喜光兒童班時期
時間是一九七〇年代，背景是台北景美老十三會所，劉持泰弟兄夫婦勤懇的參與召會生活，有分各種服事，並打開家愛筵聖徒。一雙兒女週週帶來聚會，尤其是兒童聚會從不缺席。
時值我大學期間，也參與兒童服事。記得喜光、喜靈（妹妹）來兒童聚會，坐在有活動背靠的長條椅上，一同唱詩聽聖經故事。當時用的教材是「兒童教材暫編本」，因為他們從小就參加兒童聚會，多年來故事聽過好幾遍，內容可説倒背如流。有次輪到我弟葛三民說故事，刁鑽的喜靈舉手發言：「老師，你第二段説錯了！」尴尬之餘，三民弟兄在兒童事奉聚會裏交通：「我們講故事，不能一成不變照背教材。」果然下一週兒童聚會中我弟說故事時，喜靈聚精會神聚會到結束也沒找到茬。之後，所有兒童服事者都認真準備內容。
喜光在兒童聚會中一向乖巧、認真、沈穩，在人生各階段一路成長，都緊緊跟隨召會。他真是召會養成的美果，也知道他後來全時間事奉主，在各地開展。
再見到喜光弟兄，已是二〇〇八年在馬來西亞古晉舉行的國際長老訓練。多年後相見我非常喜樂，但也受到驚嚇，因為他貌如青年，卻説兒子已經上大學。記憶中的小男孩，竟然已經⋯，着實被嚇到了！
之後在社群網站拜讀喜光之子去印度研學的見聞錄，驚艷其文章之餘，也深幸主恢復中的下一代已興起。我們在各地開展服事，雖不能常有見面，靈裏卻有交契。
驚聞弟兄罹病，海外召會不論英語、華語都有代禱，也頻頻關注病情，然而訊息每每令人難過不捨。不禁歎息：「主阿！你來是否已經緊近？你的腳步是否已經在空中，在雲裏？如此急切取去你的得勝者？」
傷痛之餘，從深處着想：喜光弟兄一生經歷，已寫下主恢復歷史的一個篇章。也尋思：縱覽許多前人開拓腳蹤，多少先聖心血歷程，編撰成全地主恢復的宏偉歷史。
二〇一六年八月十三日美國南加州 Ontario 召會
劉葛衍勤 姊妹 敬筆
Children’s Meeting Days of Brother Chi-Kuang
At 1970s, the backdrop is Taipei’s old Hall Thireteen in Jingmei district , brother Chitai Liu and his wife diligently participated the church life, attending all kinds of service, and opened their home with lovefeast for the saints. And they bring their son and daughter to the meetings on a weekly basis, and never missed a children’s meeting.
I studied in university at that time, and serving the children’s meeting. I remember Chi-kuang, and Chi-ling his younger sister came to the children’s meeting, sat on the in the moving backrest of the bench, sing hymns and listen to Bible stories along with everyone. At the time the material we use is “Children’s Material: Trial Edition”. Due to the fact that they were in children’s meeting since they were really small, over the years they’ve heard the stories several times, and can practically recite them. There was a time when it was my younger brother Sanmin’s turn to tell the story, Chi-ling glibly raised her hand and commented: “Teacher, you got the second paragraph wrong!” In this awkward moment, brother Sanming replied in the children’s meeting: “We tell the story, but can’t just memorize the material over and over again.” And next week’s children’s meeting when my brother tells the story, Chi-ling paid attention and didn’t point out any errors no more. Afterwards, all the saints in children’s service all carefully prepared the content.of the lesson.
Chi-kuang has always been obedient, quiet and pays attention in the children’s meeting, and has always follow the church closely in every stage of his human life. He is truly the good produce raised in the church. And later I learned that he became a full time serving one, propagating to various localities.
The next time I met brother Chi-kuang, which is in Kuching Malaysia at the International Elders Training in 2008. After so many years later, I am very happy to meet him , but also shocked, because he still looked young, yet he said that his son was already in college. This little boy in my memory, is already…, Reality is scary!
Later, on social media and website, I got to read that Chi-kuang’s son’s testimony of studying graduate school in India. While I enjoyed the essay, I also felt that the next generation in the Lord’s Recovery has been risen up. We all propagated and served all over, though we cannot meet with one another, but we always have fellowship in spirit.
When I heard Brother Chi-kuang got cancer, so many churches overseas, regardless of English-speaking, Chinese-speaking saints, all interceded on his behalf, and worried about his prognosis, but the sparse bad news made us very sad.
That we sigh, “Lord! How soon is Your coming? Is Your footsteps in the air, in the clouds? Such a rush to take away your overcomer?”
In the midst of the mourning, I realize it from deep within: brother Chi-kuang’s life-long experience, has written a chapter in the history of the Lord’s recovery. And apprehend: Following all the forefathers pioneering footsteps, through so many witness’ experience in our days, the grand history of the Lord’s Recovery.as the continuation of the Book of Acts, can be fully complied and consummated, ready for His coming back.
Peace Yen-Chin Liu in Ontario CA
Aug 13 2016
