July 22, 2011

那时我落魄到什么地步呢？
说出来你也无法相信。。。
我落魄到被发现昏迷或沉睡在废墟里。。。
为什么会这样？到底发生什么事？

How down and out was I then?
You would not believe if I tell you…
I was so down and out till I was found unconscious in some abandoned and rundown house…
Why so? What actually happened?

 

 

是喝醉酒吗？昏迷吗？被人殴打抛弃吗？沉睡吗？
看到我的人脑子都浮现许多问题。。。
而且还是非常认识我的人看到我这落魄的情况，他们仔细看这似曾相识的脸孔，怎么有点像林义忠？

Was I drunk? Unconscious? Beaten up and abandoned here? In deep sleep?
Those who saw me had these few thoughts in their minds…
And it was people who know me well that saw me in such a downtrodden situation, as they were looking at this rather familiar face, why does this man look kind of like GT Lim?

 

可是他们又不太确定是不是我，因为从来没看过我这种模样，而且怎么会？？
可是左看右看越来越确定是我。。。

But they were still not very certain it was me, because they had never seen me looking like this, and why would I be?
But as they looked from the left and the right, they were feeling more certain it was me…

 

后来他们百分之百确定是我了！
他们又怎么做呢？他们一点都没有要救我或帮助我，还觉得我这个样子很好看、很有感觉，就拿了相机猛拍照！！
你大概在想怎么会有这种人？！

Then they were a hundred per cent sure it was me!
So what did they do? They did not attempt to rescue or help me, instead they though I looked quite good like that, there was a lot of “feel”, so they started clicking at their cameras!!
You might be thinking why are there such people?!

 

原来我这落魄样根本都是他们设计的！
他们是我的三位摄影师和两位助手。。。
以上几张是其中一位摄影师，Alan Kiew所拍的，他是例外人丘历的大哥，怎样？他拍的还不错吧？
你们觉得我的落魄样如何？哈哈。。。

说真的，我们只是为拍艺术照而到这荒废的地方来装个样子，但事实上，还真有人生活在这种或甚至更落魄的情况。。。
真求主给我们怜悯的心和能力来帮助及拯救真正落魄的人，阿们！

In fact my such down and out condition was set up by them!
They were my three photographers and two assistants…
These few photos above were taken by one of the photographers, Alan Kiew, who is The Remnant Danny’s big brother. So how? What do you think of his skill?
And what do you think of my down and out look? Haha…

Seriously speaking, we went to that abandoned place and acted  just for taking some artistic photos, when in actual fact there are really people living in such or even worse down and out condition…
May God give us a heart of compassion and power to help and save people who are really down and out, Amen!

 

 

May 31, 2011

五月初受邀到新加坡灯塔教会布道演出，到过灯塔很多次，当然每一次都很蒙福和特别，但很奇妙的这一次就更加特别！
原因是，从我第一天服事完之后，一直到整个行程结束了至少两个礼拜过后，我还陆陆续续收到很多弟兄姐妹的信息和来信鼓励我和感谢我等等，这是我出去服事那么多年从来没发生过的。。。
上帝的时间始终是最正确的，因为他知道那时候我非常需要被鼓励，也需要他的力量来服事。原来就在我在灯塔服事的第二天开始，一场属灵争战也随着展开，仇敌企图扰乱我的思绪、拆毁我的服事和提早中断我的行程，那争战一直持续到几天前才缓和下来，也难怪那段时间新加坡的来信也每一天源源不断的带给我很多鼓励和安慰！
这就是为什么这一次新加坡那么特别！

In early May, I was invited to perform and evangelise by Lighthouse Evangelism Singapore. I have been to Lighthouse many times and of course it was very special and I was blessed each time, but amazingly somehow this time it was even more special! Reason being right after my first day of ministering till at least two weeks after the whole trip had ended, I was receiving continuously messages and mails from many brothers and sisters to encourage and thank me. This has never happened in all the years of me ministering outside…
God’s timing is forever the most accurate because He knew at that time I needed a lot of encouragement, and I needed His strength to serve. What actually happened was upon the second day of ministering at Lighthouse, a spiritual battle broke out against me as well. The enemy tried to disrupt my thoughts and destroy my ministry and stopped my schedule prematurely. The battle continued till only a few days ago when it started to tone down, no wonder during that period of time mails from Singapore kept pouring in daily to encourage and comfort me!
And this is why Singapore is so special this time!

一个很有趣的事是，这一次他们也邀请我在英文聚会主讲主日信息。一个唱福建歌的中文堂牧师主讲英文信息，很特别吧？
以下是他们用我几年前到过他们的教会所拍下的照片作宣传海报，与我同行的同工一直笑问我怎么会这样。。。？？？
An interesting this time was this time they also invited me to speak in their English Sunday services. A Chinese church pastor who sings Hokkien songs preaching English sermons, isn’t that very special?
Below is the promotional poster they did using the photograph they took of me when I visited their church several years ago, the team that went with me kept laughing and asking me why was it so…???

 

看近一点，我自己也是觉得好笑。。。
Looking closely, I found it very funny too myself…

 

短短几年的时间，一个人可以有很大的改变，这一次我是以这个形象出现，当我走过一些之前知道我的人的时候，他们竟然认不出是我，哈哈！
Within a few short years, a person can undergo a lot of changes. This time I came with this image, and when I walked past some people who knew me before, they actually could not recognise me, haha!

 

我想真的是有一点差别吧，穿著、发型、身材等等。。。？
I think probably there are really some differences, dressing, hairstyle, body shape etc…?

 

我真的要感谢灯塔的主任牧师，Pastor Rony Tan，那么款待我。。。
I must really thank Lighthouse Senior Pastor, Pastor Rony Tan for his great hospitality…

 

一些被委派“照顾”我的弟兄们等等。。。
Some brothers etc who were assigned to “take care” of me…

 

聚会前耐心等待的弟兄姐妹。。。
Brothers and sisters who patiently waited before the meeting started…

 

当然最要感谢的是那么乐意使用我这不配的器皿的上帝，愿他的名永远得着所有的荣耀。。。
Of course the one who deserves the most thanks is my God who is so willing to use an unworthy vessel like me, may His name receive all the glory forevermore…

 

February 15, 2011

“我们如今仿佛对着镜子观看，模糊不清，到那时，就要面对面了。
我如今所知道的有限，到那时就全知道，如同主知道我一样。 ”     ~哥林多前书 13:12~

“Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror, then we shall see face to face.
Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known (by the Lord).”     ~1 Corinthians 13:12~

耶和华说：
“我的意念非同你们的意念，我的道路非同你们的道路。
天怎样高过地，照样我的道路高过你们的道路，
我的意念高过你们的意念。”
~以赛亚书 55:8-9~

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the Lord.
“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
~Isaiah 55:8-9~

“其实明天如何，你们还不知道。你们的生命是什么呢？你们原来是一片云雾，出现少时就不见了。
你们只当说：主若愿意，我们就可以活着，也可以做这事，或做那事。”
~雅各书 4:14-15~

“Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.””
~James 4:14-15~

“所以，不要为明天忧虑，因为明天自有明天的忧虑；一天的难处一天当就够了。”
~马太福音 6:34~

“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
~Matthew 6:34~