中文 Undeveloped Countries, 03-10

A long time ago, Abraham was told by the Lord to get out of Haran into a land that the Lord would show him. To leave his friends and his father’s house to go into a land that he do not even know. It had to be a struggle. He must have had countless of discussions with his wife, late night sleeplessness, tossing and turning on the bed. Just let your imagination run wild, it could be any one of us, perhaps just to move to a different state. Abraham, in the end, did make a choice. He chose to obey the Lord.

Many, many years later, the son of God also had to make a choice. He had already left His home but could He finish what He had started? All the way leading up to His quiet time at Gethsemane, it had been relatively easy. But now, holding the cup up in His hands, He had to make a choice. The fate of the world was in His hands. Finally, the Son of God did make a choice. He chose to die so that we may live.

In the January newsletter, I asked for prayer that we may find students from the “Yao” tribe to go to the Garden of Hope for two years. The Lord has answered your prayers and for that I thank you. A couple from the Yao tribe has recently arrived from Sam Neur Province. They will be with us for two years learning bible and agriculture. As Kek and his wife made the choice to come down to the Garden of Hope to learn the Word of God, please continue to keep them in prayer. They also have a child.

Sometimes in life, we are in the valley of decision and we always have to make a choice. Perhaps we wonder, should we go  or should we stay? Should we be in full time ministry or not? Should we give to this or that? Choices! Sometimes the choices are hard and we have tough decisions to make. Abraham had to make a tough decision and so did Jesus and Kek. But, my friends, there is one thing that guided their thoughts. Which choice would give God the greater glory? In all the busyness of your life, take time to ask yourself, “Would this choice give God the greater glory?” If the answer is ‘yes’… then you have just arrived at your decision.

Hubert

未開發國家

很久以前，亞伯拉罕受了主的吩咐，要離開哈蘭，去到主所要指示他的地去。要離開他的朋友和父家，去到一個不知道在哪裡的地方，一定要經過一番掙扎。他必然和妻子有過無數的討論，許多不眠的夜，在床上輾轉反側。且讓你的想像飛馳，想像是我們自己，也許只是要搬到另一州。最後，亞伯拉罕終於作了決定，他選擇順服神。

許多許多年以前，神的兒子必須作一個抉擇。他已經離開祂的家，但他是否能完成他所開始的呢？在進入客西馬尼園禱告以前，事情都還沒有那麼難。但現在，手中握著這杯，他必須作一個抉擇。世人的命運就在他手裡。最後，神的兒子作了抉擇L：他選擇死，為叫我們得生。

在一月的月訊中，我請各位代禱，讓我們能找到從“傜”族來的學生，來希望之園進修兩年。神應允了你們的禱告，為此我向你們致謝。有一對傜族夫婦最近從 Sam Neur 省來。他們會和我們在一起兩年，學習聖經與農業。 Kek 和他的妻子作了抉擇，來到希望之園學習神的話，請繼續在禱告中記念他們。他們有一個孩子。

一生當中，我們有時處於決定谷，而我們總是要不斷地作選擇。也許我們在想：要去還是要留？要不要出來全時間服事？要不要奉獻給這個或那個？選擇！有時選擇很難，我們有很不容易的決定要作。亞伯拉罕作的決定很不容易，耶穌也是，還有 Kek。但是，朋友們，有一件事引導他們的思考：哪一個選擇更能榮耀神？在你忙碌的生活中，花時間自問：「這個選擇是否更能榮耀神？」如果答案是肯定的，那麼你就達到所要作的決定了。

Hubert