Adrianne & Woody 起初六年，用禱告與奉獻托住這條路的差派夥伴

Adrianne 和她的丈夫 Woody，是在這個事工剛起步時，與我們並肩的差派夥伴。整整六年，他們用禱告與奉獻托住這條路——不是因為看見成果才給，而是因為一顆對主敏感、願意回應祂帶領的心。 Adrianne and her husband Woody were sending partners who walked beside us when this ministry was just getting off the ground. For six years they held this path up with prayer and giving — not because the fruit was already in view, but out of a heart sensitive to the Lord and willing to answer His leading.

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她與主的故事 Her Walk With the Lord

「主把我帶到一個地步，讓我看見：我一直想靠自己的力量，活出『我以為神要我成為的樣子』——做個好妻子、好母親、好鄰舍，卻全照著我自己的版本，而我一直失敗。我感到挫敗、被否定、被壓垮。我在情緒裡相信了一些關於自己、其實不是真的事。」 “He showed me that I was trying to measure up to my own version of who God wanted me to be, by my own strength — a good wife, a good mother, a friend to neighbors, but MY version of how I should be, and I was failing. I felt defeated, rejected, and overwhelmed. I was believing things about myself that were not true, even though I felt this way in my emotions.”

「我讀祂的話怎麼說我，開始用祂的真理，一個一個替換掉那些扭曲的念頭。祂獨特地造了我；祂說祂所造的是好的；祂說祂歡然為我歌唱，我是祂的女兒。當我開始信靠祂改變我看自己、看處境的方式，我就愈來愈深地感受到祂的愛。祂的話說：因著耶穌，我被祂接納、我有無限的價值、我在祂裡面是安全穩妥的。如今我可以說：我的生命是豐盛的、滿足的，我的情緒裡有平安，我對耶穌滿心感謝。」 “I began to replace those twisted thoughts with what He says. He created me uniquely; He said His creation was good; He rejoices over me with singing; I am His daughter. As I trusted Him to change my thinking, I felt His love more and more deeply. His Word says I am Acceptable to Him, I am Valuable — of infinite worth, and I am Secure and Safe in Him because of Jesus. I can say my life is abundant, full, and I am at peace in my emotions, and I am so thankful to Jesus.”

為什麼我們成為差派夥伴 Why We Became Senders

「我和丈夫從參與其他事工中知道，募款很難，卻是事工起步必經的一部分。Eliza 很委身，我們看見她的成長，和她想服事自己文化、自己族群的渴望。我們也看見：福音由同文化的人來傳，往往更有力量。所以我們很樂意在經濟上幫她起步。我們支持了 Eliza 的事工六年。對我們而言，為這份經濟上的委身設下一個結束點，是健康、也是經過禱告的回應——盼望在起初幾年的奉獻，能讓 Eliza 更多專心在事工的需要上。到了時候，新的信徒會足以支持 Eliza 與這個事工，外來的支持就不再必要。」 “From being involved in other ministries, we know fundraising is hard but a necessary part of getting a ministry off the ground. Eliza was dedicated; we saw her growth and her desire to minister to her own culture and people. We had seen that evangelism is much more effective coming from someone of the same culture. So we were happy to help her start up. We supported her ministry for six years. An endpoint to our financial commitment felt like a healthy, prayerful response — hoping our early giving let Eliza concentrate on the ministry. In time, the new believers would give enough to support the ministry, and outside support would no longer be necessary.”

「使徒行傳 1:8 說：『你們...要在耶路撒冷、猶太全地，和撒馬利亞，直到地極，作我的見證。』耶穌在大使命中要我們觸及萬國萬民。我們也許不能親自前往，或無法觸及與我們不同的文化——因為他們未必那麼容易相信我們所說的——但我們確實可以在經濟上支持，用這樣的方式，一同成就使徒行傳 1:8。」 “Acts 1:8 says we shall be His witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth. Jesus calls us to reach all nations in the Great Commission. While we may not be able to go physically, or reach cultures different from us — because they may not trust what we say as easily as someone from their own culture — we can certainly support them, and in that way help fulfill Acts 1:8.”

「我們蒙福有了一些資源，就覺得自己有責任，把它用在神國度的擴展上——在本地、在區域、也在國際。彼得前書 4:10 說：『各人要照所得的恩賜彼此服事，作神百般恩賜的好管家。』能透過與 Eliza 的友誼、我們的禱告與我們的資源，支持她的事工，我們滿心歡喜。」 “As we have been blessed with resources, we feel a responsibility to use them for the furtherance of God’s Kingdom — locally, regionally, and internationally. 1 Peter 4:10: ‘Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.’ We were happy to support Eliza’s ministry through our friendship, our prayers, and our resources.”

她想留下的一句話 Her Message

成為差派夥伴 Become a Sender