中文 Matt Geppert, 03-10

Psalm 112

Who is SEAPC? For the past six years it has been my task to share the answer to that question around the world.  I’ve become quite comfortable in communicating our vision, strategy, core values and platforms with those who ask. Simply put, “SEAPC is a growing global community that is dedicated to changing lives through prayer.” Even simpler, SEAPC —“ Changing Lives through Prayer.”

Now, mission statements are great, (yes, that is my qualifier to let you know that I read the books on mission statements and I did attend a Guy Kawasaki seminar) but sometimes I want a little more. For example, the mission statement for McDonalds’ fast food is, “To be our customer’s favorite place and way to eat.” Cool, and wonderfully put, yes, but who is Ray Croc, why do I see Golden Arches in the jungle of Malaysia and how do Big Macs taste so good? Most importantly, who are the individuals that make McDonalds what it is today and what do they believe in?

I just spent several days with the leadership of Kuala Lumpur’s GA 611 Bread of Life Church. Pastor Amos, Pastor Esther and their family are the wonderful people who have adopted Lemuel (Lawrence) Ng into their lives and have made a way for him to study the word of God through the Bread of Life course work. I thank God for His answer to Lemuel and in networking him and SEAPC to this amazing “Server” in K.L.

On our last day together, before I left to travel Laos with brother Hubert and SEAPC Garden of Hope, I sat with Pastor Esther and Lemuel for many hours in the church’s prayer room and heard the vision from God for their ministry, how the Lord revealed himself to them individually, how He heard their cry for K.L., how he directed their steps and built a team around them and how he has put Tibet on their hearts. One prophecy that was given to Pastor Amos was that this church would be a “super tanker — serving and refueling.” So, I thought long and hard about the initial question. “Who is SEAPC?” No one knows the answer to that question better than my father. He asked me to read Psalm 112 and in it, I found a clear way to continue the dialogue that so many of you started by joining SEAPC around the globe:

PSALM 112

We are people who fear God.

We are gracious and full of compassion.

We grant favor, give money and guide our affairs with discretion.

Our hearts are established. We do not fear and we trust in God.

We are multiplying. We are giving to the poor and our righteousness will endure.

Matt Geppert

詩篇一百一十二篇

誰是 SEAPC? 過去六年來，我的工作就是在世界各地分享這個問題的答案。我已經很善於向詢問的人傳遞我們的異象、策略、核心價值以及綱領。簡單地說，「東南亞禱告中心是一個全球社群，委身於藉禱告改變生命。」說得更簡單一點，SEAPC－「藉禱告改變生命。」

確實，使命宣言很好，(這樣你可以知道，我讀過那些有關使命宣言的書，也參加過Guy Kawasaki 研討會) 然而，有時我還想要再多一點點。例如，麥當勞速食的使命宣言是「成為顧客最喜歡用餐的地方與方式」。棒極了，但是，誰是 Ray Croc？為什麼我在馬來西亞叢林裡看到金色拱門？大麥克怎麼會這麼好吃？最重要的是，是誰使麥當勞成為今日的麥當勞？那些人的信念是什麼？

我剛去過 Kuala Lumpur 的 GA 611生命糧教會，和那裡的領袖們相聚了幾天。Amos 牧師、Esther 牧師和他們一家真是太好的人，就是他們接待 Lemuel (Lawrence) Ng，讓他進到他們生活裡，並且為他開路，讓他能經由生命糧課程研讀神的話。我感謝神回應 Lemuel 的祈求，並且讓他與 SEAPC 和這美好的 Kuala Lumpur「伺服單位」連線。

這次造訪生命糧教會之後，我就要與 Hubert 弟兄和 SEAPC 希望之園一同去寮國。離去前，我和 Esther 牧師與 Lemuel 在教會的禱告室坐了好幾個小時，聽他們訴說神賜給他們事工的異象，神如何親自向他們各人顯現，祂如何垂聽為 Kuala Lumpur 的呼求，引導他們的腳步，在他們身邊建立一個團隊，還有祂如何將西藏放在他們心上。曾有向 Amos 牧師所發的預言說到，這個教會將成為一個「超級坦克－服事並加油」。因此，我認真思考了很久：「誰是SEAPC？」沒有人比我的父親更知道這個問題的答案。他要我讀詩篇一百一十二篇。從這當中，我找到一個清楚的表達方式，說明為什麼會有你們這麼多人加入 SEAPC 全球事工：

詩篇一百一十二篇
我們是敬畏耶和華的人。
我們是有恩惠且充滿憐憫的人。