's Testimony 尚振娜受洗见証

5/13/2014

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5-11-2014                                                                                 

            我从小在中国大陆山东省长大,接受无神论一直到30岁,当然中间也会去寺里拜佛以求一个平安。拜佛归拜佛,我却完全接受中国的无神论,和达尔文的进化论。我有时会认为各种宗教简直就是在愚昧百姓。后来,我遇到了两个人改变了我,一个是我的好朋友anna,一个是邻居丁阿姨。

            安娜是虔诚的信仰佛教,她经常给我讲佛家的道理,她自己也常看各种经书。每天固定时间读经书然后反省自己,她常常失眠。本来身体就不好,有思想负担后就更恶化了。于是她只能离开美国留下老公和三个小孩回国治疗。我们在一起讨论佛家的道理时,我被她的理论和辩才所折服,她常讲因果循环,广结善缘的理论等等很多。终于有一次在跟她一起做反省,勾起了我似乎以前所有的伤心事,大哭了一场,这次哭得我感觉七魂出窍。从此,我再也不想提起!也对她所信仰的事情非常怀疑。我觉得信仰是一个人精神的寄托,不应该如同落魂魔的笛声,让人对生活充满悲哀和绝望。在我和anna 在一起的这段时间,还有一个人影响了我,就是跟我家隔着两条街道的丁阿姨,她60左右,非常健康,具有亲和力,气质很好,有着丰富的生活经验,她家整整齐齐,菜园也弄的有条不紊,干净利落。她知道我贫血,就常给我送自己种的补血的雪菜,她们家的雪菜我吃了大半。还交给我很多生活的小窍门。她女儿家经济基础很好,我有时候很好奇她为什么会传福音。她常常走家串户的发各种传单,到我家来常讲耶稣的故事,开始我还哼哼哈哈的,讲了几次后,我就不耐烦了,有一次我开始从宇宙大爆炸理论到达尔文的进化论跟她反驳,弄得阿姨哑口无言,只是微笑看着我。她还是继续到我家要我去教会。有时我甚至认为这个阿姨怀着不明的目的在这里跟我讲东讲西。 最后,我不好意思了,当然好奇心居多,跟她一起到了教会。教会里面都是老年人居多, 我大概就去了三次吧!总是被约了几次不好意思拒绝才去。最主要的是我很喜欢她 。现在想来,我非常感谢她,因为我生完米米后,有一段时间非常抑郁,我怀疑自己这样生活下去有什么意义。我非常的悲伤,每天就是思考这些生活的意义,无法自拔。心里有时在想要是真的有上帝那该多好啊!有一天,我又开始难过的时候,我就抱着试试看的心态祈祷:上帝,如果你真的存在,请你帮帮我吧?然后我的脑子里就空了。不知道有多久也许只有十几分钟,或者半个小时。我再睁开眼睛的时候就觉得好多了。有一种很愉悦的感觉。但是我心情就很复杂,难道真的有上帝吗?不久后我就否定了这个想法。不可能! 但是那个时刻却印在了我的脑海中,那个让我觉得很平和的时刻。

            后来我搬家有一年多没有接触教会,2011念搬到yorba linda的时候决定再去教会看看,因为之前的那个时刻在我的脑海里挥之不去,我觉得我需要弄明白这是怎么一回事。我开始自己下决心,坚持去一段时间教会看看如何!irvine 教会是很好的,牧师讲的很不错!我每次都有收获。期间也认识了好朋友丽,我们常在一起海阔天空的东拉西扯,从养生,养孩子到八卦各种事情,我们也交换各自的伤心事。很高兴今天丽也来这里见证我的洗礼。偶然的机会通过邻居jams and nancy我到了这个教会,认识了城哥和邱牧师,城哥非常亲切和幽默,我看到他就觉得认识很久的感觉。牧师意志坚定,处处为别人着想,我非常喜欢他们。但是我不得不承认,开始很不适应。 那段时间我面临即将毕业,找工作,留在美国还是回国的各种纠结中。海投简历如同石沉大海,偶尔一两个面试也不理想。其实,朋友已经给了我offer,但是我就是固执的要自己找工作,我的想法是不能麻烦别人,如果人家真的缺人也就罢了,单独给我设定一个职位也不合适,再说本来是朋友,做成了上下级就怕会影响朋友关系!他今天也在这里,在此我要再次感谢一下!你给了我很大的自信心,让我可以从容淡定。那在这样一种情况下,有一次牧师到我家来拜访,大体聊了一些情况。然后牧师就帮我祷告,凑巧的是有教友的公司刚刚空出一个职位。于是联系我投了简历,结果如愿获得了这份工作!在这里我也要坦白一下。我当时很犹豫,我想的是教会这样做是不是另有目的。然而庆幸的是,有一个念头又跑出来:这跟我当初怀疑丁阿姨如出一辙。我们就是这样,觉得一切都是值的怀疑的,所以我们对周围的事物和人都抱有天然的审视,认为所有通不过我们的理智的都是不可接受的。生活中怀疑精神帮助我们避免陷入危机,但是怀疑也使人陷入孤独,寂寞,封闭的壮态中。 这个世界上大家都彼此忙忙碌碌,自己的事情都忙不过来,很少有人会停下来关心周围的人。以至于被关心的人却有了猜忌的心。这样是不对的。有个声音就是跟我讲,你好好领受这份好意吧!别人用心的对你,请你也用心的对人! 我是受上帝眷顾的人。我不是一个很会关心别人的人,脾气也很差,以前的朋友常常讲我以自我为中心,那么我愿意试着学习去做!教会就是这样一个场所,每个人有自己的困难,每个人都带来自己的信息,大家彼此交换,相互帮助,真诚对人,在这样一个教会里面,我的心里非常平静,也感受道很大的力量,我有了一种归属感。我们喜欢称这里为属灵的家。每个基督徒都在寻找一个适合自己属灵的家。而我就找到了,就是在这里。我们的牧师,我们的教友,我们相互支持,相互帮助,彼此理解!我们定期的聚会增加沟通的机会,使我们更加团结。

            其实,我还是没有办法说服自己相信上帝如圣经中描述的七天就创造了这个世界和人类。我更相信道德经的无中生有,宇宙来自一团看不见的能量体的大爆炸,最终也将循环到看不见的能量体也就是黑洞,然后再爆炸!于是我就常常在茶经或者上课时给牧师出各种难题。我怀疑圣经中耶和华关于人类的诅咒实际上是没有爱心和威胁的证据,我怀疑传福音者实际上改变了原来的内心世界的平衡,我怀疑只有主才是最亲密的朋友的说法会让人跟其他人越来越疏离,总是,在理性上,我完全找不到理由来信任它。

            但是,我读了马克.土温的自传。他一生是不相信上帝的存在的,他两个孩子和妻子的离世给他带来莫大的打击,他非常的消沉。在他自传的最后一段也就是他生命的最后阶段,他向上帝做出呼吁。我理解了,信仰就是要依靠信心来相信一些事情,它其是精神的寄托,它帮助人类缓解重大的痛苦,它帮助你度过难关。而被传福音者接受了福音,有一部分原因也是她的内心也有这样的期盼和灵性的土壤。

           我还要讲一件事情,我母亲在我12岁时去世,在世时她和我爸爸总是吵架,我觉得她走的时候内心一定是充满怨恨的,而我一想到这里就非常痛苦。我总是希望在人生的最后一段时间,我们可以温暖的握着所爱的人的手,让她/他不觉得孤单和害怕,平息他此生所有的不满和怨恨,让她安详的离开就是这辈子做的最大的好事。我没有能够做到这一点,等我懂事以后的很长时间,我没有办法原谅自己,同时,我内心也痛苦的觉得,可能我妈妈不会爱我。因为我从来没有好好的关心她,没有在他们争执时帮助她。以至于我常常半夜哭醒。我觉得我应该受到诅咒。但是在不久前,有一次我从教会回家的路上,就突然觉得我被宽恕了。我不知道为什么,也不记得那天讨论了什么,我只是明确的觉得自己被宽恕了。所有的妈妈都是爱自己的孩子的,不管他们犯了什么错!上帝平息了她的怨恨,也宽恕了我的错误。今天是母亲节,我很高兴可以今天受洗,愿洗去我所有犯的过错,也希望洗去母亲对父亲所有的怨恨,愿她一切安好!

            每次从教会开车回家的路上,我都有很多心得体会和人生感悟什么的,没能够好好纪录下来,如今要写见证却想不起几件来,就不跟大家一一分享了。我很惭愧没能够把圣经好好读一读,而且至今也有怀疑的地方,但是正如牧师所说:理性的怀疑是必经之路。我想走过这段路,才是我们每个人真正的寻找到了我们的信仰和精神的寄托。愿主引导我尽快走出这段路!下面是几段圣经的话语,经常提醒我,现在和大家一起分享:

                    爱是恒久忍耐,又有恩慈;爱是不嫉妒;爱是不自夸,不张狂,不作害羞的事,不求自己的益处,不轻易发怒,不计算人的恶,不喜欢不义,只喜欢真理;凡事包容,凡事相信,凡事盼望,凡事忍耐。爱是永不止息。(哥林多前书13:4-8)

           

 


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Testimony by Pollyanna Cheng (7th grader)

5/13/2014

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5-12-2013                                                                                                       Pollyanna Cheng (7th grader)

I knew God since I was little. I basically grew up in a Christian family. And then I started going to Taiwan Missions with my family at the 5. I’d always go every summer for at least 1 week of mission. After a couple years of going with my parents back to Taiwan for missions, my memories became clear. I was also able to help out with the kids, like connecting with them or just hanging out with them. Sometimes, we’d even go to 7-elevn with a couple of our students. (When I was little, I thought 7-Eleven was the greatest thing that was ever invented.) Even though I was supper shy back then, I was still able to bond with them. I realized that they were just like me and we had many similarities. Sooner or later I started to worry about the students. I would wonder what would happen if the students didn’t believe in God. Every year when we went back for missions, this question would always appear in my mind.

I would also go through a lot of spiritual warfare. Whenever I needed help or was struggling I’d ask God for help and pray. Or when I felt like doubting God and his authority I’d pray to Him.

Eventually I trusted God more and more while I grew older. I’d seen a lot of miracles performed by God or His servants. Some of the miracles were disturbing and a little interesting. Some had to do with healing injuries or sicknesses. I feel like whenever there is a miracle performed, God is lot more believable. I know its not how a Christian should behave, but it occurs naturally. I try my hardest not to do this. Unfortunately, we had to stop doing Taiwan Missions when I was 10. During this time we started to plant a church. It’s been 8 years since I first started Taiwan Missions. I’m glad that we started church planting though. Granted, it’s a completely different ball game than missions. But I’ve learned a lot of valuable training and God had tested me a lot more than when I went to missions. I had to learn how to get along with other younger kids which is specifically hard for me since I’m an only child. I had to get used to using my home as a temporary church. I had to leave my comfort zone and move to Placentia where I met great people.

I feel like these people were personally sent from God to support me and make me laugh in times of need. I really don’t regret moving here from Irvine not because of the people but of how I’ve felt God’s love.

Church planting had taken a lot of energy out of my parents, my mom mostly though. There was stress and a lot of emotion while my mom had a church ministry work to do. I knew that through God’s strength that my mom could do it even if stress got to our heads and we felt weak.

Here is a paragraph from book of Romans I would like to share to you as a ending

Romans 5:1-2

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 

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<信仰基督,重塑新我> 江宏琳姊妹

5/8/2011

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十多年前,我从中国大陆来美探亲后,就在美国生活了。如今已是80多岁的老年妇女了。以前有近50年时间生活在无神论教育的社会中,认为拜佛敬神都是迷信,相信“从来就没有什么救世主,也不靠神仙皇帝,要创造人类幸福的社会,全靠我们自己。”人定胜天!
           
来美后最初几年只待在家里,做点家务,看看中央电视。少与外界接触。听说有朋友星期天上教会去,因我没读过圣经,不知道耶稣基督,就要跟她去教会“看看。”去了两次,牧师布道的内容我也搞不清楚,就不去了。后来有幸认识一个虔诚的基督教徒,她非常关心、帮助和照顾我:周日带我去教会参加主日崇拜、团契活动和主日学等。牧师布道时常说人都是有罪的,我就想不通。平时较能守法,没有做过伤天害理事,怎么成了罪人了?经过牧师的布道,自己读经和教会中兄弟姊妹的帮助,我才明白这罪不仅是行为上的罪,还包括心思、意念等属灵上的罪。人人都有。我想自己看起来是个本分的人,但心里确有骄傲、自私、怨恨、虚假、软弱等等许多私心杂念,是有罪了!知罪要改。怎么办?只有敬拜和顺服我们正义、圣洁、慈爱的神—耶稣基督,读圣经,听神的教导,遵守神的戒律来处世为人。神见我们认罪悔改,就会保守我们,爱我们,拯救我们,使我们获得新的生命!
           
多参加教会活动后,我喜欢去教会了。因为我在教会中见到人间的大爱。教会里的人不分男女老少,不分富贵贫贱,在神的面前是平等的。他们在一起就是兄弟姊妹一家人。他们敬拜神,信神,爱神,在神的面前谦卑、感恩,一切荣耀归于神。他们互相帮助,积极主动地、心甘乐意地传福音、奉献、服事、做义工。一切都彰显了一个“爱”字,爱神,爱人。这使我非常感动,教会是神的子民的幸福大家庭。
           
我虽然想也进入这个“家”,但内心还有挣扎。因我在国内的人际关系中没有一个是信仰基督的,我回国去就成了“另类”,怕有不良影响。经过几年的思考才认定信仰基督可重塑人生观、价值观、世界观,才能弃旧我,变新我,得永生!感谢神的恩典,感谢教会的教育,教友的引领,我在2009年复活节受洗成为神的子民。
           
当然受洗后不一定就是一个合格的、好的神的子民了,我们要真心地信神。读神的话语不能当历史来读,不能当故事来读,要涂入内心,牢记神的教导,谨守神的戒律,在行动上彰显神的荣耀。神活在我们心中!


 
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<開拓教會的異象 Church Planting Vision> 邱傳道

4/25/2011

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20th October 2010     2007年,神呼招我開始神學院的裝備,同時賦予我一個開拓教會的異象。近年來,我丈夫和我一直相信,上帝的帶領是引導我們全家人回到我們的故土台灣 -
要在台灣的鄉村地方建立一個神的教會。從2005年起,我們全家每年夏天都會回到台灣參加英語福音營的宣教事工,我們也不斷為台灣福音教會植堂的事代禱。透過一個機會,知道台福總會有異象,
將在洛杉磯地區分植新的福音站, 我非常的盼望透過福音站能使更多的未信者得著救恩。教會(或禱告站)的未來發展地點將設立在北橙縣(Placentia or
Fullerton)。我對於講華語青年/成人或新移民的家庭有很大的負擔。我的家人和我很高興為新移民家庭或青年服事,從建立一個家庭教會開始,希望能提供一個屬靈的聚點並將福音延伸到社區中更多的華人家庭,以達到宣揚福音和靈裡彼此建造的使命。

In 2007, the call of God began my Theological Seminary equipment, and gives me a
vision of church planting. In recent years, my husband and I have always
believed that God's lead is to guide our family back to our native land - in the
rural areas of Taiwan to establish a Church of God. Since 2005, our family
returns to Taiwan each summer to participate in Gospel-English teaching mission
project; we are constantly planning for start an Evangelical Church in Taiwan.
Through a chance to know there is a vision of EFC, looking for some potential
Gospel stations in the Los Angeles area. I pray that through the Gospel station
can bring salvation to more unbelievers. Church (or prayer stations) will be the
future of development sites in the North of Orange County (around Placentia or
Fullerton). I have such a great burden for Mandarin-speaking young adults or new
Immigrant family (1.5 generations). My family and I am very pleased to serve the
new immigrant families and youth/young adults; from starting a family church, I
hope to provide up to an accumulation point of spiritual and Gospel in the
community extends to more Chinese families to spread the Gospel and to fulfill
the spiritual growth of mission. 
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4/25/2011

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<2010 歲末平安> Choress Chiu

4/25/2011

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回顧這過去一年裡所經歷的, 感覺很充實. 雖然在人生的道路上有些許的轉折, 但上帝的恩典與祝福, 總是在我們所需要的時刻伴隨著我們. Pollyanna
在今年的秋天, 升為6年級學生 (初一). 就讀一所新建的學校Orchard Hills Middle School, 並成為該校第一屆新生.
她每天騎著腳踏車, 與Joanna 一起上下學; 除了繁忙的功課之外, 繼續跟著Brenden Richard 教練, 熱衷的學習及練習西洋劍術.
在春假的時候, 我們全家與台福平安教會的弟兄姊們, 在巴黎湖 (Lake Parris) 露營. 孩子們有一個快樂的戶外活動. 隨後在五月份,
我們加入了爾灣流浪動物之家的寄養方案, 並且領養了一對母子貓沙沙 (Sasha) 和啾啾 (Junior). 夏天呢, 我們全家依舊返台落實宣教的事工.
在花蓮美崙浸信會豐富, 紮實的服事, 成為我們全家記憶深刻的回憶. 於九月初起, 我開始在EFC-OC實習傳道; 並且為開拓教會成立了 “福樂” 禱告站.
轉眼之間, 2010就要結束並且邁向2011. 我特別要感謝在這整個年度裡, 曾經給予我們支持並且不斷的為我們代禱的許多人; 包括牧師長老同工們,
"福樂"的年輕伙伴們, 我們的鄰居以及我們至親的家人好友們; 謝謝你們的關愛. 願神保守祝福你們平安, 喜樂, 健康!! 主內 城和煦, 靜瑜, 寶玄 2010



Looking back on the experience of this past year, I feel very substantial.
Although the road of life there were few turns, but God's grace and blessings
are always in our moment of need with us. Pollyanna in the autumn of this year
was became a sixth grade student, studying the newly created Orchard Hills
Middle School. Every day she rides her bicycle to school together with Joanna;
apart from the busy school work, she continues to follow Coach Brenden Richard,
keen to learn and practice fencing four days a week. During the Spring break,
our family and the EFC Saddleback Valley Peace Church brothers and sisters camp
in the Lake Parris. That was a great outdoor activity for all the kids. Then, in
May, our family joined the Irvine Animal Shelter's foster program, and adopted a
pair of lovely mother cat Sasha and her little kitten boy Junior ( juju).
Summer, we still return to Taiwan to implement the mission ministry. In an
abundant and a solid serve at the east coast of Taiwan, the week at Hua-Lien
Baptist Church really brings a deep memory of our family. Early September, I
began the internship at the EFC-OC; and for the development of the Church and
established the "Fuller" prayer station. Instant, 2010 will ended and into a new
year of 2011. I especially want to thank in this whole year, many of the people
who have given us support and constantly pray for us; including the pastors,
elders and the co-workers, the young partners of “Fuller” group, our neighbors
and our beloved families/relatives; thank you for your care. May God abundantly
bless you peace, joy and health!! Love in Christ Choress, Calvin and Pollyanna
Cheng 2010


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1813 Hamer Drive (Choress 傳道)

4/25/2011

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Jan 12, 2011


1813 Hamer Dr., Plcentia 已經在去年12月底正式 open escrow. 在美國金融風暴的影響下, 銀行的貸款條件甚嚴,
以Calvin 房屋仲介的職業 來講, 沒有固定的收入, 銀行是不可能借貸給我們. 但感謝神, 我們也己經在去年年底就籌措剛好足夠的現金準備購屋,
而這個房子也已進入合法程序13天了, 眼看著再兩三個禮拜就可交屋的事情, 卻在昨天接到電話, 該屋屋主虧欠國稅局個人所得稅, 法院強制將房子收押. 目前的程序,
就必須到法院去參加拍賣會, 以競標的方式購得此屋. 
開拓教會一直是我們在神國裡服事最崇高的異象. 雖然, 在一開始就有多方面的阻撓 甚至有屬靈的爭戰,
但我相信這是一個從神而來的試煉; 教導我們如何更進一步地走近祂, 仰望祂.
“福樂”的人數逐漸成長. 今年起, 我們開始 每週的信息 (30分鐘),
兒童事工, 以及成人/兒童主日學, 就如同教會一樣, 可謂是麻雀雖小五臟俱全.
我們沒有因此而氣餒, Calvin即將會在下個月出席法院的拍賣會,
如果這是神所為我們預備的, 祂必會成全.
謹此
謝謝你們的代禱.
 
1813 Hamer Dr., Plcentia by the end of December 2010 has been officially open
escrow. The financial turmoil in the United States under very strict conditions
for bank lending to the real estate profession in terms of Calvin, there is no
fixed income; banks are not lending any loan to us. But Praise to the Lord, we
have transferred just enough cash from Taiwan and prepared properly, while the
house has access to legal procedures 13 days, and just seeing a bit more than
two weeks, then we can make the house church happened at Placentia. But then
yesterday Calvin received a phone call; the house owner had the IRS personal
income tax debt, the court to force the house into custody. Now, we must go to
the court to attend the auction to bid for the house.
Church planting is our
ultimate vision to serve in God’s kingdom. Although there are many in the
beginning of obstruction and even spiritual warfare, but I believe this is a
trial from God; teach us how to further approached Him and look upon Him.

Fuller has gradually grow in the numbers; this year we started a weekly
message (30 minutes), children's ministry, and Sunday school for both adult and
youth; just as same as a Christ’s church, can be described as small but
fully-equipped.
We are not giving up the house yet; Calvin will be attending
the court auction next month (2/14), and if this is the one provided by God,
then He will fulfill it.
I will keep my update with you.
Thanks for your
prayers.

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