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九月 September 2012

[ ND Corner ]總幹事的話

The past few months have been most eventful. We were honored to receive Rev. Nicky Gumbel & Mrs Pippa Gumbel to our city in April together with some members of the board of directors from Alpha International, Ken Costa, & Chris Sadler. Let me give a big Thank You to all our partners & friends who came to our various events to meet with them. They were delighted that Hong Kong & China have adopted Alpha resources solidly into the local evangelical & city transformation ministries run by our numerous partners. We hope their presence have also encouraged our partners to continue in their good work that God has prepared for them, and allow us to share in witness of His glory.

For this year’s Alpha Invitation, we encourage the whole city to join us in 24-7 Prayer Chain from 26 Aug to 1 Sep to support “Operation Starfish – transforming Hong Kong, one life at a time”. If you have not signed up already, please click on the link below for more information & on-line sign up.http://www.alpha.org.hk/PDF/ai12/AI12_Prayer_Guide_EN.pdf

Come & take part in prayer for the evangelization of our city & our nation, mobilize your church, cell group, fellowship, university, college or friends to turn up the temperature in prayer! May His Glory fall on our land.

過去數月是事工滿滿的！四月，我們非常榮幸接

待了 Nicky Gumbel 牧師、 Pippa Gumbel 師母和

其他國際啟發的董事 Ken Costa 、 Tricia Neill 及 Chris Sadler。容我向所有抽空參加各項活動的夥

伴和朋友獻上衷心的謝意；你們的參與令董事們

歡欣鼓舞，知道在香港和中國有眾多的夥伴，應

用了啟發的資源，扎實地在本地承擔了傳福音和

轉化社區的事奉。我們同樣祈盼，他們的蒞臨，

也為夥伴們帶來鼓勵，持續優秀的成果，齊心完

成上主的托負，見證祂的榮耀！

隨着今年的《啟發邀請》，我們鼓勵全城參加

｢24-7禱告鏈｣，從八月二十六日至九月一日，支

持海星行動 - 轉化香港：每個生命、逐個改變｣

運動。若你仍未報名參加，請從下面的聯線追

蹤，獲悉更多資料，並可在線上登記。

http://www.alpha.org.hk/PDF/ai12/AI12_Prayer_Guide_EN.pdf

請參加禱告行列，並動員你的教會、細胞小組、

團契、大學、學院或朋友，同心為我們的城市和

國家接受福音獻上禱告；讓祈禱的熱火沸騰，願

祂的榮耀降臨這片大地！

Caroline Liu廖王錦榮Alpha Hong Kong National Director香港啟發課程總幹事

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I think all parents arrived at the start of the Parenting Course not knowing what to expect. This sense of apprehension soon dissipated as we sat down at pre-assigned tables that combined parents of newborns with parents of children reaching their teens. Before courtesies were fully exchanged, we were quickly moved onto the buffet trays sampling some delicious Sri Lankan main courses and desserts. As it turned out, we were able to try a vast selection of other wonderful international cuisines over the coming weeks provided by a marvellous caterer.

People are always happier on a full stomach. So after tea and coffee, introductions recommenced with Pastor Dan Evers welcoming all to the course and pointing out the mobile bookstore that had an eclectic mix of parenting books, children’s bibles and related Manga comics.

The first part of each session consisted of a watching a video hosted by Nicky and Sila Lee who amazingly were able to answer, with good humour, many of the questions that we the parents had lingering in our minds. The video section continued with interviews with parents and their particularly loveable children who gave us a taste of how they faced and overcame everyday challenges with laughter and joy. It was an utterly inspiring experience to hear their stories.From there, all course participants enthusiastically discussed the pros and cons of, amongst other things, moral compasses,

children’s five love languages, setting boundaries and encouraging responsibility.

We also exchanged ideas such as lounge camp outs for family bonding, equipping our children to deal with failure, adopting suitable parenting styles and understanding the undeserved favour or Grace bestowed by God. In this respect, we were very fortunate for Pastor Dan and his wife Skye to share with us their experiences of raising four children.

Time flies when you are having fun, and the five week course was soon over with all parents keen to apply some of the newly acquired concepts. By this time, the buffet trays and bookstore had been emptied by the course participants whose only remaining question was, “Where can I get some more?”

想信其他家長和我一樣，參加了《親子教育課程》，在開

課的一刻，也不知有什麼期望。直至我們坐在預先按孩子

年齡分配好的桌上，這疑慮很快就消散得一乾二淨了。禮

貌地自我介紹後，我們很快地專注在美味的斯里蘭卡美食

和可口的甜點。原來，接着的幾個禮拜，我們更有機會品

嚐其他精彩的國際佳餚。

滿肚美食時，人總覺得更幸福！用完咖啡茶後，Dan Evers

牧師致歡迎詞，並介紹了專為學員而設的流動書店，選擇

包羅廣泛，除了為家長的，還有各式兒童聖經，甚至日本

漫畫等。

每課的第一部分，包括觀看Nicky和Sila Lee的短講。令人

驚訝的是他們竟然幽默地觧答許多在身為父母腦海中，揮

之不去的問題。影碟中還採訪了其他的父母和孩子，訪問

他們如何面對並克服那既歡樂且富挑戰的日子。光聽他們

的故事，已是一個完全令人振奮的經驗。

然後，學員們便熱烈地討論其他議題的利弊 - 道德方向、

孩子五種愛的語言、設定界限和鼓勵承担責任等。

我們還討論了怎樣安排家庭營去增進凝聚力、如何裝備孩

子去面對失敗、採取那種適當的教養方式，和明白神賦予

我們那不配得的恩典。在這些方面，我們非常幸運，Dan牧

師和師母更與我們分享撫養四個孩子的經驗。

開心的日子飛逝，五週的課程很快就結束了，家長們熱衷

地嘗試應用那些新學到的概念。這時候，自助餐盤和書店

已被清空，學員留下的問題是：「我們從哪裡可以得到多

一些？」

[ Parenting Course Testimony ]親子教育課程課程見證 by David Poon

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[ Classic Alpha Testimony ]啓發課程見證 by Fanny Hui

許美珠

The three-month Alpha Course was successfully concluded. I enjoyed every moment, specially the discussion section after dinner. With students came from different profession, educational level, and background, we shared different understanding and view points for each topic. That is really an Alpha’s vision and cogitation.

Students took initiative in the graduation party to share their experience. The genuineness moved each and everyone’s heart. Wish there were more students shared their experience of how God open their hearts. I would like to share two wonderful experiences with you.

My first miraculous experience happened in the Alpha Camp. I experienced the ministry of Holy Spirit in the afternoon. Same as others, I opened my hands to receive Holy Spirit. Wonderful things happened. I felt a huge force stretching my fingers until every finger was straightly opened. During the process, I sensed light and heat. It was not fiery. It was so warm – very gentle and comfortable. The light was mild but vividly visible. (I’m sorry that I opened my eyes, though I shouldn’t). When the leader came close to me, she held my hands, I felt our insignifance and fragility. I need support and help. So, I held her hands tight and decided to accept Jesus into my life at that very moment.

My mind had doubted and hesitated. Was it hallucination? When I shared with people the first time, I dared not say much. I was afraid to be teased: “Were your hands cramped?” With this attitude, another miracle happened to me.

After my sharing that night, we continued with Alpha class. When watching the DVD, Rev. Nicky Gumbel mentioned that someone had experienced their fingers were stretched and their hands were widely opened when experiencing Holy Spirit, words cannot express my feeling. How thankful I was. God confirmed to me not to doubt. It was real. The arrangement of the whole course was really fantastic!

In fact, after analyzing it calmly, I was not cramping. Cramp hurts. Though I cannot resist the huge force during the whole time, I felt no pain or hurt, not even a little bit of uncomfortable.

To the non-believers, this is unscientific for they only believe what their eyes could see. However, hasn’t science proved that sunbeam consists of seven colors? But how come we can’t see the rainbow? As a matter of fact, rainbow is all around us, unbiased, whether we are good or bad. As love from our Father is all-embracingly shining upon us, don’t use your eyes; use your heart to feel.

為期三個月的啟發課程圓滿結束，課程中的感覺很好，晚

膳後一起傾談，從分享之中，我覺得自己學到很多，可能

是因為同學來自不同的行業，各有不同的學歷、背景，令

到我們對同一件事有不同的領會和觀點，真的具有啟發新

視野、新思維的作用。

在畢業晚會中，各同學都主動分享對這個課程的感受，真

誠的說話令到在座每一位都受感染、被感動，好希望有更

多的朋友都出來，將主如何打開他們心靈大門的經歷和大

家分享，以下是我兩個奇妙的體驗。

第一次奇妙體驗發生在啟發日營當天，下午感受聖靈的活

動，如其他人一樣，我張開雙手，但手掌不是平開，而是

十隻手指都曲起、向內彎的。奇妙的事發生了，有一股巨

大的力將我的手指全部拉開，直至手掌變成完全張開，每

根手指都是直的，在這個過程中，我還感受到光與熱，微

微的熱量，不是火熱的，是溫暖的感覺好舒服，那光很柔

和，但又清晰可見(很抱歉，我忍不住張開了眼睛，應該是

閉起雙眼的)。當組長來到身邊、握住我的手時，我感到我

們是極渺小和脆弱，需要互相扶持、互相幫助，所以我緊

緊地握住她的手，決志信主。

我心中也曾疑惑、猶豫過，這一切是不是幻覺，所以第一

次與人分享時，我不敢多說，我怕被取笑：你的手是不

是抽筋啦？當我懷著這樣的心態時，第二件奇妙的事發生

了。

第－次分享後，我們如常地進行當晚的啟發課程，看甘牧

師的講道時，他竟然提起有人在感受聖靈時，也曾經曲起

的手指變成直直的、雙手變成完全張開。文字不足以表達

我在那一刻的感受，我是多麼、多麼的感恩，天父叫我不

要再疑惑，一切都是真的! 整個課程的編排實在太奇妙!

其實，冷靜地分析，我當時的感覺不是抽筋。大家可以想

像抽筋是很痛的，但令我張開手指的力，雖然很巨大、無

法抵抗，但是我所經歷的整個過程，一點也不痛，就連一

小點不舒服的感覺也沒有，當手掌完全張開後，那感覺是

舒坦。很多人不信主認為這是不科學，他們只相信眼睛見

到的事。但是，科學不是一早就告訴了我們，肉眼有很多

東西是看不到的，正如陽光是七色的，我們卻未必看得到

彩虹。其實，彩虹就在我們身邊，不偏私、不管我們的好

壞，正如天父對我們的愛，照耀著、包容著我們，不要用

眼，用心靈來感受吧!

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With hopes of that our marital relationship would improve, my wife and I joined the Marriage Course. I had always believed that there was great disparity in our value systems and that in turn led to many obstacles in our marriage. Praise to the Lord! We had an opportunity to join St. Philip’s Church’s 2nd Marriage Course.

The first lesson of the course “Building Strong Foundations” helped us realize that the reason we were experiencing so many obstacles in our marriage was because we had not individually developed an intimate relation with God – for it is only God who can truly satisfy a person’s needs. A Christian marriage calls for a Christian couple to seek the Lord’s Will in one accord, praying together and bringing their needs before the Lord. Marriage consists not only of the relationship between two individuals, but entails two people walking in step with God. When we have an intimate relationship with God individually, then our marital relationship would naturally become intimate as well. This seemed quite challenging for us at first; however, both my wife and I had faith that this was the direction in which we were going to work on in our marital relationship. Even though currently our

marriage is still not ideal, but we are grateful that our Lord is mighty and powerful. It is He who had protected our marriage through all the tumultuous waves so that neither of us gave up on each other. We pray that the Lord will lead us through this storm.

Aside from this, I also learned from this course how to pour all of my “personal affection savings” into my wife’s “personal affection bank” so that we can really buttress the foundations of our marriage. I need to listen to her patiently and attentively so that we can communicate effectively. I learned how to release the negative emotions I had stored up in my heart, so that our marriage can be healed and restored. We also learned to make good use of an invincible spiritual weapon -mutual forgiveness- to help each other release tensions and invite the Lord into our hearts. I now know that we need to arrange marriage time for ourselves; moreover I need to learn to speak more words of encouragement and praise and be more attentive to the nuanced needs of my partner. When facing the shortcomings of my wife, I’d learn to sit down and discuss matters with her with a gentle and earnest attitude, taking careful consideration of the relevant

[ The Marriage Course Testimony ]美滿婚姻課程見證

林雪濤 & 簡錦玲

[ Prison in Paradise ]像天堂的監獄 天下第一戒毒村的啟發課程

Toh Han Shih杜漢士(香港啟發義工)

In July 2012, I and some people enjoyed a holiday retreat in a resort-like setting in Tainan, a city in southwest Taiwan. We worshipped in a church that looked like a vacation rest-house, surrounded by pretty, well-kept gardens with all sorts of flowers and trees. According to a story I heard, a group of mainland Chinese tourists had visited a similar place in Taiwan, where they were so taken by the Eden-like beauty of the place that they asked if they could stay there, only to be told by the warden that it was not a hotel but a prison. I and a group of fellow Christian volunteers spent five days from Monday July 16 to Friday July 20 at Mingde Prison, a low-security prison for drug offenders. The gardens were beautifully maintained by the prisoners.

I, a Singaporean man based in Hong Kong, and volunteers from Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan conducted a series of Alpha courses for 42 inmates who were incarcerated for drug offences. The Alpha course is designed to invite non-Christians to explore the basics of the Christian faith in a format where they were free to express their views, whether for or against Christianity or neither. Each group in the course was led by Christian facilitators who did not resort to aggressive, hard-sell tactics to force the students to convert to Christianity or prescribe Christian teachings in a didactic manner, but encouraged the students to discuss among themselves as much as possible. In such open discussion, students were allowed to raise any question or express any view without any rebuttal or criticism from the facilitators.

The typical routine would start with all of us singing hymns. Then we all would watch a video of a sermon by Nicholas (Nicky)

Gumbel, an Anglican priest at Holy Trinity Brompton Church in London, UK, who was a leading developer of the Alpha course. After that, we would break into small groups for discussions. Although this routine was repeated over five days from Monday to Friday, it was anything but boring. The sermons by Gumbel, dubbed in Mandarin, were stimulating. The discussions were lively because some students were vocal in their views. When a student expressed a view, even if it challenged Christianity, the facilitators normally would not answer, but other students would answer that student, sometimes agreeing with him, sometimes disagreeing, sometimes offering alternative views, which made the discussions all the more interesting. It was a rewarding experience to listen to the views on Christianity of these inmates who have a background in traditional Chinese religions like Taoism and Buddhism.

There were also testimonies by some of the volunteers from Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan, who were formerly prisoners for drug offences. Their testimonies were very powerful. They described how they were once addicted to drugs but by the grace of God and the power of the Holy Spirit, they managed to break free from their addiction. Some of them described their former lives as members of Chinese triad criminal organizations and their past crimes such as stealing. These volunteers related how they turned to Christ and found a new life of hope, with some of them gaining Godly wives .Their personal stories of redemption from a life of drugs and crime must have given hope to the prisoners, who were in a similar situation.

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參加第二屆美滿婚姻課程，我與太太都期待在夫婦感情上

能有改善。一直以來相信彼此的價值觀存在較大的差異。

故此，我們在婚姻的道路上都有不小的障礙。感謝主！我

們有機會參加聖腓力堂的第二屆美滿婚姻課程。

第一課是「建立穩固根基」，使我們認識到夫婦之間的障

礙乃是各自尚未與上帝建立親密的關係，因為只有上帝才

能真正滿足人的需要。基督徒的婚姻是夫妻二人同心，尋

求上帝旨意，一起禱告，把我們的需要帶到上帝面前。因

婚姻關係不只是夫婦二人的關係，乃是二人都要和上帝在

一起，當個人與上帝的關係密切，夫妻間的關係也自然更

親密。對我們來說這是有難度的，但我有信心，對妻子也

有信心，朝這個方向發展我們的夫妻關係。雖然目前我倆

的夫妻關係不是很理想，但值得感謝的是主有大能，在過

往驚濤駭浪的經歷中祂保守我們夫妻二人仍然彼此不離不

棄，我們祈求主帶領我們走出困谷。

此外在這課程中學習到如何把「感情巨款」傾倒於妻子的

「感情銀行」內，不斷加以鞏固婚姻的根基；用耐心誠

懇地聆聽，以達至有良好的溝通；懂得釋放內心的積怨，

為夫妻關系得到復修及醫治鋪路；善用「彼此寬恕」這個

戰無不勝的利器使互相得到釋放，讓主進入二人心中；刻

意安排夫妻間的黃金約會時間；多說動聽話語，多提對方

的優點，細心體貼對方的需要；面對對方不足之處，需顧

及環境、場合及對方的心情，以誠懇溫柔的態度和對方討

論，盡量避免用簡單草率的態度去處理問題。

面對夫妻關係的復修與醫治，我是抱著極大的期盼，希望

我倆在有限的人生暮年裡，能享受實實在在的夫妻恩愛生

活，無論前面的路有多困難，我絕不輕言放棄！

林雪濤 & 簡錦玲

context and her feelings, and avoid using a matter-of-fact attitude to resolve problems.

I have great hopes for the healing and renewal of our marriage and hope that within my days on earth that I can truly enjoy a wonderful, loving marital life with my spouse. Regardless of all

the difficulties we may face in the road ahead, I will certainly not give up easily!

像天堂的監獄 天下第一戒毒村的啟發課程

The bodies of these former prisoners who became Christian volunteers bore tattoos as marks of their previous lives of drug and crime. But their eyes expressed hope, faith, joy and a commitment to God, which clearly demonstrated the power of God in changing lives. Some of them obviously demonstrated their love by the way they prayed so fervently to God for the prisoners with tears in their eyes. The Singapore volunteers treated me with great courtesy, unselfishness and a servant’s heart, demonstrated in little things like serving me food at dinner. That amazed me, because such Singaporeans, when they were previously gangsters, would have normally been rude, uncouth and violent. Some of the Singapore volunteers failed to complete more than two years of schooling, but after they became Christians, they managed to obtain university degrees at divinity school in Taiwan. This shows God’s ability to transform school dropouts, often regarded as the dregs of society, to highly educated scholars.

These volunteers with criminal pasts have become ardent servants of God because they knew how much Christ has done for them. As Jesus told the Pharisees in Matthew chapter 21 verse 31, “I tell you the truth, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.”

On Wednesday night, we prepared our hearts to receive the Holy Spirit, in preparation for the next day when we in turn were to administer the Holy Spirit to the prisoners. On Thursday, we had a prayer session, where we laid hands on the inmates and prayed for them according to the requests they expressed. Then there was an altar call where the inmates were asked if they would accept Christ. Most of the inmates went up to the stage during the altar call, professing their acceptance of Christ. Praise God. I was surprised to see some inmates who had expressed scepticism and even sarcasm towards Christianity come up

during the altar call. God works in wonderful and mysterious ways. For some inmates, I observed how over the days, their facial expressions changed from scepticism to a joyful receptivity towards Christ. This is a witness to the effectiveness of the Alpha method, where non-Christians are won over to Christ not by intellectual argument or high-pressure tactics, but by being allowed to find God. Above all, this is a testimony to the power of God in the hearts of sceptical non-believers.

Some inmates told me the programme they liked best was the song worship. During the singing, I could see the faces of the inmates light up with joy as they sang, even those who expressed scepticism about Christianity during the discussions. The Holy Spirit moved mightily through song. Another important factor in the conversion of these inmates must have been the testimonies by volunteers of how God gave them hope by liberating them from the bondage of drugs and crime and giving them a new start in life.

On Friday evening, we drove to Pingtung, a city in southern Taiwan, where we visited Operation Dawn, a Christian halfway house for drug addicts. The prisoners there produced handicrafts as a vocation, and we were shown their handicrafts including leather covers for bibles and other Christian memorabilia. We worshipped with the inmates, and some volunteers shared their testimonies. We also prayed over the inmates and laid hands on them. We left the Singaporean volunteers at that centre, where they were spending the night, and drove back to Tainan. It was a blessed trip. I witnessed volunteers, who were transformed from lives of drugs and crime to mighty servants of God, bringing hope to the prisoners and leading many of them to Christ. This was possible only by the grace of God and the power of the Holy Spirit. We volunteers were supposed to minister to the prisoners, but were richly blessed in turn.

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今年七月，我同一群主內弟兄姐妹享受了一處有如渡假村

式的退修會。地點是在 “天下第一戒毒村”，即台南監獄

分監，座落於明德外役監內。

我們的敬拜場地是在一座看似假日休閑區的小教堂，四周

圍繞著大小花園，園內種有各類花樹，爭奇鬥艷。過去我

曾從報導裡聽說，一群大陸客想遊覽類似有如上述伊甸之

美的地方，想不到被典獄長自娛那該是一處監獄。他心中

所指的就是“天下第一戒毒村”。

從七月十六日(星期一)到二十日(星期五)，我與一群來自

各地(香港、新加坡及台灣等地)教會的“啟發義工”服

事於此。實際上，那是一座專為服毒受刑人戒毒的園地。

在村裡，凡我所接觸到的受刑人，我一點都不感受到有被

威脅或恐懼。其中有些人的態度與表現，對我們“啟發”

義工還是相當友善，也有些定時提供我們飲料等服務。我

認為他們的應對表現，部份是由於他們已成為基督徒的緣

故。看這些受刑人理有平頭，穿T恤與短褲，使我想起當年

在新加坡軍中服役時的情境。然而我身為新加坡人，現雖

居香港，認為少壯服役當是應盡的責任。

我與來自香港、新加坡、及台灣的啟發義工負責帶領四十

二位在監受刑人，導入密集的“啟發課程”。

該課程是邀請非基督徒探討基督信仰的基礎要項，且在自

由意識下各自表達或述說他們的生活經歷與看法。自然這

些可含蓋過去的，認同或反對的意見。

也在彼此的激勵下，各位組員便踴躍盡情地發言；互動

間，絕無施壓、誘導並強銷基督精神的情事。組員的討論

屬開放式的，可提出任何問題與觀點，且不會受任何來自

小組長的批評。身為啟發課程的新人，我的角色是助理，

主要協助一對來自香港的義工小組長夫婦。

小組開始大都是唱詩歌。接著大家觀看一卷錄影帶，是一

位啟發課程創始者的講道。他名力克、甘(Nicky Gumbel)

，是英國倫敦聖三一布普頓堂主任牧師。影帶配有中文發

音，甘牧師的講道有激勵與啟發，使人深感豐收。隨後我

們便開始分組討論。

從週一到週四，我們皆依此程序反覆運作，其間也因議題

稍多，難免有些枯燥。大體而言，小組的討論確是生動，

組內成員也大大地發表了他們的觀點。

每當一位小組學生成員(受刑人)表達一種觀點，其間甚而

有挑戰基督精神時，通常小組長不予回答，卻反由其他成

員回應，嘗試解答；其間有人同意，也有人不予苟同，另

也有其他替代意見；總之，討論極為有趣而生動。

我們很得益處地學習到他們對基督精神與教義的看法，尤

當我們了解到他們大都是來自鄉村，並帶有傳統道教與佛

教的背景。另對我們團隊裡一些曾有服毒入監而新造的啟

發義工而言，有機會分享並彰顯了許多個人的生命見證。

他們有來自新加坡、香港、與台灣。總之，這些見證是強

而有力的。

他們細述了過去沉迷於藥物可悲的情境，而今因 神的憐

憫與恩典，以及聖靈的大能，使得自由，脫離了成癮的捆

綁。他們也敘述了舊時在三合會(犯罪組織)的犯罪情景，

其間有偷竊等。這些義工陳述他們過去如何轉向基督而有

了新生命的盼望，也有的成了家，得了 神所賜的妻子。

這些人遠離藥物與犯罪的見證與救贖，也帶給有類似情境

的學生成員有了生命的盼望。雖然他們身上帶有刺青，也

是先前舊生命用藥犯罪的記號，而今確是基督的義工。他

們眼裡顯露對 神的盼望、信心、喜樂與承諾；同時也清楚

地使人感受到 神的大能，即在人生命的改變。為顯示義工

們對同學的愛，他們的禱告熱切而流淚。

有來自新加坡的啟發同工彼此間與我在用餐供食的小事

上，待我有禮、無私、顯有僕人之心。這使我甚感驚訝，

因為這些人就他們過去是成群結黨的惡人，照理該是很魯

莽，無教養，且有暴力的形象。他們之中有的沒有完成應

有的學業，但是成為基督徒後，他們卻在台灣三一神學院

完成學位與學業。

這也顯示 神的大能是可轉化在人看似不成材，在社會被視

為人渣的，可成為有學養的學者。他們雖曾犯罪，而今確

是神的僕人，只因他們深知基督在他們身上已有太多的恩

典作為。就如基督對法利賽人說：“因為約翰遵著義路到

你們這裡來、你們卻不信他．稅吏和娼妓倒信他。你們看

見了、後來還是不懊悔去信他。”

在週三的晚上，我們預備我們的心，來接受聖靈，主要是

為次日聖靈在每位同學身上的作為。隨著有個呼召，同學

們被問及願否接受主耶穌成為個人救主。

到了周四，我們依序進入“禱告”時間。我們將手按在同

學們身上，並依他們先前提出的所求，合力為他們禱告。

當讚美主!我深感驚訝的是見到許多不久前對 神還表示懷

疑甚而諷刺的同學，而今卻走上台前。神行了奇妙的事!

我也親眼見到，數日前，那些滿臉懷疑的同學，現在則滿

懷喜悅的表情，去接受並迎向基督。這對啟發課程的效益

再次得以有效地肯定，也說明非基督徒能成為基督人，並

非是因個人的知識或巧辯；相反的，卻是得門而入尋找到

神。總之，這是 神大能展現在人心的見證，

一些同學告訴我，他們最喜愛啟發課程的是詩歌敬拜。確

實在詩歌中，我能見到他們的臉帶著喜悅的光歌唱著，

其間還有那些在討論時曾對基督表示懷疑的同學。相信聖

靈在歌聲中大大地運作。此外，另一要素則是在小組討論

時，同學聽到啟發義工的個人見證。他們陳述 神如何使

他們在毒品與罪中得釋放，解捆綁，進而得有新的生命。

我們另在週五的晚間，駕車南下到屏東，順訪了“晨曦會-

屏東輔導所”，那是一所戒毒的中途之家，所內戒毒者是

以福音戒毒為主。隨即我們拜訪牧恩中途之家，另亦以

手工藝品的製作，為在職謀生技能。我們還見了些手工藝

品，有如皮製聖經封面及一些類似紀念品。當晚為戒毒者

合力禱告。同時，我們也在那裡與來自新加坡的啟發義工

道別，感謝並珍惜這段同心服事的時光。當夜我們也趕回

台南。

在台南，我們有幸安排在距離明德監獄不遠的民宿。那裡

有山丘、泳池、花木、香蕉、芒果、木瓜、、、真有青山

綠水、花果之香之美。我們也享受了各式水果，並也滿載

了來自上面的祝福而返。

(編者的話：感謝“啟發”杜漢世弟兄的撰文。基於雜誌的

篇幅及讀者文字的閱讀力考量，亦經杜弟兄的同意，將原

英文稿節譯成中文，以饗讀者。)

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Jesus said, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7

God works in the most amazing ways and this time I have encountered him through Workplace Alpha. This all began with a phone call from my boss one morning. I was nervous thinking that I must be in some sort of trouble. When I sat down and started chatting with my boss, it surprised me that he wanted to invite me as one of the core team members of our firm’s prayer group. This was an answered prayer as I previously asked the Lord to show me my purpose in the workplace and what I could do for him. So I gladly accepted the invitation and started helping with the administration and organisation of the group. Later on, I also helped with leading studies and worship. Little did I know that all this was God’s preparation for His greater plan in our workplace.

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28

One day after care group, I was talking to my friend Ian, an Alpha veteran working at a law firm close to mine. He told me that his prayer group will be doing Alpha in a few weeks time but due to space limitation, they might be doing it in a small room with a lap top. Coincidentally, our prayer group just finished the R12 study and was looking for a new study. Our group always wanted to do Workplace Alpha as we heard that it is a great channel to share the gospel. But we did not know where and how to start as not many of our team members had previous experience with Alpha (including myself). So with His amazing power, God intervened and honoured both our firms’ prayers. By combining the two firms’ resources and manpower, we were able to hold a joint Alpha in our firm’s conference room in July.

All things work for the good of those who love Him. Although the two firms decided to do a joint Workplace Alpha, I frankly did not know how we could manage the administration and organisation. The experienced members were all immensely busy lawyers. As a trainee, I would love to give a hand but I thought to myself, “My Lord, how am I able to do this with absolutely no idea what to do?”

So I asked Father to teach me. Again, God sent angels around me and He provided everything we needed. Alpha training and preparation went extremely smooth and guests’ application kept rolling in. We ended up hosting a full house (more than 40 people signed up)! Our Lord’s provision is more than abundant. The joint Workplace Alpha team was full of praise and thankfulness!

Many, LORD my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us.None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare. Pslam 40:5

This first Workplace Alpha has really blessed us with more than we can imagine. God have done many wonders and His plan for us is so great. I have received many positive emails from seeking participants telling me how much they enjoy the course and have been blessed by the prayers and discussions. Some started going to church to learn more about our Saviour. I know this is just the beginning of God’s work in the workplace. Let us surrender all our hopes and ambitions for our Father to reveal His better purpose and plan for us!

He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.Many will see and fear the LORD and put their trust in him. Psalm 40:3

Special thanks to Mr. Daniel Li of Alpha Hong Kong for training our team and his caring and thoughtful prayers and emails. Also want to thank the lovely couple Gary and Garland for supporting our Alpha weekend. Most importantly, praise our Lord, for He is good, His love endures forever!

[ Alpha in the Workplace Testimony ]職場啟發見證 Samantha

Deacons

耶穌說，“7 你 們 祈 求 ， 就 給 你 們 ； 尋 找 ， 就

尋 見 ； 叩 門 ， 就 給 你 們 開 門 。”馬太福音7:7

神的作為最為奇妙，這次我通過職場啓發經歷了祂。這一

切都從某天早上我老闆的一個電話開始。我當時很緊張，

我以為我一定是惹上了某些麻煩。

當我坐下來開始與我的老闆聊天，我才驚訝地知道他想邀

請我成為公司祈禱小組的核心成員。這是天父對我一直

以來的禱告的一個應允，因我一直在求問主，我在我的職

場裡能為他做什麼。所以，我欣然接受了邀請，並開始參

與小組的行政和組織活動。後來，我還參與帶領查經和崇

拜。真沒想到，這一切都是上帝在他的大計劃中，為我在

職場要作的事做好準備。

有一天在小組聚會後，我遇上一位在鄰近律師事務所工作

的朋友伊恩，他是啓發課程的老將。他告訴我，他的祈禱

小組將在數星期後做啓發，但由於場地所限，他們可能會

在一個小房間裡用一台手提電腦來播放課程。巧合的是，

我們的祈禱小組剛完成了研讀羅馬書12章的課程，也在尋

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找一個新的課程。其實我們一直想做職場啟發，因為我們

已聽過這是一個與人分享福音的好工具。但是我們的團隊

成員（包括我自己在內）都沒有舉辦啓發的經驗，所以不

知道從何開始。就在這時，神奇妙的力量，介入了我們兩

家公司的事工裡，真正應允了我們的禱告。通過兩家公司

的場地資源和人力資源的結合，我們終於能夠在今年七

月， 在我公司的會議室裡開辦了聯合啓發課程。

“ 我 們 曉 得 萬 事 都 互 相 效 力 ， 叫 愛 神 的

人 得 益 處 ， 就 是 按 他 旨 意 被 召 的 人。”羅

馬書8:28

儘管結合了兩家公司的資源聯合辦啓發，坦白說，我還是

不知道該如何 組織 和管理。有辦過啓發的成員都是非常

忙的律師。作為一個實習律師，我雖然非常樂意奉獻我雙

手，但我心理還是存在著疑惑：“我的主啊，我怎樣才能

做好這件我毫無頭緒的工作？”經過多次求問神。神再次

派天使到我身邊，提供了我們需要的一切幫助。香港啓發

提供的訓練使我們的籌備和培育工作進行得非常順利，更

不斷有新朋友報名參加。我們成功地建立了一個完全的大

家庭（40多人加入了）！我們的主真有豐富的供應。聯合

職場啓發課程充滿了讚美和感恩！ “耶 和 華 ─ 我 的

神 啊 ， 你 所 行 的 奇 事 ， 並 你 向 我 們 所 懷

的 意 念 甚 多 ， 不 能 向 你 陳 明 。 若 要 陳 明

， 其 事 不 可 勝 數 。” 詩 篇 40:5

神在這個初次舉行的職場啓發給我們的祝福真的比我們想

像的更多。神已經施行了許多奇蹟，他為我們計劃了如此

大的事工。在我收到的許多有積極回應的電子郵件中，有

學員告訴我他們如何在尋找中享受學習的過程，並如何被

小組裡的祈禱和討論所祝福。有些學員已經開始去教堂尋

求進一步了解我們的救主。我知道這是神的工作，祂已經

在我們的職場動工。祂讓我們放棄了我們自己的慾望和野

心， 為我們定了更美好的目標和計劃，在未來將為我們一

一揭示！

他把一首新的歌曲放在我的口中：“ 他 使 我 口 唱 新

歌 ， 就 是 讚 美 我 們 神 的 話 。 許 多 人 必 看

見 而 懼 怕 ， 並 要 倚 靠 耶 和 華 。” 詩篇40:3

特別感謝香港啓發的李賜堅給我們團隊的培訓，關懷和周

詳的祈禱和電子郵件。還要感謝一對可愛的夫婦，鄭兆賢

和鄭揚淑儀，在我們的啓發週末營裡給我們的支持。最重

要的，是讚美我們的主，他是最美好的，他的慈愛永遠長

存！

透過這幾天啟發課程和美滿婚姻課程的學習和演練，使我

從中學到了國內未曾學過的東西，總體方法和理論，學而

易懂，簡單多用，適應於當今教會、學校、企業，及社會

各階層的發展，有很高的推廣價值，對教會健康和社會服

務穩定發展，都具有全方位幫助和促進的作用，我們將啟

發課程所學到的知識帶回深圳教會推廣和運用是最佳的選

擇，我們回去後，會立即行動，我們相信在神的恩典及聖

靈的指引下，一定會成功運用啟發課程在教會有效發揮。

通過幾天的學習和經歷，使我感受萬千，雖然是第一次來

到香港，但感受到在神家的溫暖永勝過自己的家，尤其是

啟發機構的負責人，神的牧師，傳道，同工等對我們的教

導，傳授恩惠，那親切熱情奉獻，使我永不忘懷，還有同

學和弟兄姐妹之間的彼此順服，彼此相愛，彼此款待，代

禱和奉獻精神，使我銘刻在心。一切都在感恩之中，將榮

耀歸給神！

Through the training and practicing drill of Alpha Course & The Marriage Course in these few days, I had learned something that I’d never experience before. The overall approach and theory are so easy to understand and simple to use. It is applicable to be used in church, school, business and all sectors in society. Alpha Course is highly promotable for healthy growth in church and stability of social services providing comprehensive support and development. I’ll put my first priority to bring what I have learned from Alpha back to Shenzhen Church. I believe in God’s grace and under the guidance of Holy Spirit, Alpha Course will flourish successfully and effectively.

I was very moved by the learning experience. Although this is my first time in Hong Kong, I have a warm home coming feeling. I would never forget the training, the love, the enthusiasm and the dedication from the pastors, preachers and staff from Alpha. Furthermore, the obedience, love, hospitality, intercession and dedication among the brother and sister learners, are all engraved in my heart. I am so grateful for everything. All glory to God!

[ China Pastors training Testimony ]中國教牧培訓課程見證

Brother Chen陳弟兄

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