The fellowship of children’s workers and parents in Taiwan was held on November 11 at the Hsinchu City Jen-ai meeting hall. A total of 647 workers and parents attended the meeting. Through the fellowship of the Body, the saints were encouraged and had a share in the grace received in various localities.
The message this time mentioned “the children’s work in homes and neighboring communities.” Today, worldly things have taken over many people, and they seem not so open to the gospel. The best way to overcome this is to have children’s groups in the homes of the saints. By meeting house by house, we can stir up the children to function in the meetings and also invite their classmates and relatives to the meetings in their homes. When they see the scene in the homes of the saints, they will surely be touched and receive the Lord’s salvation. In this way, the children can also be surrounded by a spiritual atmosphere from a young age. Those who are thus gained are very reliable because they have been taught since they were young, and when they grow up and receive the gospel, they will surely be steady and firm!
In order for the children’s workers, parents, and the saints who have a burden for the children to cooperate more practically, the serving team was divided into four groups: “sending the meeting to homes, opening children’s groups, gospel pioneering, and the transition from the fifth to the sixth grade.” This allowed the brothers and sisters to have deeper fellowship. 1. Sending the meeting to homes: In addition to continually contacting the homes to which the meeting is sent in our daily lives, each visit should be kept within half an hour. Furthermore, we need to establish after-meeting meetings to help the parents of the children feed on the Lord’s word and find companions. 2. Opening children’s groups: First, we need to open up our homes, pray often, and not be discouraged. Even if only our own children attend, we still need to bring them together to pray for others and be steadfast and persistent.
3. Gospel expansion: It is not a matter of method but of burden. By establishing a life of prayer and fellowship with the saints, we will have a burden for people and take action. 4. The transition from the fifth to the sixth grade: The children’s and young people’s workers need to be adjusted together to become a bridge for the children, allowing the children in the fifth and sixth grades to study, live, and adjust together with the older brothers and sisters in the young people’s group. Spiritually, they can have morning revival, evening prayer, and home meetings, and each one can have someone to accompany and shepherd them.
Finally, the brothers showed us that we do children’s work because we see God’s economy in the ministry of the age. In order to build up the Body of Christ, the universe, many building materials are needed. We need to consecrate ourselves to the Lord every day for such children’s work, bear the Lord’s testimony, build up the Body of Christ, and welcome the Lord’s return.(Translated from Google Gemini)
全台儿童服事者暨家长交通于十一月十一日在新竹市仁爱会所举行，共有六百四十七位服事者和家长与会，借着身体的交通使众圣徒得激励并有分各地的蒙恩。
本次信息提到『在家中和邻近小区的儿童工作』，今天世人被许多事物霸占，似乎他们向福音不太敞开，而胜过这事最好的方法，就是在圣徒家里有儿童排。借着挨家挨户聚会，带动孩童们在会中尽功用，也邀请同学亲友到家中聚会，他们看到圣徒家的光景，必能受感动，而接受主的救恩。藉此也使孩子们从小就被属灵空气环绕，这样得来的人很可靠，因为他们从年幼时就受教导、长大接受福音，必然是稳稳当当的！
为了让儿童服事者、家长及对儿童有负担的圣徒，更实际的配搭，服事团分：『送会到家、开儿童排、福音开拓、小五小六交接』，四个组别，让弟兄姊妹有更深入的交通。一、送会到家：除了在生活中持续接触送会的家，每次掌握在半小时内，此外，还需建立会后会，帮助儿童家长吃到主的话，找到同伴。二、开儿童排：首先需把家打开，常常祷告不可灰心，即使只有自家孩子参加，也需带他们一同为人代祷，坚定持续。
三、福音拓展：不在于方法，而是在于负担。借着与圣徒建立祷告、交通的生活，产生对人的负担而有行动。四、小五、小六交接：儿童、青少年服事者需调在一起，成为孩子的桥梁，让小五、小六的儿童与青少年的哥哥姊姊在生活中一同读书、入住相调，在属灵上有晨兴、晚祷、家聚会，每一位都能有人陪伴、牧养。
末了，弟兄们给我们看见，我们作儿童工作，是因为看见在时代职事里之神的经纶，为着建造基督宇宙的身体，需要产生许多的建造材料，我们需要为着这样的儿童服事，天天把自己奉献给主，背负主的见证，建造基督的身体，迎接主的回来。
