Stirred in Spirit, Paying the Price to Spread the Gospel Worldwide
I praise the Lord for giving me the opportunity to participate in this Chinese-speaking conference. Six years ago, I attended as a child and didn’t have a deep understanding of the messages. But this year, I was able to use my spirit and mind to grasp the word of God, participate in all the meetings, and sing and break bread with over 36,000 saints. What an honor!
I treasure the message that a proper Christian life is three-fold: to fight the good fight, run the race, and keep the faith. There is no good war in the world, but Paul calls it a good fight here because it is for the eternal purpose of God. We all need to stay in the center of God’s economy through the fight and win Christ.
After the two-day conference, we took a seven-hour drive back to Kaohsiung, ate dinner in 10 minutes, and then started hosting. Although I was tired, I was filled with joy when I saw the overseas saints arrive! Our family hosted two sisters from Malaysia, and during the blending, we also met a sister from Ghana named Connie. She shared with me that before coming to Taiwan, she went through many difficulties from September last year and only got her visa a week before the conference. She bought a plane ticket at a high price to come here. She heard that Taiwan was very cold, but she didn’t have any winter clothes. She asked her family in the United States to help her buy a coat and shoes and pass them on to the saints in the United States, who then passed them on to her at the airport… Through this process, I realized that every brother and sister really paid a great price to come here. The sister also encouraged me to learn the language well so that I can be used by God in the future. She is already very fluent in English, but she is still learning English sign language so that the word of God can be supplied to more saints. Praise the Lord, their absolute spirit towards the Lord touched me deeply. They are so passionate about the Lord, and I am deeply inspired. May we all fight the good fight together and run the heavenly race. (Qianzhen District, Huang Aiyuan)
Thank the Lord for allowing us to participate in this conference and hosting. In the weeks leading up to the hosting, we started preparing, mopping the floor, changing the sheets, cleaning up, and even giving up our bedroom to them while we slept on the floor.
Although we had to get up early every day, walk all day, and have meetings at night, we were filled with joy in our hearts! I saw many high school students and peers studying hard during the New Year to prepare for the exams. In fact, I was also nervous and worried, but when I thought about how these brothers and sisters came at a price, I felt that I needed to accompany them, and I could just read the books later.
Thank the Lord for letting me experience the reality of the Body of Christ, which has broadened my horizons. I hope I will have the opportunity to host again next time. Amen. (Qianzhen District, Huang Aiyang)
After being hosted for the first time at a conference in the United States in 2001, our family’s door to hosting was opened. Whenever there is an opportunity to host, our family will seize the grace given by the Lord and put all our efforts into it. Our children have grown up under the influence of this, and they are also used to it. Of course, this time was no exception. At first, when we learned that we were going to host a brother from Ghana, we started the preparation mode for hosting. Until the day before, we learned that their visas had not been approved and they could not come. Our excited hearts turned to disappointment. We could only learn to return to the spirit and pray to the Lord for an opportunity to host. Thank the Lord! The Lord has given us another brother from Ghana.
Due to the Lunar New Year and the need to host immediately after attending the conference, there were many difficulties in the preparation. We felt the mutual support of the saints in the小区, who supplemented our shortcomings in the supply of daily necessities and food. In the difficulty of language communication, there were two Malaysian sisters who could speak English. They were hosted upstairs at the home of the co-worker’s wife. We agreed to have breakfast together and share the church life of each place. It was so joyful and satisfying!
This time, the brothers carefully planned many outdoor activities and fellowship meetings in the meeting hall. We also prepared many Taiwanese delicacies to share with the saints. Our college-aged children were also able to accompany us and participate in various activities. The saints had different needs, and the children were able to do their part, which was a sweet coordination and service.
On the last night, when I heard the Ghanaian brother mention that he wanted to learn about the local children’s work from the Taipei saints, I felt a heavy burden in my spirit. During the four days and three nights of hosting, there were many eating, drinking, and playing activities. Every night, we were too tired to bear the burden, and we also seemed to have missed the deeper fellowship of the church life. I asked the Malaysian sister to help with the translation, hoping to share the grace of the children’s work in Kaohsiung City with them during breakfast on the last day. The Ghanaian brother was overjoyed and even took out his cell phone to record, for fear of missing out on many precious contents. Thank the Lord! The overseas saints came to Taiwan to participate in the conference at a price. In addition to the external enjoyment, they also need to supply each other more with the inner Christ and the richness of the Body. May the Lord bless the actions and development of His church in all places, so that it can reproduce and increase, and the glory of Christ can be manifested more and more. (Qianzhen District, Wu Huangqianhui)
(Translated from Google Gemini)
灵感动调成一体，出代价开展全地
赞美主让我有机会能够有分于这次的华语特会。六年前我还是以儿童的身份参加，对于信息没有特别的摸着；但是今年我能够运用我的灵、用心思领略神的话，能够全程参与所有的聚会，并和三万六千多位的圣徒一同的唱诗、有分擘饼聚会，是何等的荣耀！
我很宝贝信息中说到，一个正确的基督徒生活是三重的：要打那美好的仗，奔跑赛程，以及守住信仰。在世上没有一个战争是美好的，但是保罗在这里说到美好的仗，因为这乃是为着神永远的定旨，我们都需要借着争战留在神的经论的中心在线，并赢得基督。
两天的特会结束后，我们花了七个小时的车程回到高雄，用10分钟吃了晚餐紧接着接待，虽然我很疲累，但是见到海外圣徒的到来，我顿时就充满喜乐！我们家接待了两位马来西亚的姊妹，在相调中也认识了一位来自加纳的Connie姊妹，她和我分享了来台湾前，从去年九月经过许多难关才在特会前1周拿到签证，并用昂贵的价钱买了机票来到这里。听说台湾很冷，但她完全没有冬衣，又托了美国的家人帮忙买大衣、鞋子转交给美国圣徒，美国圣徒又到机场转交给她……种种过程，我才知道每位弟兄姊妹真的是出了重大代价才来到这里。那位姊妹也鼓励我把语言学好，将来能被神使用，那位姊妹英文已经非常流顺，但她仍然继续学英文手语，好让神的话能够供应到更多圣徒中。赞美神，他们向主绝对的灵很感动我，她们对主很火热，让我深深被激励，愿我们都能一同打那美好的仗，奔跑属天的赛程。（前镇大区 黄爱源）
感谢主让我们有分于这次的特会和接待。在这次的接待前几个礼拜，我们就开始准备，拖地、换床单、打扫，还把原本睡觉的房间让给他们，而我们睡地板。
虽然天天陪他们早起，然后走一整天的行程，晚上还有聚会，身体真的很疲惫，可是心里却充满喜乐！我看到许多国三的同学和同伴，过年都在拼命读书预备考试，其实我心里也很紧张担心，但想到这些弟兄姊妹是出了代价来的，我就觉得需要陪伴他们，而书本之后赶紧再读就好。
感谢主让我经历基督身体的实际，扩大了我的眼光，希望下次还能有机会接待，阿们。（前镇大区 黄爱阳）
2001年在美国参加特会第一次被接待后，开启了我们家接待的门，只要有接待的机会，我们家一定抓住主给的恩典、全力摆上，孩子们从小耳濡目染之下，也习以为常，当然这次也不例外。一开始，我们得知要接待加纳的弟兄，就开始启动接待的预备模式，直到前一天得知他们的签证没有通过，无法成行，我们期待的心瞬间转为失落，只能学习回到灵中，跟主祈求能有接待的机会，感谢主！主又量给了我们另外一位加纳的弟兄。
因着农历新年的缘故，再加上参加特会后立即要接待，有许多预备上的不易，我们感受到小区圣徒的相互扶持，在日用品、食物的供应上，补足了我们的缺漏；在语言沟通的为难上，有两位会说英文的马来西亚姊妹，恰好被接待在楼上师母家，我们相约透过早上一起用餐相调，彼此分享各地的召会生活，何等喜乐又满足！
这次的接待，弟兄们用心规划了许多户外行程以及在会所的相调聚会，我们也预备了许多台湾美食与圣徒们分享。已经上大学的孩子们也能够与我们一同陪伴参与各样的行程，圣徒们的不同需要，孩子们都能摆上他们的那一份，何等甜美的配搭与服事。
最后一天晚上，听到加纳的弟兄提及想要跟台北的圣徒了解当地的儿童工作，我的灵里兴起了非常重的负担。四天三夜的接待，有许多吃喝玩乐的行程，每晚回到家疲累的身躯，已经无法负荷，也因此似乎漏掉了召会生活更深的交通，我请马来西亚的姊妹协助翻译，希望能在最后一天的早餐时间，跟他们分享高雄市召会儿童工作的蒙恩。加纳弟兄如获至宝，甚至拿出手机来录音，深怕漏听许多宝贝的内容。感谢主！海外圣徒们出代价来到台湾参加特会，除了外面的享受外，更要将内里的基督以及身体的丰富更多的彼此供应。愿主祝福祂的召会在各地的行动与开展，能更繁殖扩增，让基督的荣美更加得着彰显。（前镇大区 吴黄千惠）
