國外佈道會 Out reach

体力透支。。。 Physically exhausted…

我星期六傍晚才从台湾回来,晚上就去祷告会;第二天(昨天)是主日,讲了两堂道。。。昨晚又拖到大约凌晨两点才睡觉。。。

闹钟放早上十点半,只听到它模糊响声又睡着了。。。潜意识里一直说该起床了,所以一直做一些怪梦,包括已经起床的梦。。。你们都有过这种梦吧?

结果真正再睁开眼睛时已经是下午两点半!自己吓了一跳,简直不敢相信自己的眼睛,从来没睡到那么迟!想必一定是从古晋一路带着例外人奔波到澳门、香港、台湾,再从台湾自己一个人飞回来,身体不知不觉透支了还不知道。。。还好昨天没讲道讲到一半而睡着,哈哈。。。

虽然睡到那么迟有点“愧疚感”,但也感谢上帝让我有很好的休息。。。愿我的灵、魂、体都常常安息在上帝的同在和保守里。。。阿们。

I have just returned from Taiwan on Saturday evening, and went to the prayer meeting after that too; the next day (yesterday) was Sunday, I preached for two services… and went to bed only at about 2am after dragging on for a bit…

My alarm went off at 10:30am as set, I only kind of heard the sound for a while and fell asleep again… but subconsciously I was telling myself to get up, so I had many weird dreams, including dreams that I had already gotten up… guess you had that kind of dreams before as well.

Consequently it was already 2:30pm when I next opened my eyes! I got a shock and could not believe my own eyes, never got up so late before! I must have gotten so exhausted physically unknowingly after the hectic trip bringing The Remnant all the way from Kuching to Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan and from Taiwan flying back to Kuching alone again… just as well I did not fall asleep half way through my preaching yesterday, haha…

Though I felt kind of guilty for getting up so late, I thank God for giving me such a good rest… may my spirit, soul and body always rest in God’s presence and protection… Amen.

葡萄牙。。。一年了吗? Portugal… has it been one year?

不知不觉去葡萄牙已是一年前的事了。。。还记得第一天抵达的情景。。。
Without realising, it has already been one year since we visited Portugal… I can still remember the first day there…

在当地的姐妹家里洗刷过后,到他们家附近的海边走走。。。
After washing ourselves at some sisters’ house there, we went for a walk by the sea near their house…

那天感觉很轻松,虽然有任务在身,也有点度假的心情,因为离马来西亚好远好远。。。
I was feeling rather relaxed that day, though I had a mission on me, I was feeling like on a vacation too because we were so far away from Malaysia…

当然有例外人同行也增添许多乐趣,虽然也会增添怒气。。。
Of course having The Remnant with me did add on to the fun too, though could also add on to the frustration…

随队也有两位很会照顾人的“阿姨”。。。
And we had two caring “aunties” on the team as well…

还记得第一晚我们一定要到百货公司,尤其去买四角内裤给田圣,因为他的行李没运到!
I remember we must go to the shopping centre that first night to especially buy some boxers for Daniel because his luggage did not arrive!

在葡萄牙认识了好一些朋友,他们都很热情的接待我们。。。陪我们逛街。。。
We got to know quite a number of friends in Portugal and they were very warm and hospitable… taking us out for a stroll…

请我们吃饭。。。
Treating us to meals…

当然还有好多位,无法一一上载照片,对不起咯。。。
Of course there are still many whom I cannot upload all your photos, sorry about that…

不知不觉一年了,一定经历了很多事情,葡萄牙的朋友,你们还好吗?
And it has been one year, many things must have happened, friends in Portugal, how are you getting on?

不知不觉一年了,葡萄牙的朋友,很想念你们,但你们还记得我们吗?
And it has been one year, friends in Portugal, we miss you very much, but do you still remember us?

不知不觉一年了,例外人,你们要感恩啊。。。
And it has been one year, The Remnant, you must be grateful…

这“演唱会”难忘因为。。。 This “concert” was unforgettable because…

哦,原来相片印有日期,那是2002年的事了。。。时间真的过得超快。。。
Oh, so the photo does have the date printed on it, and that was in 2002… time does really fly…

地点是台湾,高雄那一带。。。
The location is Taiwan, somewhere in the Kaoshiung area…

难忘因为在我记忆中,那应该是我有史以来“最少人”出席的“演唱会”吧?其实根本都称不上是演唱会,比较是诗歌分享会。。。
当时我台湾的代理兴致勃勃的为我安排全省巡回,觉得一定会吸引很多人来聚会。。。结果有很多场人数都寥寥无几,少得可怜,因为没有人知道林义忠是谁。。。
你若注意看总人数,多数还是我们自己的团员呢!
Unforgettable because in my memory, that must be the least attended “concert” of mine in my history? Actually it can’t really be called a concert, just some song and testimony sharing session…
At that time my Taiwanese agent excitedly organised a Taiwan tour for me thinking that many would be attracted to the meetings… As a result, in many of the meetings only a handful of people came, pitifully unpopular because nobody knew who GT Lim was…
If you carefully look at the whole “congregation”, most were our own team members!

正常人再怎么属灵遇到这种情形都会感到少许的失落和难过啦,尤其是准备了那么多,身体也疲惫等等。。。
但又能怎么样呢?尽管只有一个人,还是要卖力的唱,把最好的献上。。。
Normal people, no matter how spiritual you are, will still feel a bit sad and lost in a situation like this of course, especially when you have prepared so much, and physically very worn out too…
But then what can you do? Even if there is only one person, you must still sing with all your heart and offer up your best…

过后感谢主有团员的安慰、鼓励和按摩。。。哈哈。。。
After that, thank God I had the consolation of my team members, also their encouragement and massage… haha…

但说真的,这种经历是好的,提醒你要谦卑。。。
But honestly, this kind of experience is good, to remind you to be humble…