Let's reflect on something we all know is very important but tends to get lost in the shuffle of life's chaos—yep, you guessed it: the prayer ministry. Prayer is like a good old friend we all promise to catch up with but end up forgetting due to our busy schedules.
I had a chat with the Compassion Australia representative at our church last Sunday. In our conversation, prayer was cited as the secret in their sponsorship program. He shared a story about a teenager from Chiang Rai, Northern Thailand, who was one of the famous Wild Boar soccer team rescued from a cave 5 years ago. The team was miraculously saved, and he was the only believer in the group. He was grateful to God for saving him in the hardest time and you can read his story at https://blog.compassion.com/thai-cave-rescue-life-is-bright-one-year-later/# .
Let us not forget: God, in His unfathomable mercy, is actively working to achieve His divine will for our world. Through prayer, we are not only invited but empowered to discern and align ourselves with His purpose. As 1 John 5:14 reassures us, 'This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.'
In the coming months, our moderator, Rev Chris Chan will be taking a well-deserved sabbatical. As a community, let us rally in prayer so that CPC may continue to faithfully fulfill its mission during this period. Your zealous prayers are much valued.
Moreover, please support us for our upcoming short-term mission to Chiang Rai, Northern Thailand, in partnership with GO International. Eight female leaders and I will visit local multicultural churches including Chinese, Burmese and village churches and there will be opportunities to serve children. It is a coincidence that our lodgings will be in close proximity to the home church of the rescued Compassion teenager. Therefore we have scheduled to visit his church after learning about it. Let us unite our hearts in prayer, seeking the Holy Spirit's work in our lives as well as those we will come to know in the mission.
讓我們反思一下我們都知道非常重要但往往會迷失在生活混亂中的事情——是的，你猜對了：禱告事工。禱告就像一位要好的老朋友，我們都承諾會見面，但最終由於我們繁忙的日程而忘記了。
上主日我跟憐憫機構的代表交談，得知他們領養計劃的成功秘訣就是禱告。他和我分享了一位住在泰國北部清萊省的一位少年人，就是五年前因豪雨而被困在山洞及因此而世界聞名的野豬足球隊成員之一。球隊奇蹟地被救出，而他是隊伍中唯一的基督徒。他感謝神在他最困難的時候拯救了他。以下網址是有關他的故事：https://blog.compassion.com/thai-cave-rescue-life-is-bright-one-year-later/#
讓我們不要忘記，神因着祂對世人深不可測的憐憫，正在積極地作工，成就祂對我們世界的神聖旨意。藉著禱告，我們不僅被邀請，而且被賦予能力去辨別並與祂的旨意保持一致，即如約翰一書五章十四節，神向我們保證：「我們若照他的旨意求甚麼，他就聽我們，這是我們向他所存坦然無懼的心。」
在接下來的幾個月裡，我們的會正陳靈光牧師將享受他該得的休假。作為一個社群，讓我們同心籍著禱告，求主繼續使用我們教會在這期間忠心履行所賦予的使命。你們熱切的禱告是滿有價值的。
還有，請支持我們將會與華傳夥伴合作前往泰北清萊的短宣活動。我將與八位女性教會領袖去探訪當地的多元文化教會，包括華人教會、緬甸教會和鄉村教會，並有機會服侍一些小孩子。巧合的是，我們的住處離獲救的少年人的家庭教會很近。所以我們也安排了去他的教會探訪。讓我們一起齊心禱告，求聖靈在我們的生命中，並在那些將會在短宣期間認識的人心中動工。
