少年团让我改观。。。 The Youth Fellowship changed my thinking…

近一两年来,我一直跟少团高团长说少年团灵命似乎没什么成长,每一次来少团聚会观察总觉得他们很多方面不够认真、不积极,很不成熟等等。。。

我也常跟伟宏讨论少团问题到底出在哪里,说我们一定要有什么样的调整和改善等等。。。我几次跟伟宏说我可能要来个“大变动”试试看。。。

伟宏也倍感压力、无奈、无助。。。该做的都尽量做,祷告也祷告过了,可是就没看到情形有所改善。。。
他“求”我再给他机会和时间试试看。。。别误会,我可没要开除他哦!只是当时想要来个大变动。。。

我基于忙碌,也看到高团长的诚恳,就“耽搁”我的计划没行动。。。结果。。。感谢主!神的时间到了!

从参加了这一次刚过的12月的少年营会和前一个星期五(1月1号)的少年“四季”团契聚会,我改观了!我看到少年人的认真、积极、摆上。。。感觉上他们长大了。。。我很感动!

所以,少年人,要珍惜此刻,继续向上、向前进,愿神继续膏抹和与你们同在,阿们!

For the past recent one or two years, I have been telling our Youth leader David Koh that the Youth Fellowships’s spiritual life did not seem to be growing, each time I came to observe their meeting, I would always notice that the youths did not seem serious, were not motivated and seemed very immature etc…

I often discussed with David what actually the problem with the Youth Fellowship was, and said we must have some kind of adjustment and improvement and so on… a few times I told him I am going to have a “big shaking” to try out…

David also felt the tremendous pressure, frustration, helplessness too… he did what he ought, he prayed, but the situation did not seem to be improving…
He “pleaded” with me to give him another chance and some time to try again… Don’t misunderstand me, I wasn’t going to fire him! Was just planning on a big shake-up…

Due to my busy-ness, and also seeing David’s sincerity, I delayed activating my “project”… the result… Praise the Lord! The timing of God has come!

After joining the recent Youth Camp in December and the Youth meeting on Jan 1st with the theme “Four Seasons”, I have changed my thinking! I saw the seriousness, motivation, sacrifice of the youths… I feel that they have grown… I’m very touched!

So youths, treasure the moment, keep moving up and moving forward, may God continue to anoint and be with you, Amen!

以下是几张“四季”聚会所拍摄的照片。。。
The following are some photos from their “Four Seasons” meeting…

1月1日,2010年第一个少团聚会,他们以四季为主题,每个组长带着一些组员把教会“打扮”成春、夏、秋、冬。。。
Jan 1st, the first Youth meeting of the year 2010, they had the theme “Four Seasons” for their meeting, every leader together with some members decorated the church into spring, summer, autumn and winter…
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少年人被吩咐按自己选择穿其中一个季节的服装来教会。。。
The youths were instructed to choose to wear the attire of one of the seasons to come to church…
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他们还真的很认真哦,有好些还穿冬装哦!走在街上不知会不会给人抓去精神病院。。。
And they were very serious about it, some even had winter wear on! Wonder whether they would be taken to the mental hospital if they were wearing that in the street…
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当晚其中一个节目是交换礼物。。。最怕换到自己不喜欢的东西,而且这种情形还蛮平常的。。。
One of the programmes was exchanging of gifts… most afraid of getting what you don’t like, yet that seems to be quite often the case…
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当然没忘了一定要赞美敬拜主。。。
Of course must not forget to praise and worship the Lord…
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当晚的气氛很温馨、喜乐和感人。。。
The atmosphere was cosy, joyful and touching that night…
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老实说,我一走进来,看到他们的设计时,还真被他们的创意吓了一跳。。。心里顿时想,不知青年团做得到这么好吗?
Honestly, as I stepped in and saw their designs, I was really “shocked” by their creativity… and I immediately thought whether the Young Adults’ Fellowship could do as good…
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我就马上联络一些青年人,叫他们一定要来看。。。咦?左边两个明明是少团的,干嘛挤进来跟我们拍照?
I immediately contacted some young adults to come and have a look… Huh? The two on the left are obviously from the Youths, why did you squeeze into this photo?
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把少年人带领的那么好,我当然要谢谢和鼓励我们忠心的高团长啦。。。嗯。。。伟宏啊,您的造型。。。还有身材真的有待改善啊。。。要不然,搞不好人家还以为少团团长是我耶。。。
And of course I must thank and encourage our faithful Youth leader for leading the youths so well… Err… David, as for your image… and your physique… I think they can certainly be improved… otherwise some might misunderstand that I’m the Youth leader…
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