基督徒愛國民主運動呼籲 聯署六四23週年紀念禱文

愁對斷腸哀思日‧祈見祥和解恨時

創造天地　掌管人類歷史的主宰
在陽光亮麗的六月天
在愁緒飛颺的斷腸時
我們向祢禱告
願讚頌榮耀　在天上唱起
願和平公義　在大地播揚

上主啊　廿三年了　我們仍在哀傷
哀傷是天安門廣場的旗幟飄揚
捲不走深土下的凝血
在仿如昨日的記憶中
那些為共和國的新生
投下全部青春的生命
竟在無情的槍聲中倒下

上主啊　想起那一張張不憤和失望的面容
在軍車的呼嘯和怒吼聲中合上眼睛
我們就會沉默　就會哭泣
念及是那些眼淚早已流乾的父母們
日復日　年復年　悲痛而無助的思念
國土之大　就容不下一束黃菊
寄上哀哀悼念　切切親情
上主啊　我們的哀傷要到幾時呢

上主啊　廿三年了　我們仍在祈盼
思念著在天涯海角
落寞在異鄉屋簷下的遊子
他們本是國家的良知與希望
呼喚著沉睡的中國靈魂
卻被逼走上去國的命途
華髮已生　容顏老去
失根蘭花　長念故土
更有人在憂憤中客死他鄉
孤墳何處話淒涼

上主啊　國家是我們的國家
土地是人民的土地
崛起的中國大門為世界而開
何以獨缺一條容讓遊子回家之路
上主啊　我們的祈盼要到幾時呢

上主啊　廿三年了　我們仍在點燭
燃亮這片自由的園地
是自由的燭光
也是禱告的燭光
燃燒著對國家最深沉的期許
燃燒著對六四最忠誠的記憶
譜成了中國人最深情的印記
聲聞於天　哀傳於地
在浩瀚天地中　祢是唯一的掌權者
世間權柄皆出於祢

願祢的恩典如雨
潤澤我中華民族乾涸的心靈
同感於宇宙造物者的奇妙宏恩
祈求賜力予有良知的領導人
在穩中求變的基調下
堅執民主改革的勇氣
敢以最大的智慧與包容
重寫這段蒙塵泣血的歷史
撫慰受創的親心
鋪設回家的歸路
為共和國抹去仇恨
迎向幸福祥和的新生
奉基督耶穌的聖名祈求　阿們


時代論壇 2012.04.24
主辦團體：香港基督徒愛國民主運動
協辦團體：基督徒關懷香港學會

花園街火災後的信仰反思和禱文

花園街火災後的信仰反思和禱文

「真証傳播」禱告網

深愛世人的主啊，在這充滿人禍的浩劫中，
為死傷市民，我們痛心、憂傷和憤怒，但我們更要禱告！
在悲傷中，在禱告中，我們實在有太多的不明白和憤恨！

為什麼重複的人為火災會再三出現呢？
為什麼疑似縱火的事被容許再發生呢？
為什麼政府部門的執法不能更嚴正呢？
為什麼消防的救火不能更快速果斷呢？
為什麼有這麼多罔顧鄰居安危的人呢？
為什麼有這麼多重財物輕人命的人呢？

神啊，什麼時候袮會懲治任性妄為的人呢？
神啊，什麼時候自私的人不再任意而行呢？
神啊，什麼時候香港能夠不再縱容邪惡呢？
神啊，什麼時候香港再不縱容靠惡行兇呢？
神啊，什麼時候政府官員們敢認真執法呢？
神啊，什麼時候人類能守法並顧念他人呢？

復活的主、聖誕的主啊，
袮降生骯髒卑微的馬槽，無罪的袮死在罪犯當中，
袮經歷過各種憂患、歧視、貧窮和傷害，袮明白各種憂傷痛苦的心靈！
和平的君王啊，我們渴求袮賜的安慰和平安，求袮教導我們成為和平之子。

在絕望處，傳揚袮的福音，
在無力處，活出袮的美善。
在罪惡處，宣告袮的公義，
在黑暗處，發出袮的光明；
在憂傷中，傳播袮的寬恕，
在懷疑中，相信袮的信實，
在痛苦中，接受袮的拯救，
在怨恨中，等候袮的公義。

為世人痛心和哭泣的主啊，
願袮的慈愛臨到大地。
願袮的公義臨到罪人。
願袮的拯救臨到世人。
願袮的國度臨到萬邦。
主耶穌啊，我們等待袮的降臨，等待袮的公義，等待袮的拯救！

蔡少琪牧師
九龍城浸信會主任牧師
2011年12月1日

2 down, one to go?

Thanks God, with His guidance, Junior TC and Chinese TC are very successful. The Gospel flow through the hearts of more than 700 students. May TC be only their first step in experiencing God.

Today is the first of two days Senior TC, please keep all the students in your prayer.

Kelvin's Panama Updates

Dear all,
Time flies so fast, here we come to the last seven days for my five-weeks mission trip.

Thank you for His opportunity, He let all of us who are in the youth camp learn a lot within those five days, serving or participating, including myself. Among the 112 participants, almost 50 of them are first-time comers. And almost 50 of these teens are non-Christians. The topic: Look for your purpose of life – Trust in the Lord, with the theme verse Proverbs 3:5-6, helping everyone of us to know more about our real meaning of life, especially how to love one another. With the guidance of the Holy Spirit, 39 decide to become Christians, 96 (obviously including some recent converts) dedicate their daily lives to God, and 18 among all willing to commit for full-time ministry if that is the willing of God. Praise the Lord. Please keep praying for these teens. You can see their pictures here: http://stupidxteam.blogspot.com/2009/02/photos-in-panama.html

We were then able to visit el Valley, a dead volcano turned village, to have some fun for four days. We spend 5 hours to conquer a 900m-high mountain (the name of the mountain: sleeping princess), and we also spend a few hours at the beach (the water is really salty). You can go to my photos at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=68902&id=514761224&l=7c07e and http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=68906&l=d3c07&id=514761224. We had a wonderful trip as we all learnt together how to support each other during difficult times, especially when we are walking up the hill. Also because of some miscommunication, some of us have to head back to Panama City before our trip ends, but that miscommunication also teaches every one of us how to care about brothers and sisters around us.

These events also help the short term mission team to ease up some of the tension among the youth fellowship which due to the rapid growth. The fellowship has now 40 people compares to the 20-25 last year. Please pray for the fellowship. Pray that God will give them strength and wisdom so that everyone in the fellowship can enjoy a healthy spiritual grow.

Also have to give thanks to God despite the snow storm in US kept them from return to Canada for a day due to flight cancellation, they are now safely back home. Please keep praying for me, as I will have two trainings on Thursday and Friday night, while having a workshop during Saturday fellowship. And pray for me for a safe trip back on Tuesday night.

Again, thank you for your prayer support.
Kelvin in Panama

First two days in Panama

The first two days are pretty peaceful. Wake up a bit late in the morning for a little bit rest, and working on the youth camp materials during the day time. Finally they are all done Friday night.

Thanks for pastor Wilson for having me a big papaya, its much better than the 6-inches subway in Canada. Sweet and cool... taking some heat off my body.

Have to take some good rest tonight, as it will be meeting Saturday morning and training in the evening...

Please pray for my health and the youth camp.

Faith is all I am asking for...

Its all about the ironic feeling in your heart, but after all, its all about your faith to believe.

Its ironic that I know God is giving me the best, but I don't think I am having the best now. I need faith to believe the God has already given me the best, its just I have yet to understand it.

Its ironic as I want to understand so many "Why?"s in my mind, but I also understand that there are so may "Why?"s are not able to understand. I need faith to believe that God has His reason to allow all those "Why?"s to happen.

Its ironic that I want to see my future, but on the other hand, everyone know that you will never know your future except I am convinced that I am going to Heaven after death. I need faith to believe that God is taking good care of my future.

Its ironic that I know that I should not have to worry, but I always worry about this and that. I need faith to believe that God is in control and I really have nothing to worry.

Its ironic that I know that I should follow the Will of God, however, I always feel pain occurs when doing that. I need faith to believe that following His will is the most enjoyable one, and no pain really no gain.

Its ironic that you know that Satan is going to attack you so that you don't have faith to serve Him, but I always fall into Satan's temptations. I need a lot of faith to believe that I can fight as long as I am walking with God, even though sometime I might fall.

Life is full of irony. But FAITH TO BELIEVE will always overruled these ironies.

God, please, let me have more FAITH so that I can BELIEVE.

Goal 2009

Monday night, little wordings, trigger my emotions. Although nothing harmfully done, I know I hurt someone in someway. This deeply ensure myself that my IQ is ok normal, but my EQ is really not. Self-control, something I really have to learn.

God told me two weeks ago, and remind me again today.

During the sunday school two weeks ago, God gave me my theme scriptures for the year.

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(2Pe 1:5-8)
正因這緣故，你們要分外的殷勤；有了信心，又要加上德行；有了德行，又要加上知識；有了知識，又要加上節制；有了節制，又要加上忍耐；有了忍耐，又要加上虔敬；有了虔敬，又要加上愛弟兄的心；有了愛弟兄的心，又要加上愛眾人的心；你們若充充足足的有這幾樣，就必使你們在認識我們的主耶穌基督上不至於閒懶不結果子了。
(彼得後書 1:5-8)

I do have faith, and I believe myself are trying my best for goodness. Knowledge, I trust myself will not be lower than a certain standard. However, when reaching self-control... sigh.

Not matter how much knowledge, if I do not have self-control, knowledge really means nothing. Not to mention the steadfastness and things coming after that.

KNOWLEDGE WITH SELF-CONTROL... MY GOAL FOR 2009.

A New Year, A New Page

7 days into the new year...

What's new for 2009?

Simple.

A New Page.

Pray that I can change my bad habits, so that I can have a closer relationship with God in 2009.

Mr. Bean? Nope... Its Mr. Bian

Yesterday, I was so fortunate that I had a chance to lunch with our beloved brother, Mr. Bian Yan Bo (無名的傳道者 - 邊雲波老師). During the whole conversation, I found out that he had more passion with God than I have expected. The grace of God flowing through every bit of his own experience and his teaching.

Throughout Wednesday TCEMF seminar and yesterday lunch, there is one thing he keep reminding me. Experience God cannot be fully fulfill unless we learn how to go through difficulties with God.

Yes, we will thank God when everything in life pass through with no hassle. However, its always during pain and trouble that we truly learn about God and will understand God more. As we always said, NO PAIN, NO GAIN. That's always true.

We are so luxury here in North America, that we do not really have much pressure in believing God. Well, actually we did. We have to fight through all the distractions from the world ( we actually should not use the term secular world, as the whole world suppose to be holy and spiritual under the control of God, right???).

Sleep 30 more minutes as we only drive 15 minutes to church. Have the devotion later at night, because CSI only end at 11 with my favorite CTV news follows till midnite. Reading the Bible become more electronic, so as my spiritual journal (they are now all typed during the distraction of email arrival warnings).

With all these comfort, are we willing to give up our luxury and back to original - God? Do I really want to sacrifice my luxury and to experience God throughout tough times? Its really a good question to myself.

Well, hopefully you have a better spiritual life than I do, and have a better relationship with God...!!

Enjoy your life...!

STOP!此路「得」通

8 months. After eight months of hardwork, finally it was successfully done last night.

Thanks God as there was so many things that happened during these eight months. So many ups and downs. But we finally go through.

It was miracle yesterday, as so many little errors, but God gave us the wisdom to jump over all those hurdles and deliver a wonder message together with pastoral short message and singspiration team.

Dear Lord, thank you for giving us the change to experience and learn. Amen.

God answering...

Is that God answering my prayer or its just coincidence?

I pray to God last night, and ask for support as I am feeling lonely and weak. One important thing in my prayer is I feel I am not doing well in listening to God and worry that I am getting wrong message from God and doing the wrong thing.

Immediately I received emails and fb messages of encouragement. Dear friends, thank you!

But, the most unbelievable thing happened this morning.

Before I get out of bed, I decided to have my desktop gadget scripture for my devotion. You know what, the scripture for today is from Luke 10:19

我已經給你們權柄可以踐踏蛇和蠍子，又勝過仇敵一切的能力，斷沒有什麼能害你們。
Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.

This verse speaks directly into my heart. Almost without any thinking process, no interpretation, and does not need to worry if this voice is from God or not. It must be from God and God alone.

God, sometimes you really making me hate you while loving you at the same time. The speed of you answer to my prayer is just like that quick. Not even one moment for me to have an excuse to wandering around. And... your answer is just that precise.

Who should I afraid of? Satan? What I am doing now is being ordered from my almighty God. And what I am sharing is from nobody but is the word of God. Why should I worry? Why should I worry if I can fight the battle? God if you already given me the opportunity to share your word, and you giving me to authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, why should I still fear towards the power of my enemy?

If I believe that God is my protection, why do I afraid that Satan will hurt me? Psalm 18 suddenly comes up to my mind:

Psa 18:1-3 耶和華，我的力量啊，我愛你！耶和華是我的巖石，我的山寨，我的救主，我的神，我的磐石，我所投靠的。他是我的盾牌，是拯救我的角，是我的高臺。我要求告當讚美的耶和華；這樣我必從仇敵手中被救出來。
Psa 18:1-3 He said: I love you, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.

Dear Lord, Thankyou for your reconfirmation.

And you know what? I believe that its is not coincident. When I turn on facebook, todays daily verse just like ecohing my thoughts.

The first one is from Titus 1:7-9
監督既是神的管家，必須無可指責，不任性，不暴躁，不因酒滋事，不打人，不貪無義之財。樂意接待遠人，好善，莊重，公平，聖潔自持。堅守所教真實的道理，就能將純正的教訓勸化人，又能把爭辯的人駁倒了。
For an overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain, but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined. He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.

Here God seems like is reminding me that the only thing I should worry is that if I have the discipline that I should have as a God's steward. As long as I am firm on His Word and to give instruction on them with the correct doctrine, I am doing my job assigned by God. That will be more important than to worry about the power of Satan.

And the last but not least, the second Bible verse from Facebook is from Matthew 16:13-16

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?" They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets." "But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
耶穌到了該撒利亞腓立比的境內，就問門徒說：「人說我（有古卷沒有我字），人子是誰？」他們說：「有人說是施洗的約翰；有人說是以利亞；又有人說是耶利米或是先知裡的一位。」耶穌說：「你們說我是誰？」西門彼得回答說：「你是基督，是永生神的兒子。」

This is like a challenge to me from God. "Kelvin, do you really believe in me? Who do you think I am?" Yes, God, I believe in you and I believe that you are the Christ, Son of the Living God. Sorry God, I should not have hesitation, and please forgive me for the lack of faith in you. Dear Lord, thank you for your word and encouragement.

Dear friends and partners, please keep praying for me in this spiritual battle.

Prayer Request...!

After a night of quiet time and reflection, I am pretty sure that I can assume that all those unhappiness during this mission trip was due to my lack of confidence and faith in God.

Satan is using every bit of my lack of self-confidence to charge me, also using my emotions to create un-patience in my heart, and even using a little camera to create frustration within my mind...

So, please pray for me. As we are reaching the last two nights of training, and another sharing during saturday fellowship. I will also pay visitation to couple families and youth.

Please pray for my confident so that I won't be lack of confident. Also, please pray for my faith in God so that emotions won't kill my heart of spreading His gospel. In addition, please also pray for His protection so that all training and visitations will be used so that all brothers and sisters can be benefit from the experience.

God, please be with me...!