2015-12 (十二月禱告信)

親愛的弟兄姐妹們,

在此歲末年終之際向您問安。願主使您常在祂的愛中,恩上加恩!「火雞雖然不飛,時間真是在飛」,這是奧巴馬總統今年感恩節的名言。這也是年底大家心中的感嘆!時間實在過得太快了。其實屬主的人不怕時間過得太快,我們只怕隨著年日如飛而去,我們為主結果子的速度卻追不上逝去的年日!

親愛的弟兄姐妹們,

在此歲末年終之際向您問安。願主使您常在祂的愛中,恩上加恩!

「火雞雖然不飛,時間真是在飛」,這是奧巴馬總統今年感恩節的名言。這也是年底大家心中的感嘆!時間實在過得太快了。其實屬主的人不怕時間過得太快,我們只怕隨著年日如飛而去,我們為主結果子的速度卻追不上逝去的年日!在這感恩的季節,求主教導我們數算今年主給我們的恩典,再看看今年我們為主結了多少果子,我們有沒有白佔地土呢?年復一年!最怕等到我們在世的日子結束時,我們該如何向主交帳?

感謝主!一年比一年更要使用中心!隨著美國華人學生不斷的加增,中心服事的範圍與對象也不斷增加,每次營會都有不少人來參加。 感謝主!截至十一月底,已有近一百五十多位弟兄姐妹報名參加門徒訓練,有一百多位弟兄姐妹報名一月的讀經營,其中不少是遠從東岸而來,他們為了要來參加聚會,甚至不惜花費,購買不便宜的機票。也有不少是遠從俄亥俄州,要開超過十二個小時的車前來聚會,我們為他們每一位感謝神。感謝神使用基督工人中心,不僅裝備美中的弟兄姐妹,也訓練東、西兩岸的弟兄姐妹跟隨並服事主,感謝神!美國各地願意付代價追求與學習主的人也越來越多。許多公司在十二月底會有一段時間關廠休息;這可以讓上班的弟兄姊妹也可以來參加十二月的門徒與同工訓練營;上班的弟兄姊妹不僅可以參加五月的帶職信徒訓練營,也可以參加寒假的訓練營。感謝主!讓中心的事工,不僅可以建立學生,也可以裝備上班的人帶職事奉,在校園與教會長期作美好的見證與同工。求主在這末世,加添中心同工屬靈的智慧與聖靈的大能,為主建立更多與更強的精兵!

近期聚會:

  1. 冬令會: 將於十二月廿三晚上至廿七日中午在Kansas City, MO 的Sheraton Hotel in Crown Center舉行。大家都很期待冬令會的來到,不少人已經報名參加。報名資料已張貼在網上,並已開始接受網上報名。冬令會是培靈與福音並重,請邀請更多的福音朋友來參加,許多福音朋友已聽了一個學期的福音,他們的心已預備好接受救恩,求主幫助他們能來參加並歸向基督。也求聖靈作工,使每一個來參加的人都得大大的復興 。神所重用的僕人:李秀全牧師、李林靜芝師母、莊祖鯤牧師、梁燕城博士、陸大齡長老、譚人元牧師,及美中本地的牧者等, 將在中文聚會中分享信息。Pastor Mike Fisher, Mark Manning, Dan Matsuoka 及陳瑞基牧師等,將在英語聚會中分享信息。隨父母親來的孩童們,也有專人照顧,讓他們從少就能認識神,以至生命長進,使全家蒙福並被主得著。請特別留意:報名嚴格截止時間為十二月十八日、週五、中部時間晚上十一時五十九分。
  2. 十二月門徒訓練: 將於冬令會後十二月二十七日晚上至2016年一月二日中午在基督工人中心舉行。講員為李秀全牧師與莊祖鯤牧師。 感謝主!現已有超過一百多位弟兄姐妹看到這是一個在主裡成長的好機會,報名參加。十二月寒假期間,實在是一個好好追求主的時刻,好在新的一年為主而活、更多為主擺上。目前仍有空位,請把握報名機會,不要遲延。報名嚴格截止時間亦為十二月十八日中部時間晚上十一時五十九分。 請為聚會代禱,不僅預備自己,也邀請其他的基督徒同來參加,為教會建立主的精兵。
  3. 讀經營: 緊接著門徒與同工訓練營之後,是為期一週的讀經營。報名已截止。目前弟兄姐妹正努力地利用感恩節假期,做最後一階段的功課準備。感謝主!他們透過這些積極與仔細的研讀後,就會發現讀經的美好,也能成為一個無愧的工人,在校園與教會中好好帶查經班、教主日學,按著正意分解真理的道。請為讀經營禱告。

代禱事項:

  1. 為冬令會籌備工作代禱 – 籌備一個 超過千人以上的聚會是非常大的挑戰,參加的人越多,得幫助的人也越多。聚會需要一百多位的同工、義工、短宣隊與講員一同配搭事奉!但感謝主!雖然事奉辛苦,但每年同工配搭得滿有喜樂,以至他們大多能多年來不斷地事奉,這都是每年弟兄姊妹禱告的結果。請繼續為每一位同工、義工、及來自東、西兩岸及德州的短宣隊、及每一位講員禱告, 求主藉著他們的分享與擺上,使慕道朋友能接受耶穌為他們的救主。也請為各校園的邀請工作代禱、並為聚會期間有好的天氣及路況禱告,使弟兄姐妹來去的道路,及同工們來回餐館及旅館之間的路途不受攔阻。
  2. 為十二月門徒及同工訓練營代禱 – 為已經報名門徒訓練的弟兄姊妹禱告,求主使他們饑渴慕義的靈得飽足,也為更多人願意接受裝備禱告,好讓各校園中有更多人在生活上能見證主、在事奉上能滿足主、並能影響更多人歸屬主。 為講員的信息禱告,也為中心同工禱告,連續一個月日以繼夜的辛勞事奉,靠人的力量絕對不可能完成,只有靠聖靈加添能力。
  3. 為讀經營及已經報名參加的弟兄姐妹正準備功課代禱,使他們在聚會中飽得供應。除了中心同工外,尚有一些弟兄姊妹參加三個營會,並提前一週協助聚會預備工作。這週是最後的一週,求主加添大家力量,完成神的工作。求神開讀經營弟兄姐妹的眼,讓他們看見神話語的奇妙。
  4. 為中心新的同工禱告,求主興起更多同工參與中心校園事工的行列。
  5. 為中心的經費禱告,求主彰顯祂的豐盛!

願神祝福您及您的全家!

高榮德牧師
基督工人中心主任

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Greetings and peace to you, as we approach the end of the year. May the Lord always keep you in His love and give you grace upon grace.

“Although turkeys don’t fly, time flies.” This was what President Obama was famous for saying on Thanksgiving Day this year. This is also the sighing of everyone near the end of a year! Time truly flies by too quickly. Those who belong to the Lord, however, shouldn’t fear the passing time; we should fear the fact the speed at which we bear fruit cannot catch up to the speed of lost time! In this season of thanksgiving, may the Lord teach us to count the blessings the Lord has given us this year, and then evaluate how much fruit have we produced for the Lord this year, or have we been just taking up space? Year after year! The scary thing is when our time on earth is over, how are we to give account to the Lord?

Praise the Lord! Every year He uses CWC in ways greater than the year before! Along with the increase in Chinese students in the United States, the area and people served by CWC also expanded, so each training camp had many attendees. Praise the Lord! By the end of November, over 150 brothers and sisters have applied to attend Discipleship Training, and over 100 brothers and sisters have applied for the January Bible Camp. Many of them are from the east coast, who willingly sacrificed financially to buy expensive plane tickets, in order to attend the meetings. Many are from faraway Ohio, driving over 12 hours to attend the meetings, and we thank God for each of them. Praise the Lord for using CWC to not only equip brothers and sisters in the Midwest but also train brothers and sisters on the two coasts to follow and serve the Lord. Praise the Lord! More and more people across the United States are willing to pay the price to seek and learn about the Lord. Many companies will have a break at the end of December; this will allow brothers and sisters who are working to attend the December Discipleship and Coworker Training. In this situation, the working brothers and sisters can not only attend the May Lay-Minister Training, they can also attend the training camp during winter break. Praise the Lord CWC ministry not only builds up students but also equips working brothers and sisters to serve the Lord and be good testimony and coworkers at campuses and churches on a long term basis. In these last days, may the Lord add to CWC coworkers spiritual wisdom and power of the Holy Spirit to build up elite soldiers in greater numbers and strength!

Upcoming Events:

  1. Winter Conference: This will be held from December 23rd through 27th at Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Everyone looks forward to Winter Conference. Many people have applied. Application information has been posted online, and online application is now open. Winter Conference emphasizes both building up believers and sharing the gospel to nonbelievers, so please invite more gospel friends to attend. Many nonbelievers have heard the gospel for one semester, and their hearts are prepared to receive salvation, so pray the Lord will help them attend the conference and turn to Christ. Pray for the Holy Spirit to send a great revival to everyone who attends. Rev. and Mrs. Morley Lee, Rev. Tsu-Kung Chuang, Dr. Thomas Leung, Elder David Lu, Rev. Benjamin Tam, as well as pastors from the Midwest, are servants greatly used by God; they will be sharing messages in the Chinese sessions. Pastors Mike Fisher, Mark Manning, Dan Matsuoka, and Steve Tan will be sharing messages in the English sessions. Children who come with their parents will have dedicated caretakers, so they can know God from childhood, that their lives will grow, bless their families, and belong to the Lord. Please pay special attention to the strict application deadline of Friday, December 18th, at 11:59pm Central Time.
  2. December Discipleship Training: This will be held after Winter Conference, from the evening of December 27th to noon of January 2, 2016, at CWC camp site. The speakers are Rev. Morley Lee and Rev. Tsu-Kung Chuang. Praise the Lord! Currently, more than 100 brothers and sisters have identified this as a great opportunity to grow in the Lord and have applied to attend. The winter break in December indeed is a good time to seriously seek the Lord, so we can live for the Lord and offer up more of ourselves in the new year. There are still spots available, so please seize the opportunity and don’t delay. Strict application deadline is observed as December 18th at 11;59pm Central Time. Please pray for this meeting. In addition to preparing yourselves, please also invite other Christians to attend with you, to raise up elite soldiers for the Lord.
  3. Bible Camp: Closely following Discipleship and Coworker Training is the week-long Bible Camp. Registration is now closed. Currently, brothers and sisters are using the Thanksgiving break and working hard to finish the last stage of their homeworks. Praise the Lord! Through these proactive and careful Bible studies, they discover how wonderful it is to read the Bible, and they can become workmen who do not need to be ashamed, who faithfully lead Bible studies and teach Sunday schools on campuses and at churches, who accurately handles the word of truth. Please pray for the Bible Camp.

Prayer Requests:

  1. Pray for the preparation of Winter Conference. It is a very great challenge to coordinate a conference for over one thousand people. More people attending means more people will be edified from the conference. The conference requires over 100 coworkers, volunteers, short-term mission teams, and speakers to serve together! Praise the Lord! Although serving is hard work, every year coworkers work together with joy, which is why many of them can continue to serve over the years. This is the result of prayers from brothers and sisters every year. Please continue to pray for every coworker, volunteer, short-term mission team member from the two coasts and Texas, and speakers. Through their sharing and sacrifice, may God lead nonbelievers to receive Jesus as their Savior. Please also pray for each campus in their work of inviting people, for good weather and road conditions during the conference, for travel mercies for brothers and sisters, and for coworkers traveling between restaurants and the hotel to not encounter obstacles.
  2. Pray for the December Discipleship and Coworker Training. Pray for brothers and sisters who have already applied to attend Discipleship Training. May God satisfy their souls which hunger and thirst after righteousness. Also pray for more people to be willing to receive equipping, so campuses everywhere may have more people who can witness for the Lord in their daily lives, please and satisfy the Lord in their service, and influence more people to turn to the Lord. Pray for the speakers’ message, and pray for CWC coworkers. Human strength alone is impossible to sustain us through the ongoing work required for the month-long ministry. We can only rely on the Holy Spirit to give us power and strength.
  3. Pray for Bible Camp and brothers and sisters who have already applied and are preparing their homework, that they will be well-fed spiritually during the training. Aside from CWC coworkers, several brothers and sisters are coming one week earlier to help with preparation for the meetings and then attending all three meetings. This will be the last week, so pray the Lord will give everyone strength to complete His work. May God open the eyes of brothers and sisters attending Bible Camp to see how amazing the word of God is.
  4. Pray for the new coworkers at CWC. May God raise up more coworkers to participate in CWC campus ministries.
  5. Pray for the CWC budget. May the Lord show us His abundance!

May God bless you and your family!

Pastor Billy Ko
CWC Director